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competed at the

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from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Hungarian athletes have appeared in every edition of the

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except two: Antwerp 1920 because of the country's role in

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and

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as part of the Soviet-led boycott.

Medalists

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

Multiple medalists

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

Competitors

, width=78% align=left valign=top , The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in handball and water polo are not counted: , width="22%" align="left" valign="top" ,

Athletics

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): ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Combined events –

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Boxing

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

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, Poland. 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

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, Italy.

Canoeing

Sprint

Hungarian canoeists qualified boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in

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; and 2024 European Qualifier in

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. The list of athletes chosen to represent the country was revealed on 20 June 2024. Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

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

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, Great Britain.

Mountain biking

Hungarian mountain bikers secured one female quota place for the Olympic through 2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in

, Great Britain.

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), signifying the country's return to the sporting scene since 1996. 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.

Eventing

Fencing

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. 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. ;Men ;Women

Gymnastics

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

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, 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. 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. ;Men ;Women

Rhythmic

Hungary qualified one rhythmic gymnast for the individual all-around at the 2023 World Championship in

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Handball

;Summary

Men's tournament

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qualified for the Olympics by securing a top two spot at the 2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ----

Women's tournament

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qualified for the Olympics by securing a top two spot at the 2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal

Judo

Hungary entered seven judoka (four men and three women) into the Olympic tournament based on the

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Olympics Individual Ranking. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Modern pentathlon

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

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, Poland; meanwhile Balázs Szép and Blanka Guzi qualified for the games, by virtue of their medal results, at the 2024 UIPM World Championships in

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, China.

Rowing

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

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, Netherlands. ;Medal race events M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

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,

, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Swimming

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)): ;Men ;Women

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.

Taekwondo

Hungary qualified three athlete to compete at the games. Tokyo 2020 Olympian,

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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

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, Bulgaria.

Tennis

Hungary qualified two tennis players to compete at the games.

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. ;Individual

Water polo

;Summary

Men's tournament

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qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match and securing an outright berth at the

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. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal ;Semifinal ;Bronze medal game

Women's tournament

Hungary women's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics by securing an outright berth at the

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, Qatar. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal ;5–8th place semifinal ;Fifth place gane

Wrestling

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

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, Serbia; Bernadett Nagy earned her quota place by reaching the final of the

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in Baku, Azerbaijan; meanwhile Zoltán Lévai and Dániel Ligeti qualified for the games through the 2024 World Qualification Tournament in

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, Turkey. ;Freestyle ;Men's Greco-Roman

References

External links

Official team book
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2024 in Hungarian sport

Medalists

Multiple medalists

Competitors

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Sprint

Cycling

Road

Mountain biking

Equestrian

Eventing

Fencing

Gymnastics

Artistic

Rhythmic

Handball

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Table tennis

Taekwondo

Tennis

Triathlon

Water polo

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Wrestling

See also

References

External links