 Back home, the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 had just been quashed by the Soviet army.Rózsavölgyi failed to even make the final.The post-Olympic decision of Iglói and fellow 1500 m runner László Tábori not to return to Hungary was further bad news for Rózsavölgyi, who instead of training with a good friend and under a phenomenally successful coach and mentor had to continue his career essentially alone.