Hungary at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | HUN |
NOC | Hungarian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Moscow | |
Competitors | 263 (182 men and 81 women) in 21 sports |
Flag bearer | István Szívós, Jr. |
Medals Ranked 6th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
Hungary competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 263 competitors, 182 men and 81 women, took part in 151 events in 21 sports.[1]
Medalists
Gold
- László Foltán and István Vaskuti — Canoeing, Men's C2 500m Canadian Pairs
- Zoltán Magyar — Gymnastics, Men's Pommeled Horse
- Károly Varga — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle Prone
- Sándor Wladár — Swimming, Men's 200m Backstroke
- Péter Baczakó — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight
- Ferenc Kocsis — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
- Norbert Növényi — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight
Silver
- István Joós and István Szabó — Canoeing, Men's K2 1000m Kayak Pairs
- Ernõ Kolczonay — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
- Magda Maros — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual
- Tamás Szombathelyi — Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition
- László Horváth, Tibor Maracskó and Tamás Szombathelyi — Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition
- Zoltán Verrasztó — Swimming, Men's 200m Backstroke
- Albán Vermes — Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke
- Lajos Rácz — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight
- István Tóth — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight
- József Balla — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Super Heavyweight
Bronze
- János Váradi — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
- István Lévai — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
- Éva Rakusz and Mária Zakariás — Canoeing, Women's K2 500m Kayak Pairs
- Imre Gedővári — Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual
- Imre Gedővári, Pál Gerevich, Ferenc Hammang, György Nébald and Rudolf Nébald — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
- Edit Kovács, Magda Maros, Ildikó Schwarczenberger, Gertrúd Stefanek and Zsuzsanna Szőcs — Fencing, Women's Foil Team
- Ferenc Donáth, György Guczoghy, Zoltán Kelemen, Zoltán Magyar, Péter Kovács, and István Vámos — Gymnastics, Men's Team Combined Exercises
- Tibor Kincses — Judo, Men's Extra Lightweight (60 kg)
- András Ozsvár — Judo, Men's Open Class
- Zoltán Verrasztó — Swimming, Men's 400m Individual Medley
- György Szalai — Weightlifting, Heavyweight
- Endre Molnár, István Szívós, Jr., Attila Sudár, György Gerendás, György Horkai, Gábor Csapó, István Kiss, István Udvardi, László Kuncz, Tamás Faragó, and Károly Hauszler — Water Polo, Men's Team Competition
- Ferenc Seres — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Flyweight
- István Kovács — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight
- Szabolcs Detre and Zsolt Detre — Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman
Archery
After missing the 1976 archery competition, Hungary returned in 1980. The nation was represented by two women and two men, including 1972 veteran Bela Nagy. Nagy placed 5th, only three points behind the bronze medallist.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Judit Kovacs — 2323 points (→ 12th place)
- Margit Szobi — 2216 points (→ 21st place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Bela Nagy — 2446 points (→ 5th place)
- Istvan Balasz — 2241 points (→ 28th place)
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
- Heat — 10.68 (→ did not advance)
- Heat — 10.69 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
Men's 800 metres
- Heat — 1:47.5
- Semifinals — 1:48.8 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Final — 2:15:18 (→ 12th place)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
- Heat — 50.23
- Semifinals — 51.06 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
Men's 20 km Walk
- Final — 1:34:10.5 (→ 12th place)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Final — 4:10:53 (→ 9th place)
Men's High Jump
- Qualification — 2.18 m (→ did not advance)
- Qualification — 2.15 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
- Qualification — 7.91 m
- Final — 8.13 m (→ 4th place)
- Qualification — 7.29 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Triple Jump
- Qualification — 16.45 m
- Final — 16.47 m (→ 7th place)
Men's Javelin Throw
- Qualification — 84.84 m
- Final — 82.40 m (→ 8th place)
- Qualification — 88.76 m
- Final — 79.52 m (→ 10th place)
Women's 200 metres
Women's 400 metres
Women's 100 m Hurdles
- Heat — 13.23
- Semifinal — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Women's 4×400 metres Relay
Women's High Jump
- Qualification — 1.88 m
- Final — 1.85 m (→ 10th place)
Women's Long Jump
- Qualifying Round — 6.41 m (→ did not advance, 14th place)
- Qualifying Round — 6.32 m (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Women's Discus Throw
- Qualification — 57.80 m
- Final — 55.06 m (→ 12th place)
- Qualification — 57.38 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Javelin Throw
- Qualification — 57.80 m (→ did not advance)
Women's Pentathlon
- Margit Papp — 4562 points (→ 5th place)
- 100 metres — 13.96s
- Shot Put — 14.94m
- High Jump — 1.74m
- Long Jump — 6.35m
- 800 metres — 2:15.80
Basketball
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- György Gedó
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Charles Lubulwa (Uganda) after referee stopped contest in first round
- Quarter Finals — Lost to Hipolito Ramos (Cuba) on points (0-5)
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- János Váradi → Bronze Medal
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Rabiraj Thapa (Nepal) after referee stopped contest in first round
- Quarter Finals — Defeated Daniel Radu (Romania) on points (4-1)
- Semi Finals — Lost to Viktor Miroshnichenko (Soviet Union) on points (4-1)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Sándor Farkas
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Juan Hernández (Cuba) on points (1-4)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Róbert Gönczi
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Titi Cercel (Romania) on points (0-5)
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
- Tibor Dezamits
- First Round — Defeated Alphonse Matoubela (Congo) on points (5-0)
- Second Round — Lost to Yordan Lesov (Bulgaria) on points (1-4)
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
- Imre Bacskai
- First Round — Defeated Paul Kamela Fogang (Cameroon) on points (4-1)
- Second Round — Lost to Serik Konakbayev (Soviet Union) after retiring in second round
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
- Imre Csjef
- First Round — Lost to Paul Rasamimanana (Madagascar) after knock-out in second round
Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
- Csaba Kuzma
- First Round — Lost to Michael Madsen (Denmark) on points (3-2)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
- István Lévai → Bronze Medal
- First Round — Bye
- Quarter Finals — Defeated Anders Eklund (Sweden) on points (4-1)
- Semi Finals — Lost to Teófilo Stevenson (Cuba) on points (0-5)
Canoeing
Cycling
Ten cyclists represented Hungary in 1980.
Diving
Men's Springboard
- Preliminary Round — 475.17 points (→ 17th place, did not advance)
Men's Platform
- Preliminary Round — 429.75 points (→ 14th place, did not advance)
Equestrian
Fencing
18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Hungary in 1980.
Gymnastics
Handball
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Drew with Poland (20-20)
- Drew with East Germany (14-14)
- Defeated Spain (20-17)
- Defeated Denmark (16-15)
- Defeated Cuba (26-22)
- Classification Match
- Bronze Medal Match: Lost to Romania (18-20) → 4th place
- Team Roster
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1980. They won a team silver and Tamás Szombathelyi won an individual silver.
Men's Individual competition:
- Tamás Szombathelyi — 5502pts, Silver Medal
- Tibor Maracskó — 5279pts, 5th place
- László Horváth — 5131pts, 19th place
Men's Team Competition:
- Szombathelyi, Maracskó, and Horváth — 15912 pts, Silver Medal
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's Competition
- János Dzvonyár
- András Hargitay
- Gábor Mészáros
- Sándor Nagy
- Róbert Rudolf
- Csaba Sós
- Albán Vermes
- Zoltán Verrasztó
- Sándor Wladár
- Zoltán Wladár
Women's Competition
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
- Heats — 1:14.33 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
- Heats — did not start (→ did not advance)
Volleyball
- Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Defeated Brazil (3-2)
- Lost to Romania (2-3)
- Defeated Bulgaria (3-1)
- Semi Finals
- Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
- Bronze Medal Game
- Lost to Bulgaria (2-3) → 4th place
- Team Roster
Water polo
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Drew with Romania (6-6)
- Defeated Netherlands (5-3)
- Defeated Greece (8-5)
- Final Round (Group A)
- Team Roster
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ^ "Hungary at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2011-04-23.