Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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Hungary
competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics
in London
, England
. Austria and Hungary had separate NOCs, therefore results at Olympic Games are kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary
at the time.
's silver medal in the high jump. The Hungarian medley relay team took the bronze medal.
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 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Austria and Hungary had separate NOCs, therefore results at Olympic Games are 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.
Gold
- Richárd WeiszRichárd WeiszRichárd Weisz was a Hungarian sport wrestler who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Budapest....
— Wrestling, Super heavyweight - Jenő FuchsJeno FuchsDr. Jenő Fuchs was a Hungarian Olympic champion sabre fencer.-Fencing career:...
— Fencing, Men's Soil individual - Jenő FuchsJeno FuchsDr. Jenő Fuchs was a Hungarian Olympic champion sabre fencer.-Fencing career:...
, Oszkár GerdeOszkár GerdeDr. Oszkár Gerde, also spelled "Oskar" , born in Budapest, Hungary, was a Hungarian sabre fencer.-Olympics:...
, Péter TóthPéter TóthPéter Tóth was a Hungarian sabre and foil fencer.-Olympics:Tóth won gold medals in team sabre at the 1908 Olympics in London, and at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm....
, Lajos WerknerLajos WerknerLajos Werkner was a Hungarian sabre fencer.- Olympic career :He won gold medals in Team Sabre at the 1908 and 1912 Olympic Games....
, Jenő ApáthyJenő ApáthyJenő Apáthy was a Hungarian Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1906 and 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Dezső FöldesDezso FöldesThe title of this article contains the characters ő and ö. Where they are unavailable, the name may be represented as Dezso Foldes.Dr. Dezső Földes was a Hungarian saber fencer...
— Fencing, Men's Soil Team competition
Silver
- Béla ZulawszkyBéla ZulawszkyBéla Zulawszky was a Hungarian fencer. He won a silver medal in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...
— Fencing, Men's Soil individual - István SomodiIstván SomodiIstván Somodi was a Hungarian athlete who competed mainly in the high jump.He competed for a Hungary in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the high jump where he won the silver medal....
— Athletics, Men's High jump - Zoltán HalmayZoltán HalmayZoltán Halmay was a Hungarian Olympic swimmer. He competed in four Olympics , winning the following medals:* 1900: silver , bronze * 1904: gold...
— Swimming, Men's 100 metres freestyle - József MunkJózsef MunkJózsef Munk was a Hungarian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was Jewish....
, Imre ZachárImre ZachárImre Zachár was a Hungarian water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.-Swimming career:...
, Béla Las-TorresBéla Las-TorresBéla von Las-Torres was a Hungarian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Budapest and died in Castelnuovo, Italy....
, Zoltán HalmayZoltán HalmayZoltán Halmay was a Hungarian Olympic swimmer. He competed in four Olympics , winning the following medals:* 1900: silver , bronze * 1904: gold...
— Swimming, Men's 4×200 m freestyle relay
Bronze
- Pál SimonPál SimonPál Simon was a Hungarian athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.He was born and died in Budapest....
, Frigyes WiesnerFrigyes WiesnerFrigyes Mezei was a Hungarian athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm....
, József Nagy, Ödön BodorÖdön BodorÖdön Bodor was a Hungarian athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. He was Jewish.-Career:...
, Vilmos RáczVilmos RáczVilmos Rácz was a Hungarian athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm....
— Athletics, Medley relay - Károly LevitzkyKároly LevitzkyKároly Levitzky was an Hungarian rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He won a bronze medal in single sculls. He was Jewish.-External links:*...
— Rowing, Single sculls
Athletics
Hungary's best athletics result was István SomodiIstván Somodi
István Somodi was a Hungarian athlete who competed mainly in the high jump.He competed for a Hungary in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the high jump where he won the silver medal....
's silver medal in the high jump. The Hungarian medley relay team took the bronze medal.
| Event | Place | Athlete | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 metres Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres The men's 100 metres was the shortest of the sprint races at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held over the course of three days... |
Heats | Vilmos Rácz Vilmos Rácz Vilmos Rácz was a Hungarian athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.... |
11.4 seconds 2nd, heat 15 |
Did not advance | |
| Pál Simon Pál Simon Pál Simon was a Hungarian athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.He was born and died in Budapest.... |
11.5 seconds 2nd, heat 11 |
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| Frigyes Wiesner Frigyes Wiesner Frigyes Mezei was a Hungarian athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.... |
Unknown 4th, heat 14 |
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| Men's 200 metres Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres The men's 200 metre race was held for the third time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held from July 21, 1908 to July 23, 1908.43 sprinters from 15 nations competed.-Records:... |
Semi- finalist |
Károly Radóczy Károly Radóczy Károly Radóczy was a Hungarian athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.... |
Walkover 1st, heat 7 |
Unknown 3rd, semifinal 1 |
Did not advance |
| Heats | Vilmos Rácz | Unknown 2nd, heat 4 |
Did not advance | ||
| Frigyes Wiesner | Unknown 2nd, heat 6 |
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| Pál Simon | Unknown 4th, heat 10 |
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| Men's 400 metres Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres The men's 400 metres was an Olympic event for the fourth time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held originally scheduled from July 21, 1908 to July 23, 1908. The rerun of the final was held on July 25, 1908... |
Heats | József Nagy | Unknown 2nd, heat 7 |
Did not advance | |
| Men's 800 metres Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres The men's 800 metres made its fourth Olympic appearance at the 1908 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 20, 1908 and on July 21, 1908. The races were held on a track of 536.45 metres= mile in circumference... |
4th | Ödön Bodor Ödön Bodor Ödön Bodor was a Hungarian athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. He was Jewish.-Career:... |
None held | 1:58.6 1st, semifinal 1 |
1:55.4 |
| Semi- finalist |
József Nagy | Unknown 4th, semifinal 3 |
Did not advance | ||
| Men's 1500 metres Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres The men's 1500 metres was an Olympic event for the fourth times at the 1908 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 13, 1908 and on July 14, 1908. The races were held on a track of 536.45 metres= mile in circumference... |
Semi- finalist |
József Nagy | None held | Unknown 2nd, semifinal 5 |
Did not advance |
| Ödön Bodor | Unknown 8th, semifinal 1 |
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| Men's 110 metre hurdles Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 110 metre hurdles The men's 110 metres hurdles was the shorter of two hurdling events at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. It was dominated by the American runners. The competition was held from Thursday, July 23, 1908 to Saturday, July 25, 1908.... |
Heats | Nándor Kovács Nándor Kovács Nándor Kováts was a Hungarian track and field athlete and gymnast who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Budapest.... |
Unknown 2nd, heat 10 |
Did not advance | |
| Men's 400 metre hurdles Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre hurdles The men's 400 metres hurdles was the longer of two hurdling events at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. It was the third time the event had been featured at the Olympics. The Olympic record was beat three times in the course of the Games.... |
Semi- finalist |
Nándor Kovács | Walkover 1st, heat 9 |
Did not finish —, semifinal 2 |
Did not advance |
| Men's 3200 metre steeplechase Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 3200 metre steeplechase The men's 3,200 metres steeplechase was held for the only time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held on July 17, 1908 and July 18, 1908. The races were held on a track of 536.45 metres= mile in circumference... |
— | Antal Lovas | None held | Did not finish —, semifinal 2 |
Did not advance |
| Men's medley relay Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's medley relay The men's medley relay was run for the first time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The event consisted of 1600 metres being run by four athletes per team. Unlike the later 4 x 400 metres relay, however, the athletes had different distances to run. In the medley, the first two runners each ran... |
3rd | Pál Simon Frigyes Wiesner József Nagy Ödön Bodor |
None held | 3:32.6 1st, semifinal 1 |
3:32.5 |
| Men's 5 miles Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 5 miles The men's 5 miles race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. It was discontinued after that in favour of the metric races of 5,000 and 10,000 metres. The competition was held on July 15, 1908 and July 18, 1908... |
— | Antal Lovas | None held | Did not finish —, semifinal 6 |
Did not advance |
| Men's marathon Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon The men's marathon race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The race was held on July 24, 1908.The distance was the now-standard length of 26 miles, 385 yards . 75 competitors entered. 55 runners from 16 nations began the race, with 27 athletes finishing.The most famous incident of... |
— | L. Merenyi | None held | Did not start | |
| Men's 3500 metre walk Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 3500 metre walk The men's 3500 metre walk race was held for the only time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 14, 1908.It was held in two rounds... |
19th | István Drubina István Drubina István Drubina was a Slovak track and field athlete who competed for Hungary in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Bratislava.... |
None held | 18:44.6 4th, semifinal 2 |
Did not advance |
| Event | Place | Athlete | Height/ Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's high jump Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump The men's high jump was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 21, 1908.Twenty-two high jumpers from ten nations competed.-Records:... |
2nd | István Somodi István Somodi István Somodi was a Hungarian athlete who competed mainly in the high jump.He competed for a Hungary in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the high jump where he won the silver medal.... |
1.88 metres |
| 13th | József Haluszinsky | 1.72 metres | |
| Men's long jump Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump The men's long jump was one of six jumping events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 22, 1908.-Records:... |
14th | Ödön Holits | 6.44 metres |
| 21-32 | Géza Kovesdi | Unknown | |
| Men's pole vault Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's pole vault The men's pole vault was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on Friday, July 24, 1908.15 pole vaulters from seven nations competed... |
8th | Károly Szathmáry | 3.35 metres |
| Men's shot put Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put The men's shot put was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 16, 1908.25 shot putters from eight nations competed.-Records:... |
9-25 | István Mudin István Mudin István Mudin was a Hungarian athlete who competed mainly in the Pentathlon.He competed for a Hungary in the 1906 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece in the Pentathlon where he won the Silver medal. This added to the bronze medal he won in the Greek style discus throw competition.... |
Unknown |
| Mór Kóczán Mór Kóczán Mór Kóczán was a Hungarian athlete who competed for Hungary in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was Jewish, was born in Kocs, and died in Alsógöd.In 1908 he competed in the discus throw event but his final place is unknown... |
Unknown | ||
| Men's discus throw Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw The men's discus throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 16, 1908.42 throwers from eleven nations competed.-Records:... |
7th | Juraj Luntzer György Luntzer György Luntzer was a Slovak track and field athlete and sport wrestler who competed for Hungary in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Bratislava and died in Transylvania, Romania.... |
38.34 metres |
| 12-42 | Jesina Ferenc | Unknown | |
| Imre Mudin Imre Mudin Imre Mudin was a Hungarian track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Kétegyháza and died in the battle of Mount Grappa, Italy.... |
Unknown | ||
| Mór Kóczán | Unknown | ||
| Men's hammer throw Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's hammer throw The men's hammer throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 14, 1908.19 throwers from eight nations competed.-Records:... |
10-19 | István Mudin | Unknown |
| Men's Greek discus Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's Greek discus The men's Greek-style discus throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 18, 1908. In the Greek-style event, throwers hurled the discus from atop a rectangular platform raised above the ground. Throwing... |
7th | István Mudin | 33.11 metres |
| 11-23 | Juraj Luntzer | Unknown | |
| Imre Mudin | Unknown | ||
| Mór Kóczán | Unknown | ||
| Men's freestyle javelin Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's freestyle javelin The men's freestyle javelin throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The javelin could be held anywhere. The competition was held on July 15, 1908.33 throwers from nine nations competed.... |
7th | Imre Mudin | 45.97 metres |
| 10-33 | Jesina Ferenc | Unknown | |
| Juraj Luntzer | Unknown | ||
| István Mudin | Unknown | ||
| Mór Kóczán | Unknown | ||
Fencing
Hungary dominated the sabre competitions, taking the top two individual medals and the team gold.| Event | Place | Fencer | First round |
Second round |
Semi- final |
Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's épée Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's épée The men's épée was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The medals were swept by the French fencers, who also took the gold medal in the team épée event.-First round:... |
First round |
Béla Zulawszky Béla Zulawszky Béla Zulawszky was a Hungarian fencer. He won a silver medal in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
2-4 (4th in J) | Did not advance | ||
| Péter Tóth Péter Tóth Péter Tóth was a Hungarian sabre and foil fencer.-Olympics:Tóth won gold medals in team sabre at the 1908 Olympics in London, and at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm.... |
1-3 (4th in M) | |||||
| Dezső Földes Dezso Földes The title of this article contains the characters ő and ö. Where they are unavailable, the name may be represented as Dezso Foldes.Dr. Dezső Földes was a Hungarian saber fencer... |
1-5 (6th in G) | |||||
| Men's sabre Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's sabre The men's sabre was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The top two places were won by Hungarian fencers, who also took the gold medal in the team sabre event.-First round:... |
1st | Jenö Fuchs Jeno Fuchs Dr. Jenő Fuchs was a Hungarian Olympic champion sabre fencer.-Fencing career:... |
5-0 (1st in K) | 3-1 (1st in 1) | 6-1 (1st in 1) | 6-1 |
| 2nd | Béla Zulawszky | 3-2 (3rd in H) | 2-1 (2nd in 4) | 5-2 (1st in 2) | 6-1 | |
| 4th | Jenö Szántay Jenö Szántay Jenö Szántay was a Hungarian fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
3-1 (1st in F) | 3-1 (2nd in 6) | 4-3 (3rd in 1) | 3-4 | |
| 5th | Péter Tóth | 2-2 (2nd in B) | 4-0 (1st in 6) | 5-2 (1st in 2) | 3-4 | |
| 6th | Lajos Werkner Lajos Werkner Lajos Werkner was a Hungarian sabre fencer.- Olympic career :He won gold medals in Team Sabre at the 1908 and 1912 Olympic Games.... |
5-1 (1st in M) | 4-0 (1st in 2) | 5-2 (2nd in 1) | 2-5 | |
| Second round |
Deszö Földes | 5-0 (1st in G) | 3-1 (2nd in 2) | 3-4 (5th in 1) | Did not advance | |
| Oszkar Gerde Oszkár Gerde Dr. Oszkár Gerde, also spelled "Oskar" , born in Budapest, Hungary, was a Hungarian sabre fencer.-Olympics:... |
4-1 (1st in I) | 4-0 (1st in 5) | 4-3 (5th in 2) | |||
| First round |
Jenő Apáthy Jenő Apáthy Jenő Apáthy was a Hungarian Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1906 and 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
5-2 (2nd in J) | 2-1 (3rd in 8) | Did not advance | ||
| Event | Place | Fencers | Play-in match |
First round |
Semi- finals |
Final | Repechage | Silver medal match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team sabre Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team sabre The men's team sabre was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The event was won by the Hungarian team, who also took the top two medals in the individual sabre event.-First round:Winners advanced, losers out... |
1st | Jenö Fuchs (1st, sf, f) Oszkar Gerde (1st, sf, f) Péter Tóth (1st, sf, f) Lajos Werkner (1st, f) Deszö Földes (sf) Apáthy Jenő |
Not held | Defeated Germany Germany at the 1908 Summer Olympics Germany competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.-Athletics:Germany's best athletics result was a silver medal in the medley relay.-Cycling:Germany's best cycling result was the silver medal won in the team pursuit event.... 9-0 Advanced to semifinal |
Defeated Italy Italy at the 1908 Summer Olympics Italy competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had not competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Athletics:... 11-5 Advanced to final |
Defeated Bohemia Bohemia at the 1908 Summer Olympics Bohemia competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England as an independent team, though it was part of Austria-Hungary at the time.-Athletics:-Fencing:... 9-7 Won gold medal |
Not relegated | |
Gymnastics
| Event | Place | Gymnast | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's all-around Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's all-around The men's individual all-around, also known as the heptathlon, was one of two gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme... |
15th | János Nyisztor | 236 |
| 34th | Kálmán Szabó | Unknown | |
| 39th | Imre Gellért Imre Gellért Imre Gellért was an Hungarian gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he participated in the individual all-around competition and finished 39th.... |
Unknown | |
| 45th | Mihály Antos | Unknown | |
| Unknown | Ferenc Szüts Ferenc Szüts Ferenc Szüts was an Hungarian gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he participated in the individual all-around competition, but his place is unknown.... |
Unknown | |
| — | Frigyes Gráf | Did not finish | |
Rowing
| Event | Place | Rowers | First round |
Quarter- finals |
Semi- finals |
Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's single sculls Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's single sculls The men's single sculls was one of four rowing events on the Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.-Standings:-Heat 1:Von Gaza won easily, and Killer abandoned the race after the German crossed the finish line.-Quarterfinal 1:... |
3rd | Károly Levitzky Károly Levitzky Károly Levitzky was an Hungarian rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He won a bronze medal in single sculls. He was Jewish.-External links:*... |
Bye | 10.8 1st, quarterfinal 2 |
Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 |
Did not advance |
| 9th | Ernö Killer | Did not finish —, heat 1 |
Did not advance | |||
| Men's coxed eights Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's coxed eights The men's eights was one of four rowing events on the Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. 6 boats from 5 nations competed.-Medal summary:-Starting List:The following boats and/or rowing clubs participated:... |
5th | Klekner Sándor, Haraszthy Lajos, Szebeny Antal, Éder Róbert, Hautzinger Sándor, Várady Jenö, Wampetich Imre, Kirchknopf Ferenc, Vasko Kálmán |
None held | Unknown 2nd, quarterfinal 2 |
Did not advance | |
Shooting
| Event | Place | Shooter | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 300 metre free rifle Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 metre free rifle The men's free rifle at 300 metres was one of 15 events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, July 11, 1908.Fifty-one sport shooters from ten nations competed.-Results:... |
43rd | Sándor Prokopp Sándor Prokopp Sándor Prokopp was a Hungarian sport shooter who competed for Hungary in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in Kassa, today Košice, Slovakia and died in Budapest.1908 London... |
627 |
| 49th | István Móricz | 490 | |
Swimming
| Event | Place | Swimmer | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 metre freestyle Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle The men's 100 metre freestyle was one of six swimming events on the swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the shortest of the three individual freestyle events, as the 50 yard freestyle had been dropped after its one appearance on the 1904 Summer Olympics programme... |
2nd | Zoltán Halmay Zoltán Halmay Zoltán Halmay was a Hungarian Olympic swimmer. He competed in four Olympics , winning the following medals:* 1900: silver , bronze * 1904: gold... |
1:08.2 1st, heat 1 |
1:09.4 1st, semifinal 1 |
1:06.2 |
| Heats | József Ónody József Ónody József Ónody was a Hungarian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Ercsi and died in Budapest.... |
1:13.2 2nd, heat 5 |
Did not advance | ||
| József Munk József Munk József Munk was a Hungarian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was Jewish.... |
Unknown 3-5, heat 2 |
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| Henrik Hajós Henrik Hajós Henrik Hajós was a Hungarian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Budapest and was the younger brother of Alfréd Hajós.... |
Unknown 3-5, heat 3 |
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| Men's 400 metre freestyle Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle The men's 400 metre freestyle was one of six swimming events on the swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the median of the 3 individual freestyle event distances. It was the first time an event over 400 metres was held at the Olympics... |
Semi- finalist |
Béla Las-Torres Béla Las-Torres Béla von Las-Torres was a Hungarian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Budapest and died in Castelnuovo, Italy.... |
5:52.2 2nd, heat 1 |
Unknown 4th, semifinal 1 |
Did not advance |
| Henrik Hajós | 6:19.8 1st, heat 9 |
Unknown 5th, semifinal 1 |
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| Imre Zachár Imre Zachár Imre Zachár was a Hungarian water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.-Swimming career:... |
6:09.8 1st, heat 8 |
Did not finish —, semifinal 2 |
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| Heats | József Ónody | Unknown 3rd, heat 7 |
Did not advance | ||
| Men's 100 metre backstroke Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke The men's 100 metre backstroke was one of six swimming events on the swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only backstroke event on the schedule. It was the first appearance of the event, after a 100 yard event was held in 1904... |
— | Sándor Kugler | Disqualified —, heat 1 |
Did not advance | |
| Men's 200 metre breaststroke Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke The men's 200 metre breaststroke was one of 6 swimming events on the Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only breaststroke event on the schedule... |
4th | Ödön Toldi | 3:14.4 1st, heat 4 |
3:16.4 2nd, semifinal 1 |
3:15.2 |
| Semi- finalist |
József Fabinyi | 3:23.4 1st, heat 6 |
Unknown 4th, semifinal 1 |
Did not advance | |
| Heats | András Baronyi András Baronyi András Baronyi was a Hungarian swimmer and track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Budapest.... |
3:18.0 2nd, heat 2 |
Did not advance | ||
| Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay The men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay, or 800 metre team race, was one of 6 swimming events on the Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme... |
2nd | József Munk Imre Zachár Béla las Torres Zoltán Halmay |
None held | Swam over 1st, semifinal 3 |
10:59.0 |
Tennis
| Event | Place | Name | Round of 64 |
Round of 32 |
Round of 16 |
Quarter- finals |
Semi- finals |
Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's singles The men's singles was one of six lawn tennis events on the Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.-Standings:-Finals:There was no match for third place. A bronze medal was awarded to Wilberforce Eaves, who had lost to Ritchie in the semifinals.-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:... |
16th | Dezsö Lauber Dezso Lauber Dezső Lauber was a Hungarian all-round sportsman and architect.He was born in Pécs and died in Budapest.... |
Bye | Lost to Dixon Charles Dixon (tennis) Charles Percy Dixon was a male tennis player from Great Britain. He was a four-time Olympic medallist and led a successful British team to victory in the Davis Cup.-Biography:... |
Did not advance | |||
| Ede Tóth | Defeated Micovský | Lost to Parke | ||||||
| Jenö Zsigmondy | Bye | Lost to Hykš | ||||||
| Men's doubles Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's doubles -Top half:-Bottom half:... |
7th | Jenö Zsigmondy Ede Tóth |
None held | Bye | Lost to Ritchie Josiah Ritchie Major Josiah George Ritchie was a male tennis player from Great Britain.He was born in Westminster and died in Ashford, Middlesex.... /Parke |
Did not advance | ||
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bohemia Bohemia at the 1908 Summer Olympics Bohemia competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England as an independent team, though it was part of Austria-Hungary at the time.-Athletics:-Fencing:... |
1 | 1 | .500 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| Total | 1 | 4 | .200 |
Wrestling
| Event | Place | Wrestler | Round of 32 |
Round of 16 |
Quarter- finals |
Semi- finals |
Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greco-Roman lightweight Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman lightweight The Greco-Roman lightweight was one of four Greco-Roman wrestling weight classes contested on the Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Like all other wrestling events, it was open only to men... |
5th | József Maróthy | Defeated Rose |
Defeated Wood William Wood (wrestler) William Wood was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908, at the 1908 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the freestyle wrestling lightweight class.-External links:*... |
Lost to Persson |
Did not advance | |
| Ödön Radvány | Defeated Ruff |
Defeated Hawkins |
Lost to Orlov |
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| 9th | József Téger | Defeated Moppes |
Lost to Porro Enrico Porro Enrico Porro is an Italian wrestler of Armenian origin and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Olympics:... |
Did not advance | |||
| Greco-Roman middleweight Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman middleweight Jósepsson broke his arm in his semifinal and was forced to withdraw from the bronze medal match; Andersen received third place.... |
9th | Miklós Orosz | Bye | Lost to Jósepsson |
Did not advance | ||
| Greco-Roman light heavyweight | 4th | Hugó Payr | Bye | Defeated Zamotin |
Defeated Westrop |
Lost to Weckman Verner Weckman Johan Verner Weckman was a Finnish sport wrestler who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Loviisa in a family of farmer. He took Abitur in Helsinki 1902... |
Lost to Jensen |
| 17th | György Luntzer György Luntzer György Luntzer was a Slovak track and field athlete and sport wrestler who competed for Hungary in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Bratislava and died in Transylvania, Romania.... |
Lost to Wijbrands |
Did not advance | ||||
| Greco-Roman super heavyweight | 1st | Richárd Weisz Richárd Weisz Richárd Weisz was a Hungarian sport wrestler who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Budapest.... |
None held | Defeated C. Jensen |
Defeated S. Jensen Søren Marinus Jensen Søren Marinus Jensen was a Danish sport wrestler who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.... |
Defeated Petrov |
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| 4th | Hugó Payr | Defeated Barrett |
Lost to Petrov |
Lost to S. Jensen Søren Marinus Jensen Søren Marinus Jensen was a Danish sport wrestler who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.... |
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| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark Denmark at the 1908 Summer Olympics Denmark competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. No Danish athletes had competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Athletics:-Boxing:2 Danish boxers competed in the lightweight class, with each losing his first bout.... |
2 | 3 | .400 |
| Finland Finland at the 1908 Summer Olympics Finland competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. The Grand Duchy of Finland was part of the Russian Empire at the time, but Finland's results are kept separate from those of Russia.Medalists=... |
0 | 1 | .000 |
| Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Italy Italy at the 1908 Summer Olympics Italy competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had not competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Athletics:... |
0 | 1 | .000 |
| Netherlands Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.-Athletics:-Cycling:-Fencing:-Football:The Netherlands was represented by the Netherlands national football team.-Gymnastics:-Rowing:... |
2 | 1 | .667 |
| Russia Russia at the 1908 Summer Olympics Russian Empire competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the second appearance of the European nation, after having missed the 1904 Games.- Gold:*Nikolai Panin — Figure skating, men's special figures- Silver:... |
2 | 2 | .500 |
| Sweden Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics Sweden competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had missed only the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Athletics:... |
0 | 1 | .000 |
| Total | 11 | 9 | .550 |