Hungary at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Hungary competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 178 competitors, 124 men and 54 women, took part in 109 events in 17 sports.[1]
| Hungary at the 1976 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | HUN |
| NOC | Hungarian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Montreal | |
| Competitors | 178 (124 men and 54 women) in 17 sports |
| Flag bearer | Jenő Kamuti |
| Medals Ranked 10th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
MedalistsEdit
GoldEdit
- Miklós Németh — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw
- Ildikó Schwarczenberger — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual
- Zoltán Magyar — Gymnastics, Men's Pommeled Horse
- Gábor Csapó, Tibor Cservenyák, Tamás Faragó, György Gerendás, György Horkai, György Kenéz, Ferenc Konrád, Endre Molnár, László Sárosi, Attila Sudár, and István Szívós, Jr. — Water Polo, Men's Team Competition
SilverEdit
- Zoltán Sztanity — Canoeing, Men's K1 500m Kayak Singles
- Géza Csapó — Canoeing, Men's K1 1000m Kayak Singles
- Anna Pfeffer and Klára Rajnai — Canoeing, Women's K2 500m Kayak Pairs
- György Kőszegi — Weightlifting, Men's Flyweight
- József Balla — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Super Heavyweight
BronzeEdit
- Zoltán Bakó and István Szabó — Canoeing, Men's K2 1000m Kayak Pairs
- Tamás Wichmann — Canoeing, Men's C1 1000m Canadian Singles
- Tamás Buday and Oszkár Frey — Canoeing, Men's C2 500m Canadian Pairs
- Tamás Buday and Oszkár Frey — Canoeing, Men's C2 1000m Canadian Pairs
- Klára Rajnai — Canoeing, Women's K1 500m Kayak Singles
- Győző Kulcsár — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
- Ildikó Bóbis, Edit Kovács, Magda Maros, Ildikó Schwarczenberger, and Ildikó Rejtő — Fencing, Women's Foil Team
- Márta Egervári — Gymnastics, Women's Asymmetrical Bars
- Éva Angyal, Ágota Bujdosó, Klára Horváth, Zsuzsanna Pethő, Katalin Tóth Harsányi, Rozália Toman, Márta Pacsai, Ilona Nagy, Marianna Nagy, Erzsébet Németh, Amália Sterbinszky, Borbála Tóth Harsányi, and Mária Vanya — Handball, Women's Team Competition
- József Tuncsik — Judo, Men's Lightweight (63 kg)
- Tamás Kancsal, Tibor Maracskó, and Svetiszláv Sasics — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition
- Péter Baczakó — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight
- László Réczi — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight
AthleticsEdit
Men's High Jump
- Qualification — 2.13m (→ did not advance)
- Qualification — 2.05m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
- Qualification — 61.66m
- Final — 60.54m (→ 11th place)
- Qualification — 60.06m
- Final — 57.48m (→ 14th place)
Men's 20 km Race Walk
- Imre Stankovics — 1:32:06 (→ 16th place)
BoxingEdit
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- First Round — Defeated Said Bashiri (IRN), KO-2
- Second Round — Defeated Serdamba Batsuk (MGL), 5:0
- Quarterfinals — Lost to Payao Pooltarat (THA), 1:4
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- First Round — Lost to Said Ahmed El-Ashry (EGY), 0:5
CanoeingEdit
CyclingEdit
One cyclist represented Hungary in 1976.
- Gábor Szűcs — 16th place
FencingEdit
18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Hungary in 1976.
GymnasticsEdit
HandballEdit
JudoEdit
Modern pentathlonEdit
Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1976, winning bronze in the team event.
- Individual
- Team
- Tamás Kancsal
- Tibor Maracskó
- Szvetiszláv Sasics
RowingEdit
SailingEdit
ShootingEdit
SwimmingEdit
VolleyballEdit
- Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Lost to Japan (0-3)
- Defeated Canada (3-1)
- Defeated Peru (3-1)
- Semi Finals
- Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
- Bronze Medal Match
- Lost to South Korea (1-3) → Fourth place
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Gabriella Kotsis
Water poloEdit
WeightliftingEdit
WrestlingEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Hungary at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2011-04-06.