Hungary at the Olympics


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 after World War I, and was part of the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Hungarian athletes have won a total of 491 medals at the Summer Games and 7 medals at the Winter Games, with fencing as the top medal-producing sport. Hungary has won more Olympic medals than any other existing nation that has never hosted the Games and has the second highest all time number of gold medals per capita of any nation behind only Finland.
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

Medals by Summer Youth Games

Medals by Winter Youth Games

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.
AthleteSportGamesTotal
Aladár Gerevich1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 196071210
Pál Kovács1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 19606017
Rudolf Kárpáti1948, 1952, 1956, 19606006
Ágnes Keleti1952, 195653210
Krisztina Egerszegi1988, 1992, 19965117
Danuta Kozák2008, 2012, 20165106
Győző Kulcsár1964, 1968, 1972, 19764026
Tamás Darnyi1988, 19924004
Jenő Fuchs1908, 19124004
Katalin Kovács2000, 2004, 2008, 20123508
Natasa Dusev-Janics2004, 2008, 20123216
András Balczó1960, 1968, 19723205
Dezső Gyarmati1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 19643115
Katinka Hosszú20163104
Zoltán Kammerer2000, 2004, 20123104
Gabriella Szabó2008, 2012, 20163104
Tibor Berczelly1936, 1948, 19523025
Endre Kabos1932, 19363014
György Kárpáti1952, 1956, 1960, 19643014
Tibor Benedek2000, 2004, 20083003
Péter Biros2000, 2004, 20083003
Csaba Fenyvesi1968, 19723003
Tamás Kásás2000, 2004, 20083003
Gergely Kiss2000, 2004, 20083003
Tamás Molnár2000, 2004, 20083003
László Papp1948, 1952, 19563003
László Rajcsányi1936, 1948, 19523003
Botond Storcz2000, 20043003
Zoltán Szécsi2000, 2004, 20083003

Notes: in Khaki the athletes still in activity.

Flagbearers

GamesAthleteSport
Gyula SzepesNordic combined
László SzollásFigure skating
Levente BalatoniAlpine skiing
András HarangvölgyiAlpine skiing
Ferenc LőrinczSpeed skating
István Erdélyi
János Bartha
Lajos KoutnyIce hockey
Mihály MartosSpeed skating
Zsuzsa AlmássyFigure skating
László VajdaFigure skating
András SallayFigure skating
Gábor MayerBiathlon
Attila TóthFigure skating
Attila TóthFigure skating
Attila BónisAlpine skiing
Krisztina EgyedSpeed skating
Krisztina EgyedSpeed skating
Rózsa DarázsShort track
Júlia SebestyénFigure skating
Bernadett HeidumShort track
Konrád NagySpeed skating

Summary by sport

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.
GamesAthletesEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1896 Athens35/120123
Total10121840

EventNo. of
appearances
First
appearance
First
medal
First
gold medal
GoldSilverBronzeTotalBest finish
Men's 100 metres16/28189618960011