Hungary at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Hungary at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeHUN
NOCHungarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpia.hu (in Hungarian and English)
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024
Competitors64 in 13 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Hungary is scheduled to compete 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 for two occasions: Antwerp 1920, because of its role in the first World War; and Los Angeles 1984 as part of the Soviet boycott.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 2 1 3
Boxing 1 1 2
Canoeing 6 6 12
Cycling 1 1 2
Equestrian TBD TBD 1
Gymnastics 1 4 5
Modern pentathlon 1 1 2
Sailing 1 1 2
Shooting 1 1 2
Swimming 11 7 18
Taekwondo 1 0 1
Water polo 12 0 12
Wrestling 2 0 2
Total 40 23 64

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):

Key
  • 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
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
 Attila Molnár Men's 400 m
 Luca Kozák Women's 100 m hurdles
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
 Bence Halász Men's hammer throw

Boxing

Hungary entered two boxers (one per gender) 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.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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Richárd Kovács Men's lightweight
0
Luca Hámori Women's welterweight
0

Canoeing

Sprint

Hungarian canoeists qualified seven boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany.

Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
  Men's C-1 1000 m
 
 
Men's C-2 500 m
  Men's K-1 1000 m
 
 
Men's K-2 500 m
 
 
 
 
Men's K-4 500 m
 
 
Women's C-2 500 m
 
 
 
 
Women's K-4 500 m

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 Glasgow, Great Britain.

Athlete Event Time Rank
  Men's road race
  Women's road race

Equestrian

Hungary entered one rider 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.

Eventing

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
  Individual

Gymnastics

Artistic

Hungary qualified three gymnasts for the games. Krisztofer Mészáros, Csenge Bácskay, Bettina Lili Czifra, qualified for the games being among the highest-ranked eligible athlete in their respective event at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Krisztofer Mészáros All-around
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Bettina Lili Czifra All-around
TBA
Csenge Bácskay Vault

Rhythmic

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

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Fanni Pigniczki Individual

Modern pentathlon

Hungarian modern pentathletes confirmed two quota places (one 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.

Athlete Event Fencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)
Total points Final rank
RR BR Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP points
Csaba Bőhm Men's
Michelle Gulyás Women's

Sailing

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

Medal race events
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 M*
  Men's Laser
  Women's Laser Radial

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, 2023 European Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.

Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
  Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions
  Women's 10 m air pistol

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
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
  50 m freestyle
  100 m freestyle
  400 m freestyle
  800 m freestyle
 
  1500 m freestyle
 
  100 m backstroke
 
  200 m backstroke
 
  100 m butterfly
  200 m butterfly
 
Dávid Betlehem 10 km open water
Kristóf Rasovszky
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
  200 m freestyle
  400 m freestyle
  800 m freestyle
  200 m backstroke
 
  200 m individual medley
Bettina Fábián 10 km open water

Taekwondo

Hungary qualified one 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.

Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
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Omar Salim Men's −58 kg

Water polo

Summary
Key:
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
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Hungary men's Men's tournament

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.

Team roster
  • Men's team event – one team of 12 players

Wrestling

Hungary qualified two 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.

Key:

  • 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.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
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Ismail Musukaev Men's 65 kg
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
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Dávid Losonczi Men's 87 kg