Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics
# Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Hungary competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Austria and Hungary had separate NOCs, therefore results at Olympic Games are kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Richárd Weisz | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight | 24 July |
| Gold | Jenő Fuchs | Fencing | Men's sabre | 24 July |
| Gold | Jenő Fuchs Oszkár Gerde Péter Tóth Lajos Werkner Dezső Földes | Fencing | Men's team sabre | 24 July |
| Silver | Zoltán Halmay | Swimming | Men's 100 metre freestyle | 20 July |
| Silver | István Somodi | Athletics | Men's high jump | 21 July |
| Silver | Béla Zulawszky | Fencing | Men's sabre | 24 July |
| Silver | József Munk Imre Zachár Béla Las-Torres Zoltán Halmay | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | 24 July |
| Bronze | Pál Simon Frigyes Mezei József Nagy Ödön Bodor Vilmos Rácz | Athletics | Men's medley relay | 25 July |
| Bronze | Károly Levitzky | Rowing | Men's single sculls | 31 July |

Medals by sport :

| Sport | | | | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Fencing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rowing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |

### Multiple medalists

The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1908 Olympic Games.

| Name | Medal | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - |
| Jenő Fuchs | Gold Gold | Fencing | Men's sabre Men's team sabre |
| Zoltán Halmay | Silver Silver | Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle Men's 4×200 m freestyle relay |

## Competitors

| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Athletics | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Fencing | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Gymnastics | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Rowing | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Shooting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Swimming | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Tennis | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Wrestling | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 63 | 0 | 63 |

Medals by date :

| Date | | | | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 July | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 July | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 July | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 31 July | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |

## Results by event

### Athletics

Hungary's best athletics result was István Somodi's silver medal in the high jump. The Hungarian medley relay team took the bronze medal.

| Event | Place | Athlete | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Men's 100 metres | Heats | Vilmos Rácz | 11.4 seconds 2nd, heat 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 100 metres | Heats | Pál Simon | 11.5 seconds 2nd, heat 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 100 metres | Heats | Frigyes Mezei | Unknown 4th, heat 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 200 metres | Semi- finalist | Károly Radóczy | Walkover 1st, heat 7 | Unknown 3rd, semifinal 1 | Did not advance |
| Men's 200 metres | Heats | Vilmos Rácz | Unknown 2nd, heat 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 200 metres | Heats | Frigyes Mezei | Unknown 2nd, heat 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 200 metres | Heats | Pál Simon | Unknown 4th, heat 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 400 metres | Heats | József Nagy | Unknown 2nd, heat 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 800 metres | 4th | Ödön Bodor | None held | 1:58.6 1st, semifinal 1 | 1:55.4 |
| Men's 800 metres | Semi- finalist | József Nagy | None held | Unknown 4th, semifinal 3 | Did not advance |
| Men's 1500 metres | Semi- finalist | József Nagy | None held | Unknown 2nd, semifinal 5 | Did not advance |
| Men's 1500 metres | Semi- finalist | Ödön Bodor | None held | Unknown 8th, semifinal 1 | Did not advance |
| Men's 110 metre hurdles | Heats | Nándor Kovács | Unknown 2nd, heat 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 400 metre hurdles | Semi- finalist | Nándor Kovács | Walkover 1st, heat 9 | Did not finish —, semifinal 2 | Did not advance |
| Men's 3200 metre steeplechase | — | Antal Lovas | None held | Did not finish —, semifinal 2 | Did not advance |
| Men's medley relay | 3rd | Pál Simon Frigyes Mezei József Nagy Ödön Bodor | None held | 3:32.6 1st, semifinal 1 | 3:32.5 |
| Men's 5 miles | — | Antal Lovas | None held | Did not finish —, semifinal 6 | Did not advance |
| Men's marathon | — | L. Merenyi | None held | None held | Did not start |
| Men's 3500 metre walk | 19th | István Drubina | None held | 18:44.6 4th, semifinal 2 | Did not advance |
| Event | Place | Athlete | Height/ Distance |
| Men's high jump | 2nd | István Somodi | 1.88 metres |
| Men's high jump | 13th | József Haluszinsky | 1.72 metres |
| Men's long jump | 14th | Ödön Holits | 6.44 metres |
| Men's long jump | 21-32 | Géza Kovesdi | Unknown |
| Men's pole vault | 8th | Károly Szathmáry | 3.35 metres |
| Men's shot put | 9-25 | István Mudin | Unknown |
| Men's shot put | 9-25 | Mór Kóczán | Unknown |
| Men's discus throw | 7th | György Luntzer | 38.34 metres |
| Men's discus throw | 12-42 | Ferenc Jesina | Unknown |
| Men's discus throw | 12-42 | Imre Mudin | Unknown |
| Men's discus throw | 12-42 | Mór Kóczán | Unknown |
| Men's hammer throw | 10-19 | István Mudin | Unknown |
| Men's Greek discus | 7th | István Mudin | 33.11 metres |
| Men's Greek discus | 11-23 | György Luntzer | Unknown |
| Men's Greek discus | 11-23 | Imre Mudin | Unknown |
| Men's Greek discus | 11-23 | Mór Kóczán | Unknown |
| Men's freestyle javelin | 7th | Imre Mudin | 45.97 metres |
| Men's freestyle javelin | 10-33 | Ferenc Jesina | Unknown |
| Men's freestyle javelin | 10-33 | György Luntzer | Unknown |
| Men's freestyle javelin | 10-33 | István Mudin | Unknown |
| Men's freestyle javelin | 10-33 | Mór Kóczán | Unknown |

### Fencing

Hungary dominated the sabre competitions, taking the top two individual medals and the team gold.

| Event | Place | Fencer | First round | Second round | Semi- final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Men's épée | First round | Béla Zulawszky | 2-4 (4th in J) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's épée | First round | Péter Tóth | 1-3 (4th in M) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's épée | First round | Dezső Földes | 1-5 (6th in G) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's sabre | 1st | Jenő Fuchs | 5-0 (1st in K) | 3-1 (1st in 1) | 6-1 (1st in 1) | 6-1 |
| Men's sabre | 2nd | Béla Zulawszky | 3-2 (3rd in H) | 2-1 (2nd in 4) | 5-2 (1st in 2) | 6-1 |
| Men's sabre | 4th | Jenő Szántay | 3-1 (1st in F) | 3-1 (2nd in 6) | 4-3 (3rd in 1) | 3-4 |
| Men's sabre | 5th | Péter Tóth | 2-2 (2nd in B) | 4-0 (1st in 6) | 5-2 (1st in 2) | 3-4 |
| Men's sabre | 6th | Lajos Werkner | 5-1 (1st in M) | 4-0 (1st in 2) | 5-2 (2nd in 1) | 2-5 |
| Men's sabre | Second round | Deszö Földes | 5-0 (1st in G) | 3-1 (2nd in 2) | 3-4 (5th in 1) | Did not advance |
| Men's sabre | Second round | Oszkár Gerde | 4-1 (1st in I) | 4-0 (1st in 5) | 4-3 (5th in 2) | Did not advance |
| Men's sabre | First round | Jenő Apáthy | 5-2 (2nd in J) | 2-1 (3rd in 8) | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Event | Place | Fencers | Play-in match | First round | Semi- finals | Final | Repechage | Silver medal match |
| Men's team sabre | 1st | Jenő Fuchs (1st, sf, f) Oszkár Gerde (1st, sf, f) Péter Tóth (1st, sf, f) Lajos Werkner (1st, f) Deszö Földes (sf) Apáthy Jenő | Not held | Defeated Germany 9-0 Advanced to semifinal | Defeated Italy 11-5 Advanced to final | Defeated Bohemia 9-7 Won gold medal | Not relegated | Not relegated |

### Gymnastics

| Gymnast | Event | Score | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| János Nyisztor | Men's all-around | 236 | 15 |
| Kálmán Szabó | Men's all-around | 209 | 34 |
| Imre Gellért | Men's all-around | 202.5 | 39 |
| Mihály Antos | Men's all-around | 192.5 | 47 |
| Frigyes Gráf | Men's all-around | 141.5 | 77 |

### Rowing

| Event | Place | Rowers | First round | Quarter- finals | Semi- finals | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Men's single sculls | 3rd | Károly Levitzky | Bye | 10.8 1st, quarterfinal 2 | Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 | Did not advance |
| Men's single sculls | 9th | Ernö Killer | Did not finish —, heat 1 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's eight | 5th | Klekner Sándor, Haraszthy Lajos, Szebeny Antal, Éder Róbert, Hautzinger Sándor, Várady Jenö, Wampetich Imre, Kirchknopf Ferenc, Vasko Kálmán | None held | Unknown 2nd, quarterfinal 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Shooting

| Event | Place | Shooter | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's 300 metre free rifle | 43rd | Sándor Prokopp | 627 |
| Men's 300 metre free rifle | 49th | Kálmán Móricz | 490 |

### Swimming

| Event | Place | Swimmer | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Men's 100 metre freestyle | 2nd | Zoltán Halmay | 1:08.2 1st, heat 1 | 1:09.4 1st, semifinal 1 | 1:06.2 |
| Men's 100 metre freestyle | Heats | József Ónody | 1:13.2 2nd, heat 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 100 metre freestyle | Heats | József Munk | Unknown 3-5, heat 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 100 metre freestyle | Heats | Henrik Hajós | Unknown 3-5, heat 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 400 metre freestyle | Semi- finalist | Béla Las-Torres | 5:52.2 2nd, heat 1 | Unknown 4th, semifinal 1 | Did not advance |
| Men's 400 metre freestyle | Semi- finalist | Henrik Hajós | 6:19.8 1st, heat 9 | Unknown 5th, semifinal 1 | Did not advance |
| Men's 400 metre freestyle | Semi- finalist | Imre Zachár | 6:09.8 1st, heat 8 | Did not finish —, semifinal 2 | Did not advance |
| Men's 400 metre freestyle | Heats | József Ónody | Unknown 3rd, heat 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 100 metre backstroke | — | Sándor Kugler | Disqualified —, heat 1 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 200 metre breaststroke | 4th | Ödön Toldi | 3:14.4 1st, heat 4 | 3:16.4 2nd, semifinal 1 | 3:15.2 |
| Men's 200 metre breaststroke | Semi- finalist | József Fabinyi | 3:23.4 1st, heat 6 | Unknown 4th, semifinal 1 | Did not advance |
| Men's 200 metre breaststroke | Heats | András Baronyi | 3:18.0 2nd, heat 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 4x200 metre freestyle relay | 2nd | József Munk Imre Zachár Béla las Torres Zoltán Halmay | None held | Swam over 1st, semifinal 3 | 10:59.0 |

### Tennis

| Event | Place | Name | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter- finals | Semi- finals | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Men's singles | 16th | Dezső Lauber | Bye | Lost to Dixon | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's singles | 16th | Ede Tóth | Defeated Micovský | Lost to Parke | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's singles | 16th | Jenő Zsigmondy | Bye | Lost to Hykš | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's doubles | 7th | Jenő Zsigmondy Ede Tóth | None held | Bye | Lost to Ritchie/Parke | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| Bohemia | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| Total | 1 | 4 | .200 |

### Wrestling

| Event | Place | Wrestler | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter- finals | Semi- finals | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Greco-Roman lightweight | 5th | József Maróthy | Defeated Rose | Defeated Wood | Lost to Persson | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Greco-Roman lightweight | 5th | Ödön Radvány | Defeated Ruff | Defeated Hawkins | Lost to Orlov | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Greco-Roman lightweight | 9th | József Téger | Defeated Moppes | Lost to Porro | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Greco-Roman middleweight | 9th | Miklós Orosz | Bye | Lost to Jósepsson | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Greco-Roman light heavyweight | 4th | Hugó Payr | Bye | Defeated Zamotin | Defeated Westrop | Lost to Weckman | Lost to Jensen |
| Greco-Roman light heavyweight | 17th | György Luntzer | Lost to Wijbrands | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Greco-Roman super heavyweight | 1st | Richárd Weisz | None held | None held | Defeated C. Jensen | Defeated S. Jensen | Defeated Petrov |
| Greco-Roman super heavyweight | 4th | Hugó Payr | None held | None held | Defeated Barrett | Lost to Petrov | Lost to S. Jensen |
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| Denmark | 2 | 3 | .400 |
| Finland | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Russia | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Total | 11 | 9 | .550 |
