# Hungary at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Hungary competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, returning to the Olympic Games after not being invited to the 1920 Games because of the nation's role in World War I. 89 competitors, 86 men and 3 women, took part in 54 events in 12 sports.

## Medalists

The following Hungarian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Gyula Halasy | Shooting | Men's trap | 9 July |
| Gold | Sándor Pósta | Fencing | Men's sabre | 18 July |
| Silver | Elemér Somfay | Athletics | Men's pentathlon | 7 July |
| Silver | Lajos Keresztes | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman lightweight | 10 July |
| Silver | László Berti János Garay Sándor Pósta József Rády Zoltán Ozoray Schenker László Széchy Ödön Tersztyánszky Jenő Uhlyárik | Fencing | Men's team sabre | 15 July |
| Bronze | László Berti István Lichteneckert Sándor Pósta Zoltán Ozoray Schenker Ödön Tersztyánszky | Fencing | Men's team foil | 30 June |
| Bronze | Rajmund Badó | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight | 10 July |
| Bronze | János Garay | Fencing | Men's sabre | 18 July |
| Bronze | Károly Bartha | Swimming | Men's 100 metre backstroke | 18 July |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Fencing | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |

### Multiple medalists

The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1924 Olympic Games.
| Name | Medal | Sport | Event |
| Sándor Pósta | Gold Silver Bronze | Fencing | Men's sabre Men's team sabre Men's team foil |
| János Garay | Silver Bronze | Fencing | Men's team sabre Men's sabre |
| László Berti | Silver Bronze | Fencing | Men's team sabre Men's team foil |
| Zoltán Ozoray Schenker | Silver Bronze | Fencing | Men's team sabre Men's team foil |
| Ödön Tersztyánszky | Silver Bronze | Fencing | Men's team sabre Men's team foil |

## Aquatics
### Swimming

Ranks given are within the heat.

#### Men

| Swimmer | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Swimmer | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| István Bárány | 100 m freestyle | 1:08.4 | 2 Q | 1:08.0 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Károly Bartha | 100 m backstroke | 1:18.0 | 1 Q | 1:19.0 | 3 q | 1:17.8 | |
| Frigyes Hollósi | 200 m breaststroke | 3:06.4 | 2 Q | 3:05.6 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zoltán Bitskey | 200 m breaststroke | 3:05.4 | 3 q | 3:09.2 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Márton Sipos | 200 m breaststroke | 3:09.8 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Women

| Swimmer | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Swimmer | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Ella Molnár | 200 m breaststroke | — | — | 3:39.8 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Water polo

Hungary made its second Olympic water polo appearance.

#### Roster

* István Barta
* Tibor Fazekas
* Lajos Homonnai
* Márton Homonnai
* A. Ivády
* F. Kann
* Alajos Keserű
* Ferenc Keserű
* B. Nagy
* József Vértesy
* János Wenk

#### First round

| Hungary | 7–6 | Great Britain | Piscine des Tourelles |

#### Quarterfinals

| Belgium | 3–2 | Hungary | Piscine des Tourelles |

#### Bronze medal quarterfinals

| Hungary | 7–0 | Czechoslovakia | Piscine des Tourelles |

#### Bronze medal semifinals

| Hungary | 1–4 | Sweden | Piscine des Tourelles |

## Athletics

Sixteen athletes represented Hungary in 1924. It was the nation's sixth appearance in the sport as well as the Games. Somfay took Hungary's only athletics medal in Paris, with the silver in the pentathlon.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Pál Bedő | Shot put | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12.66 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lajos Csejthey | Javelin throw | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 54.86 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mihály Fekete | 10 km walk | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Disqualified | Disqualified | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jenő Gáspár | High jump | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.83 | 1 Q | 1.88 | 5 |
| Ferenc Gerő | 100 m | 11.0 | 1 Q | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ferenc Gerő | 200 m | Unknown | 2 Q | 22.4 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| István Grósz | 1500 m | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Pál Király | 10000 m | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | did not finish | did not finish |
| Pál Király | Marathon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | did not finish | did not finish |
| István Kultsár | 5000 m | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Unknown | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lajos Kurunczy | 100 m | 11.4 | 1 Q | 11.0 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lajos Kurunczy | 200 m | 22.6 | 1 Q | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lajos Kurunczy | 400 m | 52.6 | 2 Q | did not start | did not start | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Antal Lovas | Marathon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3:35:24.0 | 28 |
| Kálmán Marvalits | Discus throw | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 40.82 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| László Muskát | 100 m | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| László Muskát | 110 m hurdles | N/A | N/A | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tibor Püspöki | 110 m hurdles | N/A | N/A | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gusztáv Rózsahegyi | 100 m | 11.3 | 2 Q | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Elemér Somfay | Pentathlon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 16 | |
| Elemér Somfay | Decathlon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | did not finish | did not finish |
| Sándor Toldi | Discus throw | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 41.09 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ferenc Gerő Lajos Kurunczy László Muskát Gusztáv Rózsahegyi | 4 × 100 m relay | N/A | N/A | 42.6 | 2 Q | 42.4 | 2 Q | 43.0 | 4 |

## Boxing

A single boxer represented Hungary at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Lőwig lost his only bout.
| Boxer | Weight class | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | Final / Bronze match |
| Boxer | Weight class | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Béla Lőwig | Lightweight | Genon (BEL) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 17 |
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| Belgium | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Round | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| Round of 32 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Round of 16 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Quarterfinals | 0 | 0 | – |
| Semifinals | 0 | 0 | – |
| Final | 0 | 0 | – |
| Bronze match | 0 | 0 | – |
| Total | 0 | 1 | .000 |

## Cycling

Four cyclists represented Hungary in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport.

### Road cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.
| Cyclist | Event | Final | Final |
| Cyclist | Event | Result | Rank |
| Mihály Rusovszky | Time trial | 7:57:49.0 | 51 |
| Ferenc Steiner | Time trial | 8:42:14.4 | 24 |

### Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.
| Cyclist | Event | First round | First round | First repechage | First repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Second repechage | Second repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Cyclist | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| János Grimm | Sprint | Unknown | 2 r | Unknown | 1 Q | Unknown | 3 r | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ferenc Uhereczky | Sprint | Unknown | 3 r | Unknown | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| János Grimm Ferenc Uhereczky | Tandem | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Unknown | 2 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Fencing

Ten fencers, nine men and one woman, represented Hungary in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport; Hungary was one of nine nations to have women compete in the first Olympic fencing event for women.
The team competitions resulted in two medals for Hungary. In somewhat of a disappointment for Hungary, the sabre team failed to win the gold medal; it was the first time a Hungarian sabre team competed but did not win. The finals match against Italy proved decisive, as both Hungary and Italy beat the other two teams in the final. Hungary and Italy split the individual bouts in their match, with eight apiece. The tie-breaker for the match, and thus the gold medal, was number of touches between Hungary and Italy; Italy won 50 to 46. The foil team earned the country's first non-sabre fencing medal, winning the bronze.
The Hungarian men had success in the individual sabre competition, with three of the four Hungarians reaching the final. Pósta and Garai were both in the three-way tie-breaker for medal placement, finishing first and third respectively. Schenker finished fourth, and was also the only Hungarian man to compete individually in another weapon; he was eliminated in the first round of the foil.
Tary, representing Hungary in the women's foil competition, reached the final and placed sixth overall.

### Men

Ranks given are within the pool.
| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Fencer | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| János Garai | Sabre | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3–2 | 3 Q | 6–2 | 3 Q | 5–2 | |
| Sándor Pósta | Sabre | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4–2 | 2 Q | 6–2 | 2 Q | 5–2 | |
| Zoltán Schenker | Foil | 1–3 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zoltán Schenker | Sabre | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3–3 | 4 Q | 6–2 | 3 Q | 4–3 | 4 |
| Ödön von Tersztyánszky | Sabre | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6–1 | 2 Q | 4–4 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| László Berti István Lichteneckert Sandor Posta Zoltan Schenker Ödön Tersztyanszky | Team foil | 1–0 | 2 Q | N/A | N/A | 2–1 | 2 Q | 1–1 | 2 Q | 0–2 | |
| László Berti Janos Garay Sandor Posta József Rády Zoltan Schenker László Széchy Ödön Tersztyanszky Jenő Uhlyárik | Team sabre | 1–0 | 1 Q | N/A | N/A | 2–0 | 1 Q | 1–0 | 1 Q | 2–1 | |

### Women

Ranks given are within the pool.
| Fencer | Event | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Fencer | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Gizella Tary | Foil | 3–2 | 3 Q | 3–2 | 3 Q | 0–5 | 6 |

## Football

Hungary competed in the Olympic football tournament for the second time in 1924, losing their second-round match to Egypt.

### Final rank

    9th place

## Rowing

Seven rowers represented Hungary in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Rower | Event | Semifinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Rower | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Ervin Mórich Béla Szendey | Double sculls | Unknown | 3 | N/A | N/A | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sándor Hautzinger Károly Koch István Szendeffy Zoltán Török Lajos Wick | Coxed four | Unknown | 2 r | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Shooting

Seven sport shooters represented Hungary in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Halasy took the nation's only shooting medal in 1924, a gold in the trap.
| Shooter | Event | Final | Final |
| Shooter | Event | Score | Rank |
| Gyula Halasy | Trap | 98 | |
| Sándor Lumniczer | 100 m deer, single shots | 20 | 31 |
| Sándor Lumniczer | Trap | Unknown | 31–44 |
| Sándor Prokopp | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 7 | 53 |
| Sándor Prokopp | 600 m free rifle | 70 | 55 |
| Gusztáv Szomjas | 100 m deer, single shots | 24 | 28 |
| Gusztáv Szomjas | 100 m deer, double shots | 28 | 29 |
| Gusztáv Szomjas | Trap | 90 | 19 |
| László Szomjas | Trap | 90 | 19 |
| Elemér Takács | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 13 | 47 |
| Elemér Takács | 50 m rifle, prone | 387 | 20 |
| Elemér Takács | 600 m free rifle | 84 | 14 |
| Elemér Takács | 100 m deer, single shots | 27 | 24 |
| Elemér Takács | 100 m deer, double shots | 42 | 25 |
| Elemér Takács | Team deer, double shots | 27 | 7 |
| Rezső Velez | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 15 | 30 |
| Rezső Velez | 50 m rifle, prone | 372 | 47 |
| Rezső Velez | 600 m free rifle | 79 | 35 |
| Rezső Velez | 100 m deer, single shots | 35 | 10 |
| Rezső Velez | 100 m deer, double shots | did not finish | did not finish |
| Sándor Prokopp Elemér Takács Rezső Velez | Team free rifle | 276 | 18 |
| Gyula Halasy Sándor Lumniczer Gusztáv Szomjas László Szomjas | Team clay pigeons | 321 | 10 |
| Gusztáv Szomjas László Szomjas Elemér Takács Rezső Velez | Team deer, single shots | 97 | 6 |

## Tennis
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Lajos Göncz | Singles | Bye | Lacoste (FRA) W 6–0, 6–0, 6–1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Béla von Kehrling | Singles | Bye | Roman (ROU) W 6–1,6–1, 6–2 | Aeschlimann (SUI) W 4–6, 6–8, 7–5, 6–2, 6–3 | Williams (USA) L 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aurél von Kelemen | Singles | Tegner (DEN) W 6–4, 6–1, 4–1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kálmán Kirchmayr | Singles | Wennergren (SWE) L 6–8, 2–6, 4–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lajos Göncz Kálmán Kirchmayr | Doubles | — | Williams / Washburn (USA) L 1–6, 0–6, 0–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Béla von Kehrling Aurél von Kelemen | Doubles | — | Willard / Bayley (AUS) L 8–6, 9–11, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Ilona Várady-Péter | Singles | Janssen (BEL) W 6–4, 6–1 | Covell (GBR) L 1–6, 3–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Aurél von Kelemen Ilona Várady-Péter | Doubles | Bye | Bouman / Timmer (NED) L 4–6, 2–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Wrestling
### Greco-Roman
#### Men's

| Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | Fifth round | Sixth round | Seventh round | Eighth round | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Rajmund Badó | Heavyweight | Bye | Larsen (DEN) W | Dame (FRA) W | Polis (LAT) W | Deglane (FRA) L | Did not advance | — | — | |
| István Dömény | Light heavyweight | Bonnefont (FRA) W | Pellinen (FIN) L | Loo (EST) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | — | =9 |
| Ferenc Györgyei | Middleweight | Steinberg (EST) L | Domas (FRA) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | — | =20 |
| Lajos Keresztes | Lightweight | Rahmy (EGY) W | de Marchi (ITA) W | Westerlund (FIN) W | Ronis (LAT) W | Frisenfeldt (DEN) W | Friman (FIN) L | — | — | |
| Sándor Kónyi | Middleweight | Pštros (TCH) W | Jahren (NOR) W | Fischer (AUT) L | Gorletti (ITA) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | — | =9 |
| Armand Magyar | Bantamweight | Östman (SWE) W | Krievs (LAT) W | Hansson (SWE) L | van Maaren (NED) W | Pütsep (EST) L | Did not advance | — | — | =5 |
| Mihály Matura | Lightweight | Sesta (AUT) W | Parisel (FRA) W | Borgström (SWE) W | Kusnets (EST) L | Friman (FIN) L | Did not advance | — | — | =5 |
| Jenő Németh | Featherweight | Svensson (SWE) L | Käpp (EST) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | =18 |
| Ödön Radvány | Featherweight | Nord (NOR) L | Egeberg (NOR) W | Rottiers (BEL) W | Väli (EST) W | Malmberg (SWE) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | =6 |
| Ottó Szelky | Heavyweight | Johansson (SWE) L | Sjouwerman (NED) W | Deglane (FRA) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | — | — | =9 |
| József Tasnádi | Bantamweight | Bye | Östman (SWE) W | van Maaren (NED) W | Hansson (SWE) L | Ahlfors (FIN) L | Did not advance | — | — | =5 |
| Béla Varga | Light heavyweight | Ceccatelli (ITA) W | Muijs (NED) W | Wecksten (FIN) L | Westergren (SWE) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | — | =6 |