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Hungary at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
HUN

Competitors
  
171 in 18 sports

Hungary at the 2008 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Hungarian Olympic Committee

Website
  
www.mob.hu (Hungarian) (English)

Flag bearer
  
Zoltán Kammerer (opening) Attila Vajda (closing)

Medals Ranked 21st
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 3 5 2 10

Hungary competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country sent 131 individual competitors (77 men and 54 women) plus the men's and women's water polo teams and the women's handball team (13+13 + 14 athletes, respectively) for a total of 171 Hungarian athletes taking part in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Hungary's gold medal count of 3 was the lowest in the nation's Summer Olympic history since the Paris Summer Olympic Games of 1924. Its total medal count of 10 was the lowest since the 1928 Summer Olympic Games in Amsterdam.

Contents

Athletics

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
    • Men
    Track & road events
    Field events
    Combined events – Decathlon
    Women
    Track & road events
    Field events
    Combined events – Heptathlon

    * The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance. Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Farkas moved up a position.

    Boxing

    Hungary qualified five boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Szellő qualified at the World Championships. Varga and Kalucza brought the Hungarian boxing squad up to four by qualifying at the first European qualifying event. Bedák was the fifth and final Hungarian to join the team, at the 2nd European tournament.

    Sprint

    Men
    Women

    Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

    Diving

    Women

    Fencing

    Men
    Women

    Artistic

    Men
    Women

    Women's tournament

    Roster

    The following is the Hungary roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›

    Head coach: János Hajdu

    Group play
    Quarterfinal
    Semifinal
    Bronze medal game

    Judo

    Men
    Women

    Rowing

    Men

    Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

    Sailing

    Men
    Women

    M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;

    Shooting

    Men
    Women

    Swimming

    Men
    Women

    Water polo

    Hungary participated in both the men's and the women's tournaments. The men's team won the gold medal, while the women's team finished in fourth place.

    Men's tournament

    Roster

    The following is the Hungarian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Group play

    All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).

    Semifinal
    Final

    Women's tournament

    Roster

    The following is the Hungarian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Group play

    All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).

    Semifinals
    Bronze medal game

    Wrestling

    Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
    • Men's freestyle
    Men's Greco-Roman
    Women's freestyle

    References

    Hungary at the 2008 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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