Hungary competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 189 competitors, 162 men and 27 women, took part in 107 events in 15 sports.
| Hungary at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | HUN |
| NOC | Hungarian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Helsinki, Finland July 19-August 3, 1952 | |
| Competitors | 189 (162 men and 27 women) in 15 sports |
| Flag bearer | Imre Németh |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists
Hungary finished in third position in the final medal rankings, behind only the United States and Soviet Union.
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Multiple medalists
The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1952 Olympic Games.
| Name | Medal | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pál Kovács | Gold Gold | Fencing | Men's team sabre Men's sabre |
| Katalin Szőke | Gold Gold | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay |
| Éva Novák-Gerard | Gold Silver Silver | Swimming | Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay Women's 200 m breaststroke Women's 400 m freestyle |
| Margit Korondi | Gold Silver Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze | Gymnastics | Women's uneven bars Women's artistic team all-around Women's floor Women's balance beam Women's artistic individual all-around Women's team portable apparatus |
| Ágnes Keleti | Gold Silver Bronze Bronze | Gymnastics | Women's floor Women's artistic team all-around Women's uneven bars Women's team portable apparatus |
| Aladár Gerevich | Gold Silver Bronze | Fencing | Men's team sabre Men's sabre Men's team foil |
| Gábor Benedek | Gold Silver | Modern pentathlon | Men's team Men's individual |
| Tibor Berczelly | Gold Bronze Bronze | Fencing | Men's team sabre Men's sabre Men's team foil |
| István Szondy | Gold Bronze | Modern pentathlon | Men's team Men's individual |
| Judit Temes | Gold Bronze | Swimming | Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay Women's 100 m freestyle |
| Edit Perényi-Weckinger | Silver Bronze | Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around Women's team portable apparatus |
| Olga Tass | Silver Bronze | Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around Women's team portable apparatus |
| Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles | Silver Bronze | Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around Women's team portable apparatus |
| Mária Zalai-Kövi | Silver Bronze | Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around Women's team portable apparatus |
| Andrea Molnár-Bodó | Silver Bronze | Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around Women's team portable apparatus |
| Irén Daruházi-Karcsics | Silver Bronze | Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around Women's team portable apparatus |
Athletics
Basketball
- Men's Team Competition
- Qualification Round (Group B)
- Defeated Greece (75-38)
- Lost to Philippines (35-48)
- Defeated Greece (47-44)
- Main Round (Group A)
- Lost to United States (48-66)
- Lost to Uruguay (56-70)
- Lost to Czechoslovakia (39-63) → did not advance, 15th place
- Team Roster
- László Bánhegyi
- Pál Bogár
- György Bokor
- Tibor Cselkó
- Tibor Czinkán
- János Greminger
- László Hódy
- Tibor Mezőfi
- Péter Papp
- János Simon
- Gyula Telegdy
- Tibor Zsíros
Boxing
Men's Flyweight:
- Kornél Molnár
- First Round – Lost to William Michael Toweel of South Africa (0 - 3)
Men's Featherweight:
- János Erdei
- First Round – Defeated Georges Malézanoff of Bulgaria (2 - 1)
- Second Round – Defeated Kurt Schirra of Saarland (3 - 0)
- Third Round – Lost to Jan Zachara of Czechoslovakia (1 - 2)
Men's Lightweight:
- István Juhász
- First Round – Defeated Luis Albino Acuña of Uruguay (3 - 0)
- Second Round – Defeated Clayton Orten Kenny of Canada (2 - 1)
- Third Round – Lost to Aureliano Bolognesi of Italy (1 - 2)
Light-welterweight
- Béla Farkas
- First Round – Lost to Pavle Šovljanski of Yugoslavia (0 - 3)
Men's Welterweight:
- Pál Budai
- First Round – Lost to Günther Heidemann of Germany (1 - 2)
Men's Light-Middleweight:
- László Papp → Gold Medal
- First Round – Defeated Ellsworth Webb of United States (KO 2R)
- Second Round – Defeated Charles Chase of Canada (KO 2R)
- Third Round – Defeated Petar Stankoff Spassoff of Bulgaria (3 - 0)
- Semifinal – Defeated Eladio Oscar Herrera of Argentina (3 - 0)
- Final – Defeated Theunis Jacobus van Schalkwyk of South Africa (3 - 0)
Men's Middleweight:
- Mátyás Plachy
- First Round – Lost to Nelson de Paula Andrade of Brazil (1 - 2)
Men's Light-heavyweight
- István Fazekas
- First Round – Lost to Toon Pastor of Netherlands (0 - 3)
Men's Heavyweight:
- László Bene
- Second Round – Lost to Ilkka Koski of Finland (KO 2R)
Canoeing
Cycling
- Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
- István Lang — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- István Schillerwein — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Lajos Látó — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- István Lang
- Final — 1:16.9 (→ 18th place)
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
- Béla Szekeres — 6th place
Fencing
17 fencers, 14 men and 3 women, represented Hungary in 1952.
- Men's foil
- Endre Tilli
- Lajos Maszlay
- Endre Palócz
- Men's team foil
- Endre Tilli, Aladár Gerevich, Endre Palócz, Lajos Maszlay, Tibor Berczelly, József Sákovics
- Men's épée
- József Sákovics
- Barnabás Berzsenyi
- Béla Rerrich
- Men's team épée
- Lajos Balthazár, Barnabás Berzsenyi, Béla Rerrich, József Sákovics, Imre Hennyei
- Men's sabre
- Pál Kovács
- Aladár Gerevich
- Tibor Berczelly
- Men's team sabre
- Aladár Gerevich, Tibor Berczelly, Rudolf Kárpáti, Pál Kovács, László Rajcsányi, Bertalan Papp
- Women's foil
- Ilona Schachererné Elek
- Magdolna Nyári-Kovács
- Margit Elek
Football
Gymnastics
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1952. They won gold in the team event with Gábor Benedek winning silver and István Szondy winning bronze in the individual event.
- Individual
- Gábor Benedek
- István Szondy
- Aladár Kovácsi
- Team
- Gábor Benedek
- István Szondy
- Aladár Kovácsi
Rowing
Hungary had 15 male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1952.
- Men's coxed pair
- László Halász
- József Sátori
- Róbert Zimonyi (cox)
- Men's coxless four
- László Decker
- Imre Kaffka
- János Hollósi
- Imre Kemény
- Men's eight
- István Sándor
- Csaba Kovács
- Miklós Zágon
- Tibor Nádas
- Rezső Riheczky
- Pál Bakos
- László Marton
- Béla Zsitnik
- Róbert Zimonyi (cox)
Shooting
Six shooters represented Hungary in 1952. In the 25 m pistol event Károly Takács won gold and Szilárd Kun won silver. Ambrus Balogh won bronze in the 50 m pistol.
- 25 m pistol
- Károly Takács
- Szilárd Kun
- 50 m pistol
- Ambrus Balogh
- Ferenc Décsey
- 300 m rifle, three positions
- Ambrus Balogh
- Ferenc Décsey
- 50 m rifle, three positions
- Imre Ágoston
- János Dosztály
- 50 m rifle, prone
- Imre Ágoston
- János Dosztály
Swimming
- Men
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| György Ipacs | 100 m freestyle | 59.1 | 2 Q | 59.4 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Géza Kádas | 58.4 | 1 Q | 57.8 | 1 Q | 58.6 | 5 | |
| György Csordás | 400 m freestyle | 4:45.7 | 1 Q | DNS | Did not advance | ||
| Gusztáv Kettesi | 4:53.0 | 2 Q | 4:54.2 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| György Csordás | 1500 m freestyle | 19:26.2 | 2 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| László Gyöngyösi | 100 m backstroke | 1:10.0 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Imre Nyéki | 1:10.6 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| László Gyöngyösi György Csordás Géza Kádas Imre Nyéki Gusztáv Kettesi | 4 × 200 m freestyle | 8:54.6 | 2 Q | N/a | 8:52.6 | 5 | |
- Women
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ilona Novák | 100 m freestyle | 1:07.7 | 2 Q | 1:07.8 | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Katalin Szőke | 1:07.1 | 1 Q | 1:07.2 | 2 Q | 1:06.8 | ||
| Judit Temes | 1:05.5 OR | 1 Q | 1:07.4 | 5 Q | 1:07.1 | ||
| Valéria Gyenge | 400 m freestyle | 5:22.6 | 1 Q | 5:16.9 | 1 Q | 5:12.1 OR | |
| Éva Novák | 5:19.1 | 1 Q | 5:21.3 | 2 Q | 5:13.7 | ||
| Éva Székely | 5:20.9 | 2 Q | 5:19.3 | 3 Q | 5:17.9 | 6 | |
| Magdolna Hunyadfy | 100 m backstroke | 1:19.6 | 4 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| Klára Killermann | 200 m breaststroke | 2:59.1 | 2 Q | 2:56.5 | 2 Q | 2:57.6 | 4 |
| Éva Novák | 2:54.0 OR | 1 Q | 2:55.8 | 1 Q | 2:54.4 | ||
| Éva Székely | 2:55.1 | 1 Q | 2:54.0 =OR | 1 Q | 2:51.7 | ||
| Ilona Novák Judit Temes Éva Novák Katalin Szőke Mária Littomeritzky | 4 × 100 m freestyle | 4:32.5 | 1 Q | N/a | 4:24.4 WR | ||
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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