Hungary at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Hungary competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 182 competitors, 150 men and 32 women, took part in 111 events in 17 sports.[1]

Hungary at the
1964 Summer Olympics
IOC codeHUN
NOCHungarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpia.hu (in Hungarian and English)
in Tokyo
Competitors182 (150 men and 32 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer Gergely Kulcsár
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
10
Silver
7
Bronze
5
Total
22
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Gold

  • Árpád Bárány, Tamás Gábor, István Kausz, Győző Kulcsár, and Zoltán Nemere Fencing, Men's Épée Team Competition
  • Tibor Pézsa Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual
  • Ildikó Rejtő Fencing, Women's Foil Individual
  • Paula Marosi, Katalin Juhász, Judit Ágoston, Lídia Dömölky, and Ildikó Rejtő Fencing, Women's Foil Team Competition
  • Ferenc Török Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition
  • László Hammerl Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, prone
  • Imre Polyák Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight
  • István Kozma Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight
  • Ferenc Bene, Tibor Csernai, János Farkas, József Gelei, Kálmán Ihász, Sándor Katona, Imre Komora, Ferenc Nógrádi, Dezső Novák, Árpád Orbán, Károly Palotai, Antal Szentmihályi, Gusztáv Szepesi, and Zoltán Varga Football (soccer), Men's Team Competition
  • Miklós Ambrus, András Bodnár, Ottó Boros, Zoltán Dömötör, László Felkai, Dezső Gyarmati, Tivadar Kanizsa, György Kárpáti, János Konrád, Mihály Mayer, Dénes Pócsik, and Péter Rusorán Water Polo, Men's Team Competition

Silver

  • Gyula Zsivótzky Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw
  • Gergely Kulcsár Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw
  • Márta Rudas Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw
  • Mihály Hesz Canoeing, Men's K1 1000m Kayak Singles
  • Katalin Makray Gymnastics, Women's Uneven Bars
  • Imre Földi Weightlifting, Men's Bantamweight
  • Géza Tóth Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight

Bronze

  • Vilmos Varju Athletics, Men's Shot Put
  • Anikó Ducza Gymnastics, Women's Floor Exercises
  • Imre Nagy, Ferenc Török and Ottó Török Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition
  • László Hammerl Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
  • Győző Veres Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight

Athletics

Basketball

Boxing

Cycling

Seven cyclists represented Hungary in 1964.

Individual road race
  • János Juszkó
  • András Mészáros
  • Antal Megyerdi
  • László Mahó
Team time trial
  • János Juszkó
  • András Mészáros
  • László Mahó
  • Ferenc Stámusz
Sprint
  • Richárd Bicskey
  • Ferenc Habony
1000m time trial
  • Ferenc Habony
Tandem
  • Richárd Bicskey
  • Ferenc Habony

Fencing

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Hungary in 1964. Hungarian fencers topped the medal table for the event, with four gold.[2]

Men's foil
  • Jenő Kamuti
  • Sándor Szabó
  • József Gyuricza
Men's team foil
  • Jenő Kamuti, László Kamuti, József Gyuricza, Sándor Szabó, Béla Gyarmati
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
  • Tibor Pézsa
  • Attila Kovács
  • Péter Bakonyi
Men's team sabre
  • Péter Bakonyi, Miklós Meszéna, Attila Kovács, Zoltán Horváth, Tibor Pézsa
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Football

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1964. Ferenc Török won an individual gold and the team won bronze.

Individual
  • Ferenc Török
  • Imre Nagy
  • Ottó Török
Team
  • Ferenc Török
  • Imre Nagy
  • Ottó Török

Sailing

Shooting

Eight shooters represented Hungary in 1964. László Hammerl won gold in the 50 m rifle, prone and László Hammerl won bronze in the 50 m rifle, three positions.

25 m pistol
  • Szilárd Kun
  • Gábor Balla
50 m pistol
  • Lajos Kelemen
  • Ferenc Gönczi
300 m rifle, three positions
  • Zoltán Sándor
  • Imre Simkó
50 m rifle, three positions
  • László Hammerl
  • Tibor Jakosits
50 m rifle, prone
  • László Hammerl
  • Tibor Jakosits

Swimming

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition

  • Round Robin
  • Lost to Czechoslovakia (3-2)
  • Defeated Japan (3-0)
  • Defeated United States (3-0)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
  • Lost to Brazil (2-3)
  • Lost to Romania (1-3)
  • Defeated Netherlands (3-1)
  • Defeated South Korea (3-2)
  • Lost to Bulgaria (1-3) → Sixth place
  • Team Roster
  • Bela Czafik
  • Vilmos Ivancso
  • Csabas Lantos
  • Gabor Bodo
  • István Molnar
  • Otto Prouza
  • Ferenc Tuske
  • Tibor Florián
  • Laszlo Galos
  • Antal Kangyerka
  • Mihaly Tatar
  • Ferenc Janosi

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. "Hungary at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  2. "Fencing at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
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