Dénes Varga

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The native form of this personal name is Varga Dénes. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Dénes Varga
Varga at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameDénes Andor Varga
NicknameDumi
Born (1987-03-29) 29 March 1987 (age 37)
Budapest, Hungary[1]
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Weight96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
SportWater polo
ClubÚjpesti TE-Taxi2000 (–2004)
TEVA-VasasPlaket (2005–2010)
Primorje Rijeka (2010–2014)
Szolnoki Dózsa-KÖZGÉP (2014–2017)
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Barcelona Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Melbourne Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest Team
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2006 Belgrade Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Budapest Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Málaga Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Eindhoven Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Belgrade Team
FINA World League
Silver medal – second place 2007 Berlin Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Chelyabinsk Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Dubai Team
FINA World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2014 Almaty Team

Dénes Andor Varga (born 29 March 1987) is a Hungarian water polo player, currently playing for Ferencváros

.He was a member of the gold medal winning Hungary men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, together with his older brother Dániel.[1]

Honours

National

  • Olympic Games: Gold medal - 2008
  • World Championships: Gold medal - 2013; Silver medal - 2007
  • European Championship: Silver medal - 2006, 2014; Bronze medal - 2008, 2012, 2016
  • FINA World League: Silver medal - 2007, 2013, 2014
  • FINA World Cup: Silver medal - 2014
  • Junior World Championships: (Gold medal - 2007; Silver medal - 2003)
  • Junior European Championship: (Silver medal - 2002, 2006; Bronze medal - 2004)
  • Youth European Championship: (Silver medal - 2003)

Club

  • Hungarian Championship (OB I): 7x (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 - with Vasas; 2015, 2016, 2017 - with Szolnok)
  • Hungarian Cup (Magyar Kupa): 3x (2009 - with Vasas; 2014, 2016 - with Szolnok)
  • Croatian Championship (Prva HVL): 1x (2014 - with Primorje)
  • Croatian Cup (Kup Hrvatske): 2x (2012, 2013 - with Primorje)

Awards

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dénes Varga.
  1. ^ a b "Dénes Varga Biography and Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Dénes Varga Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. ^ a b c d Dénes Varga. nbcolympics.com
  4. ^ "Olimpikonok kitüntetése a Parlamentben" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Olympic Committee. 29 August 2008. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
Water Polo World Championship
2013 		Succeeded by
Preceded by FINA Water Polo Player of the Year
2013 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
European Water Polo Championship
2014 		Succeeded by


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