Hungary at the Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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 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
Medals by Olympic Games
Medals by Summer Games
Medals by Winter Games
Medals by sport
Medals by summer sport
Updated after 2024 Summer Olympics
Leading in that sport
Medals by winter sport
Updated after 2022 Winter Olympics
Leading in that sport
Youth Games medal tables
Medals by Summer Youth Games
Medals by Winter Youth Games
Medals by sport
Medals by summer sport
Updated after 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Leading in that sport
Medals by winter sport
Updated after 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Leading in that 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
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
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
Summary by sport
Summer Olympic Sports
Updated after 2024 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
Games
Players
Round
1936 Berlin
Withdrew from the tournament
1948 London
12
9th–16th placement
16th
8
3
5
201
178
+23
1952 Helsinki
13
First round
16th
3
0
3
143
199
−56
1956 Melbourne
Declined participation
1960 Rome
12
9th–12th placement
9th
8
5
3
602
604
−2
1964 Tokyo
12
Match for 13th place
13th
9
4
5
574
617
−43
1968 –Present
did not compete
Total
4/20
28
12
16
1,520
1,598
−78
Hungary women's national basketball team
Boxing
Canoeing
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.
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
Games
Players
Round
1964 Tokyo
12
Round robin
6th
9
4
5
18
18
449
466
1968 –Present
Did not compete
Total
1/15
9
4
5
18
18
449
466
Hungary women's national volleyball team
Games
Players
Round
1964 –1968
did not compete
1972 Munich
12
Match for 5th place
5th
5
3
2
10
10
256
252
1976 Montreal
12
Bronze medal match
4th
5
2
3
7
11
192
234
1980 Moscow
12
Bronze medal match
4th
5
2
3
10
12
234
279
1984 Los Angeles
did not participate
1988 –Present
Did not compete
Total
3/15
15
7
8
27
33
682
765
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
Freestyle skiing
Games
Skiers
Events
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
Rank
1992 –2014
did not compete
2018 Pyeongchang
1
0
0
0
0
0
–
2022 –Present
did not compete
Total
0
0
0
0
–
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
Games
Boarders
Events
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
Rank
1998 –2018
did not compete
2022 Beijing
1
3
0
0
0
0
–
Total
0
0
0
0
–
Speed skating
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