135 result(s) for olympic gold
Sziget Festival Budapest 20 – A Comprehensive Intro
- 8 May 2012 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Sziget is the place to be in the middle of August. Europe’s Best Major Festival is celebrating its 20th edition, promising not just great programs, but also a new visual concept. The renewed festival is happy to welcome all the fans who enjoyed it in the past, but also tries to set the targets for the next decades. And now it’s official: the 2012 edition of the Budapest-based event will be a day ...
International Press Headlines About Hungary's President Schmitt Resigning
- 5 Apr 2012 10:40 AM
- current affairs
President Pál Schmitt announced his departure at the end of an unscheduled speech in the Hungarian Parliament today. The Associated Press, one of the first to break the story in English, reported Schmitt saying he is stepping down because his "personal issue" is dividing Hungary. His 1992 doctorate was recently revoked after a University investigation concluded that most of his thesis was copied. ...
Great Campaign Launch With Screening Of “The Iron Lady” In Budapest
- 15 Feb 2012 8:01 AM
- community & culture
"To launch the GREAT campaign in Hungary, the British Embassy in Budapest organised an exclusive film screening of “The Iron Lady” together with the film’s official Hungarian distributor Budapest Film in Cinema City Aréna on 7 February.
Gymnast Is Only Candidate To Head MOB In Hungary
- 11 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- sport
"Zsolt Borkai, Fidesz mayor of Győr, is the only candidate for the post of president of the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB). He is currently a vice president of the organisation.
Hungary To Continue Olympic Legacy In London
- 4 Nov 2010 1:00 AM
- sport
Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) has reportedly drawn up plans for a successful run in the 2012 London Olympics, members said. At the previous London Summer Olympics in 1908 Hungary achieved 3 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze medals (9 in total) and in the summer Olympics in London in 1948 it achieved 10 gold, 5 silver and 13 bronze (28 in total). This time MOB would like to achieve at least 30 ...
Hungarian Gymnast Ónódi Inducted Into International Gymnastics Hall Of Fame
- 21 May 2010 4:00 AM
- sport
"Hungarian gymnast Henrietta Ónódi has been inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. She is the second Hungarian ever to receive this honour. The first was Ágnes Keleti (89), the winner of ten Olympic medals, including five gold.
U.S. Ambassador Kounalakis Presents an Award to U.S. Olympic Water Polo Team
- 3 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- sport
"Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis and a group from the Embassy traveled to the city of Hódmezővásárhely to watch the U.S. Olympic water polo team play against the Hungarians on February 25.
Olympic Champ Extradited To Hungary
- 2 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- current affairs
"Former Olympic wrestling gold medalist Péter Farkas was flown home to Hungary last night after authorities in Andorra handed him over to Hungarian police officers at a customs office on the Andorran-Spanish border.
2012 European Championships in Hungary?
- 16 Apr 2007 11:00 AM
- sport
"The winning bid to host the 2012 UEFA cup will be announced in Cardiff on Wednesday. In the running are joint bids from Hungary and Croatia, another from Poland and Ukraine, and one from Italy. The decision will determine not just the location, but our future as well. An event on this scale has implications that go far beyond sport.
Sziget Festival Budapest 20 – A Comprehensive Intro
- 8 May 2012 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Sziget is the place to be in the middle of August. Europe’s Best Major Festival is celebrating its 20th edition, promising not just great programs, but also a new visual concept. The renewed festival is happy to welcome all the fans who enjoyed it in the past, but also tries to set the targets for the next decades. And now it’s official: the 2012 edition of the Budapest-based event will be a day ...
International Press Headlines About Hungary's President Schmitt Resigning
- 5 Apr 2012 10:40 AM
- current affairs
President Pál Schmitt announced his departure at the end of an unscheduled speech in the Hungarian Parliament today. The Associated Press, one of the first to break the story in English, reported Schmitt saying he is stepping down because his "personal issue" is dividing Hungary. His 1992 doctorate was recently revoked after a University investigation concluded that most of his thesis was copied. ...
Great Campaign Launch With Screening Of “The Iron Lady” In Budapest
- 15 Feb 2012 8:01 AM
- community & culture
"To launch the GREAT campaign in Hungary, the British Embassy in Budapest organised an exclusive film screening of “The Iron Lady” together with the film’s official Hungarian distributor Budapest Film in Cinema City Aréna on 7 February.
Gymnast Is Only Candidate To Head MOB In Hungary
- 11 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- sport
"Zsolt Borkai, Fidesz mayor of Győr, is the only candidate for the post of president of the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB). He is currently a vice president of the organisation.
Hungary To Continue Olympic Legacy In London
- 4 Nov 2010 1:00 AM
- sport
Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) has reportedly drawn up plans for a successful run in the 2012 London Olympics, members said. At the previous London Summer Olympics in 1908 Hungary achieved 3 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze medals (9 in total) and in the summer Olympics in London in 1948 it achieved 10 gold, 5 silver and 13 bronze (28 in total). This time MOB would like to achieve at least 30 ...
Hungarian Gymnast Ónódi Inducted Into International Gymnastics Hall Of Fame
- 21 May 2010 4:00 AM
- sport
"Hungarian gymnast Henrietta Ónódi has been inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. She is the second Hungarian ever to receive this honour. The first was Ágnes Keleti (89), the winner of ten Olympic medals, including five gold.
U.S. Ambassador Kounalakis Presents an Award to U.S. Olympic Water Polo Team
- 3 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- sport
"Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis and a group from the Embassy traveled to the city of Hódmezővásárhely to watch the U.S. Olympic water polo team play against the Hungarians on February 25.
Olympic Champ Extradited To Hungary
- 2 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- current affairs
"Former Olympic wrestling gold medalist Péter Farkas was flown home to Hungary last night after authorities in Andorra handed him over to Hungarian police officers at a customs office on the Andorran-Spanish border.
2012 European Championships in Hungary?
- 16 Apr 2007 11:00 AM
- sport
"The winning bid to host the 2012 UEFA cup will be announced in Cardiff on Wednesday. In the running are joint bids from Hungary and Croatia, another from Poland and Ukraine, and one from Italy. The decision will determine not just the location, but our future as well. An event on this scale has implications that go far beyond sport.