Hungary at the 1952 Summer Olympics


Hungary competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 189 competitors, 162 men and 27 women, took part in 107 events in 15 sports.

Medalists

Hungary finished in third position in the final medal rankings, behind only the United States and Soviet Union.

Gold

Basketball

;Men's Team Competition
Men's Flyweight:
Men's Featherweight:
Men's Lightweight:
Light-welterweight
Men's Welterweight:
Men's Light-Middleweight:
Men's Middleweight:
Men's Light-heavyweight
Men's Heavyweight:

Cycling

;Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race
;Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
17 fencers, 14 men and 3 women, represented Hungary in 1952.
;Men's foil
;Men's team foil
;Men's épée
;Men's team épée
;Men's sabre
;Men's team sabre
;Women's foil

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1952. They won gold in the team event with Gábor Benedek winning silver and István Szondy winning bronze in the individual event.
;Individual
;Team
Hungary had 15 male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1952.
; Men's coxed pair
; Men's coxless four
; Men's eight
Six shooters represented Hungary in 1952. In the 25 m pistol event Károly Takács won gold and Szilárd Kun won silver. Ambrus Balogh won bronze in the 50 m pistol.
;25 m pistol
;50 m pistol
;300 m rifle, three positions
;50 m rifle, three positions
;50 m rifle, prone

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling