Hungary at the 1996 Summer Olympics
| Hungary at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | HUN |
| NOC | Hungarian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 212 (147 men and 65 women) in 24 sports |
| Flag bearer | Bence Szabó (fencing) |
| Medals Ranked 12th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Hungary competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 212 competitors, 147 men and 65 women, took part in 145 events in 24 sports.[1]
Medalists[edit]
Gold[edit]
- Balázs Kiss — Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw
- István Kovács — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight
- Csaba Horváth and György Kolonics — Canoeing, Men's C2 500 m Canadian Pairs
- Rita Kőbán — Canoeing, Women's K1 500 m Kayak Singles
- Norbert Rózsa — Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke
- Attila Czene — Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Krisztina Egerszegi — Swimming, Women's 200 m Backstroke
Silver[edit]
- Attila Adrovicz, Ferenc Csipes, Gábor Horváth and András Rajna — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000 m Kayak Fours
- Csaba Köves, József Navarrete and Bence Szabó — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
- Szilveszter Csollány — Gymnastics, Men's Rings
- Károly Güttler — Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke
Bronze[edit]
- Imre Pulai — Canoeing, Men's C1 500 m Canadian Singles
- György Zala — Canoeing, Men's C1 1000 m Canadian Singles
- Csaba Horváth and György Kolonics — Canoeing, Men's C2 1000 m Canadian Singles
- Géza Imre — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
- Gyöngyi Szalay — Fencing, Women's Épée Individual
- Éva Erdős, Andrea Farkas, Beáta Hoffmann, Anikó Kántor, Erzsébet Kocsis, Beatrix Kökény, Eszter Mátéfi, Auguszta Mátyás, Anikó Meksz, Anikó Nagy, Helga Németh, Ildikó Pádár, Beáta Siti, Anna Szántó, Katalin Szilágyi, and Beatrix Tóth — Handball, Women's Team Competition
- János Martinek — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition
- Ágnes Kovács — Swimming, Women's 200 m Breaststroke
- Krisztina Egerszegi — Swimming, Women's 400 m Individual Medley
- Attila Feri — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight (70 kg)
Archery[edit]
Hungary's two veterans in Atlanta were both defeated in the first round.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Judit Kovács → Round of 64, 45th place (0–1)
- Timea Kiss → Round of 64, 51st place (0–1)
Athletics[edit]
Men's 400 m Hurdles
- Heat — 49.23 s
- Semi Final — 48.57 s (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
- Qualification — 7.82m (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's Triple Jump
- Qualification — 16.04m (→ did not advance, 33rd place)
Men's Discus Throw
- Qualification — 62.90 m
- Final — 62.28 m (→ 10th place)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Qualification — 78.34m
- Final — 81.24m (→
Gold Medal)
- Qualification — 73.68m (→ did not advance)
- Qualification — 72.58m (→ did not advance)
Men's Decathlon
- Final Result — 7755 points (→ 27th place)
Women's Heptathlon
- Final Result — 6336 points (→ 6th place)
Women's Long Jump
- Qualification — 6.73m
- Final — 6.60m (→ 9th place)
- Qualification — 6.02m (→ did not advance)
Women's Triple Jump
- Qualification — NM (→ no ranking)
Women's Marathon
- Judit Nagy — 2:38.43 (→ 36th place)
Women's 10 km Walk
- Mária Urbanik – 43:32 (→ 9th place)
- Anikó Szebenszky – 45:57 (→ 27th place)
Badminton[edit]
Boxing[edit]
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- István Kovács → Gold Medal
- First Round — Defeated Soner Karaoz (Turkey), 15-3
- Second Round — Defeated Khurshed Khasanov (Tajikistan), 17-3
- Quarter Finals — Defeated George Olteanu (Romania), 24-2
- Semi Finals — Defeated Vichairachanon Khadpo (Thailand), 12-7
- Final — Defeated Arnaldo Mesa (Cuba), 14-7
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- First Round — Defeated John Kelman (Barbados), referee stopped contest in third round
- Second Round — Defeated Daniel Attah (Nigeria), 14-12
- Quarter Finals — Lost to Pablo Chacón (Argentina), 7–18
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Juan Hernández Sierra (Cuba), referee stopped contest in second round
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
- First Round — Defeated Richard Rowles (Australia), 10-2
- Second Round — Lost to Markus Beyer (Germany), 6–14
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
- First Round — Defeated Juan Pablo López (Mexico), referee stopped contest in third round
- Second Round — Lost to Malik Beyleroğlu (Turkey), 8–9
Canoeing[edit]
Cycling[edit]
Diving[edit]
Men's 3m Springboard
- Preliminary Heat — 346.74
- Semi Final — 204.51 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 3m Springboard
- Preliminary Heat — 206.52 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Equestrianism[edit]
Fencing[edit]
Fifteen fencers, nine men and six women, represented Hungary in 1996.
Football[edit]
Gymnastics[edit]
Handball[edit]
Judo[edit]
Modern pentathlon[edit]
Men's Individual Competition:
- János Martinek — 5501 pts (→
Bronze Medal) - Ákos Hanzély — 5435 pts (→ 6th place)
- Péter Sárfalvi — 5196 pts (→ 21st place)
Rhythmic gymnastics[edit]
Rowing[edit]
Sailing[edit]
Men's Laser sailing
Shooting[edit]
Swimming[edit]
Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Heat — 50.43 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
- Heat — 51.26 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Men's 200 m Freestyle
- Heat — 1:51.59 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
- Heat — 1:52.19 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Heat — 3:59.36 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
- Heat — 56.96 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
- Heat — 2:01.84
- B-Final — 2:02.17 (→ 12th place)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
- Heat — 1:01.80
- Final — 1:01.49 (→ 4th place)
- Heat — 1:02.72
- B-Final — scratched
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
- Heat — 2:14.66
- Final — 2:12.57 (→ Gold Medal)
- Heat — 2:13.89
- Final — 2:13.03 (→
Silver Medal)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Heat — 53.69
- B-Final — 53.48 (→ 11th place)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Heat — 1:58.76
- Final — 1:59.12 (→ 8th place)
- Heat — 2:00.50
- B-Final — 1:58.99 (→ 9th place)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Heat — 2:02.10
- Final — 1:59.91 (→ Gold Medal)
- Heat — 2:06.24 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
- Heat — 4:27.37
- B-Final — DSQ
- Heat — 4:28.05 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Heat — 3:41.05
- Final — 3:40.84 (→ 6th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Heat — 57.82 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Women's 800 m Freestyle
- Heat — 9:06.97 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
- Heat — 2:09.18
- Final — 2:07.83 (→ Gold Medal)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
- Heat — 1:09.05
- Final — 1:09.55 (→ 7th place)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
- Heat — 2:29.58
- Final — 2:26.57 (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
- Heat — 1:03.61 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
- Heat — 2:17.90 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
- Heat — 4:43.09
- Final — 4:42.53 (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Heat — 4:10.92 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
Table tennis[edit]
Tennis[edit]
Men's Singles Competition
- First round — Lost to Oleg Ogorodov (Uzbekistan) 5–7, 6–7
- Alternates
- Gergely Kisgyorgy
- Daniel Somogyi
Women's Singles Competition
- First round — Defeated Aleksandra Olsza (Poland) 6-2 7-5
- Second round — Lost to Kimiko Date (Japan) 2–6 3–6
- First round — Lost to Judith Wiesner (Austria) 6–7 4–6
Water polo[edit]
Men's team competition[edit]
- Preliminary round (group A)
- Defeated Russia (8–7)
- Defeated Germany (9–8)
- Defeated Netherlands (10–8)
- Defeated Spain (8–7)
- Defeated Yugoslavia (12–8)
- Quarterfinals
- Defeated Greece (12–8)
- Semifinals
- Lost to Spain (6–7)
- Bronze Medal Match
- Lost to Italy (18–20) → Fourth place
- Team roster
- Head coach: György Horkai
Weightlifting[edit]
Men
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Tibor Karczag | – 54 kg | — | — | — | DNF | — | |||
| Zoltán Farkas | – 59 kg | 130.0 | 140.0 | 145.0 | 150.0 | 280.0 | 8 | ||
| Adrián Popa | – 64 kg | 130.0 | 135.0 | 167.5 | 172.5 | 307.5 | 5 | ||
| Zoltán Kecskés | – 64 kg | 130.0 | 135.0 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 302.5 | 8 | ||
| Attila Feri | – 70 kg | 152.5 | 187.5 | 340.0 | 
| ||||
| Gábor Molnár | – 70 kg | — | — | — | DNF | — | |||
| Tibor Stark | + 108 kg | 180.0 | 185.0 | 187.5 | 220.0 | 227.5 | 415.0 | 8 | |
Wrestling[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hungary at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-14. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
