Hungary men's national water polo team
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. It is considered the world's top power in the history of water polo, having won 16 Olympic, 11 World Championship,[1] 10 FINA World Cup, eight FINA World League, 24 European Championship and 16 Summer Universiade medals for a total of 88.
Competitive record
Medals
Updated after 2020 Summer Olympics
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Olympic Games | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
Friendship Games | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
World Championship | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
World Cup | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
World League | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
European Championship | 13 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
Europa Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mediterranean Games | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Summer Universiade | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
Total | 37 | 32 | 19 | 88 |
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Olympic Games
Hungary missed five Olympics, but they have won the title nine times, which is a record. As of today, there are only seven tournaments in which Hungary participated but did not receive a medal.[2]
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First round | 5th of 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 |
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Quarter-finals | 5th of 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
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Runners-up | 2nd of 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 8 | +18 |
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Champions | 1st of 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | +29 |
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Champions | 1st of 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 4 | +40 |
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Runners-up | 2nd of 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 17 | +17 |
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Champions | 1st of 21 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 16 | +37 |
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Champions | 1st of 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | +22 |
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Third place | 3rd of 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 18 | +19 |
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Champions | 1st of 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 13 | +21 |
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Third place | 3rd of 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 26 | +28 |
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Runners-up | 2nd of 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 21 | +21 |
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Champions | 1st of 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 32 | +13 |
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Third place | 3rd of 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 44 | +7 |
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5th–8th placement | 5th of 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 57 | +15 |
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5th–8th placement | 6th of 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 62 | +3 |
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Fourth place | 4th of 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 73 | +10 |
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Champions | 1st of 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 57 | +21 |
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Champions | 1st of 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 39 | +20 |
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Champions | 1st of 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 55 | +30 |
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Match for 5th place | 5th of 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 80 | +18 |
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Match for 5th place | 5th of 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 91 | 66 | +25 |
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Third place | 3rd of 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 94 | 60 | +34 |
Total | 23/28 | 9 Titles | 154 | 110 | 20 | 24 | 1,229 | 782 | +447 |
World Championships
Hungary has taken part in every World Championships. They have won this championship three times: in 1973, 2003 and 2013.[2]
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Total | 20/20 |
World Cup
The Hungarian national team missed three editions of the World Cup, but they won it four times: in 1979, 1995, 1999 and 2018.[2]
Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 28 | +9 |
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6th | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 56 | +8 |
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7th | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 64 | −7 |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 36 | +4 |
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4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 42 | +6 |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 30 | +9 |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 34 | +17 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 29 | +9 |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 24 | +20 |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 43 | +5 |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 35 | +22 |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 35 | +26 |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 57 | +13 |
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Total | 14/17 | 74 | 44 | 10 | 20 | 654 | 513 | +141 |
World League
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. In 2006 and from 2008 to 2012, Hungary did not participate in the World League.[2]
Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 188 | 119 | +69 |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 35 | +21 |
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14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 114 | +36 |
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14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 178 | 113 | +65 |
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14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 187 | 100 | +87 |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 59 | +7 |
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10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 73 | +30 |
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6th | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 156 | 105 | +51 |
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10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 106 | 73 | +33 |
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5th | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 67 | +11 |
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Total | 10/20 | 107 | 83 | 4 | 20 | 1,268 | 858 | +410 |
European Championships
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Hungary missed only one European Championship, in 1950, and they have won the tournament 13 times, which is (as in the World Championships) a record. No team has a better result than Hungary in history of the European Championship.
Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 |
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8th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 52 | 54 | −2 |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 89 | 43 | +46 |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 44 | +48 |
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Total | 35/36 |
Friendship Games
Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 43 | +25 |
Total | 2/6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 43 | +25 |
Europa Cup
Team
Current squad
Roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Tamás Märcz[3]
No. | Player | Pos. | L/R | Height | Weight | Date of birth (age) | Apps | OG/ Goals |
Club | Ref |
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1 | Viktor Nagy | GK | R | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 24 July 1984 (aged 36) | 229 | 2/0 | ![]() |
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2 | Dániel Angyal | CB | R | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 108 kg (238 lb) | 29 March 1992 (aged 29) | 106 | 0/0 | ![]() |
[5] |
3 | Krisztián Manhercz | D | R | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 6 February 1997 (aged 24) | 142 | 1/8 | ![]() |
[6] |
4 | Gergő Zalánki | D | L | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 26 February 1995 (aged 26) | 109 | 1/7 | ![]() |
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5 | Márton Vámos | D | L | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | 24 June 1992 (aged 29) | 241 | 1/14 | ![]() |
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6 | Norbert Hosnyánszky | CB | R | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 101 kg (223 lb) | 4 March 1984 (aged 37) | 317 | 3/24 | ![]() |
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7 | Mátyás Pásztor | D | R | 20 February 1987 (aged 34) | 22 | 0/0 | ![]() |
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8 | Szilárd Jansik | CB | R | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 6 April 1994 (aged 27) | 52 | 0/0 | ![]() |
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9 | Balázs Erdélyi | D | R | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 16 February 1990 (aged 31) | 167 | 1/10 | ![]() |
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10 | Dénes Varga (C) | D | R | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 29 March 1987 (aged 34) | 307 | 3/34 | ![]() |
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11 | Tamás Mezei | CF | L | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 108 kg (238 lb) | 14 September 1990 (aged 30) | 90 | 0/0 | ![]() |
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12 | Balázs Hárai | CF | R | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 110 kg (243 lb) | 5 April 1987 (aged 34) | 250 | 2/14 | ![]() |
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13 | Soma Vogel | GK | R | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 7 July 1997 (aged 24) | 29 | 0/0 | ![]() |
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Average | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 30 years, 289 days | 159 |
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021
Source: Hungary Men | Tokyo 2020 Olympics Archived 2021-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
Individual all-time records
Most appearances and goals
Total number of matches played in official competitions only.
# | Player | Years | Matches | Goals |
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1 | Tibor Benedek | 1990–2008 | 384 | |
2 | ifj. István Szívós | 1966–1980 | 308 | |
3 | Dániel Varga | 2005–present | 278 | |
4 | Norbert Hosnyánszky | 2005–present | 258 | |
4 | Tamás Faragó | 1970–1985 | 258 | |
6 | Dénes Varga | 2004–present | 246 | |
7 | György Gerendás | 1975–1986 | 230 | |
8 | Zoltán Kósz | 1986–2001, 2006 | 228 | |
9 | Endre Molnár | 1966–1980 | 189 | |
10 | László Sárosi | 1966–1978 | 634 |
Statistics accurate as of matches played 18 January 2016
Olympic statistics
Five-time Olympians
- Dezső Gyarmati: 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964;
- Tibor Benedek: 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008;
- Tamás Kásás: 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012.
Olympians with four or more medals
- Dezső Gyarmati: 5 medals, 3 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze (1948
, 1952
, 1956
, 1960
, 1964
);
- György Kárpáti: 4 medals, 3 gold and 1 bronze (1952
, 1956
, 1960
, 1964
).
- András Bodnár: 4 medals, 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze (1960
, 1964
, 1968
, 1972
).
- ifj. István Szívós: 4 medals, 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze (1968
, 1972
, 1976
, 1980
).
Olympians with three gold medals
- Dezső Gyarmati: 1952
, 1956
, 1964
;
- György Kárpáti: 1952
, 1956
, 1964
;
- Tibor Benedek: 2000
, 2004
, 2008
;
- Péter Biros: 2000
, 2004
, 2008
;
- Tamás Kásás: 2000
, 2004
, 2008
;
- Gergely Kiss: 2000
, 2004
, 2008
;
- Tamás Molnár: 2000
, 2004
, 2008
;
- Zoltán Szécsi: 2000
, 2004
, 2008
.
World Championship statistics
Players with four or more medals
- Norbert Madaras: 4 medals, 2 gold and 2 silver (2003
, 2005
, 2007
, 2013
);
- Rajmund Fodor: 4 medals, 1 gold and 3 silver (1998
, 2003
, 2005
, 2007
);
- Tamás Kásás: 4 medals, 1 gold and 3 silver (1998
, 2003
, 2005
, 2007
);
- Gergely Kiss: 4 medals, 1 gold and 3 silver (1998
, 2003
, 2005
, 2007
);
- Tamás Molnár: 4 medals, 1 gold and 3 silver (1998
, 2003
, 2005
, 2007
);
- Tibor Benedek: 4 medals, 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze (1991
, 1998
, 2003
, 2007
).
Players with two gold medals
- Norbert Madaras: 2003
, 2013
.
World Cup statistics
Players with four or more medals
- Rajmund Fodor: 6 medals, 2 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze (1993
, 1995
, 1997
, 1999
, 2002
, 2006
);
- Tamás Kásás: 5 medals, 2 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze (1995
, 1997
, 1999
, 2002
, 2006
);
- Tibor Benedek: 4 medals, 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze (1993
, 1995
, 1997
, 2002
);
- Gergely Kiss: 4 medals, 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze (1997
, 1999
, 2002
, 2006
);
- Tamás Molnár: 4 medals, 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze (1997
, 1999
, 2002
, 2006
).
Players with two gold medals
- Rajmund Fodor: 1995
, 1999
;
- Tamás Kásás: 1995
, 1999
;
- Zoltán Kósz: 1995
, 1999
;
- Frank Tóth: 1995
, 1999
;
- Balázs Vincze: 1995
, 1999
.
Awards
- Hungarian Sport Team of the Year: 1958, 1961, 1962, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2013
See also
- Blood in the Water match
- Hungary men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- Hungary women's national water polo team
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics
- List of world champions in men's water polo
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
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