| Hungary at the World Championships in Athletics | |
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| WA code | HUN |
| National federation | MASZ |
| Website | atletika |
| Medals Ranked 72nd |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
Hungary has competed in every IAAF World Championships in Athletics , since the first edition in 1983, winning 15 medals, including 7 silver medals and 8 bronze medals to date.
All Hungarian medals till Budapest 2023.
| Edition |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tokyo 1991 | Pole vault István Bagyula | 2 | ||
| Discus throw Attila Horváth | ||||
 Stuttgart 1993 | Hammer throw Tibor Gécsek | 1 | ||
 Gothenburg 1995 | Hammer throw Tibor Gécsek | 2 | ||
| Heptathlon Rita Ináncsi | ||||
 Seville 1999 | Hammer throw Zsolt Németh | 1 | ||
 Paris 2003 | Discus throw Róbert Fazekas | 2 | ||
| Hammer throw Adrián Annus | ||||
 Helsinki 2005 | Decathlon Attila Zsivoczky | 1 | ||
 Daegu 2011 | Hammer throw Krisztián Pars | 1 | ||
 Moscow 2013 | Hammer throw Krisztián Pars | 1 | ||
 London 2017 | Shot put Anita Márton | 2 | ||
| 110 metres hurdles Balázs Baji | ||||
 Doha 2019 | Hammer throw Bence Halász | 1 | ||
 Budapest 2023 | Hammer throw Bence Halász | 1 | ||
| 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | |
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