Hungary at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Hungary at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code HUN
NOC Hungarian Olympic Committee
Website www.mob.hu (Hungarian) (English)
in Seoul
Competitors 188 (152 men and 36 women) in 20 sports
Flag bearer István Vaskuti
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
11 6 6 23
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

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

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Defeated Colin Moore (Guyana), 5:0
  • Third Round — Defeated Sadoon Abboud (Iraq), RSC-1
  • Quarterfinals — Defeated Chatchai Sasakul (Thailand), 3:2
  • Semifinals — Lost to Michael Carbajal (United States), 1:4

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

  • First Round — Lost to John Wanjau (Kenya) on points

Canoeing

Cycling

One male cyclist represented Hungary in 1988.

Men's individual pursuit
Men's point race

Diving

Fencing

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

Handball

Judo

Modern pentathlon

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:

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

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 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 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 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 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 Medal)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

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

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

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

Table tennis

Tennis

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

  • Defeated Greece (12-10)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (9-10)
  • Drew with Spain (6-6)
  • Defeated China (14-7)
  • Lost to United States (9-10)
  • Drew with Italy (9-9)
  • Defeated Australia (13-5) → 5th place
  • Péter Kuna
  • Gábor Bujka
  • Gábor Schmiedt
  • Zsolt Petőváry
  • István Pintér
  • Tibor Keszthelyi
  • Balázs Vincze
  • Zoltán Mohi
  • Tibor Pardi
  • László Tóth
  • András Gyöngyösi
  • Zoltán Kósz
  • Imre Tóth

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "Hungary at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
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