Hungary at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Hungary competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, between 24 August and 5 September 2021. This was Hungary's twelfth appearance at the Summer Paralympics.[1]

Hungary at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeHUN
NPCHungarian Paralympic Committee
in Tokyo, Japan
Competitors37 in 10 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Gyöngyi Dani
Flag bearer (closing)Luca Ekler
Medals
Gold
7
Silver
5
Bronze
4
Total
16
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Medalists
Main article: 2020 Summer Paralympics medal table
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldAmarilla VeresWheelchair fencingWomen's épée A26 August
 GoldPéter PálosTable tennisMen's individual – Class 1129 August
 GoldFanni IllésSwimmingWomen's 100 metre backstroke SB429 August
 GoldLuca EklerAthleticsWomen's long jump T3831 August
 GoldZsófia KonkolySwimmingWomen's 100 metre butterfly S92 September
 GoldBianka PapSwimmingWomen's 100 metre backstroke S102 September
 GoldPéter Pál KissParacanoeingMen's KL13 September
 SilverZsófia KonkolySwimmingWomen's 400 metre freestyle S925 August
 SilverRichárd OsváthWheelchair fencingMen's foil A28 August
 SilverBianka PapSwimmingWomen's 400 metre freestyle S101 September
 SilverZsófia KonkolySwimmingWomen's 200 metre individual SM91 September
 SilverBianka PapSwimmingWomen's 200 metre individual medley SM103 September
 BronzeAlexa SzvitacsTable tennisWomen's individual class 928 August
 BronzeZsuzsanna Krajnyák
Éva Andrea Hajmási
Gyöngyi Dani		Wheelchair fencingWomen's foil team29 August
 BronzeKrisztina DávidShootingWomen's P2 10 metre air pistol SH131 August
 BronzeKatalin VargaParacanoeingWomen's KL24 September

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

Sport Men Women Total
Archery101
Athletics134
Cycling202
Paracanoeing426
Powerlifting101
Shooting112
Swimming167
Table Tennis426
Triathlon011
Wheelchair Fencing257
Total172037

Archery
Main article: Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Tamás Gáspár qualified to compete.

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Hungary allocated five quotas in athletics.

Track events
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Bernadett Biacsi Women's 1500m T20
Ilona Biacsi
Luca Ekler Women's 100m T38
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Result Points Rank
István Szőllősi Men's shot put F20
Luca Ekler Women's long jump T38

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Zsombor Wermeser and Róbert Ocelka with pilot Gergely Nagy qualified to compete.

Paratriathlon
Main article: Paratriathlon at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Petra Lévay qualified to compete.

Paracanoe
Main article: Paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Tamás Juhász, Erik Kiss, Péter Pál Kiss, Erika Pulai, András Rozbora and Katalin Varga qualified to compete.

Powerlifting
Main article: Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Sedric Roussel qualified to compete.

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Hungary entered two athletes into the Paralympic competition. Krisztina Dávid will contest in her second Paralympics while Gyula Gurisatti will be at his debut Games.

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Krisztina Dávid Women's P2 – 10 m air pistol SH1
Gyula Gurisatti Mixed P4 – 50m pistol SH1

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Seven Hungarian swimmers qualified to compete at the Summer Paralympics after participating at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships where four medals were won and their MQS swimming times were achieved.[2][3]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Bence Iván
Tamás Tóth
Women
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Zsanett Adámi
Fanni Illés
Zsofia Konkoly
Bianka Pap
Evelin Száraz

Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Hungary entered four athletes into the table tennis competition at the games. Alexa Szvitacs qualified from the 2019 ITTF European Para Championships which was held in Helsingborg, Sweden and other three athletes qualified via World Ranking allocation.[4]

Men
Athlete Event Group Stage Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Endre Major Individual C1
András Csonka Individual C8
Péter Pálos Individual C11
Women
Athlete Event Group Stage Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Zsófia Arlóy Individual C8
Alexa Szvitacs Individual C9

Wheelchair fencing
Main article: Wheelchair fencing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Gyöngyi Dani, Éva Hajmási, Zsuzsanna Krajnyák, Boglárka Mező, Richárd Osváth, István Tarjányi and Amarilla Veres were all qualified to compete.

See also

References
  1. "Paralimpiai Csapat (in Hungarian)". Magyar Paralimpiai Bizottsag. 28 July 2020.
  2. "Medallists by Event" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 15 September 2019.
  3. "Negy erem es ket biztos paralimpiai kvota a magyar uszocsapat eredmenye a londoni parauszo vilagbajnoksagon (in Hungarian)". Magyar Uszo Szovetseg. 16 September 2019.
  4. "2019 Para Table Tennis Calendar". International Table Tennis Federation. 16 March 2019.
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