259 result(s) for olympic champion
Hungary’s Debrecen To Host 2016 World Juniors In Figure Skating
- 20 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
The east Hungarian city of Debrecen will host the 2016 World Junior Figure Skating and Ice Dance Championships, Mayor Lajos Kósa said on his Facebook page.
Hungarian Football Legend Grosics Turns 88
- 4 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
Legendary Hungarian goalkeeper Gyula Grosics was greeted on his 88th birthday in Budapest on Monday at the elementary school that bears his name. Minister of State for Sports and Youth István Simicskó said at the ceremony that while birthdays are usually family events, there are some extraordinary people whose birthdays the entire nation should celebrate, and asked the school’s students to always ...
Budapest To Host Europe’s Top Figure Skaters
- 10 Jan 2014 8:04 AM
- sport
Budapest will host this year’s European Figure Skating Championships from Jan. 15 to 19, the organisers told a news conference on Thursday. The field will feature top skaters from 35 countries. The competitions will be covered by television stations from 13 nations and 200 journalists, mostly from Russia and Hungary.
Award To The Most Successful Student Athletes In Hungary
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- sport
The most successful student athletes of the capital city of Hungary were greeted and awarded on Wednesday at the closing event and awarding ceremony of the 2012/2013 school year organized by the Student Sport Federation of Budapest.
Video: Street Painting Of 'Hungary's Football Match Of The Century' In Budapest
- 8 Nov 2013 11:50 AM
- video
The video clip below shows the impressive new work by Neopaint, which can be seen in person at the heart of Budapest on Rumbach Sebestyén street, near to Deák Ferenc square. The football match depicted took place on 25 November 1953, an international friendly match played between Hungary (then the world's number one ranked team, the Olympic champions and on a run of 24 unbeaten games) and England.
World’s Wrestlers Compete In Budapest
- 16 Sep 2013 9:01 AM
- sport
This year’s World Wrestling Championships begin at Budapest’s Papp László Sportarena today, running until Sunday. Nenad Lalovic, president of the International Wrestling Federation (FILA), told a Sunday press briefing in Budapest that FILA aims to make wrestling one of the most spectacular combat sports of the Olympics.
Invitation: Budapest Festival Orchestra Season Opening Gala Dinner, 15 September
- 12 Sep 2013 12:35 PM
- community & culture
Gala Patron: Princess Michael of Kent; special guest: Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission.
The BFO will open its Anniversary Season with an exclusive gala on 15 September, which follows the Le Nozze di Figaro performance - the “highlight of the New York opera season” is a great milestone for the Orchestra. Read on for full details.
Xpat Opinion: Barcelona 2013: Hungary's Another Excellent Performance
- 13 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
By Ferenc Kumin: Two weeks ago, when Hungary won its bid for the 2021 World Aquatics Championships, I mentioned that we are truly a watersport nation. At that time, the 2013 Barcelona World Aquatics Championships had just begun, so it was too early to include the many results we can now be so proud of. In Barcelona, Hungary came in at an impressive fifth place on the medal rankings, with four ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Failures In Football, Success In Swimming
- 8 Aug 2013 1:50 AM
- sport
Both national left-wing dailies compare PM Orbán’s plans to revive Hungarian football to Goulash-communism, the Hungarian version of Soviet-style socialism. The two pro-government newspapers celebrate the victories achieved by Hungary at the swimming world championship in Barcelona.
Hungary’s Debrecen To Host 2016 World Juniors In Figure Skating
- 20 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
The east Hungarian city of Debrecen will host the 2016 World Junior Figure Skating and Ice Dance Championships, Mayor Lajos Kósa said on his Facebook page.
Hungarian Football Legend Grosics Turns 88
- 4 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
Legendary Hungarian goalkeeper Gyula Grosics was greeted on his 88th birthday in Budapest on Monday at the elementary school that bears his name. Minister of State for Sports and Youth István Simicskó said at the ceremony that while birthdays are usually family events, there are some extraordinary people whose birthdays the entire nation should celebrate, and asked the school’s students to always ...
Budapest To Host Europe’s Top Figure Skaters
- 10 Jan 2014 8:04 AM
- sport
Budapest will host this year’s European Figure Skating Championships from Jan. 15 to 19, the organisers told a news conference on Thursday. The field will feature top skaters from 35 countries. The competitions will be covered by television stations from 13 nations and 200 journalists, mostly from Russia and Hungary.
Award To The Most Successful Student Athletes In Hungary
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- sport
The most successful student athletes of the capital city of Hungary were greeted and awarded on Wednesday at the closing event and awarding ceremony of the 2012/2013 school year organized by the Student Sport Federation of Budapest.
Video: Street Painting Of 'Hungary's Football Match Of The Century' In Budapest
- 8 Nov 2013 11:50 AM
- video
The video clip below shows the impressive new work by Neopaint, which can be seen in person at the heart of Budapest on Rumbach Sebestyén street, near to Deák Ferenc square. The football match depicted took place on 25 November 1953, an international friendly match played between Hungary (then the world's number one ranked team, the Olympic champions and on a run of 24 unbeaten games) and England.
World’s Wrestlers Compete In Budapest
- 16 Sep 2013 9:01 AM
- sport
This year’s World Wrestling Championships begin at Budapest’s Papp László Sportarena today, running until Sunday. Nenad Lalovic, president of the International Wrestling Federation (FILA), told a Sunday press briefing in Budapest that FILA aims to make wrestling one of the most spectacular combat sports of the Olympics.
Invitation: Budapest Festival Orchestra Season Opening Gala Dinner, 15 September
- 12 Sep 2013 12:35 PM
- community & culture
Gala Patron: Princess Michael of Kent; special guest: Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission.
The BFO will open its Anniversary Season with an exclusive gala on 15 September, which follows the Le Nozze di Figaro performance - the “highlight of the New York opera season” is a great milestone for the Orchestra. Read on for full details.
Xpat Opinion: Barcelona 2013: Hungary's Another Excellent Performance
- 13 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
By Ferenc Kumin: Two weeks ago, when Hungary won its bid for the 2021 World Aquatics Championships, I mentioned that we are truly a watersport nation. At that time, the 2013 Barcelona World Aquatics Championships had just begun, so it was too early to include the many results we can now be so proud of. In Barcelona, Hungary came in at an impressive fifth place on the medal rankings, with four ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Failures In Football, Success In Swimming
- 8 Aug 2013 1:50 AM
- sport
Both national left-wing dailies compare PM Orbán’s plans to revive Hungarian football to Goulash-communism, the Hungarian version of Soviet-style socialism. The two pro-government newspapers celebrate the victories achieved by Hungary at the swimming world championship in Barcelona.