Hungary at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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.
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
Boxing
Canoeing
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
Győző Kulcsár
Csaba Fenyvesi
Zoltán Nemere
Men's team épée
Zoltán Nemere, Győző Kulcsár, Pál B. Nagy, Csaba Fenyvesi, Pál Schmitt
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
Ildikó Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő, Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky, Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis
Women's team foil
Ildikó Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő, Ildikó Farkasinszky-Bóbis, Paula Marosi, Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky, Mária Gulácsy
Football
Gymnastics
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
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
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
Water polo
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
Wrestling
References
External links
Official Olympic Reports
International Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1968 Summer Olympics
1968
Olympics