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Hungary at the Olympics

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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.

Websitewww.olimpia.hu (in Hungarian and English)
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
189
Silver
163
Bronze
188
Total
540
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Hungary at the
Olympics
IOC codeHUN
NOCHungarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpia.hu (in Hungarian and English)
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
189
Silver
163
Bronze
188
Total
540
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games
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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 9th 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

Medals by Summer Games

Medals by summer sport

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SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Fencing39252993
 Swimming30272077
 Canoeing28353093
 Wrestling20171956
 Gymnastics15111440
 Athletics10131841
 Modern pentathlon108624
 Boxing102820
 Water polo93517
 Shooting73818
 Football3115
 Weightlifting29920
 Marathon swimming2114
 Judo13610
 Taekwondo1001
 Handball0123
 Rowing0123
 Sailing0112
 Equestrian0011
 Karate0011
 Tennis0011
Totals (21 entries)187161182530
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Medals by winter sport

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 Short track speed skating2024
 Figure skating0246
Totals (2 entries)22610
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Youth Games medal tables

Medals by Summer Youth Games

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GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Singapore 2010 Singapore64515
China 2014 Nanjing661123
Argentina 2018 Buenos Aires127524
Totals (3 entries)24172162
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Medals by Winter Youth Games

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Austria 2012 Innsbruck0202
Norway 2016 Lillehammer0112
Switzerland 2020 Lausanne0000
South Korea 2024 Gangwon1012
Totals (4 entries)1326
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Medals by sport

Medals by summer sport

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  Leading in that sport
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SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Swimming153422
Canoeing4307
Fencing3025
Judo2125
Athletics0459
Gymnastics0314
Modern Pentathlon0213
Wrestling0101
Boxing0022
Beach handball0011
Cycling0011
Sailing0011
Shooting0011
Totals (13 entries)24172162
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Medals by winter sport

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SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Ice hockey1203
Short track speed skating0123
Totals (2 entries)1326
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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.

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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
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Athletes with most appearances

Notes: athletes in bold are still active.

Flagbearers

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Summary by sport

Summer Olympic Sports

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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.

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Basketball

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

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Canoeing

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Fencing

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.

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Gymnastics

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

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Handball

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

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Shooting

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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).

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Volleyball

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

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

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

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Wrestling

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

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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.

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Games Athletes EventsGoldSilverBronze Total
1896 Athens11/20011
Total0011
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Winter Olympic Sports

  • Updated after 2022 Winter Olympics

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

Hungary men's national ice hockey team
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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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