Hungarian Olympic Triumph: 1980 Moscow (Magyar Olimpiai Bajnokok)

1980 Moscow Highlights

The United States, and many of its allies, in protest of the soviet invasion on Afghanistan, boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

Featured Olympians

Magyar Zoltan:
(b. 12/13/1953, Budapest, Hungary) 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” wascrowned 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

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 “King of the Pommel Horse,” Gymnast Magyar Zoltan, wins Gold at his second Olympics and a team Bronze!
Hungarian kayak contines dominance in the sport with another gold
Gymnastics legend Emilia Eberle takes two silvers competing for Rumania
Waterpolo team medals again!
Hungarian fencing continues its medal tradition

Hungarian Medals!

Medal

Name

Event

Baczakó Péter

Weightlifting

Foltán László

Kayak-canoe / kajak-kenu C-2 500 m

Vaskuti István

Kayak-canoe / kajak-kenu C-2 500 m

Magyar Zoltán

Gymnastics Pommel Horse / lólengés

Növényi Norbert

Wrestling / birkózás kötöttfogás 90 kg

Kocsis Ferenc

Wrestling / birkózás kötöttfogás 74 kg

Varga Károly

Shooting (small-bore rifle, prone) / kisöbű sportpuska

Wladár Sándor

Swimming Backstroke / úszás 200 m hát

Emilia Eberle

Gymnastics, Women’s Uneven Bars

Emilia Eberle

Gymnastics Team Combined Exercises

Imrich (Imre) Bugár

Athletics, men’s discus throw

Balla József

Wrestling / birkózás szabadfogás 100 kg

Rácz Lajos

Wrestling / birkózás kötöttfogás 52 kg

Tóth István

Wrestling / birkózás kötöttfogás 62 kg

Kolczonay Ernő

Individual Fencing Épée / vívás pb.tőr egyéni

Maros Magda

Individual Fencing Foil / vívás tőr egyéni

Joós István

Kayak canoe / kajak-kenu K-2 1000 m

Szabó István

Kayak canoe / kajak-kenu K-2 1000 m

Regőczy Krisztina

Figure skating pairs / műkorcsolya jégtánc

Sallay András

Figure skating pairs / műkorcsolya jégtánc

Maracskó Tibor

Team Pentathlon / öttusa csapat

Horváth László

Team Pentathlon / öttusa csapat

Szombathelyi Tamás

Team Pentathlon / öttusa csapat

Szombathelyi Tamás

Individual Pentathlon / öttusa egyéni

Vermes Albán

Swimming breaststroke / úszás 200 m mell

Verrasztó Zoltán

Swimming backstroke / úszás 200 m hát

Csapó Gábor

Waterpolo / vizilabda csapat

Faragó Tamás dr.

Waterpolo / vizilabda csapat

Gerendás György

Waterpolo / vizilabda csapat

Hauszler Károly

Waterpolo / vizilabda csapat

Horkai György

Waterpolo / vizilabda csapat

Kiss István

Waterpolo / vizilabda csapat

Molnár Endre

Waterpolo / vizilabda csapat

Szívós István

Waterpolo / vizilabda csapat

Sudár Attila

Waterpolo / vizilabda csapat

Udvardi István

Waterpolo / vizilabda csapat

Kuncz László

Waterpolo / vizilabda csapat

Detre Szabolcs

Sailing Flying Dutchman / vitorlázás repűlő hollandi

Detre Zsolt

Sailing Flying Dutchman / vitorlázás repűlő hollandi

Donáth Ferenc