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.

Hungary at the
Olympics
IOC codeHUN
NOCHungarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpia.hu (in Hungarian and English)
Medals
Ranked 13th
Gold
183
Silver
156
Bronze
182
Total
521
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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). 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 Winter Games

Games Athletes   Gold   Silver   Bronze Total Rank
  1924 Chamonix 4 0 0 0 0
  1928 St. Moritz 13 0 0 0 0
  1932 Lake Placid 4 0 0 1 1 10
  1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 25 0 0 1 1 10
  1948 St. Moritz 22 0 1 0 1 11
  1952 Oslo 12 0 0 1 1 12
  1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 2 0 0 1 1 12
  1960 Squaw Valley 3 0 0 0 0
  1964 Innsbruck 28 0 0 0 0
  1968 Grenoble 10 0 0 0 0
  1972 Sapporo 1 0 0 0 0
  1976 Innsbruck 3 0 0 0 0
  1980 Lake Placid 2 0 1 0 1 15
  1984 Sarajevo 9 0 0 0 0
  1988 Calgary 5 0 0 0 0
  1992 Albertville 24 0 0 0 0
  1994 Lillehammer 16 0 0 0 0
  1998 Nagano 17 0 0 0 0
  2002 Salt Lake City 25 0 0 0 0
  2006 Turin 19 0 0 0 0
  2010 Vancouver 16 0 0 0 0
  2014 Sochi 16 0 0 0 0
  2018 Pyeongchang 19 1 0 0 1 21
  2022 Beijing 14 1 0 2 3 20
  2026 Milan–Cortina future event
Total 2 2 6 10 34

Medals by sport

Medals by winter sport

  • Updated after 2022 Winter Olympics
  Leading in that sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
  Short track speed skating2024
  Figure skating0246
Totals (2 entries)22610

Youth Games medal tables

Medals by Winter Youth Games

GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotal
  2012 Innsbruck0202
  2016 Lillehammer0112
  2020 Lausanne0000
  2024 Gangwon1012
Totals (4 entries)1326

Medals by sport

Medals by winter sport

  • Updated after 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
  Leading in that sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
  Ice hockey1203
  Short track speed skating0123
Totals (2 entries)1326

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

Winter Olympics
Games Athlete Sport
1924 Chamonix
1928 St. Moritz Gyula Szepes Nordic combined
1932 Lake Placid László Szollás Figure skating
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Levente Balatoni Alpine skiing
1948 St. Moritz András Harangvölgyi Alpine skiing
1952 Oslo Ferenc Lőrincz Speed skating
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo István Erdélyi
1960 Squaw Valley János Bartha
1964 Innsbruck Lajos Koutny Ice hockey
1968 Grenoble Mihály Martos Speed skating
1972 Sapporo Zsuzsa Almássy Figure skating
1976 Innsbruck László Vajda Figure skating
1980 Lake Placid András Sallay Figure skating
1984 Sarajevo Gábor Mayer Biathlon
1988 Calgary Attila Tóth Figure skating
1992 Albertville
1994 Lillehammer Attila Bónis Alpine skiing
1998 Nagano Krisztina Egyed Speed skating
2002 Salt Lake City
2006 Turin Rózsa Darázs Short track
2010 Vancouver Júlia Sebestyén Figure skating
2014 Sochi Bernadett Heidum Short track
2018 Pyeongchang Konrád Nagy Speed skating
2022 Beijing Márton Kékesi
Zita Tóth
Alpine skiing

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

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