Hungary at the 1924 Summer Olympics
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Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...

in Paris
Paris
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, France
France
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, returning to the Olympic Games after not being invited to the 1920 Games
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....

 because of the nation's role in World War I
World War I
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.

Gold

  • Sándor Pósta
    Sándor Pósta
    Sandor Posta was a Hungarian fencer and Olympic champion in the sabre competition.He received a gold medal in sabre individual at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, and a silver medal in team ...

     — Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual

  • Gyula Halasy
    Gyula Halasy
    Gyula Halasy was a Hungarian sport shooter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he won the gold medal in the individual trap competition. He also finished tenth with the Hungarian team in the team clay pigeons event.-External links:*...

     — Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting

Silver

  • Elemér Somfay
    Elemér Somfay
    Elemér Somfay was a Hungarian athlete who competed mainly in the Pentathlon.He competed for a Hungary in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the Pentathlon where he won the Silver medal....

     — Athletics, Men's Pentathlon

  • Ödön Tersztyánszky
    Ödön Tersztyánszky
    Ödön Tersztyánszky was a Hungarian fencer and olympic champion in sabre competition.He received a gold medal in sabre individual and in sabre team at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam....

    , Jenő Uhlyárik
    Jenő Uhlyárik
    Jenő Uhlyárik was an Hungarian Olympic fencer. He won a silver medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the team sabre competition.-References:...

    , József Rády
    József Rády
    József Rády was an Hungarian fencer. He won a silver medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Zoltán Schenker, László Széchy
    László Széchy
    László Széchy was an Hungarian Olympic fencer. He won a silver medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the team sabre competition.-References:...

    , László Berti, János Garay
    János Garay (fencer)
    János Garay was a Hungarian fencer, and one of the best sabre fencers in the world in the 1920s....

    , and Sándor Pósta
    Sándor Pósta
    Sandor Posta was a Hungarian fencer and Olympic champion in the sabre competition.He received a gold medal in sabre individual at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, and a silver medal in team ...

     — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team

  • Lajos Keresztes
    Lajos Keresztes
    Lajos Keresztes was a Hungarian wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Olympics:...

     — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight

Bronze

  • Zoltán Schenker, Ödön Tersztyánszky
    Ödön Tersztyánszky
    Ödön Tersztyánszky was a Hungarian fencer and olympic champion in sabre competition.He received a gold medal in sabre individual and in sabre team at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam....

    , László Berti, István Lichteneckert, and Sándor Pósta
    Sándor Pósta
    Sandor Posta was a Hungarian fencer and Olympic champion in the sabre competition.He received a gold medal in sabre individual at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, and a silver medal in team ...

     — Fencing, Men's Foil Team

  • János Garay
    János Garay (fencer)
    János Garay was a Hungarian fencer, and one of the best sabre fencers in the world in the 1920s....

     — Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual

  • Károly Bartha
    Károly Bartha
    Károly Bartha was an Hungarian swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke event.-External links:* Profile of at Database Olympics...

     — Swimming, Men's 100m Backstroke

  • Rajmund Badó
    Rajmund Badó
    Rajmund Badó was a Hungarian wrestler who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1928 Summer Olympics....

     — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight

Athletics

Sixteen athletes represented Hungary in 1924. It was the nation's sixth appearance in the sport as well as the Games. Somfay took Hungary's only athletics medal in Paris, with the silver in the pentathlon.

Ranks given are within the heat.
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Pál Bedő Shot put
Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put
The men's shot put event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 8, 1924.28 shot putters from 15 nations competed.-Records:...

N/A 12.66 4 Did not advance
Lajos Csejthey Javelin throw
Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw
The men's javelin throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, July 6, 1924.29 javelin throwers from 15 nations competed.-Records:...

N/A 54.86 5 Did not advance
Mihály Fekete 10 km walk
Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 kilometre walk
The men's 10 kilometres walk event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. It was the only racewalking event at this Games. After 1924, the 10 kilometre walk would not be held again until 1948...

N/A Disqualified Did not advance
Jenő Gáspár
Jeno Gáspár
Jenő Gáspár was a Hungarian track and field athlete who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he finished fifth in the high jump competition.-External links:*...

High jump
Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump
The men's high jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held from Sunday, August 6, 1924 and Monday, August 7, 1924.Twenty-six high jumpers from 16 nations competed.-Records:...

N/A 1.83 1 Q 1.88 5
Ferenc Gerő 100 m
Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres
No new records were set in 1924, though Harold Abrahams equalled the Olympic record three times.-Heats:The first round was held on 6 July. The first two runners of each heat qualified for the second round.Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4...

11.0 1 Q Unknown 3 Did not advance
200 m
Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres
-Heats:The first round was held on 8 July. The first two runners of each heat qualified for the second round.Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4Heat 5Heat 6Heat 7Heat 8Heat 9Heat 10...

Unknown 2 Q 22.4 4 Did not advance
István Grósz 1500 m
Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Wednesday, July 9, 1924 and on Thursday, July 10, 1924.As for all other races the track was 500 metres in circumference....

N/A Unknown 5 Did not advance
Pál Király 10000 m
Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 10000 metres
The men's 10,000 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, July 6, 1924....

N/A Did not finish
Marathon N/A Did not finish
István Kultsár 5000 m
Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 8, 1924 and on Thursday, July 10, 1924.38 long-distance runners from 21 nations competed.-Records:...

N/A Unknown 8 Did not advance
Lajos Kurunczy 100 m
Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres
No new records were set in 1924, though Harold Abrahams equalled the Olympic record three times.-Heats:The first round was held on 6 July. The first two runners of each heat qualified for the second round.Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4...

11.4 1 Q 11.0 5 Did not advance
200 m
Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres
-Heats:The first round was held on 8 July. The first two runners of each heat qualified for the second round.Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4Heat 5Heat 6Heat 7Heat 8Heat 9Heat 10...

22.6 1 Q Unknown 3 Did not advance
400 m
Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Thursday, July 10, 1924 and on Friday, July 11, 1924.As for all other races the track was 500 metres in circumference....

52.6 2 Q Did not start Did not advance
Antal Lovas Marathon N/A 3:35:24.0 28
Kálmán Marvalits Discus throw
Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw
The men's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, July 13, 1924.32 discus throwers from 18 nations competed.-Records:...

N/A 40.82 4 Did not advance
László Muskát 100 m
Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres
No new records were set in 1924, though Harold Abrahams equalled the Olympic record three times.-Heats:The first round was held on 6 July. The first two runners of each heat qualified for the second round.Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4...

Unknown 5 Did not advance
110 m hurdles
Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 110 metre hurdles
The men's 110 metres hurdles event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 8, 1924 and on Wednesday, July 9, 1924.Twenty-eight hurdlers from 15 nations competed.-Records:...

N/A Unknown 4 Did not advance
Tibor Püspöki 110 m hurdles
Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 110 metre hurdles
The men's 110 metres hurdles event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 8, 1924 and on Wednesday, July 9, 1924.Twenty-eight hurdlers from 15 nations competed.-Records:...

N/A Unknown 4 Did not advance
Gusztáv Rózsahegyi 100 m
Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres
No new records were set in 1924, though Harold Abrahams equalled the Olympic record three times.-Heats:The first round was held on 6 July. The first two runners of each heat qualified for the second round.Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4...

11.3 2 Q Unknown 5 Did not advance
Elemér Somfay
Elemér Somfay
Elemér Somfay was a Hungarian athlete who competed mainly in the Pentathlon.He competed for a Hungary in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the Pentathlon where he won the Silver medal....

Pentathlon
Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's pentathlon
The men's pentathlon event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. It was the third and last appearance of a pentathlon at the Olympics. The competition was held on Monday, July 7, 1924....

N/A 16
Decathlon N/A Did not finish
Sándor Toldi
Sándor Toldi
Sándor Toldi , aka Nagy, was a Hungarian track and field athlete who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in Pápa and died in Győr....

Discus throw
Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw
The men's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, July 13, 1924.32 discus throwers from 18 nations competed.-Records:...

N/A 41.09 3 Did not advance
Ferenc Gerő
Lajos Kurunczy
László Muskát
Gusztáv Rózsahegyi
4x100 m relay
Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 4x100 metre relay
The men's 4 x 100 metres relay event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. It was the third appearance of this event...

N/A 42.6 2 Q 42.4 2 Q 43.0 4

Boxing

A single boxer represented Hungary at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Lőwig lost his only bout.
Boxer Weight class Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / Bronze match
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Béla Lőwig Lightweight
Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's lightweight
-References:* official report...


L
Did not advance 17

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

Round Wins Losses Percent
Round of 32 0 1 .000
Round of 16 0 0
Quarterfinals 0 0
Semifinals 0 0
Final 0 0
Bronze match 0 0
Total 0 1 .000


Cycling

Four cyclists represented Hungary in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport.

Road cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.
Cyclist Event Final
Result Rank
Mihály Rusovszky Time trial
Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's individual time trial
The men's individual time trial event was part of the road cycling programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The results of individual cyclists were summed to give team results in the team time trial event....

7:57:49.0 51
Ferenc Steiner Time trial
Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's individual time trial
The men's individual time trial event was part of the road cycling programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The results of individual cyclists were summed to give team results in the team time trial event....

8:42:14.4 24

Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.
Cyclist Event First round First repechage Quarterfinals Second repechage Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
János Grimm Sprint
Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint
The men's sprint event was part of the track cycling programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics.The field consisted of 31 cyclists from 17 countries. The Vélodrome de Vincennes track was a loop.-First round:...

Unknown 2 r Unknown 1 Q Unknown 3 r Unknown 3 Did not advance
Ferenc Uhereczky Sprint
Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint
The men's sprint event was part of the track cycling programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics.The field consisted of 31 cyclists from 17 countries. The Vélodrome de Vincennes track was a loop.-First round:...

Unknown 3 r Unknown 2 Did not advance
János Grimm
Ferenc Uhereczky
Tandem
Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem
The men's tandem event was part of the track cycling programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics.The field consisted of 5 pairs of cyclists, each pair from a different country...

N/A Unknown 2 Did not advance

Fencing

Ten fencers, nine men and one woman, represented Hungary in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport; Hungary was one of nine nations to have women compete in the first Olympic fencing event for women.

The team competitions resulted in two medals for Hungary. In somewhat of a disappointment for Hungary, the sabre team failed to win the gold medal; it was the first time a Hungarian sabre team competed but did not win. The finals match against Italy proved decisive, as both Hungary and Italy beat the other two teams in the final. Hungary and Italy split the individual bouts in their match, with eight apiece. The tie-breaker for the match, and thus the gold medal, was number of touches between Hungary and Italy; Italy won 50 to 46. The foil team earned the country's first non-sabre fencing medal, winning the bronze.

The Hungarian men had success in the individual sabre competition, with three of the four Hungarians reaching the final. Pósta and Garai were both in the three-way tie-breaker for medal placement, finishing first and third respectively. Schenker finished fourth, and was also the only Hungarian man to compete individually in another weapon; he was eliminated in the first round of the foil.

Tary, representing Hungary in the women's foil competition, reached the final and placed sixth overall.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.
Fencer Event Round 1 Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
János Garai Sabre
Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre
The men's sabre was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event, the only fencing event to have been on the programme at every Games....

N/A 3–2 3 Q 6–2 3 Q 5–2
Sándor Pósta
Sándor Pósta
Sandor Posta was a Hungarian fencer and Olympic champion in the sabre competition.He received a gold medal in sabre individual at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, and a silver medal in team ...

Sabre
Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre
The men's sabre was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event, the only fencing event to have been on the programme at every Games....

N/A 4–2 2 Q 6–2 2 Q 5–2
Zoltán Schenker Foil
Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's foil
The men's foil was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of the event, which had not been on the programme in 1908.The competition was held from Monday July 1, 1924 to Thursday July 4, 1924...

1–3 4 Did not advance
Sabre
Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre
The men's sabre was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event, the only fencing event to have been on the programme at every Games....

N/A 3–3 4 Q 6–2 3 Q 4–3 4
Ödön von Tersztyánszky Sabre
Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre
The men's sabre was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event, the only fencing event to have been on the programme at every Games....

N/A 6–1 2 Q 4–4 5 Did not advance
László Berti 
István Lichteneckert 
Sandor Posta
Zoltan Schenker
Ödön Tersztyanszky
Team foil
Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil
The men's team foil was one of seven fencing events on the programme for fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics. It was the third appearance of the event....

1–0 2 Q N/A 2–1 2 Q 1–1 2 Q 0–2
László Berti
Janos Garay
Sandor Posta
József Rády
József Rády
József Rády was an Hungarian fencer. He won a silver medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
Zoltan Schenker
László Széchy
László Széchy
László Széchy was an Hungarian Olympic fencer. He won a silver medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the team sabre competition.-References:...

 
Ödön Tersztyanszky
Jenő Uhlyárik
Jenő Uhlyárik
Jenő Uhlyárik was an Hungarian Olympic fencer. He won a silver medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the team sabre competition.-References:...

Team sabre
Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre
The men's team sabre was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event.The competition was held from Friday July 12, 1924 to Monday July 15, 1924...

1–0 1 Q N/A 2–0 1 Q 1–0 1 Q 2–1


Women

Ranks given are within the pool.
Fencer Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Gizella Tary
Gizella Tary
Gizella Tary was an Hungarian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics.-References:...

Foil
Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Women's foil
The women's foil was one of seven fencing events on the Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first time an Olympic fencing competition was held for women....

3–2 3 Q 3–2 3 Q 0–5 6

Football

Hungary competed in the Olympic football tournament for the second time in 1924, losing their second-round match to Egypt.

Round 1
Round 2
Final rank: 9th place

Rowing

Seven rowers represented Hungary in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport.

Ranks given are within the heat.
Rower Event Semifinals Repechage Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ervin Mórich 
Béla Szendey
Double sculls
Rowing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls
The men's double sculls event was part of the rowing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition, the third appearance of the event, was held from July 15, 1924 to July 17, 1924 on the river Seine....

Unknown 3 N/A Did not advance
Sándor Hautzinger 
Károly Koch 
István Szendeffy 
Zoltán Török 
Lajos Wick
Coxed fours
Rowing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed fours
The men's coxed fours event was part of the rowing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition, the fourth appearance of the event, was held from July 13, 1924 to July 17, 1924 on the river Seine.Ten teams, each from a different nation, competed....

Unknown 2 r Unknown 3 Did not advance

Shooting

Seven sport shooters represented Hungary in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Halasy took the nation's only shooting medal in 1924, a gold in the trap.
Shooter Event Final
Score Rank
Gyula Halasy
Gyula Halasy
Gyula Halasy was a Hungarian sport shooter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he won the gold medal in the individual trap competition. He also finished tenth with the Hungarian team in the team clay pigeons event.-External links:*...

Trap 98
Sándor Lumniczer
Sándor Lumniczer
Sándor Lumniczer was a Hungarian sport shooter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In the 1924 Summer Olympics he participated in the following events:* Team clay pigeons - tenth place...

100 m deer, single shots 20 31
Trap Unknown 31–44
Sándor Prokopp
Sándor Prokopp
Sándor Prokopp was a Hungarian sport shooter who competed for Hungary in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in Kassa, today Košice, Slovakia and died in Budapest.1908 London...

25 m rapid fire pistol 7 53
600 m free rifle 70 55
Gusztáv Szomjas 100 m deer, single shots 24 28
100 m deer, double shots 28 29
Trap 90 19
László Szmojas Trap 90 19
Elemér Takács 25 m rapid fire pistol 13 47
50 m rifle, prone 387 20
600 m free rifle 84 14
100 m deer, single shots 27 24
100 m deer, double shots 42 25
Team deer, double shots 27 7
Rezső Velez 25 m rapid fire pistol 15 30
50 m rifle, prone 372 47
600 m free rifle 79 35
100 m deer, single shots 35 10
100 m deer, double shots Did not finish
Sándor Prokopp
Elemér Takács
Rezső Velez
Team free rifle 276 18
Gyula Halasy
Sándor Lumniczer
Gusztáv Szomjas
László Szomjas
Team clay pigeons 321 10
Gusztáv Szomjas
László Szomjas
Elemér Takács
Rezső Velez
Team deer, single shots 97 6
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