Hungary competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 212 competitors, 147 men and 65 women, took part in 145 events in 24 sports.
Balázs Kiss — Athletics, Men's Hammer ThrowIstván Kovács — Boxing, Men's BantamweightCsaba Horváth and György Kolonics — Canoeing, Men's C2 500 m Canadian PairsRita Kőbán — Canoeing, Women's K1 500 m Kayak SinglesNorbert Rózsa — Swimming, Men's 200 m BreaststrokeAttila Czene — Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual MedleyKrisztina Egerszegi — Swimming, Women's 200 m BackstrokeAttila Adrovicz, Ferenc Csipes, Gábor Horváth and András Rajna — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000 m Kayak FoursCsaba Köves, József Navarrete and Bence Szabó — Fencing, Men's Sabre TeamSzilveszter Csollány — Gymnastics, Men's RingsKároly Güttler — Swimming, Men's 200 m BreaststrokeImre Pulai — Canoeing, Men's C1 500 m Canadian SinglesGyörgy Zala — Canoeing, Men's C1 1000 m Canadian SinglesCsaba Horváth and György Kolonics — Canoeing, Men's C2 1000 m Canadian SinglesGéza Imre — Fencing, Men's Épée IndividualGyöngyi Szalay — Fencing, Women's Épée IndividualÉva Erdős, Andrea Farkas, Beáta Hoffmann, Anikó Kántor, Erzsébet Kocsis, Beatrix Kökény, Eszter Mátéfi, Auguszta Mátyás, Anikó Meksz, Anikó Nagy, Helga Németh, Ildikó Pádár, Beáta Siti, Anna Szántó, Katalin Szilágyi, and Beatrix Tóth — Handball, Women's Team CompetitionJános Martinek — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual CompetitionÁgnes Kovács — Swimming, Women's 200 m BreaststrokeKrisztina Egerszegi — Swimming, Women's 400 m Individual MedleyAttila Feri — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight (70 kg)Hungary's two veterans in Atlanta were both defeated in the first round.
Women's Individual Competition:
Judit Kovács → Round of 64, 45th place (0–1)Timea Kiss → Round of 64, 51st place (0–1)Men's 400 m Hurdles
Dusan KovácsHeat — 49.23 sSemi Final — 48.57 s (→ did not advance)Men's Long Jump
János UzsokiQualification — 7.82m (→ did not advance, 22nd place)Men's Triple Jump
Tibor OrdinaQualification — 16.04m (→ did not advance, 33rd place)Men's Discus Throw
Attila HorváthQualification — 62.90 mFinal — 62.28 m (→ 10th place)Men's Hammer Throw
Balázs KissQualification — 78.34mFinal — 81.24m (→ Gold Medal)Zsolt NémethQualification — 73.68m (→ did not advance)Adrián AnnusQualification — 72.58m (→ did not advance)Men's Decathlon
Zsolt KürtösiFinal Result — 7755 points (→ 27th place)
Women's Heptathlon
Rita InáncsiFinal Result — 6336 points (→ 6th place)Women's Long Jump
Tünde VasziQualification — 6.73mFinal — 6.60m (→ 9th place)Rita InáncsiQualification — 6.02m (→ did not advance)Women's Triple Jump
Zita BalintQualification — NM (→ no ranking)Women's Marathon
Judit Nagy — 2:38.43 (→ 36th place)Women's 10 km Walk
Mária Urbanik – 43:32 (→ 9th place)Anikó Szebenszky – 45:57 (→ 27th place)Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
István Kovács → Gold MedalFirst Round — Defeated Soner Karaoz (Turkey), 15-3Second Round — Defeated Khurshed Khasanov (Tajikistan), 17-3Quarter Finals — Defeated George Olteanu (Romania), 24-2Semi Finals — Defeated Vichairachanon Khadpo (Thailand), 12-7Final — Defeated Arnaldo Mesa (Cuba), 14-7Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
János NagyFirst Round — Defeated John Kelman (Barbados), referee stopped contest in third roundSecond Round — Defeated Daniel Attah (Nigeria), 14-12Quarter Finals — Lost to Pablo Chacón (Argentina), 7–18Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
József NagyFirst Round — Lost to Juan Hernández Sierra (Cuba), referee stopped contest in second roundMen's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
György MizseiFirst Round — Defeated Richard Rowles (Australia), 10-2Second Round — Lost to Markus Beyer (Germany), 6–14Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Zsolt ErdeiFirst Round — Defeated Juan Pablo Lopez (Mexico), referee stopped contest in third roundSecond Round — Lost to Malik Beyleroğlu (Turkey), 8–9Men's 3m Springboard
Imre LengyelPreliminary Heat — 346.74Semi Final — 204.51 (→ did not advance, 17th place)Women's 3m Springboard
Orsolya PintérPreliminary Heat — 206.52 (→ did not advance, 25th place)Fifteen fencers, nine men and six women, represented Hungary in 1996.
Men's foilZsolt ÉrsekMárk MarsiRóbert KissMen's team foilMárk Marsi, Róbert Kiss, Zsolt ÉrsekMen's épéeGéza ImreIván KovácsKrisztián KulcsárMen's team épéeGéza Imre, Iván Kovács, Krisztián KulcsárMen's sabreJózsef NavarreteBence SzabóCsaba KövesMen's team sabreBence Szabó, Csaba Köves, József NavarreteWomen's foilAida MohamedZsuzsa Némethné JánosiGabriella LantosWomen's team foilAida Mohamed, Gabriella Lantos, Zsuzsa Némethné JánosiWomen's épéeGyöngyi Szalay-HorváthTímea NagyAdrienn HormayWomen's team épéeAdrienn Hormay, Gyöngyi Szalay-Horváth, Tímea NagyMen's Individual Competition:
János Martinek — 5501 pts (→ Bronze Medal)Ákos Hanzély — 5435 pts (→ 6th place)Péter Sárfalvi — 5196 pts (→ 21st place)Men's Laser sailing
Tamás EszesMen's 100 m Freestyle
Attila ZuborHeat — 50.43 (→ did not advance, 20th place)Béla SzabadosHeat — 51.26 (→ did not advance, 35th place)Men's 200 m Freestyle
Attila CzeneHeat — 1:51.59 (→ did not advance, 20th place)Miklós KollárHeat — 1:52.19 (→ did not advance, 25th place)Men's 400 m Freestyle
Béla SzabadosHeat — 3:59.36 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)Men's 100 m Backstroke
Tamás DeutschHeat — 56.96 (→ did not advance, 25th place)Men's 200 m Backstroke
Olivér ÁghHeat — 2:01.84B-Final — 2:02.17 (→ 12th place)Men's 100 m Breaststroke
Károly GüttlerHeat — 1:01.80Final — 1:01.49 (→ 4th place)Norbert RózsaHeat — 1:02.72B-Final — scratchedMen's 200 m Breaststroke
Norbert RózsaHeat — 2:14.66Final — 2:12.57 (→ Gold Medal)Károly GüttlerHeat — 2:13.89Final — 2:13.03 (→ Silver Medal)Men's 100 m Butterfly
Péter HorváthHeat — 53.69B-Final — 53.48 (→ 11th place)Men's 200 m Butterfly
Péter HorváthHeat — 1:58.76Final — 1:59.12 (→ 8th place)Attila CzeneHeat — 2:00.50B-Final — 1:58.99 (→ 9th place)Men's 200 m Individual Medley
Attila CzeneHeat — 2:02.10Final — 1:59.91 (→ Gold Medal)Attila ZuborHeat — 2:06.24 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)Men's 400 m Individual Medley
István BatháziHeat — 4:27.37B-Final — DSQGergő KisHeat — 4:28.05 (→ did not advance, 19th place)Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Tamás Deutsch, Károly Güttler, Péter Horváth, and Attila ZuborHeat — 3:41.05Tamás Deutsch, Károly Güttler, Péter Horváth, and Attila CzeneFinal — 3:40.84 (→ 6th place)Women's 100 m Freestyle
Anna NyíryHeat — 57.82 (→ did not advance, 30th place)Women's 800 m Freestyle
Rita KovácsHeat — 9:06.97 (→ did not advance, 25th place)Women's 200 m Backstroke
Krisztina EgerszegiHeat — 2:09.18Final — 2:07.83 (→ Gold Medal)Women's 100 m Breaststroke
Ágnes KovácsHeat — 1:09.05Final — 1:09.55 (→ 7th place)Women's 200 m Breaststroke
Ágnes KovácsHeat — 2:29.58Final — 2:26.57 (→ Bronze Medal)Women's 100 m Butterfly
Edit KlockerHeat — 1:03.61 (→ did not advance, 30th place)Women's 200 m Butterfly
Edit KlockerHeat — 2:17.90 (→ did not advance, 24th place)Women's 400 m Individual Medley
Krisztina EgerszegiHeat — 4:43.09Final — 4:42.53 (→ Bronze Medal)Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Krisztina Egerszegi, Ágnes Kovács, Edit Klocker, and Anna NyíryHeat — 4:10.92 (→ did not advance, 11th place)Men's Singles Competition
Sándor NoszályFirst round — Lost to Oleg Ogorodov (Uzbekistan) 5–7, 6–7Women's Singles Competition
Virág CsurgóFirst round — Defeated Aleksandra Olsza (Poland) 6-2 7-5Second round — Lost to Kimiko Date (Japan) 2–6 3–6Andrea TemesváriFirst round — Lost to Judith Wiesner (Austria) 6–7 4–6Preliminary Round (Group A)Defeated Russia (8–7)Defeated Germany (9–8)Defeated Netherlands (10–8)Defeated Spain (8–7)Defeated Yugoslavia (12–8)QuarterfinalsDefeated Greece (12–8)SemifinalsLost to Spain (6–7)Bronze Medal MatchLost to Italy (18–20) → Fourth placeTeam RosterTibor BenedekRajmund FodorTamás KásásZoltan KoszAndrás GyöngyösiPéter KunaLászló TóthBalázs VinczeFrank TóthZsolt VargaTamás DalaAttila MonostoriZsolt NémethHead Coach: György HorkaiMen
