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Hungary’s team for Rio2016: 158 sportspeople registered by the Hungarian Olympic Committee
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According to hosszabbitas.hu, the Hungarian Olympic Committee (HOC) sent the entry of 158 (157+1 backup) Hungarian sportswomen and sportsmen to the organisers of the Rio Olympic Games. Let’s see who we can root for in just a few weeks!
Hungary will be represented in 21 branches of sport by 93 sportsmen and 65 sportswomen. With the sport experts – the team leaders, trainers, coaches, doctors, masseurs, technical staff, delegation leaders and the members of the team office – this number exceeds 300.
“Besides the observance of the competition programme, with the effective utilisation and change of accreditation, they ‘won’t even have five minutes of rest’ and this is how we were able to expand the delegation. The HOC brings 294 people, while federations cover the costs of 25-30 sport experts, with HOC’s coordination, of course” said Team Leader László Fábián.
Hungarians will compete in 21 sport branches in Rio: athletics, badminton, boxing, cycling (mountain bike), diving, fencing, gymnastics, judo, kayak-canoe, pentathlon, rowing, sailing, shooting, surfing, swimming, table tennis, tennis, triathlon, water polo, weight-lifting, wrestling.
Some members of the team leading and the team office are already flying to Rio this weekend to prepare the arrival and the accommodation of the delegation. The majority of the Hungarian team will leave to Rio on the 30th of July with a direct charter flight.
Read more news about RIO2016 HERE.
The list of Hungarian sportsmen competing in Rio:
Athletics (19): Balázs Baji (110 m hurdles – 13.44), Máté Helebrand (20 km walking – 1:22.38), Zoltán Kővágó (discus-throw – 67.36), Krisztián Pars (hammer throw – 79.23), Miklós Srp (50 km walking – 4:01.44), Krisztina Papp (marathon – 2:36.59), Viktória Madarász (20 km walking – 1:30.47), Xénia Krizsán (heptathlon – 6322), Barbara Szabó (high jump – 1.94), Anita Márton (shot put – 18.94 m), Györgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas (heptathlon – 6389), Gáspár Csere (marathon – 2:16.30), Tünde Szabó (marathon – 2:41.09), Gábor Józsa (marathon – 2:16.53), Sándor Rácz (50 km walking – 4:05.03), Bence Venyercsán (50 km walking – 4:02.35), Barbara Kovács (20 km walking – 1:35.10), Zsófia Erdélyi (marathon – 2:35.34), Rita Récsei (20 km walking – 1:35.33)
Badminton (1): Laura Sárosi
Boxing (2): Zoltán Harcsa (75 kg), Balázs Bacskai (69 kg)
Cycling, Mountain Bike (1): András Parti
Diving (1): Villő Kormos (10 m high dive)
Fencing (9+1): men’s epee team (Gábor Boczkó, Géza Imre, András Rédly + Péter Somfay as a backup), Edina Knapek and Aida Mohamed (foil), Emese Szász (epee), Anna Márton (sabre), Áron Szilágyi and Tamás Decsi (sabre)
Gymnastics (2): Vid Hidvégi, Zsófia Kovács
Judo (8): Éva Csernoviczki (-48 kg), Hedvig Karakas (-57 kg), Abigél Joó (-78 kg), Miklós Ungvári (-75 kg), László Csoknyai (-81 kg), Krisztián Tóth (-90 kg), Miklós Cirjenics (-100 kg), Barna Bor (+100 kg)
Kayak-Canoe (15): K-1 200m (Bence Horváth), K-2 200m (Bence Horváth, Máté Szomolányi), K-4 1000m (Tibor Hufnágel, Benjámin Ceiner, Attila Kugler, Tamás Somorácz), K-1 1000m (Bálint Kopasz), K-2 1000m (Tibor Hufnágel, Benjámin Ceiner), C-1 200m (Jonatán Hajdu), C-1 1000m (Henrik Vasbányai), C-2 1000m (Henrik Vasbányai, Róbert Mike), WK-1 200m (Natasa Douchev-Janics), WK-1 500m (Danuta Kozák), WK-2 500m (Gabriella Szabó, Danuta Kozák), WK-4 500m (Gabriella Szabó, Danuta Kozák, Krisztina Fazekas-Zur, Tamara Csipes)