Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics

1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...

in Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

, Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

. The nation returned after the boycott of the Soviet-bloc of the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

. 188 competitors, 152 men and 36 women, took part in 135 events in 20 sports.

Gold

• Zsolt Gyulai
  Zsolt Gyulai
  Zsolt Gyulay is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s...
  
   — Canoeing, Men's K1 500 m Kayak Singles
• Attila Ábrahám
  Attila Àbrahám
  Attila Ábrahám is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s...
  
  , Ferenc Csipes
  Ferenc Csipes
  Ferenc Csipes is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1985 to 1996. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won four medals with one gold , two silvers , and one bronze .Csipes also won sixteen ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medals with eight golds Ferenc Csipes (born March 8, 1965 in...
  
  , Zsolt Gyulai
  Zsolt Gyulai
  Zsolt Gyulay is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s...
  
  , and Sándor Hódosi
  Sándor Hódosi
  Sándor Hódosi is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he won a gold in the K-4 1000 m event....
  
   — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000 m Kayak Fours
• Imre Bujdosó
  Imre Bujdosó
  Imre Bujdosó is a Hungarian fencer, who has won two Olympic medals in the team sabre competition.-References:...
  
  , László Csongrádi
  László Csongrádi
  László Csongrádi is a Hungarian fencer, who won a gold medal in the team sabre competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul together with György Nébald, Bence Szabó, Imre Bujdosó and Imre Gedõvári.-External links:...
  
  , Imre Gedővári
  Imre Gedõvári
  Imre Gedővári is a Hungarian fencer, who won three Olympic medals in the sabre competitions.-External links:*...
  
  , György Nébald
  György Nébald
  György Nébald is a Hungarian fencer, who has won three Olympic medals in the team sabre competition.-References:...
  
  , and Bence Szabó
  Bence Szabó
  Bence Szabó is a Hungarian fencer, who has won four Olympic medals in the sabre competitions.-External links:*...
  
   — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team Competition
• János Martinek
  János Martinek
  János Martinek is a Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.-Olympics:Martinek participated on the Hungarian team which won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and where he also received an individual gold medal.He received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in...
  
   — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition
• János Martinek
  János Martinek
  János Martinek is a Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.-Olympics:Martinek participated on the Hungarian team which won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and where he also received an individual gold medal.He received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in...
  
  , Attila Mizsér
  Attila Mizsér
  Attila Mizsér is a Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.-Olympics:Attila Mizsér participated on the Hungarian team which won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul....
  
  , and László Fábián — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition
• Zsolt Borkai
  Zsolt Borkai
  Zsolt Borkai is a Hungarian gymnast, world champion and Olympic champion. He is also the mayor of Győr since 2006.He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he received a gold medal in pommel horse...
  
   — Gymnastics, Men's Pommeled Horse
• József Szabó
  József Szabó
  József Szabó is a former breaststroker from Hungary, who won the gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.-References:**...
  
   — Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke
• Tamás Darnyi
  Tamás Darnyi
  Tamás Darnyi is a Hungarian retired male swimmer. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest medley swimmers in history. He won four gold medals at two Olympic Games and was unbeaten in the individual medley events from 1985 until his retirement in 1993...
  
   — Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley
• Tamás Darnyi
  Tamás Darnyi
  Tamás Darnyi is a Hungarian retired male swimmer. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest medley swimmers in history. He won four gold medals at two Olympic Games and was unbeaten in the individual medley events from 1985 until his retirement in 1993...
  
   — Swimming, Men's 400 m Individual Medley
• Krisztina Egerszegi
  Krisztina Egerszegi
  Krisztina Egerszegi is a Hungarian former world record holding swimmer and one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era...
  
   — Swimming, Women's 200 m Backstroke
• András Sike
  András Sike
  András Sike is a Hungarian wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Olympics:Sike competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul where he received a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the bantamweight class.-References:...
  
   — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight

Silver

• Erika Géczi
  Erika Géczi
  Erika Géczi is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. She won a silver medal in K-4 500 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul....
  
  , Rita Kőbán
  Rita Köbán
  Rita Kőbán is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1985 to 2000. Competing in four Summer Olympics, she won six medals with two golds , three silvers , and one bronze .Kőbán has also been very successful in...
  
  , Erika Mészáros
  Erika Mészáros
  Erika Mészáros is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s...
  
   and Éva Rakusz
  Éva Rakusz
  Éva Rakusz is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won two medals with a silver and a bronze ....
  
   — Canoeing, Women's K4 500 m Kayak Fours
• Károly Güttler
  Károly Güttler
  Károly Güttler is a former breaststroker from Hungary, who represented his native country at four consecutive Olympics, beginning with the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and ending with the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
  
   — Swimming, Men's 100 m Breaststroke
• Krisztina Egerszegi
  Krisztina Egerszegi
  Krisztina Egerszegi is a Hungarian former world record holding swimmer and one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era...
  
   — Swimming, Women's 100 m Backstroke
• István Messzi — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight (82½ kg)
• József Jacsó — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight (110 kg)
• Tibor Komáromi — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight

Bronze

• Róbert Isaszegi
  Róbert Isaszegi
  Róbert Isaszegi is a Hungarian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the light flyweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:...
  
   — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight
• Attila Ábrahám
  Attila Àbrahám
  Attila Ábrahám is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s...
  
   and Ferenc Csipes
  Ferenc Csipes
  Ferenc Csipes is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1985 to 1996. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won four medals with one gold , two silvers , and one bronze .Csipes also won sixteen ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medals with eight golds Ferenc Csipes (born March 8, 1965 in...
  
   — Canoeing, Men's K2 500 m Kayak Pairs
• István Busa
  István Busa
  István Busa is a Hungarian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Zsolt Érsek
  Zsolt Érsek
  Zsolt Érsek is a Hungarian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Róbert Gátai
  Róbert Gátai
  Róbert Gátai is a Hungarian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Pál Szekeres
  Pál Szekeres
  Pál Szekeres, born September 22, 1964 in Budapest, is a Hungarian fencer. He has the distinction of being the only person ever to have won medals at both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.-Career in sport:...
  
  , and István Szelei
  István Szelei
  István Szelei is a Hungarian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
   — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition
• Zsuzsanna Jánosi
  Zsuzsanna Jánosi
  Zsuzsa Jánosi is a Hungarian fencer, who won a bronze medal in the team foil competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics, in Seoul together with Zsuzsanna Szõcs, Katalin Tuschák, Edit Kovács and Gertrúd Stefanek.-External links:*...
  
  , Edit Kovács
  Edit Kovács
  Edit Kovács is a Hungarian fencer, who won three Olympic medals in the foil team competitions. She graduated from the Physical Education College in 1986. She became the senior inspector of the Hungarian Fencing Association, then she was secretary general between 1991 and 2001.-External links:*...
  
  , Gertrúd Stefanek
  Gertrúd Stefanek
  Gertrúd Stefanek is a Hungarian fencer, who won two Olympic medals in the foil team competitions, in 1980 in Moscow and 1988 in Seoul.-References:...
  
  , Zsuzsanna Szőcs
  Zsuzsanna Szocs
  Zsuzsanna Szőcs is a Hungarian fencer, who won two Olympic medals in the foil team competitions. Her trainer was among others her father, Bertalan Szőcs.She won four times the World Championship .-References:...
  
  , and Katalin Tuschák
  Katalin Tuschák
  Katalin Tuschák is a Hungarian fencer, who won a bronze medal in the team foil competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul together with Zsuzsanna Szõcs, Zsuzsanna Jánosi, Edit Kovács and Gertrúd Stefanek.-External links:*...
  
   — Fencing, Women's Foil Team Competition
• Zoltán Kovács — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol
• Attila Záhonyi — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, prone

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

• Attila Kovács
  Attila Kovacs
  Attila Kovács is a former Hungarian sprinter, born in Szekszard. He is 11 times the Hungarian 100 metre Champion, and 4 times the 200 metre champion.-Best performances:* 100 m: 10"09 in Miskolc * 200 m: 20"11 in Miskolc...
  
  
• István Tatár
• György Fetter

Men's 200 metres

• Attila Kovács
  Attila Kovacs
  Attila Kovács is a former Hungarian sprinter, born in Szekszard. He is 11 times the Hungarian 100 metre Champion, and 4 times the 200 metre champion.-Best performances:* 100 m: 10"09 in Miskolc * 200 m: 20"11 in Miskolc...
  
  

Men's 110 metres Hurdles

• György Bakos
  György Bakos
  György Bakos is a retired hurdler from Hungary. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  

Men's 4×100 metres Relay

• György Bakos
  György Bakos
  György Bakos is a retired hurdler from Hungary. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
• László Karaffa
• István Tatár
• Attila Kovács
  Attila Kovacs
  Attila Kovács is a former Hungarian sprinter, born in Szekszard. He is 11 times the Hungarian 100 metre Champion, and 4 times the 200 metre champion.-Best performances:* 100 m: 10"09 in Miskolc * 200 m: 20"11 in Miskolc...
  
  

Men's 3,000m Steeplechase

• Bela Vago
  Béla Vágó
  Béla Vágó was a Hungarian communist politician, who served as de facto Interior Minister with Jenő Landler during the Hungarian Soviet Republic. After the fall of the communist regime, he emigrated to the Soviet Union.-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

• László Szalma
  László Szalma
  László Szalma is a retired Hungarian long jumper. He won six medals at the European Indoor Championships—two gold, three silver and one bronze—and finished fourth at the 1980 Olympic Games and the 1983 World Championships...
  
  
• Qualification — 7.91m
• Final — 8.00m (→ 6th place)

Men's Pole Vault

• István Bagyula
  István Bagyula
  István Bagyula is a retired Hungarian pole vaulter. He is a former world junior record holder, having equalled Radion Gataullin's 1984 record of 5.65 metres at the 1988 World Junior Championships. A new championship record at the time, it has not yet been beaten at the WJC...
  
  

Men's Hammer Throw

• Tibor Gécsek
  Tibor Gécsek
  Tibor Gécsek is a retired male hammer thrower from Hungary. Gécsek is of Hungarian Slovenian descent....
  
  
• Qualification — 77.12m
• Final — 78.36m (→ 6th place)

• Imre Szitás
  Imre Szitás
  Imre Szitás is a retired male hammer thrower from Hungary, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He set his personal best on July 11, 1988 in Szombathely.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Qualification — 76.24m
• Final — 77.04m (→ 7th place)

• József Vida
  József Vida
  József Vida is a retired male hammer thrower from Hungary, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He set his personal best on July 4, 1999 in Tapolca....
  
  
• Qualification — 74.30m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

• Dezső Szabó — 8093 points (→ 13th place)

1. 100 metres — 11.02s
2. Long Jump — 7.29m
3. Shot Put — 12.92m
4. High Jump — 2.06m
5. 400 metres — 48.23s
6. 110m Hurdles — 14.96s
7. Discus Throw — 39.54m
8. Pole Vault — 5.00m
9. Javelin Throw — 56.80m
10. 1.500 metres — 4:17.85s

Men's 20 km Walk

• Sándor Urbanik
  Sándor Urbanik
  Sándor Urbanik is a retired male race walker from Hungary. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Final — 1:23:18 (→ 21st place)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Sándor Urbanik
  Sándor Urbanik
  Sándor Urbanik is a retired male race walker from Hungary. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's Marathon

• Karolina Szabo
  Karolina Szabó
  Karolina Szabó is a retired female Hungarian athlete, who specialized in the long-distance running events.Szabo was born in Dunaföldvár, Tolna...
  
  
• Final — 2"32.26 (→ 13th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Zsuzsa Malovecz
  Zsuzsa Malovecz
  Zsuzsa Malovecz is a retired female javelin thrower from Hungary who represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics. She set her personal best in 1988.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Qualification — 64.30m
• Final — 54.58m (→ 12th place)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Róbert Isaszegi
  Róbert Isaszegi
  Róbert Isaszegi is a Hungarian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the light flyweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:...
  
   → 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
  Chatchai Sasakul
  Chatchai Sasakul is a former boxing champion in the flyweight division. Aside of being a professional boxer, Sasakul is also a practitioner in snooker.- Amateur career :Sasakul was an amateur boxing star in Thailand...
  
   (Thailand), 3:2
• Semifinals — Lost to Michael Carbajal (United States), 1:4

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

• Laszlo Szöke
  László Szoke
  László Szőke is a former Hungarian football player.Szőke was born in Budapest. In 1949 he moved to Italy under contract to Fanfulla before becoming a well-known name in Italian football by being transferred to first division Udinese who went on to place themselves in second position, behind the...
  
  
• First Round — Lost to John Wanjau (Kenya) on points

Fencing

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Hungary in 1988.

Men's foil

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twentieth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 20 to 21 1988. 68 fencers from 29 nations competed.-Results:...

• Zsolt Érsek
  Zsolt Érsek
  Zsolt Érsek is a Hungarian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Róbert Gátai
  Róbert Gátai
  Róbert Gátai is a Hungarian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Pál Szekeres
  Pál Szekeres
  Pál Szekeres, born September 22, 1964 in Budapest, is a Hungarian fencer. He has the distinction of being the only person ever to have won medals at both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.-Career in sport:...
  
  

Men's team foil

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil

The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 26 to 27, 1988...

• Zsolt Érsek
  Zsolt Érsek
  Zsolt Érsek is a Hungarian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Pál Szekeres
  Pál Szekeres
  Pál Szekeres, born September 22, 1964 in Budapest, is a Hungarian fencer. He has the distinction of being the only person ever to have won medals at both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.-Career in sport:...
  
  , István Szelei
  István Szelei
  István Szelei is a Hungarian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , István Busa
  István Busa
  István Busa is a Hungarian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Róbert Gátai
  Róbert Gátai
  Róbert Gátai is a Hungarian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's épée

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twentieth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 23 to 24 1988. 79 fencers from 33 nations competed.-Results:...

• Ernő Kolczonay
  Ernõ Kolczonay
  Ernő Kolczonay was a Hungarian fencer, who won two Olympic silver medals in the Épée competitions. He was a member of the Hungarian fencing team that won the world championship in Hamburg, 1978...
  
  
• Zoltán Székely
  Zoltán Székely (fencer)
  Zoltán Székely is a Hungarian fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Szabolcs Pásztor
  Szabolcs Pásztor
  Szabolcs Pásztor is a Hungarian fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's team épée

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 29 to 30 1988...

• László Fábián, Ferenc Hegedűs
  Ferenc Hegedüs
  Ferenc Hegedűs is a Hungarian fencer, who won a silver medal in the team Épée competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona together with Krisztián Kulcsár, Gábor Totola, Ernõ Kolczonay and Iván Kovács.-References:...
  
  , Ernő Kolczonay
  Ernõ Kolczonay
  Ernő Kolczonay was a Hungarian fencer, who won two Olympic silver medals in the Épée competitions. He was a member of the Hungarian fencing team that won the world championship in Hamburg, 1978...
  
  , Szabolcs Pásztor
  Szabolcs Pásztor
  Szabolcs Pásztor is a Hungarian fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Zoltán Székely
  Zoltán Székely (fencer)
  Zoltán Székely is a Hungarian fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's sabre

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twentyfirst appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 22 to 23, 1988. 40 fencers from 18 nations competed.-Results:...

• György Nébald
  György Nébald
  György Nébald is a Hungarian fencer, who has won three Olympic medals in the team sabre competition.-References:...
  
  
• Imre Gedővári
  Imre Gedõvári
  Imre Gedővári is a Hungarian fencer, who won three Olympic medals in the sabre competitions.-External links:*...
  
  
• Imre Bujdosó
  Imre Bujdosó
  Imre Bujdosó is a Hungarian fencer, who has won two Olympic medals in the team sabre competition.-References:...
  
  

Men's team sabre

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre

The men's team sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 28 to 29, 1988...

• György Nébald
  György Nébald
  György Nébald is a Hungarian fencer, who has won three Olympic medals in the team sabre competition.-References:...
  
  , Bence Szabó
  Bence Szabó
  Bence Szabó is a Hungarian fencer, who has won four Olympic medals in the sabre competitions.-External links:*...
  
  , Imre Bujdosó
  Imre Bujdosó
  Imre Bujdosó is a Hungarian fencer, who has won two Olympic medals in the team sabre competition.-References:...
  
  , Imre Gedővári
  Imre Gedõvári
  Imre Gedővári is a Hungarian fencer, who won three Olympic medals in the sabre competitions.-External links:*...
  
  , Csongrádi Csongrái

Women's foil

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 21 to 22, 1988. 45 fencers from 19 nations competed.-Results:...

• Zsuzsa Némethné Jánosi
• Gertrúd Stefanek
  Gertrúd Stefanek
  Gertrúd Stefanek is a Hungarian fencer, who won two Olympic medals in the foil team competitions, in 1980 in Moscow and 1988 in Seoul.-References:...
  
  
• Edit Kovács
  Edit Kovács
  Edit Kovács is a Hungarian fencer, who won three Olympic medals in the foil team competitions. She graduated from the Physical Education College in 1986. She became the senior inspector of the Hungarian Fencing Association, then she was secretary general between 1991 and 2001.-External links:*...
  
  

Women's team foil

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil

The women's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 27 to 28, 1985...

• Zsuzsa Némethné Jánosi, Gertrúd Stefanek
  Gertrúd Stefanek
  Gertrúd Stefanek is a Hungarian fencer, who won two Olympic medals in the foil team competitions, in 1980 in Moscow and 1988 in Seoul.-References:...
  
  , Zsuzsa Szőcs, Katalin Tuschák
  Katalin Tuschák
  Katalin Tuschák is a Hungarian fencer, who won a bronze medal in the team foil competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul together with Zsuzsanna Szõcs, Zsuzsanna Jánosi, Edit Kovács and Gertrúd Stefanek.-External links:*...
  
  , Edit Kovács
  Edit Kovács
  Edit Kovács is a Hungarian fencer, who won three Olympic medals in the foil team competitions. She graduated from the Physical Education College in 1986. She became the senior inspector of the Hungarian Fencing Association, then she was secretary general between 1991 and 2001.-External links:*...
  
  

Modern pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

• János Martinek
  János Martinek
  János Martinek is a Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.-Olympics:Martinek participated on the Hungarian team which won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and where he also received an individual gold medal.He received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in...
  
   — 5404 pts (→ Gold Medal)
• Attila Mizsér
  Attila Mizsér
  Attila Mizsér is a Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.-Olympics:Attila Mizsér participated on the Hungarian team which won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul....
  
   — 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
  Zoltán Szilágyi
  Zoltán Szilágyi is a former freestyle swimmer from Hungary, who competed in the 1988 1992 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
  
  
• 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
  Zoltán Szilágyi
  Zoltán Szilágyi is a former freestyle swimmer from Hungary, who competed in the 1988 1992 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
  
  
• 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
  Zoltán Szilágyi
  Zoltán Szilágyi is a former freestyle swimmer from Hungary, who competed in the 1988 1992 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
  
  
• 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
  Tamás Deutsch
  Tamás Deutsch is a former backstroke swimmer from Hungary, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. He won a bronze medal over 200 m at the 1995 FINA Short Course World Championships.Deutsch was part of the California Convertible Club from 1992...
  
  
• Heat — 58.65 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• Tamás Deutsch
  Tamás Deutsch
  Tamás Deutsch is a former backstroke swimmer from Hungary, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. He won a bronze medal over 200 m at the 1995 FINA Short Course World Championships.Deutsch was part of the California Convertible Club from 1992...
  
  
• Heat — 2:03.17
• B-Final — 2:04.42 (→ 14th place)

• Tamás Darnyi
  Tamás Darnyi
  Tamás Darnyi is a Hungarian retired male swimmer. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest medley swimmers in history. He won four gold medals at two Olympic Games and was unbeaten in the individual medley events from 1985 until his retirement in 1993...
  
  
• Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Károly Güttler
  Károly Güttler
  Károly Güttler is a former breaststroker from Hungary, who represented his native country at four consecutive Olympics, beginning with the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and ending with the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
  
  
• 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
  József Szabó
  József Szabó is a former breaststroker from Hungary, who won the gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.-References:**...
  
  
• Heat — 2:14.97
• Final — 2:13.52 (→ Gold Medal)

• Peter Szabó
• Heat — 2:17.10
• Final — 2:17.12 (→ 8th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Tamás Darnyi
  Tamás Darnyi
  Tamás Darnyi is a Hungarian retired male swimmer. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest medley swimmers in history. He won four gold medals at two Olympic Games and was unbeaten in the individual medley events from 1985 until his retirement in 1993...
  
  
• Heat — 2:02.15
• Final — 2:00.17 (→ Gold Medal)

• József Szabó
  József Szabó
  József Szabó is a former breaststroker from Hungary, who won the gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.-References:**...
  
  
• Heat — 2:09.08 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

• Tamás Darnyi
  Tamás Darnyi
  Tamás Darnyi is a Hungarian retired male swimmer. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest medley swimmers in history. He won four gold medals at two Olympic Games and was unbeaten in the individual medley events from 1985 until his retirement in 1993...
  
  
• Heat — 4:16.55
• Final — 4:14.75 (→ Gold Medal)

• József Szabó
  József Szabó
  József Szabó is a former breaststroker from Hungary, who won the gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.-References:**...
  
  
• Heat — 4:20.85
• Final — 4:18.15 (→ 4th place)

Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Tamás Deutsch
  Tamás Deutsch
  Tamás Deutsch is a former backstroke swimmer from Hungary, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. He won a bronze medal over 200 m at the 1995 FINA Short Course World Championships.Deutsch was part of the California Convertible Club from 1992...
  
  , Károly Güttler
  Károly Güttler
  Károly Güttler is a former breaststroker from Hungary, who represented his native country at four consecutive Olympics, beginning with the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and ending with the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
  
  , Valter Kalaus, and Mihály-Richard Bodór
• Heat — 3:52.24 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Judit Csabai
  Judit Csabai
  Judit Csabai is a former freestyle swimmer from Hungary, who competed at the Summer Olympics for her native country in 1988.At the European Championships she won a bronze medal in 1987 in 800 metre freestyle.-References:...
  
  
• Heat — 4:25.52 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

• Judit Csabai
  Judit Csabai
  Judit Csabai is a former freestyle swimmer from Hungary, who competed at the Summer Olympics for her native country in 1988.At the European Championships she won a bronze medal in 1987 in 800 metre freestyle.-References:...
  
  
• Heat — 8:56.37 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Krisztina Egerszegi
  Krisztina Egerszegi
  Krisztina Egerszegi is a Hungarian former world record holding swimmer and one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era...
  
  
• Heat — 1:02.09
• Final — 1:01.56 (→ Silver Medal)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Krisztina Egerszegi
  Krisztina Egerszegi
  Krisztina Egerszegi is a Hungarian former world record holding swimmer and one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era...
  
  
• Heat — 2:11.01
• Final — 2:09.29 (→ Gold Medal)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Gabriella Csépe
  Gabriella Csépe
  Gabriella Csépe is a former breaststroke swimmer from Hungary, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting at the 1988....
  
  
• Heat — 1:11.10
• B-Final — 1:11.24 (→ 14th place)

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
• Gébor Schmiedt
• Zsolt Petőváry
• István Pintér
• Tibor Keszthelyi
• Balázs Vincze
• Zoltán Mohi
• Tibor Pardi
• László Tóth
• András Gyöngyösi
• Zoltán Kósz
  Zoltan Kosz
  Zoltán Kósz is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Kosz also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Hungarian team placed 4th....
  
  
• Imre Tóth
• Head Coach: Zoltan Kasas