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]
Medalists
Gold
- 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
Silver
- 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
Bronze
- 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
Athletics
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)
Boxing
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
Canoeing
Cycling
One cyclist represented Hungary in 1976.
- Gábor Szűcs — 16th place
Fencing
18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Hungary in 1976.
- Ildikó Schwarczenberger-Tordasi, Ildikó Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő, Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis, Magda Maros, Edit Kovács
Gymnastics
Handball
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1976, winning bronze in the team event.
- Individual
- Team
- Tamás Kancsal
- Tibor Maracskó
- Szvetiszláv Sasics
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Volleyball
- 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 polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ^ "Hungary at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2011-04-06.