2. Aladár Gerevich (1910-1991)
• Aladár Gerevich was a fencer from Hungary, regarded as "the
greatest Olympic swordsman ever". He won medals in sabre in
six Olympics.
Olympic Games
1. Gold 1932 Los Angeles Sabre team
2. Gold 1936 Berlin Sabre team
3. Bronze 1936 Berlin Sabre individual
4. Gold 1948 London Sabre team
5. Gold 1948 London Sabre individual
6. Gold 1952 Helsinki Sabre team
7. Silver 1952 Helsinki Sabre individual
8. Bronze 1952 Helsinki Foil team
9. Gold 1956 Melbourne Sabre team
10. Gold 1960 Rome Sabre team
3. Pál Kovács (1912-1995)
• Pál Kovács was a Hungarian Olympic fencer, who began as a
hurdler, but eventually switched to fencing.
• By the time Kovács won his first gold, in 1936.
Olympic Games
1. Gold 1936 Berlin Team sabre
2. Gold 1948 London Team sabre
3. Gold 1952 Helsinki Team sabre
4. Gold 1952 Helsinki Individual sabre
5. Gold 1956 Melbourne Team sabre
6. Gold 1960 Rome Team sabre
7. Bronze 1948 London Individual sabre
4. Rudolf Kárpáti (1920-1999)
• Rudolf Kárpáti was a fencer from Hungary, who won six gold
medals in sabre at four Olympic Games. He also won three
silver and two bronze medals at the World Championships.
Olympic Games
1. Gold 1948 London Sabre team
2. Gold 1952 Helsinki Sabre team
3. Gold 1956 Melbourne Sabre team
4. Gold 1956 Melbourne Sabre individual
5. Gold 1960 Rome Sabre individual
6. Gold 1960 Rome Sabre team
5. Ágnes Keleti (1920-)
• Ágnes Keleti is a retired Hungarian artistic gymnast. The
winner of 10 Olympic medals including five gold medals.
• She was the most successful athletes at the 1956 Summer
Olympics.
Olympic Games
1. Gold 1952 Helsinki Floor exercise
2. Gold 1956 Melbourne Uneven bars
3. Gold 1956 Melbourne Balance beam
4. Gold 1956 Melbourne Floor exercise
5. Gold 1956 Melbourne Team, portable apparatus
6. Silver 1952 Helsinki Team competition
7. Silver 1956 Melbourne All-around
8. Silver 1956 Melbourne Team competition
9. Bronze 1952 Helsinki Uneven bars
10. Bronze 1952 Helsinki Team, portable apparatus
6. Krisztina Egerszegi (1974-)
• Krisztina Egerszegi is a Hungarian former world record holding
swimmer and one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic
champions. She is a three time Olympian and five time
Olympic champion.
Olympic Games
1. Gold 1988 Seoul 200 m backstroke
2. Gold 1992 Barcelona 100 m backstroke
3. Gold 1992 Barcelona 200 m backstroke
4. Gold 1992 Barcelona 400 m medley
5. Gold 1996 Atlanta 200 m backstroke
6. Silver 1988 Seoul 100 m backstroke
7. Bronze 1996 Atlanta 400 m medley
7. Győző Kulcsár (1940-)
• Győző Kulcsár is a Hungarian fencer and Olympic champion.
• He received a gold medal in the épée individual event at
the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He won Olympic
gold medals with the Hungarian team in 1964, 1968 and 1972.
Olympic Games
1. Gold 1964 Tokyo Épée Team
2. Gold 1968 Mexico City Épée Individual
3. Gold 1968 Mexico City Épée Team
4. Gold 1972 Munich Épée Team
5. Bronze 1972 Munich Épée Individual
6. Bronze 1976 Montreal Épée Individual
8. Tamás Darnyi (1967-)
• Tamás Darnyi is a Hungarian retired male swimmer. He is
considered by many to be one of the greatest medley
swimmers in history. He won four gold medals at two Olympic
Games. He is the first swimmer ever to swim the 200 m
medley in less than 2 minutes.
Olympic Games
1. Gold 1988 Seoul 200 m indiv. medley
2. Gold 1988 Seoul 400 m indiv. medley
3. Gold 1992 Barcelona 200 m indiv. medley
4. Gold 1992 Barcelona 400 m indiv. medley
9. Jenő Fuchs (1882-1955)
• Dr. Jenő Fuchs was
a Hungarian Olympic champion sabre fencer.
• In 25 individual matches during his Olympic career,
Fuchs’ record was: 22 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.
Olympic Games
1. Gold 1908 London Sabre individual
2. Gold 1908 London Sabre team
3. Gold 1912 Stockholm Sabre individual
4. Gold 1912 Stockholm Sabre team
10. András Balczó (1938-)
• András Balczó is a Hungarian modern pentathlete and
Olympic champion. Balczó was elected Hungarian Sportsman
of the Year 1966, 1969 and 1972.
Olympic Games
1. Gold 1960 Rome Team
2. Gold 1968 Mexico City Team
3. Gold 1972 Munich Individual
4. Silver 1968 Mexico City Individual
5. Silver 1972 Munich Team
11. Dezső Gyarmati (1927-)
• Dezső Gyarmati is a former Hungarian water polo player and
three times Olympic champion, and also a former coach of
the Hungarian national water polo team. Gyarmati is the most
successful water polo player in the Olympic history, and is
considered the greatest water polo player of all time.
Olympic Games
1. Gold 1952 Helsinki Team Competition
2. Gold 1956 Melbourne Team Competition
3. Gold 1964 Tokyo Team Competition
4. Silver 1948 London Team Competition
5. Bronze 1960 Rome Team Competition
