Hungary at the 1964 Summer Olympics explained
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]
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
Bronze
Athletics
See main article: Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Basketball
See main article: Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Boxing
See main article: Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Canoeing
See main article: Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Cycling
See main article: Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Seven cyclists represented Hungary in 1964.
- Individual road race
- Team time trial
- Sprint
- 1000m time trial
- Tandem
Diving
See main article: Diving at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Fencing
See main article: Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics. 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
- Men's team foil
- Men's épée
- Men's team épée
- Men's sabre
- Men's team sabre
- Women's foil
- Women's team foil
Football
See main article: Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Gymnastics
See main article: Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Modern pentathlon
See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1964. Ferenc Török won an individual gold and the team won bronze.
- Individual
- Team
- Ferenc Török
- Imre Nagy
- Ottó Török
Sailing
See main article: Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Shooting
See main article: Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics. 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
- 50 m pistol
- 300 m rifle, three positions
- 50 m rifle, three positions
- 50 m rifle, prone
Swimming
See main article: Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Volleyball
See main article: Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Men's Team Competition
- Lost to Czechoslovakia (3-2)
- Defeated United States (3-0)
- Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
- Defeated Netherlands (3-1)
- Defeated South Korea (3-2)
- Lost to Bulgaria (1-3) → Sixth place
- Team Roster
Water polo
See main article: Water polo at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Weightlifting
See main article: Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Wrestling
See main article: Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Notes and References
- Web site: Hungary at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games . 17 August 2014 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014002029/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/HUN/summer/1964/ . 14 October 2013 . dmy-all .
- Web site: Fencing at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games . 2010-12-17 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101113150122/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1964/FEN/ . 13 November 2010 . dmy-all .
