Hungary at the Olympics facts for kids
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Hungary at the Olympics is ahistory which began at the first Olympic Games in 1896.
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Hungary is HUN.
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History
Teams from Hungary have been in most Summer Olympic Games and every Winter Olympic Games since then. The nation was not invited to the 1920 Games after World War I.
Hungarian athletes have won a total of 475 medals, with fencing as the top medal-producing sport. Hungary has won more Olympic medals than any other nation that has never hosted Games.
The National Olympic Committee for Hungary is the Hungarian Olympic Committee. It was formed and recognized in 1895.
Medal tables by Games
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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| 1896 Athens | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 1900 Paris | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 1904 St. Louis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1908 London | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| 1912 Stockholm | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
| 1920 Antwerp | did not participate | ||||
| 1924 Paris | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 1928 Amsterdam | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 1932 Los Angeles | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 6 |
| 1936 Berlin | 10 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 3 |
| 1948 London | 10 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 4 |
| 1952 Helsinki | 16 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 3 |
| 1956 Melbourne/Stockholm | 9 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 4 |
| 1960 Rome | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 7 |
| 1964 Tokyo | 10 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 6 |
| 1968 Mexico City | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 4 |
| 1972 Munich | 6 | 13 | 16 | 35 | 8 |
| 1976 Montreal | 4 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 10 |
| 1980 Moscow | 7 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 6 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | did not participate | ||||
| 1988 Seoul | 11 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 6 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 11 | 12 | 7 | 30 | 8 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 7 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 12 |
| 2000 Sydney | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 |
| 2004 Athens | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 |
| 2008 Beijing | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 20 |
| 2012 London | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 | |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | |||||
| Total | 167 | 144 | 164 | 475 | 8 |
Medals by Winter Games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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| 1924 Chamonix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1928 St. Moritz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1932 Lake Placid | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1948 St. Moritz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 1952 Oslo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 1960 Squaw Valley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1964 Innsbruck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1968 Grenoble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1972 Sapporo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1976 Innsbruck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1980 Lake Placid | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 1984 Sarajevo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1988 Calgary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1992 Albertville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1994 Lillehammer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1998 Nagano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2006 Turin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2010 Vancouver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Sochi | |||||
| Total | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 39 |
Medal tables by Sport
Medals by Summer Sport
Leading in that sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Fencing | 35 | 22 | 26 | 83 |
| Swimming | 25 | 23 | 18 | 66 |
| Canoeing | 22 | 29 | 26 | 77 |
| Wrestling | 19 | 16 | 19 | 54 |
| Gymnastics | 15 | 11 | 14 | 40 |
| Athletics | 10 | 12 | 17 | 39 |
| Boxing | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| Modern pentathlon | 9 | 8 | 5 | 22 |
| Water polo | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| Shooting | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Football | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 9 | 9 | 20 |
| Judo | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Handball | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Equestrian | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sailing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 167 | 144 | 164 | 475 |
Related pages
See also
In Spanish: Hungría en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños
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