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first participated at the

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at the inaugural 1896 Games, and has sent athletes to compete in most

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and every

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since then. The nation was not invited to the 1920 Games for its role in

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, 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 10 medals at the Winter Games, with

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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

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at the

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, it is now the country with the highest number of gold medals won per capita (not counting microstates with less than 1 million inhabitants). The

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for Hungary is the ''

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'', 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 2020 Summer Olympics''

Medals by winter sport

* ''Updated after 2022 Winter Olympics''

Youth Games medal tables

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

are the fencer

Aladár Gerevich Aladár Gerevich (16 March 1910 – 14 May 1991) was a Hungarian fencer, regarded as "the greatest Olympic swordsman ever". He won seven gold medals in sabre at six different Olympic Games. Biography Gerevich is only one of two athletes to ...

and the gymnast

Ágnes Keleti Ágnes Keleti (''né'' Klein; 9 January 1921) is a Hungarian-Israeli retired Olympic and world champion artistic gymnast and coach. She is the oldest living Olympic champion and medalist, reaching her 100th birthday January 9, 2021. While repres ...

. Notes: athletes in bold are still active.

Flagbearers

Summary by sport

Summer Olympic Sports

* ''Updated after 2020 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

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Hungary men's national basketball team The Hungary men's national basketball team ( hu, Magyar nemzeti kosárlabda-válogatott) represents Hungary in international basketball tournaments. It is governed by the Hungarian Basketball Federation (MKOSZ). Hungary's best period during int ...

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Hungary women's national basketball team The Hungary women's national basketball team is the team representing Hungary in international women's basketball competitions, organized and run by the Magyar Kosárlabdázók Országos Szövetsége, the governing body of basketball in the coun ...

Boxing

Canoeing

Fencing

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.

Gymnastics

Hungary sent two gymnasts to the first Games in 1896; they did not medal.

Handball

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Hungary men's national handball team The Hungary national handball team is administered by the Hungarian Handball Federation. Competitive record Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Olympic Games Competitive record at th ...

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Hungary women's national handball team The Hungary women's national handball team ( hu, magyar női kézilabda-válogatott) is the national team of Hungary. It is governed by the Hungarian Handball Federation () and takes part in international handball competiti ...

Modern pentathlon

Shooting

Swimming

Hungary first competed in swimming at the inaugural 1896 Games, with one swimmer (

Alfréd Hajós Alfréd Hajós (1 February 1878 – 12 November 1955) was a Hungarian swimmer, football player and manager, and architect. He was the first modern Olympic swimming champion and the first Olympic champion of Hungary. No other swimmer ever won s ...

) 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 Zoltán Imre Ödön Halmay de Erdőtelek (; 18 June 1881, Magasfalu – 20 May 1956, Budapest) was a Hungarian Olympic swimmer. He competed in four Olympics (1900 – 1908), winning the following medals: * 1900: silver (200 m, ...

, 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 The Hungary women's national volleyball team is the national volleyball team of Hungary. It is governed by the Magyar Röplabda Szövetség and takes part in international volleyball competitions. Results Olympic Games * 1972 — 5th pla ...

Water polo

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Hungary men's national water polo team The Hungary men's national water polo team represents Hungary in international men's water polo competitions and is controlled by the Hungarian Water Polo Association. It is considered the world's top power in the history of water polo, having wo ...

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Hungary women's national water polo team The Hungary women's national water polo team represents Hungary in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the leading teams in Europe since the early 1990s, claiming the world title at the 1994 Worl ...

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