Hungary at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Hungary at the
1904 Summer Olympics
IOC code HUN
NOC Hungarian Olympic Committee
Website www.mob.hu (Hungarian) (English)
in St. Louis
Competitors 4 in 2 sports
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
2 1 1 4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Hungary competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, United States. 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.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Halmay, ZoltánZoltán Halmay Swimming Men's 50 yd freestyle 6 September
Men's 100 yd freestyle 5 September
 Silver Kiss, GézaGéza Kiss Swimming Men's 1 mile freestyle 6 September
 Bronze Kiss, GézaGéza Kiss Swimming Men's 880 yd freestyle 7 September

Default sort order: Medal, Date, Name

Medals by sport
Sport Total
Swimming 2 1 1 4
Total 2 1 1 4

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 2 0 2
Swimming 2 0 2
Total 4 0 4

The following is the list of dates, when Hungary won medals:

Medals by date
Date Total
5 September 1 0 0 1
6 September 1 1 0 2
7 September 0 0 1 1
Total 2 1 1 4

Athletics

Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Béla Mező 60 m unknown 4 Did not advance
100 m unknown 3 N/A Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Distance Rank
Lajos Gönczy High jump 1.75 4
Standing high jump 1.35 5
Béla Mező Long jump unknown 7-10

Swimming

Men
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Zoltán Halmay 50 yd freestyle 29.6 1 Q 28.2 1st, gold medalist(s)1
100 yd freestyle 1:06.2 1 Q 1:02.8 1st, gold medalist(s)
Géza Kiss 880 yd freestyle N/A unknown 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
1 mile freestyle N/A 28:28.2 2nd, silver medalist(s)

Note

1Halmay tied with Leary in the final. A swim-off was held between them, which Halmay won and was awarded with the gold medal. His time was 28.0, Leary's time was 28.6.

References

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