Hungary at the 1968 Summer Olympics explained
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
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
See main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Boxing
See main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Canoeing
See main article: Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Cycling
See main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Seven cyclists represented Hungary in 1968.
- Individual road race
- Team time trial
- Sprint
- 1000m time trial
- Tandem
Fencing
See main article: Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics. 20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Hungary in 1968.
- 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 1968 Summer Olympics.
Gymnastics
See main article: Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Modern pentathlon
See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics. 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
See main article: Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Sailing
See main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Shooting
See main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Six shooters, all men, represented Hungary in 1968.
- 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 1968 Summer Olympics.
Water polo
See main article: Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Defeated West Germany (6:4)
- Defeated United States (5:1)
- Defeated Soviet Union (6:5)
- Defeated Cuba (7:1)
- Semifinals
- Lost to Yugoslavia (6:8)
- Bronze Medal Match
- Defeated Italy (9:4) → Bronze Medal
- Team Roster
Weightlifting
See main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Wrestling
See main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Hungary at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games . 13 September 2014 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014023726/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/HUN/summer/1968/ . 14 October 2013 . dmy-all .
