Hungary competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 232 competitors, 187 men and 45 women, took part in 134 events in 20 sports.
András Balczó — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual CompetitionGyörgy Gedó — Boxing, Men's Light FlyweightCsaba Fenyvesi — Fencing, Men's Épée IndividualSándor Erdős, Csaba Fenyvesi, Győző Kulcsár, István Osztrics, and Pál Schmitt — Fencing, Men's Épée TeamImre Földi — Weightlifting, Men's BantamweightCsaba Hegedűs — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman MiddleweightAndrás Balczó, Zsigmond Villányi, and Pál Bakó — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team CompetitionLászló Orbán — Boxing, Men's LightweightJános Kajdi — Boxing, Men's WelterweightJózsef Deme and János Rátkai — Canoeing, Men's K2 1000m Kayak PairsTamás Wichmann — Canoeing, Men's C1 1000m Canadian SinglesJenő Kamuti — Fencing, Men's Foil IndividualPéter Marót — Fencing, Men's Sabre IndividualIldikó Bóbis — Fencing, Women's Foil IndividualIldikó Bóbis, Ildikó Rónay, Ildikó Schwarczenberger, Mária Szolnoki, and Ildikó Rejtő — Fencing, Women's Foil TeamAndrea Gyarmati — Swimming, Women's 100m BackstrokeLajos Szűcs — Weightlifting, Men's FlyweightIstván Géczi, Péter Vépi, Miklós Páncsics, Péter Juhász, Lajos Szűcs, Mihály Kozma, Antal Dunai, Lajos Kű, Béla Váradi, Ede Dunai, László Bálint, Lajos Kocsis, Kálmán Tóth, László Branikovics, József Kovács, Csaba Vidács, and Ádám Rothermel — Football (soccer), Men's Team CompetitionAndrás Bodnár, Tibor Cservenyák, István Görgényi, Tamás Faragó, Zoltán Kásás, Ferenc Konrád, István Magas, Dénes Pócsik, László Sárosi, Endre Molnár, and István Szívós, Jr. — Water Polo, Men's Team CompetitionAndrás Botos — Boxing, Men's FeatherweightGéza Csapó — Canoeing, Men's K1 1000m Kayak SinglesAnna Pfeffer — Canoeing, Women's K1 500m Kayak SinglesGyözõ Kulcsár — Fencing, Men's Épée IndividualPéter Marót, Péter Bakonyi, Pál Gerevich, Tamás Kovács, and Tibor Pézsa — Fencing, Men'sIlona Békési, Mónika Császár, Márta Kelemen, Anikó Kéry, Krisztina Medveczky, and Zsuzsanna Nagy — Gymnastics, Women's Team Combined ExercisesLajos Papp — Shooting, Men's Free Rifle, Three PositionsAndrás Hargitay — Swimming, Men's 400m Individual MedleyAndrea Gyarmati — Swimming, Women's 100m ButterflySándor Holczreiter — Weightlifting, Men's FlyweightJános Benedek — Weightlifting, Men's FeatherweightGyörgy Horváth — Weightlifting, Men's Light HeavyweightFerenc Kiss — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman HeavyweightLászló Klinga — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle BantamweightKároly Bajkó — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light HeavyweightJózsef Csatári — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle HeavyweightIn the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Hungary entered one man and one woman. Their highest placing competitor was Hamvas Agnes Hajdene, at 22nd place in the women's competition.
Women's Individual Competition:
Hamvas Agnes Hajdene — 2265 points (→ 22nd place)Men's Individual Competition:
Bela Nagy — 2302 points (→ 34th place)Men's 800 metres
András ZsinkaHeat — 1:49.0 (→ did not advance)Men's High Jump
Adam SzepesiQualifying Round — 2.15 mFinal — 2.18 m (→ 5th place)István MajorQualifying Round — 2.15 mFinal — 2.15 m (→ 6th place)Jozsef TihanyiQualification Round — 2.09 m (→ did not advance)Men's Discus Throw
Géza FejérQualifying Round — 61.58 mFinal — 62.62 m (→ 5th place)Ferenc TéglaQualifying Round — 60.60 mFinal — 60.60 m (→ 7th place)János MurányiQualifying Round — 60.34 mFinal — 57.92 m (→ 12th place)Women's High Jump
Erika RudolfQualifying Round — 1.76mFinal — 1.79m (→ 16th place)Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Sandor OrbánFirst Round — Lost to Orn-Chim Chawalit (THA), walk-overMen's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
János Kajdi → Silver MedalFirst Round — ByeSecond Round — Defeated James Vrij (HOL), 4:1Third Round — Defeated Damdiniav Bandi (MGL), KO-2Quarterfinals — Defeated Maurice Hope (GBR), 5:0Semifinals — Defeated Richard Murunga (KEN), 4:1Final — Lost to Emilio Correa (CUB), 0:5Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
Jozsef RederFirst Round — Lost to Ion Alexe (ROM), 0:5Four cyclists represented Hungary in 1972.
Individual road raceAndrás Takács — 23rd placeTibor Debreceni — 64th placeImre Géra — 67th placeJózsef Peterman — did not finish (→ no ranking)Team time trialTibor DebreceniImre GéraJózsef PetermanAndrás Takács19 fencers, 14 men and 5 women, represented Hungary in 1972. Hungary finished top of the fencing medal table with eight in total: two gold, four silver, and two bronze.
Men's foilJenő KamutiSándor SzabóLászló KamutiMen's team foilSándor Szabó, Csaba Fenyvesi, László Kamuti, István Marton, Jenő KamutiMen's épéeCsaba FenyvesiGyőző KulcsárPál SchmittMen's team épéeCsaba Fenyvesi, Győző Kulcsár, Pál Schmitt, Sándor Erdős, István OsztricsMen's sabrePéter MarótTamás KovácsTibor PézsaMen's team sabreTibor Pézsa, Péter Marót, Péter Bakonyi, Tamás Kovács, Pál GerevichWomen's foilIldikó Farkasinszky-BóbisMária SzolnokiIldikó Ságiné Ujlakyné RejtőWomen's team foilIldikó Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő, Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis, Ildikó Schwarczenberger-Tordasi, Mária Szolnoki, Ildikó Rónay-MatuscsákMen's Team CompetitionFirst Round (Group C)Defeated Iran (5-0)Drew with Brazil (2-2)Defeated Denmark (2-0)Second Round (Group 1)Defeated East Germany (2-0)Defeated West Germany (4-1)Defeated Mexico (2-0)FinalLost to Poland (2-1) → Silver MedalTeam RosterLászló BálintLászló BranikovitsAntal DunaiEde DunaiIstván GécziPéter JuhászLajos KocsisJózsef KovácsMihály KozmaLajos KűMiklós PáncsicsÁdám RothermelLajos SzűcsKálmán TóthBéla VáradyPéter VépiCsaba VidátsHandball
Hungary's first two games resulted in victories over the United States and Japan, guaranteeing the team a berth in the second round regardless of the result of the third game. However, that loss to Yugoslavia carried over into the second round, putting the Hungarians at a disadvantage. Losses to Romania and West Germany put Hungary into last place in the division. The team played against Sweden for seventh and eighth places, losing 19-18.
Men's Team Competition:
Hungary - 8th place (2-4-0)Roster - János Adorján, Béla Bartalos, János Csík, László Harka, József Horváth, Gyula Hurth, Sandor Kaló, István Marosi, Lajos Simó, János Stiller, István Szabó, László Szabó, Sándor Takács, István Varga, Károly Vass, and Sandor VassThree male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1972. András Balczó won an individual gold while the team won silver.
Men's Individual Competition:
András Balczó - 5412 points (→ Gold Medal)Zsigmond Villányi - 5047 points (12th place)Pál Bakó - 4879 points (15th place)Men's Team Competition:
Balczó, Villányi, and Bakó - 15348 points (→ Silver Medal)Alternate Member: Peter Kelemen
Nine shooters represented Hungary in 1972. Lajos Papp won bronze in the 300 m rifle, three positions event.
25 m pistolSzilárd Kun50 m pistolKornél MarosváriPál Katkó300 m rifle, three positionsLajos PappBéla Nagy50 m rifle, three positionsLászló HammerlSándor Nagy50 m rifle, proneLászló HammerlSándor Nagy50 m running targetGyula SzabóIstván JeneiMen's 100m Frbeestyle
István SzentirmayHeat — 54.71s (→ did not advance)Attila CsészériHeat — 55.37s (→ did not advance)Men's 200m Freestyle
Attila CsészériHeat — DNS (→ did not advance)Men's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group B)Defeated The Netherlands (3-0)Drew with West Germany (3-3)Defeated Greece (6-1)Defeated Australia (10-2)Final Round (Group I)Defeated Italy (8-7)Defeated United States (5-3)Defeated Yugoslavia (4-2)Drew with Soviet Union (3-3) → Silver MedalTeam RosterAndrás BodnárTibor CservenyákIstván GörgényiTamás FaragóZoltán KásásFerenc KonrádIstván MagasDénes PócsikLászló SárosiEndre MolnárIstván Szívós, Jr. 
