# Hungary at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Hungary competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The nation returned after the Soviet bloc boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics. 188 competitors, 152 men and 36 women, took part in 135 events in 20 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Tamás Darnyi | Swimming | Men's 400 metre individual medley | 21 September |
| Gold | János Martinek | Modern pentathlon | Men's individual | 22 September |
| Gold | László Fábián János Martinek Attila Mizsér | Modern pentathlon | Men's team | 22 September |
| Gold | András Sike | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg | 22 September |
| Gold | József Szabó | Swimming | Men's 200 metre breaststroke | 23 September |
| Gold | Zsolt Borkai | Gymnastics | Men's pommel horse | 24 September |
| Gold | Tamás Darnyi | Swimming | Men's 200 metre individual medley | 25 September |
| Gold | Krisztina Egerszegi | Swimming | Women's 200 metre backstroke | 25 September |
| Gold | Imre Bujdosó László Csongrádi Imre Gedővári György Nébald Bence Szabó | Fencing | Men's team sabre | 29 September |
| Gold | Zsolt Gyulay | Canoeing | Men's K-1 500 metres | 30 September |
| Gold | Attila Ábrahám Ferenc Csipes Zsolt Gyulay Sándor Hódosi | Canoeing | Men's K-4 1000 metres | 1 October |
| Silver | Károly Güttler | Swimming | Men's 100 metre breaststroke | 19 September |
| Silver | Tibor Komáromi | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 82 kg | 22 September |
| Silver | Krisztina Egerszegi | Swimming | Women's 100 metre backstroke | 22 September |
| Silver | István Messzi | Weightlifting | Men's 82.5 kg | 24 September |
| Silver | József Jacsó | Weightlifting | Men's 110 kg | 27 September |
| Silver | Erika Géczi Rita Kőbán Erika Mészáros Éva Rakusz | Canoeing | Women's K-4 500 metres | 1 October |
| Bronze | Attila Záhonyi | Shooting | Men's 50 metre rifle prone | 19 September |
| Bronze | Zoltán Kovács | Shooting | Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol | 23 September |
| Bronze | István Busa Zsolt Érsek Róbert Gátai Pál Szekeres István Szelei | Fencing | Men's team foil | 27 September |
| Bronze | Zsuzsa Jánosi Edit Kovács Gertrúd Stefanek Zsuzsa Szőcs Katalin Tuschák | Fencing | Women's team foil | 28 September |
| Bronze | Róbert Isaszegi | Boxing | Light flyweight | 29 September |
| Bronze | Attila Ábrahám Ferenc Csipes | Canoeing | Men's K-2 500 metres | 30 September |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| Boxing | 9 | – | 9 |
| Canoeing | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Diving | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Fencing | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| Gymnastics | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Handball | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Judo | 7 | – | 7 |
| Modern pentathlon | 3 | – | 3 |
| Rowing | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Sailing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Shooting | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| Swimming | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Table tennis | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Tennis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Water polo | 13 | – | 13 |
| Weightlifting | 10 | – | 10 |
| Wrestling | 18 | – | 18 |
| Total | 152 | 36 | 188 |

## Athletics

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)

## Boxing

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

## Cycling

One male cyclist represented Hungary in 1988.

### Men's individual pursuit

* Miklós Somogyi

### Men's point race

* Miklós Somogyi

## Fencing

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

## Modern pentathlon

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)

## Swimming

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)
* Péter 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)

## Water polo
### Men's team competition

* 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