Hungary at the 1968 Winter Olympics

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Hungary at the
1968 Winter Olympics
Flag of Hungary.svg
IOC code HUN
NOC Hungarian Olympic Committee
Website www.olimpia.hu  (in Hungarian and English)
in Grenoble, France
February 6-18, 1968
Competitors10 (8 men and 2 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearer Mihály Martos [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Hungary competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.

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Cross-country skiing

Men
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
15 km Miklós Holló 58:37.264
Tibor Holéczy 53:35.949
30 km Miklós Holló 1'53:41.159
Tibor Holéczy 1'51:42.057
50 km Miklós Holló 2'51:24.145
Tibor Holéczy 2'45:38.042
Women
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
5 km Éva Balázs 18:05.827
10 km Éva Balázs 40:58.324

Figure skating

Men
AthleteCFFSPointsPlacesRank
Jenö Ebert 17241595.418019
Women
AthleteCFFSPointsPlacesRank
Zsuzsa Almássy 681757.0576

Ski jumping

AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2Total
DistancePointsDistancePointsPointsRank
Mihály Gellér Normal hill64.0 (fall)45.267.583.8129.058
László Gellér 73.098.669.591.0189.634
Mihály Gellér Large hill85.580.692.0 (fall)57.2137.856
László Gellér 95.098.990.092.4191.319

Speed skating

Men
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
500 m György Martos 43.038
Mihály Martos 42.531
1500 m Mihály Martos 2:15.845
György Ivánkai 2:12.629
György Martos 2:12.227
5000 m György Ivánkai 8:07.531
10,000 m György Ivánkai 17:36.227

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References

  1. "Mihály Martos". olympedia.org. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

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