Hungary at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Hungary at the
1964 Summer Olympics
IOC codeHUN
NOCHungarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpia.hu (in Hungarian and English)
in Tokyo
Competitors182 (150 men and 32 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer Gergely Kulcsár
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
10
Silver
7
Bronze
5
Total
22
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Hungary competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 182 competitors, 150 men and 32 women, took part in 111 events in 17 sports.[1]

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Basketball

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Seven cyclists represented Hungary in 1964.

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

Diving

Fencing

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Hungary in 1964. Hungarian fencers topped the medal table for the event, with four gold.[2]

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 1964. Ferenc Török won an individual gold and the team won bronze.

Individual
Team
  • Ferenc Török
  • Imre Nagy
  • Ottó Török

Sailing

Shooting

Eight shooters represented Hungary in 1964. László Hammerl won gold in the 50 m rifle, prone and won the bronze in the 50 m rifle, three positions.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone

Swimming

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition

  • Round Robin
  • Lost to Czechoslovakia (3-2)
  • Defeated Japan (3-0)
  • Defeated United States (3-0)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
  • Lost to Brazil (2-3)
  • Lost to Romania (1-3)
  • Defeated Netherlands (3-1)
  • Defeated South Korea (3-2)
  • Lost to Bulgaria (1-3) → Sixth place
  • Team Roster

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ^ "Hungary at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Fencing at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.