Hungary (HUN)

Overview

NOCMagyar Olimpiai Bizottság
Flagbearers96

Participants

Olympic Games 2856
Intercalated Games 35
Youth Olympic Games 234
Other competitors with HUN nationality 19

Description

Hungary was one of the countries which attended the first Olympic Games in 1896, in Athens, although it was then, in fact, part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. A National Olympic Committee was formed in Hungary in 1895, by Dr. Ferenc Kemény, who was one of the founding members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Hungary has missed only two Olympics, including the Olympic Winter Games, at which it has appeared at all celebrations. Hungary was not invited to the 1920 Olympics in Antwerpen, having been an aggressor nation in World War I. The nation chose not to attend the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics in support of the Soviet-led boycott.

Hungary has been very successful in a variety of sports, but its greatest honors have come in fencing. In one fencing discipline, the sabre, it has been the dominant nation. In fact, between 1908 and 1960, Hungary won 9 of 11 team titles and 10 of 11 individual titles in this event. Through 2022, Hungary has won a total of 521 Olympic medals, including 183 gold. This is the most medals and gold medals won by a nation that has not yet hosted an Olympic Games.

One Hungarian Olympian, fencer Aladár Gerevich, has won 7 gold medals, from 1932-1960. He is followed in the Hungarian gold medal count by three athletes with six gold medals: Pál Kovács and Rudolf Kárpáti, both in fencing, and female canoeist Danuta Kozák. Two Hungarian Olympians have won a total of 10 medals: Gerevich and gymnast Ágnes Keleti, with five gold.

Hungary has competed at every Olympic Winter Games from 1924-2022, winning 10 Winter Olympic medals. Beijing 2022 marked the first time that the nation won more than one medal in a single edition of the Winter Games. Six of these medals have come in pairs figure skating and four in short-track speed skating. In 2018, Hungary won its first gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games, when the men’s short-track speed skating relay team finished first. One of the members of the relay team, Shaoang Liu, returned at Beijing 2022 to win one gold and two bronze medals, thus becoming the only Hungarian Winter Olympian with four medals and two golds.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1896 Summer Olympics Hungary 7 0 7 Results
1900 Summer Olympics Hungary 19 0 19 Results
1904 Summer Olympics Hungary 4 0 4 Results
1908 Summer Olympics Hungary 63 0 63 Results
1912 Summer Olympics Hungary 119 0 119 Results
1924 Summer Olympics Hungary 86 3 89 Results
1924 Winter Olympics Hungary 4 0 4 Results
1928 Summer Olympics Hungary 93 16 109 Results
1928 Winter Olympics Hungary 13 0 13 Results
1932 Summer Olympics Hungary 56 2 58 Results
1932 Winter Olympics Hungary 2 2 4 Results
1936 Summer Olympics Hungary 197 19 216 Results
1936 Winter Olympics Hungary 22 3 25 Results
1948 Summer Olympics Hungary 107 21 128 Results
1948 Winter Olympics Hungary 17 5 22 Results
1952 Summer Olympics Hungary 162 27 189 Results
1952 Winter Olympics Hungary 8 4 12 Results
1956 Summer Olympics Hungary 88 20 108 Results
1956 Winter Olympics Hungary 1 1 2 Results
1956 Equestrian Olympics Hungary 3 0 3 Results
1960 Summer Olympics Hungary 153 27 180 Results
1960 Winter Olympics Hungary 2 1 3 Results
1964 Summer Olympics Hungary 150 32 182 Results
1964 Winter Olympics Hungary 22 6 28 Results
1968 Summer Olympics Hungary 135 32 167 Results
1968 Winter Olympics Hungary 8 2 10 Results
1972 Summer Olympics Hungary 187 45 232 Results
1972 Winter Olympics Hungary 0 1 1 Results
1976 Summer Olympics Hungary 124 54 178 Results
1976 Winter Olympics Hungary 2 1 3 Results
1980 Summer Olympics Hungary 182 81 263 Results
1980 Winter Olympics Hungary 1 1 2 Results
1984 Winter Olympics Hungary 7 2 9 Results
1988 Summer Olympics Hungary 152 36 188 Results
1988 Winter Olympics Hungary 3 2 5 Results
1992 Summer Olympics Hungary 159 58 217 Results
1992 Winter Olympics Hungary 13 11 24 Results
1994 Winter Olympics Hungary 5 11 16 Results
1996 Summer Olympics Hungary 147 66 213 Results
1998 Winter Olympics Hungary 8 9 17 Results
2000 Summer Olympics Hungary 109 69 178 Results
2002 Winter Olympics Hungary 14 11 25 Results
2004 Summer Olympics Hungary 119 90 209 Results
2006 Winter Olympics Hungary 11 8 19 Results
2008 Summer Olympics Hungary 88 83 171 Results
2010 Winter Olympics Hungary 6 9 15 Results
2012 Summer Olympics Hungary 93 59 152 Results
2014 Winter Olympics Hungary 7 9 16 Results
2016 Summer Olympics Hungary 88 66 154 Results
2018 Winter Olympics Hungary 8 10 18 Results
2020 Summer Olympics Hungary 81 91 172 Results
2022 Winter Olympics Hungary 6 5 11 Results

Intercalated Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1906 Intercalated Games Hungary 35 0 35 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Hungary 28 23 51 Results
2012 Winter Youth Olympics Hungary 6 3 9 Results
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Hungary 26 31 57 Results
2016 Winter Youth Olympics Hungary 9 6 15 Results
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Hungary 36 43 79 Results
2020 Winter Youth Olympics Hungary 10 13 23 Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 21 19 40 Results
Archery 3 5 8 Results
Art Competitions 22 2 24 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 89 70 159 Results
Artistic Swimming (Aquatics) 0 4 4 Results
Athletics 291 102 393 Results
Badminton 1 5 6 Results
Basketball (Basketball) 37 12 49 Results
Biathlon 12 10 22 Results
Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) 8 2 10 Results
Boxing 86 0 86 Results
Canoe Marathon (Canoeing) 18 0 18 Results
Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) 111 33 144 Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) 18 11 29 Results
Cycling BMX Racing (Cycling) 1 1 2 Results
Cycling Mountain Bike (Cycling) 2 2 4 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 36 1 37 Results
Cycling Track (Cycling) 23 1 24 Results
Diving (Aquatics) 9 10 19 Results
Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) 3 0 3 Results
Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian) 20 1 21 Results
Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) 20 0 20 Results
Fencing 153 45 198 Results
Figure Skating (Skating) 19 21 40 Results
Football (Football) 125 0 125 Results
Freestyle Skiing (Skiing) 0 1 1 Results
Handball 87 80 167 Results
Hockey 15 0 15 Results
Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 38 0 38 Results
Judo 35 13 48 Results
Karate 1 0 1 Results
Marathon Swimming (Aquatics) 3 2 5 Results
Modern Pentathlon 39 8 47 Results
Nordic Combined (Skiing) 6 0 6 Results
Polo 5 0 5 Results
Rhythmic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 0 5 5 Results
Rowing 118 19 137 Results
Sailing 49 10 59 Results
Shooting 101 15 116 Results
Short Track Speed Skating (Skating) 12 11 23 Results
Ski Jumping (Skiing) 6 0 6 Results
Snowboarding (Skiing) 0 1 1 Results
Speed Skating (Skating) 15 3 18 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 155 87 242 Results
Table Tennis 10 9 19 Results
Taekwondo 2 0 2 Results
Tennis 13 13 26 Results
Triathlon 4 7 11 Results
Volleyball (Volleyball) 11 23 34 Results
Water Polo (Aquatics) 127 38 165 Results
Weightlifting 64 5 69 Results
Wrestling 167 2 169 Results

Intercalated Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 8 0 8 Results
Athletics 12 0 12 Results
Fencing 5 0 5 Results
Shooting 2 0 2 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 6 0 6 Results
Tennis 1 0 1 Results
Wrestling 3 0 3 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
3-on-3 Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 4 5 9 Results
3x3 Basketball (Basketball) 4 8 12 Results
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 3 3 6 Results
Archery 1 0 1 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 3 3 6 Results
Athletics 12 21 33 Results
Badminton 1 1 2 Results
Beach Handball 9 9 18 Results
Beach Volleyball (Volleyball) 2 0 2 Results
Biathlon 2 1 3 Results
Boxing 5 1 6 Results
Breaking (Dance) 0 1 1 Results
Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) 5 4 9 Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) 2 1 3 Results
Curling 2 2 4 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 7 5 12 Results
Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) 1 0 1 Results
Fencing 4 7 11 Results
Figure Skating (Skating) 0 2 2 Results
Freestyle Skiing (Skiing) 2 0 2 Results
Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 2 1 3 Results
Judo 3 3 6 Results
Karate 0 1 1 Results
Mixed Sports 2 2 4 Results
Modern Pentathlon 3 3 6 Results
Rowing 1 2 3 Results
Sailing 3 1 4 Results
Shooting 4 1 5 Results
Short Track Speed Skating (Skating) 4 3 7 Results
Ski Jumping (Skiing) 3 1 4 Results
Snowboarding (Skiing) 1 2 3 Results
Speed Skating (Skating) 0 1 1 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 12 12 24 Results
Table Tennis 2 2 4 Results
Tennis 3 3 6 Results
Triathlon 3 3 6 Results
Weightlifting 1 3 4 Results
Wrestling 1 3 4 Results

Medals by Games

Edition Competition Type Gold Silver Bronze Total
1952 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 16 10 16 42
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 12 7 5 24
1992 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 11 12 7 30
1988 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 11 6 6 23
1968 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 10 10 12 32
1964 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 10 7 5 22
1948 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 10 5 13 28
1936 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 10 1 5 16
1956 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 9 10 7 26
2000 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 8 6 3 17
2004 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 8 6 3 17
2012 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 8 4 6 18
2016 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 8 3 4 15
1980 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 7 10 15 32
1996 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 7 4 10 21
1972 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 6 13 16 35
1960 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 6 8 7 21
2020 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 6 7 7 20
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 6 6 11 23
1932 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 6 5 5 16
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 6 4 5 15
1928 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 5 5 0 10
1976 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 4 5 13 22
2008 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 3 5 2 10
1908 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 3 4 2 9
1912 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 3 2 3 8
1906 Intercalated Games Intercalated Games 2 5 3 10
1924 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 2 4 4 10
1896 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 2 1 3 6
1904 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 2 1 1 4
1900 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 2 2 5
2022 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 1 0 2 3
2018 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 1 0 0 1
2012 Winter Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 0 2 0 2
2016 Winter Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 0 1 1 2
1948 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 0 1
1980 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 0 1
1932 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1
1936 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1
1952 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1
1956 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1

Medals by sport

Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Fencing 38 24 28 90
Swimming 28 26 20 74
Canoe Sprint 27 28 25 80
Wrestling 20 17 19 56
Artistic Gymnastics 15 11 14 40
Athletics 10 12 18 40
Boxing 10 2 8 20
Modern Pentathlon 9 8 6 23
Water Polo 9 3 5 17
Shooting 7 3 7 17
Football 3 1 1 5
Weightlifting 2 9 9 20
Short Track Speed Skating 2 0 2 4
Judo 1 3 6 10
Canoe Marathon 1 3 2 6
Art Competitions 1 2 1 4
Marathon Swimming 1 1 0 2
Figure Skating 0 2 4 6
Handball 0 1 2 3
Rowing 0 1 2 3
Sailing 0 1 1 2
Equestrian Jumping 0 0 1 1
Karate 0 0 1 1
Tennis 0 0 1 1

Intercalated Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 1 3 1 5
Swimming 1 1 0 2
Artistic Gymnastics 0 1 0 1
Fencing 0 0 1 1
Wrestling 0 0 1 1

Youth Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Swimming 15 3 4 22
Canoe Sprint 4 3 0 7
Fencing 3 0 2 5
Judo 2 1 2 5
Athletics 0 4 5 9
Artistic Gymnastics 0 3 1 4
Modern Pentathlon 0 2 1 3
Ice Hockey 0 2 0 2
Short Track Speed Skating 0 1 1 2
Wrestling 0 1 0 1
Boxing 0 0 2 2
Beach Handball 0 0 1 1
Cycling Road 0 0 1 1
Sailing 0 0 1 1
Shooting 0 0 1 1

Most successful competitors

Includes medals won as part of mixed teams.

Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Aladár Gerevich HUN 7 1 2 10
Danuta Kozák HUN 6 1 1 8
Pál Kovács HUN 6 0 1 7
Rudolf Kárpáti HUN 6 0 0 6
Ágnes Keleti HUN 5 3 2 10
Krisztina Egerszegi HUN 5 1 1 7
Győző Kulcsár HUN 4 0 2 6
Jenő Fuchs HUN 4 0 0 4
Tamás Darnyi HUN 4 0 0 4
Katalin Kovács HUN 3 5 0 8

Intercalated Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Zoltán Halmay HUN 1 1 0 2
Henrik Hajós HUN 1 0 0 1
Géza Kiss HUN 1 0 0 1
József Ónody HUN 1 0 0 1
György Sztantics HUN 1 0 0 1
István Mudin HUN 0 1 1 2
Lajos Gönczy HUN 0 1 0 1
Mihály Dávid HUN 0 1 0 1
Béla Erődi HUN 0 1 0 1
Péter Tóth HUN 0 0 1 1
Ferenc Holubán HUN 0 0 1 1

Youth Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Kristóf Milák HUN 3 1 0 4
Ajna Késely HUN 3 0 0 3
Boglárka Kapás HUN 2 1 0 3
Liliána Szilágyi HUN 2 0 0 2
Krisztián Rabb HUN 2 0 0 2
Liza Pusztai HUN 2 0 0 2
Krisztián Balázs HUN 1 1 1 3
Benjámin Grátz HUN 1 1 0 2
Patrik Esztergályos HUN 1 1 0 2
István Péni HUN 1 0 1 2

IOC Members

Ferenc Kemény 1894—1907
Géza, Gróf Andrássy 1907—1938
Gyula von Muzsa 1909—1946
Miklós von Horthy 1939—1948
Ferenc Mező 1948—1961
Árpad Csánadi 1964—1983
Pál Schmitt 1983—2022
Tamás Aján 2000—2009
Tamás Aján 2010—2020
Dániel Gyurta 2016—
Pál Schmitt 2022—
Balázs Fürjes 2023—