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 |
Jenő Fuchs Oszkár Gerde Péter Tóth Lajos Werkner | Fencing | Men's team sabre | ||
Fencing | Men's sabre | |||
Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight | |||
Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle | |||
Athletics | Men's high jump | |||
Béla Las-Torres József Munk Imre Zachár | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | ||
Fencing | Men's sabre | |||
József Nagy Pál Simon Frigyes Mezei | Athletics | Men's medley relay | ||
Rowing | Men's single sculls |
Default sort order: Medal, Date, Name
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games: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 |
The following is the list of dates, when Hungary won medals:
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 | 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.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
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 |