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.
Abbreviations 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
Comprehensive results by tournament 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
– Champions – Runners-up – Third place – Fourth place – The nation did not participate in the Games – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Men's team 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 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 Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Men's team Apps Recordstreak Activestreak Debut Mostrecent Best finish Confederation 23 13 9 1912 2020 Champions Europe – LEN
Best finishes Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Men's team Best finish Apps Confederation Champions (1932, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1976, 2000, 2004, 2008) 23 Europe – LEN
Finishes in the top four Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Men's team Total Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place First Last 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 Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Player statistics Multiple appearances
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.
Multiple medalists
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.
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.
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 CapNo. Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note Ref 1912 János Wenk 18 The only goalkeeper in the squad 1924 István Barta 28 Starting goalkeeper (Unknown) 1928 István Barta (2) 32 Starting goalkeeper (Unknown) 1932 István Barta (3) 37 György Bródy 24 1936 György Bródy (2) 28 György Kutasi 25 1948 Endre Győrfi 28 László Jeney 25 1952 Róbert Antal 31 László Jeney (2) 29 1956 Ottó Boros 27 László Jeney (3) 33 1960 Ottó Boros (2) 31 László Jeney (4) 37 1964 Miklós Ambrus 31 Ottó Boros (3) 35 1968 1 Endre Molnár 23 11 János Steinmetz 21 1972 1 Endre Molnár (2) 27 11 Tibor Cservenyák 24 1976 1 Endre Molnár (3) 31 11 Tibor Cservenyák (2) 27 1980 1 Endre Molnár (4) 35 11 Károly Hauszler 28 1988 1 Péter Kuna 23 12 Zoltán Kósz 20 1992 1 Gábor Nemes 27 7 Péter Kuna (2) 27 Year CapNo. Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note Ref
Year CapNo. Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOFmember Note Ref 1996 1 Zoltán Kósz (2) 28 57 121 47.1% Starting goalkeeper 12 Péter Kuna (3) 31 8 14 57.1% 2000 1 Zoltán Kósz (3) 32 58 112 51.8% Starting goalkeeper 10 Zoltán Szécsi 22 6 9 66.7% 2016 2004 1 Zoltán Szécsi (2) 26 40 75 53.3% 2016 Starting goalkeeper 10 István Gergely (2) 28 8 12 66.7% 2008 1 Zoltán Szécsi (3) 30 42 83 50.6% 2016 Starting goalkeeper 13 István Gergely (3) 32 24 38 63.2% 2012 1 Zoltán Szécsi (4) 34 44 94 46.8% 2016 13 Viktor Nagy 28 38 68 55.9% 2016 1 Viktor Nagy (2) 32 67 118 56.8% Starting goalkeeper 13 Attila Decker 29 14 29 48.3% 2020 1 Viktor Nagy (3) 37 13 Soma Vogel 24 Year CapNo. Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOFmember 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 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 Totalsprintswon Totalsprintscontested Eff % Water polo tournaments(sprints won / contested) Age offirst/last ISHOFmember Note Ref 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tamás Kásás 39 59 66.1% 1996(N/A) 2000(15/29) 2004(7/9) 2008(10/12) 2012(7/9) 20/36 2016 2 Balázs Erdélyi 12 17 70.6% 2016(12/17) 26/26 3 Péter Biros 9 20 45.0% 2000(2/2) 2004(4/10) 2008(3/5) 2012(0/3) 24/36 2016 Flag bearer for Hungary (2012) 4 Norbert Madaras 8 24 33.3% 2004(3/9) 2008(3/6) 2012(2/9) 24/32 5 Dénes Varga 7 14 50.0% 2008(1/4) 2012(5/9) 2016(1/1) 21/29 Krisztián Manhercz 7 10 70.0% 2016(7/10) 19/19 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
Most successful coaches 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.
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.
+ 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 46–58 2000(1st) 2004(1st) 2008(1st) 2012(5th) 12years 3 0 0 3 2 Dezső Gyarmati 44–52 1972(2nd) 1976(1st) 1980(3rd) 8years 1 1 1 3
Medals as coach and player 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, 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.
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 20–36 FP 1948 , 1952 ,1956 , 1960 ,1964 44–52 1972 , 1976 ,1980 4 2 2 8 2 Dezső Lemhényi 30–34 FP 1948 , 1952 42 1960 1 1 1 3
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 25 FP 1972 53 2000* 1 1 0 2
Olympic champions
1932 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
1956 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
Water polo people at the opening and closing ceremonies 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 – Opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics – 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 offirst/last) Medals Ref 1 2 3 4 5 G S B T 1 1980 O Hungary István Szívós Sr. 59 FP 1948 1952 1956 8 years(27/36) 2 1 0 3 2 2012 O Hungary Péter Biros 36 FP 2000 2004 2008 2012 12 years(24/36) 3 0 0 3
See also Hungary women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics Lists of Olympic water polo records and statistics Hungary at the Olympics
Notes
References
Sources
ISHOF
External links Hungary men's national water polo team – Official website Olympic water polo – Official website