[Unicum] Spoiler Alert! Hungary Olympic Update!

8/1/2012 - GOLD MEDAL & WORLD RECORD FOR DANIEL GYURTA!

Hungary's Daniel Gyurta broke the world record to win the 200 meters breaststroke gold medal!

 

Double Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima was on course to break the world record at the halfway mark but by his shoulder was Hungary's Daniel Gyurta who holds off Britain's Michael Jamieson!

 

Hungary Medal count = 4

 

See all past "Hungarian Olympic Triumph" at www.famoushungarians.com

 

Bryan

 

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www.famoushungarians.com / http://www.americanhungarianfederation.org/FamousHungarians/olympic_2012.htm

– by Bryan Dawson

7/29/2012 Summary (7/30/2012 schedule is attached!) Watch games LIVE (and recorded) at http://www.nbcolympics.com/get-local/tvlistings.html

 

Szilagyi claims Hungary's first gold

Hungary's incredible Olympic Games record in men's Sabre Fencing continued as 22-year-old Aron Szilagyi grabbed their first gold of London 2012. It was the 13th time a Hungarian has triumphed in the event  - and that includes an amazing run of 11 out of 12 victories between 1908 and 1964. Szilagyi is the only Hungarian fencer in the world's top 50 - he is ranked sixth - and was the country's only representative in the 36-strong field.

 

Hungarians take Silver and Bronze in Judo

Lashas Shavdatuashvili claimed gold in the men's -66kg Judo competition for Georgia with a narrow win over Hungarian Miklos Ungvari. In the women's competition, Eva Csernowiczki beat two-time world silver medallist Tomoko Fukumi to take the bronze medal.

 

Water polo-Serbia upset champions Hungary

Serbia beat Hungary in the group of death, 14-10. It was Hungary's first loss after an incredible 17-game winning streak in the Olympics. They are not out, yet!