Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...

competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in

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, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Hungarian athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, and the

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in Los Angeles because of the Soviet boycott. The

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( hu, Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság, ''MOB'') sent a total of 209 athletes to the Games, 119 men and 90 women, to compete in 20 sports.

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and handball were the only team-based sports in which Hungary had its representation in these Olympic Games. There was only a single competitor in road cycling and mountain biking. The Hungarian team featured several Olympic medalists from Sydney, including the men's water polo team (led by

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), épée fencer

Tímea Nagy Tímea Nagy (born 22 August 1970) is a Hungarian right-handed épée fencer, three-time Olympian, 2006 individual world champion, and two-time Olympic champion. Awards * Hungarian Fencer of the Year (3): 2000, 2004, 2006 * National Defenc ...

, sprint kayakers Zoltán Kammerer, György Kolonics (who later died in 2008 due to heart failure), and

Katalin Kovács Katalin Kovács (born 29 February 1976) is a Hungarian sprint canoer. She competed in the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics and won eight medals, with three golds (K-2 500 m: 2004, 2008, K-4 500 m: 2012) and five silvers (K-2 500 m: 2000, 2 ...

, and breaststroke and medley swimmer

Ágnes Kovács Ágnes Kovács (born 13 July 1981) is a Hungarian swimmer who competed at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics. In 2000, she won the 200 m breaststroke and set the Hungary records in the 100 m and 200 m breaststrokes events (1:07.79 and 2:24.03 ...

. Table tennis player Csilla Bátorfi became the first female Hungarian athlete to compete in five Olympic Games as one of the most sophisticated members of the team. Along with Kolonics and Benedek, six Hungarian athletes had made their fourth Olympic appearance, including fencer Iván Kovács and half-heavyweight judoka Antal Kovács, who was assigned by the committee to become the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. Race walker Zoltán Czukor, aged 41, was the oldest member of the team, while backstroke swimmer Evelyn Verrasztó was the youngest at age 15. Hungary left Athens with a total of 17 Olympic medals, 8 golds, 6 silver, and 3 bronze, matching its overall tally with Sydney four years earlier. Almost a third of these medals were awarded to the athletes in sprint canoeing, three in fencing, and two in swimming. Skeet shooter Diána Igaly and modern pentathlete Zsuzsanna Vörös won Olympic gold medals for the first time in their respective sporting events by a female. Meanwhile, Nagy managed to repeat her gold from Sydney in women's épée fencing. Hungary's team-based athletes proved particularly successful in Athens, as the men's water polo team had fulfilled a mission to defend their eighth overall Olympic title. Originally, Hungary had won 20 Olympic medals at these Games. Four Hungarian medalists had been disqualified from the Games for committing an anti-doping violation, two of which were Olympic champions in track and field. On August 25, 2004, discus thrower

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failed to submit a proper urine sample during the test, and was not allowed to present his gold in the medal ceremony. At the conclusion of the Games, the

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decided to strip off

Adrián Annus Adrián Annus (born 28 June 1973 in Szeged) is a Hungarian hammer thrower, who was stripped of his gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens for a doping violation in a highly publicized scandal. The disqualification received heig ...

' gold medal in men's hammer throw for failing to show up in the doping test.

Medalists

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Athletics

Hungarian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).

and

originally claimed gold medals in both men's discus and hammer throw. On August 25, 2004, a few hours before the medal ceremony had taken place, Fazekas committed an anti-doping violation by failing to submit a proper urine sample during the test, and was eventually expelled from the Games. Meanwhile, at the conclusion of the Games, the

stripped off Annus' Olympic title after failing the doping test. ;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Combined events – Decathlon ;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events

Boxing

Hungary sent five boxers to Athens. In the first round, two were defeated while two advanced by winning and a third received a bye. All three that advanced lost in the round of 16.

Canoeing

Sprint

;Men ;Women Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

Cycling

Road

Mountain biking

Diving

Hungarian divers qualified for three individual spots at the 2004 Olympic Games. ;Men ;Women

Fencing

;Men ;Women

Gymnastics

Artistic

;Men ;Women

Handball

Men's tournament

;Roster ;Group play ;Quarterfinal ;Semifinal ;Bronze Medal Final

Women's tournament

;Roster ;Group play ;Quarterfinal ;5th-8th Place Semifinal ;Fifth Place Final

Judo

Two Hungarian judoka qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Modern pentathlon

Four Hungarian athletes qualified to compete in the modern pentathlon event through the European and UIPM World Championships.

Rowing

Hungarian rowers qualified the following boats: ;Men ;Women Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage

Sailing

Hungarian sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events. ;Men ;Women M = Medal race; OCS =

On course side On the course side is an expression used in sailboat racing to indicate that a boat was on the wrong side of the starting line when the starting signal was given. According to the Sailing Instructions valid for a specific racing event, being on th ...

of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

Shooting

Eight Hungarian shooters (three men and five women) qualified to compete in the following events: ;Men ;Women

Swimming

Hungarian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time): ;Men ;Women

Table tennis

Three Hungarian table tennis players qualified for the following events.

Tennis

Hungary nominated four female tennis players to compete in the tournament.

Triathlon

Two Hungarian triathletes qualified for the following events.

Water polo

Men's tournament

;Roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Semifinal ;Gold Medal Final ; Won Gold Medal

Women's tournament

;Roster ;Group play ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal ;Fifth-Sixth Place Final

Weightlifting

Seven Hungarian weightlifters qualified for the following events: Ferenc Gyurkovics, along with Zoltán Kovács, originally claimed the silver in men's 105 kg class, but the

decided to strip of his medal after he was tested positive for

oxandrolone Oxandrolone, sold under the brand names Oxandrin and Anavar, among others, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication which is used to help promote weight gain in various situations, to help offset protein catabolism caused by long-ter ...

and anabolic steroids. ;Men ;Women

Wrestling

;Men's freestyle ;Men's Greco-Roman

References

External links

Official Report of the XXVIII OlympiadHungarian Olympic Committee
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hungary At The 2004 Summer Olympics Nations at the 2004 Summer Olympics 2004 Summer Olympics

Medalists

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Sprint

Cycling

Road

Mountain biking

Diving

Fencing

Gymnastics

Artistic

Handball

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Table tennis

Tennis

Triathlon

Water polo

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Weightlifting

Wrestling

See also

References

External links