Hungary at the 1896 Summer Olympics

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Hungary at the Olympic Games
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At the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors	7 in 6 sports
Medals	Gold 2	Silver 1	Bronze 3	Total 6
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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.

Seven athletes from Hungary competed in six sports. The Hungarian medals came on 18 entries in 15 events.

Contents 1 Medals 1.1 Gold 1.2 Silver 1.3 Bronze 2 Results by event 2.1 Athletics 2.2 Gymnastics 2.3 Swimming 2.4 Tennis 2.5 Weightlifting 2.6 Wrestling 3 References

[edit] Medals

Hungary finished in sixth position in the final medal rankings, with two gold medals and six total medals.

[edit] Gold

• Alfréd Hajós — Swimming, Men's 100 metres Freestyle

• Alfréd Hajós — Swimming, Men's 1200 metres Freestyle

[edit] Silver

• Nándor Dáni — Athletics, Men's 800 metres

[edit] Bronze

• Gyula Kellner — Athletics, Men's Marathon

• Alojz Sokol — Athletics, Men's 100 metres

• Momcsilló Tapavicza — Tennis, Men's singles

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics

The Hungarian athletes were successful in each event except the 110 metre hurdles, taking a silver, two bronzes, and a 4th place finish.

Event	Place	Athlete	Heat	Final
100 metres	3rd	Alojz Sokol	12.75 seconds	12.6 seconds
800 metres	2nd	Nándor Dáni	2:10.2	2:11.8
110 metre hurdles	–	Alojz Sokol	Unknown	Did not advance
Marathon	3rd	Gyula Kellner	No heats	3:06:35

Event	Place	Athlete	Best mark
Triple jump	4th	Alojz Sokol	11.26 metres

[edit] Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics

The Hungarian gymnasts were unable to win any medals.

Event	Place	Gymnast
Parallel bars	–	Gyula Kakas
		Desiderius Wein
Horizontal bar	–	Gyula Kakas
		Desiderius Wein
Vault	–	Gyula Kakas
		Desiderius Wein
Pommel horse	–	Gyula Kakas
Rings	–	Desiderius Wein

[edit] Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics

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.

Event	Place	Swimmer	Time
100 metre freestyle	1st	Alfréd Hajós	1:22.2
1200 metre freestyle	1st	Alfréd Hajós	18:22.2

[edit] Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1896 Summer Olympics

Tapavicza was defeated by Dionysios Kasdaglis in the semifinals of the singles tournament.

Event	Place	Player(s)	Round 1	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Singles	3rd	Momcsilló Tapavicza	Won	Bye	Lost	Did not advance

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Greece	1	1	.500
Total	1	1	.500

[edit] Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1896 Summer Olympics

Tapavicza took last place in the weightlifting competition. The amount he lifted is unknown except that it was less than 90 kilograms, the amount lifted by the third through fifth place contestants.

Event	Place	Weightlifter	Best lift
Two handed	6th	Momcsilló Tapavicza	Unknown

[edit] Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1896 Summer Olympics

Tapavicza lost his only wrestling match, which turned into a contest of endurance.

Event	Place	Wrestler	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Greco-Roman	4th	Momcsilló Tapavicza	Lost	Did not advance

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Greece	0	1	.000
Total	0	1	.000

[edit] References

• 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 [1])
• 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 [2])
• Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X. 

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