Hungary_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics

Hungary at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Hungary at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation


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.

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Competitors

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

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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):[1]

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
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Field events
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Relay 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 2023 European Games in Nowy Targ, Poland.[2] 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.[3]

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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.[4][5]

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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.[6]

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Equestrian

Hungary entered one rider in the eventing event, through the establishments of final olympics ranking for Group C (Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia),[7] signifying the country's return to the sporting scene since 1996.[8]

Eventing

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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 worlwide highest ranked teams, through the release of the FIE Official ranking for Paris 2024.[9]

Men
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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.[10]

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Rhythmic

Hungary qualified one rhythmic gymnast for the individual all-around at the 2023 World Championship in Valencia, Spain.[11][12][13]

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Handball

Summary

Key:

  • 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.[14]

Team roster
  • Men's team event – 1 team of 14 players
Group play
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First match(es) will be played: 27 July 2024. Source: IHF
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

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.[15]

Team roster
  • Women's team event – 1 team of 14 players
Group play
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First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2024. Source: IHF
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.
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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.[16][17]

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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
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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.[18]

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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)):[19]

Men
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Taekwondo

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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Water polo

Summary
Key:
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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.[20]

Team roster
  • Men's team event – one team of 12 players
Group play
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First match(es) will be played: 28 July 2024. Source: [citation needed]
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
28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
19:30
v
France   Hungary Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30)
21:05
v
Spain   Hungary Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris

1 August 2024 (2024-08-01)
21:05
v
Hungary   Japan Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris

3 August 2024 (2024-08-03)
15:00
v
Australia   Hungary Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris

5 August 2024 (2024-08-05)
12:00
v
Hungary   Serbia Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris

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
  • Women's team event – one team of 12 players
Group play
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First match(es) will be played: 27 July 2024. Source: [citation needed]
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.
27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
14:00
v
Netherlands   Hungary Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris

29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
20:05
v
Hungary   Canada Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris

2 August 2024 (2024-08-02)
20:05
v
China   Hungary Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris

4 August 2024 (2024-08-04)
14:00
v
Hungary   Australia Paris Aquatics Centre, Paris

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.[21][22] Bernadett Nagy earned her quota place by reaching the final of the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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
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Men's Greco-Roman
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Women's freestyle
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References

  1. "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. "28 éve nem történt ilyen a magyar olimpiai sportban" (in Hungarian). 24.hu. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  3. "Pigniczkinek megvan a párizsi kvóta" (in Hungarian). m4sport.hu. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  4. "Pigniczki olimpiai kvótát és újabb finálékat zsebelt be" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  5. "Fantastic comeback seals Paris 2024 ticket for Hungary". ihf.info. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  6. "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  7. "Hungary overcomes Greece in sudden-death shootout". worldaquatics.com. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

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