Hungary_at_the_1896_Summer_Olympics
Hungary at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Hungary competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. 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.
| Hungary at the 1896 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | HUN |
| NOC | Hungarian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Athens, Greece April 6, 1896 – April 15, 1896 | |
| Competitors | 7 in 6 sports and 16 events |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
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Seven athletes from Hungary competed in six sports. The Hungarian medals came on 18 entries in 15 events.
The following Hungarian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
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Multiple medalists
The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1896 Olympic Games.
| Name | Medal | Sport | Event |
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| Alfréd Hajós |  Gold Gold | Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle Men's 1200 m freestyle |
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The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:
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The Hungarian athletes were successful in each event except the 110 metre hurdles, taking a silver, two bronzes, and a 4th-place finish. The entry and competitor lists for some events are not agreed on by all sources. In the 100 metres, Dáni, Leonidasz Manno, and István Zachar may have entered and not started (or possibly have competed) along with Szokolyi.[2][3][4]
Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Nándor Dáni | 100 m | Did not start | Did not advance | ||
| Leonidasz Manno | Did not start | Did not advance | |||
| István Zachar | Did not start | Did not advance | |||
| Alajos Szokolyi | 12.8 | 2 Q | 12.6 |  | |
| Nándor Dáni | 800 m | 2:10.2 | 2 Q | 2:11.8 |  |
| Alajos Szokolyi | 110 m hurdles | Unknown | 2 Q | Did not start | |
| Gyula Kellner | Marathon | — | 3:06:35 | | |
Field events
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||
| Alajos Szokolyi | Men's triple jump | 11.26 | 4 |
Artistic
| Athlete | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gyula Kakas | Vault | 4–15 |
| Desiderius Wein | 4–15 | |
| Gyula Kakas | Pommel horse | 3–15 |
| Desiderius Wein | 3–15 | |
| Gyula Kakas | Horizontal bar | 3–15 |
| Desiderius Wein | 3–15 | |
| Gyula Kakas | Parallel bars | 3–18 |
| Desiderius Wein | 3–18 | |
| Desiderius Wein | Rings | 4, 6–8 |
Hajós won both events he entered, taking two of the four swimming medals (he could not enter the 100 metres for sailors event, and the 500 metres was immediately after the 100 metres and immediately before the 1200 metres).
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
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| Time | Rank | ||
| Alfréd Hajós | 100 m freestyle | 1:22.2 OR | |
| Alfréd Hajós | 1200 m freestyle | 18:22.2 | |
Tapavicza was defeated by Dionysios Kasdaglis in the semifinals of the singles tournament.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Momcsilló Tapavicza | Men's singles |  Frangopoulos (GRE)W |
Bye | Kasdaglis (GRE) L |
Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Momcsilló Tapavicza | Men's two hand lift | 80.0 | 6 |
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Momcsilló Tapavicza | Men's Greco-Roman | Christopoulos (GRE) L |
Did not advance | 4 | |
- Momcsilló Tapavicza competed in tennis, weightlifting and wrestling.
- Butler, Maynard. The Olympic Games. In Mallon & Widlund, pp. 37–41.
- Ekkehard zur Megede : The history of Olympic athletics. Volume 1: 1896-1936. Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 2nd edition 1970.
- "100 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at )
- Mallon, Bill; Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at )
- Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.