Hungarian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except two: Antwerp 1920 because of the country's role in World War I and Los Angeles 1984 as part of the Soviet-led boycott.

[3] Meanwhile, Pylyp Akilov (men's middleweight) qualified for the games by winning the quota bouts round at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy.

Krisztofer Mészáros and Bettina Lili Czifra qualified due to being among the highest-ranked eligible athletes in the all-around qualification at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.

Tokyo 2020 Olympian Michelle Gulyás and rookie Csaba Bőhm secured a spot each in their respective individual events by finishing among the eight highest-ranked modern pentathletes eligible for qualification at the 2023 European Games in Kraków, Poland;[27][28] meanwhile Balázs Szép and Blanka Guzi qualified for the games, by virtue of their medal results, at the 2024 UIPM World Championships in Zhengzhou, China.

[29] Hungarian swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):[30] Hungary qualified one women single players and a mixed double pair team for the Games, through the release of the final mixed doubles ranking and singles final ranking for Paris 2024.

Joining the squad, Viviana Márton and Levente Józsa qualified for the Games after their semifinal victory, in their own division, at the 2024 European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Hungary entered three triathletes (two men's and one women) in the triathlon events for Paris, following the release of final individual olympics qualification ranking.

Hungary men's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match and securing an outright berth at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

[32] Head coach: Zsolt Varga[33] Hungary women's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics by securing an outright berth at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

Ismail Musukaev and Dávid Losonczi qualified for the games by virtue of top five results through the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia;[36][37] Bernadett Nagy earned her quota place by reaching the final of the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan; meanwhile Zoltán Lévai and Dániel Ligeti qualified for the games through the 2024 World Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.