József Hegedűs

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJózsef•Hegedűs
Used nameJózsef•Hegedűs
Nick/petnamesHeczi
Born7 January 1910 in Újpest, Budapest (HUN)
Died7 August 1981 in Budapest, Budapest (HUN)
AffiliationsÚjpesti TE, Budapest (HUN)
NOC Hungary

Biography

József Hegedűs was a gymnast at UTE from 1928 to 1939. In 1933 he won the Hungarian championship title on parallel bars and pommelled horse. From 1930 until his retirement, he appeared for the Hungarian national team 13 times and achieved his greatest successes with the the team. He took part in the 1930 World Championships and the 1932 Olympics and both times finished fourth in the team event. At the Olympics he also finished in 7th place individually on the parallel bars. Hegedűs helped the Hungarian team finish 5th at the 1934 World Championship and 7th at the 1936 Olympics. In addition to his sports career, he worked as a milk inspector at the Újpest Dairy Office.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) HUN József Hegedűs
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) 20
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) Hungary 4
Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) 18
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) =7
Rings, Men (Olympic) 13
1936 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) HUN József Hegedűs
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) 75
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) Hungary 7
Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) 73
Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) 97
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) 71
Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) 90
Rings, Men (Olympic) =37
Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) 24