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 ZsivÃÂ³tzky — Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw
AngÃÂ©la NÃÂ©meth — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw
MihÃÂ¡ly Hesz — Canoeing, Men's K1 1.000m Kayak Singles
Tibor Tatai — Canoeing, Men's C1 1.000m Canadian Singles
GyÃÂzÃÂ KulcsÃÂ¡r — Fencing, Men's ÃÂpÃÂ©e Individual
Csaba Fenyvesi, GyÃÂzÃÂ KulcsÃÂ¡r, PÃÂ¡l Nagy, ZoltÃÂ¡n Nemere, and PÃÂ¡l Schmitt — Fencing, Men's ÃÂpÃÂ©e Team
AndrÃÂ¡s BalczÃÂ³, IstvÃÂ¡n MÃÂ³na, and Ferenc TÃÂ¶rÃÂ¶k — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition
IstvÃÂ¡n BÃÂ¡sti, Antal Dunai, Lajos Dunai, KÃÂ¡roly FatÃÂ©r, LÃÂ¡szlÃÂ³ Fazekas, IstvÃÂ¡n JuhÃÂ¡sz, LÃÂ¡szlÃÂ³ Keglovich, Lajos Kocsis, IvÃÂ¡n Menczel, LÃÂ¡szlÃÂ³ Nagy, ErnÃÂ NoskÃÂ³, DezsÃÂ NovÃÂ¡k, MiklÃÂ³s PÃÂ¡ncsics, IstvÃÂ¡n SÃÂ¡rkÃÂ¶zi, MiklÃÂ³s Szalay, ZoltÃÂ¡n Szarka, and Lajos SzÃÂ±cs — Football (soccer), Men's Team Competition
JÃÂ¡nos Varga — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight
IstvÃÂ¡n Kozma — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight

Silver

Antal Kiss — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
Csaba Giczy and IstvÃÂ¡n TimÃÂ¡r — Canoeing, Men's K2 1.000m Kayak Pairs (Men)
Gyula Petrikovics and TamÃÂ¡s Wichmann — Canoeing, Men's C2 1.000m Canadian Pairs
Anna Pfeffer and Katalin RozsnyÃÂ³i — Canoeing, Women's K2 500m Kayak Pairs
JenÃÂ Kamuti — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
IldikÃÂ³ BÃÂ³bis, Paula Marosi, MÃÂ¡ria GulÃÂ¡csy, LÃÂdia DÃÂ¶mÃÂ¶lky, and IldikÃÂ³ RejtÃÂ — Fencing, Women's Foil Team
AndrÃÂ¡s BalczÃÂ³ — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition
JÃÂ³zsef Csermely, Antal Melis, ZoltÃÂ¡n Melis, and GyÃÂ¶rgy SarlÃÂ³s — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
LÃÂ¡szlÃÂ³ Hammerl — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, prone
Imre FÃÂ¶ldi — Weightlifting, Men's Bantamweight

Bronze

LÃÂ¡zÃÂ¡r LovÃÂ¡sz — Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw
Gergely KulcsÃÂ¡r — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw
JolÃÂ¡n Kleiber-Kontsek — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
AnnamÃÂ¡ria KovÃÂ¡cs — Athletics, Women's Pentathlon
IstvÃÂ¡n Csizmadia, Csaba Giczy, Imre SzÃÂllÃÂsi, and IstvÃÂ¡n TÃÂmÃÂ¡r — Canoeing, Men's K2 K4 1.000m Kayak Fours
Tibor PÃÂ©zsa — Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual
PÃÂ©ter Bakonyi, JÃÂ¡nos KalmÃÂ¡r, TamÃÂ¡s KovÃÂ¡cs, MiklÃÂ³s MeszÃÂ©na, and Tibor PÃÂ©zsa — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
IldikÃÂ³ RejtÃÂ — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual
KÃÂ¡roly Bakos — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
AndrÃÂ¡s BodnÃÂ¡r, ZoltÃÂ¡n DÃÂ¶mÃÂ¶tÃÂ¶r, LÃÂ¡szlÃÂ³ Felkai, Ferenc KonrÃÂ¡d III, JÃÂ¡nos KonrÃÂ¡d II, MihÃÂ¡ly Mayer, LÃÂ¡szlÃÂ³ SÃÂ¡rosi, JÃÂ¡nos Steinmetz, Endre MolnÃÂ¡r, DÃÂ©nes PÃÂ¡csik and IstvÃÂ¡n SzÃÂvÃÂ³s Jr. — Water Polo, Men's Team Competition
KÃÂ¡roly BajkÃÂ³ — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
JÃÂ³zsef CsatÃÂ¡ri — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Seven cyclists represented Hungary in 1968.

Individual road race

Team time trial

Sprint

AndrÃÂ¡s Baranyecz

1000m time trial

Tibor Lendvai

Tandem

Fencing

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

Men's foil

Men's team foil

SÃÂ¡ndor SzabÃÂ³, JenÃÂ Kamuti, LÃÂ¡szlÃÂ³ Kamuti, GÃÂ¡bor FÃÂ¼redi, Attila May

Men's ÃÂ©pÃÂ©e

Men's team ÃÂ©pÃÂ©e

ZoltÃÂ¡n Nemere, GyÃÂzÃÂ KulcsÃÂ¡r, PÃÂ¡l B. Nagy, Csaba Fenyvesi, PÃÂ¡l Schmitt

Men's sabre

Men's team sabre

Tibor PÃÂ©zsa, MiklÃÂ³s MeszÃÂ©na, JÃÂ¡nos KalmÃÂ¡r, PÃÂ©ter Bakonyi, TamÃÂ¡s KovÃÂ¡cs

Women's foil

IldikÃÂ³ SÃÂ¡ginÃÂ© UjlakynÃÂ© RejtÃÂ, LÃÂdia SÃÂ¡kovicsnÃÂ© DÃÂ¶mÃÂ¶lky, IldikÃÂ³ Farkasinszky-BÃÂ³bis

Women's team foil

IldikÃÂ³ SÃÂ¡ginÃÂ© UjlakynÃÂ© RejtÃÂ, IldikÃÂ³ Farkasinszky-BÃÂ³bis, Paula Marosi, LÃÂdia SÃÂ¡kovicsnÃÂ© DÃÂ¶mÃÂ¶lky, MÃÂ¡ria GulÃÂ¡csy

Football

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1968. They won gold in the team event and AndrÃÂ¡s BalczÃÂ³ won a silver in the individual event.

Individual

Team

AndrÃÂ¡s BalczÃÂ³
IstvÃÂ¡n MÃÂ³na
Ferenc TÃÂ¶rÃÂ¶k

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Six shooters, all men, represented Hungary in 1968.

25 m pistol

50 m pistol

LÃÂ¡szlÃÂ³ Mucza

300 m rifle, three positions

50 m rifle, three positions

50 m rifle, prone

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) Ã¢ÂÂ Bronze Medal

Team Roster

*MihÃÂ¡ly Mayer

*AndrÃÂ¡s BodnÃÂ¡r

*ZoltÃÂ¡n DÃÂ¶mÃÂ¶tÃÂ¶r

*IstvÃÂ¡n SzÃÂvÃÂ³s Jr.