Hungary competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 263 competitors, 182 men and 81 women, took part in 151 events in 21 sports.
László Foltán and István Vaskuti — Canoeing, Men's C2 500m Canadian PairsZoltán Magyar — Gymnastics, Men's Pommeled HorseKároly Varga — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle ProneSándor Wladár — Swimming, Men's 200m BackstrokePéter Baczakó — Weightlifting, Men's Middle HeavyweightFerenc Kocsis — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman WelterweightNorbert Növényi — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light HeavyweightIstván Joós and István Szabó — Canoeing, Men's K2 1000m Kayak PairsErnõ Kolczonay — Fencing, Men's Épée IndividualMagda Maros — Fencing, Women's Foil IndividualTamás Szombathelyi — Pentathlon, Men's Individual CompetitionLászló Horváth, Tibor Maracskó and Tamás Szombathelyi — Pentathlon, Men's Team CompetitionZoltán Verrasztó — Swimming, Men's 200m BackstrokeAlban Vermes — Swimming, Men's 200m BreaststrokeLajos Rácz — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman FlyweightIstván Tóth — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman FeatherweightJózsef Balla — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Super HeavyweightJános Váradi — Boxing, Men's FlyweightIstván Lévai — Boxing, Men's HeavyweightÉva Rakusz and Mária Zakariás — Canoeing, Women's K2 500m Kayak PairsImre Gedővári — Fencing, Men's Sabre IndividualImre Gedővári, Pál Gerevich, Ferenc Hammang, György Nébald and Rudolf Nébald — Fencing, Men's Sabre TeamEdit Kovács, Magda Maros, Ildikó Schwarczenberger, Gertrúd Stefanek and Zsuzsanna Szőcs — Fencing, Women's Foil TeamFerenc Donáth, György Guczoghy, Zoltán Kelemen, Zoltán Magyar, Péter Kovács, and István Vámos — Gymnastics, Men's Team Combined ExercisesTibor Kincses — Judo, Men's Extra Lightweight (60 kg)András Ozsvár — Judo, Men's Open ClassZoltán Verrasztó — Swimming, Men's 400m Individual MedleyGyörgy Szalai — Weightlifting, HeavyweightEndre Molnár, István Szívós, Jr., Attila Sudár, György Gerandás, György Horkai, Gábor Csapó, István Kiss, István Udvardi, László Kuncz, Tamás Faragó, and Károly Hauszler — Water Polo, Men's Team CompetitionFerenc Seres — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light FlyweightIstván Kovács — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle MiddleweightSzabolcs Detre and Zsolt Detre — Sailing, Men's Flying DutchmanAfter missing the 1976 archery competition, Hungary returned in 1980. The nation was represented by two women and two men, including 1972 veteran Bela Nagy. Nagy placed 5th, only three points behind the bronze medallist.
Women's Individual Competition:
Judit Kovacs — 2323 points (→ 12th place)Margit Szobi — 2216 points (→ 21st place)Men's Individual Competition:
Bela Nagy — 2446 points (→ 5th place)Istvan Balasz — 2241 points (→ 28th place)Men's 100 metres
István NagyHeat — 10.68 (→ did not advance)István TatárHeat — 10.69 (→ did not advance)Men's 200 metres
Ferenc KissIstván NagyMen's 800 metres
András ParóczaiHeat — 1:47.5Semifinals — 1:48.8 (→ did not advance)Men's Marathon
Ferenc SzekeresFinal — 2:15:18 (→ 12th place)Men's 400 m Hurdles
József SzalaiHeat — 50.23Semifinals — 51.06 (→ did not advance)Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
István Tatár, István Nagy, László Babály, Sr., and Ferenc KissMen's 20 km Walk
János SzálasFinal — 1:34:10.5 (→ 12th place)Hunde ToreFinal — 1:37:16.6 (→ 16th place)Men's 50 km Walk
László SátorFinal — 4:10:53 (→ 9th place)Men's High Jump
Zoltán TársiQualification — 2.18 m (→ did not advance)István GibicsárQualification — 2.15 m (→ did not advance)Men's Long Jump
László SzalmaQualification — 7.91 mFinal — 8.13 m (→ 4th place)Béla BakosiQualification — 7.29 m (→ did not advance)Men's Triple Jump
Béla BakosiQualification — 16.45 mFinal — 16.47 m (→ 7th place)Men's Javelin Throw
Miklós NémethQualification — 84.84 mFinal — 82.40 m (→ 8th place)Ferenc ParagiQualification — 88.76 mFinal — 79.52 m (→ 10th place)
Women's 200 metres
Irén Orosz-ÁrvaWomen's 400 metres
Ilona PálJudit ForgácsWomen's 100 m Hurdles
Xénia SiskaHeat — 13.23Semifinal — did not finish (→ did not advance)Women's 4×400 metres Relay
Irén Orosz-Árva, Judit Forgács, Éva Tóth, Ilona Pál, and Ibolya PetrikaWomen's High Jump
Andrea MátayQualification — 1.88 mFinal — 1.85 m (→ 10th place)Women's Long Jump
Mária PapQualifying Round — 6.41 m (→ did not advance, 14th place)Margit PappQualifying Round — 6.32 m (→ did not advance, 16th place)Women's Discus Throw
Ágnes HerczeghQualification — 57.80 mFinal — 55.06 m (→ 12th place)Katalin CsőkeQualification — 57.38 m (→ did not advance)Women's Javelin Throw
Mária JanákQualification — 57.80 m (→ did not advance)Women's Pentathlon
Margit Papp — 4562 points (→ 5th place)100 metres — 13.96sShot Put — 14.94mHigh Jump — 1.74mLong Jump — 6.35m800 metres — 2:15.80Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
György Gedó- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Charles Lubulwa (Uganda) after referee stopped contest in first round
- Quarter Finals — Lost to Hipolito Ramos (Cuba) on points (0-5)
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
János Váradi → Bronze Medal- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Rabiraj Thapa (Nepal) after referee stopped contest in first round
- Quarter Finals — Defeated Daniel Radu (Romania) on points (4-1)
- Semi Finals — Lost to Viktor Miroshnichenko (Soviet Union) on points (4-1)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Sándor Farkas- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Juan Hernández (Cuba) on points (1-4)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Róbert Gönczi- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Titi Cercel (Romania) on points (0-5)
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Tibor Dezamits- First Round — Defeated Alphonse Matoubela (Congo) on points (5-0)
- Second Round — Lost to Yordan Lesov (Bulgaria) on points (1-4)
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
Imre Bacskai- First Round — Defeated Paul Kamela Fogang (Cameroon) on points (4-1)
- Second Round — Lost to Serik Konakbayev (Soviet Union) after retiring in second round
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
Imre Csjef- First Round — Lost to Paul Rasamimanana (Madagascar) after knock-out in second round
Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
Csaba Kuzma- First Round — Lost to Michael Madsen (Denmark) on points (3-2)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
István Lévai → Bronze Medal- First Round — Bye
- Quarter Finals — Defeated Anders Eklund (Sweden) on points (4-1)
- Semi Finals — Lost to Teófilo Stevenson (Cuba) on points (0-5)
Ten cyclists represented Hungary in 1980.
Individual road raceAndrás TakácsZoltán HalászGyörgy SzuromiLászló HalászTeam time trialTamás CsathóLászló HalászZoltán HalászAndrás TakácsSprintLászló MorczTeam pursuitErvin DérCsaba PálinkásZsigmond Sarkadi NagyGábor SzűcsMen's Springboard
Károly NémediPreliminary Round — 475.17 points (→ 17th place, did not advance)Men's Platform
Károly NémediPreliminary Round — 429.75 points (→ 14th place, did not advance)18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Hungary in 1980.
Men's foilIstván SzeleiLászló DeményAndrás PappMen's team foilIstván Szelei, Ernő Kolczonay, András Papp, László Demény, Jenő PapMen's épéeErnő Kolczonay, István Osztrics, László PetőMen's team épéeErnő Kolczonay, István Osztrics, László Pető, Jenő Pap, Péter TakácsMen's sabreImre GedőváriPál GerevichGyörgy NébaldMen's team sabreImre Gedővári, Pál Gerevich, Ferenc Hammang, Rudolf Nébald, György NébaldWomen's foilMagda MarosIldikó Schwarczenberger-TordasiGertrúd StefanekWomen's team foilMagda Maros, Edit Kovács, Ildikó Schwarczenberger-Tordasi, Zsuzsa Szőcs, Gertrúd StefanekHandball
Men's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group A)Drew with Poland (20-20)Drew with East Germany (14-14)Defeated Spain (20-17)Defeated Denmark (16-15)Defeated Cuba (26-22)Classification MatchBronze Medal Match: Lost to Romania (18-20) → 4th placeTeam RosterBéla BartalosLászló SzabóPéter KovácsSándor VassJános FodorIstván SzilágyiJózsef KenyeresLászló JánovszkiAmbrus LeleErnő GubányiZsolt KontraAlpár JegenyésÁrpád PálMiklós KovacsicsThree male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1980. They won a team silver and Tamás Szombathelyi won an individual silver.
Men's Individual competition:
Tamás Szombathelyi — 5502pts, Silver MedalTibor Maracskó — 5279pts, 5th placeLászló Horváth — 5131pts, 19th place
Men's Team Competition:
Szombathelyi, Maracskó, and Horváth — 15912 pts, Silver MedalMen's Competition
János DzvonyárAndrás HargitayGábor MészárosSándor NagyRóbert RudolfSós CsabaAlbán VermesZoltán VerrasztóSándor WladárZoltán WladárWomen's Competition
Ágnes FodorÉva MiklósfalvyWomen's 100 m Breaststroke
Gabriella KindlHeats — 1:14.33 (→ did not advance)Women's 400m Individual Medley
Klara GulyasHeats — did not start (→ did not advance)Women's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group B)Defeated Brazil (3-2)Lost to Romania (2-3)Defeated Bulgaria (3-1)Semi FinalsLost to Soviet Union (0-3)Bronze Medal GameLost to Bulgaria (2-3) → 4th placeTeam RosterJulianna SzalonnaÉva SzalayGyöngyi BardiÁgnes JuhászLucia BánhegyiGabriella FeketeEmőke Szegedi-VarghaEmerencia KirályÁgnes TormaErzsébet VargaGabriella LengyelBernadett KőszegiMen's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group A)Drew with Romania (6-6)Defeated Netherlands (5-3)Defeated Greece (8-5)Final Round (Group A)Lost to Soviet Union (4-5)Lost to Yugoslavia (7-8)Defeated Spain (6-5)Defeated Cuba (7-5)Defeated Netherlands (8-7) → Bronze MedalTeam RosterEndre MolnárIstván Szívós, Jr.Attila SudárGyörgy GerandásGyörgy HorkaiGábor CsapóIstván KissIstván UdvardiLászló KunczTamás FaragóKároly Hauszler