Hungary at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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Hungary competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

in Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

, United States.

Gold

  • Balázs Kiss
    Balázs Kiss
    Balázs Kiss is a retired Hungarian hammer thrower. He is the 1996 Olympic champion and the 1998 European Championships silver medalist, and has two fourth places from World Championships. His personal best throw was 83.00 metres, achieved during the 1998 Golden League circuit.-Early career:Kiss...

     — Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw

  • István Kovács
    István Kovács
    István Kovács , nicknamed Ko-Ko or sometimes The Cobra is a retired Hungarian boxer. As an amateur he won the bantamweight gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and was a world champion at the 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships in flyweight and at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships...

     — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight

  • Csaba Horváth
    Csaba Horváth
    Csaba Horváth is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he won two medals with teammate György Kolonics...

     and György Kolonics
    György Kolonics
    György Kolonics , nicknamed Kolo, was a Hungarian sprint canoer who won two gold and two bronze medals at four Summer Olympics...

     — Canoeing, Men's C2 500 m Canadian Pairs

  • Rita Kőbán
    Rita Köbán
    Rita Kőbán is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1985 to 2000. Competing in four Summer Olympics, she won six medals with two golds , three silvers , and one bronze .Kőbán has also been very successful in...

     — Canoeing, Women's K1 500 m Kayak Singles

  • Norbert Rózsa
    Norbert Rózsa
    Norbert Rózsa is a former breaststroker from Hungary, who competed at three consecutive Olympics, beginning with the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona...

     — Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Attila Czene
    Attila Czene
    Attila Czene is a former medley swimmer from Hungary, who won the gold medal in the 200 m individual medley at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992.-References:**...

     — Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Krisztina Egerszegi
    Krisztina Egerszegi
    Krisztina Egerszegi is a Hungarian former world record holding swimmer and one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era...

     — Swimming, Women's 200 m Backstroke

Silver

  • Attila Adrovicz
    Attila Adrovicz
    Attila Adrovicz is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta....

    , Ferenc Csipes
    Ferenc Csipes
    Ferenc Csipes is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1985 to 1996. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won four medals with one gold , two silvers , and one bronze .Csipes also won sixteen ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medals with eight golds Ferenc Csipes (born March 8, 1965 in...

    , Gábor Horváth and András Rajna
    András Rajna
    András Rajna is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Atlanta in 1996....

     — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000 m Kayak Fours

  • Csaba Köves
    Csaba Köves
    Csaba Köves is a Hungarian fencer who has won two Olympic silver medals in the team sabre competition.-References:*...

    , József Navarrete
    József Navarrete
    József Navarrete is a Hungarian fencer, who won a silver medal in the team sabre competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta together with Bence Szabó and Csaba Köves.-External links:*...

     and Bence Szabó
    Bence Szabó
    Bence Szabó is a Hungarian fencer, who has won four Olympic medals in the sabre competitions.-External links:*...

     — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team

  • Szilveszter Csollány
    Szilveszter Csollány
    Szilveszter Csollány is a former gymnast from Hungary.He won gold in the men's rings at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with a score of 9.85. This achievement earned him the title 2000 Hungarian Sportsman of the year...

     — Gymnastics, Men's Rings

  • Károly Güttler
    Károly Güttler
    Károly Güttler is a former breaststroker from Hungary, who represented his native country at four consecutive Olympics, beginning with the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and ending with the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...

     — Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke

Bronze

  • Imre Pulai
    Imre Pulai
    Imre Pulai is a Hungarian sprint canoer, who won two Olympic medals in the Canadian canoeing event, including a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with teammate Ferenc Novák....

     — Canoeing, Men's C1 500 m Canadian Singles

  • György Zala — Canoeing, Men's C1 1000 m Canadian Singles

  • Csaba Horváth
    Csaba Horváth
    Csaba Horváth is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he won two medals with teammate György Kolonics...

     and György Kolonics
    György Kolonics
    György Kolonics , nicknamed Kolo, was a Hungarian sprint canoer who won two gold and two bronze medals at four Summer Olympics...

     — Canoeing, Men's C2 1000 m Canadian Singles

  • Géza Imre
    Géza Imre
    Géza Imre is a Hungarian fencer, who has won two Olympic medals in the Épée competitions, a silver medal in 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and a bronze medal in 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta....

     — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual

  • Gyöngyi Szalay — Fencing, Women's Épée Individual

  • Éva Erdős
    Éva Erdos
    Éva Erdős is a Hungarian handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal with the Hungarian team. She played four matches and scored six goals.-References:...

    , Andrea Farkas
    Andrea Farkas
    Andrea Farkas is a former Hungarian international team handball goalkeeper who currently works as goalkeeping coach for Dunaújvárosi NKKSE. Among her achievements with the national team is an Olympic bronze medal from 1996 and an Olympic silver medal from 2000...

    , Beáta Hoffmann
    Beáta Hoffmann
    Beáta Hoffmann is a former Hungarian handball goalkeeper, World Championship silver medalist and Olympic bronze medalist.-References:...

    , Anikó Kántor
    Anikó Kántor
    Anikó Kántor is a former Hungarian team handball player and Olympic medalist, who currently work as a handball coach. She received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She received a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:...

    , Erzsébet Kocsis
    Erzsébet Kocsis
    Erzsébet Kocsis is a Hungarian former handball player and the current technical director of Dunaújvárosi NKKSE. She was voted World Handball Player of the Year 1995 by the International Handball Federation....

    , Beatrix Kökény
    Beatrix Kökény
    Beatrix Kökény is a former Hungarian team handball player, European champion and multiple Olympic medalist, who currently serves as the technical director of Ferencvárosi TC....

    , Eszter Mátéfi
    Eszter Mátéfi
    Eszter Mátéfi is a handball coach and former handball player who works as the head coach of the handball academy in Dunaújváros.-Career:...

    , Auguszta Mátyás
    Auguszta Mátyás
    Auguszta Mátyás is a Hungarian handball player and Olympic medalist, who currently plays for Hungarian second division side Nagykanizsai Izzó SE.-External links:*...

    , Anikó Meksz
    Anikó Meksz
    Anikó Meksz is a former Hungarian handball goalkeeper who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal with the Hungarian team.-References:...

    , Anikó Nagy
    Anikó Nagy
    Anikó Nagy is a former Hungarian team handball player and Olympic medalist. She received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She received a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....

    , Helga Németh
    Helga Németh
    Helga Németh is a Hungarian handball player who has won the bronze medal with the Hungarian team on the 1996 Summer Olympics. She played all five matches and scored 18 goals.- References :...

    , Ildikó Pádár
    Ildikó Pádár
    Ildikó Pádár is a Hungarian team handball player and Olympic medalist. She received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She received a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....

    , Beáta Siti
    Beáta Siti
    Beáta Siti is a former Hungarian team handball player, and later coach. During her active career she was European champion and silver medalist from both World Championships and the Olympic Games...

    , Anna Szántó
    Anna Szántó
    Anna Szántó is a former Hungarian handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, where she collected the bronze medal with the Hungarian team. She played four matches and scored seven goals....

    , Katalin Szilágyi
    Katalin Szilágyi
    Katalin Szilágyi is a former Hungarian handball player who has won the bronze medal with the Hungarian team in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She played all five matches and scored 13 goals.-References:...

    , and Beatrix Tóth
    Beatrix Tóth
    Beatrix Tóth is a former Hungarian handball player who was member of the Hungarian team, that won the bronze medal on the 1996 Summer Olympics.-References:...

     — Handball, Women's Team Competition

  • János Martinek
    János Martinek
    János Martinek is a Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.-Olympics:Martinek participated on the Hungarian team which won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and where he also received an individual gold medal.He received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in...

     — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition

  • Ágnes Kovács
    Ágnes Kovács
    Ágnes Kovács is a former Hungarian swimmer. She won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney in 200 m breaststroke....

     — Swimming, Women's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Krisztina Egerszegi
    Krisztina Egerszegi
    Krisztina Egerszegi is a Hungarian former world record holding swimmer and one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era...

     — Swimming, Women's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Attila Feri — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight (70 kg)

Archery
Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of four events. The events were held in neighboring Stone Mountain.All archery was done at a range of 70 metres. 64 archers competed in each the men's individual and women's individual competitions. They began with a 72-arrow ranking round...

Hungary's two veterans in Atlanta were both defeated in the first round.

Women's Individual Competition:
  • Judit Kovács → Round of 64, 45th place (0-1)
  • Timea Kiss → Round of 64, 51st place (0-1)

Athletics
Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...

Men's 400 m Hurdles
  • Dusan Kovács
  • Heat — 49.23 s
  • Semi Final — 48.57 s (→ did not advance)


Men's Long Jump
  • János Uzsoki
    János Uzsoki
    János Uzsoki is a retired Hungarian long jumper.He was born in Mezőtúr. He competed at the 1994 European Championships and the 1996 Olympic Games without reaching the final. He became Hungarian long jump champion in 1994, 1997 and 1999, rivalling with Tibor Ordina...

  • Qualification — 7.82m (→ did not advance, 22nd place)


Men's Triple Jump
  • Tibor Ordina
    Tibor Ordina
    Tibor Ordina is a retired Hungarian athlete who specialized in the long jump and triple jump.-Long jump:In the long jump he finished eleventh at the 1994 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 1993 World Indoor Championships, the 1993 World Championships and the 1994 European...

  • Qualification — 16.04m (→ did not advance, 33rd place)


Men's Discus Throw
  • Attila Horváth
    Attila Horváth
    Attila Horváth is a retired male discus thrower from Hungary, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics . His personal best is 68.58 metres, thrown on June 24, 1994 in Budapest, Hungary...

  • Qualification — 62.90 m
  • Final — 62.28 m (→ 10th place)


Men's Hammer Throw
  • Balázs Kiss
    Balázs Kiss
    Balázs Kiss is a retired Hungarian hammer thrower. He is the 1996 Olympic champion and the 1998 European Championships silver medalist, and has two fourth places from World Championships. His personal best throw was 83.00 metres, achieved during the 1998 Golden League circuit.-Early career:Kiss...

  • Qualification — 78.34m
  • Final — 81.24m (→ Gold Medal)

  • Zsolt Németh
    Zsolt Németh
    Zsolt Németh is a retired male hammer thrower from Hungary. His personal best throw was 81.56 metres, achieved in August 1999 in Veszprém. He is the son of coach Pál Németh.-Achievements:-References:*...

  • Qualification — 73.68m (→ did not advance)

  • Adrián Annus
    Adrián Annus
    Adrián Annus is a Hungarian hammer thrower, who was stripped of his gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens for a doping violation in a highly publicized scandal...

  • Qualification — 72.58m (→ did not advance)


Men's Decathlon
  • Zsolt Kürtösi
    Zsolt Kürtösi
    Zsolt István Kurtosi is a Hungarian decathlete.-Achievements:-External links:...

  • Final Result — 7755 points (→ 27th place)



Women's Heptathlon
  • Rita Ináncsi
    Rita Ináncsi
    Rita Ináncsi is a retired Hungarian heptathlete.-Achievements:-External links:...

  • Final Result — 6336 points (→ 6th place)


Women's Long Jump
  • Tünde Vaszi
    Tünde Vaszi
    Tünde Vaszi is a retired Hungarian long jumper. Her greatest success so far is the bronze medal at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics, and her personal best is 6.86 metres from when she placed fourth at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.She lived in Carei/Nagykároly, Romania till...

  • Qualification — 6.73m
  • Final — 6.60m (→ 9th place)

  • Rita Ináncsi
    Rita Ináncsi
    Rita Ináncsi is a retired Hungarian heptathlete.-Achievements:-External links:...

  • Qualification — 6.02m (→ did not advance)


Women's Triple Jump
  • Zita Balint
  • Qualification — NM (→ no ranking)


Women's Marathon
  • Judit Nagy — 2:38.43 (→ 36th place)


Women's 10 km Walk
  • Mária Urbanik
    Mária Urbanik
    Mária Rosza-Urbanik is a retired female race walker from Hungary. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992.-Achievements:-References:*...

     — 43:32 (→ 9th place)
  • Anikó Szebenszky
    Anikó Szebenszky
    Anikó Szebenszky is a retired female race walker from Hungary. She competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1996.-Achievements:-References:*...

     — 45:57 (→ 27th place)

Boxing
Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
-Qualification:The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Africa* All-Africa Games in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 13 to September 23, 1995* Qualification Tournament in April/May? 1996...

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
  • István Kovács
    István Kovács
    István Kovács , nicknamed Ko-Ko or sometimes The Cobra is a retired Hungarian boxer. As an amateur he won the bantamweight gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and was a world champion at the 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships in flyweight and at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships...

     → Gold Medal
  • First Round — Defeated Soner Karaoz (Turkey), 15-3
  • Second Round — Defeated Khurshed Khasanov (Tajikstan), 17-3
  • Quarter Finals — Defeated George Olteanu
    George Olteanu
    George Olteanu is a former boxer from Romania, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia....

     (Romania), 24-2
  • Semi Finals — Defeated Vichairachanon Khadpo
    Vichairachanon Khadpo
    Vichairachanon Khadpo is a Thai boxer. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's bantamweight division, together with Raimkul Malakhbekov of Russia....

     (Thailand), 12-7
  • Final — Defeated Arnaldo Mesa
    Arnaldo Mesa
    Arnaldo Mesa Bonell is a retired boxer from Cuba, who won the silver medal for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. In the final of the Bantamweight division he was defeated by Hungary's István Kovács...

     (Cuba), 14-7


Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
  • János Nagy
    János Nagy
    János Nagy was a Hungarian diplomat, who served as Hungarian Ambassador to the United States between 1968 and 1971.-References:*...

  • First Round — Defeated John Kelman (Barbados), referee stopped contest in third round
  • Second Round — Defeated Daniel Attah (Nigeria), 14-12
  • Quarter Finals — Lost to Pablo Chacón
    Pablo Chacón
    Julio Pablo Chacón is an Argentine boxer. Nicknamed "El Relámpago", Chacon won a Featherweight Bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics...

     (Argentina), 7-18


Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
  • József Nagy
  • First Round — Lost to Juan Hernández Sierra
    Juan Hernández Sierra
    Juan Hernández Sierra is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight Juan Hernández Sierra (born March 16, 1969) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight Juan Hernández Sierra (born March 16, 1969) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight...

     (Cuba), referee stopped contest in second round


Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
  • György Mizsei
    György Mizsei
    György Mizsei was a Hungarian boxer, who won a bronze medal in the light middleweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics....

  • First Round — Defeated Richard Rowles
    Richard Rowles
    Richard Rowles is a former light middleweight boxer, who represented Australia at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996...

     (Australia), 10-2
  • Second Round — Lost to Markus Beyer
    Markus Beyer
    Height 176 cmMarkus Beyer is a German boxer at super middleweight and the former WBC Champion, who resides in Lilienthal, Germany. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the light middleweight division...

     (Germany), 6-14


Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
  • Zsolt Erdei
    Zsolt Erdei
    Zsolt Erdei is a Hungarian boxer in the light heavyweight division. He is the former undefeated Lineal & WBO light heavyweight champion, and WBC cruiserweight champion. Erdei is also the first Hungarian to win a world title in two weight divisions.Erdei boxed at the 2000 Summer Olympics...

  • First Round — Defeated Juan Pablo Lopez
    Juan Pablo Lopez
    Juan Pablo López is an undefeated Mexican professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division.-Professional career:On April 10, 2010, Lopez beat Daniel Eduardo Yocupicio by 2nd round K.O...

     (Mexico), referee stopped contest in third round
  • Second Round — Lost to Malik Beyleroğlu
    Malik Beyleroglu
    Malik Beyleroğlu is a former amateur boxer from Turkey. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's middleweight division...

     (Turkey), 8-9

Diving
Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, from 26 July to 2 August, comprising a total of 121 divers from 40 nations.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:...

Men's 3m Springboard
  • Imre Lengyel
  • Preliminary Heat — 346.74
  • Semi Final — 204.51 (→ did not advance, 17th place)


Women's 3m Springboard
  • Orsolya Pintér
  • Preliminary Heat — 206.52 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Modern Pentathlon
Modern pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Modern pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Team events were eliminated from the 1996 Olympics.-Medal Summary:Individual:-Final Results:-References:*...

Men's Individual Competition:
  • János Martinek
    János Martinek
    János Martinek is a Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.-Olympics:Martinek participated on the Hungarian team which won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and where he also received an individual gold medal.He received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in...

     — 5501 pts (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Ákos Hanzély — 5435 pts (→ 6th place)
  • Péter Sárfalvi — 5196 pts (→ 21st place)

Swimming
Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States, which was built for the Games...

Men's 100 m Freestyle
  • Attila Zubor
    Attila Zubor
    Attila Zubor is a former freestyle swimmer from Hungary, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He was trained by the Tamás Széchy, who coached Tamás Darnyi among others....

  • Heat — 50.43 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

  • Béla Szabados
  • Heat — 51.26 (→ did not advance, 35th place)


Men's 200 m Freestyle
  • Attila Czene
    Attila Czene
    Attila Czene is a former medley swimmer from Hungary, who won the gold medal in the 200 m individual medley at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992.-References:**...

  • Heat — 1:51.59 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

  • Miklós Kollár
  • Heat — 1:52.19 (→ did not advance, 25th place)


Men's 400 m Freestyle
  • Béla Szabados
  • Heat — 3:59.36 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)


Men's 100 m Backstroke
  • Tamás Deutsch
    Tamás Deutsch
    Tamás Deutsch is a former backstroke swimmer from Hungary, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. He won a bronze medal over 200 m at the 1995 FINA Short Course World Championships.Deutsch was part of the California Convertible Club from 1992...

  • Heat — 56.96 (→ did not advance, 25th place)


Men's 200 m Backstroke
  • Olivér Ágh
    Olivér Ágh
    Olivér Ágh is a retired male backstroke swimmer from Hungary, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992.He finished second in junior EC, 1991.-References:*...

  • Heat — 2:01.84
  • B-Final — 2:02.17 (→ 12th place)


Men's 100 m Breaststroke
  • Károly Güttler
    Károly Güttler
    Károly Güttler is a former breaststroker from Hungary, who represented his native country at four consecutive Olympics, beginning with the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and ending with the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...

  • Heat — 1:01.80
  • Final — 1:01.49 (→ 4th place)

  • Norbert Rózsa
    Norbert Rózsa
    Norbert Rózsa is a former breaststroker from Hungary, who competed at three consecutive Olympics, beginning with the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona...

  • Heat — 1:02.72
  • B-Final — scratched


Men's 200 m Breaststroke
  • Norbert Rózsa
    Norbert Rózsa
    Norbert Rózsa is a former breaststroker from Hungary, who competed at three consecutive Olympics, beginning with the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona...

  • Heat — 2:14.66
  • Final — 2:12.57 (→ Gold Medal)

  • Károly Güttler
    Károly Güttler
    Károly Güttler is a former breaststroker from Hungary, who represented his native country at four consecutive Olympics, beginning with the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and ending with the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...

  • Heat — 2:13.89
  • Final — 2:13.03 (→ Silver Medal)


Men's 100 m Butterfly
  • Péter Horváth
    Péter Horváth
    Péter Horváth is a former butterfly swimmer from Hungary, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992.-References:*...

  • Heat — 53.69
  • B-Final — 53.48 (→ 11th place)


Men's 200 m Butterfly
  • Péter Horváth
    Péter Horváth
    Péter Horváth is a former butterfly swimmer from Hungary, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992.-References:*...

  • Heat — 1:58.76
  • Final — 1:59.12 (→ 8th place)

  • Attila Czene
    Attila Czene
    Attila Czene is a former medley swimmer from Hungary, who won the gold medal in the 200 m individual medley at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992.-References:**...

  • Heat — 2:00.50
  • B-Final — 1:58.99 (→ 9th place)


Men's 200 m Individual Medley
  • Attila Czene
    Attila Czene
    Attila Czene is a former medley swimmer from Hungary, who won the gold medal in the 200 m individual medley at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992.-References:**...

  • Heat — 2:02.10
  • Final — 1:59.91 (→ Gold Medal)

  • Attila Zubor
    Attila Zubor
    Attila Zubor is a former freestyle swimmer from Hungary, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He was trained by the Tamás Széchy, who coached Tamás Darnyi among others....

  • Heat — 2:06.24 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)


Men's 400 m Individual Medley
  • István Batházi
    István Batházi
    István Batházi is a male medley swimmer from Hungary, who competed three times for his native country at the Summer Olympics in 1996 and 2000. He won the European title in the men's 400 m individual medley in 2000 .In 2009 Istvan set the 200m Individual Medley Masters World Record for 30-34...

  • Heat — 4:27.37
  • B-Final — DSQ

  • Gergő Kis
    Gergo Kis
    Gergő Kis is a Hungarian freestyle swimmer.Kis participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's 1500 m freestyle, ranking 23rd in the heats...

  • Heat — 4:28.05 (→ did not advance, 19th place)


Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay
  • Tamás Deutsch
    Tamás Deutsch
    Tamás Deutsch is a former backstroke swimmer from Hungary, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. He won a bronze medal over 200 m at the 1995 FINA Short Course World Championships.Deutsch was part of the California Convertible Club from 1992...

    , Károly Güttler
    Károly Güttler
    Károly Güttler is a former breaststroker from Hungary, who represented his native country at four consecutive Olympics, beginning with the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and ending with the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...

    , Péter Horváth
    Péter Horváth
    Péter Horváth is a former butterfly swimmer from Hungary, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992.-References:*...

    , and Attila Zubor
    Attila Zubor
    Attila Zubor is a former freestyle swimmer from Hungary, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He was trained by the Tamás Széchy, who coached Tamás Darnyi among others....

  • Heat — 3:41.05
  • Tamás Deutsch
    Tamás Deutsch
    Tamás Deutsch is a former backstroke swimmer from Hungary, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. He won a bronze medal over 200 m at the 1995 FINA Short Course World Championships.Deutsch was part of the California Convertible Club from 1992...

    , Károly Güttler
    Károly Güttler
    Károly Güttler is a former breaststroker from Hungary, who represented his native country at four consecutive Olympics, beginning with the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and ending with the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...

    , Péter Horváth
    Péter Horváth
    Péter Horváth is a former butterfly swimmer from Hungary, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992.-References:*...

    , and Attila Czene
    Attila Czene
    Attila Czene is a former medley swimmer from Hungary, who won the gold medal in the 200 m individual medley at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992.-References:**...

  • Final — 3:40.84 (→ 6th place)


Women's 100 m Freestyle
  • Anna Nyíry
  • Heat — 57.82 (→ did not advance, 30th place)


Women's 800 m Freestyle
  • Rita Kovács
    Rita Kovács
    Rita Kovács is a former long-distance swimmer from Hungary. She represented her home country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in 800 metre freestyle. She also competed in open water swimming, winning several medals....

  • Heat — 9:06.97 (→ did not advance, 25th place)


Women's 200 m Backstroke
  • Krisztina Egerszegi
    Krisztina Egerszegi
    Krisztina Egerszegi is a Hungarian former world record holding swimmer and one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era...

  • Heat — 2:09.18
  • Final — 2:07.83 (→ Gold Medal)


Women's 100 m Breaststroke
  • Ágnes Kovács
    Ágnes Kovács
    Ágnes Kovács is a former Hungarian swimmer. She won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney in 200 m breaststroke....

  • Heat — 1:09.05
  • Final — 1:09.55 (→ 7th place)


Women's 200 m Breaststroke
  • Ágnes Kovács
    Ágnes Kovács
    Ágnes Kovács is a former Hungarian swimmer. She won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney in 200 m breaststroke....

  • Heat — 2:29.58
  • Final — 2:26.57 (→ Bronze Medal)


Women's 100 m Butterfly
  • Edit Klocker
  • Heat — 1:03.61 (→ did not advance, 30th place)


Women's 200 m Butterfly
  • Edit Klocker
  • Heat — 2:17.90 (→ did not advance, 24th place)


Women's 400 m Individual Medley
  • Krisztina Egerszegi
    Krisztina Egerszegi
    Krisztina Egerszegi is a Hungarian former world record holding swimmer and one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era...

  • Heat — 4:43.09
  • Final — 4:42.53 (→ Bronze Medal)


Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay
  • Krisztina Egerszegi
    Krisztina Egerszegi
    Krisztina Egerszegi is a Hungarian former world record holding swimmer and one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era...

    , Ágnes Kovács
    Ágnes Kovács
    Ágnes Kovács is a former Hungarian swimmer. She won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney in 200 m breaststroke....

    , Edit Klocker, and Anna Nyíry
  • Heat — 4:10.92 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Tennis
Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics
These are the final results for the tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.American teenager Jennifer Capriati stunned German Steffi Graf in the women's singles final to win the gold medal...

Men's Singles Competition
  • Sándor Noszály
    Sandor Noszaly
    Sándor Noszály is an active tennis player from Hungary, who is a five times Hungarian Champion in singles and 16 times adding the doubles.-Career:...

  • First round — Lost to Oleg Ogorodov
    Oleg Ogorodov
    Oleg Ogorodov is a former tennis player, who turned professional in 1995. He represented Uzbekistan at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. His career high singles rank came on May 13, 1996 when he was ranked 101st in men's singles tennis rankings...

     (Uzbekistan) 5-7, 6-7


Women's Singles Competition
  • Virag Csurgo
  • First round — Defeated Aleksandra Olsza
    Aleksandra Olsza
    Aleksandra Olsza is a retired Polish tennis player. Her career highlights include winning of 1995 Wimbledon Championships in both girls' singles and doubles. At the 1996 U.S. Open Olsza defeated World No. 12 Magdalena Maleeva.- Achievements :...

     (Poland) 6-2 7-5
  • Second round — Lost to Kimiko Date
    Kimiko Date
    is a Japanese professional tennis player. In her career, she has won over 200 tournament matches. She has won the Japan Open four times. In 1994, she was ranked in the top-ten women players in the world. In 1992, the WTA awarded her the "Most Improved Player of the Year". After playing in her...

     (Japan) 2-6 3-6

  • Andrea Temesvári
    Andrea Temesvari
    Andrea Temesvári is a former professional tennis player once ranked as high as World No. 7. She won the Italian Open at sixteen, but injuries later hampered her career. She received the Most Improved Player Award by WTA Tour and TENNIS Magazine in 1982. At the 1986 French Open she won the women's...

  • First round — Lost to Judith Wiesner
    Judith Wiesner
    Judith Wiesner is a former professional tennis player from Austria. During her career, she won six top-level singles titles and three tour doubles titles. Her career high rankings were World Number 12 in singles , and World Number 29 in doubles...

     (Austria) 6-7 4-6

Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Defeated Russia (8-7)
  • Defeated Germany (9-8)
  • Defeated Netherlands (10-8)
  • Defeated Spain (8-7)
  • Defeated Yugoslavia (12-8)
  • Quarterfinals
  • Defeated Greece (12-8)
  • Semifinals
  • Lost to Spain (6-7)
  • Bronze Medal Match
  • Lost to Italy (18-20) → Fourth place
  • Team Roster
  • Tibor Benedek
    Tibor Benedek
    Tibor Benedek is a Hungarian water polo player, who played in the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics...

  • Rajmund Fodor
    Rajmund Fodor
    Rajmund Fodor is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. He is nicknamed Rajmi, and made his debut for the national team in 1993...

  • Tamás Kásás
    Tamas Kasas
    Tamás Kásás is a Hungarian water polo player, with a height of 200 cm and a weight of 90 kg....

  • Zoltan Kosz
    Zoltan Kosz
    Zoltán Kósz is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Kosz also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Hungarian team placed 4th....

  • András Gyöngyösi
  • Péter Kuna
  • László Tóth
  • Balázs Vincze
  • Frank Tóth
  • Zsolt Varga
    Zsolt Varga
    Zsolt Varga is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the golden medals squad at the 2000. He also participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Hungarian team placed 4th. He made his debut for the national side in 1990, at the European Nations Cup in Rome, Italy.-References:*...

  • Tamás Dala
  • Attila Monostori
  • Zsolt Németh
  • Head Coach: György Horkai



Weightlifting

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
1 2 3 1 2 3
Tibor Karczag – 54 kg 107.5 107.5 107.5 DNF
Zoltán Farkas
Zoltán Farkas
Zoltán Farkas is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Vasas SC.-References:* *...

– 59 kg
Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 59 kg
These are the results of the men's 59 kg competition in weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. A total of 20 men competed in this event, limited to weightlifters whose body weight was less than 59 kilograms...

130.0 132.5 132.5 140.0 145.0 150.0 280.0 8
Adrián Popa
Adrián Popa
Adrián Popa is a Hungarian weightlifter.He has represented his country in the Men's 64 kg event of the 1996 Summer Olympics, ranking 5th, the Men's 69 kg event of the 1998 World Weightlifting Championships, the Men's 77 kg event of the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships and the Men's 77 kg...

– 64 kg
Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 64 kg
These are the results of the men's 64 kg competition in weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. A total of 36 men competed in this event, limited to weightlifters whose body weight was less than 64 kilograms....

130.0 135.0 137.5 167.5 172.5 172.5 307.5 5
Zoltán Kecskés – 64 kg
Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 64 kg
These are the results of the men's 64 kg competition in weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. A total of 36 men competed in this event, limited to weightlifters whose body weight was less than 64 kilograms....

130.0 135.0 137.5 162.5 167.5 170.0 302.5 8
Attila Feri – 70 kg
Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 70 kg
These are the results of the men's 70 kg competition in weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. A total of 28 men entered this event, limited to weightlifters whose body weight was less than 70 kilograms.-Medalists:-Results:...

152.5 152.5 155.0 187.5 187.5 192.5 340.0
Gábor Molnár – 70 kg
Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 70 kg
These are the results of the men's 70 kg competition in weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. A total of 28 men entered this event, limited to weightlifters whose body weight was less than 70 kilograms.-Medalists:-Results:...

145.0 145.0 145.0 DNF
Tibor Stark
Tibor Stark
Tibor Stark is a retired male weightlifter from Hungary. He competed for his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 . A European champion in 1997, he ended up in 8th place in 1996 and 2000 in the men's superheavyweight division .-References:*...

+ 108 kg
Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's +108 kg
These are the results of the Men's +108 kg competition in weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. A total number of 19 men competed in this event, limited to weightlifters whose body weight was greater than 108 kilograms.-Medalists:...

180.0 185.0 187.5 220.0 227.5 230.0 415.0 8


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