# Hungary at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Hungary competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 128 competitors, 107 men and 21 women, took part in 76 events in 15 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Gyula Bóbis | Wrestling | Men's freestyle heavyweight | 31 July |
| Gold | Imre Németh | Athletics | Men's hammer throw | 31 July |
| Gold | Ilona Elek-Schacherer | Fencing | Women's foil | 2 August |
| Gold | Károly Takács | Shooting | Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol | 4 August |
| Gold | Olga Gyarmati | Athletics | Women's long jump | 4 August |
| Gold | Aladár Gerevich Tibor Berczelly Rudolf Kárpáti Pál Kovács László Rajcsányi Bertalan Papp | Fencing | Men's team sabre | 11 August |
| Gold | Tibor Csík | Boxing | Men's bantamweight | 13 August |
| Gold | László Papp | Boxing | Men's middleweight | 13 August |
| Gold | Ferenc Pataki | Gymnastics | Men's floor | 13 August |
| Gold | Aladár Gerevich | Fencing | Men's sabre | 13 August |
| Silver | Elemér Szathmáry György Mitró Imre Nyéki Géza Kádas | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | 3 August |
| Silver | Miklós Szilvási | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman welterweight | 6 August |
| Silver | Hungary men's national water polo teamJenő BrandiOszkár CsuvikDezső FábiánDezső GyarmatiEndre GyőrfiMiklós HolopLászló JeneyDezső LemhényiKároly SzittyaIstván Szívós | Water polo | Men's tournament | 7 August |
| Silver | János Mogyorósi-Klencs | Gymnastics | Men's floor | 13 August |
| Silver | Edit Perényi-Weckinger Mária Zalai-Kövi Irén Daruházi-Karcsics Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles Erzsébet Balázs Olga Tass Anna Fehér Margit Nagy-Sándor | Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around | 14 August |
| Bronze | Géza Kádas | Swimming | Men's 100 metre freestyle | 31 July |
| Bronze | Éva Novák-Gerard | Swimming | Women's 200 metre breaststroke | 3 August |
| Bronze | József Várszegi | Athletics | Men's javelin throw | 4 August |
| Bronze | Lajos Maszlay | Fencing | Men's foil | 4 August |
| Bronze | Ferenc Tóth | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman featherweight | 6 August |
| Bronze | Károly Ferencz | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman lightweight | 6 August |
| Bronze | György Mitró | Swimming | Men's 1500 metre freestyle | 7 August |
| Bronze | Antal Szendey Béla Zsitnik Róbert Zimonyi | Rowing | Men's coxed pair | 9 August |
| Bronze | Ferenc Pataki | Gymnastics | Men's vault | 13 August |
| Bronze | János Mogyorósi-Klencs | Gymnastics | Men's vault | 13 August |
| Bronze | Pál Kovács | Fencing | Men's sabre | 13 August |
| Bronze | Lajos Tóth Lajos Sántha László Baranyai Ferenc Pataki János Mogyorósi-Klencs Ferenc Várkõi József Fekete Győző Mogyorossy | Gymnastics | Men's artistic team all-around | 13 August |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Fencing | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Athletics | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Boxing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Water polo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 12 | 27 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total |
| Male | 8 | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| Female | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 12 | 27 |

### Multiple medalists

The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1948 Olympic Games.
| Name | Medal | Sport | Event |
| Aladár Gerevich | Gold Gold | Fencing | Men's team sabre Men's sabre |
| Ferenc Pataki | Gold Bronze Bronze | Gymnastics | Men's floor Men's artistic individual all-around Men's vault |
| Pál Kovács | Gold Bronze | Fencing | Men's team sabre Men's sabre |
| János Mogyorósi-Klencs | Silver Bronze Bronze | Gymnastics | Men's floor Men's artistic individual all-around Men's vault |
| Géza Kádas | Silver Bronze | Swimming | Men's 4×200 m freestyle relay Men's 100 m freestyle |
| György Mitró | Silver Bronze | Swimming | Men's 4×200 m freestyle relay Men's 1500 m freestyle |

## Fencing

18 fencers, 15 men and 3 women, represented Hungary in 1948.

### Men's foil

* Lajos Maszlay
* Endre Palócz
* József Hátszeghy

### Men's team foil

* Béla Bay, Aladár Gerevich, József Hátszeghy, Lajos Maszlay, Pál Dunay, Endre Palócz

### Men's épée

* Pál Dunay
* Imre Hennyei
* Béla Mikla

### Men's team épée

* Imre Hennyei, Pál Dunay, Béla Rerrich, Béla Mikla, Lajos Balthazár, Béla Bay

### Men's sabre

* Aladár Gerevich
* Pál Kovács
* Tibor Berczelly

### Men's team sabre

* Aladár Gerevich, Tibor Berczelly, Rudolf Kárpáti, Pál Kovács, László Rajcsányi, Bertalan Papp

### Women's foil

* Ilona Elek-Schacherer
* Margit Elek
* Éva Kun

## Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1948.
* Frigyes Hegedűs
* István Szondy
* László Karácson

## Rowing

Hungary had nine male rowers participate in four out of seven rowing events in 1948.

### Men's double sculls

* Sándor Ormándi
* József Simó

### Men's coxed pair

* Antal Szendey
* Béla Zsitnik
* Róbert Zimonyi (cox)

### Men's coxless four

* Miklós Zágon
* Lajos Nagy
* Tibor Nádas
* József Sátori

### Men's coxed four

* Miklós Zágon
* Lajos Nagy
* József Sátori
* Tibor Nádas
* Róbert Zimonyi (cox)

## Shooting

Four shooters represented Hungary in 1948. Károly Takács won a gold medal in the 25 metre pistol event.

### 25 metre pistol

* Károly Takács
* Lajos Börzsönyi
* Ambrus Balogh

### 50 metre pistol

* Ambrus Balogh
* Lajos Börzsönyi
* Sándor Tölgyesi