 Magyar had two moves named after him, the Magyar spindle (turning the body in the opposite direction from the circling legs) and the Magyar travel (crosswise circling travel down the horse).He won the Olympic gold in 1976 and 1980; world championships gold in 1974, 1978 and 1979; European championships gold in 1973, 1975 and 1977; and World Cup gold in 1975 and 1978.His largest margin of victory came at the 1978 World Championships, which he won by 0.375 points.