Hungarian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[2]
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
Hungary entered three boxers (two men and one woman) into the Olympic tournament. Richárd Kovács (men's lightweight), with Luca Hámori (women's welterweight) slated to become the country's first female boxer at the Games, secured the spots on the Hungarian squad in their respective weight divisions by advancing to the semifinal match at the 2023 European Games in Nowy Targ, Poland.[3] Meanwhile, Pylyp Akilov (men's middleweight) qualified for the games by winning the quota bouts round at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy.[4]
Hungarian canoeists qualified boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany; and 2024 European Qualifier in Szeged.[5][6] The list of athletes chosen to represent the country was revealed on 20 June 2024.[7]
Hungary entered one male and one female rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympic. Hungary secured those quota through the UCI Nation Ranking and 2023 World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.[8]
Hungary entered two riders, one in dressage and one in the eventing event, through the establishments of final olympics ranking for Group C (Central & Eastern Europe; Central Asia),[9] signifying the country's return to the sporting scene since 1996.[10] Last minute, an individual dressage spot opened to Hungary because Moldova's first rider was tested positive on a doping control, while Moldova's second rider did not obtain the required MER results. On the 24th of June, the suspension was lifted which led to no spot for Hungary in dressage.[11]
Hungary entered fifteen fencers into the Olympic competition. Dániel Dósa, Flóra Pásztor and Anna Kun secured their quotas in their respective events, after nominated as one of two highest ranked individual fencers, eligible for European zone; meanwhile, men's épée team, the men's and women's sabre team qualified after becoming one of four worldwide highest ranked teams, through the release of the FIE Official ranking for Paris 2024.[12] In May 2024 WADA banned Anna Kun from international sport for 2 years due to rule violation. Eszter Muhari took her place as the fencer next in line in qualification.
Hungary qualified four artistic gymnasts for the games. Krisztofer Mészáros and Bettina Lili Czifra qualified due to being among the highest-ranked eligible athletes in the all-around qualification at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. Csenge Bácskay qualified as being the highest-ranked eligible athlete in the vault event final at the 2023 World Championships. Additionally, due to the Hungarian women's team finishing 15th in qualifications, they earned a non-nominative berth as well.[13] Initially Zsófia Kovács was nominated by the Hungarian Gymnastics Federation for the quota place, however at a training in Paris few days before the start of the games Kovács got injured, and Zója Székely took over her place as a reserve.[14]
Hungary entered seven judoka (four men and three women) into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.
Hungarian modern pentathletes confirmed four quota places (two per gender) for Paris 2024. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Michelle Gulyás and rookie Csaba Bőhm secured a spot each in their respective individual events by finishing among the eight highest-ranked modern pentathletes eligible for qualification at the 2023 European Games in Kraków, Poland;[27][28] meanwhile Balázs Szép and Blanka Guzi qualified for the games, by virtue of their medal results, at the 2024 UIPM World Championships in Zhengzhou, China.
Athlete
Event
Semifinal
Final
Fencing (épée one touch)
Swimming (200 m freestyle)
Riding (show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3000 m)
Total pts
Final rank
Fencing (épée one touch)
Swimming (200 m freestyle)
Riding (show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3000 m)
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
Hungarian shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022, 2023, and 2024 European Championships, 2023 European Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[29]
Hungarian swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):[30]
Hungary qualified one women single players and a mixed double pair team for the Games, through the release of the final mixed doubles ranking and singles final ranking for Paris 2024.
Hungary qualified three athlete to compete at the games. Tokyo 2020 Olympian, Omar Salim qualified for Paris 2024 by virtue of finishing within the top five in the Olympic rankings in his respective division. Joining the squad, Viviana Márton and Levente Józsa qualified for the Games after their semifinal victory, in their own division, at the 2024 European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Hungary entered three triathletes (two men's and one women) in the triathlon events for Paris, following the release of final individual olympics qualification ranking.
VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.