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Hungary at the Olympics
IOC code	HUN
NOC	Hungarian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olimpia.hu (in Hungarian and English)
Medals Ranked 13th	Gold 189 Silver 163 Bronze 188 Total 540
Summer appearances
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter appearances
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 2030
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 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). 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 Games Athletes  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total Rank 1896 Athens 7 2 1 3 6 6 1900 Paris 20 1 2 2 5 11 1904 St. Louis 4 2 1 1 4 5 1908 London 63 3 4 2 9 6 1912 Stockholm 119 3 2 3 8 9 1920 Antwerp did not participate 1924 Paris 89 2 3 4 9 13 1928 Amsterdam 109 4 5 0 9 9 1932 Los Angeles 58 6 4 5 15 6 1936 Berlin 216 10 1 5 16 3 1948 London 128 10 5 12 27 4 1952 Helsinki 189 16 10 16 42 3 1956 Melbourne 108 9 10 7 26 4 1960 Rome 184 6 8 7 21 7 1964 Tokyo 182 10 7 5 22 6 1968 Mexico City 167 10 10 12 32 4 1972 Munich 232 6 13 16 35 8 1976 Montreal 178 4 5 13 22 10 1980 Moscow 263 7 10 15 32 6 1984 Los Angeles boycotted 1988 Seoul 188 11 6 6 23 6 1992 Barcelona 217 11 12 7 30 8 1996 Atlanta 212 7 4 10 21 12 2000 Sydney 178 8 6 3 17 13 2004 Athens 209 8 6 3 17 12 2008 Beijing 171 3 5 2 10 21 2012 London 159 8 4 6 18 10 2016 Rio de Janeiro 160 8 3 4 15 12 2020 Tokyo 166 6 7 7 20 15 2024 Paris 178 6 7 6 19 14 2028 Los Angeles future event 2032 Brisbane Total (28/30) 4,147 187 161 182 530 9

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 Milano Cortina future event 2030 French Alps 2034 Salt Lake City Total (24/24) 309 2 2 6 10 34

Medals by sport

Medals by summer sport Updated after 2024 Summer Olympics   Leading in that sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total  Fencing 39 25 29 93  Swimming 32 28 21 81  Canoeing 28 35 30 93  Wrestling 20 17 19 56  Gymnastics 15 11 14 40  Athletics 10 13 18 41  Modern pentathlon 10 8 6 24  Boxing 10 2 8 20  Water polo 9 3 5 17  Shooting 7 3 8 18  Football 3 1 1 5  Weightlifting 2 9 9 20  Judo 1 3 6 10  Taekwondo 1 0 0 1  Handball 0 1 2 3  Rowing 0 1 2 3  Sailing 0 1 1 2  Equestrian 0 0 1 1  Karate 0 0 1 1  Tennis 0 0 1 1 Totals (20 entries) 187 161 182 530

Medals by winter sport Updated after 2022 Winter Olympics   Leading in that sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total  Short track speed skating 2 0 2 4  Figure skating 0 2 4 6 Totals (2 entries) 2 2 6 10

Youth Games medal tables

Medals by Summer Youth Games Games Gold Silver Bronze Total 2010 Singapore 6 4 5 15 2014 Nanjing 6 6 11 23 2018 Buenos Aires 12 7 5 24 Totals (3 entries) 24 17 21 62

Medals by Winter Youth Games Games Gold Silver Bronze Total 2012 Innsbruck 0 2 0 2 2016 Lillehammer 0 1 1 2 2020 Lausanne 0 0 0 0 2024 Gangwon 1 0 1 2 Totals (4 entries) 1 3 2 6

Medals by sport

Medals by summer sport Updated after 2018 Summer Youth Olympics   Leading in that sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Swimming 15 3 4 22 Canoeing 4 3 0 7 Fencing 3 0 2 5 Judo 2 1 2 5 Athletics 0 4 5 9 Gymnastics 0 3 1 4 Modern Pentathlon 0 2 1 3 Wrestling 0 1 0 1 Boxing 0 0 2 2 Beach handball 0 0 1 1 Cycling 0 0 1 1 Sailing 0 0 1 1 Shooting 0 0 1 1 Totals (13 entries) 24 17 21 62

Medals by winter sport Updated after 2024 Winter Youth Olympics   Leading in that sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Ice hockey 1 2 0 3 Short track speed skating 0 1 2 3 Totals (2 entries) 1 3 2 6

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

Summer Olympics Games Athlete Sport 1908 London István Mudin Athletics 1912 Stockholm Jenő Réti Athletics 1920 Antwerp Hungary did not participate 1924 Paris Sándor Toldi Athletics 1928 Amsterdam Kálmán Egri Athletics 1932 Los Angeles Péter Bácsalmási Athletics 1936 Berlin 1948 London Imre Németh Athletics 1952 Helsinki 1956 Melbourne József Csermák Athletics 1960 Rome János Simon Basketball 1964 Tokyo Gergely Kulcsár Athletics 1968 Mexico City 1972 Munich 1976 Montreal Jenő Kamuti Fencing 1980 Moscow István Szívós Water polo 1984 Los Angeles Hungary did not participate 1988 Seoul István Vaskuti Canoeing 1992 Barcelona Tibor Komáromi Wrestling 1996 Atlanta Bence Szabó Fencing 2000 Sydney Rita Kőbán Canoeing 2004 Athens Antal Kovács Judo 2008 Beijing Zoltán Kammerer Canoeing 2012 London Péter Biros Water polo 2016 Rio de Janeiro Áron Szilágyi Fencing 2020 Tokyo Aida Mohamed László Cseh Fencing Swimming 2024 Paris Blanka Böde–Bíró Krisztián Tóth Handball Judo

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 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

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

Games	Players	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1976 Montreal	14	Round robin		5	3	1	1	85	55	+30
1980 Moscow	14	Round robin	4th	5	1	1	3	80	74	+6
1984 Los Angeles	did not participate
1988–1992	Did not compete
1996 Atlanta	16	Bronze medal match		5	3	0	2	126	127	−1
2000 Sydney	15	Final		7	4	1	2	202	187	+15
2004 Athens	15	Match for 5th place	5th	7	5	1	1	215	178	+37
2008 Beijing	14	Bronze medal match	4th	8	3	1	4	211	227	−16
2012–2016	Did not compete
2020 Tokyo	17	Quarter-finals	7th	6	2	0	4	164	175	−11
2024 Paris	17	Quarter-finals	6th	6	2	1	3	169	176	−7
Total		8/12		49	23	6	20	1,252	1,199	+53

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

Games	Players	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1900–1908	Did not compete
1912 Stockholm	7	First round	5th	2	0	0	2	9	11	−2
1920 Antwerp	did not participate
1924 Paris	8	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	0	2	17	17	0
1928 Amsterdam	7	Final		4	3	0	1	26	8	+18
1932 Los Angeles	10	Group stage		3	3	0	0	31	2	+29
1936 Berlin	11	Final round		7	6	1	0	44	4	+40
1948 London	10	Final round		7	5	1	1	35	19	+16
1952 Helsinki	13	Final round		8	6	2	0	53	16	+37
1956 Melbourne	12	Final round		6	6	0	0	26	4	+22
1960 Rome	11	Final round		7	4	2	1	37	18	+19
1964 Tokyo	12	Final round		6	5	1	0	34	14	+20
1968 Mexico City	11	Bronze medal match		8	7	0	1	54	26	+28
1972 Munich	11	Final round		8	6	2	0	42	21	+21
1976 Montreal	11	Final round		8	7	1	0	45	32	+13
1980 Moscow	11	Final round		8	5	1	2	51	44	+7
1984 Los Angeles	did not participate
1988 Seoul	13	5th–8th placement	5th	7	3	2	2	72	57	+15
1992 Barcelona	13	5th–8th placement	6th	7	3	2	2	65	62	+3
1996 Atlanta	13	Bronze medal match	4th	8	6	0	2	83	73	+10
2000 Sydney	13	Final		8	6	0	2	78	57	+21
2004 Athens	13	Final		7	7	0	0	59	39	+20
2008 Beijing	13	Final		7	6	1	0	85	55	+30
2012 London	13	Match for 5th place	5th	8	5	0	3	98	80	+18
2016 Rio de Janeiro	13	Match for 5th place	5th	8	4	4	0	93	70	+23
2020 Tokyo	13	Bronze medal match		8	5	1	2	94	60	+34
2024 Paris	13	Bronze medal match	4th	8	4	0	4	90	84	+6
Total		24/29		162	114	20	28	1,319	866	+453

Hungary women's national water polo team

Games	Players	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2000 Sydney	Did not compete
2004 Athens	13	Match for 5th place	6th	5	1	0	4	35	40	−5
2008 Beijing	13	Bronze medal match	4th	5	2	2	1	44	37	+7
2012 London	13	Bronze medal match	4th	6	2	0	4	66	70	−4
2016 Rio de Janeiro	13	Bronze medal match	4th	6	2	0	4	70	77	−7
2020 Tokyo	13	Bronze medal match		7	4	1	2	77	71	+6
2024 Paris	13	Match for 5th place	5th	7	4	0	3	77	63	+14
Total		6/7		36	15	3	18	369	358	+11

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.

Winter Olympic Sports

• Updated after 2022 Winter Olympics

Alpine skiing

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

Figure skating