Hungary at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Hungary at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeHUN
NOCHungarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpia.hu (in Hungarian and English)
in Seoul
Competitors188 (152 men and 36 women) in 20 sports
Flag bearer István Vaskuti
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
11
Silver
6
Bronze
6
Total
23
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Hungary competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The nation returned after the Soviet bloc boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics. 188 competitors, 152 men and 36 women, took part in 135 events in 20 sports.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Tamás Darnyi Swimming Men's 400 metre individual medley 21 September
 Gold János Martinek Modern pentathlon Men's individual 22 September
 Gold László Fábián
János Martinek
Attila Mizsér		 Modern pentathlon Men's team 22 September
 Gold András Sike Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg 22 September
 Gold József Szabó Swimming Men's 200 metre breaststroke 23 September
 Gold Zsolt Borkai Gymnastics Men's pommel horse 24 September
 Gold Tamás Darnyi Swimming Men's 200 metre individual medley 25 September
 Gold Krisztina Egerszegi Swimming Women's 200 metre backstroke 25 September
 Gold Imre Bujdosó
László Csongrádi
Imre Gedővári
György Nébald
Bence Szabó		 Fencing Men's team sabre 29 September
 Gold Zsolt Gyulay Canoeing Men's K-1 500 metres 30 September
 Gold Attila Ábrahám
Ferenc Csipes
Zsolt Gyulay
Sándor Hódosi		 Canoeing Men's K-4 1000 metres 1 October
 Silver Károly Güttler Swimming Men's 100 metre breaststroke 19 September
 Silver Tibor Komáromi Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 82 kg 22 September
 Silver Krisztina Egerszegi Swimming Women's 100 metre backstroke 22 September
 Silver István Messzi Weightlifting Men's 82.5 kg 24 September
 Silver József Jacsó Weightlifting Men's 110 kg 27 September
 Silver Erika Géczi
Rita Kőbán
Erika Mészáros
Éva Rakusz		 Canoeing Women's K-4 500 metres 1 October
 Bronze Attila Záhonyi Shooting Men's 50 metre rifle prone 19 September
 Bronze Zoltán Kovács Shooting Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol 23 September
 Bronze István Busa
Zsolt Érsek
Róbert Gátai
Pál Szekeres
István Szelei		 Fencing Men's team foil 27 September
 Bronze Zsuzsa Jánosi
Edit Kovács
Gertrúd Stefanek
Zsuzsa Szőcs
Katalin Tuschák		 Fencing Women's team foil 28 September
 Bronze Róbert Isaszegi Boxing Light flyweight 29 September
 Bronze Attila Ábrahám
Ferenc Csipes		 Canoeing Men's K-2 500 metres 30 September

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 12 3 15
Boxing 9 – 9
Canoeing 12 4 16
Cycling 1 0 1
Diving 0 3 3
Fencing 15 5 20
Gymnastics 6 8 14
Handball 14 0 14
Judo 7 – 7
Modern pentathlon 3 – 3
Rowing 4 4 8
Sailing 3 0 3
Shooting 11 4 15
Swimming 10 3 13
Table tennis 3 2 5
Tennis 2 0 2
Water polo 13 – 13
Weightlifting 10 – 10
Wrestling 18 – 18
Total 152 36 188


Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 metres

Men's 200 metres

Men's 110 metres Hurdles

Men's 4×100 metres Relay

Men's 3,000m Steeplechase

  • Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification — 7.91m
  • Final — 8.00m (→ 6th place)

Men's Pole Vault

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Qualification — 77.12m
  • Final — 78.36m (→ 6th place)
  • Qualification — 76.24m
  • Final — 77.04m (→ 7th place)
  • Qualification — 74.30m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

  1. 100 metres — 11.02s
  2. Long Jump — 7.29m
  3. Shot Put — 12.92m
  4. High Jump — 2.06m
  5. 400 metres — 48.23s
  6. 110m Hurdles — 14.96s
  7. Discus Throw — 39.54m
  8. Pole Vault — 5.00m
  9. Javelin Throw — 56.80m
  10. 1.500 metres — 4:17.85s

Men's 20 km Walk

  • Final — 1:23:18 (→ 21st place)

Men's 50 km Walk

  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)


Women's Marathon

  • Final — 2"32.26 (→ 13th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification — 64.30m
  • Final — 54.58m (→ 12th place)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

One male cyclist represented Hungary in 1988.

Men's individual pursuit
Men's point race

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Hungary in 1988.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1988. János Martinek won an individual gold and the team also won gold too.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

  • Martinek, Mizser, and Fábián — 15886 pts (→ Gold Gold Medal)

Rhythmic gymnastics

Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 52.77 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 1:53.75 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
  • Heat — 1:54.72 (→ did not advance, 37th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 1:53.75 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
  • Heat — 1:54.72 (→ did not advance, 37th place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 3:53.44
  • B-Final — 3:53.24 (→ 10th place)
  • Heat — 3:56.29
  • B-Final — 3:56.00 (→ 16th place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 15:23.01 (→ did not advance, 15th place)
  • Heat — 15:52.80 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 58.65 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 2:03.17
  • B-Final — 2:04.42 (→ 14th place)
  • Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 1:02.80
  • Final — 1:02.05 (→ Silver Silver Medal)
  • Heat — 1:03.08
  • Final — 1:02.50 (→ 5th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 2:14.97
  • Final — 2:13.52 (→ Gold Gold Medal)
  • Heat — 2:17.10
  • Final — 2:17.12 (→ 8th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 2:02.15
  • Final — 2:00.17 (→ Gold Gold Medal)
  • Heat — 2:09.08 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 4:16.55
  • Final — 4:14.75 (→ Gold Gold Medal)
  • Heat — 4:20.85
  • Final — 4:18.15 (→ 4th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

  • Heat — 3:52.24 (→ did not advance, 16th place)


Women's 400 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 4:25.52 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

  • Heat — 8:56.37 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 1:02.09
  • Final — 1:01.56 (→ Silver Silver Medal)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

  • Heat — 2:11.01
  • Final — 2:09.29 (→ Gold Gold Medal)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Heat — 1:11.10
  • B-Final — 1:11.24 (→ 14th place)

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's team competition

  • Preliminary round (group B)
  • Defeated Greece (12-10)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (9-10)
  • Drew with Spain (6-6)
  • Defeated China (14-7)
  • Lost to United States (9-10)
  • Classification Round (Group D)
  • Drew with Italy (9-9)
  • Defeated Australia (13-5) → 5th place
  • Team roster

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

References

  1. ^ "Hungary at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  2. ^ Hungary at the 1988 Summer Olympics