Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...

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. 184 competitors, 157 men and 27 women, took part in 107 events in 18 sports.

Medalists

Gold

Rudolf Kárpáti Rudolf Kárpáti (17 July 1920 – 1 February 1999) was a fencer from Hungary, who won six gold medals in sabre at four Olympic Games (1948–1960). He also won seven gold, three silver and two bronze medals at the world championships. For his a ...

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Fencing Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also ''saber''); winning points are made through the weapon's contact with an opponent. A fourth discipline, ...

, Men's Sabre individual * Ferenc Németh — Modern pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition * János Parti — Canoe racing, Men's C-1 1000 metres *

Gyula Török Gyula Török (24 January 1938 – 12 January 2014) was an amateur Hungarian boxer. Competing in the flyweight division he won the national title in 1957–58, a silver medal at the 1959 European Championships, and a gold medal at the 1960 Olym ...

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Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermine ...

Flyweight Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108 lb) and up to 51 kg (112 lb). Professional boxing The flyweight division was the last of b ...

* András Balczó, Imre Nagy, Ferenc Németh — Modern pentathlon, Men's Team Competition * Gábor Delneky, Aladár Gerevich, Zoltán Horváth,

Pál Kovács Pál Kovács (17 July 1912 – 8 July 1995) was a Hungarian athlete, who began as a hurdler, but eventually switched to fencing. By the time Kovács won his first fencing gold, in 1936, he had already been a member of the winning Hungarian ...

Tamás Mendelényi Tamás Mendelényi (2 May 1936 – 6 September 1999) was a Hungarian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the ...

— Fencing, Men's Sabre Team

Silver

* Zoltán Horváth — Fencing, Men's Sabre individual * Imre Nagy — Modern pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition * Imre Polyák —

Wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

Featherweight Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling. Boxing Professional boxing History A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, t ...

Imre Szöllősi Imre Szöllősi (19 February 1941 – 27 December 2022) was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed in the 1960, 1964, and 1968 Olympics. He won two silver medals in 1960: in the individual 1000 m and 4×500 m relay events, and a bronze in 19 ...

— Canoe racing, Men's K-1 1000 metres *

Gyula Zsivótzky Gyula Zsivótzky (25 February 1937 – 29 September 2007) was a Hungarian hammer thrower. He won a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics, silvers in 1960 and 1964, and finished fifth in 1972. Zsivótzky set two world record: one in 1965 and the othe ...

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Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...

, Men's Hammer throw *

György Mészáros György Mészáros (30 April 1933 – 14 September 2015) was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals at Rome in 1960, earning them in the K-1 4 ...

András Szente András Szente (December 10, 1939 – September 14, 2012) was a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals at Rome in 1960, earning them in the K ...

— Canoe racing, Men's K-2 1000 metres *

Imre Kemeczei Imre Kemecsey (born 11 February 1941) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed in 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver in the K-1 4 × 500 m event at Rome in 1960. Kemecsey also won two medals at the 1966 ICF Can ...

— Canoe racing, Men's K-1 4x500 metres * Lídia Dömölky, Katalin Juhász, Györgyi Marvalits, Magda Nyári,

Ildikó Rejtő Ildikó Rejtő (also known as ''Györgyné Sági'', formerly ''Jenőné Újlaky''; born 11 May 1937) is a retired Hungarian two-time Olympic and five-time World Champion foil fencer. Early and personal life She was born in Budapest, Hungary, ...

— Fencing, Women's Team foil

Bronze

* Gergely Kulcsár — Athletics, Men's Javelin throw * István Rózsavölgyi — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres *

Győző Veres Győző Veres (13 June 1936 – 1 February 2011) was a Hungarian weightlifter. He was born in Berekböszörmény in Hajdú-Bihar County. He was Olympic bronze medalist in weightlifting in 1960 and 1964. He was named Hungarian Sportsman of the Y ...

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Weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various types of competition; promo ...

, Middleweight * Imre Farkas, András Törő — Canoe racing, Men's C-2 1000 metres * Klára Fried-Bánfalvi, Vilma Egresi — Canoe racing, Women's K-2 500 metres *

Flórián Albert Flórián Albert (15 September 1941 – 31 October 2011) was a Hungarian professional football player, manager and sports official, who was named European Footballer of the Year in 1967. Nicknamed "The Emperor", he played as a forward, and h ...

, Jenő Dalnoki, Zoltán Dudás,

János Dunai János Dunai (born 26 July 1937) was a former Hungarian footballer. He was with the bronze medal winning Hungary national team at the 1960 Summer Olympics at Rome, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the R ...

, Lajos Faragó,

János Göröcs János Göröcs (8 May 1939 – 23 February 2020) was a Hungarian footballer. He played for the club Újpesti Dózsa as a striker and a midfielder, and later for Tatabányai Bányász. He played 62 games and scored 19 goals for the Hung ...

, Ferenc Kovács,

Dezső Novák Dezső Novák (3 February 1939 – 26 February 2014) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a defender. During his club career he played for Ferencvárosi TC. For the Hungary national team, he participated in the 1964 European Nations' ...

Pál Orosz Pal Orosz (25 January 1934 – 12 May 2014) was a Hungarian footballer. He played for Hungarian National Olympic Football Team during the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where they won the bronze medal. Orosz died in Budapest, Hungary, from c ...

, Tibor Pál, Gyula Rákosi, Imre Sátori,

Ernő Solymosi Ernő Solymosi (21 June 1940 – 19 February 2011) was a Hungarian footballer. He was born in Diósgyőr. He played for the clubs Diósgyőri VTK, Újpest FC and Pécsi Dózsa as a midfielder and defender. He played 38 games and scored 7 g ...

, Gábor Török,

Pál Várhidi Pál Várhidi (born Pál Vinkovics; 6 November 1931 – 12 November 2015) was a Hungarian football player and a manager. Playing career Club He played for Újpesti Dózsa as a defender and helped the club win the Hungarian League in 1959/60. ...

and Oszkár Vilezsál — Football (soccer), men's team competition *

Kálmán Markovits Kálmán Markovits (August 26, 1931 – December 5, 2009) was a Hungary, Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics, and 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Budapest. Markovits was part o ...

, András Katona, György Kárpáti, László Jeney, Otto Boros, István Hevesi,

Mihály Mayer Mihály Mayer (December 27, 1933 – September 4, 2000) was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1960 Summer Olympics, 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He is one of eight male athletes ...

Zoltán Dömötör Zoltán Dömötör (21 August 1935 – 20 November 2019) was a Hungarian swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was born in Budapest. Dömötö ...

Dezső Gyarmati Dezső Gyarmati (23 October 1927 – 18 August 2013) was a Hungarian water polo player and three-time Olympic champion; he later became the coach of the Hungarian national water polo team. Widely regarded as a "legendary player", Gyarmati was t ...

Tivadar Kanizsa Tivadar Kanizsa (4 April 1933 – 4 November 1975) was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was born in Debrecen and died in Jásztelek ...

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Péter Rusorán Péter Rusorán (11 April 1940 – 14 February 2012) was a Hungarian swimmer, water polo player and later water polo coach. As a player, he won the Olympic Games gold medal in 1964 and the bronze in 1960 and also obtained the Universiade title ...

— Water polo, men's team competition

Athletics

Basketball

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Five male cyclists represented Hungary in 1960. ; Individual road race * Ferenc Stámusz * János Dévai *

Ferenc Horváth Ferenc Horváth (born 6 May 1973) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is now a manager, most recently coaching at Budapest Honvéd FC. He made his debut for the Hungary national team in 1996, and got 3 ...

* Győző Török ; 1000m time trial * János Söre

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

21 fencers, 16 men and 5 women, represented Hungary in 1960. ; Men's foil * Mihály Fülöp *

Jenő Kamuti Dr. Jenő Kamuti ( hu, Kamuti Jenő, born September 17, 1937, in Budapest) is a former Hungarian foil fencer. Fencing career Kamut was a member of the Hungarian foil team from 1956 to 1976. He was World Team Champion in foil in 1957 and Unive ...

* László Kamuti ; Men's team foil * Ferenc Czvikovszki,

, Mihály Fülöp, László Kamuti, József Gyuricza, József Sákovics ; Men's épée * József Sákovics * István Kausz *

Tamás Gábor Tamás Gábor (24 April 1932 – 6 May 2007 in Budapest) was a Hungarian Olympic champion épée fencer. Gábor was born in Budapest, Hungary, and was Jewish. Fencing career National championships He was a five-time Hungarian champion. W ...

; Men's team épée * József Marosi,

, István Kausz, József Sákovics,

Árpád Bárány Árpád Bárány (born 24 June 1931) is a Hungarian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team épée event at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-spo ...

; Men's sabre *

* Zoltán Horváth * Aladár Gerevich ; Men's team sabre * Aladár Gerevich,

, Zoltán Horváth, Gábor Delneky,

; Women's foil * Magda Nyári-Kovács * Ildikó Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő * Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky ; Women's team foil * Ildikó Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő, Györgyi Marvalics-Székely, Magda Nyári-Kovács, Katalin Nagyné Juhász, Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky

Football

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1960. The team won gold and Ferenc Németh won an individual gold and Imre Nagy won silver. ;Individual * Ferenc Németh * Imre Nagy * András Balczó ;Team * Ferenc Németh * Imre Nagy * András Balczó

Rowing

Hungary had nine male rowers participate in three out of seven

rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically ...

events in 1960. ; Men's coxed pair * Pál Wágner * László Munteán * Gyula Lengyel (cox) ; Men's coxless four *

Lajos Kiss Lajos Kiss (22 May 1934 – 31 August 2014) was a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 1000 m event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Kiss also won a silver medal in the K-1 4 x 50 ...

* György Sarlós * József Sátori *

Béla Zsitnik Béla Zsitnik (17 December 1924 – 12 January 2019) was a Hungarian rower who competed in the 1948, 1952, and 1960 Summer Olympics. Early life He was born in Győr Győr ( , ; german: Raab, links=no; names in other languages) is the ...

; Men's coxed four * Tibor Bedekovits *

Csaba Kovács Csaba Kovacs (born 18 March 1984) is a Hungarian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with Újpesti TE of the Erste Liga. He previously spent the entirety of his career with Alba Volán Székesfehérvár who competed in the A ...

* László Munteán * Pál Wágner * Gyula Lengyel (cox)

Sailing

Shooting

Ten shooters represented Hungary in 1960. ;

25 m pistol 25 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often known as sport pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It was devised as a women's event in the 1960s, based upon the rules of 25 meter center-fire pistol but shot with a .22-caliber sp ...

* Ferenc Kun * József Gyönyörű ;

50 m pistol The 50 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often called Free Pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It provides the purest precision shooting among the pistol events, and is one of the oldest shooting disciplines, dating back to t ...

* Ambrus Balogh ; 300 m rifle, three positions * Sándor Krebs * Miklós Szabó ; 50 m rifle, three positions * János Holup * Imre Simkó ; 50 m rifle, prone * János Dosztály * Imre Simkó ;

Trap A trap is a mechanical device used to capture or restrain an animal for purposes such as hunting, pest control, or ecological research. Trap or TRAP may also refer to: Art and entertainment Films and television * ''Trap'' (2015 film), Fil ...

* Ede Szomjas * Károly Kulin-Nagy

Swimming

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
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