Hungary competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. The nation returned after the boycott of the Soviet-bloc of the 1984 Summer Olympics. 188 competitors, 152 men and 36 women, took part in 135 events in 20 sports.
Zsolt Gyulai — Canoeing, Men's K1 500 m Kayak Singles
Attila Ábrahám, Ferenc Csipes, Zsolt Gyulai, and Sándor Hódosi — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000 m Kayak Fours
Imre Bujdosó, László Csongrádi, Imre Gedővári, György Nébald, and Bence Szabó — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team Competition
János Martinek — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition
János Martinek, Attila Mizsér, and László Fábián — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition
Zsolt Borkai — Gymnastics, Men's Pommeled Horse
József Szabó — Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke
Tamás Darnyi — Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley
Tamás Darnyi — Swimming, Men's 400 m Individual Medley
Krisztina Egerszegi — Swimming, Women's 200 m Backstroke
András Sike — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight
Erika Géczi, Rita Kőbán, Erika Mészáros and Éva Rakusz — Canoeing, Women's K4 500 m Kayak Fours
Károly Güttler — Swimming, Men's 100 m Breaststroke
Krisztina Egerszegi — Swimming, Women's 100 m Backstroke
István Messzi — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight (82½ kg)
József Jacsó — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight (110 kg)
Tibor Komáromi — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
Róbert Isaszegi — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight
Attila Ábrahám and Ferenc Csipes — Canoeing, Men's K2 500 m Kayak Pairs
István Busa, Zsolt Érsek, Róbert Gátai, Pál Szekeres, and István Szelei — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition
Zsuzsanna Jánosi, Edit Kovács, Gertrúd Stefanek, Zsuzsanna Szőcs, and Katalin Tuschák — Fencing, Women's Foil Team Competition
Zoltán Kovács — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol
Attila Záhonyi — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, prone
Men's 100 metres
Attila Kovács
István Tatár
György Fetter
Men's 200 metres
Attila Kovács
Men's 110 metres Hurdles
György Bakos
Men's 4×100 metres Relay
György Bakos
László Karaffa
István Tatár
Attila Kovács
Men's 3,000m Steeplechase
Bela Vago
Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
László Szalma
Qualification — 7.91m
Final — 8.00m (→ 6th place)
Men's Pole Vault
István Bagyula
Men's Hammer Throw
Tibor Gécsek
Qualification — 77.12m
Final — 78.36m (→ 6th place)
Imre Szitás
Qualification — 76.24m
Final — 77.04m (→ 7th place)
József Vida
Qualification — 74.30m (→ did not advance)
Men's Decathlon
Dezső Szabó — 8093 points (→ 13th place)
- 100 metres — 11.02s
- Long Jump — 7.29m
- Shot Put — 12.92m
- High Jump — 2.06m
- 400 metres — 48.23s
- 110m Hurdles — 14.96s
- Discus Throw — 39.54m
- Pole Vault — 5.00m
- Javelin Throw — 56.80m
- 1.500 metres — 4:17.85s
Men's 20 km Walk
Sándor Urbanik
Final — 1:23:18 (→ 21st place)
Men's 50 km Walk
Sándor Urbanik
Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's Marathon
Karolina Szabo
Final — 2"32.26 (→ 13th place)
Women's Javelin Throw
Zsuzsa Malovecz
Qualification — 64.30m
Final — 54.58m (→ 12th place)
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Róbert Isaszegi → Bronze Medal
First Round — Bye
Second Round — Defeated Colin Moore (Guyana), 5:0
Third Round — Defeated Sadoon Abboud (Iraq), RSC-1
Quarterfinals — Defeated Chatchai Sasakul (Thailand), 3:2
Semifinals — Lost to Michael Carbajal (United States), 1:4
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
László Szőke
First Round — Lost to John Wanjau (Kenya) on points
One male cyclist represented Hungary in 1988.
Men's individual pursuit
Miklós Somogyi
Men's point race
Miklós Somogyi
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Hungary in 1988.
Men's foil
Zsolt Érsek
Róbert Gátai
Pál Szekeres
Men's team foil
Zsolt Érsek, Pál Szekeres, István Szelei, István Busa, Róbert Gátai
Men's épée
Ernő Kolczonay
Zoltán Székely
Szabolcs Pásztor
Men's team épée
László Fábián, Ferenc Hegedűs, Ernő Kolczonay, Szabolcs Pásztor, Zoltán Székely
Men's sabre
György Nébald
Imre Gedővári
Imre Bujdosó
Men's team sabre
György Nébald, Bence Szabó, Imre Bujdosó, Imre Gedővári, László Csongrádi
Women's foil
Zsuzsa Némethné Jánosi
Gertrúd Stefanek
Edit Kovács
Women's team foil
Zsuzsa Némethné Jánosi, Gertrúd Stefanek, Zsuzsa Szőcs, Katalin Tuschák, Edit Kovács
Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1988. János Martinek won an individual gold and the team also won gold too.
Men's Individual Competition:
János Martinek — 5404 pts (→ Gold Medal)
Attila Mizsér — 5281 pts (→ 4th place)
László Fábián — 5201 pts (→ 7th place)
Men's Team Competition:
Martinek, Mizser, and Fábián — 15886 pts (→ Gold Medal)
Men's 100 m Freestyle
Mihály-Richard Bodór
Heat — 52.77 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)
Men's 200 m Freestyle
Zoltán Szilágyi
Heat — 1:53.75 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
Norbert Agh
Heat — 1:54.72 (→ did not advance, 37th place)
Men's 200 m Freestyle
Zoltán Szilágyi
Heat — 1:53.75 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
Norbert Agh
Heat — 1:54.72 (→ did not advance, 37th place)
Men's 400 m Freestyle
Valter Kalaus
Heat — 3:53.44
B-Final — 3:53.24 (→ 10th place)
Zoltán Szilágyi
Heat — 3:56.29
B-Final — 3:56.00 (→ 16th place)
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
Valter Kalaus
Heat — 15:23.01 (→ did not advance, 15th place)
Norbert Agh
Heat — 15:52.80 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
Tamás Deutsch
Heat — 58.65 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
Tamás Deutsch
Heat — 2:03.17
B-Final — 2:04.42 (→ 14th place)
Tamás Darnyi
Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
Károly Güttler
Heat — 1:02.80
Final — 1:02.05 (→ Silver Medal)
Tamás Debnár
Heat — 1:03.08
Final — 1:02.50 (→ 5th place)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
József Szabó
Heat — 2:14.97
Final — 2:13.52 (→ Gold Medal)
Peter Szabó
Heat — 2:17.10
Final — 2:17.12 (→ 8th place)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
Tamás Darnyi
Heat — 2:02.15
Final — 2:00.17 (→ Gold Medal)
József Szabó
Heat — 2:09.08 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
Tamás Darnyi
Heat — 4:16.55
Final — 4:14.75 (→ Gold Medal)
József Szabó
Heat — 4:20.85
Final — 4:18.15 (→ 4th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Tamás Deutsch, Károly Güttler, Valter Kalaus, and Mihály-Richard Bodór
Heat — 3:52.24 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
Judit Csabai
Heat — 4:25.52 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Women's 800 m Freestyle
Judit Csabai
Heat — 8:56.37 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
Krisztina Egerszegi
Heat — 1:02.09
Final — 1:01.56 (→ Silver Medal)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
Krisztina Egerszegi
Heat — 2:11.01
Final — 2:09.29 (→ Gold Medal)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
Gabriella Csépe
Heat — 1:11.10
B-Final — 1:11.24 (→ 14th place)
Preliminary Round (Group B)
Defeated Greece (12-10)
Lost to Yugoslavia (9-10)
Drew with Spain (6-6)
Defeated China (14-7)
Lost to United States (9-10)
Classification Round (Group D)
Drew with Italy (9-9)
Defeated Australia (13-5) → 5th place
Team Roster
Péter Kuna
Gábor Bujka
Gábor Schmiedt
Zsolt Petőváry
István Pintér
Tibor Keszthelyi
Balázs Vincze
Zoltán Mohi
Tibor Pardi
László Tóth
András Gyöngyösi
Zoltán Kósz
Imre Tóth
Head Coach: Zoltan Kasas
