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This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Hungary men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.

The Hungary men's national water polo team has participated in 23 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments.[1]

Abbreviations

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Apps Appearances Rk Rank Ref Reference Cap No. Water polo cap number
Pos Playing position FP Field player GK Goalkeeper ISHOF International Swimming Hall of Fame
L/R Handedness L Left-handed R Right-handed Oly debut Olympic debut in water polo
(C) Captain p. page pp. pages

Team statistics

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See also: National team appearances in the men's Olympic water polo tournament

Comprehensive results by tournament

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Notes:

  • Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games.
  • At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested, but only American contestants participated. Currently the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Swimming Federation (FINA) consider water polo event as part of unofficial program in 1904.
  • Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Legend
  •  1  – Champions
  •  2  – Runners-up
  •  3  – Third place
  •  4  – Fourth place
  •  —  – The nation did not participate in the Games
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Men's team[1] 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 Years
 Hungary 5 — 5 2 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 3 2 1 3 — 5 6 4 1 1 1 5 5 3 23
Total teams 7 4 6 12 13 14 5 16 18 21 10 16 13 15 16 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Number of appearances

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Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Men's team[1] Apps Record
streak		 Active
streak		 Debut Most
recent		 Best finish Confederation
 Hungary 23 13 9 1912 2020 Champions Europe – LEN

Best finishes

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Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Men's team[1] Best finish Apps Confederation
 Hungary Champions (1932, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1976, 2000, 2004, 2008) 23 Europe – LEN

Finishes in the top four

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Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's team[1] Total Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place First Last
 Hungary 16 9 (1932, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1976, 2000, 2004, 2008) 3 (1928, 1948, 1972) 3 (1960, 1968, 1980) 1 (1996) 1928 2008

Medal table

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Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Hungary (HUN)93315

Player statistics

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Multiple appearances

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See also: List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of birth (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

  • Number of six-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of five-time Olympians: 3
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 12
  • Last updated: 8 August 2021.
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
Apps Player Birth Pos Water polo tournaments Age of
first/last		 ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
1 2 3 4 5
5 Dezső Gyarmati 1927 FP 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 20/36 1976 [2]
Tibor Benedek 1972 FP 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 20/36 2016 [3]
Tamás Kásás 1976 FP 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 20/36 2016 [4]
4 Márton Homonnai 1906 FP 1924 1928 1932 1936 18/30 1971 [5]
László Jeney 1923 GK 1948 1952 1956 1960 25/37 [6]
György Kárpáti 1935 FP 1952 1956 1960 1964 17/29 1982 [7]
Mihály Mayer 1933 FP 1956 1960 1964 1968 22/34 1987 [8]
András Bodnár 1942 FP 1960 1964 1968 1972 18/30 2017 [9]
Endre Molnár 1945 GK 1968 1972 1976 1980 23/35 [10]
István Szívós Jr. 1948 FP 1968 1972 1976 1980 20/32 1996 [11]
Péter Biros 1976 FP 2000 2004 2008 2012 24/36 2016 Flag bearer for Hungary (2012) [12]
Gergely Kiss 1977 FP 2000 2004 2008 2012 22/34 2016 [13]
Zoltán Szécsi 1977 GK 2000 2004 2008 2012 22/34 2016 [14]
Norbert Hosnyánszky 1984 FP 2008 2012 2016 2020 24/37 [15]
Dénes Varga 1987 FP 2008 2012 2016 2020 21/34 [16]

Multiple medalists

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See also: List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)

The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of receiving the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of receiving the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

  • Number of five-time Olympic medalists: 1
  • Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 6
  • Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 19
  • Last updated: 11 August 2021.
Male athletes who won three or more Olympic medals in water polo
Rk Player Birth Height Pos Water polo tournaments Period
(age of
first/last)		 Medals Ref
1 2 3 4 5 G S B T
1 Dezső Gyarmati 1927 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)		 FP 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 16 years
(20/36)		 3 1 1 5 [2]
2 György Kárpáti 1935 1.67 m
(5 ft 6 in)		 FP 1952 1956 1960 1964 12 years
(17/29)		 3 0 1 4 [7]
3 László Jeney 1923 1.81 m
(5 ft 11 in)		 GK 1948 1952 1956 1960 12 years
(25/37)		 2 1 1 4 [6]
4 Mihály Mayer 1933 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)		 FP 1956 1960 1964 1968 12 years
(22/34)		 2 0 2 4 [8]
5 András Bodnár 1942 1.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)		 FP 1960 1964 1968 1972 12 years
(18/30)		 1 1 2 4 [9]
Endre Molnár 1945 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)		 GK 1968 1972 1976 1980 12 years
(23/35)		 1 1 2 4 [10]
István Szívós Jr. 1948 2.02 m
(6 ft 8 in)		 FP 1968 1972 1976 1980 12 years
(20/32)		 1 1 2 4 [11]
8 Tibor Benedek 1972 1.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)		 FP 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 16 years
(20/36)		 3 0 0 3 [3]
Péter Biros 1976 1.96 m
(6 ft 5 in)		 FP 2000 2004 2008 2012 12 years
(24/36)		 3 0 0 3 [12]
Tamás Kásás 1976 2.00 m
(6 ft 7 in)		 FP 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 16 years
(20/36)		 3 0 0 3 [4]
Gergely Kiss 1977 1.98 m
(6 ft 6 in)		 FP 2000 2004 2008 2012 12 years
(22/34)		 3 0 0 3 [13]
Tamás Molnár 1975 1.93 m
(6 ft 4 in)		 FP 2000 2004 2008 8 years
(25/33)		 3 0 0 3 [17]
Zoltán Szécsi 1977 1.98 m
(6 ft 6 in)		 GK 2000 2004 2008 2012 12 years
(22/34)		 3 0 0 3 [14]
14 Olivér Halassy 1909 1.55 m
(5 ft 1 in)		 FP 1928 1932 1936 8 years
(18/27)		 2 1 0 3 [18]
Márton Homonnai 1906 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)		 FP 1924 1928 1932 1936 12 years
(18/30)		 2 1 0 3 [5]
István Szívós Sr. 1920 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)		 FP 1948 1952 1956 8 years
(27/36)		 2 1 0 3 [19]
17 Kálmán Markovits 1931 1.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)		 FP 1952 1956 1960 8 years
(20/28)		 2 0 1 3 [20]
Ottó Boros 1929 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)		 GK 1956 1960 1964 8 years
(27/35)		 2 0 1 3 [21]
Tivadar Kanizsa 1933 1.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)		 FP 1956 1960 1964 8 years
(23/31)		 2 0 1 3 [22]
20 Dénes Pócsik 1940 1.95 m
(6 ft 5 in)		 FP 1964 1968 1972 8 years
(24/32)		 1 1 1 3 [23]
Ferenc Konrád 1945 1.83 m
(6 ft 0 in)		 FP 1968 1972 1976 8 years
(23/31)		 1 1 1 3 [24]
László Sárosi 1946 1.83 m
(6 ft 0 in)		 FP 1968 1972 1976 8 years
(22/29)		 1 1 1 3 [25]
Tamás Faragó 1952 1.94 m
(6 ft 4 in)		 FP 1972 1976 1980 8 years
(20/27)		 1 1 1 3 [26]
24 Zoltán Dömötör 1935 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)		 FP 1960 1964 1968 8 years
(25/33)		 1 0 2 3 [27]
László Felkai 1941 1.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)		 FP 1960 1964 1968 8 years
(19/27)		 1 0 2 3 [28]
János Konrád 1941 1.83 m
(6 ft 0 in)		 FP 1960 1964 1968 8 years
(18/27)		 1 0 2 3 [29]
Rk Player Birth Height Pos 1 2 3 4 5 Period
(age of
first/last)		 G S B T Ref
Water polo tournaments Medals

Top goalscorers

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See also: List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total goals (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 2
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 3
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 4
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics
Rk Player Birth L/R Total
goals		 Water polo tournaments
(goals)		 Age of
first/last		 ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
1 2 3 4 5
1 Tibor Benedek 1972 Left 65 1992
(22)		 1996
(19)		 2000
(9)		 2004
(5)		 2008
(10)		 20/36 2016 [30]
2 Tamás Kásás 1976 Right 56 1996
(13)		 2000
(12)		 2004
(14)		 2008
(8)		 2012
(9)		 20/36 2016 [31]
3 Gergely Kiss 1977 Left 46 2000
(14)		 2004
(15)		 2008
(9)		 2012
(8)		 23/34 2016 [32]
4 Tamás Faragó 1952 Right 42 1972
(6)		 1976
(22)		 1980
(14)		 20/27 1993 [33]
5 Péter Biros 1976 Right 40 2000
(4)		 2004
(7)		 2008
(13)		 2012
(16)		 24/36 2016 Flag bearer for Hungary (2012) [34]
[12]
6 László Felkai 1941 34 1960
(4)		 1964
(6)		 1968
(24)		 19/27 [35]
7 Dénes Varga 1987 Right 33 2008
(10)		 2012
(9)		 2016
(14)		 21/29 [36]
8 János Németh 1906 32 1932
(12)		 1936
(20)		 26/30 1969 [37]
Norbert Madaras 1979 Left 32 2004
(5)		 2008
(9)		 2012
(18)		 24/32 [38]
Rk Player Birth L/R Total
goals		 1 2 3 4 5 Age of
first/last		 ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
Water polo tournaments
(goals)

Sources:

  • Official Reports (PDF): 1912, 1924–1980, 1988–1996;
  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45, 50, 55, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90), 2004 (pp. 207–208), 2008 (pp. 202–203), 2012 (pp. 481–482), 2016 (pp. 120–121).

Goalkeepers

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See also: List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively.

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Abbreviation
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.		 Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
1912 János Wenk 1894 18 The only goalkeeper in the squad [39]
1924 István Barta 1895 28 Starting goalkeeper [40]
(Unknown)
1928 István Barta (2) 1895 32 Starting goalkeeper [40]
(Unknown)
1932 István Barta (3) 1895 37 [40]
György Bródy 1908 24 [41]
1936 György Bródy (2) 1908 28 [41]
György Kutasi 1910 25 [42]
1948 Endre Győrfi 1920 28 [43]
László Jeney 1923 25 [6]
1952 Róbert Antal 1921 31 [44]
László Jeney (2) 1923 29 [6]
1956 Ottó Boros 1929 27 [21]
László Jeney (3) 1923 33 [6]
1960 Ottó Boros (2) 1929 31 [21]
László Jeney (4) 1923 37 [6]
1964 Miklós Ambrus 1933 31 [45]
Ottó Boros (3) 1929 35 [21]
1968 1 Endre Molnár 1945 23 [10]
11 János Steinmetz 1947 21 [46]
1972 1 Endre Molnár (2) 1945 27 [10]
11 Tibor Cservenyák 1948 24 [47]
1976 1 Endre Molnár (3) 1945 31 [10]
11 Tibor Cservenyák (2) 1948 27 [47]
1980 1 Endre Molnár (4) 1945 35 [10]
11 Károly Hauszler 1952 28 [48]
1988 1 Péter Kuna 1965 23 [49]
12 Zoltán Kósz 1967 20 [50]
1992 1 Gábor Nemes 1964 27 [51]
7 Péter Kuna (2) 1965 27 [49]
Year Cap
No.		 Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
Year Cap
No.		 Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
1996 1 Zoltán Kósz (2) 1967 28 57 121 47.1% Starting goalkeeper [50]
12 Péter Kuna (3) 1965 31 8 14 57.1% [49]
2000 1 Zoltán Kósz (3) 1967 32 58 112 51.8% Starting goalkeeper [50]
10 Zoltán Szécsi 1977 22 6 9 66.7% 2016 [14]
2004 1 Zoltán Szécsi (2) 1977 26 40 75 53.3% 2016 Starting goalkeeper [14]
10 István Gergely (2) 1976 28 8 12 66.7% [52]
2008 1 Zoltán Szécsi (3) 1977 30 42 83 50.6% 2016 Starting goalkeeper [14]
13 István Gergely (3) 1976 32 24 38 63.2% [52]
2012 1 Zoltán Szécsi (4) 1977 34 44 94 46.8% 2016 [14]
13 Viktor Nagy 1984 28 38 68 55.9% [53]
2016 1 Viktor Nagy (2) 1984 32 67 118 56.8% Starting goalkeeper [53]
13 Attila Decker 1987 29 14 29 48.3% [54]
2020 1 Viktor Nagy (3) 1984 37 [53]
13 Soma Vogel 1997 24 [55]
Year Cap
No.		 Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member		 Note Ref

Sources:

  • Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (pp. 57–61, 69, 71, 73);
  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45, 50, 55, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90), 2004 (pp. 207–208), 2008 (pp. 202–203), 2012 (pp. 481–482), 2016 (pp. 120–121).

Top sprinters

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The following table is pre-sorted by number of total sprints won (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the sprinter (in ascending order), respectively.

  • Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won, since 2000): 1
  • Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won, since 2000): 0
  • Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won, since 2000): 1
  • Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won, since 2000): 4
  • Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Abbreviation
  • Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
Male players with 5 or more sprints won at the Olympics (statistics since 2000)
Rk Sprinter Birth Total
sprints
won		 Total
sprints
contested		 Eff % Water polo tournaments
(sprints won / contested)		 Age of
first/last		 ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
1 2 3 4 5
1 Tamás Kásás 1976 39 59 66.1% 1996
(N/A)		 2000
(15/29)		 2004
(7/9)		 2008
(10/12)		 2012
(7/9)		 20/36 2016 [4]
2 Balázs Erdélyi 1990 12 17 70.6% 2016
(12/17)		 26/26 [56]
3 Péter Biros 1976 9 20 45.0% 2000
(2/2)		 2004
(4/10)		 2008
(3/5)		 2012
(0/3)		 24/36 2016 Flag bearer for Hungary (2012) [12]
4 Norbert Madaras 1979 8 24 33.3% 2004
(3/9)		 2008
(3/6)		 2012
(2/9)		 24/32 [57]
5 Dénes Varga 1987 7 14 50.0% 2008
(1/4)		 2012
(5/9)		 2016
(1/1)		 21/29 [16]
Krisztián Manhercz 1997 7 10 70.0% 2016
(7/10)		 19/19 [58]

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45, 50, 55, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90), 2004 (pp. 207–208), 2008 (pp. 202–203), 2012 (pp. 481–482), 2016 (pp. 120–121).

Coach statistics

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See also: List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics § Coach statistics

Most successful coaches

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The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the coach (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021.

There are two coaches who led Hungary men's national water polo team to win three or more Olympic medals.

Dénes Kemény of Hungary is one of the only two coaches who led men's national water polo team(s) to win three Olympic gold medals. Under his leadership, the Hungary men's Olympic team won three gold in a row between 2000 and 2008, becoming the second water polo team to have an Olympic winning streak.[59]

Dezső Gyarmati coached the Hungary men's national team to three consecutive Olympic medals, a silver in 1972, a gold in 1976, and a bronze in 1980.[60]

Head coaches who led men's national teams to win three or more Olympic medals
Rk Head coach Nationality Birth Age Men's team Tournaments
(finish)		 Period Medals Ref
1 2 3 4 5 G S B T
1 Dénes Kemény  Hungary 1954 46–58  Hungary 2000
(1st)		 2004
(1st)		 2008
(1st)		 2012
(5th)		 12
years		 3 0 0 3 [59]
2 Dezső Gyarmati  Hungary 1927 44–52  Hungary 1972
(2nd)		 1976
(1st)		 1980
(3rd)		 8
years		 1 1 1 3 [2]
[60]

Medals as coach and player

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The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Dezső Gyarmati of Hungary won five Olympic medals in a row between 1948 and 1964. He coached the Hungary men's national team to three consecutive Olympic medals, including a gold in 1976,[2][60] making him the only man to win Olympic gold in water polo as player and head coach in the last 100 years.

With the Hungary men's national water polo team, István Görgényi won a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He was appointed head coach of the Australia women's national team in 1998. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, he led the team to win the inaugural women's water polo gold medal.[61][62]

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Rk Person Birth Height Player Head coach Total medals Ref
Age Men's team Pos Medal Age Men's team Medal G S B T
1 Dezső Gyarmati 1927 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)		 20–36  Hungary FP 1948 , 1952 ,
1956 , 1960 ,
1964 		44–52  Hungary 1972 , 1976 ,
1980 		4 2 2 8 [2]
[60]
2 Dezső Lemhényi 1917 30–34  Hungary FP 1948 , 1952 42  Hungary 1960 1 1 1 3 [63]
[64]
Rk Person Birth Height Player Head coach Total medals Ref
Age Men's team Pos Medal Age Women's team Medal G S B T
1 István Görgényi 1946 1.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)		 25  Hungary FP 1972 53  Australia 2000* 1 1 0 2 [61]
[62]

Olympic champions

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See also: List of Olympic champions in men's water polo

1932 Summer Olympics

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The 1932 Hungary men's Olympic water polo team. From left to right: Sándor Ivády, György Bródy, József Vértesy, János Németh, Márton Homonnai, Alajos Keserű, and Olivér Halassy.
  • Edition of men's tournament: 8th
  • Host city: United States Los Angeles, United States
  • Number of participating teams: 5
  • Competition format: Round-robin tournament
  • Champion:  Hungary (1st title)
Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals
for		 Goals
against		 Goal
diff.
Match 1/4 Round-robin group 6 August 1932  Germany Won 6 2 4
Match 2/4 Round-robin group 8 August 1932  Japan Won 17 0 17
Match 3/4 Round-robin group 11 August 1932  United States Won 7 0 7
Match 4/4 Round-robin group Scheduled  Brazil Brazil was disqualified.[a]
Total Matches played: 3[a] • Wins: 3[a] • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100% 30 2 28

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1932 (pp. 646, 649, 650).

  • Head coach: Hungary
Roster
# Player Pos Height Weight Date of birth Age of
winning gold		 Oly
debut		 ISHOF
member
P1 István Barta GK 13 August 1895 37 years, 0 days No
P2 György Bródy GK 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 21 July 1908 24 years, 23 days Yes
P3 Olivér Halassy FP 31 July 1909 23 years, 13 days No 1978
P4 Márton Homonnai FP 5 February 1906 26 years, 190 days No 1971
P5 Sándor Ivády FP 1 May 1903 29 years, 104 days No
P6 Alajos Keserű FP 8 March 1905 27 years, 158 days No
P7 Ferenc Keserű FP 27 August 1903 28 years, 352 days No
P8 János Németh FP 12 June 1906 26 years, 62 days Yes 1969
P9 Miklós Sárkány FP 15 August 1908 23 years, 364 days Yes
P10 József Vértesy FP 19 February 1901 31 years, 176 days No
Average 27 October 1904 27 years, 291 days

Note: Alajos Keserű and Ferenc Keserű are brothers.
Sources:

1936 Summer Olympics

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  • Edition of men's tournament: 9th
  • Host city: Germany Berlin, Germany
  • Number of participating teams: 16
  • Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin semi-final pool; round-robin semi-final pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool
  • Champion:  Hungary (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary II group; 1st place in semi-final I group; 1st place in final group)
Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals
for		 Goals
against		 Goal
diff.
Match 1/7 Preliminary round – Group II 8 August 1936  Yugoslavia Won 4 1 3
Match 2/7 Preliminary round – Group II 9 August 1936  Malta Won 12 0 12
Match 3/7 Preliminary round – Group II 10 August 1936  Great Britain Won 10 1 9
Match 4/7 Semi-final round – Group I 11 August 1936  Belgium Won 3 0 3
Match 5/7 Semi-final round – Group I 12 August 1936  Netherlands Won 8 0 8
Match 6/7 Final round – Group 14 August 1936  Germany Drawn 2 2 0
Match 7/7 Final round – Group 15 August 1936  France Won 5 0 5
Total Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 85.7% 44 4 40

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1936 (pp. 347, 349, 355).

Despite his disability of losing the left leg below the knee, Olivér Halassy won three consecutive Olympic medals (two gold and one silver) in water polo between 1928 and 1936.
  • Head coach: Hungary
Roster
# Player Pos Height Weight Date of birth Age of
winning gold		 Oly
debut		 ISHOF
member
P1 Mihály Bozsi FP 2 March 1911 25 years, 166 days Yes
P2 Jenő Brandi FP 23 May 1913 23 years, 84 days Yes
P3 György Bródy GK 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 21 July 1908 28 years, 25 days No
P4 Olivér Halassy FP 31 July 1909 27 years, 15 days No 1978
P5 Kálmán Hazai FP 17 July 1913 23 years, 29 days Yes
P6 Márton Homonnai FP 5 February 1906 30 years, 192 days No 1971
P7 György Kutasi GK 16 September 1910 25 years, 334 days Yes
P8 István Molnár FP 5 January 1913 23 years, 223 days Yes
P9 János Németh FP 12 June 1906 30 years, 64 days No 1969
P10 Miklós Sárkány FP 15 August 1908 28 years, 0 days No
P11 Sándor Tarics FP 23 September 1913 22 years, 327 days Yes
Average 10 June 1910 26 years, 66 days

Sources:

1952 Summer Olympics

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  • Edition of men's tournament: 11th
  • Host city: Finland Helsinki, Finland
  • Number of participating teams: 21
  • Competition format: Single-elimination tournament qualifying; round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin semi-final pool; round-robin semi-final pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool
  • Champion:  Hungary (3rd title; 1st place in preliminary B group; 1st place in semi-final F group; 1st place in final group)
Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals
for		 Goals
against		 Goal
diff.
Match 1/8 Eliminating round – First round 25 July 1952  Mexico Won 13 4 9
Match 2/8 Preliminary round – Group B 26 July 1952  Egypt Won 9 0 9
Match 3/8 Preliminary round – Group B 27 July 1952  Soviet Union Won 5 3 2
Match 4/8 Preliminary round – Group B 28 July 1952  Germany Won 9 1 8
Match 5/8 Semi-final round – Group F 30 July 1952  Netherlands Drawn 4 4 0
Match 6/8 Semi-final round – Group F 31 July 1952  Yugoslavia Drawn 2 2 0
Match 7/8 Final round – Group 1 August 1952  Italy Won 7 2 5
Match 8/8 Final round – Group 2 August 1952  United States Won 4 0 4
Total Matches played: 8 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 2 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 75.0% 53 16 37

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1952 (pp. 602, 603, 606, 607, 608).

Roster
# Player Pos Height Weight Date of birth Age of
winning gold		 Oly
debut		 ISHOF
member
P1 Róbert Antal GK 21 July 1921 31 years, 12 days Yes
P2 Antal Bolvári FP 6 May 1932 20 years, 88 days Yes
P3 Dezső Fábián FP 17 December 1918 33 years, 229 days No
P4 Dezső Gyarmati FP 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 23 October 1927 24 years, 284 days No 1976
P5 István Hasznos FP 8 December 1924 27 years, 238 days Yes
P6 László Jeney GK 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 30 May 1923 29 years, 64 days No
P7 György Kárpáti FP 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 23 June 1935 17 years, 40 days Yes 1982
P8 Dezső Lemhényi FP 71 kg (157 lb) 9 December 1917 34 years, 237 days No 1998
P9 Kálmán Markovits FP 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 26 August 1931 20 years, 342 days Yes 1994
P10 Miklós Martin FP 29 June 1931 21 years, 34 days Yes
P11 Károly Szittya FP 18 June 1918 34 years, 45 days No
P12 István Szívós Sr. FP 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 20 August 1920 31 years, 348 days No 1997
P13 György Vizvári FP 18 December 1928 23 years, 228 days Yes
Average 31 August 1925 26 years, 337 days
Coach Béla Rajki 2 February 1909 43 years, 182 days 1996

Sources:

1956 Summer Olympics

[edit]
  • Edition of men's tournament: 12th
  • Host city: Australia Melbourne, Australia
  • Number of participating teams: 10
  • Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool
  • Champion:  Hungary (4th title; 1st place in preliminary B group; 1st place in final group)
Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals
for		 Goals
against		 Goal
diff.		 Note
Match 1/6 Preliminary round – Group B 29 November 1956  Great Britain Won 6 1 5
Match 2/6 Preliminary round – Group B 30 November 1956  United States Won 6 2 4
Match 3/6 Final round – Group 3 December 1956  Italy Won 4 0 4
Match 4/6 Final round – Group 5 December 1956 Germany United Team of Germany Won 4 0 4
Match 5/6 Final round – Group 6 December 1956  Soviet Union Won 4 0 4 Blood in the Water match
Match 6/6 Final round – Group 7 December 1956  Yugoslavia Won 2 1 0
Total Matches played: 6 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100% 26 4 22 Note

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1956 (pp. 625, 626).

Roster
# Player Pos Height Weight Date of birth Age of
winning gold		 Oly
debut		 ISHOF
member
P1 Antal Bolvári FP 6 May 1932 24 years, 215 days No
P2 Ottó Boros GK 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 5 August 1929 27 years, 124 days Yes
P3 Dezső Gyarmati (C) FP 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 23 October 1927 29 years, 45 days No 1976
P4 István Hevesi FP 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 2 April 1931 25 years, 249 days Yes
P5 László Jeney GK 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 30 May 1923 33 years, 191 days No
P6 Tivadar Kanizsa FP 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 4 April 1933 23 years, 247 days Yes
P7 György Kárpáti FP 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 23 June 1935 21 years, 167 days No 1982
P8 Kálmán Markovits FP 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 26 August 1931 25 years, 103 days No 1994
P9 Miklós Martin FP 29 June 1931 25 years, 161 days No
P10 Mihály Mayer FP 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 27 December 1933 22 years, 346 days Yes 1987
P11 István Szívós Sr. FP 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 20 August 1920 36 years, 109 days No 1997
P12 Ervin Zádor FP 7 June 1935 21 years, 183 days Yes
Average 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[b] 80 kg (176 lb)[c] 12 July 1930 26 years, 148 days
Coach Béla Rajki 2 February 1909 47 years, 309 days 1996

Sources:

1964 Summer Olympics

[edit]
  • Edition of men's tournament: 14th
  • Host city: Japan Tokyo, Japan
  • Number of participating teams: 13
  • Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin semi-final pool; round-robin semi-final pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool
  • Champion:  Hungary (5th title; 1st place in preliminary D group; 2nd place in semi-final B group; 1st place in final group)
Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals
for		 Goals
against		 Goal
diff.
Match 1/6 Preliminary round – Group D 11 October 1964  Egypt Won 11 1 10
Match 2/6 Preliminary round – Group D 12 October 1964  Belgium Won 5 0 5
Match 3/6 Semi-final round – Group B 14 October 1964  Netherlands Won 6 5 1
Match 4/6 Semi-final round – Group B 15 October 1964  Yugoslavia Drawn 4 4 0
Match 5/6 Final round – Group 17 October 1964  Italy Won 3 1 2
Match 6/6 Final round – Group 18 October 1964  Soviet Union Won 5 2 3
Total Matches played: 6 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 83.3% 34 13 21

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1964 (pp. 685, 687, 691, 694, 695, 698).

Roster
# Player Pos Height Weight Date of birth Age of
winning gold		 Oly
debut		 Goals ISHOF
member
P1 Miklós Ambrus GK 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 31 May 1933 31 years, 140 days Yes 0
P2 András Bodnár FP 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 9 April 1942 22 years, 192 days No 2 2017
P3 Ottó Boros GK 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 5 August 1929 35 years, 74 days No 0
P4 Zoltán Dömötör FP 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 21 August 1935 29 years, 58 days No 7
P5 László Felkai FP 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 1 March 1941 23 years, 231 days No 6
P6 Dezső Gyarmati (C) FP 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 23 October 1927 36 years, 361 days No 2 1976
P7 Tivadar Kanizsa FP 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 4 April 1933 31 years, 197 days No 1
P8 György Kárpáti FP 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 23 June 1935 29 years, 117 days No 4 1982
P9 János Konrád FP 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 27 August 1941 23 years, 52 days No 2
P10 Mihály Mayer FP 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 27 December 1933 30 years, 296 days No 0 1987
P11 Dénes Pócsik FP 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 9 March 1940 24 years, 223 days Yes 2
P12 Péter Rusorán FP 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 11 April 1940 24 years, 190 days No 8
Average 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 24 March 1936 28 years, 208 days Total 34
Coach Károly Laky

Sources:

1976 Summer Olympics

[edit]
  • Edition of men's tournament: 17th
  • Host city: Canada Montreal, Canada
  • Number of participating teams: 12
  • Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool
  • Champion:  Hungary (6th title; 1st place in preliminary C group; 1st place in final E group)
Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals
for		 Goals
against		 Goal
diff.
Match 1/8 Preliminary round – Group C 18 July 1976  Australia Won 7 6 1
Match 2/8 Preliminary round – Group C 19 July 1976  Canada Won 4 2 2
Match 3/8 Preliminary round – Group C 20 July 1976  West Germany Won 4 0 4
Match 4/8 Final round – Group E 22 July 1976  Italy Won 6 5 1
Match 5/8 Final round – Group E 23 July 1976  West Germany Won 5 3 2
Match 6/8 Final round – Group E 24 July 1976  Netherlands Won 5 3 2
Match 7/8 Final round – Group E 26 July 1976  Romania Won 9 8 1
Match 8/8 Final round – Group E 27 July 1976  Yugoslavia Drawn 5 5 0
Total Matches played: 8 • Wins: 7 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 87.5% 45 32 13

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1976 (pp. 487, 489, 491, 492).

Roster
Cap
No.		 Player Pos Height Weight Date of birth Age of
winning gold		 Oly
debut		 Goals ISHOF
member
1 Endre Molnár GK 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 23 July 1945 31 years, 4 days No 0
2 István Szívós Jr. FP 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 24 April 1948 28 years, 94 days No 4 1996
3 Tamás Faragó FP 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 5 August 1952 23 years, 357 days No 22 1993
4 László Sárosi FP 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 12 October 1946 29 years, 289 days No 3
5 György Horkai FP 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 1 July 1954 22 years, 26 days Yes 10
6 Gábor Csapó FP 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 20 September 1950 25 years, 311 days Yes 4
7 Attila Sudár FP 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 11 April 1954 22 years, 107 days Yes 0
8 György Kenéz FP 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 23 June 1956 20 years, 34 days Yes 0
9 György Gerendás FP 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 23 February 1954 22 years, 155 days Yes 1
10 Ferenc Konrád FP 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 17 April 1945 31 years, 101 days No 1
11 Tibor Cservenyák GK 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 8 August 1948 27 years, 354 days No 0
Average 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 29 August 1950 25 years, 333 days Total 45
Coach Dezső Gyarmati 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 23 October 1927 48 years, 278 days 1976

Sources:

2000 Summer Olympics

[edit]
  • Edition of men's tournament: 23rd
  • Host city: Australia Sydney, Australia
  • Number of participating teams: 12
  • Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
  • Champion:  Hungary (7th title; 3rd place in preliminary B group)
Results
Match Round Date Cap
color		 Opponent Result Goals
for		 Goals
against		 Goal
diff.
Match 1/8 Preliminary round – Group B 23 September 2000   Blue  Greece Won 7 4 3
Match 2/8 Preliminary round – Group B 24 September 2000   White  Netherlands Won 16 8 8
Match 3/8 Preliminary round – Group B 25 September 2000   Blue  Croatia Lost 7 8 –1
Match 4/8 Preliminary round – Group B 26 September 2000   White  United States Won 10 9 1
Match 5/8 Preliminary round – Group B 27 September 2000   Blue  Yugoslavia[d] Lost 9 10 –1
Match 6/8 Quarter-finals 29 September 2000   Blue  Italy Won 8 5 3
Match 7/8 Semi-finals 30 September 2000   White  Yugoslavia[d] Won 8 7 1
Match 8/8 Gold medal match 1 October 2000   Blue  Russia Won 13 6 7
Total Matches played: 8 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 2 • Win %: 75.0% 78 57 21

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45, 50, 55, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90).

Roster
Cap
No.		 Player Pos L/R Height Weight Date of birth Age of
winning gold		 Oly
debut		 ISHOF
member
1 Zoltán Kósz GK R 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 November 1967 32 years, 310 days No
2 Bulcsú Székely FP R 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 2 June 1976 24 years, 121 days Yes
3 Tamás Märcz FP R 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 17 July 1974 26 years, 76 days Yes
4 Zsolt Varga FP R 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 9 March 1972 28 years, 206 days No
5 Tamás Kásás FP R 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 20 July 1976 24 years, 73 days No 2016
6 Attila Vári FP R 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 February 1976 24 years, 218 days Yes
7 Gergely Kiss FP L 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 21 September 1977 23 years, 10 days Yes 2016
8 Tibor Benedek FP L 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 12 July 1972 28 years, 81 days No 2016
9 Rajmund Fodor FP R 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 21 February 1976 24 years, 223 days No
10 Zoltán Szécsi GK R 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 22 December 1977 22 years, 284 days Yes 2016
11 Barnabás Steinmetz FP R 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 6 October 1975 24 years, 361 days Yes
12 Tamás Molnár FP R 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 2 August 1975 25 years, 60 days Yes 2016
13 Péter Biros FP R 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 5 April 1976 24 years, 179 days Yes 2016
Average 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 21 January 1975 25 years, 254 days
Coach Dénes Kemény 14 June 1954 46 years, 109 days 2011

Sources:

Abbreviation

  • MP – Matches played
  • Min – Minutes
  • G – Goals
  • Sh – Shots
  • AS – Assists
  • TF – Turnover fouls
  • ST – Steals
  • BL – Blocked shots
  • SP – Sprints
  • 20S – 20 seconds exclusion
  • Pen – Penalty
  • EX – Exclusion
Statistics
Cap
No.		 Player Pos MP Minutes played Goals/Shots AS TF ST BL Sprints Personal fouls
Min % G Sh % Won SP % 20S Pen EX
1 Zoltán Kósz GK 8 203 90.6% 7
2 Bulcsú Székely FP 8 35 15.6% 2 5 40.0% 2 1
3 Tamás Märcz FP 8 36 16.1% 0 3 0.0% 1 1 1 3 2
4 Zsolt Varga FP 8 64 28.6% 3 7 42.9% 5 5 2 2
5 Tamás Kásás FP 8 211 94.2% 12 33 36.4% 11 1 7 4 15 29 51.7% 7
6 Attila Vári FP 8 98 43.8% 10 25 40.0% 1 2 2 19 1
7 Gergely Kiss FP 8 155 69.2% 14 24 58.3% 10 2 2 4 4
8 Tibor Benedek FP 8 168 75.0% 9 21 42.9% 3 8 4 2 4
9 Rajmund Fodor FP 8 154 68.8% 8 15 53.3% 4 1 2 7 7
10 Zoltán Szécsi GK 8 21 9.4% 1
11 Barnabás Steinmetz FP 8 164 73.2% 6 16 37.5% 3 10 4 16
12 Tamás Molnár FP 8 142 63.4% 10 23 43.5% 3 26 2 3 1 1 100% 4
13 Péter Biros FP 8 117 52.2% 4 16 25.0% 2 5 1 6 2 2 100% 5
Total 8 224 100% 78 188 41.5% 41 54 38 38 18 32 56.2% 70 1 0
Against 57 202 28.2% 34 30 36 23 14 32 43.8% 91 3 5
Cap
No.		 Player Pos Saves/Shots
Saves Shots %
1 Zoltán Kósz GK 58 112 51.8%
10 Zoltán Szécsi GK 6 9 66.7%
Total 64 121 52.9%

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45, 50, 55, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90).

2004 Summer Olympics

[edit]
  • Edition of men's tournament: 24th
  • Host city: Greece Athens, Greece
  • Number of participating teams: 12
  • Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
  • Champion:  Hungary (8th title; 1st place in preliminary A group)
Results
Match Round Date Cap
color		 Opponent Result Goals
for		 Goals
against		 Goal
diff.
Match 1/7 Preliminary round – Group A 15 August 2004   Blue  Serbia and Montenegro Won 6 4 2
Match 2/7 Preliminary round – Group A 17 August 2004   White  Croatia Won 10 8 2
Match 3/7 Preliminary round – Group A 19 August 2004   Blue  United States Won 7 5 2
Match 4/7 Preliminary round – Group A 21 August 2004   Blue  Kazakhstan Won 14 4 10
Match 5/7 Preliminary round – Group A 23 August 2004   Blue  Russia Won 7 6 1
Match 6/7 Semi-finals 27 August 2004   White  Russia Won 7 5 2
Match 7/7 Gold medal match 29 August 2004   White  Serbia and Montenegro Won 8 7 1
Total Matches played: 7 • Wins: 7 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100% 59 39 20

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 93, 101, 105, 109, 116, 164, 173).

Gergely Kiss scored 14 goals at the 2004 Olympics, helping Hungary win gold. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the men's water polo tournament.
Roster
Cap
No.		 Player Pos L/R Height Weight Date of birth Age of
winning gold		 Oly
debut		 ISHOF
member
1 Zoltán Szécsi GK R 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 22 December 1977 26 years, 251 days No 2016
2 Tamás Varga FP R 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 14 July 1975 29 years, 46 days Yes
3 Norbert Madaras FP L 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 1 December 1979 24 years, 272 days Yes
4 Ádám Steinmetz FP R 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 11 August 1980 24 years, 18 days Yes
5 Tamás Kásás FP R 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 20 July 1976 28 years, 40 days No 2016
6 Attila Vári FP R 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 February 1976 28 years, 185 days No
7 Gergely Kiss FP L 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 21 September 1977 26 years, 343 days No 2016
8 Tibor Benedek (C) FP L 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 12 July 1972 32 years, 48 days No 2016
9 Rajmund Fodor FP R 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 21 February 1976 28 years, 190 days No
10 István Gergely GK R 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 20 August 1976 28 years, 9 days No
11 Barnabás Steinmetz FP R 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 6 October 1975 28 years, 328 days No
12 Tamás Molnár FP R 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 2 August 1975 29 years, 27 days No 2016
13 Péter Biros FP R 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 5 April 1976 28 years, 146 days No 2016
Average 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 20 September 1976 27 years, 344 days
Coach Dénes Kemény 14 June 1954 50 years, 76 days 2011

Note: Ádám Steinmetz and Barnabás Steinmetz are brothers.
Sources:

Abbreviation

  • MP – Matches played
  • Min – Minutes
  • G – Goals
  • Sh – Shots
  • AS – Assists
  • TF – Turnover fouls
  • ST – Steals
  • BL – Blocked shots
  • SP – Sprints
  • 20S – 20 seconds exclusion
  • Pen – Penalty
  • EX – Exclusion
Statistics
Cap
No.		 Player Pos MP Minutes played Goals/Shots AS TF ST BL Sprints Personal fouls
Min % G Sh % Won SP % 20S Pen EX
1 Zoltán Szécsi GK 7 168 85.7% 6
2 Tamás Varga FP 7 48 24.5% 3 5 60.0% 3 1 1 12 2
3 Norbert Madaras FP 7 76 38.8% 5 10 50.0% 1 2 5 3 9 33.3% 3
4 Ádám Steinmetz FP 7 82 41.8% 3 5 60.0% 1 11 3 3
5 Tamás Kásás FP 7 183 93.4% 14 30 46.7% 3 7 8 6 7 9 77.8% 3
6 Attila Vári FP 7 70 35.7% 2 18 11.1% 2 3 1 11 1
7 Gergely Kiss FP 7 168 85.7% 14 31 45.2% 7 2 5 3 7
8 Tibor Benedek (C) FP 7 142 72.4% 5 21 23.8% 4 8 7 1 6 1
9 Rajmund Fodor FP 7 81 41.3% 4 10 40.0% 3 2 3 2
10 István Gergely GK 7 28 14.3% 1
11 Barnabás Steinmetz FP 7 56 28.6% 0 1 0.0% 5 1 12 1
12 Tamás Molnár FP 7 107 54.6% 2 7 28.6% 15 1 2 2
13 Péter Biros FP 7 163 83.2% 7 27 25.9% 2 1 5 2 4 10 40.0% 4
Total 7 196 100% 59 165 35.8% 24 51 52 20 14 28 50.0% 62 1 4
Against 39 129 30.2% 12 85 36 19 13 28 46.4% 70 7 10
Cap
No.		 Player Pos Saves/Shots
Saves Shots %
1 Zoltán Szécsi GK 40 75 53.3%
10 István Gergely GK 8 12 66.7%
Total 48 87 55.2%

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (p. 207).

2008 Summer Olympics

[edit]
  • Edition of men's tournament: 25th
  • Host city: China Beijing, China
  • Number of participating teams: 12
  • Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
  • Champion:  Hungary (9th title; 1st place in preliminary A group)
Results
Match Round Date Cap
color		 Opponent Result Goals
for		 Goals
against		 Goal
diff.
Match 1/7 Preliminary round – Group A 10 August 2008   White  Montenegro Drawn 10 10 0
Match 2/7 Preliminary round – Group A 12 August 2008   Blue  Greece Won 17 6 11
Match 3/7 Preliminary round – Group A 14 August 2008   White  Spain Won 8 5 3
Match 4/7 Preliminary round – Group A 16 August 2008   Blue  Australia Won 13 12 1
Match 5/7 Preliminary round – Group A 18 August 2008   White  Canada Won 12 3 9
Match 6/7 Semi-finals 22 August 2008   White  Montenegro Won 11 9 2
Match 7/7 Gold medal match 24 August 2008   White  United States Won 14 10 4
Total Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 85.7% 85 55 30

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (pp. 84, 92, 94, 104, 106, 156, 168).

Roster
Cap
No.		 Player Pos L/R Height Weight Date of birth Age of
winning gold		 Oly
debut		 ISHOF
member
1 Zoltán Szécsi GK R 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 22 December 1977 30 years, 246 days No 2016
2 Tamás Varga FP R 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 14 July 1975 33 years, 41 days No
3 Norbert Madaras FP L 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 1 December 1979 28 years, 267 days No
4 Dénes Varga FP R 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 29 March 1987 21 years, 148 days Yes
5 Tamás Kásás FP R 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 20 July 1976 32 years, 35 days No 2016
6 Norbert Hosnyánszky FP R 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 4 March 1984 24 years, 173 days Yes
7 Gergely Kiss FP L 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 21 September 1977 30 years, 338 days No 2016
8 Tibor Benedek (C) FP L 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 12 July 1972 36 years, 43 days No 2016
9 Dániel Varga FP R 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 25 September 1983 24 years, 334 days Yes
10 Péter Biros FP R 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 5 April 1976 32 years, 141 days No 2016
11 Gábor Kis FP R 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 27 September 1982 25 years, 332 days Yes
12 Tamás Molnár FP R 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 2 August 1975 33 years, 22 days No 2016
13 István Gergely GK R 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 20 August 1976 32 years, 4 days No
Average 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 20 December 1978 29 years, 248 days
Coach Dénes Kemény 14 June 1954 54 years, 71 days 2011

Note: Dániel Varga and Dénes Varga are brothers.
Sources:

Abbreviation

  • MP – Matches played
  • Min – Minutes
  • G – Goals
  • Sh – Shots
  • AS – Assists
  • TF – Turnover fouls
  • ST – Steals
  • BL – Blocked shots
  • SP – Sprints
  • 20S – 20 seconds exclusion
  • Pen – Penalty
  • EX – Exclusion
Statistics
Cap
No.		 Player Pos MP Minutes played Goals/Shots AS TF ST BL Sprints Personal fouls
Min % G Sh % Won SP % 20S Pen EX
1 Zoltán Szécsi GK 7 151 67.4% 3
2 Tamás Varga FP 7 70 31.3% 0 9 0.0% 5 1 12 2
3 Norbert Madaras FP 7 131 58.5% 9 19 47.4% 5 3 3 3 6 50.0% 5 1 1
4 Dénes Varga FP 7 113 50.4% 10 18 55.6% 1 5 4 3 1 4 25.0% 3
5 Tamás Kásás FP 7 179 79.9% 8 29 27.6% 6 8 11 4 10 12 83.3% 6
6 Norbert Hosnyánszky FP 7 45 20.1% 2 7 28.6% 2 2 1 11 1 4
7 Gergely Kiss FP 7 178 79.5% 9 25 36.0% 12 12 1 1 1 1 100% 9
8 Tibor Benedek (C) FP 7 128 57.1% 10 18 55.6% 3 6 6 1 6
9 Dániel Varga FP 7 108 48.2% 8 20 40.0% 3 5 3 3 9 1
10 Péter Biros FP 7 176 78.6% 13 23 56.5% 3 4 8 8 3 5 60.0% 3 1
11 Gábor Kis FP 7 104 46.4% 6 9 66.7% 2 15 2 3 3
12 Tamás Molnár FP 7 111 49.6% 10 19 52.6% 21 2 6
13 István Gergely GK 7 73 32.6% 0 1 0.0% 1 4
Team 2
Total 7 224 100% 85 197 43.1% 36 88 47 27 18 28 64.3% 73 3 8
Against 55 195 28.2% 19 93 52 27 10 28 35.7% 74 7 9
Cap
No.		 Player Pos Saves/Shots
Saves Shots %
1 Zoltán Szécsi GK 42 83 50.6%
13 István Gergely GK 24 38 63.2%
Total 66 121 54.5%

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (p. 202).

Water polo people at the opening and closing ceremonies

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Flag bearers

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See also: Water polo at the Summer Olympics § Flag bearers

Some sportspeople were chosen to carry the national flag of their country at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games. As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, two male water polo people were given the honour to carry the flag for Hungary.

Legend
  •  2008 O  – Opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics
  •  2012 C  – Closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics
  • Flag bearer‡ – Flag bearer who won the tournament with his team
Water polo people who were flag bearers at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games
# Year Country Flag bearer Birth Age Height Team Pos Water polo tournaments Period
(age of
first/last)		 Medals Ref
1 2 3 4 5 G S B T
1 1980 O Hungary István Szívós Sr. 1920 59 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)		  Hungary FP 1948 1952 1956 8 years
(27/36)		 2 1 0 3 [19]
2 2012 O Hungary Péter Biros 1976 36 1.96 m
(6 ft 5 in)		  Hungary FP 2000 2004 2008 2012 12 years
(24/36)		 3 0 0 3 [12]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c At the 1932 Olympics, Brazil was disqualified after their players attacked the Hungarian referee at the end of their match against Germany. Their two matches were annulled. Therefore, Hungary and Japan won their games scheduled with Brazil, by forfeit. For more details, please see the Official Report of the 1932 Olympic Games (pp. 650–651), and here.
  2. ^ Average height of 9 players.
  3. ^ Average weight of 8 players.
  4. ^ a b After the breakup of Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team participated at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, and won a bronze medal in 2000. In 2003, after the country was renamed from FR Yugoslavia to Serbia and Montenegro, the team was also renamed to "Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team".

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Sources

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Official Reports (IOC)

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PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:

Official Results Books (IOC)

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PDF documents on the FINA website:

PDF documents in the Olympic World Library:

PDF documents on the International Olympic Committee website:

Official Reports (FINA)

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PDF documents on the FINA website:

Official website (IOC)

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Water polo on the International Olympic Committee website:

Olympedia

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Sports Reference

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Water polo on the Sports Reference website:

Todor66

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Water polo on the Todor66 website:

ISHOF

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International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) website:

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