Olympic Champions of the University of Physical Education | Honorary Doctors

Olympic Champions of the University of Physical Education

Athletics

• Angéla Németh (javelin throw, 1968, Mexico City)
• Imre Németh (hammer throw, 1948, London)
• Miklós Németh (javelin throw, 1976, Montreal)
• Gyula Zsivótzky (hammer throw, 1968, Mexico City)

Fencing

• Árpád Bárány (epée, team, 1964, Tokyo)
• Imre Bujdosó (sabre, team, 1988, Seoul)
• Judit Mendelényi-Ágoston (foil, team, 1964, Tokyo)
• Tímea Nagy (epée, individual, 2000, Sydney, 2004, Athens)
• György Nébald (sabre, team, 1988, Seoul)
• Tibor Pézsa (sabre, individual, 1964, Tokyo)
• Ildikó Rejtő (foil individual and team, 1964, Tokyo)
• Lídia Sákovits-Dömölky (foil, team, 1964, Tokyo)
• Ildikó Tordasi (foil, individual, 1976, Montreal)

Gymnastics

• Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles (hand apparatus team, 1956, Melbourne)
• Ágnes Keleti (free exercise, 1952, Helsinki; free exercise, uneven bars, balance beam, hand apparatus team, 1956, Melbourne)
• Aliz Kertész (hand apparatus team, 1956, Melbourne)
• Olga Lemhényi-Tass (hand apparatus team, 1956, Melbourne)
• Zoltán Magyar (pommel horse, 1976, Montreal; 1980, Moscow)

Kayak-canoe

• László Fábián (K-210 000 m, 1956, Melbourne)
• László Foltán (C-2 500 m, 1980, Moscow)
• Zsolt Gyulay (K-1 500 m, 1988, Seoul)
• György Kolonics (C-2 500 m, 1996, Atlanta; 2000, Sydney)
• Katalin Kovács (K-2 500 m, 2004, Athens; 2008, Beijing)
• Rita Kőbán (K-1 500 m, 1996, Atlanta)
• János Parti (K-1 1000 m, 1960, Rome)
• Botond Storcz (K-4 1000 m and K-2 500 m, 2000, Sydney)
• Tibor Tatai (C-1 1000 m, 1968, Mexico City)
• István Vaskuti (C-2 500, 1980, Moscow)

Modern Pentathlon

• András Balczó (team, 1960, Rome, 1968, Mexico City, individual, 1972, Munich)
• Gábor Bendek (team, 1952, Helsinki)
• László Fábián (team, 1988, Seoul)
• János Martinek (individual and team, 1988, Seoul)
• Attila Mizsér (team, 1988, Seoul)
• Ferenc Németh (individual and team, 1960, Rome)
• István Szondy (team, 1952, Helsinki)
• Zsuzsa Vörös (individual, 2004, Athens)

Shooting

• László Hammerl (small bore rifle, 50m, prone position, 1964, Tokyo)

Soccer

• Ferenc Bene (1964, Tokyo)
• József Bozsik (1952, Helsinki)
• Jenő Buzánszky (1952, Helsinki)
• Jenő Dalnoki (1952, Helsinki)
• Antal Dunai (1968, Mexico City)
• József Gelei (1964, Tokyo)
• Gyula Grosics (1952, Helsinki)
• Nándor Hidegkuti (1952, Helsinki)
• Kálmán Ihász (1964, Tokyo)
• László Keglovits (1968, Mexico City)
• Imre Komora (1964, Tokyo)
• Mihály Lantos (1952, Helsinki)
• Dezső Novák (1964, Tokyo; 1968, Mexico City)
• Miklós Szalai (1968, Mexico City)
• Antal Szentmihályi (1964, Tokyo)
• Lajos Szűcs (1968, Mexico City)

Swimming

• Attila Czene (200 m medley, 1996, Atlanta)
• Tamás Darnyi (200 and 400 m medley, 1988, Seoul; 200 and 400 m medley, 1992, Barcelona)
• Ágnes Kovács (200 m breaststroke, 2000, Sydney)
• Ilona Novák (4×100 m freestyle relay, 1952, Helsinki)
• Norbert Rózsa (200 m breaststroke, 1996, Atlanta)
• József Szabó (200 m breaststroke, 1988, Seoul)
• Éva Székely (200 m breaststroke, 1952, Helsinki)

Water polo

• Tibor Benedek (2000, Sydney; 2004, Athens; 2008, Beijing)
• Antal Bolvári (1952, Helsinki; 1956, Melbourne)
• Jenő Brandi (1936, Berlin)
• Zoltán Dömötör (1964, Tokyo)
• Tamás Faragó (1976, Montreal)
• László Felkai (1964, Tokyo)
• István Gergely (2004, Athens; 2008, Beijing)
• Dezső Gyarmati (1952, Helsinki; 1956, Melbourne; 1964, Tokyo)
• István Hevesi (1956, Melbourne)
• Tivadar Kanizsa (1956, Melbourne; 1960, Rome)
• György Kenéz (1976, Montreal)
• János Konrád (1976, Montreal)
• Zoltán Kósz (2000, Sydney)
• Kálmán Markovits (1952, Helsinki; 1956, Melbourne)
• Tamás Märcz (2000, Sydney)
• Dénes Pócsik (1964, Tokyo)
• Péter Rusorán (1964, Tokyo)
• Ádám Steinmetz (2004, Athens)
• Bulcsú Székely (2000, Sydney)
• Károly Szittya (1952, Helsinki)
• István Szívós, Jr, (1976, Montreal)
• Attila Vári (2000, Sydney; 2004, Athens)

Wrestling

• Greco-Roman
  • Imre Hódos (flyweight, 1952, Helsinki)
  • Ferenc Kocsis (welterweight, 1980, Moscow)
  • Norbert Növényi (light heavyweight, 1980, Moscow)
  • Imre Polyák (featherweight, 1964, Tokyo)
  • Miklós Szilvásy (welterweight, 1952, Helsinki)
  • János Varga (flyweight, 1968, Mexico City)
• Freestyle
  • Károly Kárpáti (lightweight, 1936, Berlin)

Honorary Doctors

1981

• Ottó Szymiczek (Greece)
• Jenő Koltai (Hungary)
• Kleantisz Paleologosz (Greece)

1985

• Zbigniew Krawczyk (Poland)
• Gerhard Lukas (German Democratic Republic)
• Vlagyimir Agajevec (Soviet Union)
• Endre Burka (Hungary)

1987

• János Pálfai (Hungary)
• Juan Antonio Samaranch (Spain)

1989

• Joao Havelange (Brazil)

1990

• Kenneth H. Cooper (United States of America)

1991

• Charles D. Spielberger (United States of America)

1992

• Primo Nebiolo (Italy)
• Paavo V. Komi (Finland)
• William D. Ross (Canada)

1993

• Marcel Hebbelinck (Belgium)

1994

• Carmelo Bosco (Italy)
• R. N. Aebersold (United States of America)
• Joachim Mester (Germany)

1998

• J. E. L. Carter (New Zealand-United States of America)
• B. H. Heath-Roll (United States of America)
• George Eisen (United States of America)
• M. S. Yuhasz (Canada)

1999

• P. O. Astrand (Sweden)
• K. Mbaye (Senegal)

2000

• Emmanuel Van Praagh (France)

2001

• Han C. G. Kemper (The Netherlands)

2002

• Jacques Rogge (Belgium)
• John Holloszy (United States of America)
• Goto Sataro (Japan)

2003

• Eberhard Mensing (Germany)
• László Vigh (Hungary)

2004

• Albert W. Taylor (Canada)

2005

• Tibor Hortobágyi (United States of America)

2006

• Hideki Ohno (Japan)

2007

• Gertrud Pfister (Germany)

2008

• Kelvin J. A. Davies (United States of America)

2009

• Bruno Grandi (Italy)
• Jerzy Kosiewicz (Poland)
• Péter Sótonyi (Hungary)

2010

• István Boldogh (United States of America)

2011

• James S. Skinner (United States of America)

2012

• Jurgen M. Steinancker (Germany)

2013

• Paul G. M. Lutten (Netherlands)

2016

• Ádám Kiss (Hungary)
• Mitsuru Higuchi (Japan)