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[]

Main article: Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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[]

Main article: Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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[]

Main article: Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Boxing[]

Main article: Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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 Váradi → Bronze 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 Lévai → Bronze 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[]

Main article: Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Cycling[]

Main article: Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Ten cyclists represented Hungary in 1980.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
Team pursuit

Diving[]

Main article: Diving at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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[]

Main article: Equestrian at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Fencing[]

Main article: Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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[]

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Handball[]

Main article: Handball at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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[]

Main article: Judo at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon[]

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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[]

Main article: Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Sailing[]

Main article: Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Shooting[]

Main article: Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Swimming[]

Main article: Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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[]

Main article: Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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[]

Main article: Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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[]

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Wrestling[]

Main article: Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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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