Hungary at the 2020 Summer Olympics: Difference between revisions

{{short description|Hungary at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyonone}}

| website = {{urlURL|www.olimpia.hu }} {{in lang|hu|en}}

| location = [[Tokyo]], Japan

[[Hungary]] competed at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]]. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/joint-statement-from-the-international-olympic-committee-and-the-tokyo-2020-organising-committee|access-date=28 March 2020|publisher=[[Olympics]]|date=24 March 2020}}</ref> Hungarian athletes have appeared in every edition of the [[Summer Olympic Games]], except for two occasions. Hungary was not invited to the [[1920 Summer Olympics]] in Antwerp, because of its role in the [[World War I|first World War]], and was also part of the [[1984 Summer Olympics boycott|Soviet boycott]], when Los Angeles hosted the [[1984 Summer Olympics]].

| {{gold medal}} || {{sortname|Tamás|Lőrincz}} || [[Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Wrestling ]] || [[Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 77 kg|Men's Greco-Roman 77 kg]] || {{dts|3 August}}

| {{silver medal}} || {{sortname|Viktor|Lőrincz}} || [[Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Wrestling ]] || [[Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg| Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg]] || {{dts|4 August}}

| {{silver medal}} || {{sortname|Kristóf|Rasovszky}} || [[Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Swimming ]] || [[Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon 10 kilometre| Men's 10 kilometre open water]] || {{dts|5 August}}

| {{bronze medal}} || [[Hungary women's national water polo team]]{{columns-list|colwidth=10em|small=yes|style=width:22em|{{ublunbulleted list|[[Edina Gangl]]|[[Dorottya Szilágyi]]|[[Vanda Vályi]]|[[Gréta Gurisatti]]|[[Gabriella Szűcs (water polo)|Gabriella Szűcs]]|[[Rebecca Parkes]]|[[Anna Illés]]|[[Rita Keszthelyi]]|[[Dóra Leimeter]]|[[Anikó Gyöngyössy]]|[[Natasa Rybanska]]|[[Krisztina Garda]]|[[Alda Magyari]]}}}} || [[Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Water polo]] || [[Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Women's tournament]] || {{dts|7 August}}

|{{bronze medal}} || [[Hungary men's national water polo team]]{{columns-list|colwidth=10em|small=yes|style=width:22em|{{ublunbulleted list|[[Viktor Nagy]]|[[Dániel Angyal]]|[[Krisztián Manhercz]]|[[Gergő Zalánki]]|[[Márton Vámos]]|[[Norbert Hosnyánszky]]|[[Mátyás Pásztor]]|[[Szilárd Jansik]]|[[Balázs Erdélyi]]|[[Dénes Varga]]|[[Tamás Mezei (water polo)|Tamás Mezei]]|[[Balázs Hárai]]|[[Soma Vogel]]}}}} || [[Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Water polo]] || [[Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Men's tournament]] || {{dts|8 August}}

| {{sortname|Danuta|Kozák}} || {{gold medal}}<br />{{bronze medal}} ||[[Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Canoeing]]|| [[Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics -– Women's K-4 500 metres|Women's K-4 500 m]]<br />[[Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's K-2 500 metres|Women's K-2 500 m]]

| {{sortname|Dóra|Bodonyi}} || {{gold medal}}<br />{{bronze medal}} ||[[Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Canoeing]]|| [[Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics -– Women's K-4 500 metres|Women's K-4 500 m]]<br />[[Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's K-2 500 metres|Women's K-2 500 m]]

One Hungarian archer directly qualified for the men's individual recurve at the Games by reaching the quarterfinal stage and obtaining one of seven available spots at the [[2021 Archery Final Olympic Qualification Tournament|2021 Final Qualification Tournament]] in [[Paris]], [[France]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=Wells|title=Seven last men's Olympic quotas awarded in Paris|url=https://worldarchery.sport/news/200276/seven-last-mens-olympic-quotas-awarded-paris|publisher=[[World Archery]]|date=21 June 2021|access-date=21 June 2021}}</ref>

Hungarian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):<ref>{{cite web|title=iaaf.org – Top Lists|url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/index.html|publisher=IAAF|access-date=8 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards|url=https://cdn.dosb.de/user_upload/Olympische_Spiele/Tokio_2020/internationale_Qualifikationskriterien/IAAF_-_Athletics_20180806.pdf|publisher=[[IAAF]]|access-date=8 April 2019|archive-date=8 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408160334/https://cdn.dosb.de/user_upload/Olympische_Spiele/Tokio_2020/internationale_Qualifikationskriterien/IAAF_-_Athletics_20180806.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Hungary entered one male boxer into the Olympic tournament. Roland Gálos scored a round-of-16 victory to secure a spot in the men's featherweight division at the [[2020 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament|2020 European Qualification Tournament]] in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Lewis, Ron|title=Boxing Olympic Qualification – London: Day 3 Live Blog as It Happened|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/live/detail/boxing-olympic-qualification-london-day-3-live-blog/|publisher=[[Olympic Channel]]|date=17 March 2020|access-date=18 March 2020}}</ref>

|align=left rowspan=2|[[Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics -– Men's K-1 200 metres|K-1 200 m]]

|align=left rowspan=2|[[Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics -– Men's C-1 1000 metres|C-1 1000 m]]

|align=left rowspan=2|[[Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics -– Women's C-1 200 metres|C-1 200 m]]

|align=left|[[Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics -– Women's K-2 500 metres|K-2 500 m]]

|align=left|[[Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics -– Women's K-2 500 metres|K-2 500 m]]

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Hungary entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian [[Zsófia Kovács (gymnast)|Zsófia Kovács]] booked a spot in the women's individual all-around and apparatus events, by finishing sixth out of the twenty gymnasts eligible for qualification at the [[2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2019 World Championships]] in [[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2019: Day 2 – as it happened|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/live/detail/artistic-gymnastics-world-championships-2019-live-5-october/|publisher=[[Olympic Channel]]|date=5 October 2019|access-date=12 October 2019}}</ref>

Hungary qualified one rhythmic gymnast for the individual all-around at the [[2021 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships|2021 European Championships]] in [[Varna, Bulgaria|Varna]], [[Bulgaria]], signifying the country's return to the sporting scene since 2000.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://index.hu/sport/2021/06/12/ritmikus-gimnasztika-pigniczki-fanni-tokio-2020-kvota/|title=Újabb magyar sportoló szerzett kvótát az olimpiára|trans-title=Another Hungarian athlete won an Olympic quota|website=index.hu|langlanguage=hu|date=12 June 2021|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref>

Hungary entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. [[Gábor Hárspataki]] qualified directly for the men's kumite 75 &nbsp;kg category by finishing third in the final pool round at the [[2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament|2021 World Olympic Qualification Tournament]] in [[Paris]], [[France]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wkf.net/news-center-new/karatekas-from-21-countries-win-olympic-tickets-at-pariskarate2021/1597|title=Karatekas from 21 countries win Olympic tickets at ParisKarate2021|publisher=[[World Karate Federation]]|date=13 June 2021|access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref>

Hungarian athletes qualified for the following spots in the modern pentathlon at the Games. Two-time Olympian [[Sarolta Kovács]] confirmed a place in the women's event by finishing eighth among those eligible for Olympic qualification at the [[2019 European Modern Pentathlon Championships|2019 European Championships]] in [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], [[England]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Matthew|last=Smith|title=Cooke add men's European Modern Pentathlon Championships to world title|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1083318/cooke-wins-mens-euro-modern-pentathlon|publisher=Inside the Games|date=11 August 2019|access-date=11 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.the42.ie/natalya-coyle-tokyo-2020-qualification-4761738-Aug2019/|title=Ireland's Natalya Coyle qualifies for Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=[[TheJournal.ie]]|date=11 August 2019|access-date=11 August 2019}}</ref> London 2012 bronze medalist [[Ádám Marosi]] reclaimed the individual title to secure a men's place for the Hungarians at the [[2021 World Modern Pentathlon Championships|2021 UIPM World Championships]] in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]], with [[Michelle Gulyás]] locking the podium with a bronze on the women's side.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.uipmworld.org/news/uipm-2021-pentathlon-and-laser-run-world-championships-marosi-hun-rolls-back-years|title=UIPM 2021 Pentathlon and Laser Run World Championships: Marosi (HUN) rolls back the years|publisher=[[International Modern Pentathlon Union|UIPM]]|date=14 June 2021|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.uipmworld.org/news/uipm-2021-pentathlon-and-laser-run-world-championships-prokopenko-blr-becomes-double-world|title=UIPM 2021 Pentathlon and Laser Run World Championships: Prokopenko (BLR) becomes double world champion|publisher=[[International Modern Pentathlon Union|UIPM]]|date=12 June 2021|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref> [[Róbert Kasza]] accepted a spare berth previously allocated by [[Bence Demeter]] as the nation's next highest-ranked modern pentathlete based on the UIPM World Rankings.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.uipmworld.org/news/tokyo-2020-olympic-games-modern-pentathlon-line-revealed|title=Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Modern Pentathlon line-up revealed|publisher=[[International Modern Pentathlon Union|UIPM]]|date=30 June 2021|access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref>

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Hungary qualified one boat in the men's single sculls for the Games by winning the bronze medal and securing the second of three berths available at the 2021 FISA European Olympic Qualification Regatta in [[Varese]], [[Italy]].<ref>{{cite news|title=European rowing gain Olympic and Paralympic qualification places|url=https://worldrowing.com/2021/04/16/european-rowing-gain-olympic-and-paralympic-qualification-places/|publisher=[[International Rowing Federation]]|date=16 April 2021|access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref>

|align=left|[[Richárd Bohus]]<br>[[Péter Holoda]]<br>[[Hubert Kós]]<br>[[Tamás Takács (swimmer)|Tamás Takács]]

Hungary entered five athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. For the first time in history, the women's team secured a berth by advancing to the quarterfinal round of the 2020 World Olympic Qualification Event in [[Gondomar, Portugal|Gondomar]], [[Portugal]], permitting a maximum of two starters to compete in the women's singles tournament.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ian|last=Marshall|title=Steeped in history but for Hungary a first|url=https://www.ittf.com/2020/01/23/steeped-history-hungary-first/|publisher=[[International Table Tennis Federation|ITTF]]|date=23 January 2020|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref> Meanwhile, Bence Majoros scored a second-match final triumph to book one of the four available places in the men's singles at the 2021 ITTF World Qualification Tournament in [[Doha]], [[Qatar]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Daish, Simon|title=Bence Majoros joins list of Tokyo 2020 qualifiers with knock-out final victory|url=https://www.ittf.com/2021/03/16/bence-majoros-joins-list-tokyo-2020-qualifiers-knock-final-victory/|access-date=16 March 2021|publisher=[[International Table Tennis Federation]]|date=16 March 2021}}</ref> Moreover, the last open berth in the inaugural mixed doubles was awarded to the Hungarian table tennis players, as the next highest-ranked pair vying for qualification in the ITTF World Rankings of June 1, 2021.<ref>{{cite news|title=Singles and Mixed Doubles contenders confirmed for Tokyo|url=https://www.ittf.com/2021/06/07/singles-mixed-doubles-contenders-confirmed-tokyo/|access-date=12 June 2021|publisher=[[International Table Tennis Federation]]|date=7 June 2021}}</ref>

Hungary named a team of three players on 10 June 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.eurosport.hu/tenisz/tokyo-2020/2021/fucsovics-marton-es-babos-timea-is-ott-lehet-az-olimpian_sto8365461/story.shtml|website=[[Eurosport]]|date=10 June 2021|title=Fucsovics Márton és Babos Tímea is ott lehet az olimpián|trans-title=Márton Fucsovics and Tímea Babos will go to the Olympics}}</ref> [[TimeaTímea Babos]] withdrew ahead of the tournament, with [[Márton Fucsovics]] joining her before his initial scheduled match against Poland's [[Hubert Hurkacz]] because of a right shoulder injury.<ref>{{cite news|date=17 July 2021|title=Babos Tímea nem lehet ott a tokiói olimpián|language=hu|trans-title=Timea Baboș cannot take part in the Tokyo Olympics|work=[[Origo (website)|Origo]]|url=https://www.origo.hu/sport/egyeni/20210716-tokio-2020-tenisz-a-magyar-sztarsportolo-nem-indul-a-tokioi-olimpian-babos-timea.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=ITFMedia |number=1419136451728449536 |title=#Tokyo2020 #Tennis event withdrawals}}</ref>

[[Hungary women's national water polo team]] qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match and securing an outright berth at the [[2020 Women's Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament|2020 World Olympic Qualification Tournament]] in [[Trieste]], [[Italy]].<ref>{{cite news|title=OGQT Women's Water Polo Day 6: Pride and medals on offer|url=http://fina.org/news/ogqt-womens-water-polo-day-6-pride-and-medals-offer|publisher=[[FINA]]|date=23 January 2021|access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref>

Hungary entered one male weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Two-time Olympian [[Péter Nagy (weightlifter)|Péter Nagy]] accepted a spare berth unused by Africa as the next highest-ranked weightlifter vying for qualification in the men's +109  kg category based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings.

!colspan="2"|Clean & Jerkjerk

Hungary qualified six wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Four of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's freestyle 65&nbsp;kg, men's Greco-Roman (77 and 87&nbsp;kg), and women's freestyle 62&nbsp;kg wrestling at the [[2019 World Wrestling Championships|2019 World Championships]], while an additional license was awarded to the Hungarian wrestler, who progressed to the top two finals of the men's Greco-Roman 67 &nbsp;kg at the [[2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament|2021 European Olympic Qualification Tournament]] in [[Budapest]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Ken|last=Marantz|title=Olympic Champ Borrero Survives 'Bracket of Death' to Make 67kg Semis, Secure Tokyo 2020 Spot|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/olympic-champ-borrero-survives-bracket-death-make-67kg-semis-secure-tokyo-2020-spot|date=15 September 2019|access-date=15 September 2019|publisher=[[United World Wrestling]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Eric|last=Olanowski|title=Russia and Georgia Grab Pair of Greco-Roman Olympic Berths|url=https://uww.org/article/russia-and-georgia-grab-pair-greco-roman-olympic-berths|date=20 March 2021|access-date=21 March 2021|publisher=[[United World Wrestling]]}}</ref> Another Hungarian wrestler claimed one of the remaining slots each in the men's Greco-Roman 97 &nbsp;kg, respectively, to complete the nation's roster at the [[2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament|2021 World Qualification Tournament]] in [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Ken|last=Marantz|title=Datunashvili Denies Rio champ Chakvetadze Ticket to Tokyo; Armenia Grabs 2 Greco spots|url=https://uww.org/article/datunashvili-denies-rio-champ-chakvetadze-ticket-tokyo-armenia-grabs-2-greco-spots|date=8 May 2021|access-date=8 May 2021|publisher=[[United World Wrestling]]}}</ref>

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