Hungary at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Hungary at the Olympic Games

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At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris
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Medals
Rank: 11		 Gold
1		 Silver
2		 Bronze
2		 Total
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Hungary competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Austrian and Hungarian results at early Olympic Games are generally kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.

Contents

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Results by event

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Hungary won a gold and a bronze medal in athletics, tying Canada for 4th place in the sport's medal leaderboard. 9 athletes competed in 13 events.

Event Place Athlete Heat Semifinal Repechage Final
60 metres — Pál Koppán Unknown
AC, heat 2		 None held Did not advance
Ernő Schubert Unknown
AC, heat 2
100 metres — Pál Koppán Unknown
3rd, heat 2		 Did not advance
Ernő Schubert Unknown
3rd, heat 5
200 metres — Ernő Schubert Unknown
4th, heat 1		 None held Did not advance
400 metres — Pál Koppán Unknown
4th, heat 2		 None held Did not advance
Zoltán Speidl Unknown
AC, heat 3
800 metres 5th Zoltán Speidl Unknown
2nd, heat 2		 None held Unknown
200 metre hurdles — Zoltán Speidl Unknown
6th, heat 2		 None held Did not advance
Event Place Athlete Qualifier Final
Long jump 9th Ernő Schubert 6.050 metres
9th		 Did not advance
10th Gyula Strausz 6.010 metres
10th
Triple jump 7th-13th Pál Koppán None held Unknown
High jump 3rd Lajos Gönczy None held 1.75 metres
Pole vault 4th Jakab Kauser None held 3.10 metres
Standing triple jump 5th-10th Pál Koppán None held Unknown
Shot put 4th Rezső Crettier 11.58 metres
4th		 12.07 metres
7th Artúr Coray 11.13 metres
7th		 Did not advance
Discus throw 1st Rudolf Bauer 36.04 metres
1st		 No better mark
5th Rezső Crettier 33.65 metres
5th		 No better mark
11th Artúr Coray 31.00 metres
11th		 Did not advance
14th Gyula Strausz 29.80 metres
14th

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Hungary first competed in fencing at the Olympics in the sport's second appearance. The nation sent seven fencers.

Event Place Fencer Round 1 Quarterfinals Repechage Semifinals Final
Sabre 4th Amon Ritter von Gregurich 1st-4th
in pool		 None held 1st place
semifinal B		 4th place
4-3
5th Gyula von Iványi 1st-4th
in pool		 1st place
semifinal A		 5th place
3-4
9-16 Hugó Hoch 1st-4th
in pool		 5th-8th in
semifinal B		 Did not advance
Todoresku 5th in pool
advanced as alternate		 5th-8th in
semifinal B
Masters foil 44-60 Márton Endrédi Not advanced
by jury		 Did not advance
Masters épée 19-54 Márton Endrédi 3rd-6th
pool F		 None held Did not advance
2 others, names unknown 3rd-6th
pools G, H, or I

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Hungary's second gymnastics appearance included a second appearance by Gyula Kakas. The nation's two gymnasts won no medals in a heavily France-dominated single event.

Event Place Gymnast Score
Combined 88 Gyula Kakas 211
— Gyula Katona Did not finish

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Hungary continued to win a medal with each entry in a swimming event, taking three medals in 1900 to add to the two won in 1896. Halmay's medals were silver and bronze, however, whereas Hajós had taken a pair of gold medals four year earlier.

Event Place Swimmer Semifinals Final
Men's 200 metre
freestyle		 2nd Zoltán Halmay 2:38.0
1st, semifinal 2		 2:31.4
Men's 1000 metre
freestyle		 3rd Zoltán Halmay 14:52.0
1st, semifinal 3		 15:16.4
Men's 4000 metre
freestyle		 2nd Zoltán Halmay 1:11:33.4
1st, semifinal 2		 1:08:55.4

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