Hungary at the Olympics

Hungary first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games, and has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games and every Winter Olympic Games since then. The nation was not invited to the 1920 Games for its role in World War I, and was part of the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Hungary at the
Olympics
IOC codeHUN
NOCHungarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpia.hu (in Hungarian and English)
Medals
Ranked 13th
Gold
189
Silver
163
Bronze
188
Total
540
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Hungarian athletes have won a total of 530 medals at the Summer Games and 10 medals at the Winter Games, with fencing being the top medal-producing sport. Hungary is ranked 8th in Summer Games medals and 13th in total medals for both Summer and Winter Games. Hungary has won more Olympic medals than any other existing nation never to have hosted the Games. After overtaking Finland at the 2020 Olympic Games, it is now the country with the highest number of gold medals won at Summer Olympics per capita (not counting microstates with less than 1 million inhabitants).[1] At the 1956 and 1980 Winter Olympics, all participating Hungarian athletes won medals.

The National Olympic Committee for Hungary is the Hungarian Olympic Committee, and was created and recognized in 1895.

Medal tables

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Medals by Olympic Games

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Medals by sport

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Youth Games medal tables

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Medals by sport

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Athletes with most medals

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The Hungarian athletes who won the most medals in the history of the Olympic Games are the fencer Aladár Gerevich and the gymnast Ágnes Keleti.

Athlete Sport Games       Total
Aladár Gerevich   Fencing 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960 7 1 2 10
Danuta Kozák   Kayaking 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 6 1 1 8
Pál Kovács   Fencing 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960 6 0 1 7
Rudolf Kárpáti   Fencing 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960 6 0 0 6
Ágnes Keleti   Gymnastics 1952, 1956 5 3 2 10
Krisztina Egerszegi   Swimming 1988, 1992, 1996 5 1 1 7
Győző Kulcsár   Fencing 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976 4 0 2 6
Tamás Darnyi   Swimming 1988, 1992 4 0 0 4
Jenő Fuchs   Fencing 1908, 1912 4 0 0 4
Katalin Kovács   Kayaking 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 3 5 0 8
Natasa Dusev-Janics   Kayaking 2004, 2008, 2012 3 2 1 6
András Balczó   Modern pentathlon 1960, 1968, 1972 3 2 0 5
Dezső Gyarmati   Water polo 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964 3 1 1 5
Áron Szilágyi   Fencing 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 3 1 1 5
Katinka Hosszú   Swimming 2016 3 1 0 4
Zoltán Kammerer   Kayaking 2000, 2004, 2012 3 1 0 4
Gabriella Szabó   Kayaking 2008, 2012, 2016 3 1 0 4
Tibor Berczelly   Fencing 1936, 1948, 1952 3 0 2 5
Endre Kabos   Fencing 1932, 1936 3 0 1 4
György Kárpáti   Water polo 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964 3 0 1 4
Tibor Benedek   Water polo 2000, 2004, 2008 3 0 0 3
Péter Biros   Water polo 2000, 2004, 2008 3 0 0 3
Csaba Fenyvesi   Fencing 1968, 1972 3 0 0 3
Tamás Kásás   Water polo 2000, 2004, 2008 3 0 0 3
Gergely Kiss   Water polo 2000, 2004, 2008 3 0 0 3
Tamás Molnár   Water polo 2000, 2004, 2008 3 0 0 3
László Papp   Boxing 1948, 1952, 1956 3 0 0 3
László Rajcsányi   Fencing 1936, 1948, 1952 3 0 0 3
Botond Storcz   Kayaking 2000, 2004 3 0 0 3
Zoltán Szécsi   Water polo 2000, 2004, 2008 3 0 0 3
Zoltán Halmay   Swimming 1900, 1904, 1908 2 4 1 7
Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő   Fencing 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976 2 3 2 7
Tamara Csipes   Kayaking 2016, 2020, 2024 2 3 1 6
Rita Kőbán   Kayaking 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 2 3 1 6
Margit Korondi   Gymnastics 1952, 1956 2 2 4 8

Athletes with most appearances

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Athlete Total Sport Games
Aida Mohamed 7   Fencing 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020
Áron Gádorfalvi 6   Sailing 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016
Aladár Gerevich 6   Fencing 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960
Csilla Bátorfi 5   Table tennis 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004
Tibor Benedek 5   Water polo 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008
László Cseh 5   Swimming 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020
Imre Földi 5   Weightlifting 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976
Dezső Gyarmati 5   Water polo 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964
Katinka Hosszú 5   Swimming 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020
Géza Imre 5   Fencing 1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016
Zoltán Kammerer 5   Kayaking 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012
Jenő Kamuti 5   Fencing 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976
Tamás Kásás 5   Water polo 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012
Iván Kovács 5   Fencing 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008
Pál Kovács 5   Fencing 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960
Szilárd Kun 5   Shooting 1952, 1956, 1964, 1968, 1972
Georgina Póta 5   Table tennis 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024
Ildikó Rejtő 5   Fencing 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976
Péter Sidi 5   Shooting 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016
Áron Szilágyi 5   Fencing 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024
Boglárka Kapás 5   Swimming 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024
Krisztina Tóth 5   Table tennis 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012
Dénes Varga 5   Water polo 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024

Notes: athletes in bold are still active.

Flagbearers

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Summary by sport

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Summer Olympic Sports

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  • Updated after 2024 Summer Olympics

Athletics

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Hungary first competed in athletics at the inaugural 1896 Games, with 3 athletes competing in 5 events and winning a silver and two bronze medals. The nation's first gold medal in the sport came in 1900, with Rudolf Bauer's victory in the discus throw.

Basketball

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Hungary men's national basketball team
Hungary women's national basketball team

Boxing

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Canoeing

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Fencing

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Hungary has won the third-most gold medals and third-most total medals in fencing, in each case behind Italy and France. Hungary has historically been most successful in the sabre events. Hungary's first fencing appearance was in 1900, with 7 fencers including sabreurs who finished 4th and 5th. Hungary has dominated the men's individual sabre, winning half of the gold medals (14 of 28), including a string of 9 consecutive victories from 1924 to 1964 (with an 11-Games podium streak extending further to 1972). Hungary had also won in 1908 and 1912; the streaks might have been 12 and 15 if the nation had not been excluded from the Games in 1920 due to its role in World War I.

Gymnastics

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Hungary sent two gymnasts to the first Games in 1896; they did not medal.

Handball

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Hungary men's national handball team
Hungary women's national handball team

Modern pentathlon

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Shooting

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Swimming

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Hungary first competed in swimming at the inaugural 1896 Games, with one swimmer (Alfréd Hajós) winning gold medals in both of the events he entered. Hungary also had one swimmer in 1900 taking a medal in every event he entered (Zoltán Halmay, with 2 silvers and a bronze). Hungary has won the fourth-most gold medals of any nation in swimming (28) and sixth-most total medals (73).

Volleyball

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Hungary men's national volleyball team
Hungary women's national volleyball team

Water polo

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Hungary men's national water polo team
Hungary women's national water polo team

Weightlifting

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Hungary first competed in weightlifting at the inaugural 1896 Games, with one lifter competing in one event.

Wrestling

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Hungary first competed in wrestling at the inaugural 1896 Games, with one wrestler competing in the open weight class event.

Tennis

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Hungary first competed in tennis at the inaugural 1896 Games, with one player in the men's singles earning a bronze medal. It remains (through the 2016 Games) the only tennis medal won by Hungary.

Games Athletes Events Gold Silver Bronze Total
1896 Athens 1 1/2 0 0 1 1
Total 0 0 1 1

Winter Olympic Sports

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Alpine skiing

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Biathlon

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Bobsleigh

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Cross-country skiing

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Figure skating

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Freestyle skiing

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Ice hockey

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Hungary men's national ice hockey team

Nordic combined

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Short track speed skating

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Ski jumping

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  • 1 Athletes did not start at the Games.

Snowboarding

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Speed skating

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Most Successful Countries of All-Time: Per Capita". Retrieved 17 August 2021.
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