Hungary at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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Hungary at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg
IOC code HUN
NOC Hungarian Olympic Committee
Website www.olimpia.hu  (in Hungarian and English)
in London, United Kingdom
July 29-August 14, 1948
Competitors128 (107 men and 21 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer Imre Németh
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
10
Silver
5
Bronze
12
Total
27
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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. [1]

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Medalists

Multiple medalists

The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1948 Olympic Games.

NameMedalSportEvent
Aladár Gerevich Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Fencing Men's team sabre
Men's sabre
Ferenc Pataki Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Gymnastics Men's floor
Men's artistic individual all-around
Men's vault
Pál Kovács Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Fencing Men's team sabre
Men's sabre
János Mogyorósi-Klencs Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Gymnastics Men's floor
Men's artistic individual all-around
Men's vault
Géza Kádas Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Swimming Men's 4×200 m freestyle relay
Men's 100 m freestyle
György Mitró Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Swimming Men's 4×200 m freestyle relay
Men's 1500 m freestyle

Athletics

Basketball

Boxing

Canoeing

Diving

Fencing

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

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1948.

Rowing

Hungary had nine male rowers participate in four out of seven rowing events in 1948. [2]

Men's double sculls
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxless four
Men's coxed four

Shooting

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

25 metre pistol
50 metre pistol

Swimming

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

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References

  1. "Hungary at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hungary Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.