Great Olympians

Biographies - SZA

Szabácsy István

B. 1926-09-01, Fácánkert, Hungary; D. 1988-11-30
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1972	HP
Three-Day Event, Individual	38th	-3.32
Three-Day Event, Team	dnf	0.64
		0.64032

Szabados László

B. 1911-04-11, Subotica, now in Serbia, represented Hungary; D. 1992-04-28
Swimming (1 bronze)

	1932	HP
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay	bronze	640
		640

Shannon Lynn Szabados

B. 1986-08-06, Edmonton, Alb., Canada
Ice Hockey (2 gold, 1 silver)

	2010	2014	2018	HP
Women's Team	gold	gold	silver	12600
				12600

Szabics Magdolna, née Gulyás

B. 1949-07-07, Karcag, Hungary; D. 2014-06-14
Basketball

	1980	HP
Women's Team	fourth	800
		800

Magdolna is the third Gulyás sister, next to Éva and Ildikó, on the same team.

Aladar Szabo

B. 1933-03-15, Eger, Hungary, represented Brazil; D. 1982-10-12
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1964	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	12.8
		12.8

Alexandru Szabo

B. 1937-01-20, Brașov, Romania
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's Team	8th	fifth	fifth	1128
				1128

Szabó Aranka

competed as

Szabó-Bartha Aranka

B. 1926-10-09, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2018-10-09
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Women's 100 metres	R1:3rd	0.023
Women's 4x100m Relay	R1:dnf	4.3
		4.323

Arpad Szabo

B. 1957-10-04, Reghin, Romania
Judo

	1980	HP
Men's Extra-Lightweight (-60 kg)	R1	0.587
		0.587

Szabó Bence

B. 1962-06-13, Békéscsaba, Hungary
Fencing (2 gold, 2 silver)

	1988	1992	1996	HP
Men's Individual Sabre		gold	17th	8005
Men's Team Sabre	gold	silver	silver	4500
				12505

Ecaterina Szabo

B. 1966-01-22, Romania
Gymnastics (4 gold, 1 silver)

1984 HP

Individual combined silver 4000

Team combined gold 1600

Floor Exercises gold 1600

Beam gold 1600

Vault gold 1600

10400

Szabó Ferenc

B. 1948-09-18, Pécs, Hungary
Judo

	1972	HP
Men's Lightweight (-63 kg)	Rep2	312
		312

Gabriela Szabo

B. 1975-11-14, Bistrița, Romania
Track & Field (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1996	2000	HP
Women's 1500 m	silver	bronze	6560
Women's 5000 m	R1:7th	gold	6400.4
			12960.4

Szabó Gabriella

B. 1986-08-14, Budapest, Hungary
Canoeing, Kayak (2 gold, 1 silver)

	2008	2012	2016	HP
Women's Fours, 500 m	silver	gold	gold	12600
				12600

Geza Szabo

B. 1940-12-01, Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania; D. 1993-04-14
Ice Hockey

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Team	12th	12th	40
			40

Szabó Gyula (1)

B. 1943-12-29, Újpest, Hungary
Boxing

	1968	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg)	R32	1.02
		1.02

Szabó Gyula (2)

B. 1947-10-20, Poroszló, Hungary; D. 2018-08-13
Shooting

	1972	1976	HP
Running Target	13th	9th	278.4
			278.4

Herma Szabo

competed as

Herma Planck-Szabo

B. 1902-02-22, Wien, Austria; D. 1986-05-07
Figure Skating (1 gold)

	1924	HP
Women's Individual	gold	9600
		9600

Szabó István (1)

B. 1950-06-15, Budapest, Hungary
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 m		bronze	silver	4920
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 m	sixth			320
				5240

Szabó István (2)

B. 1945-04-23, Gyöngyös, Hungary
Handball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Iuliu Szabo

B. 1940-12-01, Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania; D. 2003-03-17
Ice Hockey

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Team	12th	12th	40
			40

Szabó János

B. 1945-03-03, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2017-10-15
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	R1:10th	0.026
		0.026

Szabó Kálmán

B. 1885-11-22, Apc, Hungary; D. 1951-04-14
Gymnastics

	1906	1908	HP
Individual combined (5 events)	31st		-2.48
Individual combined (7 events)		34th	-2.18
Team combined, Swedish system		sixth	120
			120.0066

Olympic Competitor nr 2436

1906-04-22-17:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, day one
1906-04-23-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, day two - sixth (120)
1906-04-25-15:30 - Gymnastics - Individual combined (5 events), day one
1906-04-26-16:00 - Gymnastics - Individual combined (5 events), day two - 31st
1908-07-14-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day one
1908-07-15-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day two - 34th

Ladislao Szabo Klein

B. 1923-04-11, Budapest, Hungary, represented Argentina
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Team	R2:3rd	R2:4th	52.75
			52.75

Szabó Lajos

B. 1956-04-23, Berettyóújfalu, Hungary
Freestyle Wrestling

	1980	HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	fourth	2400
		2400

Szabó László (1)

B. 1908-01-02, Suttő, Hungary; D. 1992-12-06
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Eights	fifth	500
		500

Szabó László (2)

B. 1945-01-01, Csókakő, Hungary
Handball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Szabó László (3)

B. 1946-08-07, Kecskemét, Hungary
Freestyle Wrestling

	1972	HP
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)	14th	24
		24

Szabó László (4)

B. 1953-11-02, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2016-08
Canoeing, Kayak Sprint

	1980	HP
Men's Doubles, 500 m	8th	192
		192

Szabó László (5)

B. 1955-09-21, Makó, Hungary; D. 2017-11-29
Handball

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	fourth		fourth	1760
				1760

Szabó Miklós (1)

B. 1908-12-06, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2000-12-03
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 800 metres	SF:4th	68
Men's 1500 metres	7th	400
		468

Szabó Miklós (2)

B. 1928-12-22, Kecskemét, Hungary
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	1960	HP
Men's 5000 metres	fourth	R1:8th	1600.0091
			1600.0091

Szabó Miklós (3)

B. 1938-09-02, Szolnok, Hungary
Shooting

	1960	HP
Men's Free Rifle	18th	3.84
		3.84

Paul Szabo

B. 1954-10-08, Cluj-Napcca, Romania
Fencing

	1976	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R3:6th	0.455
Men's Épée, Team	sixth	160
		160.455

Szabó Sándor (1)

B. 1941-01-29, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1992-08-07
Fencing

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	7th/8th	BarR3	SF:6th	493.13
Men's Foil, Team	7th/8th	fifth	fourth	732
				1225.13

Szabó Sándor (2)

B. 1951-03-29, Budapest, Hungary
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	1972	HP
Men's 100 metres Breaststroke	SF:20th	R1:25th	1.1
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay	R1:11th	8th	80
			81.1

Vilmoș Szabo

B. 1964-12-30, Brașov, Romania
Fencing (1 bronze)

	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual			26th	16th	65.982
Men's Sabre, Team	(bronze)		fourth	seventh	620.4
					686.382

Szabó Zsuzsa

B. 1940-01-16, Pécs, Hungary
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Women's 800 metres	fourth	1600
		1600

Katarzyna Irena Szafrańska

B. 1965-07-10, Nowy Sącz, Poland
Alpine Skiing

	1988	HP
Women's Giant Slalom	16th	6.4
Women's Slalom	17th	4
		10.4

Józef Szajba

B. 1910-01-14, Nowa Osada, Poland, then part of Russia; D. 1945
Sailing

	1936	HP
Six metres Class	11th	32
		32

Zbigniew Szajewski

B. 1914-06-10, Warszawa, Poland, then part of Russia; D. 1997-04-13
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1936	1948	1952	HP
Men's Lightweight (-66 kg)	sixth			1110
Men's Lightweight (-67 kg)			10th	1110
				1110

Andrzej Szajna

B. 1949-09-30, Wrocław, Poland
Artistic Gymnastics

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Individual Combined	15th	sixth	17th	654
Men's Team Combined	fourth	11th		416
Men's Parallel Bars		sixth		160
				1230

Andrzej Szal

B. 1942-01-10, Nowy Targ, Poland
Ice Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Szalai György

B. 1951-02-14, Gádoros, Hungary
Weightlifting (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Men's Heavyweight II (-110 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

Szalai József (1)

B. 1892-12-18, Kövágóörs, Hungary; D. 1990-11-29
Gymnastics

	1912	1920	1924	1928	HP
Individual combined (4 events)	15th				12.5
Men's Individual Combined (9 events)				67th	12.5
Men's Team Combined				10th	25
Men's Vault				71st	-
Men's Parallel Bars				53rd	-
Men's Horizontal Bar				57th	-
Men's Rings				76th	-
Men's Pommeled Horse				81st	-
					37.5

Olympic Competitor nr 6496

1912-07-12-09:30 - Gymnastics - Individual combined (4 events) - 15th (12.5)

Szalai József (2)

B. 1961-03-08, Abádszalók, Hungary
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles	SF:12th	60
		60

Szálas János

B. 1956-05-19, Ajka, Hungary
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's 20 km Walk	12th	40
		40

Szalay Imre

B. 1905, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1942
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1928	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	7th	600
		600

Szalay Jenő

B. 1904-09-04, from Budapest, represented Hungary; D. 1976-08-13
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 400 m	R1:4th	0.000024
		0.000024

Szalay László

B. 1914-12-13, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2008-04-15
Nordic Combined & Alpine Skiing

	1936	HP
Men's Nordic Combined	dnf	0.00000064
Men's Alpine Combined	19th	2.4
		2.40000064

Szalay Miklós

B. 1946-12-06, Salgótarján, Hungary
Football (1 gold)

	1968	HP
Men's Team	(gold)	2000
		2000

Szalay Pál

B. 1892-06-30, Kula, now in Vojvodina, Serbia, then a part of Hungary, represented Hungary

Olympic Competitor nr 5480

1912-07-06-13:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - second (Q)
1912-07-06-15:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, semifinals - fourth (0.676)
1912-07-08-12:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 4x100 m Relay, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-08-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 4x100 m Relay, semifinals - second (270)
1912-07-12-14:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Long Jump, qualifying - 25th (0.15)

I consider him to be of Serbian nationality, since the Hungarians never left Vojvodina and are still one the largest groups in that part of Serbia.

Szalay Sándor

B. 1893-06-06, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1965-04-05
Figure Skating

	1932	HP
Pairs	fourth	2000
		2000

Száll Antal

B. 1944-01-26, Budapest, Hungary
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:36th	-3.64
Men's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay	R1:9th	40
		40.00064

Szalma László

B. 1957-10-22, Vác, Hungary
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Long Jump	fourth		sixth	QU:34th	3696.00264
					3696.00264

Szalonna Juliana

B. 1959-04-16, Miskolc, Hungary
Volleyball

	1980	HP
Women's Team	fourth	800
		800

Szalontai Zoltán

B. 1956-08-15, Miskolc, Hungary; D. 2005-11-24
Freestyle Wrestling

	1980	HP
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)	8th	384
		384

Szamosi Ferenc

B. 1915-02-15, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1968-07-14
Ice Hockey & Hockey

	1936	1936	HP
Ice Hockey Men's Team	SF:4th		164
Hockey Men's Team		7th	136
			300

Szántay Jenö

Olympic Competitor nr 4183

1908-07-18-14:30 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-20-16:15 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round two - second (Q)
1908-07-23-10:30 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, semifinals - third (Q)
1908-07-24-14:45 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, final - fourth (1500)

Szántó Árpád

B. 1889-10-10, Târgu Secuiesc, Romania, represented Hungary

Olympic Competitor nr 6014

1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Lightweight (-67.5 kg), round one - lost - abandoned (0.015)

Lajos P. "Louis" Szanto

B. 1890-10-08, Budapest, Hungary, represented the USA; D. 1965-03-15
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Painting - unknown event	AC	3.724
		3.724

Philippe Szanyiel

B. 1960-12-23, Manosque, France
Basketball

	1984	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Ladislaus Peter Maria Gabriel Antonius Benedikt Bonaventura "Laszlo" Szapáry

B. 1910-07-12, Altmünster, Austria; D. 1998-07-22
Shooting

	1952	1956	1960	1964	HP
Trap	22nd		10th	43rd	150.60006
					150.60006

Nikolaus Friedrich Eduard Maria Gabriel "Nicky" Szapáry

B. 1959-05-30, Wien, Austria
Shooting

	1980	1984	HP
Skeet	11th	13th	134.4
			134.4

Szarka Zoltán

B. 1942-08-12, Csorna, Hungary; D. 2016-04-18
Football (1 gold)

	1968	HP
Men's Team	gold	2000
		2000

Andrzej Szarmach

B. 1950-10-03, Gdańsk, Poland
Football (1 silver)

	1976	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Szarvas Gábor

B. 1943-11-18, Újpest, Hungary; D. 1992-01-03
Weightlifting

	1972	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	sixth	960
		960

Szathmáry Elemér

B. 1926-02-16, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1971-12-17
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)

	1948	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	SF:13th	25.6
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay	silver	1000
		1025.6

Szathmáry Kálmán

Olympic Competitor nr 4506

1908-07-24-11:00 - Athletics (track & field) - Pole Vault, qualifying - eighth (Q)
1908-07-24-17:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Pole Vault, final - eighth (288)

Camil Szatmary

B. 1909-03-11, represented Romania
Fencing

	1936	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	R1:5th	0.00015
Men's Sabre, Team	R1:3rd	1.065
		1.06515

Szatola Albert

B. 1927-02-16, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2010-04-19
Equestrianism - Jumping

	1956	HP
Jumping, Individual	11th	80
Jumping, Team	dnf	0.25
		80.25

Józef Szawara

B. 1902, Mińsk, Poland, then part of Russia; D. 1944-08-05
Rowing

	1924	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	R1:3rd	97.5
		97.5

Written 2002-10-29 - last modified 2024-10-18

This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.

	1984	HP
Individual combined	silver	4000
Team combined	gold	1600
Floor Exercises	gold	1600
Beam	gold	1600
Vault	gold	1600
		10400