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Hungary at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Hungary at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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Hungary competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Hungarian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except two: Antwerp 1920 because of the country's role in World War I and Los Angeles 1984 as part of the Soviet-led boycott.

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Medalists

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The following Hungarian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

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Multiple medalists

The following competitors won multiple medals at the 2024 Olympic Games.

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Competitors

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Athletics

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Hungarian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[2]

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  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
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Combined events – Women's heptathlon
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Boxing

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Hungary entered three boxers (two men and one woman) into the Olympic tournament. Richárd Kovács (men's lightweight), with Luca Hámori (women's welterweight) slated to become the country's first female boxer at the Games, secured the spots on the Hungarian squad in their respective weight divisions by advancing to the semifinal match at the 2023 European Games in Nowy Targ, Poland.[3] Meanwhile, Pylyp Akilov (men's middleweight) qualified for the games by winning the quota bouts round at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy.[4]

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Canoeing

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Sprint

Hungarian canoeists qualified boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany; and 2024 European Qualifier in Szeged.[5][6] The list of athletes chosen to represent the country was revealed on 20 June 2024.[7]

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Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

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Cycling

Road

Hungary entered one male and one female rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympic. Hungary secured those quota through the UCI Nation Ranking and 2023 World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.[8]

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Mountain biking

Hungarian mountain bikers secured one female quota place for the Olympic through 2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

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Equestrian

Hungary entered two riders, one in dressage and one in the eventing event, through the establishments of final olympics ranking for Group C (Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia),[9] signifying the country's return to the sporting scene since 1996.[10] Last minute, an individual dressage spot opened to Hungary because Moldova's first rider was tested positive on a doping control, while Moldova's second rider did not obtain the required MER results. On the 24th of June, the suspension was lifted which led to no spot for Hungary in dressage.[11]

Eventing

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Fencing

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Hungary entered fifteen fencers into the Olympic competition. Dániel Dósa, Flóra Pásztor and Anna Kun secured their quotas in their respective events, after nominated as one of two highest ranked individual fencers, eligible for European zone; meanwhile, men's épée team, the men's and women's sabre team qualified after becoming one of four worldwide highest ranked teams, through the release of the FIE Official ranking for Paris 2024.[12] In May 2024 WADA banned Anna Kun from international sport for 2 years due to rule violation. Eszter Muhari took her place as the fencer next in line in qualification.

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Gymnastics

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Artistic

Hungary qualified four artistic gymnasts for the games. Krisztofer Mészáros and Bettina Lili Czifra qualified due to being among the highest-ranked eligible athletes in the all-around qualification at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. Csenge Bácskay qualified as being the highest-ranked eligible athlete in the vault event final at the 2023 World Championships. Additionally, due to the Hungarian women's team finishing 15th in qualifications, they earned a non-nominative berth as well.[13] Initially Zsófia Kovács was nominated by the Hungarian Gymnastics Federation for the quota place, however at a training in Paris few days before the start of the games Kovács got injured, and Zója Székely took over her place as a reserve.[14]

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Rhythmic

Hungary qualified one rhythmic gymnast for the individual all-around at the 2023 World Championship in Valencia, Spain.[15][16][17]

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Handball

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  • ET: After extra time
  • P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
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Men's tournament

Hungary men's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top two spot at the 2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments.[18]

Team roster

A 20-player roster was announced on 4 June 2024.[19] The final squad was announced on 5 July 2024.[20]

Head coach: Spain Chema Rodríguez[21]

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Source: Olympics Paris 2024 rankings[22]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
27 July 2024
11:00
Hungary  32–35  Egypt Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,776
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Imre 7 (15–19) Adel, Omar 9
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29 July 2024
21:00
Argentina  25–35  Hungary Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,602
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
P. Simonet 5 (12–17) Imre 7
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31 July 2024
09:00
Norway  26–25  Hungary Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,774
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Blonz 9 (11–13) three players 6
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2 August 2024
09:00
Hungary  25–28  Denmark Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,764
Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
Ilić 5 (14–16) Gidsel 8
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4 August 2024
16:00
Hungary  20–24  France Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,685
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Imre 6 (8–11) Prandi 7
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Women's tournament

Hungary women's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top two spot at the 2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments.[23]

Team roster

The squad was announced on 5 July 2024.[24]

Head coach: Vladimir Golovin[25]

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Group play
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Source: Olympics Paris 2024 rankings[26]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
25 July 2024
19:00
Hungary  28–31  France Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,808
Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
Kuczora 8 (12–15) Nze Minko 6
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28 July 2024
09:00
Brazil  24–25  Hungary Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,819
Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
three players 4 (15–12) Simon 5
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30 July 2024
16:00
Hungary  31–31  Angola Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,834
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Klujber 9 (15–16) Kassoma 9
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1 August 2024
14:00
Spain  24–27  Hungary Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,816
Referees: Kuttler, Merz (GER)
Cabral 6 (12–14) Klujber 6
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3 August 2024
09:00
Hungary  26–30  Netherlands Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,841
Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA)
Győri-Lukács, Klujber 5 (16–19) Abbingh 7
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Quarterfinal
6 August 2024
17:30
Hungary  32–36 (ET)  Sweden Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 22,408
Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH)
Klujber 11 (15–16) Koppang 7
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FT: 29–29 ET: 3–7

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Judo

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Hungary entered seven judoka (four men and three women) into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.

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Modern pentathlon

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Hungarian modern pentathletes confirmed four quota places (two per gender) for Paris 2024. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Michelle Gulyás and rookie Csaba Bőhm secured a spot each in their respective individual events by finishing among the eight highest-ranked modern pentathletes eligible for qualification at the 2023 European Games in Kraków, Poland;[27][28] meanwhile Balázs Szép and Blanka Guzi qualified for the games, by virtue of their medal results, at the 2024 UIPM World Championships in Zhengzhou, China.

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Rowing

Hungary qualified one boat in the men's single sculls for the Games.

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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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Hungarian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2023 Sailing World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands.

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M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

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Hungarian shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022, 2023, and 2024 European Championships, 2023 European Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[29]

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Swimming

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Hungarian swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):[30]

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Table tennis

Hungary qualified one women single players and a mixed double pair team for the Games, through the release of the final mixed doubles ranking and singles final ranking for Paris 2024.

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Taekwondo

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Hungary qualified three athlete to compete at the games. Tokyo 2020 Olympian, Omar Salim qualified for Paris 2024 by virtue of finishing within the top five in the Olympic rankings in his respective division. Joining the squad, Viviana Márton and Levente Józsa qualified for the Games after their semifinal victory, in their own division, at the 2024 European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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Tennis

Hungary qualified two tennis players to compete at the games.

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Triathlon

Hungary entered three triathletes (two men's and one women) in the triathlon events for Paris, following the release of final individual olympics qualification ranking.

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Water polo

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Men's tournament

Hungary men's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match and securing an outright berth at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.[31]

Team roster

The roster was announced on 11 July 2024.[32]

Head coach: Zsolt Varga[33]

Group play
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Source: Olympics
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. Australia 9–8 Hungary
  2. France 14–13 Japan
28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
19:30
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Report France  1213  Hungary Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Andrej Franulović (CRO)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 4–4, 2–1, 5–3
Vernoux 4 Goals Vigvári 3

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
21:05
v
Report Spain  107  Hungary Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Rafaele Colombo (ITA)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–2, 4–3, 2–1
three players 2 Goals Angyal 2

1 August 2024 (2024-08-01)
21:05
v
Report Hungary  1710  Japan Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–2, 3–2, 5–4
Vigvári 4 Goals Watanabe 3

3 August 2024 (2024-08-03)
15:00
v
Report Australia  98  Hungary Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–3, 2–2, 3–1
Edwards, Maksimovic 2 Goals Manhercz 4

5 August 2024 (2024-08-05)
12:00
v
Report Hungary  1713  Serbia Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Andrej Franulović (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 7–3, 6–2, 2–4
Fekete, Zalánki 4 Goals Mandić 5
Quarterfinal
7 August 2024 (2024-08-07)
20:35
v
Report Italy  1012  Hungary Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 0–1, 5–2, 2–3  PSO: 1–3
Di Fulvio, Echenique 3 Goals Manhercz 4
Semifinal
9 August 2024 (2024-08-09)
19:35
v
Report Hungary  89  Croatia Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), David Gómez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–4, 2–2, 1–0
Jansik, Vámos 2 Goals Fatović 5
Bronze medal game
11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
10:35
v
Report United States  118  Hungary Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
Sébastien Dervieux (FRA), David Gómez (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 1–1, 2–2, 2–3  PSO: 3–0
Hallock 2 Goals Varga, Zalánki 2

Women's tournament

Hungary women's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics by securing an outright berth at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

Team roster

The roster was announced on 6 July 2024.[34]

Head coach: Attila Mihók [hu][35]

Group play
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Source: Olympics
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:
  1. Netherlands 14–15 Australia
27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
14:00
v
Report Netherlands  108  Hungary Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 0–1, 2–3, 4–2
B. Rogge 3 Goals Vályi 3

29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
20:05
v
Report Hungary  127  Canada Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), Marta Cabañas (ESP)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 3–3, 1–1, 4–2
Gurisatti, Keszthelyi 3 Goals three players 2

2 August 2024 (2024-08-02)
20:05
v
Report China  1117  Hungary Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Marta Cabañas (ESP), Aurélie Blanchard (FRA)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–5, 2–4, 2–5
Deng, Lu 3 Goals Keszthelyi 7

4 August 2024 (2024-08-04)
14:00
v
Report Hungary  1214  Australia Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Marta Cabañas (ESP), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–2, 2–3, 4–3  PSO: 3–5
Keszthelyi, Szilágyi 2 Goals Williams 4
Quarterfinal
6 August 2024 (2024-08-06)
20:35
v
Report Hungary  45  United States Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 0–2, 2–1, 0–1
four players 1 Goals Steffens 2
5–8th place semifinal
8 August 2024 (2024-08-08)
18:00
v
Report Greece  912  Hungary Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
Marta Cabañas (ESP), Michiel Zwart (NED)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–3, 3–4, 2–4
three players 2 Goals Keszthelyi 4
Fifth place gane
10 August 2024 (2024-08-10)
14:00
v
Report Hungary  1512  Italy Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 5–4, 0–2, 3–2  PSO: 4–1
Gurisatti 3 Goals Bianconi, Marletta 3

Wrestling

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Hungary qualified five wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Ismail Musukaev and Dávid Losonczi qualified for the games by virtue of top five results through the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia;[36][37] Bernadett Nagy earned her quota place by reaching the final of the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan; meanwhile Zoltán Lévai and Dániel Ligeti qualified for the games through the 2024 World Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.

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  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
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