Hungary made its Paralympic Games début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, with a delegation of four athletes in track and field. Following another appearance in 1976 the country was then absent in 1980. The Hungarian delegation made a permanent return to the Summer 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.Hungary at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
Hungarians have won a total of 144 Paralympic medals (31 gold, 49 silver, 64 bronze), placing the country 38th on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table. All of these medals have been won at the Summer Games.Hungary at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
Arguably Hungary's most successful Paralympian is Attila Jeszenszky, who won four gold medals in swimming at the 1984 Summer Games. 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."Pal Szekeres : médaillé olympique et paralympique !", Radio Canada, September 23, 2004"Hungarian Paralympic athlete Pal Szekeres's goal is to win gold" , Xinhua, September 3, 2008"Mr. Pal Szekeres", International Paralympic Committee
Medals
Summer Paralympics EventGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking1972 Summer Paralympics 0 0 1 1 301976 Summer Paralympics 1 0 1 2 301984 Summer Paralympics 12 12 3 27 181988 Summer Paralympics 0 4 8 12 401992 Summer Paralympics 4 3 4 11 251996 Summer Paralympics 5 2 3 10 292000 Summer Paralympics 4 5 12 21 322004 Summer Paralympics 1 8 10 19 462008 Summer Paralympics 1 0 5 6 492012 Summer Paralympics 2 6 6 14 382016 Summer Paralympics 1 8 9 18 472020 Summer Paralympics 7 5 4 16 182024 Summer Paralympics 5 6 4 15 26 Total 43 59 70 172 35
Winter Paralympics EventGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking2002 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -2006 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -2010 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -2018 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -2022 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 - Total 0 0 0 0 -
Medals by Summer Sport Source: Sports Gold Silver Bronze Total Swimming 29 30 34 93 Wheelchair Fencing 4 13 10 27 Athletics 4 12 7 23 Table Tennis 4 2 9 15 Canoeing 2 1 1 4 Powerlifting 0 1 2 3 Judo 0 0 5 5 Boccia 0 0 1 1 Shooting 0 0 1 1 Total 43 59 70 172
Medals by Winter Sport Source: Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Total 0 0 0 0
Medalists