Hungary at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Hungary at the Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Hungary competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 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. 121 competitors, all men, took part in 52 events in 11 sports.^[1]

Medalists[edit]

The following Hungarian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists’ names are bolded.

Multiple medalists[edit]

The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1912 Olympic Games.

Competitors[edit]

Aquatics[edit]

Swimming[edit]

Eight swimmers competed for Hungary at the 1912 Games. It was the fifth time the nation appeared in swimming, in which Hungary had competed at every Olympic Games.

The 1912 Games were the first time that no Hungarian swimmer won a medal. Baronyi and Las-Torres each made a final once, placing fourth and fifth, respectively. The relay team also advanced to the final, but did not start.

Ranks given for each swimmer are within the heat.

Men

Water polo[edit]

Hungary made its Olympic debut in 1912. The squad’s last place finish and 0–2 record are somewhat misleading; Hungary lost both its matches by a single goal in each.

Team	Event	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals	Repechage semifinal	Repechage final	Silver round 1	Silver round 2	Silver match	Rank
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Hungary	Water polo	Austria (AUT) L 4–5	Did not advance		Belgium (BEL) L 5–6	Did not advance				6

Quarterfinals

Repechage semifinal

Athletics[edit]

27 athletes represented Hungary. It was the fifth appearance of the nation in athletics, in which Hungary had competed at each Olympics. Kóczán’s bronze medal in the javelin throw was the only athletics medal won by a Hungarian; he and Wardener were the only two to advance to the finals via eliminations (Kárpáti and Ripszám ran the marathon, which consisted of only the final). Wardener finished 9th in the high jump.

Ranks given are within that athlete’s heat for running events.

Cycling[edit]

Five cyclists represented Hungary. It was the first appearance of the nation in cycling. István Müller had the best time in the time trial, the only race held, finishing 73rd. The four Hungarian cyclists who finished had a combined time that placed them twelfth in the team competition.

Road cycling[edit]

Fencing[edit]

Thirteen fencers represented Hungary, including six of the eight men who had competed in 1908. It was the third appearance of the nation in fencing. The Hungarians dominated the sabre competition to an even greater extent than they had four years earlier, taking all three of the medals and having seven of the eight finalists in the individual event (they had taken the gold and silver, with five of eight finalists in 1908). Not one of the Hungarian sabrists was eliminated during the first two rounds. The sabre team also successfully defended its gold medal in the team competition. The Hungarians did not fare as well in either the foil or the épée, however, with only one fencer reaching the final in either of those two events as Béla Békessy placed seventh in the foil.

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Record	Rank	Record	Rank	Record	Rank	Record	Rank
Béla Békessy	Foil	1 loss	1 Q	0 losses	1 Q	1 loss	2 Q	1–6	7
	Épée	5 losses	7	Did not advance
	Sabre	3 wins	1 Q	1 loss	1 Q	4 wins	1 Q	5–2
László Berti	Foil	1 loss	1 Q	1 loss	1 Q	0 losses	1 Q	4–3	4
	Sabre	3 wins	1 Q	0 losses	1 Q	3 wins	3	Did not advance
Bertalan Dunay	Foil	2 losses	4	Did not advance
	Sabre	Bye		1 loss	2 Q	1 win	4	Did not advance
Dezső Földes	Foil	2 losses	3 Q	1 loss	2 Q	Did not finish		Did not advance
	Sabre	Bye		1 loss	1 Q	4 wins	2 Q	1–6	8
Jenő Fuchs	Sabre	Bye		0 losses	1 Q	1 win	2 Q	6–1
Oszkár Gerde	Sabre	3 wins	1 Q	1 loss	2 Q	Did not start		Did not advance
Ervin Mészáros	Sabre	Bye		0 losses	1 Q	5 wins	1 Q	5–2
Pál Pajzs	Foil	1 loss	2 Q	2 losses	3 Q	2 losses	3	Did not advance
	Sabre	1 win	2 Q	1 loss	1 Q	3 wins	3	Did not advance
Pál Rosty	Épée	Bye		2 losses	2 Q	3 losses	4	Did not advance
Zoltán Ozoray Schenker	Foil	1 loss	2 Q	0 losses	1 Q	2 losses	3	Did not advance
	Sabre	3 wins	1 Q	1 loss	1 Q	4 wins	2 Q	4–3	4
Péter Tóth	Foil	1 loss	2 Q	1 loss	1 Q	2 losses	3	Did not advance
	Sabre	3 wins	1 Q	0 losses	1 Q	2 wins	1 Q	2–5	6
Lajos Werkner	Sabre	2 wins	2 Q	0 losses	1 Q	5 wins	1 Q	1–6	7
Béla Zulawszky	Foil	1 loss	2 Q	0 losses	1 Q	3 losses	4	Did not advance
	Sabre	3 wins	1 Q	2 losses	3 Q	2 wins	3	Did not advance
László Berti Dezső Földes Jenő Fuchs Oskar Gerde Ervin Mészáros Zoltán Schenker Péter Tóth Lajos Werkner	Team sabre	N/A		Bye		3–0	1 Q	3–0

Quarterfinals

Consolation semifinals

Consolation final

Final rank

5th place

Gymnastics[edit]

Seventeen gymnasts represented Hungary. The nation entered four gymnasts in the individual competition, with Elemér Pászti having the best performance at 13th place. The Hungarian team entered one of the three team competitions and won the silver medal.

Artistic[edit]

Eleven rowers represented Hungary. It was the nation’s second appearance in rowing. The Hungarian rowers had little success in 1912. Both of the scullers, including defending bronze medalist Károly Levitzky, had byes in the first round but were eliminated in the quarterfinals. The eights team was also defeated in its first race, in the preliminary heats.

(Ranks given are within each crew’s heat.)

Shooting[edit]

Ten shooters competed for Hungary. It was the nation’s second appearance in shooting, with Hungary having previously competed in 1908. Hungary won its first medal in shooting when Sándor Prokopp (one of the two Hungarians who had competed in 1908) won the championship in the 300 metre military rifle in three positions.

Shooter	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Emil Bömches	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	828	50
	600 m free rifle	51	80
	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	69	66
Béla Darányi	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	12	91
Aladár von Farkas	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	653	75
	600 m free rifle	56	76
	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	85	24
László Hauler	50 m rifle, prone	178	29
	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	677	74
	600 m free rifle	35	83
	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	84	27
Zoltán Jelenffy	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	718	69
	600 m free rifle	54	78
	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	48	87
	50 m pistol	348	52
Géza Mészöly	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	Did not finish
	600 m free rifle	54	79
	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	83	29
István Prihoda	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	Did not finish
	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	49	85
Sándor Prokopp	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	97
Sándor Török	50 m rifle, prone	174	31
	25 m small-bore rifle	146	33
	50 m pistol	424	27
	30 m rapid fire pistol	275	9
Rezső Velez	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	712	72
	600 m free rifle	60	73
	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	92	7
Emil Bömches Aladár Farkas László Hauler Géza Mészöly István Prihoda Rezső Velez	Team rifle	1333	10

Six tennis players represented Hungary at the 1912 Games. It was the nation’s third appearance in tennis. The Hungarians had little success, compiling a record of 3–7 overall (2–6 when the match between two Hungarians is excluded) and advancing nobody past the round of 16.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 128	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Leó Baráth	Outdoor singles	Bye	Kelemen (HUN) L 6–1, 6–3, 6–4	Did not advance					31
Béla Kehrling	Outdoor singles	Bye	Bye	Hansen (DEN) W 6–2, 6–1, 6–8, 6–4	von Müller (GER) L 6–2, 6–1, 6–1	Did not advance			9
Aurél Kelemen	Outdoor singles	Bye	Baráth (HUN) W 6–1, 6–3, 6–4	Heyden (GER) L 6–3, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5	Did not advance				17
Jenő Zsigmondy	Outdoor singles	Bye	Bye	von Müller (GER) L 6–1, 6–2, 6–0	Did not advance				17
Leó Baráth Aurél Kelemen	Outdoor doubles	N/A		Schomburgk von Müller (GER) L 6–0, 6–0, 6–2	Did not advance				15
Béla Kehrling Jenő Zsigmondy	Outdoor doubles	N/A		Zeman & Robětín (BOH) W 3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4	Kitson & Winslow (RSA) L 6–3, 6–3, 7–9, 6–2	Did not advance			9

Wrestling[edit]

Greco-Roman[edit]

Hungary was represented by ten wrestlers in its third Olympic wrestling appearance.

Varga took Hungary’s only wrestling medal of the Games, surviving an early loss to reach the medals rounds. He was beaten twice in the medals rounds, finishing with a bronze. Radvány also had a successful Games, advancing to the seventh bout of the elimination round before finally receiving his second loss to take fourth place. The team posted a combined record of 18–21 (18–19 in elimination rounds, 0–2 in the medals rounds).

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