Hungary at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Hungary competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, and Stockholm, Sweden. 108 competitors, 88 men and 20 women, took part in 80 events in 12 sports.Medalists
Gold
- László Fábián, János Urányi, Canoeing, Men's K-2 10000 metres
- Rudolf Kárpáti — Fencing, Sabre Individual
- Ágnes Keleti — Gymnastics, Women's Uneven bars
- Ágnes Keleti — Gymnastics, Women's Balance beam
- Ágnes Keleti — Gymnastics, Women's Floor exercise
- László Papp — Boxing, Light middleweight
- Andrea Bodó, Ágnes Keleti, Aliz Kertész, Margit Korondi, Erzsébet Köteles, Olga Tass — Gymnastics, Women's Team, portable apparatus
- Jenő Hámori, Rudolf Kárpáti, Attila Keresztes, Pál Kovács — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
- László Jenei, István Hevesi, Dezső Gyarmati, Kálmán Markovics, Tivadar Kanizsa, István Szívós, György Kárpáti, Ottó Boros, Mihály Mayer, Antal Bolvári, Ervin Zádor and Miklós Martin — Water polo, men's team competition
Silver
- István Hernek — Canoeing, Men's C-1 1000 metres
- Ferenc Hatlaczky — Canoeing, Men's K-1 10.000 metres
- János Parti — Canoeing, Men's C-1 10.000 metres
- Ágnes Keleti — Gymnastics, Women's Individual All-around
- József Kovács — Athletics, Men's 10.000 metres
- Sándor Rozsnyói — Athletics, 3.000 metre steeplechase
- Imre Polyák — Wrestling, Featherweight
- Éva Székely — Swimming, Women's 200 metres Breaststroke
- Lajos Balthazár, Barnabás Berzsenyi, József Marosi, Ambrus Nagy, Béla Rerrich, József Sákovics — Fencing, Men's Team Épée
- Andrea Bodó, Ágnes Keleti, Aliz Kertész, Margit Korondi, Erzsébet Köteles, Olga Tass — Gymnastics, Women's Team competition
Bronze
- Lajos Kiss — Canoeing, Men's K-1 1000 metres
- Károly Wieland, Ferenc Mohácsi — Canoeing, Men's C-2 1000 metres
- Imre Farkas, József Hunics — Canoeing, Men's C-2 10.000 metres
- Olga Tass — Gymnastics, Women's Vault
- Gyula Tóth — Greco-Roman Wrestling, Lightweight
- György Tumpek — Swimming, Men's 200 metres Butterfly
- Mihály Fülöp, József Gyuricza, József Marosi, József Sákovics, Lajos Somodi, Endre Tilli — Fencing, Foil Team
Athletics
Boxing
Canoeing
Sprint
;Men
;WomenDiving
;MenFencing
18 fencers, 16 men and 2 women, represented Hungary in 1956.
;Men's foil
- József Gyuricza
- Mihály Fülöp
- Lajos Somodi, Sr.
;Men's team foil
- Endre Tilli, József Sákovics, József Gyuricza, Mihály Fülöp, Lajos Somodi, Sr., József Marosi
;Men's épée
- Lajos Balthazár
- József Sákovics
- Béla Rerrich
;Men's team épée
- József Sákovics, Béla Rerrich, Lajos Balthazár, Ambrus Nagy, József Marosi, Barnabás Berzsenyi
;Men's sabre
;Men's team sabre
- Aladár Gerevich, Rudolf Kárpáti, Pál Kovács, Attila Keresztes, Jenő Hámori, Dániel Magay
;Women's foil
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1956.
;Individual
;Team
- Gábor Benedek
- János Bódy
- Antal Moldrich
Rowing
Hungary had four male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1956.
;MenShooting
Five shooters represented Hungary in 1956.
;MenSwimming
Water polo
Wrestling