Hungary at the 1972 Summer Olympics explained
| Noc: | HUN |
| Nocname: | Hungarian Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1972 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Munich |
| Competitors: | 232 (187 men and 45 women) |
| Sports: | 20 |
| Flagbearer: | Gergely Kulcsár |
| Rank: | 8 |
| Gold: | 6 |
| Silver: | 13 |
| Bronze: | 16 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| See also: | 1906 Intercalated Games |
Hungary competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 232 competitors, 187 men and 45 women, took part in 134 events in 20 sports.[1]
Medalists
Gold
- András Balczó - Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition
- György Gedó - Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight
- Csaba Fenyvesi - Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
- Sándor Erdős, Csaba Fenyvesi, Győző Kulcsár, István Osztrics, and Pál Schmitt - Fencing, Men's Épée Team
- Imre Földi - Weightlifting, Men's Bantamweight
- Csaba Hegedűs - Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
Silver
- András Balczó, Zsigmond Villányi, and Pál Bakó - Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition
- László Orbán - Boxing, Men's Lightweight
- János Kajdi - Boxing, Men's Welterweight
- József Deme and János Rátkai - Canoeing, Men's K2 1000m Kayak Pairs
- Tamás Wichmann - Canoeing, Men's C1 1000m Canadian Singles
- Jenő Kamuti - Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
- Péter Marót - Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual
- Ildikó Bóbis - Fencing, Women's Foil Individual
- Ildikó Bóbis, Ildikó Rónay, Ildikó Schwarczenberger, Mária Szolnoki, and Ildikó Rejtő - Fencing, Women's Foil Team
- Andrea Gyarmati - Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke
- Lajos Szűcs - Weightlifting, Men's Flyweight
- István Géczi, Péter Vépi, Miklós Páncsics, Péter Juhász, Lajos Szűcs, Mihály Kozma, Antal Dunai, Lajos Kű, Béla Váradi, Ede Dunai, László Bálint, Lajos Kocsis, Kálmán Tóth, László Branikovics, József Kovács, Csaba Vidács, and Ádám Rothermel - Football (soccer), Men's Team Competition
- András Bodnár, Tibor Cservenyák, István Görgényi, Tamás Faragó, Zoltán Kásás, Ferenc Konrád, István Magas, Dénes Pócsik, László Sárosi, Endre Molnár, and István Szívós, Jr. - Water Polo, Men's Team Competition
Bronze
- András Botos - Boxing, Men's Featherweight
- Géza Csapó - Canoeing, Men's K1 1000m Kayak Singles
- Anna Pfeffer - Canoeing, Women's K1 500m Kayak Singles
- Gyözõ Kulcsár - Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
- Péter Marót, Péter Bakonyi, Pál Gerevich, Tamás Kovács, and Tibor Pézsa - Fencing, Men's
- Ilona Békési, Mónika Császár, Márta Kelemen, Anikó Kéry, Krisztina Medveczky, and Zsuzsanna Nagy - Gymnastics, Women's Team Combined Exercises
- Lajos Papp - Shooting, Men's Free Rifle, Three Positions
- András Hargitay - Swimming, Men's 400m Individual Medley
- Andrea Gyarmati - Swimming, Women's 100m Butterfly
- Sándor Holczreiter - Weightlifting, Men's Flyweight
- János Benedek - Weightlifting, Men's Featherweight
- György Horváth - Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight
- Ferenc Kiss - Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight
- László Klinga - Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight
- Károly Bajkó - Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight
- József Csatári - Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight
Archery
See main article: Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Hungary entered one man and one woman. Their highest placing competitor was Hamvas Agnes Hajdene, at 22nd place in the women's competition.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Hamvas Agnes Hajdene - 2265 points (→ 22nd place)
Men's Individual Competition:
Athletics
See main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Men's 800 metres
- Heat - 1:49.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
- Qualifying Round - 2.15 m
- Qualifying Round - 2.15 m
- Qualification Round - 2.09 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
- Qualifying Round - 61.58 m
- Qualifying Round - 60.60 m
- Qualifying Round - 60.34 m
- Final - 57.92 m (→ 12th place)
Women's High Jump
- Final - 1.79m (→ 16th place)
Boxing
See main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Men's Flyweight ( - 51 kg)
Men's Welterweight ( - 67 kg)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
Canoeing
See main article: Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Cycling
See main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Four cyclists represented Hungary in 1972.
- Individual road race
- Team time trial
Equestrian
See main article: Equestrian at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Fencing
See main article: Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics. 19 fencers, 14 men and 5 women, represented Hungary in 1972. Hungary finished top of the fencing medal table with eight in total: two gold, four silver, and two bronze.[2]
- Men's foil
- Men's team foil
- Men's épée
- Men's team épée
- Men's sabre
- Men's team sabre
- Women's foil
- Women's team foil
Football
See main article: Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
- Men's Team Competition
- Defeated Denmark (2-0)
- Second Round (Group 1)
- Defeated East Germany (2-0)
- Defeated West Germany (4-1)
- Defeated Mexico (2-0)
- Final
- Lost to Poland (2-1) → Silver Medal
- Team Roster
Gymnastics
See main article: Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Handball
See main article: Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Hungary's first two games resulted in victories over the United States and Japan, guaranteeing the team a berth in the second round regardless of the result of the third game. However, that loss to Yugoslavia carried over into the second round, putting the Hungarians at a disadvantage. Losses to Romania and West Germany put Hungary into last place in the division. The team played against Sweden for seventh and eighth places, losing 19–18.
Men's Team Competition:
- Hungary - 8th place (2-4-0)
- Roster - János Adorján, Béla Bartalos, János Csík, László Harka, József Horváth, Gyula Hurth, Sandor Kaló, István Marosi, Lajos Simó, János Stiller, István Szabó, László Szabó, Sándor Takács, István Varga, Károly Vass, and Sandor Vass
Judo
See main article: Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Modern pentathlon
See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1972. András Balczó won an individual gold while the team won silver.
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's Team Competition:
- Balczó, Villányi, and Bakó - 15348 points (→ Silver Medal)
Alternate Member: Peter Kelemen
Rowing
See main article: Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Sailing
See main article: Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Shooting
See main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Nine shooters represented Hungary in 1972. Lajos Papp won bronze in the 300 m rifle, three positions event.
- 25 m pistol
- 50 m pistol
- 300 m rifle, three positions
- 50 m rifle, three positions
- 50 m rifle, prone
- 50 m running target
Swimming
See main article: Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Men's 100m Frbeestyle
- Heat - 55.37s (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Heat - DNS (→ did not advance)
Volleyball
See main article: Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Water polo
See main article: Water polo at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Defeated The Netherlands (3-0)
- Drew with West Germany (3-3)
- Defeated Australia (10-2)
- Final Round (Group I)
- Defeated United States (5-3)
- Defeated Yugoslavia (4-2)
- Drew with Soviet Union (3-3) → Silver Medal
- Team Roster
Weightlifting
See main article: Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Wrestling
See main article: Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Notes and References
- Web site: Hungary at the 1972 Munich Summer Games . 2011-02-13 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120420144443/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/HUN/summer/1972/ . 2012-04-20 .
- Web site: Fencing: 1972 Olympic Results . 2011-02-06 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110407130923/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/FEN/ . 2011-04-07 .
