| Noc: | HUN |
| Nocname: | Hungarian Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1896 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Athens, Greece |
| Date: | April 6, 1896 – April 15, 1896 |
| Competitors: | 7 |
| Sports: | 6 |
| Events: | 16 |
| Rank: | 6 |
| Gold: | 2 |
| Silver: | 1 |
| Bronze: | 3 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| See also: | 1906 Intercalated Games |
Hungary competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Austrian and Hungarian results at early Olympic Games are generally kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.
Seven athletes from Hungary competed in six sports. The Hungarian medals came on 18 entries in 15 events.__TOC__
See main article: 1896 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1896 Summer Olympics medal winners. The following Hungarian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.| style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;"|
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Men's 100 metre freestyle | ||||
| Swimming | Men's 1200 metre freestyle | ||||
| Athletics | Men's 800 metres | ||||
| Athletics | Men's 100 metres | ||||
| Athletics | Men's marathon | ||||
| Tennis | Men's singles |
| Medals by sport | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | bgcolor=#f7f6a8 | bgcolor=#dce5e5 | bgcolor=#ffdab9 | Total | |||
| bgcolor=F7F6A8 | 2 | bgcolor=DCE5E5 | 0 | bgcolor=FFDAB9 | 0 | 2 | |
| bgcolor=F7F6A8 | 0 | bgcolor=DCE5E5 | 1 | bgcolor=FFDAB9 | 2 | 3 | |
| bgcolor=F7F6A8 | 0 | bgcolor=DCE5E5 | 0 | bgcolor=FFDAB9 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||
The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1896 Olympic Games.
| width=78% align=left valign=top |The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Gymnastics | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 7[1] | 0 | 7 |
| width="22%" align="left" valign="top" |
| Medals by date | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | bgcolor=#f7f6a8 | bgcolor=#dce5e5 | bgcolor=#ffdab9 | Total | |||
| Day 1 | 6 April | bgcolor=F7F6A8 | 0 | bgcolor=DCE5E5 | 0 | bgcolor=FFDAB9 | 1 | 1 |
| Day 2 | 7 April | bgcolor=F7F6A8 | 0 | bgcolor=DCE5E5 | 0 | bgcolor=FFDAB9 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 3 | 8 April | bgcolor=F7F6A8 | 0 | bgcolor=DCE5E5 | 0 | bgcolor=FFDAB9 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 4 | 9 April | bgcolor=F7F6A8 | 0 | bgcolor=DCE5E5 | 1 | bgcolor=FFDAB9 | 0 | 1 |
| Day 5 | 10 April | bgcolor=F7F6A8 | 0 | bgcolor=DCE5E5 | 0 | bgcolor=FFDAB9 | 1 | 1 |
| Day 6 | 11 April | bgcolor=F7F6A8 | 2 | bgcolor=DCE5E5 | 0 | bgcolor=FFDAB9 | 1 | 3 |
| Day 7 | 12 April | bgcolor=F7F6A8 | 0 | bgcolor=DCE5E5 | 0 | bgcolor=FFDAB9 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 8 | 13 April | bgcolor=F7F6A8 | 0 | bgcolor=DCE5E5 | 0 | bgcolor=FFDAB9 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||
See main article: Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics. The Hungarian athletes were successful in each event except the 110 metre hurdles, taking a silver, two bronzes, and a 4th-place finish. The entry and competitor lists for some events are not agreed on by all sources. In the 100 metres, Dáni, Leonidasz Manno, and István Zachar may have entered and not started (or possibly have competed) along with Szokolyi.[2] [3] [4]
Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Nándor Dáni | align=left rowspan=4 | 100 m | Did not start | Did not advance | ||
| Leonidasz Manno | Did not start | Did not advance | ||||
| István Zachar | Did not start | Did not advance | ||||
| Alajos Szokolyi | 12.8 | 2 Q | 12.6 | |||
| Nándor Dáni | 800 m | 2:10.2 | 2 Q | 2:11.8 | ||
| Alajos Szokolyi | 110 m hurdles | Unknown | 2 Q | Did not start | ||
| Gyula Kellner | Marathon | 3:06:35 | ||||
Field events
See main article: Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gyula Kakas | align=left rowspan=2 | Vault | 4–15 |
| Desiderius Wein | 4–15 | ||
| Gyula Kakas | align=left rowspan=2 | Pommel horse | 3–15 |
| Desiderius Wein | 3–15 | ||
| Gyula Kakas | align=left rowspan=2 | Horizontal bar | 3–15 |
| Desiderius Wein | 3–15 | ||
| Gyula Kakas | align=left rowspan=2 | Parallel bars | 3–18 |
| Desiderius Wein | 3–18 | ||
| Desiderius Wein | Rings | 4, 6–8 |
See main article: Swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics. Hajós won both events he entered, taking two of the four swimming medals (he could not enter the 100 metres for sailors event, and the 500 metres was immediately after the 100 metres and immediately before the 1200 metres).
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |||
| Alfréd Hajós | 100 m freestyle | 1:22.2 OR | ||
| Alfréd Hajós | 1200 m freestyle | 18:22.2 | ||
See main article: Tennis at the 1896 Summer Olympics.
Tapavicza was defeated by Dionysios Kasdaglis in the semifinals of the singles tournament.
See main article: Weightlifting at the 1896 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Wrestling at the 1896 Summer Olympics.