Hungary at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation
Hungary at the
1936 Summer Olympics
IOC codeHUN
NOCHungarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpia.hu (in Hungarian and English)
in Berlin, Nazi Germany
1–16 August 1936
Competitors216 (197 men and 19 women) in 21 sports
Flag bearerPéter Bácsalmási
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
10
Silver
1
Bronze
5
Total
16
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

The Kingdom of Hungary competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 216 competitors, 197 men and 19 women, took part in 104 events in 21 sports.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Károly Kárpáti Wrestling Men's freestyle lightweight 4 August
 Gold Ödön Zombori Wrestling Men's freestyle bantamweight 5 August
 Gold Ilona Elek Fencing Women's foil 5 August
 Gold Ibolya Csák Athletics Women's high jump 9 August
 Gold Márton Lőrincz Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight 9 August
 Gold Ferenc Csik Swimming Men's 100 metre freestyle 9 August
 Gold Aladár Gerevich
Tibor Berczelly
Pál Kovács
Endre Kabos
László Rajcsányi
Imre Rajczy		 Fencing Men's team sabre 13 August
 Gold István Énekes Boxing Men's lightweight 15 August
 Gold Endre Kabos Fencing Men's sabre 15 August
 Gold Hungary men's national water polo team Water polo Men's tournament 15 August
 Silver Ralph Berzsenyi Shooting Men's 50 metre rifle prone 8 August
 Bronze József Palotás Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman middleweight 9 August
 Bronze Árpád Lengyel
Oszkár Abay-Nemes
Ödön Gróf
Ferenc Csik		 Swimming Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay 11 August
 Bronze Margit Csillik
Judit Tóth
Margit Nagy-Sándor
Gabriella Mészáros
Eszter Voit
Olga Törös
Ilona Madary
Margit Kalocsai		 Gymnastics Women's artistic team all-around 12 August
 Bronze Aladár Gerevich Fencing Men's sabre 15 August
 Bronze József von Platthy Equestrian Men's individual jumping 16 August

Default sort order: Medal, Date, Name

Medals by sport
Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Fencing 3 0 1 4
Wrestling 3 0 1 4
Swimming 1 0 1 2
Athletics 1 0 0 1
Boxing 1 0 0 1
Water polo 1 0 0 1
Shooting 0 1 0 1
Equestrian 0 0 1 1
Gymnastics 0 0 1 1
Total 10 1 5 16
Medals by gender
Gender 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Male 8 1 4 13
Female 2 0 1 3
Total 10 1 5 16

Multiple medalists

The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1936 Olympic Games.

Name Medal Sport Event
Endre Kabos  Gold
 Gold		 Fencing Men's team sabre
Men's sabre
Aladár Gerevich  Gold
 Bronze		 Fencing Men's team sabre
Men's sabre
Ferenc Csik  Gold
 Bronze		 Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle
Men's 4×200 m freestyle relay

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Eight cyclists, all men, represented Hungary in 1936.

Individual road race
Team road race
Sprint
Time trial
Tandem
Team pursuit

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

19 fencers, 16 men and 3 women, represented Hungary in 1936.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil

Field hockey

Preliminary round

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 3 3 0 0 20 0 +20 6 Semi-finals
2  Japan 3 2 0 1 8 11 −3 4
3  Hungary 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 2
4  United States 3 0 0 3 2 15 −13 0
Source: TheSports.org
5 August 1936
18:00
India  4–0  Hungary
Singh field hockey ball 25', 39', ?'
Jaffar field hockey ball 		Report
Umpires:
Jaap Quarles Van Ufford (NED)
A. Demaurex (SUI)
8 August 1936
18:00
Japan  3–1  Hungary
Report
10 August 1936
18:00
Hungary  3–1  United States
Report

Football

Gymnastics

Handball

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathlete represented Hungary in 1936.

Polo

Rowing

Hungary had 23 rowers participate in seven out of seven rowing events in 1936.[2]

Men's single sculls
  • László Kozma
Men's double sculls
Men's coxless pair
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxless four
Men's coxed four
Men's eight

Sailing

Shooting

Eight shooters represented Hungary in 1936.

25 m rapid fire pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, prone

Swimming

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

  1. ^ "Hungary at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hungary Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

External links

  • Official Olympic Reports
  • International Olympic Committee results database