Hungary at the Paralympics

Hungary at the
Paralympics
IPC code HUN
NPC Hungarian Paralympic Committee
Website www.hparalimpia.hu
Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
0 0 0 0
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Hungary made its Paralympic Games début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, with a delegation of four athletes in track and field. The country was then absent in 1976 and 1980, making a permanent return to the Paralympics in 1984. Hungary first took part in the Winter Paralympics in 2002, and continuously attended the Winter Games through 2010. Hungary was absent from the 2014 Winter Games.[1]

Hungarians have won a total of 107 Paralympic medals (27 gold, 34 silver, 46 bronze), placing the country 32nd on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table. All of these medals have been won at the Summer Games.[2]

Arguably Hungary's most successful Paralympian is Attila Jeszenszky, who won four gold medals in swimming at the 1984 Summer Games.[2] Hungary also boasts the only athlete in the world to have won medals at both the Paralympics and the Olympics. Fencer Pál Szekeres won a bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics, before being disabled in a bus accident and beginning a Paralympic career in wheelchair fencing, which brought him six Paralympic medals - of which three gold.[3][4][5]

Medal tallies

Summer Paralympics

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
1972 Summer Paralympics 0 0 1 1 30th
1984 Summer Paralympics 12 12 4 28 18th
1988 Summer Paralympics 0 4 8 12 40th
1992 Summer Paralympics 4 3 4 11 25th
1996 Summer Paralympics 5 2 3 10 29th
2000 Summer Paralympics 4 5 14 23 32nd
2004 Summer Paralympics 1 8 10 19 46th
2008 Summer Paralympics 1 0 5 6 49th
2012 Summer Paralympics 2 6 6 14 38th
2016 Summer Paralympics 1 8 9 18 47th

Winter Paralympics

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
2002 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -
2006 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -
2010 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hungary at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  2. 1 2 Hungary at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  3. ↑ "Pal Szekeres : médaillé olympique et paralympique !", Radio Canada, September 23, 2004
  4. ↑ "Hungarian Paralympic athlete Pal Szekeres's goal is to win gold", Xinhua, September 3, 2008
  5. ↑ "Mr. Pal Szekeres", International Paralympic Committee


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