Hungary at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Hungary at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Flag of Hungary.svg
IOC code HUN
NOC Hungarian Olympic Committee
Website www.olimpia.hu  (in Hungarian and English)
in Mexico City
Competitors167 (135 men and 32 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer Gergely Kulcsár
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
10
Silver
10
Bronze
12
Total
32
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]

Contents

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Seven cyclists represented Hungary in 1968.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Tandem

Fencing

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

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
Team

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

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

Water polo

Men's Team Competition
  • 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)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (6:8)
  • Defeated Italy (9:4) → Med 3.png Bronze Medal

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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References

  1. "Hungary at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2014.