Hungary at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Hungary at the
1980 Summer Olympics
Flag of Hungary.svg
IOC codeHUN
NOCHungarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpia.hu (in Hungarian and English)
in Moscow
Competitors263 (182 men and 81 women) in 21 sports
Flag bearer István Szívós, Jr.
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
7
Silver
10
Bronze
15
Total
32
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Hungary competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 263 competitors, 182 men and 81 women, took part in 151 events in 21 sports.[1]

Medalists[]

Gold[]

Silver[]

Bronze[]

Archery[]

After missing the 1976 archery competition, Hungary returned in 1980. The nation was represented by two women and two men, including 1972 veteran Bela Nagy. Nagy placed 5th, only three points behind the bronze medallist.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Bela Nagy — 2446 points (→ 5th place)
  • Istvan Balasz — 2241 points (→ 28th place)

Athletics[]

Men's 100 metres

  • Heat — 10.68 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 10.69 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

Men's 800 metres

  • Heat — 1:47.5
  • Semifinals — 1:48.8 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

  • Ferenc Szekeres
  • Final — 2:15:18 (→ 12th place)

Men's 400 m Hurdles

  • Heat — 50.23
  • Semifinals — 51.06 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

Men's 20 km Walk

  • Final — 1:34:10.5 (→ 12th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

  • Final — 4:10:53 (→ 9th place)

Men's High Jump

  • Qualification — 2.18 m (→ did not advance)
  • Qualification — 2.15 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification — 7.91 m
  • Final — 8.13 m (→ 4th place)
  • Qualification — 7.29 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Triple Jump

  • Qualification — 16.45 m
  • Final — 16.47 m (→ 7th place)

Men's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification — 84.84 m
  • Final — 82.40 m (→ 8th place)
  • Qualification — 88.76 m
  • Final — 79.52 m (→ 10th place)


Women's 200 metres

Women's 400 metres

Women's 100 m Hurdles

  • Heat — 13.23
  • Semifinal — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Women's 4×400 metres Relay

Women's High Jump

  • Qualification — 1.88 m
  • Final — 1.85 m (→ 10th place)

Women's Long Jump

  • Qualifying Round — 6.41 m (→ did not advance, 14th place)
  • Qualifying Round — 6.32 m (→ did not advance, 16th place)

Women's Discus Throw

  • Qualification — 57.80 m
  • Final — 55.06 m (→ 12th place)
  • Qualification — 57.38 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification — 57.80 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Pentathlon

  • 100 metres — 13.96s
  • Shot Put — 14.94m
  • High Jump — 1.74m
  • Long Jump — 6.35m
  • 800 metres — 2:15.80

Basketball[]

Boxing[]

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

  • György Gedó
    1. First Round — Bye
    2. Second Round — Defeated Charles Lubulwa (Uganda) after referee stopped contest in first round
    3. Quarter Finals — Lost to Hipolito Ramos (Cuba) on points (0-5)


Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

  • János VáradiBronze Medal
    1. First Round — Bye
    2. Second Round — Defeated Rabiraj Thapa (Nepal) after referee stopped contest in first round
    3. Quarter Finals — Defeated Daniel Radu (Romania) on points (4-1)
    4. Semi Finals — Lost to Viktor Miroshnichenko (Soviet Union) on points (4-1)


Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)


Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)


Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)


Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)

  • Imre Bacskai
    1. First Round — Defeated Paul Kamela Fogang (Cameroon) on points (4-1)
    2. Second Round — Lost to Serik Konakbayev (Soviet Union) after retiring in second round


Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)


Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)


Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

  • István LévaiBronze Medal
    1. First Round — Bye
    2. Quarter Finals — Defeated Anders Eklund (Sweden) on points (4-1)
    3. Semi Finals — Lost to Teófilo Stevenson (Cuba) on points (0-5)

Canoeing[]

Cycling[]

Ten cyclists represented Hungary in 1980.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
Team pursuit

Diving[]

Men's Springboard

  • Preliminary Round — 475.17 points (→ 17th place, did not advance)

Men's Platform

  • Preliminary Round — 429.75 points (→ 14th place, did not advance)

Equestrian[]

Fencing[]

18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Hungary in 1980.

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[]

Handball[]

Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Drew with Poland (20-20)
  • Drew with East Germany (14-14)
  • Defeated Spain (20-17)
  • Defeated Denmark (16-15)
  • Defeated Cuba (26-22)
  • Classification Match
  • Bronze Medal Match: Lost to Romania (18-20) → 4th place
  • Team Roster

Judo[]

Modern pentathlon[]

Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1980. They won a team silver and Tamás Szombathelyi won an individual silver.

Men's Individual competition:


Men's Team Competition:

  • Szombathelyi, Maracskó, and Horváth — 15912 pts, Silver Medal

Rowing[]

Sailing[]

Shooting[]

Swimming[]

Men's Competition

Women's Competition

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Heats — 1:14.33 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

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

Volleyball[]

Women's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Defeated Brazil (3-2)
  • Lost to Romania (2-3)
  • Defeated Bulgaria (3-1)
  • Semi Finals
  • Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
  • Bronze Medal Game
  • Lost to Bulgaria (2-3) → 4th place
  • Team Roster

Water polo[]

Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Drew with Romania (6-6)
  • Defeated Netherlands (5-3)
  • Defeated Greece (8-5)
  • Final Round (Group A)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (4-5)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (7-8)
  • Defeated Spain (6-5)
  • Defeated Cuba (7-5)
  • Defeated Netherlands (8-7) → Med 3.png Bronze Medal
  • Team Roster

Weightlifting[]

Wrestling[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Hungary at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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