Hungary
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| Association |
Magyar Vízilabda Szövetség |
| Confederation |
LEN (Europe) |
| Head coach |
Tibor Benedek |
| FINA code |
HUN |
| Olympic Games |
| Appearances |
20 (first in 1912) |
| Best result |
Winners, 1932, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1976, 2000, 2004, 2008 |
| World Championships |
| Appearances |
12 (first in 1973) |
| Best result |
Winners, 1973, 2003 |
| World League |
| Appearances |
5 (first in 2002) |
| Best result |
Winners, 2003, 2004 |
| World Cup |
| Appearances |
11 (first in 1979) |
| Best result |
Winners, 1979, 1995, 1999 |
| European Championship |
| Appearances |
28 (first in 1926) |
| Best result |
Winners, 1926, 1927, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1974, 1977, 1997, 1999 |
The Hungary men's national water polo team represents Hungary in international men's water polo competitions and is controlled by the Hungarian Water Polo Association. They are considered the world's top power in the history of water polo, having won 15 Olympic, 9 World Championship, 5 FINA World League, 8 FINA World Cup and 21 European Championship medals. Hungary are the current Olympic gold medalists, since the 2000 Olympic Games.
Results [edit]
Performance in Olympic Games [edit]
Hungary has missed only five Olympics in history, but they won the title nine times, which is a record. Moreover, there are only six tournaments in which Hungary did not receive any medal.
Performance in World Championships [edit]
Hungary has taken part to every World Championships. They have won this championship twice : the first edition in 1973 and in 2003.
Performance in World League [edit]
Hungary has taken part in the first edition of the FINA Water Polo World League in 2002. They have won the gold medal one and two years later. But since 2008, Hungary doesn't participate in the World League.
Performance in World Cup [edit]
The Hungarian national team missed three editions of the World Cup, but they won it three times: 1979, 1995 and 1999.
Performance in European Championship [edit]
Hungary missed only one European Championship, in 1950. Otherwise, they won the tournament 12 times which is (as in the World Championships) a record. No team has a better result than Hungary in history of the European Championship.
Current squad [edit]
The following is the Hungarian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] view · talk
| № |
Name |
Pos. |
Height |
Weight |
Date of birth |
2012 club |
| 1 |
Szecsi, ZoltanZoltán Szécsi |
GK |
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
96 kg (212 lb) |
01977-12-2222 December 1977 |
 ZF-Eger |
| 2 |
Varga, TamásTamás Varga |
CB |
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
105 kg (231 lb) |
01975-07-1414 July 1975 |
Debreceni VSE |
| 3 |
Madaras, NorbertNorbert Madaras |
D |
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
91 kg (201 lb) |
01979-12-011 December 1979 |
 Pro Recco |
| 4 |
Varga, DenesDénes Varga |
D |
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
95 kg (209 lb) |
01987-03-2929 March 1987 |
 Primorje EB |
| 5 |
Kasas, TamasTamás Kásás |
D |
2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
97 kg (214 lb) |
01976-07-2020 July 1976 |
Pro Recco |
| 6 |
Hosnyansky, NorbertNorbert Hosnyánszky |
D |
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
102 kg (225 lb) |
01984-03-044 March 1984 |
ZF-Eger |
| 7 |
Kiss, GergelyGergely Kiss |
D |
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
112 kg (247 lb) |
01977-09-2727 September 1977 |
TEVA-Vasas-UNIQA |
| 8 |
Szivos, MartonMárton Szivós |
CB |
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
91 kg (201 lb) |
01981-08-1919 August 1981 |
Grupama Honvéd |
| 9 |
Varga, DanielDániel Varga |
CB |
2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
95 kg (209 lb) |
01983-09-2525 September 1983 |
Primorje EB |
| 10 |
Biros, PeterPéter Biros |
D |
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
102 kg (225 lb) |
01976-04-055 April 1976 |
ZF-Eger |
| 11 |
Steinmetz, AdamÁdám Steinmetz |
CF |
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
104 kg (229 lb) |
01980-08-1111 August 1980 |
TEVA-Vasas-UNIQA |
| 12 |
Harai, BalazsBalázs Hárai |
CF |
2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) |
110 kg (243 lb) |
01987-04-055 April 1987 |
Grupama Honvéd |
| 13 |
Nagy, ViktorViktor Nagy |
GK |
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
94 kg (207 lb) |
01984-07-2424 July 1984 |
TEVA-Vasas-UNIQA |
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- Head coach: Dénes Kemény
Awards [edit]
- Hungarian Sporteam Of The Year: 1958, 1961, 1962, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2008
See also [edit]
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