Hungary at the Olympics
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Hungary at the Olympics | |
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IOC code | HUN |
NOC | Hungarian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
Medals Ranked 13th |
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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 9 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]
The National Olympic Committee for Hungary is the Hungarian Olympic Committee, and was created and recognized in 1895.
Medal tables[edit]
Medals by Olympic Games[edit]
Medals by sport[edit]
Medals by summer sport[edit]
Leading in that sport
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Medals by winter sport[edit]
Leading in that sport
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Youth Games medal tables[edit]
Medals by Summer Youth Games[edit]
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Medals by Winter Youth Games[edit]
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Athletes with most medals[edit]
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 | |||
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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 |
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 |
Notes: in Khaki the athletes still in activity.
Flagbearers[edit]
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Summary by sport[edit]
Aquatics[edit]
Swimming[edit]
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).
Games | Swimmers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1896 Athens | 1 | 2/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1900 Paris | 1 | 3/7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Total | 28 | 25 | 20 | 73 |
Athletics[edit]
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.
Games | Athletes | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1896 Athens | 3 | 5/12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1900 Paris | 9 | 13/23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 10 | 12 | 18 | 40 |
Fencing[edit]
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.
Games | Fencers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1900 Paris | 7 | 4/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 37 | 23 | 27 | 87 |
Gymnastics[edit]
Hungary sent two gymnasts to the first Games in 1896; they did not medal.
Games | Gymnasts | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1896 Athens | 2 | 5/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1900 Paris | 2 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 15 | 11 | 14 | 40 |
Tennis[edit]
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 |
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1896 Athens | 1 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Weightlifting[edit]
Hungary first competed in weightlifting at the inaugural 1896 Games, with one lifter competing in one event.
Games | Lifters | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1896 Athens | 1 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 9 | 9 | 20 |
Wrestling[edit]
Hungary first competed in wrestling at the inaugural 1896 Games, with one wrestler competing in the open weight class event.
Games | Wrestlers | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1896 Athens | 1 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 19 | 16 | 19 | 54 |
See also[edit]
- Category:Olympic competitors for Hungary
- Hungary at the Paralympics
- List of Hungarian Olympic champions
References[edit]
- ^ "Most Successful Countries of All-Time: Per Capita". Retrieved 17 August 2021.
External links[edit]
- "Hungary". International Olympic Committee.
- "Hungary". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/HUN". olympanalyt.com.