Hungary at the Olympics

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Hungary at the
Olympics
Medals

Ranked 13th
Gold
183
Silver
156
Bronze
182
Total
521
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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.

Hungarian athletes have won a total of 511 medals at the Summer Games and 10 medals at the Winter Games, with fencing being the top medal-producing sport. Hungary has won more Summer Olympic medals than any other existing nation never to have hosted the Games, and after overtaking Finland at the 2020 Olympic Games, it is now the country with the highest number of gold medals won 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

Medals by Olympic Games

Medals by sport

Youth Games medal tables

Medals by sport

Athletes with most medals

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
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
Áron Szilágyi
Fencing
2012, 2016, 2020 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
Rita Kőbán
Kayaking
1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 2 3 1 6
Margit Korondi
Gymnastics
1952, 1956 2 2 4 8

Notes: athletes in bold are still active.

Athletes with most appearances

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
Ildikó Rejtő 5
Fencing
1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976
Péter Sidi 5
Shooting
2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016
Krisztina Tóth 5
Table tennis
1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012

Notes: athletes in bold are still active.

Flagbearers

Summary by sport

Summer Olympic Sports

  • Updated after 2020 Summer Olympics

Athletics

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

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

Boxing

Canoeing

Fencing

Hungary has won the third-most gold medals and second-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

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

Handball

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

Modern pentathlon

Shooting

Swimming

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

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

Water polo

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

Weightlifting

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

Wrestling

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

Tennis

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

  • Updated after 2022 Winter Olympics

Alpine skiing

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

Figure skating

Freestyle skiing

Ice hockey

Hungary men's national ice hockey team

Nordic combined

Short track speed skating

Ski jumping

  • 1 Athletes did not start at the Games.

Snowboarding

Speed skating

See also

References

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

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