Hungary at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Hungary at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | HUN | ||||||||
| NOC | Hungarian Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| in Beijing | |||||||||
| Competitors | 171 in 18 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Zoltán Kammerer (opening) Attila Vajda (closing) |
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Medals Ranked 21st |
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| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Qualified for the semifinals | |
| Qualified for the quarterfinals | |
| Will play for places 7–10 | |
| Will play for places 7–12 |
| Qualified for the semifinals | |
| Qualified for the quarterfinals | |
| Will play for places 7–8 |
Hungary competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country sent 131 individual competitors (77 men and 54 women) plus the men's and women's water polo teams and the women's handball team (13+13 + 14 athletes, respectively) for a total of 171 Hungarian athletes taking part in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Hungary's gold medal count of 3 was the lowest in the nation's Summer Olympic history since the Paris Summer Olympic Games of 1924. Its total medal count of 10 was the lowest since the 1928 Summer Olympic Games in Amsterdam.
* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance. Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Farkas moved up a position.
Hungary qualified five boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Szellő qualified at the World Championships. Varga and Kalucza brought the Hungarian boxing squad up to four by qualifying at the first European qualifying event. Bedák was the fifth and final Hungarian to join the team, at the 2nd European tournament.
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
The following is the Hungary roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: János Hajdu
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
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;
Hungary participated in both the men's and the women's tournaments. The men's team won the gold medal, while the women's team finished in fourth place.
The following is the Hungarian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).
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