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Hungarians in the Olympics
1976, Montreal

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Highlights
Fencer Tordasi Ildiko wins Gold and team Bronze after Silver in 1972
 The Great Gymnast and Hungarian "King of the Pommel Horse," Magyar Zoltan, wins first Gold

Gold Medalists:

Tordasi Ildiko (1951-), Fencing/Torvivas
Magyar Zoltan (1953-), Gymnastics: Pommelhorse/Lolenges, 1st Gold
Nemeth Miklos (1946-), Javelin/gerejhajitas

Men's Team Hungary - Water Polo/Vizilabda: 6th Gold

Csapo Gabor (1950-),
Cservenyak Tibor (1948-),
Farago Tamas (1952-),
Gerendas Gyorgy (1954-),
Horkai Gyorgy (1954-),
Kenez Gyorgy (1956-),
Dr. Kondrad Ferenc (1945-),
Molnar Endre (1945-),
Dr. Sarosi Laszlo (1946-),
Sudar Atilla

See all 1976 medalists (in Hungarian)

 Featured Olympian, Tordasi Ildiko:
(b. 09/09/1951, Hungary, d. )

Triple Medal Winner...
Tordasi was the daughter of a well-known Hungarian Olympic masseur.  She made her club debut at the age of 13 and by 1971 became the youth world-champion.  She was six-time Hungarian champion and won team gold at the World Championships in 1973. She was seriously wounded in an accident and was forced to withdraw from competition. She became a certified trainer, and took on the responsibility of training future Hungarian champions.

Featured Olympian, Nemeth Miklos:
(b. 1946, Hungary, d. )

A family Dynasty...
Miklos Németh of Hungary won the javelin throw in 1976 to become the first son of an athletics gold medalist to win a gold of his own. His father, Imre, had won the hammer throw in 1948 and set a world record.

   

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