Hungary at the 1900 Summer Olympics
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Medalists

The following Hungarian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded. , style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;", , style="text-align:left; width:22%; vertical-align:top;",


Multiple medalists

The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1900 Olympic Games.


Competitors

, width=78% style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top" , The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games: , width="22%" style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top" , The following is the list of dates, when Hungary won medals:


Results by event


Aquatics


Swimming

Hungary continued to win a medal with each entry in a swimming event, taking three medals in 1900 to add to the two won in 1896. Halmay's medals were silver and bronze, however, whereas Hajós had taken a pair of gold medals four year earlier. ;Men


Athletics

Hungary won a gold and a bronze medal in athletics, tying
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for 4th place in the sport's medal leaderboard. 9 athletes competed in 13 events. ;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events


Fencing

Hungary first competed in fencing at the Olympics in the sport's second appearance. The nation sent seven fencers. ;Men According to Herman De Wael there were two other Hungarian fencers in the masters épée competition, but they did not advance from round 1. Their names are not known.


Gymnastics


Artistic

Hungary's second gymnastics appearance included a second appearance by Gyula Kakas. The nation's two gymnasts won no medals in a heavily France-dominated single event. ;Men


Notes


References

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1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 ...
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