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=== Sport === {{See also|Football in Hungary}} [[File:Vaterpolo Hungary vs Italy semifinal game2.jpg|thumb|left|[[Hungary men's national water polo team]] is considered among the best in the world, holding the world record for Olympic golds and overall medals.]] [[Hungary at the Olympics|Hungarian athletes]] have been successful contenders in the [[Summer Olympic Games]]. Hungary ranks 9th with a total of 511 medals in the [[All-time Olympic Games medal table|all-time Summer Olympic Games medal count]]. Hungary has the third-highest number of [[Olympic medal]]s per capita and second-highest number of gold medals per capita in the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=Medals Per Capita: All Summer Games|url=https://medalspercapita.com/#medals-per-capita:summer|access-date=15 August 2022|archive-date=14 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814003211/https://medalspercapita.com/#medals-per-capita:summer|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hungary has historically excelled in Olympic water sports. In [[water polo]] the men's Hungarian team is the [[Water polo at the Summer Olympics|leading medal winner by a significant margin]], and in swimming [[List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)|the men's]] and [[List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)|the women's]] teams are both rank fifth-most successful. Hungary leads the overall medal count in [[Canoeing at the Summer Olympics|canoeing and kayaking]]. Hungary won its first gold medal in Winter Olympics in 2018 in men's short track speed skating with a team of four: [[Csaba Burján]], [[Shaolin Sándor Liu]], [[Shaoang Liu]], and [[Viktor Knoch]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://hungarianfreepress.com/2018/02/22/chinese-hungarian-brothers-win-gold-for-hungary-at-winter-olympics/|title=Chinese-Hungarian brothers win gold for Hungary at Winter Olympics|date=22 February 2018|work=Hungarian Free Press|access-date=4 March 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=10 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410163030/https://hungarianfreepress.com/2018/02/22/chinese-hungarian-brothers-win-gold-for-hungary-at-winter-olympics/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[File:Groupama Arena Budapest (17267881892).jpg|right|thumb|The [[Ferencváros Stadion|Groupama Aréna]], home of [[Ferencvárosi TC]], a [[UEFA stadium categories|UEFA Category 4 Stadium]]]] Hungary hosted many global sports events, including the [[1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships]], [[2000 World Fencing Championships]], [[2001 World Allround Speed Skating Championships]], [[2008 World Interuniversity Games]], [[2008 World Modern Pentathlon Championships]], [[2010 ITU World Championship Series]], 2011 [[IIHF World Championship]], [[2013 World Fencing Championships]], [[2013 World Wrestling Championships]], 2014 [[World Masters Athletics Championships]], [[2017 World Aquatics Championships]] and [[2017 World Judo Championships]], only in the last two decade. Besides these, Hungary was the home of many European-level tournaments, like [[2006 European Aquatics Championships]], [[2010 European Aquatics Championships]], [[2013 European Judo Championships]], [[2013 European Karate Championships]], [[2017 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|2017 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship]] and hosted 4 matches in the [[UEFA Euro 2020]], which were held in the 67,889-seat new [[Multi-purpose stadium|multi-purpose]] [[New Puskás Ferenc Stadium|Puskás Ferenc Stadium]]. Hungary has won three Olympic football titles. Hungary revolutionised the sport in the 1950s, laying the tactical fundamentals of [[Total Football|total football]] and dominating international football with the ''Aranycsapat'' ("[[Golden Team]]"), which included [[Ferenc Puskás]], top goal scorer of the 20th century,<ref name="FIFA benefit">{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/en/organisation/president/index/0,4095,110412,00.html?articleid=110412|title=FIFA President: FIFA to help the Galloping Major|publisher=[[FIFA]]|date=12 October 2005|access-date=17 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061007122035/http://www.fifa.com/en/organisation/president/index/0%2C4095%2C110412%2C00.html?articleid=110412|archive-date=7 October 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Spanish obit">{{cite web|url=http://www.as.com/articulo/Futbol/Coronel/Puskas/zurdo/oro/dasftb/20061117dasdasftb_2/Tes/|title=Coronel Puskas, el zurdo de oro|language=es|work=[[AS (newspaper)|AS]]|date=17 November 2006|access-date=17 November 2006}}</ref><ref name="Puskás auction">{{cite news|url=http://sport.guardian.co.uk/golf/story/0,10069,1590809,00.html|last=Mackay|first=Duncan|work=The Guardian|location=London|title=Lineker tees up another nice little earner|date=13 October 2005|access-date=17 November 2006}}</ref> to whom FIFA dedicated<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/awards/gala/news/newsid=1120835.html|title=Blatter unveils FIFA Puskas Award|publisher=[[FIFA]]|date=21 October 2009|access-date=22 June 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430045505/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/awards/gala/news/newsid%3D1120835.html|archive-date=30 April 2011}}</ref> its newest award, the [[FIFA Puskás Award|Puskás Award]]. The team of that era has the second [[World Football Elo Ratings#All-time highest ratings|all-time highest Football Elo Rating in the world]], with 2166, and one of the longest undefeated runs in football history, remaining unbeaten in 31 games spanning more than four years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eloratings.net/Hungary.htm|title=World Football Elo Ratings: Hungary|date=6 July 2017|access-date=6 July 2017}}</ref> The post-golden age decades saw a gradually weakening Hungary, though recently there is renewal in all aspects. The Hungarian Children's Football Federation was founded in 2008, as youth development thrives. They hosted the [[2010 UEFA Futsal Championship]] in Budapest and Debrecen, the first time the [[Hungarian Football Federation|MLSZ]] staged a [[UEFA]] finals tournament. The [[Hungarian Grand Prix]] in [[Formula One]] has been held at the [[Hungaroring]] just outside Budapest, which circuit has [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] Grade 1 licence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/tableaulicencescircuit.pdf|title=List of FIA Licensed Circuits|date=6 February 2015|publisher=[[FIA]]|access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref> Since 1986, the race has been a round of the [[Formula One]] World Championship. The track was completely resurfaced for the first time in early 2016, and it was announced the Grand Prix's deal was extended for a further five years, until 2026.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aszfaltavató a Hungaroringen|language=hu|url=http://hungaroring.hu/hu/hirek/aszfaltavato-a-hungaroringen|publisher=[[Hungaroring]]|quote="A Magyar Nagydíj szerződését újabb öt évvel meghosszabbítottuk, ami azt jelenti, hogy a futamunknak 2026-ig helye van a Formula–1-es versenynaptárban." Translates as "We have extended the Hungarian Grand Prix's contract for a further 5 years, which means that our race has a place on the F1 calendar until 2026".|date=14 April 2016|access-date=15 April 2016}}</ref> [[Chess]] is a popular and successful sport, and the Hungarian players are the eighth most powerful overall on the ranking of [[FIDE|World Chess Federation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/topfed.phtml|title=Federations Ranking|date=19 November 2016|publisher=[[FIDE]]|access-date=19 November 2016|archive-date=12 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012133545/https://ratings.fide.com/topfed.phtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> There are about 54 [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmasters]] and 118 [[FIDE titles|International Masters]], which is more than in [[France]] or [[United Kingdom]]. [[Judit Polgár]] generally considered the [[Glossary of chess#Strength|strongest]] female chess player of all time. Some of the world's best [[Sabre (fencing)|sabre]] athletes have historically also hailed from Hungary,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fie.ch/Competitions/RankingList.aspx?param=8C508173B39155DD53B81E624647082B999A7254268EA043313A21E19F3CCE115928F31266BFED5C96744EFE404921371BA0B553CB9419D947CC609C9FC6CCFB48C6AE112ABA5A4EB917D1B7B1AFEA73D9301125242F40950B39007F8B30803B1428FD85451599C7E8B640F55FBB99F96E85563733B996F4DA086222E241E75C|title=FIE 2009–2010 men's rankings|work=Fie.ch|access-date=22 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fie.ch/Competitions/RankingList.aspx?param=F822EFF311A4B9B772C67048D9DA32F4B0EED82CC9D791272D364D08FDA7CEAE08236B030B5BAF7869033790E5CBFE0B1DE4945E6BF24D1B417CA444D76B51ABFDBEC84449C9BB34B6AC942A1FF403A3D9301125242F40950B39007F8B30803B1428FD85451599C7E8B640F55FBB99F96E85563733B996F4DA086222E241E75C|title=FIE 2009–2010 women's rankings|work=Fie.ch|access-date=22 June 2011}}</ref> and in 2009, the [[Hungary men's national ice hockey team]] qualified for their first [[Ice Hockey World Championships|IIHF World Championship]], in 2015, they qualified for their second world championship in the top division.
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