Hungary
18-year old swimmer Alfréd Hajós became the first of many Hungarians to be crowned Olympic Champion on 11 April 1896 when he overcame tremendous adversity to win both the 100m and 1200m Freestyle events in freezing ocean waters.
56 Hungarian athletes have been Olympic Champion prior to WW2 winning a total of 27 Gold.
M/F |
Name |
Year |
Gold |
SPORT |
born |
died |
M |
Alfréd Hajós |
1896 |
2 |
SWIMMING |
1.2.1878 |
12.11.1955 |
M |
Rezsö Bauer |
1900 |
1 |
TRACK & FIELD |
2.1.1879 |
9.11.1932 |
M |
Zoltán von Halmay |
1904 |
2 |
SWIMMING |
18.6.1881 |
20.5.1956 |
M |
Dezsö Földes |
1908 |
2 |
FENCING |
30.12.1880 |
27.3.1950 |
M |
Jenö Fuchs |
1908 |
4 |
FENCING |
29.10.1882 |
30.3.1954 |
M |
Oszkár Gerde |
1908 |
2 |
FENCING |
8.7.1883 |
8.10.1944 |
M |
Péter Tóth |
1908 |
2 |
FENCING |
12.7.1882 |
28.2.1967 |
M |
Lajos Werkner |
1908 |
2 |
FENCING |
23.10.1883 |
12.11.1943 |
M |
Richárd Weisz |
1908 |
1 |
Wrestling - Greco-Roman |
30.4.1879 |
4.12.1945 |
M |
Sándor Prokopp |
1912 |
1 |
SHOOTING |
7.5.1887 |
4.11.1964 |
M |
László Berti |
1912 |
1 |
FENCING |
24.6.1875 |
22.6.1952 |
M |
Ervin Mészáros |
1912 |
1 |
FENCING |
2.4.1877 |
20.5.1940 |
M |
Zoltán Schenker |
1912 |
1 |
FENCING |
13.10.1880 |
25.8.1966 |
M |
Gyula Halasy |
1924 |
1 |
SHOOTING |
19.7.1891 |
20.12.1970 |
M |
Sándor Pósta |
1924 |
1 |
FENCING |
25.9.1888 |
4.11.1952 |
M |
Lajos Keresztes |
1928 |
1 |
Wrestling - Greco-Roman |
28.4.1900 |
9.8.1978 |
M |
János Garay |
1928 |
1 |
FENCING |
23.2.1889 |
30.3.1945 |
M |
Gyula Glykais |
1928 |
2 |
FENCING |
9.4.1893 |
12.6.1948 |
M |
Sándor Gombos |
1928 |
1 |
FENCING |
4.12.1895 |
27.1.1968 |
M |
Attila Petschauèr |
1928 |
2 |
FENCING |
14.12.1904 |
20.1.1943 |
M |
József Rády |
1928 |
1 |
FENCING |
22.9.1884 |
11.10.1957 |
M |
Ödön Tersztyánsky |
1928 |
2 |
FENCING |
6.3.1890 |
21.6.1929 |
M |
Antal Kocsis |
1928 |
1 |
BOXING |
17.11.1905 |
25.10.1994 |
M |
István Pelle |
1932 |
2 |
GYMNASTICS |
26.7.1907 |
6.3.1986 |
M |
Aladár Gerevich |
1932 |
8 |
FENCING |
16.3.1910 |
14.5.1991 |
M |
Endre Kabos |
1932 |
3 |
FENCING |
5.11.1906 |
4.11.1944 |
M |
Ernö Nagy |
1932 |
1 |
FENCING |
2.8.1898 |
8.12.1977 |
M |
György Piller |
1932 |
2 |
FENCING |
19.6.1899 |
6.9.1960 |
M |
István Énekes |
1932 |
1 |
BOXING |
20.2.1911 |
2.1.1940 |
M |
István Barta |
1932 |
1 |
Water Polo |
17.8.1895 |
16.2.1948 |
M |
György Bródy |
1932 |
2 |
Water Polo |
21.7.1908 |
5.8.1967 |
M |
Olivér Halassy |
1932 |
2 |
Water Polo |
31.7.1909 |
10.9.1946 |
M |
Márton Homonnai |
1932 |
2 |
Water Polo |
2.2.1906 |
15.10.1969 |
M |
Sándor Ivády |
1932 |
1 |
Water Polo |
1.5.1903 |
1999 |
M |
Ferenc Keserü |
1932 |
1 |
Water Polo |
27.8.1903 |
16.7.1968 |
M |
Alajos Keserü |
1932 |
1 |
Water Polo |
8.3.1905 |
3.5.1965 |
M |
Janös Németh |
1932 |
2 |
Water Polo |
12.6.1906 |
5.3.1988 |
M |
Miklós Sárkány |
1932 |
2 |
Water Polo |
15.8.1908 |
1999 |
M |
József Vertesy |
1932 |
1 |
Water Polo |
19.2.1901 |
21.12.1983 |
M |
Károly Kárpáti |
1936 |
1 |
Wrestling - Freestyle |
2.7.1906 |
|
F |
Ilona Elek |
1936 |
2 |
FENCING |
17.5.1907 |
24.7.1988 |
M |
Ödön Zombori |
1936 |
1 |
Wrestling - Freestyle |
16.9.1905 |
29.11.1989 |
F |
Ibolya Csák |
1936 |
1 |
TRACK & FIELD |
6.1.1915 |
|
M |
Ferenc Csik |
1936 |
1 |
SWIMMING |
12.12.1913 |
29.3.1945 |
M |
Márton Lörincz |
1936 |
1 |
Wrestling - Greco-Roman |
28.10.1911 |
26.11.1969 |
M |
Tibor Berczelly |
1936 |
3 |
FENCING |
3.6.1912 |
15.10.1990 |
M |
Pál Kovács |
1936 |
6 |
FENCING |
17.7.1912 |
8.7.1995 |
M |
László Rajcsányi |
1936 |
3 |
FENCING |
16.2.1907 |
5.9.1992 |
M |
Imre Rajczy |
1936 |
1 |
FENCING |
8.11.1911 |
31.3.1978 |
M |
Imre Harangi |
1936 |
1 |
BOXING |
16.10.1913 |
4.2.1979 |
M |
Mihály Bozsi |
1936 |
1 |
Water Polo |
2.3.1911 |
5.5.1984 |
M |
Jenö Brandi |
1936 |
1 |
Water Polo |
23.5.1913 |
4.12.1980 |
M |
Kálmán Hazai |
1936 |
1 |
Water Polo |
17.7.1913 |
21.12.1996 |
M |
György Kutasi |
1936 |
1 |
Water Polo |
16.9.1910 |
29.6.1977 |
M |
István Molnár |
1936 |
1 |
Water Polo |
5.1.1913 |
1.7.1983 |
M |
Sándor Tarics |
1936 |
1 |
Water Polo |
25.9.1913 |
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