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Hungary women's national water polo team

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Hungary
FINA codeHUN
AssociationHungarian Water Polo Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachAttila Mihók
Asst coachSándor Cseh
Krisztina Kardos
CaptainRita Keszthelyi
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current1 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest1 (2021)
Lowest9 (2011)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances6 (first in 2004)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2020)
World Championship
Appearances17 (first in 1986)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1994, 2005)
World Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1988)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2002)
World League
Appearances7 (first in 2004)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2004, 2020, 2022)
European Championship
Appearances19 (first in 1985)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1991, 2001, 2016)
Media
Websitewaterpolo.hu

The Hungary women's national water polo team represents Hungary in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the leading teams in Europe since the early 1990s, claiming the world title at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy and at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal, Canada.

Results

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Olympic Games

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Main article: Hungary women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
Year[1] Position
Greece 2004 6th place
China 2008 4th place
United Kingdom 2012 4th place
Brazil 2016 4th place
Japan 2020 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
France 2024 5th place

World Championship

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Year[1] Position
Spain 1986 5th place
Australia 1991 4th place
Italy 1994 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Australia 1998 7th place
Japan 2001 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Spain 2003 5th place
Canada 2005 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Australia 2007 4th place
Italy 2009 7th place
China 2011 9th place
Spain 2013 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Russia 2015 9th place
Hungary 2017 5th place
South Korea 2019 4th place
Hungary 2022 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Japan 2023 6th place
Qatar 2024 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

World Cup

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Year[1] Position
New Zealand 1988 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Netherlands 1989 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Italy 1993 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Australia 1995 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Canada 1999 4th place
Australia 2002 1st place, gold medalist(s)
China 2006 5th place
New Zealand 2010 6th place
Russia 2014 5th place
United States 2023 4th place

World League

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Year[1] Position
United States 2004 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Russia 2005 4th place
United States 2010 6th place
China 2013 4th place
China 2017 4th place
Hungary 2019 6th place
Greece 2020 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Spain 2022 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

European Championship

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Year Position
Norway 1985 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
France 1987 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
West Germany 1989 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Greece 1991 1st place, gold medalist(s)
United Kingdom1993 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Austria 1995 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Spain 1997 5th place
Italy 1999 4th place
Hungary 2001 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Slovenia 2003 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Serbia 2006 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Spain 2008 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Croatia 2010 5th place
Netherlands 2012 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Hungary 2014 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Serbia 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Spain 2018 4th place
Hungary 2020 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Croatia 2022 5th place
Netherlands 2024 5th place

LEN Europa Cup

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Year Position
Spain 2018 6th place
Italy 2019 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Team

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Current squad

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Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The roster was announced on 6 July 2024.[2]

Head coach: Attila Mihók [hu][3]

Former squads

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Olympic Games

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World Championships

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  • 2001 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal
  • 2013 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Medal
  • 2022 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal

European Championships

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  • 1993 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Medal
  • 1995 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal
  • 2003 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal
  • 2012 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Medal
  • 2014 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Medal
  • 2020 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Medal

Other Tournaments

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Under-20 team

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Hungary lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships[4] where they won the bronze medal.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Megvan a női olimpiai csapat is". vlv.hu. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Team roster: Hungary" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  4. ^ Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship Owen Lloyd (Inside the Games), 9 October 2021. Accessed 7 November 2021.
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