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