Hungary at the 1968 Summer Olympics
| Hungary at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | HUN |
| NOC | Hungarian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Mexico City | |
| Competitors | 167 (135 men and 32 women) in 15 sports |
| Flag bearer | Gergely Kulcsár |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
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]
Medalists
[edit]Gold
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Boxing
[edit]Canoeing
[edit]Cycling
[edit]Seven cyclists represented Hungary in 1968.
Fencing
[edit]20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Hungary in 1968.
- Ildikó Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő, Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis, Paula Marosi, Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky, Mária Gulácsy
Football
[edit]Gymnastics
[edit]Modern pentathlon
[edit]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
- Team
- András Balczó
- István Móna
- Ferenc Török
Rowing
[edit]Sailing
[edit]Shooting
[edit]Six shooters, all men, represented Hungary in 1968.
- László Mucza
Swimming
[edit]Water polo
[edit]- 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
- Defeated Italy (9:4) →
- Team Roster
Weightlifting
[edit]Wrestling
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Hungary at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
