Hungary at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Hungary competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country sent 131 individual competitors plus the men's and women's water polo teams and the women's handball team for a total of 171 athletes taking part in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Hungary's gold medal count of 3 was the lowest in the nation's Summer Olympic history since the 1924 Paris Summer Olympics. Its total medal count of 10 was the lowest since the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Canoeing | Men's C-1 1000 m | |||
Katalin Kovács | Canoeing | Women's K-2 500 m | ||
| Water polo | Men's tournament | |||
| Swimming | Men's 400 m individual medley | |||
| Swimming | Men's 200 m butterfly | |||
| Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg | |||
| Swimming | Men's 200 m individual medley | |||
Katalin Kovács Danuta Kozák Gabriella Szabó | Canoeing | Women's K-4 500 m | ||
| Fencing | Women's individual épée | |||
György Kozmann | Canoeing | Men's C-2 1000 m |
Athletics
;Men;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events – Decathlon
;Women
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events – Heptathlon
| Athlete | Event | 200 m | 800 m | Final | Rank | |||||
| Györgyi Farkas | Result | 14.66 | 1.74 | 12.06 | 26.10 | 6.09 | 43.45 | 2:14.05 | 5760 | 28* |
| Györgyi Farkas | Points | 887 | 903 | 665 | 788 | 877 | 734 | 906 | 5760 | 28* |
Boxing
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.Canoeing
Sprint
;Men;Women
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Cycling
Road
Mountain biking
BMX
Diving
;WomenFencing
;Men;Women
Gymnastics
Artistic
;Men;Women
Handball
Women's tournament
;Roster;Group play
;Quarterfinal
;Semifinal
;Bronze medal game
Judo
;Men;Women
Modern pentathlon
Rowing
;MenQualification Legend: FA=Final A ; FB=Final B ; FC=Final C ; FD=Final D ; FE=Final E ; FF=Final F ; SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
;Men;Women
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;
Shooting
;Men;Women
Swimming
;Men;Women
Table tennis
Tennis
Triathlon
| Athlete | Event | Swim | Trans 1 | Bike | Trans 2 | Run | Total Time | Rank |
| Csaba Kuttor | Men's | 18:09 | 0:28 | 59:13 | 0:36 | 37:27 | 1:55:53.38 | 47 |
| Zita Szabó | Women's | 20:28 | 0:30 | 1:05:58 | 0:33 | 39:17 | 2:06:46.70 | 38 |
Water polo
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.Men's tournament
;Roster;Group play
All times are China Standard Time.
;Semifinal
;Final
Women's tournament
;Roster;Group play
All times are China Standard Time.
;Semifinals
;Bronze medal game
Weightlifting
Wrestling
;Men's freestyle;Men's Greco-Roman
;Women's freestyle