# Hungary at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Hungary competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 108 competitors, 88 men and 20 women, took part in 80 events in 12 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | János Urányi László Fábián | Canoeing | Men's K-2 10000 metres | 30 November |
| Gold | László Papp | Boxing | Men's light middleweight | 1 December |
| Gold | Aladár Gerevich Rudolf Kárpáti Pál Kovács Attila Keresztes Jenő Hámori Dániel Magay | Fencing | Men's team sabre | 3 December |
| Gold | Rudolf Kárpáti | Fencing | Men's sabre | 5 December |
| Gold | Ágnes Keleti | Gymnastics | Women's uneven bars | 7 December |
| Gold | Ágnes Keleti | Gymnastics | Women's balance beam | 7 December |
| Gold | Ágnes Keleti | Gymnastics | Women's floor | 7 December |
| Gold | Andrea Molnár-Bodó Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles Ágnes Keleti Aliz Kertész Margit Korondi Olga Tass | Gymnastics | Women's team portable apparatus | 7 December |
| Gold | Hungary men's national water polo teamLászló JeneyIstván HevesiDezső GyarmatiKálmán MarkovitsTivadar KanizsaIstván SzívósGyörgy KárpátiOttó BorosMihály MayerAntal BolváriErvin ZádorMiklós Martin | Water polo | Men's tournament | 7 December |
| Silver | József Kovács | Athletics | Men's 10,000 metres | 23 November |
| Silver | József Sákovics Béla Rerrich Lajos Balthazár Ambrus Nagy József Marosi Barnabás Berzsenyi | Fencing | Men's team épée | 28 November |
| Silver | Sándor Rozsnyói | Athletics | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase | 29 November |
| Silver | Ferenc Hatlaczky | Canoeing | Men's K-1 10000 metres | 30 November |
| Silver | Éva Székely | Swimming | Women's 200 metre breaststroke | 30 November |
| Silver | István Hernek | Canoeing | Men's C-1 1000 metres | 1 December |
| Silver | János Parti | Canoeing | Men's C-1 10000 metres | 1 December |
| Silver | Imre Polyák | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman featherweight | 6 December |
| Silver | Ágnes Keleti | Gymnastics | Women's artistic individual all-around | 7 December |
| Silver | Andrea Molnár-Bodó Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles Ágnes Keleti Aliz Kertész Margit Korondi Olga Tass | Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around | 7 December |
| Bronze | Endre Tilli József Sákovics József Gyuricza Mihály Fülöp Lajos Somodi Sr. József Marosi | Fencing | Men's team foil | 23 November |
| Bronze | Imre Farkas József Hunics | Canoeing | Men's C-2 10000 metres | 30 November |
| Bronze | Lajos Kiss | Canoeing | Men's K-1 1000 metres | 1 December |
| Bronze | Károly Wieland Ferenc Mohácsi | Canoeing | Men's C-2 1000 metres | 1 December |
| Bronze | György Tumpek | Swimming | Men's 200 metre butterfly | 1 December |
| Bronze | Gyula Tóth | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman lightweight | 6 December |
| Bronze | Olga Tass | Gymnastics | Women's vault | 7 December |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Gymnastics | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Fencing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Canoeing | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Boxing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Water polo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletics | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 9 | 10 | 7 | 26 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total |
| Male | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| Female | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Total | 9 | 10 | 7 | 26 |

### Multiple medalists

The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1956 Olympic Games.
| Name | Medal | Sport | Event |
| Ágnes Keleti | Gold Gold Gold Gold Silver Silver | Gymnastics | Women's uneven bars Women's balance beam Women's floor Women's team portable apparatus Women's artistic individual all-around Women's artistic team all-around |
| Rudolf Kárpáti | Gold Gold | Fencing | Men's team sabre Men's sabre |
| Olga Tass | Gold Silver Bronze | Gymnastics | Women's team portable apparatus Women's artistic team all-around Women's vault |
| Andrea Molnár-Bodó | Gold Silver | Gymnastics | Women's team portable apparatus Women's artistic team all-around |
| Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles | Gold Silver | Gymnastics | Women's team portable apparatus Women's artistic team all-around |
| Aliz Kertész | Gold Silver | Gymnastics | Women's team portable apparatus Women's artistic team all-around |
| Margit Korondi | Gold Silver | Gymnastics | Women's team portable apparatus Women's artistic team all-around |
| József Sákovics | Silver Bronze | Fencing | Men's team épée Men's team foil |
| József Marosi | Silver Bronze | Fencing | Men's team épée Men's team foil |

## Canoeing
### Sprint
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| István Hernek | C-1 1000 m | — | — | 5:06.2 | |
| János Parti | C-1 1000 m | — | — | 57:11.0 | |
| Károly Wieland Ferenc Mohácsi | C-2 1000 m | 5:02.5 | 1 Q | 4:54.3 | |
| Imre Farkas József Hunics | C-2 10000 m | — | — | 55:15.6 | |
| Lajos Kiss | K-1 1000 m | 4:35.8 | 2 Q | 4:16.2 | |
| Ferenc Hatlaczky | K-1 10000 m | — | — | 47:53.3 | |
| Imre Vágyóczky Zoltán Szigeti | K-2 1000 m | 4:00.3 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| János Urányi László Fábián | K-2 10000 m | — | — | 43:37.0 | |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Cecilia Berkes | K-1 500 m | 2:25.3 | 2 Q | 2:23.5 | 4 |

## Diving
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Siák Ferenc | 3 m springboard | 74.60 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Siák Ferenc | 10 m platform | 72.85 | 9 Q | 65.98 | 6 | 138.83 | 7 |
| Gerlach József | 3 m springboard | 80.45 | 8 Q | 55.63 | 7 | 136.08 | 8 |
| Gerlach József | 10 m platform | 77.77 | 3 Q | 71.48 | 3 | 149.25 | 4 |

## Fencing

18 fencers, 16 men and 2 women, represented Hungary in 1956.

### Men's foil

* József Gyuricza
* Mihály Fülöp
* Lajos Somodi, Sr.

### Men's team foil

* Endre Tilli, József Sákovics, József Gyuricza, Mihály Fülöp, Lajos Somodi, Sr., József Marosi

### Men's épée

* Lajos Balthazár
* József Sákovics
* Béla Rerrich

### Men's team épée

* József Sákovics, Béla Rerrich, Lajos Balthazár, Ambrus Nagy, József Marosi, Barnabás Berzsenyi

### Men's sabre

* Rudolf Kárpáti
* Aladár Gerevich
* Pál Kovács

### Men's team sabre

* Aladár Gerevich, Rudolf Kárpáti, Pál Kovács, Attila Keresztes, Jenő Hámori, Dániel Magay

### Women's foil

* Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky
* Magda Nyári-Kovács

## Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1956.

### Individual

* Gábor Benedek
* János Bódy
* Antal Moldrich

### Team

* Gábor Benedek
* János Bódy
* Antal Moldrich

## Rowing

Hungary had four male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1956.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Csaba Kovács Rezső Riheczky Zoltán Kávay Géza Ütő | Coxless four | 6:40.6 | 2 R | 8:17.0 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Shooting

Five shooters represented Hungary in 1956.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
| Miklós Kocsis | 100m running deer | 416 | 5 |
| Miklós Kovács | 100m running deer | 417 | 4 |
| Sándor Krebs | 300 m rifle, three positions | 1078 | 9 |
| Sándor Krebs | 50 m rifle, three positions | 1154 | 10 |
| Sándor Krebs | 50 m rifle, prone | 598 | 6 |
| Szilárd Kun | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 578 | 6 |
| Károly Takács | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 575 | 8 |