Hungary at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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Hungary
competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics
in Helsinki
, Finland
. 189 competitors, 162 men and 27 women, took part in 107 events in 15 sports.
and Soviet Union
.
Men's Featherweight:
Men's Lightweight:
Light-welterweight
Men's Welterweight:
Men's Light-Middleweight:
Men's Middleweight:
Men's Light-heavyweight
Men's Heavyweight:
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
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 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. 189 competitors, 162 men and 27 women, took part in 107 events in 15 sports.
Medalists
Hungary finished in third position in the final medal rankings, behind only the United StatesUnited States at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The United States competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 286 competitors, 245 men and 41 women, took part in 133 events in 18 sports.- Gold:*Lindy Remigino — Athletics, Men's 100 metres...
and Soviet Union
Soviet Union at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The Soviet Union competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. It was the first time for Russians to compete since 1912 as well as the first time for Armenians, Azerbaijanis, Georgians, Ukrainians and Uzbeks to do it ever...
.
Gold
- József CsermákJózsef CsermákJózsef Csermák was a Hungarian athlete, who competed in hammer throw. He won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics, throwing 60.34 metres. He thereby became the first to throw over 60 metres, and captured the world record of teammate Imre Németh.-External links:**...
— Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw - László PappLászló PappLászló Papp was a Hungarian boxer, born in Budapest. A southpaw, he won gold medals in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, and the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia...
— Boxing, Men's Light-Middleweight - Pál KovácsPál KovácsPál Kovács was a Hungarian Olympic fencer, who began as a hurdler, but eventually switched to fencing. He was born in Debrecen...
— Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual - Pál Kovács, Tibor Berczelly, Aladár GerevichAladár GerevichAladár Gerevich was a fencer from Hungary, regarded as "the greatest Olympic swordsman ever". He won medals in sabre in six Olympics. With Birgit Fischer, Gerevich was one of only two athletes to do so. He is also the only athlete to win the same event six times...
, Rudolf KárpátiRudolf KárpátiRudolf Kárpáti was a fencer from Hungary, who won six gold medals medals in sabre at four Olympic Games...
, Bertalan PappBertalan PappBertalan Papp was a Hungarian Olympic fencer. He won two gold medals in the team sabre events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, László RajcsányiLászló RajcsányiLászló Rajcsányi was a Hungarian Olympic fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1936, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
— Fencing, Men's Sabre Team Competition - The Golden Team of Men's Team Football: Gyula GrosicsGyula GrosicsGyula Grosics is a Hungarian former football goalkeeper who played 86 times for the Hungarian national football team and was part of the legendary Golden Team of the 1950s. He was nicknamed the Black Panther ....
, Jenő BuzánszkyJeno BuzánszkyJenő Buzánszky is a former Hungarian footballer and coach. Buzánszky played as a right back for Hungary. During the 1950s he was a member of the legendary Hungarian national team known as the Mighty Magyars. Other members of the team included Ferenc Puskás, Zoltán Czibor, Sándor Kocsis, József...
, Gyula LórántGyula LórántGyula Lóránt , also referred to as Gyula Lipovics or Lóránt Gyula, was a Hungarian football player and manager...
, Mihály LantosMihály LantosMihály Lantos , also known as Lantos Mihály or Mihály Lendenmayer, was a Hungarian footballer and manager. He played as a defender, spending the majority of his career at MTK Hungária FC. During the 1950s he was also a member of the Hungary team known as the Mighty Magyars...
, József BozsikJózsef BozsikJózsef Bozsik was a Hungarian footballer. He represented Hungary in various international tournaments, and is a member of the Mighty Magyars.-Biography:...
, József ZakariásJózsef ZakariásJózsef Zakariás , also known as Zakariás József was a Hungarian footballer and manager. During the 1950s he was a member of the legendary Hungary team known as the Mighty Magyars...
, Nándor HidegkutiNándor HidegkutiNándor Hidegkuti was a Hungarian football player and manager. He played as a forward or attacking midfielder and spent the majority of his playing career at MTK Hungária FC. During the 1950s he was also a member of the Hungarian National Team team known as the Golden Team...
, Sándor KocsisSándor KocsisSándor Kocsis Péter was a Hungarian footballer who played for Ferencváros TC, Budapest Honvéd, Young Fellows Zürich, FC Barcelona and Hungary. During the 1950s, along with Ferenc Puskás, Zoltán Czibor, József Bozsik and Nándor Hidegkuti, he was a member of the Mighty Magyars...
, Péter PalotásPéter PalotásPéter Palotás , also referred to as Péter Poteleczky and Palotás Péter, was a Hungarian footballer who played as a forward for MTK Hungária FC and Hungary...
, Ferenc PuskásFerenc PuskásFerenc Puskás was a Hungarian footballer and manager. He scored 84 goals in 85 international matches for Hungary, and 514 goals in 529 matches in the Hungarian and Spanish leagues. He became Olympic champion in 1952 and was a World Cup finalist in 1954...
, and Zoltán CziborZoltán CziborZoltán Czibor Suhai , also referred to as Czibor Zoltán, was a Hungarian footballer who played for several Hungarian clubs, including Ferencváros TC and Honvéd, and Hungary before joining CF Barcelona. Czibor played as a left-winger or striker and was notable for having a powerful shot, good...
— Football, Men's Team Competition - Ágnes KeletiÁgnes KeletiÁgnes Keleti is a retired Hungarian artistic gymnast. The winner of 10 Olympic medals including five gold medals, she is considered to be one of the most successful Jewish Olympic athletes of all time. She was the most successful athlete at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-Career:Keleti is Jewish, and...
— Gymnastics, Women's Floor Exercises - Margit KorondiMargit KorondiMargit Korondi is a Hungarian gymnast and Olympic champion.She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki where she received a gold medal in uneven bars, one silver medal and four bronze medals....
— Gymnastics, Women's Uneven Bars - Gábor BenedekGábor BenedekGábor Benedek is a Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.-Olympics:Benedek received a gold medal in modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki with the Hungarian team....
, Aladár KovácsiAladár KovácsiAladár Kovácsi was a Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.-Olympics:Kovácsi received a gold medal in modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki with the Hungarian team....
, and István SzondyIstván SzondyIstván Szondy is a Hungarian modern pentathlete, horse rider and Olympic champion who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.-Olympics:...
— Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition - Károly TakácsKároly TakácsKároly Takács was the first shooter to win two Olympic gold medals in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol event...
— Shooting, Men's 25 metres Rapid Fire Pistol (60 Shot) - Katalin SzőkeKatalin SzokeKatalin Szőke is a Hungarian swimmer and olympic champion.She was born in Budapest, and married water polo player Kálmán Markovits.She has later settled in California, USA...
— Swimming, Women's 100 Metres Freestyle - Éva SzékelyÉva SzékelyÉva Székely is a Hungarian retired female swimmer. She won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and the silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics....
— Swimming, Women's 200 Metres Breaststroke - Valéria GyengeValéria GyengeValéria Gyenge is a Hungarian Olympic swimming champion who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where she received a gold medal in 400 m freestyle....
— Swimming, Women's 400 metres Freestyle - Ilona NovákIlona NovákIlona Novák is a former Hungarian swimmer and Olympic champion.She was born in Budapest.She competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where she finished 4th in 100 m backstroke, and 5th in 4×100 m freestyle relay....
, Judit TemesJudit TemesJudit Temes is a Hungarian swimmer and Olympic champion.Temes, who is Jewish, was born in Sopron.She competed at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, where she received a bronze medal in 100 m freestyle, and a gold medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.-References:*...
, Éva NovákÉva Novák-GerardÉva Novák-Gerard is a former swimmer from Hungary, and the younger sister of Ilona Novák, who was also a famous swimmer for her native country....
, Katalin SzőkeKatalin SzokeKatalin Szőke is a Hungarian swimmer and olympic champion.She was born in Budapest, and married water polo player Kálmán Markovits.She has later settled in California, USA...
, Mária LittomeritzkyMária LittomeritzkyMária Littomeritzky is a former butterfly swimmer from Hungary, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1948....
— Swimming, Women's 4 x 100 metres Freestyle Relay - László JeneyLászló JeneyLászló Jeney was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics, and 1960 Summer Olympics....
, György VizváriGyörgy VizváriGyörgy Vizvári was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Budapest.Vizvári was part of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal in the 1952 tournament. He played seven matches....
, Dezső GyarmatiDezso GyarmatiDezső Gyarmati is a former Hungarian water polo player and three times Olympic champion, and also a former coach of the Hungarian national water polo team.-Player career:...
, Kálmán MarkovitsKálmán MarkovitsKálmán Markovits is a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics, and 1960 Summer Olympics.He was born in Budapest....
, Antal BolváriAntal BolváriAntal Bolvári is a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.He was born in Kaposvár.Bolvári was part of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal in the 1952 tournament...
, István SzívósIstván SzivósSzívós István was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, in the 1952 Summer Olympics, and in the 1956 Summer Olympics....
, György KárpátiGyörgy KárpátiGyörgy Kárpáti is a Hungarian former water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics, 1960 Summer Olympics, and 1964 Summer Olympics.He was born in Budapest, and is Jewish....
, Károly SzittyaKároly SzittyaKároly Szittya was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Budapest and died in Szeged....
, Róbert AntalRóbert AntalRóbert Antal was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Antal, who was Jewish, was born in Budapest and died in Toronto, Canada....
, Dezső FábiánDezso FábiánDezső Fábián was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Budapest....
, István HasznosIstván HasznosIstván Hasznos was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Szolnok....
, Dezső LemhényiDezso LemhényiDezső Lemhényi was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Budapest. He was the husband of Olga Tass....
, and Miklós MartinMiklós MartinMiklós Martin is a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics. He was born in Budapest....
— Water Polo, Men's Team Competition - Imre HódosImre HódosImre Hódos was a Hungarian wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Olympics:...
— Wrestling Greco-Roman, Men's Bantamweight - Miklós Szilvásy — Wrestling Greco-Roman, Men's Welterweight
Silver
- Margit Korondi, Ágnes Keleti, Edit Weckinger, Olga Tass, Erzsébet Köteles, Mária Kövi, Andrea Bodó, and Irén Karcsics — Gymnastics, Women's Team Competition
- Gábor NovákGábor NovákGábor Novák is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He won a silver medal in the C-1 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.-References:*...
— Canoe / Kayak, Men's Flatwater C1 10.000 metres - János PartiJános PartiJános Parti was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s...
— Canoe / Kayak, Men's Flatwater C1 1000 metres (Canoe Single) - Ilona ElekIlona ElekIlona Elek, known also as Ilona Elek-Schacherer was a Hungarian Olympic fencer. Elek won more international fencing titles than any other woman.-Fencing career:...
— Fencing, Women's Foil Individual - Aladár GerevichAladár GerevichAladár Gerevich was a fencer from Hungary, regarded as "the greatest Olympic swordsman ever". He won medals in sabre in six Olympics. With Birgit Fischer, Gerevich was one of only two athletes to do so. He is also the only athlete to win the same event six times...
— Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual - Gábor BenedekGábor BenedekGábor Benedek is a Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.-Olympics:Benedek received a gold medal in modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki with the Hungarian team....
— Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition - Szilárd Kun — Shooting, Men's 25 metres Rapid Fire Pistol (60 Shot)
- Éva Novák — Swimming, Women's 200 metres Breaststroke
- Éva Novák — Swimming, Women's 400 metres Freestyle
- Imre PolyákImre PolyákImre Polyák was a Hungarian wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Career:...
— Wrestling Greco-Roman, Men's Featherweight
Bronze
- László ZarándiLászló ZarándiLászló Zarándi was a Hungarian athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres.He began his career in sport in 1946/47 as a soccer player in the team of SZVSE. At the high school he continued to play soccer, but trained also in athletics: 100 meter and high jump...
, Géza VarásdiGéza VarasdiGéza Varasdi was a Hungarian athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was a member of the national team of Hungary between 1948 and 1956....
, György CsányiGyörgy CsányiGyörgy Csányi was a Hungarian athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres.He competed for Hungary at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland where he won the bronze medal in the men's 4 x 100 metre relay with his team mates László Zarándi, Géza Varasdi and Béla Goldoványi....
, Béla GoldoványiBéla GoldoványiBéla Goldoványi was a Hungarian athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres....
— Athletics, Men's 4 x 100 metres Relay
- Antal RókaAntal RókaAntal Róka was a Hungarian athlete who competed mainly in the 50 kilometre walk.He competed for a Hungary in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 50 kilometre walk where he won the bronze medal....
— Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk - Ödön FöldessyÖdön FöldessyÖdön Földessy was a Hungarian athlete who mainly competed in the long jump.He competed for Hungary in the men's long jump event at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland, where he won the bronze medal....
— Athletics, Men's Long Jump - Imre NémethImre NémethImre Németh Imre Németh Imre Németh (September 23, 1917 in Kassa, then Hungary, today Košice (Slovakia, – August 18, 1989 in Budapest) was a Hungarian athlete who mainly competed in the hammer throw....
— Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw - József GurovitsJózsef GurovitsJózsef Gurovits is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.Gurovits was born in Budapest.-References:*...
and Ferenc VargaFerenc VargaFerenc Varga is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki....
— Canoe / Kayak Flatwater, Men's K2 10,000 metres - Tibor Berczelly, Aladár Gerevich, Lajos Maszlay, Endre Palócz, József Sákovits, and Endre Tilli — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition
- Tibor Berczelly — Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual
- Margit Korondi — Gymnastics, Women's Balance Beam
- Margit Korondi — Gymnastics, Women's Floor Exercises
- Margit Korondi — Gymnastics, Women's Individual All-Round
- Ágnes Keleti — Gymnastics, Women's Uneven Bars
- Andrea Bodó, Irén Karcsics, Erzsébet Köteles, Ágnes Keleti, Margit Korondi, Edit Weckinger, Olga Tass, and Mária Kövi — Gymnastics, Women's Team Competition Portable Apparatus
- István SzondyIstván SzondyIstván Szondy is a Hungarian modern pentathlete, horse rider and Olympic champion who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.-Olympics:...
— Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition - Ambrus Balogh — Shooting, Men's 50m Pistol (60 Shots)
- Judit Temes — Swimming, Women's 100m Freestyle
- György Gurics — Wrestling Freestyle, Men's Middleweight
Basketball
Men's Team Competition- Qualification Round (Group B)
- Defeated Greece (75-38)
- Lost to Philippines (35-48)
- Defeated Greece (47-44)
- Main Round (Group A)
- Lost to United States (48-66)
- Lost to Uruguay (56-70)
- Lost to Czechoslovakia (39-63) → did not advance, 15th place
- Team Roster
- Laszlo Bánhegyi
- Pal BogárPál BogárPál Bogár is a Hungarian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Hungarian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage of the 1952 tournament. He played all six matches.-References:...
- Gyorgy Bokor
- Tibor CselkóTibor CselkóTibor Cselkó was a Hungarian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Budapest.He was part of the Hungarian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage of the 1952 tournament. He played all six matches.-References:...
- Tibor CzinkánTibor CzinkánTibor Czinkán was a Hungarian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Hungarian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage of the 1952 tournament. He played five matches....
- Janos GremingerJános GremingerJános Greminger was a Hungarian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Szeged.He was part of the Hungarian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage of the 1952 tournament. He played all six matches...
- Laszlo Hódy
- Tibor MezofiTibor MezofiTibor Mezőfi was a Hungarian basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics....
- Peter Papp
- Janos SimonJános SimonJános Simon was a Hungarian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Budapest-Budafok....
- Gyula Telegdy
- Tibor ZsirosTibor ZsírosTibor Zsíros is a Hungarian former basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics....
Boxing
Men's Flyweight:- Kornél Molnár
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- First Round – Lost to William Michael Toweel of South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
(0 - 3)
- First Round – Lost to William Michael Toweel of South Africa
Men's Featherweight:
- János Erdei
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- First Round – Defeated Georges Malézanoff of BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
(2 - 1) - Second Round – Defeated Kurt Schirra of SaarlandSaar (protectorate)The Saar Protectorate was a German borderland territory twice temporarily made a protectorate state. Since rejoining Germany the second time in 1957, it is the smallest Federal German Area State , the Saarland, not counting the city-states Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen...
(3 - 0) - Third Round – Lost to Jan ZacharaJán ZacharaJán Zachara is a former Czechoslovak boxer who won the gold medal in the featherweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki....
of CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
(1 - 2)
- First Round – Defeated Georges Malézanoff of Bulgaria
Men's Lightweight:
- István Juhász
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- First Round – Defeated Luis Albino Acuña of UruguayUruguayUruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
(3 - 0) - Second Round – Defeated Clayton Orten Kenny of CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
(2 - 1) - Third Round – Lost to Aureliano BolognesiAureliano BolognesiAureliano Bolognesi was a famous Italian boxer.-Olympic results:*1st round bye*Defeated Bobby Bickle 2-1*Defeated István Juhász 2-1*Defeated Erkki Pakkanen 3-0...
of ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
(1 - 2)
- First Round – Defeated Luis Albino Acuña of Uruguay
Light-welterweight
- Béla Farkas
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- First Round – Lost to Pavle Šovljanski of YugoslaviaYugoslaviaYugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
(0 - 3)
- First Round – Lost to Pavle Šovljanski of Yugoslavia
Men's Welterweight:
- Pál Budai
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- First Round – Lost to Günther HeidemannGünther HeidemannGünther Heidemann was a boxer from Germany. He was born in Berlin.He competed for Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the welterweight event, where he finished in third place....
of GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
(1 - 2)
- First Round – Lost to Günther Heidemann
Men's Light-Middleweight:
- László PappLászló PappLászló Papp was a Hungarian boxer, born in Budapest. A southpaw, he won gold medals in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, and the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia...
→ Gold Medal
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- First Round – Defeated Ellsworth Webb of United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(KO 2R) - Second Round – Defeated Charles Chase of CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
(KO 2R) - Third Round – Defeated Petar Stankoff Spassoff of BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
(3 - 0) - Semifinal – Defeated Eladio Oscar Herrera of ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
(3 - 0) - Final – Defeated Theunis Jacobus van Schalkwyk of South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
(3 - 0)
- First Round – Defeated Ellsworth Webb of United States
Men's Middleweight:
- Mátyás Plachy
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- First Round – Lost to Nelson de Paula Andrade of BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
(1 - 2)
- First Round – Lost to Nelson de Paula Andrade of Brazil
Men's Light-heavyweight
- István FazekasIstván FazekasIstván Fazekas was a Hungarian–British chess master....
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- First Round – Lost to Toon PastorToon PastorAntonius Franciscus Pastor is a former boxer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he lost on points in the quarterfinals of the Men's Light Heavyweight division to Karl Kistner of Germany.-References:*...
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(0 - 3)
- First Round – Lost to Toon Pastor
Men's Heavyweight:
- László Bene
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- Second Round – Lost to Ilkka KoskiIlkka KoskiIlkka Koski was a Finnish boxer.- Amateur career :Koski won the bronze medal in the Heavyweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.- Pro career :...
of FinlandFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
(KO 2R)
- Second Round – Lost to Ilkka Koski
Cycling
Road CompetitionMen's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
- István LangIstván LángIstván Láng ; born 1 March 1933) is a Hungarian composer.-Life:Born in Budapest, Láng studied composition there from 1950 to 1958 at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, first with János Viski and later with Ferenc Szabó . After graduating, he worked as a freelance composer until 1966...
— did not finish (→ no ranking) - István Schillerwein — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Lajos Látó — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- István LangIstván LángIstván Láng ; born 1 March 1933) is a Hungarian composer.-Life:Born in Budapest, Láng studied composition there from 1950 to 1958 at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, first with János Viski and later with Ferenc Szabó . After graduating, he worked as a freelance composer until 1966...
- Final — 1:16.9 (→ 18th place)
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
- Béla Szekeres — 6th place
Fencing
17 fencers, 14 men and 3 women, represented Hungary in 1952.Men's foil
Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's foil
The men's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 23, 1952 to July 24, 1952. 61 fencers from 25 nations competed.-Results:...
Men's team foil
Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil
The men's team foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 21, 1952 to July 22, 1952...
- Endre Tilli, Aladár GerevichAladár GerevichAladár Gerevich was a fencer from Hungary, regarded as "the greatest Olympic swordsman ever". He won medals in sabre in six Olympics. With Birgit Fischer, Gerevich was one of only two athletes to do so. He is also the only athlete to win the same event six times...
, Endre Palócz, Lajos Maszlay, Tibor Berczelly, József SákovicsJózsef SákovicsJózsef Sákovics was a Hungarian Olympic fencer. He won a silver and two bronze medals at two Olympic Games. He was the husband of Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky, who also fenced at the Olympics.-References:...
Men's épée
Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's épée
The men's épée was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 27, 1952 to July 28, 1952. 76 fencers from 29 nations competed.-Results:...
- József SákovicsJózsef SákovicsJózsef Sákovics was a Hungarian Olympic fencer. He won a silver and two bronze medals at two Olympic Games. He was the husband of Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky, who also fenced at the Olympics.-References:...
- Barnabás BerzsenyiBarnabás BerzsenyiBarnabás Berzsenyi was a Hungarian Olympic fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Béla RerrichBéla RerrichBéla Rerrich was a Hungarian Olympic fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne....
Men's team épée
Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée
The men's team épée was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the ninth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 25, 1952 to July 26, 1952...
- Lajos BalthazárLajos BalthazárLajos Balthazár was a Hungarian Olympic fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Barnabás BerzsenyiBarnabás BerzsenyiBarnabás Berzsenyi was a Hungarian Olympic fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Béla RerrichBéla RerrichBéla Rerrich was a Hungarian Olympic fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne....
, József SákovicsJózsef SákovicsJózsef Sákovics was a Hungarian Olympic fencer. He won a silver and two bronze medals at two Olympic Games. He was the husband of Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky, who also fenced at the Olympics.-References:...
, Imre HennyeiImre HennyeiImre Hennyei was a Hungarian Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Men's sabre
Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre
The men's sabre was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twelfth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 31, 1952 to August 1, 1952. 66 fencers from 26 nations competed.-Results:...
- Pál KovácsPál KovácsPál Kovács was a Hungarian Olympic fencer, who began as a hurdler, but eventually switched to fencing. He was born in Debrecen...
- Aladár GerevichAladár GerevichAladár Gerevich was a fencer from Hungary, regarded as "the greatest Olympic swordsman ever". He won medals in sabre in six Olympics. With Birgit Fischer, Gerevich was one of only two athletes to do so. He is also the only athlete to win the same event six times...
- Tibor Berczelly
Men's team sabre
Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre
The men's team sabre was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the ninth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 29, 1952 to July 30, 1952...
- Aladár GerevichAladár GerevichAladár Gerevich was a fencer from Hungary, regarded as "the greatest Olympic swordsman ever". He won medals in sabre in six Olympics. With Birgit Fischer, Gerevich was one of only two athletes to do so. He is also the only athlete to win the same event six times...
, Tibor Berczelly, Rudolf KárpátiRudolf KárpátiRudolf Kárpáti was a fencer from Hungary, who won six gold medals medals in sabre at four Olympic Games...
, Pál KovácsPál KovácsPál Kovács was a Hungarian Olympic fencer, who began as a hurdler, but eventually switched to fencing. He was born in Debrecen...
, László RajcsányiLászló RajcsányiLászló Rajcsányi was a Hungarian Olympic fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1936, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Bertalan PappBertalan PappBertalan Papp was a Hungarian Olympic fencer. He won two gold medals in the team sabre events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Women's foil
Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's foil
The women's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 26, 1952 to July 27, 1952. 37 fencers from 15 nations competed.-Results:...
- Ilona Schachererné Elek
- Magdolna Nyári-KovácsMagdolna Nyári-KovácsMagdolna Nyári-Kovács was a Hungarian fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's team foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Margit ElekMargit ElekMargit Elek was a Hungarian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...