Hungary at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Hungary competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 184 competitors, 157 men and 27 women, took part in 107 events in 18 sports.[1]

Hungary at the
1960 Summer Olympics
IOC codeHUN
(UNG used at these Games)
NOCHungarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpia.hu (in Hungarian and English)
in Rome
Competitors184 (157 men and 27 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearerJános Simon
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
6
Silver
8
Bronze
7
Total
21
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

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Gold

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The Hungarian sabre team led by Aladár Gerevich (center). Pál Kovács is above him and Rudolf Kárpáti is above-left.

Silver

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Bronze

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Athletics

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Basketball

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Boxing

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Canoeing

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Cycling

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Five male cyclists represented Hungary in 1960.

Individual road race
1000m time trial

Diving

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Equestrian

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Fencing

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21 fencers, 16 men and 5 women, represented Hungary in 1960.

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

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Gymnastics

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Modern pentathlon

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Three male pentathletes represented Hungary in 1960. The team won gold and Ferenc Németh won an individual gold and Imre Nagy won silver.

Individual
Team
  • Ferenc Németh
  • Imre Nagy
  • András Balczó

Rowing

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Hungary had nine male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1960.[2]

Men's coxed pair
Men's coxless four
Men's coxed four

Sailing

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Shooting

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Ten shooters represented Hungary in 1960.

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

Swimming

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Water polo

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Weightlifting

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Wrestling

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References

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  1. ^ "Hungary at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hungary Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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