Hungary at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Hungary at the
1912 Summer Olympics
Hungary at the; 1912 Summer Olympics
IOC code	HUN
NOC	Hungarian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olimpia.hu (in Hungarian and English)
in Stockholm
Competitors	119 in 11 sports
Flag bearer	Jenő Rittich
Medals; Ranked 9th	Gold 3 Silver 2 Bronze 3 Total 8
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Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

Hungary competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Austrian and Hungarian results at early Olympic Games are generally kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time. 121 competitors, all men, took part in 52 events in 11 sports.^[1]

Medalists

The following Hungarian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Sándor Prokopp	Shooting	Men's 300 metre military rifle, three positions	1 July
Gold	Jenő Fuchs Zoltán Ozoray Schenker László Berti Ervin Mészáros Péter Tóth Lajos Werkner Oszkár Gerde Dezső Földes	Fencing	Men's team sabre	15 July
Gold	Jenő Fuchs	Fencing	Men's sabre	18 July
Silver	József Bittenbinder Imre Erdődy Samu Fóti Imre Gellért Győző Haberfeld Ottó Hellmich István Herczeg József Keresztessy Lajos Kmetykó János Krizmanich Elemér Pászti Árpád Pédery Jenő Rittich Ferenc Szűts Ödön Téry Géza Tuli	Gymnastics	Men's team	11 July
Silver	Béla Békessy	Fencing	Men's sabre	18 July
Bronze	Mór Kóczán	Athletics	Men's javelin throw	14 July
Bronze	Béla Varga	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight	15 July
Bronze	Ervin Mészáros	Fencing	Men's sabre	18 July

Default sort order: Medal, Date, Name

Medals by sport
Sport				Total
Fencing	2	1	1	4
Shooting	1	0	0	1
Gymnastics	0	1	0	1
Athletics	0	0	1	1
Wrestling	0	0	1	1
Total	3	2	3	8

Multiple medalists

The team of Hungary at the opening ceremony.

The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1912 Olympic Games.

Name	Medal	Sport	Event
Jenő Fuchs	Gold Gold	Fencing	Men's team sabre Men's sabre
Ervin Mészáros	Gold Bronze	Fencing	Men's team sabre Men's sabre

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

Sport	Men	Total
Athletics	25^[2]^[3]	25^[2]^[3]
Cycling	5	5
Fencing	13	13
Football	14	14
Gymnastics	17^[2]	17^[2]
Rowing	11	11
Shooting	10	10
Swimming	8^[3]^[4]	8^[3]^[4]
Tennis	4	4
Water polo	7^[4]	7^[4]
Wrestling	10	10
Total	119	119

The following is the list of dates, when Hungary won medals:

Medals by date
Date				Total
1 July	1	0	0	1
11 July	0	1	0	1
14 July	0	0	1	1
15 July	1	0	1	2
18 July	1	1	1	3
Total	3	2	3	8

Aquatics

Swimming

Eight swimmers competed for Hungary at the 1912 Games. It was the fifth time the nation appeared in swimming, in which Hungary had competed at every Olympic Games.

The 1912 Games were the first time that no Hungarian swimmer won a medal. Baronyi and Las-Torres each made a final once, placing fourth and fifth, respectively. The relay team also advanced to the final, but did not start.

Ranks given for each swimmer are within the heat.

Men

Swimmer	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Swimmer	Events	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
András Baronyi	100 m backstroke	N/A		1:22.0	1 Q	1:26.2	3 q	1:25.2	4
László Beleznai	100 m freestyle	1:08.0	1 Q	Did not start		Did not advance
Oszkár Demján	200 m breaststroke	N/A		3:07.8	1 Q	3:11.2	4	Did not advance
Oszkár Demján	400 m breaststroke	N/A		Disqualified		Did not advance
Alajos Kenyery	100 m freestyle	Unknown	4–6	Did not advance
Alajos Kenyery	400 m freestyle	N/A		5:46.0	2 Q	Did not start		Did not advance
Béla Las-Torres	400 m freestyle	N/A		5:36.2	1 Q	5:34.8	2 Q	5:42.0	5
Béla Las-Torres	1500 m freestyle	N/A		22:58.0	1 Q	23:09.8	1 Q	Did not finish
László Szentgróthy	100 m freestyle	Unknown	3	Did not advance
László Szentgróthy	100 m backstroke	N/A		1:26.6	1 Q	1:26.4	4	Did not advance
János Wenk	100 m backstroke	N/A		Disqualified		Did not advance
László Beleznai Alajos Kenyery Béla Las-Torres Imre Zachár	4 × 200 m free relay	N/A				10:34.6	2 Q	Did not start

Water polo

Hungary made its Olympic debut in 1912. The squad's last place finish and 0–2 record are somewhat misleading; Hungary lost both its matches by a single goal in each.

Team	Event	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals	Repechage semifinal	Repechage final	Silver round 1	Silver round 2	Silver match	Rank
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Hungary	Water polo	Austria (AUT) L 4–5	Did not advance		Belgium (BEL) L 5–6	Did not advance				6

Quarterfinals

9 July 1912	Hungary	4–5	Austria	Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
	Fazekas, Hégner, Rémi, ?	Goals	Scheff, ?

Repechage semifinal

10 July 1912	Hungary	5–6	Belgium	Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
	Fazekas (3), Rémi, ?	Goals	?

Athletics

27 athletes represented Hungary. It was the fifth appearance of the nation in athletics, in which Hungary had competed at each Olympics. Kóczán's bronze medal in the javelin throw was the only athletics medal won by a Hungarian; he and Wardener were the only two to advance to the finals via eliminations (Kárpáti and Ripszám ran the marathon, which consisted of only the final). Wardener finished 9th in the high jump.

Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
János Antal	800 m	Did not finish		Did not advance
András Baronyi	Standing long jump	N/A		3.13	7	Did not advance
Ödön Bodor	400 m	?	6	Did not advance
Ödön Bodor	800 m	?	3	Did not advance
István Déván	200 m	?	2 Q	?	4	Did not advance
István Déván	400 m	?	3	Did not advance
István Drubina	10 km walk	N/A		Did not finish		Did not advance
Ferenc Forgács	800 m	?	5–7	Did not advance
Ferenc Forgács	1500 m	N/A		?	5	Did not advance
Samu Fóti	Discus throw	N/A		36.37	25	Did not advance
Andor Horvag	Standing high jump	N/A		No mark	18	Did not advance
István Jankovich	100 m	?	2 Q	?	4	Did not advance
Ödön Kárpáti	Marathon	N/A				3:25:21.6	31
Károly Kobulszky	Discus throw	N/A		38.15	19	Did not advance
Károly Kobulszky	2 hand discus	N/A		59.48	18	Did not advance
Mór Kóczán	Discus throw	N/A		33.30	33	Did not advance
	Javelin throw	N/A		54.99	3 Q	55.50
	2 hand javelin	N/A		66.69	12	Did not advance
Nándor Kovács	Long jump	N/A		5.96	26	Did not advance
Lajos Ludinszky	High jump	N/A		1.60	28	Did not advance
György Luntzer	Discus throw	N/A		37.88	21	Did not advance
György Luntzer	2 hand discus	N/A		No mark	20	Did not advance
Imre Mudin	Shot put	N/A		12.81	6	Did not advance
Vilmos Rácz	100 m	?	2 Q	?	6	Did not advance
Károly Radóczy	800 m	Did not finish		Did not advance
Henrik Ripszám	Marathon	N/A				Did not finish
Henrik Ripszám	10 km walk	N/A		55:20.6	8	Did not advance
Teofil Savniki	1500 m	N/A		?	4–5	Did not advance
Károly Solymár	110 m hurdles	15.8	2 Q	Did not finish		Did not advance
Pál Szalay	100 m	?	2 Q	?	4	Did not advance
Pál Szalay	Long jump	N/A		5.98	25	Did not advance
Ervin Szerelemhegyi	100 m	?	4	Did not advance
	200 m	?	4	Did not advance
	400 m	?	2 Q	?	3	Did not advance
Ferenc Szobota	100 m	?	2 Q	?	6	Did not advance
Rezsõ Újlaki	Discus throw	N/A		39.82	9	Did not advance
Rezsõ Újlaki	2 hand discus	N/A		66.18	14	Did not advance
Iván Wardener	High jump	N/A		1.83	1 Q	1.80	9
Frigyes Wiesner	200 m	?	2 Q	?	5	Did not advance
Frigyes Wiesner	400 m	50.8	1 Q	?	4	Did not advance
Ödön Bodor István Déván Ervin Szerelemhegyi Frigyes Wiesner	4 × 400 m	N/A		3:29.4	3	Did not advance
István Jankovich Vilmos Rácz Pál Szalay Ferenc Szobota	4 × 100 m	43.7	1 Q	42.9	2	Did not advance

Cycling

Five cyclists represented Hungary. It was the first appearance of the nation in cycling. István Müller had the best time in the time trial, the only race held, finishing 73rd. The four Hungarian cyclists who finished had a combined time that placed them twelfth in the team competition.

Road cycling

Cyclist	Events	Final
Cyclist	Events	Result	Rank
János Henzsel	Ind. time trial	12:42:16.3	75
Gyula Mazur	Ind. time trial	12:50:55.8	77
István Müller	Ind. time trial	12:39:28.0	73
Ignác Teiszenberger	Ind. time trial	13:38:35.8	84
Károly Teppert	Ind. time trial	Did not finish
János Henzsel Gyula Mazur István Müller Ignác Teiszenberger	Team time trial	51:51:15.9	12

Fencing

Thirteen fencers represented Hungary, including six of the eight men who had competed in 1908. It was the third appearance of the nation in fencing. The Hungarians dominated the sabre competition to an even greater extent than they had four years earlier, taking all three of the medals and having seven of the eight finalists in the individual event (they had taken the gold and silver, with five of eight finalists in 1908). Not one of the Hungarian sabrists was eliminated during the first two rounds. The sabre team also successfully defended its gold medal in the team competition. The Hungarians did not fare as well in either the foil or the épée, however, with only one fencer reaching the final in either of those two events as Béla Békessy placed seventh in the foil.

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Fencer	Event	Record	Rank	Record	Rank	Record	Rank	Record	Rank
Béla Békessy	Foil	1 loss	1 Q	0 losses	1 Q	1 loss	2 Q	1–6	7
	Épée	5 losses	7	Did not advance
	Sabre	3 wins	1 Q	1 loss	1 Q	4 wins	1 Q	5–2
László Berti	Foil	1 loss	1 Q	1 loss	1 Q	0 losses	1 Q	4–3	4
László Berti	Sabre	3 wins	1 Q	0 losses	1 Q	3 wins	3	Did not advance
Bertalan Dunay	Foil	2 losses	4	Did not advance
Bertalan Dunay	Sabre	Bye		1 loss	2 Q	1 win	4	Did not advance
Dezső Földes	Foil	2 losses	3 Q	1 loss	2 Q	Did not finish		Did not advance
Dezső Földes	Sabre	Bye		1 loss	1 Q	4 wins	2 Q	1–6	8
Jenő Fuchs	Sabre	Bye		0 losses	1 Q	1 win	2 Q	6–1
Oszkár Gerde	Sabre	3 wins	1 Q	1 loss	2 Q	Did not start		Did not advance
Ervin Mészáros	Sabre	Bye		0 losses	1 Q	5 wins	1 Q	5–2
Pál Pajzs	Foil	1 loss	2 Q	2 losses	3 Q	2 losses	3	Did not advance
Pál Pajzs	Sabre	1 win	2 Q	1 loss	1 Q	3 wins	3	Did not advance
Pál Rosty	Épée	Bye		2 losses	2 Q	3 losses	4	Did not advance
Zoltán Ozoray Schenker	Foil	1 loss	2 Q	0 losses	1 Q	2 losses	3	Did not advance
Zoltán Ozoray Schenker	Sabre	3 wins	1 Q	1 loss	1 Q	4 wins	2 Q	4–3	4
Péter Tóth	Foil	1 loss	2 Q	1 loss	1 Q	2 losses	3	Did not advance
Péter Tóth	Sabre	3 wins	1 Q	0 losses	1 Q	2 wins	1 Q	2–5	6
Lajos Werkner	Sabre	2 wins	2 Q	0 losses	1 Q	5 wins	1 Q	1–6	7
Béla Zulawszky	Foil	1 loss	2 Q	0 losses	1 Q	3 losses	4	Did not advance
Béla Zulawszky	Sabre	3 wins	1 Q	2 losses	3 Q	2 wins	3	Did not advance
László Berti Dezső Földes Jenő Fuchs Oskar Gerde Ervin Mészáros Zoltán Schenker Péter Tóth Lajos Werkner	Team sabre	N/A		Bye		3–0	1 Q	3–0

Football

Quarterfinals

1912-06-30

Great Britain	7–0	Hungary
Walden 21' 23' 49' 53' 55' 85' Woodward 45'

Olympiastadion, Stockholm

Attendance: 8,000

Consolation semifinals

1912-07-03

Hungary	3–1	Germany
Schlosser 3' 39' 82'		Förderer 56'

Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm

Attendance: 2,000

Consolation final

1912-07-05

Hungary	3–0	Austria
Schlosser 32' Pataki 60' Bodnár 76'

Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm

Attendance: 5,000

Final rank: 5th place

Gymnastics

Seventeen gymnasts represented Hungary. The nation entered four gymnasts in the individual competition, with Elemér Pászti having the best performance at 13th place. The Hungarian team entered one of the three team competitions and won the silver medal.

Artistic

Gymnast	Events	Final
Gymnast	Events	Result	Rank
Imre Gellért	All-around	117.00	17
János Krizmanich	All-around	115.00	19
Elemér Pászti	All-around	119.00	13
József Szalai	All-around	117.25	15
Hungary	Team	45.45

Rowing

Eleven rowers represented Hungary. It was the nation's second appearance in rowing. The Hungarian rowers had little success in 1912. Both of the scullers, including defending bronze medalist Károly Levitzky, had byes in the first round but were eliminated in the quarterfinals. The eights team was also defeated in its first race, in the preliminary heats.

(Ranks given are within each crew's heat.)

Rower	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Rower	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Károly Levitzky	Single sculls	8:04.0	1 Q	Unknown	2	Did not advance
József Mészáros	Single sculls	8:29.0	1 Q	Unknown	2	Did not advance
Artúr Baján Lajos Gráf István Jeney Miltiades Manno Antal Szebeny György Szebeny István Szebeny Miklós Szebeny Kálmán Vaskó (cox)	Eight	Unknown	2	Did not advance

Shooting

Ten shooters competed for Hungary. It was the nation's second appearance in shooting, with Hungary having previously competed in 1908. Hungary won its first medal in shooting when Sándor Prokopp (one of the two Hungarians who had competed in 1908) won the championship in the 300 metre military rifle in three positions.

Shooter	Event	Final
Shooter	Event	Result	Rank
Emil Bömches	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	828	50
	600 m free rifle	51	80
	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	69	66
Béla Darányi	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	12	91
Aladár von Farkas	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	653	75
	600 m free rifle	56	76
	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	85	24
László Hauler	50 m rifle, prone	178	29
	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	677	74
	600 m free rifle	35	83
	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	84	27
Zoltán Jelenffy	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	718	69
	600 m free rifle	54	78
	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	48	87
	50 m pistol	348	52
Géza Mészöly	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	Did not finish
	600 m free rifle	54	79
	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	83	29
István Prihoda	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	Did not finish
István Prihoda	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	49	85
Sándor Prokopp	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	97
Sándor Török	50 m rifle, prone	174	31
	25 m small-bore rifle	146	33
	50 m pistol	424	27
	30 m rapid fire pistol	275	9
Rezső Velez	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	712	72
	600 m free rifle	60	73
	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	92	7
Emil Bömches Aladár Farkas László Hauler Géza Mészöly István Prihoda Rezső Velez	Team rifle	1333	10

Tennis

Six tennis players represented Hungary at the 1912 Games. It was the nation's third appearance in tennis. The Hungarians had little success, compiling a record of 3–7 overall (2–6 when the match between two Hungarians is excluded) and advancing nobody past the round of 16.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 128	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Leó Baráth	Outdoor singles	Bye	Kelemen (HUN) L 6–1, 6–3, 6–4	Did not advance					31
Béla Kehrling	Outdoor singles	Bye	Bye	Hansen (DEN) W 6–2, 6–1, 6–8, 6–4	von Müller (GER) L 6–2, 6–1, 6–1	Did not advance			9
Aurél Kelemen	Outdoor singles	Bye	Baráth (HUN) W 6–1, 6–3, 6–4	Heyden (GER) L 6–3, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5	Did not advance				17
Jenő Zsigmondy	Outdoor singles	Bye	Bye	von Müller (GER) L 6–1, 6–2, 6–0	Did not advance				17
Leó Baráth Aurél Kelemen	Outdoor doubles	N/A		Schomburgk von Müller (GER) L 6–0, 6–0, 6–2	Did not advance				15
Béla Kehrling Jenő Zsigmondy	Outdoor doubles	N/A		Zeman & Robětín (BOH) W 3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4	Kitson & Winslow (RSA) L 6–3, 6–3, 7–9, 6–2	Did not advance			9

Wrestling

Greco-Roman

Hungary was represented by ten wrestlers in its third Olympic wrestling appearance.

Varga took Hungary's only wrestling medal of the Games, surviving an early loss to reach the medals rounds. He was beaten twice in the medals rounds, finishing with a bronze. Radvány also had a successful Games, advancing to the seventh bout of the elimination round before finally receiving his second loss to take fourth place. The team posted a combined record of 18–21 (18–19 in elimination rounds, 0–2 in the medals rounds).

Wrestler	Class	First round	Second round	Third round	Fourth round	Fifth round	Sixth round	Seventh round	Final
Wrestler	Class	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Match A Opposition Result	Match B Opposition Result	Match C Opposition Result	Rank
Ernő Márkus	Lightweight	Gould (GBR) W	Hansen (DEN) L	Malmström (SWE) L	Did not advance							23
Árpád Miskey	Middleweight	Bergqvist (SWE) W	Ohlsson (SWE) W	Klein (RUS) L	Åberg (FIN) L	Did not advance						11
Dezső Orosz	Lightweight	Rydström (SWE) W	Lesieur (FRA) W	Urvikko (FIN) L	Mathiasson (SWE) L	Did not advance						17
József Pongrácz	Featherweight	Lysohn (USA) W	Andersen (GER) W	Kangas (FIN) L	Johansson (SWE) L	Did not advance						12
Ödön Radvány	Lightweight	Kippasto (RUS) W	Flygare (SWE) W	Kangas (FIN) L	Laitinen (FIN) W	Hansen (DEN) W	Nilsson (SWE) W	Lund (SWE) L	Did not advance			4
József Sándor	Lightweight	Jonsson (SWE) W	Nilsson (SWE) L	Saeurhöfer (GER) L	Did not advance							23
Rezső Somogyi	Middleweight	Klein (RUS) L	Johansson (SWE) L	Did not advance								26
Árpád Szántó	Lightweight	Hansen (DEN) L	Did not start	Did not advance								47
András Szoszky	Featherweight	Gerstäcker (GER) L	Haapanen (FIN) L	Did not advance								26
Béla Varga	Light heavyweight	Ekman (SWE) W	Wiklund (SWE) L	Lindberg (FIN) W	Andersson (SWE) W	Pétursson (ISL) W	Rajala (FIN) W	N/A	Ahlgren (SWE) L	Böhling (FIN) L	Did not advance