Hungary at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Hungary at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  HUN
NOC Hungarian Olympic Committee
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At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Competitors
Medals
Rank: 12		 Gold
7		 Silver
4		 Bronze
10		 Total
21
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Hungary competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

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[edit] Medals

Hungary finished in 12th position in the final medal rankings, with seven gold medals and 21 medals overall.

[edit] Image:Med_1.png Gold

[edit] Image:Med_2.png Silver

[edit] Image:Med_3.png Bronze

  • Imre Pulai — Canoeing, Men's C1 500 m Canadian Singles
  • György Zala — Canoeing, Men's C1 1000 m Canadian Singles
  • Horvathne Szalay — Fencing, Women's Épée Individual
  • Janós Martinek — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition
  • Attila Feri — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight (70 kg)

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Archery

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)

[edit] Athletics

Men's 400 m Hurdles

  • Dusan Kovács
  • Heat — 49.23 s
  • Semi Final — 48.57 s (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

  • Janos Uzsoki
  • Qualification — 7.82m (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

  • Qualification — 62.90 m
  • Final — 62.28 m (→ 10th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Qualification — 78.34m
  • Final — 81.24m (→ Image:Med_1.png 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

  • Zita Balint
  • Qualification — NM (→ no ranking)

Women's Marathon

Women's 10 km Walk

  • Maria Urbanikne Rozsa — 43:32 (→ 9th place)
  • Aniko Szebenzky — 45:57 (→ 27th place)

[edit] Boxing

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

  • István Kovács → Image:Med_1.png Gold Medal
    1. First Round — Defeated Soner Karaoz (Turkey), 15-3
    2. Second Round — Defeated Khurshed Khasanov (Tajikstan), 17-3
    3. Quarter Finals — Defeated George Olteanu (Romania), 24-2
    4. Semi Finals — Defeated Vichairachanon Khadpo (Thailand), 12-7
    5. Final — Defeated Arnaldo Mesa (Cuba), 14-7

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

  • Janos Nagy
    1. First Round — Defeated John Kelman (Barbados), referee stopped contest in third round
    2. Second Round — Defeated Daniel Attah (Nigeria), 14-12
    3. Quarter Finals — Lost to Pablo Chacon (Argentina), 7-18

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

  • Zsolt Erdei
    1. First Round — Defeated Juan Pablo Lopez (Mexico), referee stopped contest in third round
    2. Second Round — Lost to Malik Beyleroglu (Turkey), 8-9

[edit] Modern Pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Janós Martinek — 5501 pts (→ Image:Med_3.png Bronze Medal)
  • Akos Hanzely — 5435 pts (→ 6th place)
  • Peter Sarfalvi — 5196 pts (→ 21st place)

[edit] Swimming

Men's 100 m Freestyle

  • Attila Zubor
    1. Heat – 50.43 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

  • Attila Czene
    1. Heat – 1:51.59 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
  • Miklós Kollár
    1. Heat – 1:52.19 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

Men's 100 m Backstroke

Men's 200 m Backstroke

  • Olivér Ágh
    1. Heat – 2:01.84
    2. B-Final – 2:02.17 (→ 12th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

Men's 100 m Butterfly

Men's 200 m Butterfly

  • Attila Czene
    1. Heat – 2:00.50
    2. B-Final – 1:58.99 (→ 9th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Attila Czene
    1. Heat – 2:02.10
    2. Final – 1:59.91 (→ Image:Med_1.png Gold Medal)
  • Attila Zubor
    1. Heat – 2:06.24 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

  • István Batházi
    1. Heat – 4:27.37
    2. B-Final – DSQ
  • Gergő Kiss
    1. Heat – 4:28.05 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay

Women's 100 m Freestyle

  • Anna Nyíry
    1. Heat – 57.82 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

  • Rita Kovács
    1. Heat – 9:06.97 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Ágnes Kovács
    1. Heat – 2:29.58
    2. Final – 2:26.57 (→ Image:Med_3.png Bronze Medal)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

  • Edit Klocker
    1. Heat – 1:03.61 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

  • Edit Klocker
    1. Heat – 2:17.90 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

[edit] Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

Women's Singles Competition

  • Virag Csurgo
    1. First round — Defeated Aleksandra Olsza (Poland) 6-2 7-5
    2. Second round — Lost to Kimiko Date (Japan) 2-6 3-6

[edit] Water Polo

[edit] Men's Team Competition

  • 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