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Encyclopedia > Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Hungary at the Olympic Games

Flag of Hungary
IOC code: HUN
NOC: Hungarian Olympic Committee
external link (Hungarian)
1908 Summer Olympics in London
Medals Gold
3		 Silver
4		 Bronze
2		 Total
9
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004
Winter Olympic Games appearances
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

Hungary competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Austrian and Hungarian results at early Olympic Games are generally kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time. Flag of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1867 to 1918 File links The following pages link to this file: 1896 Summer Olympics Tennis at the 1896 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics 1906 Summer Olympics 1912 Summer Olympics 1908 Summer Olympics 1904... Flag ratio: 1:2 Hungarian flag 1957-1989 Flag used during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. ... The International Olympic Committee (IOC) allocates three-letter country codes to all National Olympic Committees and other groups competing in the Olympic Games. ... National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide olympic movement. ... The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IV Olympiad, were held in 1908 in London, England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This is the full table of the medal count of the 1908 Summer Olympics. ... Hungary competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. ... Hungary competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. ... Hungary competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. ... Hungary competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Hungary competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. ... Hungary competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. ... Hungary competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. ... Flag of Hungary Hungary competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. ... Hungary competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). ... Hungary competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. ... Hungary competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. ... Hungary competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. // Hungary finished in sixth position in the final medal rankings, with seven gold medals and 32 medals overall. ... Hungary competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. ... Flag of Hungary Hungary competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. ... Hungary competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. ... Flag of Hungary Hungary competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. ... Flag of Hungary Hungary at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medals Gold: Athletics - Discus Throw, Róbert Fazekas (disputed) Athletics - Hammer Throw, Adrián Annus (disputed) Fencing - Individual Epee, Tímea Nagy. ... Flag of Hungary Hungary sent 21 athletes to the Winter Olympics in 2006, in Turin, Italy. ... The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IV Olympiad, were held in 1908 in London, England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ...

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Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Hungary's best athletics result was István Somodi's silver medal in the high jump. The Hungarian medley relay team took the bronze medal. At the 1908 Summer Olympics, twenty-six athletics events were contested. ...

Event Place Athlete Heats Semifinals Final
Men's 100 metres Heats Vilmos Rácz 11.4 seconds
2nd, heat 15		 Did not advance
Pál Simon 11.5 seconds
2nd, heat 11
Frigyes Wiesner Unknown
4th, heat 14
Men's 200 metres Semi-
finalist		 Károly Radóczy 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
Pál Simon Unknown
4th, heat 10
Men's 400 metres Heats József Nagy Unknown
2nd, heat 7		 Did not advance
Men's 800 metres 4th Ödön Bodor 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 Semi-
finalist		 József Nagy None held Unknown
2nd, semifinal 5		 Did not advance
Ödön Bodor Unknown
8th, semifinal 1
Men's 110 metre hurdles Heats Nándor Kovács Unknown
2nd, heat 10		 Did not advance
Men's 400 metre hurdles Semi-
finalist		 Nándor Kovács Walkover
1st, heat 9		 Did not finish
—, semifinal 2		 Did not advance
Men's 3200 metre steeplechase — Antal Lovas None held Did not finish
—, semifinal 2		 Did not advance
Men's medley relay 3rd Pál Simon
Frigyes Wiesner
József Nagy
Ödön Bodor		 None held 3:32.6
1st, semifinal 1		 3:32.5
Men's 5 miles — Antal Lovas None held Did not finish
—, semifinal 6		 Did not advance
Men's marathon — L. Merenyi None held Did not start
Men's 3500 metre walk 19th István Drubina None held 18:44.6
4th, semifinal 2		 Did not advance
Event Place Athlete Height/
Distance
Men's high jump 2nd István Somodi 1.88 metres
13th József Haluszinsky 1.72 metres
Men's long jump 14th Ödön Holits 6.44 metres
21-32 Géza Kovesdi Unknown
Men's pole vault 8th Károly Szathmáry 3.35 metres
Men's shot put 9-25 István Mudin Unknown
Mór Kóczán Unknown
Men's discus throw 7th Juraj Luntzer 38.34 metres
12-42 Jesina Ferenc Unknown
Imre Mudin Unknown
Mór Kóczán Unknown
Men's hammer throw 10-19 István Mudin Unknown
Men's Greek discus 7th István Mudin 33.11 metres
11-23 Juraj Luntzer Unknown
Imre Mudin Unknown
Mór Kóczán Unknown
Men's freestyle javelin 7th Imre Mudin 45.97 metres
10-33 Jesina Ferenc Unknown
Juraj Luntzer Unknown
István Mudin Unknown
Mór Kóczán Unknown

The mens 100 metres was the shortest of the sprint races at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. ... Pál Simon (1881 - February 25, 1922) was a Hungarian athlete. ... Frigyes Wiesner was a Hungarian athlete. ... The mens 200 metre race was held for the third time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. ... The mens 400 metres was an Olympic event for the fourth time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. ... József Nagy (October 2, 1881) was a Hungarian athlete. ... The mens 800 metres made its fourth Olympic appearance at the 1908 Summer Olympics. ... The mens 1,500 metres was an Olympic event for the fourth times at the 1908 Summer Olympics. ... The mens 110 metres hurdles was the shorter of two hurdling events at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. ... The mens 400 metres hurdles was the longer of two hurdling events at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. ... The mens 3,200 metres steeplechase was held for the first and only time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. ... The mens medley relay was run for the first time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. ... The mens 5 miles race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. ... Dorando Pietri finishes the marathon. ... The mens 3500 metre walk race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. ... The mens high jump was one of six jumping events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. ... The mens long jump was one of six jumping events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. ... The mens pole vault was one of six jumping events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. ... The mens shot put was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. ... The mens discus throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. ... The mens hammer throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. ... The mens Greek-style discus throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. ... The mens freestyle javelin throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. ...

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Hungary dominated the sabre competitions, taking the top two individual medals and the team gold. At the 1908 Summer Olympics, four fencing events were contested. ...

Event Place Fencer First
round		 Second
round		 Semi-
final		 Final
Men's épée First
round		 Béla Zulavszky 2-4 (4th in J) Did not advance
Péter Tóth 1-3 (4th in M)
Deszö Földes 1-5 (6th in G)
Men's sabre 1st Jenö Fuchs 5-0 (1st in K) 3-1 (1st in 1) 6-1 (1st in 1) 6-1
2nd Béla Zulavszky 3-2 (3rd in H) 2-1 (2nd in 4) 5-2 (1st in 2) 6-1
4th Jenö Szántay 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 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 4-1 (1st in I) 4-0 (1st in 5) 4-3 (5th in 2)
First
round		 Jenö Apáthy 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 1st Jenö Fuchs (1st, sf, f)
Oszkar Gerde (1st, sf, f)
Péter Tóth (1st, sf, f)
Lajos Werkner (1st, f)
Deszö Földes (sf)[1]		 Not held Defeated Germany
9-0
Advanced to
semifinal		 Defeated Italy
11-5
Advanced to
final		 Defeated Bohemia
9-7
Won
gold medal		 Not relegated

Jenö Fuchs is a Jewish Hungarian Olympic champion fencer. ... Lajos Werkner, born in Hungary in 1883, was a Hungarian sabre fencer. ... Flag of Bohemia Bohemia competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom under the IOC country code BOH. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had missed only the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics. ...

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Event Place Gymnast Score
Men's all-around 15th János Nyisztor 236
34th Szabó Kálmán Unknown
39th Gellért Imre Unknown
45th Antos Mihály Unknown
Unknown Szüts Ferenc Unknown
— Gráf Frigyes Did not finish

At the 1908 Summer Olympics, two gymnastics events were contested. ...

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Event Place Rowers First
round		 Quarter-
finals		 Semi-
finals		 Final
Men's single sculls 3rd Károly Levitzky 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 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

At the 1908 Summer Olympics, four rowing events were contested. ... The mens single sculls was one of four rowing events on the Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. ...

Shooting

Event Place Shooter Score
Men's 300 metre free rifle 43rd Sándor Prokopp 627
49th István Móricz 490

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Event Place Swimmer Heats Semifinals Final
Men's 100 metre freestyle 2nd Zoltán Halmay 1:08.2
1st, heat 1		 1:09.4
1st, semifinal 1		 1:06.2
Heats József Ónody 1:13.2
2nd, heat 5		 Did not advance
József Munk Unknown
3-5, heat 2
Henrik Hajós Unknown
3-5, heat 3
Men's 400 metre freestyle Semi-
finalist		 Béla las Torres 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
Imre Zachár 6:09.8
1st, heat 8		 Did not finish
—, semifinal 2
Heats József Ónody Unknown
3rd, heat 7		 Did not advance
Men's 100 metre backstroke — Sándor Kugler Disqualified
—, heat 1		 Did not advance
Men's 200 metre breaststroke 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 3:18.0
2nd, heat 2		 Did not advance
Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay 2nd József Munk
Imre Zachár
Béla las Torres
Zoltán Halmay		 None held Swam over
1st, semifinal 3		 10:59.0

At the 1908 Summer Olympics, six swimming events were contested. ... The mens 100 metre freestyle was one of 6 swimming events on the Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. ... Zoltán Halmay (June 18, 1881 – May 20, 1956) was a Hungarian Olympic swimmer. ... The mens 400 metre freestyle was one of 6 swimming events on the Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. ... The mens 100 metre backstroke was one of 6 swimming events on the Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. ... The mens 200 metre breaststroke was one of 6 swimming events on the Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. ...

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Event Place Name Round
of 64		 Round
of 32		 Round
of 16		 Quarter-
finals		 Semi-
finals		 Final
Men's singles 16th Dezsö Lauber Bye Lost to Dixon Did not advance
Ede Tóth Defeated Micovský Lost to Parke
Jenö Zsigmondy Bye Lost to Hykš
Men's doubles 7th Jenö Zsigmondy
Ede Tóth		 None held Bye Lost to
Ritchie/Parke		 Did not advance
Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent
Bohemia 1 1 .500
Great Britain 0 3 .000
Total 1 4 .200

The final results of the Tennis competition at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain Six tennis events were contested. ... Charles Percy Dixon was a male tennis player from Great Britain. ... Josiah George Ritchie was a male tennis player from Great Britain. ... Flag of Bohemia Bohemia competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom under the IOC country code BOH. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had missed only the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics. ...

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Event Place Wrestler Round
of 32		 Round
of 16		 Quarter-
finals		 Semi-
finals		 Final
Greco-Roman lightweight 5th József Maróthy Defeated
Rose		 Defeated
Wood		 Lost to
Persson		 Did not advance
Ödön Radvány Defeated
Ruff		 Defeated
Hawkins		 Lost to
Orlov
9th Téger József Defeated
Moppes		 Lost to
Porro		 Did not advance
Greco-Roman middleweight 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		 Lost to
Jensen
17th György Luntzer Lost to
Wijbrands		 Did not advance
Greco-Roman super heavyweight 1st Richárd Weisz None held Defeated
C. Jensen		 Defeated
S. Jensen		 Defeated
Petrov
4th Hugó Payr Defeated
Barrett		 Lost to
Petrov		 Lost to
S. Jensen
Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent
Denmark 2 3 .400
Finland 0 1 .000
Great Britain 5 0 1.000
Italy 0 1 .000
Netherlands 2 1 .667
Russia 2 2 .500
Sweden 0 1 .000
Total 11 9 .550

At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, nine wrestling events were contested, all for men. ... The Greco-Roman lightweight was one of four Greco-Roman wrestling weight classes contested on the Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. ... The Greco-Roman middleweight was one of four Greco-Roman wrestling weight classes contested on the Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. ... The Greco-Roman light heavyweight was one of four Greco-Roman wrestling weight classes contested on the Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. ... The Greco-Roman super heavyweight was one of four Greco-Roman wrestling weight classes contested on the Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. ...

Notes

  1. ^ This fencer competed in the team event, but is not listed in the IOC medallist database.

Sources

  • Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association. 
  • De Wael, Herman (2001). Top London 1908 Olympians. Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved on 9 June 2006.

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