| Hungary at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | HUN |
| NOC | Hungarian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inBeijing | |
| Competitors | 171 in 18 sports |
| Flag bearers | Zoltán Kammerer (opening) Attila Vajda (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 21st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Hungary competed at the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing,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 athletes taking part in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Hungary's gold medal count of 3 was the lowest in the nation's Summer Olympic history since the 1924 Paris Summer Olympics. Its total medal count of 10 was the lowest since the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
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| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Zoltán Czukor | 50 km walk | — | 4:20:07 | 46 | |||||
| Dániel Kiss | 110 m hurdles | 13.61 | 3Q | 13.63 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Róbert Fazekas | Discus throw | 62.64 | 11q | 63.43 | 8 |
| Zoltán Kővágó | 60.79 | 21 | Did not advance | ||
| Lajos Kürthy | Shot put | 18.74 | 34 | Did not advance | |
| Gábor Máté | Discus throw | 62.44 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Csongor Olteán | Javelin throw | NM | — | Did not advance | |
| Krisztián Pars | Hammer throw | 80.27 | 1Q | 80.96 | 4 |
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attila Zsivoczky | Result | 11.86 | NM | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | |
| Points | 679 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Edina Füsti | 20 km walk | — | 1:37:03 | 39 | |||
| Anikó Kálovics | 10000 m | — | 32:24.83 | 22 | |||
| Krisztina Papp | 5000 m | 16:08.86 | 13 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Barbara Petráhn | 400 m | 53.06 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Beáta Rakonczai | Marathon | — | DNF | ||||
| Petra Teveli | — | 2:48:32 | 65 | ||||
| Edit Vári | 100 m hurdles | 13.59 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Krisztina Molnár | Pole vault | 4.15 | 26 | Did not advance | |
| Éva Orbán | Hammer throw | 65.41 | 34 | Did not advance | |
| Nikolett Szabó | Javelin throw | 57.15 | 22 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Györgyi Farkas | Result | 14.66 | 1.74 | 12.06 | 26.10 | 6.09 | 43.45 | 2:14.05 | 5760 | 28* |
| Points | 887 | 903 | 665 | 788 | 877 | 734 | 906 |
* The athlete who finished in second place,Lyudmila Blonska ofUkraine, tested positive for a banned substance.[1] Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Farkas moved up a position.
Hungary qualified five boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Szellő qualified at the World Championships.[2] Varga and Kalucza brought the Hungarian boxing squad up to four by qualifying at the first European qualifying event.[3] Bedák was the fifth and final Hungarian to join the team, at the 2nd European tournament.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Pál Bedák | Light flyweight |  Zhakypov (KAZ)L 6–7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Norbert Kalucza | Flyweight | Bye |  Arroyo (PUR)L 6–14 | Did not advance | |||
| Miklós Varga | Lightweight | Akshalov (KAZ) L 3–12 | Did not advance | ||||
| Gyula Káté | Light welterweight |  Joyce (IRL)L 5–9 | Did not advance | ||||
| Imre Szellő | Light heavyweight | Bye |  González (VEN)WRSC |  Jeffries (GBR)L 2–10 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Zoltán Benkő | K-1 1000 m | 3:29.542 | 2QS | 3:34.473 | 3Q | 3:32.120 | 9 |
| Ákos Vereckei | K-1 500 m | 1:36.099 | 1QS | 1:42.155 | 3Q | 1:38.318 | 6 |
| Attila Vajda | C-1 500 m | 1:49.942 | 4QS | 1:51.029 | 1Q | 1:50.156 | 9 |
| C-1 1000 m | 3:55.319 | 1QF | Bye | 3:50.467 |  | ||
| Zoltán Kammerer Gábor Kucsera | K-2 500 m | 1:30.099 | 3QF | Bye | 1:30.285 | 4 | |
| K-2 1000 m | 3:17.636 | 1QF | Bye | 3:15.049 | 4 | ||
| Tamás Kiss György Kozmann | C-2 1000 m | 3:46.020 | 4QS | 3:42.482 | 2Q | 3:40.258 |  |
| Mátyás Sáfrán Mihály Sáfrán | C-2 500 m | 1:43.642 | 6QS | 1:45.032 | 8 | Did not advance | |
| István Beé Gábor Bozsik Márton Sík Ákos Vereckei | K-4 1000 m | 2:57.242 | 2QF | Bye | 2:59.009 | 5 | |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Katalin Kovács | K-1 500 m | 1:49.424 | 1QF | Bye | 1:51.139 | 4 | |
| Nataša Janić Katalin Kovács | K-2 500 m | 1:42.162 | 1QF | Bye | 1:41.308 | | |
| Nataša Janić Katalin Kovács Danuta Kozák Gabriella Szabó | K-4 500 m | 1:34.321 | 1QF | Bye | 1:32.971 |  | |
Qualification Legend:QS = Qualify to semi-final;QF = Qualify directly to final
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| László Bodrogi | Men's road race | Did not finish | |
| Men's time trial | 1:07:27 | 27 | |
| Péter Kusztor | Men's road race | 6:35:44 | 66 |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| András Parti | Men's cross-country | 2:06:00 | 23 |
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Vilmos Radasics | Men's BMX | 38.830 | 31 | 18 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Anikó Hódi | Women's BMX | 41.772 | 15 | — | 18 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Events | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Nóra Barta | 3 m springboard | 276.15 | 18Q | 318.15 | 11Q | 269.25 | 12 |
| Villő Kormos | 247.95 | 24 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Gábor Boczkó | Individual épée | Bye |  Rota (ITA)W 11–10 | Fernández (VEN) W 15–9 |  Zawrotniak (POL)W 15–12 |  Jeannet (FRA)L 12–15 |  Abajo (ESP)L 7–8 | 4 |
| Géza Imre | Bye |  Kim S-G (KOR)W 15–14 | Confalonieri (ITA) L 9–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Krisztián Kulcsár | Bye |  Yin Lc (CHN)L 9–15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Gábor Boczkó Géza Imre Iván Kovács Krisztián Kulcsár | Team épée | — | China (CHN) L 43–45 | Classification semi-final Ukraine (UKR)W 41–29 | 5th place final Venezuela (VEN) W 40–25 | 5 | ||
| Tamás Decsi | Individual sabre | Bye |  Szilágyi (HUN)L 9–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Zsolt Nemcsik | Bye | Zhou Hm (CHN) L 13–15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Áron Szilágyi | Bye | Decsi (HUN) W 15–9 |  Smart (USA)L 10–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Tamás Decsi Balázs Lontay Zsolt Nemcsik Áron Szilágyi | Team sabre | — | United States (USA) L 44–45 | Classification semi-final China (CHN) L 38–45 | 7th place final Egypt (EGY)W 45–25 | 7 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Ildikó Mincza-Nébald | Individual épée | — |  Yeung C L (HKG)W 15–11 |  Schalm (CAN)W 15–13 |  Duplitzer (GER)W 15–11 |  Brânză (ROU)L 14–15 | Li N (CHN) W 15–11 | |
| Emese Szász | — |  Bentaleb (ALG)W 15–4 |  Shutova (RUS)L 12–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Edina Knapek | Individual foil | Bye | Sun C (CHN) W 15–13 | Su Ww (CHN) W 15–10 | Vezzali (ITA) L 3–15 | Did not advance | ||
| Aida Mohamed | Bye | Luan (CAN) W 15–7 | Lamonova (RUS) L 5–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Gabriella Varga | Bye | González (VEN) W 2–15 | Nam H-H (KOR) L 4–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Edina Knapek Aida Mohamed Virgine Ujlaky Gabriella Varga | Team foil | — | Germany (GER) W 35–31 | United States (USA) L 33–35 | Italy (ITA) L 23–32 | 4 | ||
| Orsolya Nagy | Individual sabre | Bye | Touya (FRA) W 15–13 | Ward (USA) L 5–15 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
| Róbert Gál | Floor | 13.425 | — | 13.425 | 74 | Did not advance | |||||||||||
| Pommel horse | — | 13.225 | — | 13.225 | 65 | Did not advance | |||||||||||
| Parallel bars | — | 12.900 | — | 12.900 | 74 | Did not advance | |||||||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
| F | V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | ||||||
| Dorina Böczögő | All-around | 13.200 | 13.375 | 13.950 | 13.925 | 54.450 | 52 | Did not advance | |||||
The following is the Hungary roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[5]
Head coach:János Hajdu
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 148 | 125 | +23 | 9 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
 South Korea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 155 | 127 | +28 | 7 | |
| Hungary | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 129 | 142 | −13 | 5 | |
 Sweden | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 123 | 137 | −14 | 4 | |
 Brazil | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 124 | 137 | −13 | 3 | |
| Germany | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 123 | 134 | −11 | 2 |
| 9 August 2008 10:45 | Hungary | 30 – 24 | Sweden | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Licis, Stolarovs(LAT) |
| Vérten,Görbicz 7 | (15–14) | Islas Helgesson 6 | ||
2× 7× | Report | 2× 4× |
| 11 August 2008 10:45 | Brazil | 28 – 28 | Hungary | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Baum, Goralczyk(POL) |
| Amorim 10 | (12–17) | Görbicz 8 | ||
| 3× 6× | Report | 3× 6× 1× |
| 13 August 2008 20:45 | Germany | 24 – 25 | Hungary | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Gjeding, Hansen(DEN) |
| Krause 9 | (14–12) | Görbicz 9 | ||
| 3× 4× | Report | 4× 7× |
| 15 August 2008 20:45 | Hungary | 24 – 33 | Russia | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Din, Dinu(ROU) |
| Görbicz 6 | (15–16) | Postnova 8 | ||
| 3× 3× | Report | 3× 2× |
| 17 August 2008 20:45 | Hungary | 22 – 33 | South Korea | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Breto, Huelin(ESP) |
| Görbicz 7 | (11–19) | Oh Seong-ok 6 | ||
| 4× 5× | Report | 3× 3× |
| 19 August 2008 14:15 | Romania | 30 – 34 | Hungary | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liudowyk, Vakula(UKR) |
| Maier 11 | (14–16) | Kovacsicz 7 | ||
| 3× 7× 1× | Report | 3× 2× |
| 21 August 2008 20:15 | Hungary | 20 – 22 | Russia | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Baum, Goralczyk(POL) |
| Tóth 5 | (9–14) | Bliznova 7 | ||
| 4× 6× | Report | 3× 7× 1× |
| 23 August 2008 13:30 | South Korea | 33 – 28 | Hungary | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Chernega, Poladenko(RUS) |
| Moon Pil-hee 10 | (13–15) | Ferling 7 | ||
| 3× 3× | Report | 3× 7× |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Miklós Ungvári | −66 kg | Wu Rt (CHN) W 0011–0001 |  Kedelashvili (GEO)W 1000–0000 | Gadanov (RUS) L 0002–0011 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Dániel Hadfi | −100 kg | — |  Ben Saleh (LBA)W 1001–0001 |  Moussima (CMR)W 1002–0010 | Zhitkeyev (KAZ) L 0100–1111 | Did not advance | Bye |  Mekić (BIH)W 1001–0011 | Matyjaszek (POL) L 0010–0011 | Did not advance | |
| Barna Bor | +100 kg | Bye | El Shehaby (EGY) L 0010–0120 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final /BM | |
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Éva Csernoviczki | −48 kg | Menezes (BRA) W 1000–0000 | Dumitru (ROU) L 0010–0101 | Did not advance | Bye | Kim Y-R (KOR) W 0001–0000 |  Pareto (ARG)L 0001–0110 | Did not advance | ||
| Bernadett Baczkó | −57 kg | Bye |  Pekli (AUS)L 0100–0101 | Did not advance | Bye |  Jelassi (TUN)W 1011–0000 | Harel (FRA) L 0010–0110 | Did not advance | ||
| Anett Mészáros | −70 kg | Bye | Kuzina (RUS) W 0010–0002 |  Ueno (JPN)L 0000–0200 | Did not advance | Bye | Wang J (CHN) W 1010–0000 | Rousey (USA) L 0000–1010 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Running (3000 m) | Total points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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| Points | Rank | MP Points | Results | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | ||||
| Gábor Balogh | Men's | 179 | 20 | 1084 | 19–16 | 10 | 856 | 2:07.32 | 21 | 1276 | 348 | 27 | 852 | 10:01.90 | 32 | 996 | 5064 | 26 |
| Viktor Horváth | 187 | 4 | 1180 | 16–19 | 21 | 784 | 2:05.17 | 15 | 1300 | 304 | 25 | 896 | 9:32.25 | 16 | 1112 | 5272 | 19 | |
| Leila Gyenesei | Women's | 171 | 30 | 988 | 13–22 | =29 | 712 | 2:13.84 | 4 | 1316 | 28 | 8 | 1172 | 11:02.35 | 25 | 1072 | 5260 | 24 |
| Zsuzsanna Vörös | 182 | 12 | 1120 | 15–20 | =24 | 760 | 2:16.96 | =11 | 1280 | 124 | 23 | 1076 | 11:04.30 | 26 | 1064 | 5300 | 20 | |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Zsolt Hirling Tamás Varga | Lightweight double sculls | 6:19.60 | 3R | 6:50.48 | 4SC/D | 6:28.84 | 1FC | 6:23.02 | 14 |
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
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Áron Gádorfalvi | RS:X | 15 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 13 | EL | 162 | 19 | |
| Zsombor Berecz | Laser | 27 | 31 | 36 | 23 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 14 | CAN | EL | 232 | 29 | |
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Diána Detre | RS:X | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 19 | EL | 211 | 22 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Roland Gerebics | Double trap | 136 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Péter Sidi | 10 m air rifle | 595 | 6Q | 698.4 | 6 |
| 50 m rifle prone | 588 | 39 | Did not advance | ||
| 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1163 | 25 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Zsófia Csonka | 10 m air pistol | 378 | 29 | Did not advance | |
| 25 m pistol | 287 | 27 | Did not advance | ||
| Diána Igaly | Skeet | 66 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Anita Tóth | 10 m air rifle | 390 | 35 | Did not advance | |
| 50 m rifle 3 positions | 569 | 37 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| János Jakab | Men's singles | Bye | Chila (FRA) W 4–3 | Süß (GER) L 1–4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Petra Lovas | Women's singles | Bye |  Ódorová (SVK)L 2–4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Georgina Póta | Bye |  Hadačová (CZE)W 4–3 | Wang N (CHN) L 0–4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Krisztina Tóth | Bye |  Paškauskienė (LTU)W 4–3 | Wang C (USA) L 1–4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Ágnes Szávay | Women's singles | Zheng J (CHN) L 6–4, 3–6, 5–7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Gréta Arn Ágnes Szávay | Women's doubles | — | Morita / Sugiyama (JPN) L 3–6, 3–6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Csaba Kuttor | Men's | 18:09 | 0:28 | 59:13 | 0:36 | 37:27 | 1:55:53.38 | 47 |
| Zita Szabó | Women's | 20:28 | 0:30 | 1:05:58 | 0:33 | 39:17 | 2:06:46.70 | 38 |
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.
The following is the Hungarian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[6]
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoltán Szécsi | GK | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 22 December 1977 | ZF Eger |
| 2 | Tamás Varga | CB | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | 14 July 1975 | Szeged Beton |
| 3 | Norbert Madaras | D | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 1 December 1979 | Pro Recco |
| 4 | Dénes Varga | D | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 29 March 1987 | Vasas SC |
| 5 | Tamás Kásás | D | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 20 July 1976 | Pro Recco |
| 6 | Norbert Hosnyánszky | D | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 4 March 1984 | Fiorentina |
| 7 | Gergely Kiss | CF | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | 112 kg (247 lb) | 21 September 1977 | Honvéd-Domino |
| 8 | Tibor Benedek | D | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 12 July 1972 | Pro Recco |
| 9 | Dániel Varga | D | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 25 September 1983 | Vasas SC |
| 10 | Péter Biros | D | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 5 April 1976 | ZF Eger |
| 11 | Gábor Kis | CF | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 108 kg (238 lb) | 27 September 1982 | ZF Eger |
| 12 | Tamás Molnár | CF | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 104 kg (229 lb) | 2 August 1975 | Honvéd-Domino |
| 13 | István Gergely | GK | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 112 kg (247 lb) | 20 August 1976 | Honvéd-Domino |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 9 | Qualified for the semifinals |
| Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 8 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
 Montenegro | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 6 | |
 Australia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 5 | Will play for places 7–10 |
 Greece | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 2 | Will play for places 7–12 |
| Canada | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 61 | −40 | 0 |
All times areChina Standard Time (UTC+8).
| 10 August 2008 10:50 | Report | Hungary | 10–10 | Montenegro | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Margeta (SLO), Caputi (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3,3–1, 2–4, 2–2 | |||||
| Dé. Varga 2,Kásás 2,Benedek 2 | Goals | M. Janović 4,Ivović 2,Gojković 2 | |||
| 12 August 2008 14:00 | Report | Greece | 6–17 | Hungary | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Rak (CRO), Ciric (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 2–7, 2–2, 1–4, 1–4 | |||||
| Schizas 2 | Goals | Biros 4,Benedek 3,Madaras 2,Dá. Varga 2,Molnár 2 | |||
| 14 August 2008 12:10 | Report | Hungary | 8–5 | Spain | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Ciric (SRB), Chaney (USA) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3,4–2, 0–0,2–0 | |||||
| Dé. Varga 2,Benedek 2,Kis 2 | Goals | Molina 2 | |||
| 16 August 2008 15:20 | Report | Australia | 12–13 | Hungary | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Klopper (NED), Rak (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 4–4, 1–5,4–2,3–2 | |||||
| Figlioli 3,Whalan 2 | Goals | Molnár 3,Kiss 2,Biros 2,Kis 2 | |||
| 18 August 2008 10:50 | Report | Hungary | 12–3 | Canada | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Ciric (SRB), Littlejohn (GBR) |
| Score by quarters:3–1,3–0, 1–2,5–0 | |||||
| Madaras 2,Kásás 2,Biros 2,Molnár 2 | Goals | Graham 2 | |||
| 22 August 2008 18:20 | Report | Hungary | 11–9 | Montenegro | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Simion (ROU), Tulga (TUR) |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–3,3–0, 2–2 | |||||
| Kiss 3,Madaras 2 | Goals | N. Janović 2,Uskoković 2,Gojković 2 | |||
| 24 August 2008 15:40 | Report | Hungary | 14–10 | United States | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Turcotte (CAN), Brguljan (MNE) |
| Score by quarters:6–4, 3–4,2–1,3–1 | |||||
| Dá. Varga 3,Biros 3,Dé. Varga 2 | Goals | Azevedo 4,Beaubien 2,Smith 2 | |||
The following is the Hungarian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[7]
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patricia Horvath | GK | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 7 December 1977 | Honvéd-Domino |
| 2 | Krisztina Szremkó | CB | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 6 January 1972 | Szentes |
| 3 | Anett Györe | D | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 10 December 1981 | Honvéd-Domino |
| 4 | Dóra Kisteleki | D | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | 11 May 1983 | Honvéd-Domino |
| 5 | Mercédesz Stieber | D | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 4 September 1974 | Florence |
| 6 | Orsolya Takács | D | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 20 May 1985 | Ocmino-Erse |
| 7 | Rita Drávucz | D | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 14 April 1980 | Florence |
| 8 | Krisztina Zantleitner | CB | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 8 May 1974 | Osc Budapest |
| 9 | Fruzsina Brávik | D | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 6 October 1986 | Dove Dunaújváros |
| 10 | Anikó Pelle | D | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 28 September 1978 | Siracusa |
| 11 | Ágnes Valkai | D | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 27 February 1981 | Rome |
| 12 | Ágnes Primász | D | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 5 March 1980 | Osc Budapest |
| 13 | Ildikó Zirighné Sós | GK | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 27 December 1976 | Osc Budapest |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 5 | Qualified for semifinals |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 5 | Qualified for quarterfinals |
 Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 2 | |
| Greece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 0 | Will play for places 7th–8th |
All times areChina Standard Time (UTC+8).
| 11 August 2008 13:00 | Report | Hungary | 11–9 | Netherlands | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Radoslaw Piotr Koryzna (POL) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3,3–2,4–3, 1–1 | |||||
| Pelle 4,Kisteleki 2,Stieber 2,Valkai 2 | Goals | de Bruijn 4,van den Berg 3 | |||
| 13 August 2008 13:00 | Report | Hungary | 7–7 | Australia | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Mario Brguljan (MNE), Ahmet Erhan Tulga (TUR) |
| Score by quarters: 1–1, 1–1, 1–2,4–3 | |||||
| Drávucz 3,Pelle 2,Valkai 2 | Goals | R. Rippon 2,B. Knox 2,M. Rippon 2 | |||
| 15 August 2008 15:40 | Report | Hungary | 10–4 | Greece | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ), Decio Jr Patelli (BRA) |
| Score by quarters: 1–1,3–1,3–0,3–2 | |||||
| Kisteleki 2,Stieber 2,Drávucz 2,Pelle 2 | Goals | Gerolymou 1,Liosi 1,Roumpesi 1,Asimaki 1 | |||
| 19 August 2008 15:40 | Report | Hungary | 7–8 | Netherlands | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Mario Brguljan (MNE), Sergey Antsiferov (RUS) |
| Score by quarters:2–1, 1–3, 3–3, 1–1 | |||||
| Pelle 3 Drávucz,Primász 2 | Goals | van den Ham,van Belkum 3 Cabout,Sijbring 1 | |||
| 21 August 2008 17:00 | Report | Australia | 12–11 (OT, PSO) | Hungary | Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing Referees: Sergey Antsiferov (RUS), Mladen Rak (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–3,3–1, 1–1 OT:2–1, 0–1 PSO:3–2 | |||||
| Knox,Gynther 3 Fraser 2 Beadsworth,R. Rippon,Santoromito,M. Rippon 1 | Goals | Kisteleki 4 Valkai 3 Drávucz 2 Zantleitner,Pelle 1 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| János Baranyai | Men's −77 kg | 145 | =17 | DNF | — | — | DNF |
Key:
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| István Veréb | −74 kg | Askren (USA) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | 20 | |||||
| Gergely Kiss | −96 kg |  Ceban (MDA)W 3–1PP |  Kurbanov (UZB)L 1–3PP | Did not advance | 8 | ||||
| Ottó Aubéli | −120 kg | Bye |  Temengil (PLW)W 3–1PP | Musuľbes (SVK) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | 8 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Tamás Lőrincz | −66 kg |  Adikyan (ARM)W 3–1PP | S Guénot (FRA) L 1–3PP | Did not advance |  Milián (CUB)L 1–3PP | Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Péter Bácsi | −74 kg | Dantzler (USA) W 3–1PP | Julfalakyan (ARM) W 3–1PP | Samurgashev (RUS) W 3–1PP | Kvirkvelia (GEO) L 0–5VT | Bye | C Guénot (FRA) L 1–3PP | 5 | |
| Zoltán Fodor | −84 kg | Bye | Ma Sy (CHN) W 3–1PP |  Gadabadze (AZE)W 3–1PP |  Avluca (TUR)W 3–1PP | Bye | Minguzzi (ITA) L 1–3PP | | |
| Lajos Virág | −96 kg | Bye | Wheeler (USA) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | 17 | ||||
| Mihály Deák-Bárdos | −120 kg | Bye | Taub (CAN) W 3–1PP | Szczepaniak (FRA) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | 8 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Marianna Sastin | −63 kg | Bye | Dugrenier (CAN) L 0–3PO | Did not advance | 15 | ||||
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