Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics

1896 Summer Olympics

The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era...

in Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

.
Austrian and Hungarian results at early Olympic Games are generally kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...

 at the time.

Seven athletes from Hungary competed in six sports. The Hungarian medals came on 18 entries in 15 events.

Medalists

Hungary finished in sixth position in the final medal rankings, with two gold medals and six total medals.

Gold

• Alfréd Hajós
  Alfréd Hajós
  Alfréd Hajós was a Hungarian swimmer and architect. He was the first modern Olympic swimming champion and the first Olympic champion of Hungary.-Biography:...
  
   — Swimming, Men's 100 metres Freestyle

• Alfréd Hajós
  Alfréd Hajós
  Alfréd Hajós was a Hungarian swimmer and architect. He was the first modern Olympic swimming champion and the first Olympic champion of Hungary.-Biography:...
  
   — Swimming, Men's 1200 metres Freestyle

Bronze

• Gyula Kellner
  Gyula Kellner
  Gyula Kellner was a Hungarian athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Kellner was one of 17 athletes to start the marathon race...
  
   — Athletics, Men's Marathon

• Alajos Szokolyi — Athletics, Men's 100 metres

• Momčilo Tapavica — Tennis, Men's singles

Athletics

The Hungarian athletes were successful in each event except the 110 metre hurdles, taking a silver, two bronzes, and a 4th place finish.

Event	Place	Athlete	Heat	Final
100 metres	3rd	Alajos Szokolyi	12.75 seconds	12.6 seconds
800 metres	2nd	Nándor Dáni Nándor Dáni Nándor Dáni was a Hungarian athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens....	2:10.2	2:11.8
110 metre hurdles	–	Alajos Szokolyi	Unknown	Did not advance
Marathon	3rd	Gyula Kellner Gyula Kellner Gyula Kellner was a Hungarian athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Kellner was one of 17 athletes to start the marathon race...	No heats	3:06:35

Event	Place	Athlete	Best mark
Triple jump	4th	Alajos Szokolyi	11.26 metres

Gymnastics

The Hungarian gymnasts were unable to win any medals.

Event	Place	Gymnast
Parallel bars	–	Gyula Kakas Gyula Kakas Gyula Kakas was a Hungarian gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Kakas competed in the parallel bars, horizontal bar, vault, and pommel horse individual events. He did not win any medals in those competitions, though his exact place in each is unknown.-References:...
		Desiderius Wein Desiderius Wein Desiderius Wein was a Hungarian doctor and gymnast, who competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens....
Horizontal bar	–	Gyula Kakas Gyula Kakas Gyula Kakas was a Hungarian gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Kakas competed in the parallel bars, horizontal bar, vault, and pommel horse individual events. He did not win any medals in those competitions, though his exact place in each is unknown.-References:...
		Desiderius Wein Desiderius Wein Desiderius Wein was a Hungarian doctor and gymnast, who competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens....
Vault	–	Gyula Kakas Gyula Kakas Gyula Kakas was a Hungarian gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Kakas competed in the parallel bars, horizontal bar, vault, and pommel horse individual events. He did not win any medals in those competitions, though his exact place in each is unknown.-References:...
		Desiderius Wein Desiderius Wein Desiderius Wein was a Hungarian doctor and gymnast, who competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens....
Pommel horse	–	Gyula Kakas Gyula Kakas Gyula Kakas was a Hungarian gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Kakas competed in the parallel bars, horizontal bar, vault, and pommel horse individual events. He did not win any medals in those competitions, though his exact place in each is unknown.-References:...
Rings	–	Desiderius Wein Desiderius Wein Desiderius Wein was a Hungarian doctor and gymnast, who competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens....

Swimming

Hajós won both events he entered, taking two of the four swimming medals (he could not enter the 100 metres for sailors event, and the 500 metres was immediately after the 100 metres and immediately before the 1200 metres.

Event	Place	Swimmer	Time
100 metre freestyle	1st	Alfréd Hajós Alfréd Hajós Alfréd Hajós was a Hungarian swimmer and architect. He was the first modern Olympic swimming champion and the first Olympic champion of Hungary.-Biography:...	1:22.2
1200 metre freestyle	1st	Alfréd Hajós Alfréd Hajós Alfréd Hajós was a Hungarian swimmer and architect. He was the first modern Olympic swimming champion and the first Olympic champion of Hungary.-Biography:...	18:22.2

Tennis

Tapavicza was defeated by Dionysios Kasdaglis

Dionysios Kasdaglis

Dionysios Kasdaglis was a Greek-Egyptian tennis player. He competed in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Career:Kasdaglis, the only competitor from Egypt, made it to the finals in both the singles and doubles events...

 in the semifinals of the singles tournament.

Event	Place	Player(s)	Round 1	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Singles	3rd	Momcsilló Tapavicza Momcsilló Tapavicza Momčilo Tapavica was a native Serb tennis player, weightlifter, wrestler and architect who in his youth...	Won	Bye	Lost	Did not advance

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Greece Greece at the 1896 Summer Olympics Greece was the host nation of the 1896 Summer Olympics held in Athens. The number of Greek contestants is commonly cited as 169, but as many as 176 Greeks contested events in all nine sports. The Greeks were by far the most successful nation in terms of total medals with 46, 26 more than the...	1	1	.500
Total	1	1	.500

Weightlifting

Tapavicza took last place in the weightlifting competition. The amount he lifted is unknown except that it was less than 90 kilograms, the amount lifted by the third through fifth place contestants.

Event	Place	Weightlifter	Best lift
Two handed	6th	Momcsilló Tapavicza Momcsilló Tapavicza Momčilo Tapavica was a native Serb tennis player, weightlifter, wrestler and architect who in his youth...	Unknown

Wrestling

Tapavicza lost his only wrestling match, which turned into a contest of endurance.

Event	Place	Wrestler	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Greco-Roman	4th	Momcsilló Tapavicza Momcsilló Tapavicza Momčilo Tapavica was a native Serb tennis player, weightlifter, wrestler and architect who in his youth...	Lost	Did not advance

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Greece Greece at the 1896 Summer Olympics Greece was the host nation of the 1896 Summer Olympics held in Athens. The number of Greek contestants is commonly cited as 169, but as many as 176 Greeks contested events in all nine sports. The Greeks were by far the most successful nation in terms of total medals with 46, 26 more than the...	0	1	.000
Total	0	1	.000