Hungary at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Hungary competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 167 competitors, 135 men and 32 women, took part in 116 events in 15 sports.[1]

Hungary at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC codeHUN
NOCHungarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpia.hu (in Hungarian and English)
in Mexico City
Competitors167 (135 men and 32 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearerGergely Kulcsár
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
10
Silver
10
Bronze
12
Total
32
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Gold
  • Gyula Zsivótzky — Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw
  • Angéla Németh — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw
  • Mihály Hesz — Canoeing, Men's K1 1.000m Kayak Singles
  • Tibor Tatai — Canoeing, Men's C1 1.000m Canadian Singles
  • Győző Kulcsár — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual
  • Csaba Fenyvesi, Győző Kulcsár, Pál Nagy, Zoltán Nemere, and Pál Schmitt — Fencing, Men's Épée Team
  • András Balczó, István Móna, and Ferenc Török — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition
  • István Básti, Antal Dunai, Lajos Dunai, Károly Fatér, László Fazekas, István Juhász, László Keglovich, Lajos Kocsis, Iván Menczel, László Nagy, Ernő Noskó, Dezső Novák, Miklós Páncsics, István Sárközi, Miklós Szalay, Zoltán Szarka, and Lajos Szűcs — Football (soccer), Men's Team Competition
  • János Varga — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight
  • István Kozma — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight

Silver
  • Antal Kiss — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
  • Csaba Giczy and István Timár — Canoeing, Men's K2 1.000m Kayak Pairs (Men)
  • Gyula Petrikovics and Tamás Wichmann — Canoeing, Men's C2 1.000m Canadian Pairs
  • Anna Pfeffer and Katalin Rozsnyói — Canoeing, Women's K2 500m Kayak Pairs
  • Jenő Kamuti — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
  • Ildikó Bóbis, Paula Marosi, Mária Gulácsy, Lídia Dömölky, and Ildikó Rejtő — Fencing, Women's Foil Team
  • András Balczó — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition
  • József Csermely, Antal Melis, Zoltán Melis, and György Sarlós — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
  • László Hammerl — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, prone
  • Imre Földi — Weightlifting, Men's Bantamweight

Bronze
  • Lázár Lovász — Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw
  • Gergely Kulcsár — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw
  • Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
  • Annamária Kovács — Athletics, Women's Pentathlon
  • István Csizmadia, Csaba Giczy, Imre Szőllősi, and István Tímár — Canoeing, Men's K2 K4 1.000m Kayak Fours
  • Tibor Pézsa — Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual
  • Péter Bakonyi, János Kalmár, Tamás Kovács, Miklós Meszéna, and Tibor Pézsa — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
  • Ildikó Rejtő — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual
  • Károly Bakos — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
  • András Bodnár, Zoltán Dömötör, László Felkai, Ferenc Konrád III, János Konrád II, Mihály Mayer, László Sárosi, János Steinmetz, Endre Molnár, Dénes Pácsik and István Szívós Jr. — Water Polo, Men's Team Competition
  • Károly Bajkó — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
  • József Csatári — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Seven cyclists represented Hungary in 1968.

Individual road race
  • Imre Géra
  • Ferenc Keserű
  • András Takács
  • Tibor Magyar
Team time trial
  • András Takács
  • András Mészáros
  • Imre Géra
  • Tibor Magyar
Sprint
  • András Baranyecz
1000m time trial
  • Tibor Lendvai
Tandem
  • András Baranyecz
  • Tibor Lendvai

Fencing

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Hungary in 1968.

Men's foil
  • Jenő Kamuti
  • Sándor Szabó
  • László Kamuti
Men's team foil
  • Sándor Szabó, Jenő Kamuti, László Kamuti, Gábor Füredi, Attila May
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
  • Tibor Pézsa
  • Tamás Kovács
  • Péter Bakonyi
Men's team sabre
  • Tibor Pézsa, Miklós Meszéna, János Kalmár, Péter Bakonyi, Tamás Kovács
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Football
Main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1968. They won gold in the team event and András Balczó won a silver in the individual event.

Individual
  • András Balczó
  • István Móna
  • Ferenc Török
Team
  • András Balczó
  • István Móna
  • Ferenc Török

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Six shooters, all men, represented Hungary in 1968.

25 m pistol
  • Aladár Dobsa
  • Szilárd Kun
50 m pistol
  • László Mucza
300 m rifle, three positions
  • Lajos Papp
  • Ferenc Petrovácz
50 m rifle, three positions
  • László Hammerl
  • Ferenc Petrovácz
50 m rifle, prone
  • László Hammerl
  • Lajos Papp

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Defeated West Germany (6:4)
  • Defeated Spain (7:1)
  • Defeated United States (5:1)
  • Defeated Soviet Union (6:5)
  • Defeated Brazil (8:2)
  • Defeated Cuba (7:1)
  • Semifinals
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (6:8)
  • Bronze Medal Match
  • Defeated Italy (9:4) → Bronze Medal
  • Team Roster
  • Mihály Mayer
  • András Bodnár
  • Zoltán Dömötör
  • László Felkai
  • Ferenc Konrád
  • János Konrád
  • Endre Molnár
  • Dénes Pócsik
  • László Sárosi
  • János Steinmetz
  • István Szívós Jr.

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "Hungary at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
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