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Hungarians in the Olympics
1980, Moscow

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Highlights

Gymnast Magyar Zoltan wins 2nd Consecutive Gold and a team Bronze!
 Swimmer Alban Vermes takes Silver in 200m Breaststroke

Gold Medalists:

Magyar Zoltan, Gymnastics: pommel horse, 2nd Gold
Varga Karoly, Shooting: small-bore rifle, prone
Sandor Wladar, Swimming: 200 m backstroke
Baczako Peter, Weightlifting: 90 kg
Norbert Novenyi, Wrestling: Greco-Roman, 90 kg
Kocsis Ferenc,Wrestling: Greco-Roman, 74 k

Men's Team Hungary - Canoe/Kayak: C2 - 500M

Foltan Laszlo, 
Vaskuti Istvan 

See all 1980 medalists (in Hungarian)

Other Notables:

Emilia Eberle (b. 3/4/1964, Arad, Transylvania)
Gertrud Emilia Eberle is an ethnic Hungarian from Arad. The Rumanians felt "Gertrud" was not ethnic Rumanian-sounding, so she used Emilia in competition. Emilia was also coached by the Karoly's and competed along side Nadia Comaneci under the Rumanian flag. She was expected to take Gold in 1984 after her double-silver performance in 1980, but surgery cut her career short. She defected to Hungary in 1989 and eventually came to the United States where she coaches at Pozsar's Gym in California. See Gymnastic Greats

The United States, an many of its allies, in protest  of the soviet Invasion on Afghanistan, boycotted the Moscow Olympics.

Featured Olympian, Magyar Zoltan:
(b. 12/13/1953, Budapest, Hungary, d. )

33-time Hungarian National Champion...
Magyar began competition and the age of 12 under the tutelage of renowned trainer Vigh Laszlo. He became objectively the premier pommel horse performer in the world from 1973-80. The Hungarian "King of the Pommel Horse" was crowned with two gold medals and a team bronze in 1980. His famous pommel program became a model which many gymnasts tried to imitate; he has many gymnastics moves named after him. Magyar retired following the '80 Olympics. 

His impressive record includes:

Olympics:  2 Gold
World Championships:  3 Gold
World Cup:  2 Gold
European Championships:  2 Gold

 

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