Hungary at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Medalists

Hungary finished in third position in the final medal rankings, behind only the United States and Soviet Union.

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Basketball

Boxing

Men's Flyweight:

1. First Round – Lost to William Michael Toweel of South Africa (0 - 3)

Men's Featherweight:

1. First Round – Defeated Georges Malézanoff of Bulgaria (2 - 1)
2. Second Round – Defeated Kurt Schirra of Saarland (3 - 0)
3. Third Round – Lost to Jan Zachara of Czechoslovakia (1 - 2)

Men's Lightweight:

1. First Round – Defeated Luis Albino Acuña of Uruguay (3 - 0)
2. Second Round – Defeated Clayton Orten Kenny of Canada (2 - 1)
3. Third Round – Lost to Aureliano Bolognesi of Italy (1 - 2)

Light-welterweight

1. First Round – Lost to Pavle Šovljanski of Yugoslavia (0 - 3)

Men's Welterweight:

1. First Round – Lost to Günther Heidemann of Germany (1 - 2)

Men's Light-Middleweight:

1. First Round – Defeated Ellsworth Webb of United States (KO 2R)
2. Second Round – Defeated Charles Chase of Canada (KO 2R)
3. Third Round – Defeated Petar Stankoff Spassoff of Bulgaria (3 - 0)
4. Semifinal – Defeated Eladio Oscar Herrera of Argentina (3 - 0)
5. Final – Defeated Theunis Jacobus van Schalkwyk of South Africa (3 - 0)

Men's Middleweight:

1. First Round – Lost to Nelson de Paula Andrade of Brazil (1 - 2)

Men's Light-heavyweight

1. First Round – Lost to Toon Pastor of Netherlands (0 - 3)

Men's Heavyweight:

1. Second Round – Lost to Ilkka Koski of Finland (KO 2R)

Cycling

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

Fencing

17 fencers, 14 men and 3 women, represented Hungary in 1952.

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1952. They won gold in the team event with Gábor Benedek winning silver and István Szondy winning bronze in the individual event.

Shooting

Six shooters represented Hungary in 1952. In the 25 m pistol event Károly Takács won gold and Szilárd Kun won silver. Ambrus Balogh won bronze in the 50 m pistol.