Hungary men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
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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.[1]
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
- 1 – Champions
- 2 – Runners-up
- 3 – Third place
- 4 – Fourth place
- — – The nation did not participate in the Games
- Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Number of appearances
Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Best finishes
Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Finishes in the top four
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Medal table
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
| Men's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hungary (HUN) | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
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.
- Number of six-time Olympians: 0
- Number of five-time Olympians: 3
- Number of four-time Olympians: 12
- Last updated: 8 August 2021.
| Apps | Player | Birth | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| 5 | Dezső Gyarmati | 1927 | FP | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 20/36 | 1976 | [2] | |
| Tibor Benedek | 1972 | FP | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 20/36 | 2016 | [3] | ||
| Tamás Kásás | 1976 | FP | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 20/36 | 2016 | [4] | ||
| 4 | Márton Homonnai | 1906 | FP | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 18/30 | 1971 | [5] | ||
| László Jeney | 1923 | GK | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 25/37 | [6] | ||||
| György Kárpáti | 1935 | FP | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 17/29 | 1982 | [7] | |||
| Mihály Mayer | 1933 | FP | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 22/34 | 1987 | [8] | |||
| András Bodnár | 1942 | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 18/30 | 2017 | [9] | |||
| Endre Molnár | 1945 | GK | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 23/35 | [10] | ||||
| István Szívós Jr. | 1948 | FP | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 20/32 | 1996 | [11] | |||
| Péter Biros | 1976 | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 24/36 | 2016 | Flag bearer for Hungary (2012) | [12] | ||
| Gergely Kiss | 1977 | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 22/34 | 2016 | [13] | |||
| Zoltán Szécsi | 1977 | GK | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 22/34 | 2016 | [14] | |||
| Norbert Hosnyánszky | 1984 | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 24/37 | [15] | ||||
| Dénes Varga | 1987 | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 21/34 | [16] | ||||
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.
- Number of five-time Olympic medalists: 1
- Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 6
- Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 19
- Last updated: 11 August 2021.
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | |||||||
| 1 | Dezső Gyarmati | 1927 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | FP | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 16 years (20/36) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | [2] |
| 2 | György Kárpáti | 1935 | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | FP | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 12 years (17/29) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | [7] | |
| 3 | László Jeney | 1923 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | GK | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 12 years (25/37) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | [6] | |
| 4 | Mihály Mayer | 1933 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | FP | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 12 years (22/34) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | [8] | |
| 5 | András Bodnár | 1942 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 12 years (18/30) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | [9] | |
| Endre Molnár | 1945 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | GK | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 12 years (23/35) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | [10] | ||
| István Szívós Jr. | 1948 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | FP | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 12 years (20/32) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | [11] | ||
| 8 | Tibor Benedek | 1972 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | FP | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 16 years (20/36) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [3] |
| Péter Biros | 1976 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 12 years (24/36) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [12] | ||
| Tamás Kásás | 1976 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | FP | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 16 years (20/36) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [4] | |
| Gergely Kiss | 1977 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 12 years (22/34) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [13] | ||
| Tamás Molnár | 1975 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 8 years (25/33) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [17] | |||
| Zoltán Szécsi | 1977 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | GK | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 12 years (22/34) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [14] | ||
| 14 | Olivér Halassy | 1909 | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | FP | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 8 years (18/27) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | [18] | ||
| Márton Homonnai | 1906 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | FP | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 12 years (18/30) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | [5] | ||
| István Szívós Sr. | 1920 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | FP | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 8 years (27/36) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | [19] | |||
| 17 | Kálmán Markovits | 1931 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | FP | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 8 years (20/28) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | [20] | ||
| Ottó Boros | 1929 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | GK | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 8 years (27/35) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | [21] | |||
| Tivadar Kanizsa | 1933 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | FP | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 8 years (23/31) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | [22] | |||
| 20 | Dénes Pócsik | 1940 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | FP | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 8 years (24/32) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [23] | ||
| Ferenc Konrád | 1945 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | FP | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 8 years (23/31) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [24] | |||
| László Sárosi | 1946 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | FP | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 8 years (22/29) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [25] | |||
| Tamás Faragó | 1952 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | FP | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 8 years (20/27) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [26] | |||
| 24 | Zoltán Dömötör | 1935 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 8 years (25/33) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | [27] | ||
| László Felkai | 1941 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 8 years (19/27) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | [28] | |||
| János Konrád | 1941 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 8 years (18/27) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | [29] | |||
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Period (age of first/last) | G | S | B | T | Ref |
| Water polo tournaments | Medals | ||||||||||||||
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.
- Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 2
- Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 3
- Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 4
- Last updated: 1 April 2021.
| Rk | Player | Birth | L/R | Total goals | Water polo tournaments (goals) | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1 | Tibor Benedek | 1972 | Left | 65 | 1992 (22) | 1996 (19) | 2000 (9) | 2004 (5) | 2008 (10) | 20/36 | 2016 | [30] | |
| 2 | Tamás Kásás | 1976 | Right | 56 | 1996 (13) | 2000 (12) | 2004 (14) | 2008 (8) | 2012 (9) | 20/36 | 2016 | [31] | |
| 3 | Gergely Kiss | 1977 | Left | 46 | 2000 (14) | 2004 (15) | 2008 (9) | 2012 (8) | 23/34 | 2016 | [32] | ||
| 4 | Tamás Faragó | 1952 | Right | 42 | 1972 (6) | 1976 (22) | 1980 (14) | 20/27 | 1993 | [33] | |||
| 5 | Péter Biros | 1976 | Right | 40 | 2000 (4) | 2004 (7) | 2008 (13) | 2012 (16) | 24/36 | 2016 | Flag bearer for Hungary (2012) | [34] [12] | |
| 6 | László Felkai | 1941 | 34 | 1960 (4) | 1964 (6) | 1968 (24) | 19/27 | [35] | |||||
| 7 | Dénes Varga | 1987 | Right | 33 | 2008 (10) | 2012 (9) | 2016 (14) | 21/29 | [36] | ||||
| 8 | János Németh | 1906 | 32 | 1932 (12) | 1936 (20) | 26/30 | 1969 | [37] | |||||
| Norbert Madaras | 1979 | Left | 32 | 2004 (5) | 2008 (9) | 2012 (18) | 24/32 | [38] | |||||
| Rk | Player | Birth | L/R | Total goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| Water polo tournaments (goals) | |||||||||||||
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1912, 1924–1980, 1988–1996;
- 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).
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 | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | János Wenk | 1894 | 18 | The only goalkeeper in the squad | [39] | ||
| 1924 | István Barta | 1895 | 28 | Starting goalkeeper | [40] | ||
| (Unknown) | |||||||
1928  | István Barta (2) | 1895 | 32 | Starting goalkeeper | [40] | ||
| (Unknown) | |||||||
1932  | István Barta (3) | 1895 | 37 | [40] | |||
| György Bródy | 1908 | 24 | [41] | ||||
| 1936 | György Bródy (2) | 1908 | 28 | [41] | |||
| György Kutasi | 1910 | 25 | [42] | ||||
| 1948 | Endre Győrfi | 1920 | 28 | [43] | |||
| László Jeney | 1923 | 25 | [6] | ||||
| 1952 | Róbert Antal | 1921 | 31 | [44] | |||
| László Jeney (2) | 1923 | 29 | [6] | ||||
| 1956 | Ottó Boros | 1929 | 27 | [21] | |||
| László Jeney (3) | 1923 | 33 | [6] | ||||
1960  | Ottó Boros (2) | 1929 | 31 | [21] | |||
| László Jeney (4) | 1923 | 37 | [6] | ||||
| 1964 | Miklós Ambrus | 1933 | 31 | [45] | |||
| Ottó Boros (3) | 1929 | 35 | [21] | ||||
| 1968 | 1 | Endre Molnár | 1945 | 23 | [10] | ||
| 11 | János Steinmetz | 1947 | 21 | [46] | |||
| 1972 | 1 | Endre Molnár (2) | 1945 | 27 | [10] | ||
| 11 | Tibor Cservenyák | 1948 | 24 | [47] | |||
| 1976 | 1 | Endre Molnár (3) | 1945 | 31 | [10] | ||
| 11 | Tibor Cservenyák (2) | 1948 | 27 | [47] | |||
| 1980 | 1 | Endre Molnár (4) | 1945 | 35 | [10] | ||
| 11 | Károly Hauszler | 1952 | 28 | [48] | |||
| 1988 | 1 | Péter Kuna | 1965 | 23 | [49] | ||
| 12 | Zoltán Kósz | 1967 | 20 | [50] | |||
| 1992 | 1 | Gábor Nemes | 1964 | 27 | [51] | ||
| 7 | Péter Kuna (2) | 1965 | 27 | [49] | |||
| Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | Saves | Shots | Eff % | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | Zoltán Kósz (2) | 1967 | 28 | 57 | 121 | 47.1% | Starting goalkeeper | [50] | |
| 12 | Péter Kuna (3) | 1965 | 31 | 8 | 14 | 57.1% | [49] | |||
| 2000 | 1 | Zoltán Kósz (3) | 1967 | 32 | 58 | 112 | 51.8% | Starting goalkeeper | [50] | |
| 10 | Zoltán Szécsi | 1977 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 66.7% | 2016 | [14] | ||
| 2004 | 1 | Zoltán Szécsi (2) | 1977 | 26 | 40 | 75 | 53.3% | 2016 | Starting goalkeeper | [14] |
| 10 | István Gergely (2) | 1976 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 66.7% | [52] | |||
| 2008 | 1 | Zoltán Szécsi (3) | 1977 | 30 | 42 | 83 | 50.6% | 2016 | Starting goalkeeper | [14] |
| 13 | István Gergely (3) | 1976 | 32 | 24 | 38 | 63.2% | [52] | |||
| 2012 | 1 | Zoltán Szécsi (4) | 1977 | 34 | 44 | 94 | 46.8% | 2016 | [14] | |
| 13 | Viktor Nagy | 1984 | 28 | 38 | 68 | 55.9% | [53] | |||
| 2016 | 1 | Viktor Nagy (2) | 1984 | 32 | 67 | 118 | 56.8% | Starting goalkeeper | [53] | |
| 13 | Attila Decker | 1987 | 29 | 14 | 29 | 48.3% | [54] | |||
| 2020 | 1 | Viktor Nagy (3) | 1984 | 37 | [53] | |||||
| 13 | Soma Vogel | 1997 | 24 | [55] | ||||||
| Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | Saves | Shots | Eff % | ISHOF member | 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)
| Rk | Sprinter | Birth | Total sprints won | Total sprints contested | Eff % | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Tamás Kásás | 1976 | 39 | 59 | 66.1% | 1996 (N/A) | 2000 (15/29) | 2004 (7/9) | 2008 (10/12) | 2012 (7/9) | 20/36 | 2016 | [4] | |
| 2 | Balázs Erdélyi | 1990 | 12 | 17 | 70.6% | 2016 (12/17) | 26/26 | [56] | ||||||
| 3 | Péter Biros | 1976 | 9 | 20 | 45.0% | 2000 (2/2) | 2004 (4/10) | 2008 (3/5) | 2012 (0/3) | 24/36 | 2016 | Flag bearer for Hungary (2012) | [12] | |
| 4 | Norbert Madaras | 1979 | 8 | 24 | 33.3% | 2004 (3/9) | 2008 (3/6) | 2012 (2/9) | 24/32 | [57] | ||||
| 5 | Dénes Varga | 1987 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | 2008 (1/4) | 2012 (5/9) | 2016 (1/1) | 21/29 | [16] | ||||
| Krisztián Manhercz | 1997 | 7 | 10 | 70.0% | 2016 (7/10) | 19/19 | [58] | |||||||
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.[59]
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.[60]
| 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 | Hungary | 1954 | 46–58 | Hungary | 2000 (1st) | 2004 (1st) | 2008 (1st) | 2012 (5th) | 12 years | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [59] | |
| 2 | Dezső Gyarmati | Hungary | 1927 | 44–52 | Hungary | 1972 (2nd) | 1976 (1st) | 1980 (3rd) | 8 years | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [2] [60] | ||
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,[2][60] 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.[61][62]
- 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 | 1927 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 20–36 | Hungary | FP | 1948 , 1952 , 1956 , 1960 ,1964 | 44–52 | Hungary | 1972 , 1976 , 1980 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | [2] [60] |
| 2 | Dezső Lemhényi | 1917 | 30–34 | Hungary | FP | 1948 , 1952 | 42 | Hungary | 1960 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [63] [64] | |
| 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 | 1946 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 25 | Hungary | FP | 1972 | 53 |  Australia | 2000* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [61] [62] |
Olympic champions
1932 Summer Olympics
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- Edition of men's tournament: 8th
- Host city:
Los Angeles, United States - Number of participating teams: 5
- Competition format: Round-robin tournament
- Champion:
Hungary (1st title)
| Match | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Goals for | Goals against | Goal diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/4 | Round-robin group | 6 August 1932 |  Germany | Won | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Match 2/4 | Round-robin group | 8 August 1932 |  Japan | Won | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Match 3/4 | Round-robin group | 11 August 1932 |  United States | Won | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Match 4/4 | Round-robin group | Scheduled |  Brazil | Brazil was disqualified.[a] | |||
| Total | Matches played: 3[a] • Wins: 3[a] • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100% | 30 | 2 | 28 | |||
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1932 (pp. 646, 649, 650).
- Head coach:
| # | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Age of winning gold | Oly debut | ISHOF member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | István Barta | GK | 13 August 1895 | 37 years, 0 days | No | |||
| P2 | György Bródy | GK | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 21 July 1908 | 24 years, 23 days | Yes | ||
| P3 | Olivér Halassy | FP | 31 July 1909 | 23 years, 13 days | No | 1978 | ||
| P4 | Márton Homonnai | FP | 5 February 1906 | 26 years, 190 days | No | 1971 | ||
| P5 | Sándor Ivády | FP | 1 May 1903 | 29 years, 104 days | No | |||
| P6 | Alajos Keserű | FP | 8 March 1905 | 27 years, 158 days | No | |||
| P7 | Ferenc Keserű | FP | 27 August 1903 | 28 years, 352 days | No | |||
| P8 | János Németh | FP | 12 June 1906 | 26 years, 62 days | Yes | 1969 | ||
| P9 | Miklós Sárkány | FP | 15 August 1908 | 23 years, 364 days | Yes | |||
| P10 | József Vértesy | FP | 19 February 1901 | 31 years, 176 days | No | |||
| Average | 27 October 1904 | 27 years, 291 days | ||||||
Note: Alajos Keserű and Ferenc Keserű are brothers.
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1932 (pp. 646, 649, 650);
- Olympedia: 1932 (men's tournament);
- Sports Reference: 1932 (men's tournament);
- ISHOF.
1936 Summer Olympics
- Edition of men's tournament: 9th
- Host city:
Berlin, Germany - Number of participating teams: 16
- Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin semi-final pool; round-robin semi-final pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool
- Champion: Hungary (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary II group; 1st place in semi-final I group; 1st place in final group)
| Match | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Goals for | Goals against | Goal diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/7 | Preliminary round – Group II | 8 August 1936 |  Yugoslavia | Won | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Match 2/7 | Preliminary round – Group II | 9 August 1936 |  Malta | Won | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Match 3/7 | Preliminary round – Group II | 10 August 1936 |  Great Britain | Won | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| Match 4/7 | Semi-final round – Group I | 11 August 1936 |  Belgium | Won | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Match 5/7 | Semi-final round – Group I | 12 August 1936 |  Netherlands | Won | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Match 6/7 | Final round – Group | 14 August 1936 |  Germany | Drawn | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Match 7/7 | Final round – Group | 15 August 1936 |  France | Won | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 85.7% | 44 | 4 | 40 | |||
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1936 (pp. 347, 349, 355).
- Head coach:
| # | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Age of winning gold | Oly debut | ISHOF member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Mihály Bozsi | FP | 2 March 1911 | 25 years, 166 days | Yes | |||
| P2 | Jenő Brandi | FP | 23 May 1913 | 23 years, 84 days | Yes | |||
| P3 | György Bródy | GK | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 21 July 1908 | 28 years, 25 days | No | ||
| P4 | Olivér Halassy | FP | 31 July 1909 | 27 years, 15 days | No | 1978 | ||
| P5 | Kálmán Hazai | FP | 17 July 1913 | 23 years, 29 days | Yes | |||
| P6 | Márton Homonnai | FP | 5 February 1906 | 30 years, 192 days | No | 1971 | ||
| P7 | György Kutasi | GK | 16 September 1910 | 25 years, 334 days | Yes | |||
| P8 | István Molnár | FP | 5 January 1913 | 23 years, 223 days | Yes | |||
| P9 | János Németh | FP | 12 June 1906 | 30 years, 64 days | No | 1969 | ||
| P10 | Miklós Sárkány | FP | 15 August 1908 | 28 years, 0 days | No | |||
| P11 | Sándor Tarics | FP | 23 September 1913 | 22 years, 327 days | Yes | |||
| Average | 10 June 1910 | 26 years, 66 days | ||||||
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1936 (pp. 347, 349, 355);
- Olympedia: 1936 (men's tournament);
- Sports Reference: 1936 (men's tournament);
- ISHOF.
1952 Summer Olympics
- Edition of men's tournament: 11th
- Host city:
Helsinki, Finland - Number of participating teams: 21
- Competition format: Single-elimination tournament qualifying; round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin semi-final pool; round-robin semi-final pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool
- Champion:
Hungary (3rd title; 1st place in preliminary B group; 1st place in semi-final F group; 1st place in final group)
| Match | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Goals for | Goals against | Goal diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/8 | Eliminating round – First round | 25 July 1952 |  Mexico | Won | 13 | 4 | 9 |
| Match 2/8 | Preliminary round – Group B | 26 July 1952 |  Egypt | Won | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Match 3/8 | Preliminary round – Group B | 27 July 1952 |  Soviet Union | Won | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Match 4/8 | Preliminary round – Group B | 28 July 1952 |  Germany | Won | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| Match 5/8 | Semi-final round – Group F | 30 July 1952 | Netherlands | Drawn | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Match 6/8 | Semi-final round – Group F | 31 July 1952 | Yugoslavia | Drawn | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Match 7/8 | Final round – Group | 1 August 1952 |  Italy | Won | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Match 8/8 | Final round – Group | 2 August 1952 | United States | Won | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | Matches played: 8 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 2 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 75.0% | 53 | 16 | 37 | |||
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1952 (pp. 602, 603, 606, 607, 608).
- Head coach: Béla Rajki (1st title as head coach)
| # | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Age of winning gold | Oly debut | ISHOF member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Róbert Antal | GK | 21 July 1921 | 31 years, 12 days | Yes | |||
| P2 | Antal Bolvári | FP | 6 May 1932 | 20 years, 88 days | Yes | |||
| P3 | Dezső Fábián | FP | 17 December 1918 | 33 years, 229 days | No | |||
| P4 | Dezső Gyarmati | FP | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 23 October 1927 | 24 years, 284 days | No | 1976 |
| P5 | István Hasznos | FP | 8 December 1924 | 27 years, 238 days | Yes | |||
| P6 | László Jeney | GK | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 30 May 1923 | 29 years, 64 days | No | |
| P7 | György Kárpáti | FP | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 23 June 1935 | 17 years, 40 days | Yes | 1982 |
| P8 | Dezső Lemhényi | FP | 71 kg (157 lb) | 9 December 1917 | 34 years, 237 days | No | 1998 | |
| P9 | Kálmán Markovits | FP | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 26 August 1931 | 20 years, 342 days | Yes | 1994 |
| P10 | Miklós Martin | FP | 29 June 1931 | 21 years, 34 days | Yes | |||
| P11 | Károly Szittya | FP | 18 June 1918 | 34 years, 45 days | No | |||
| P12 | István Szívós Sr. | FP | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 20 August 1920 | 31 years, 348 days | No | 1997 | |
| P13 | György Vizvári | FP | 18 December 1928 | 23 years, 228 days | Yes | |||
| Average | 31 August 1925 | 26 years, 337 days | ||||||
| Coach | Béla Rajki | 2 February 1909 | 43 years, 182 days | 1996 | ||||
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1952 (pp. 602, 603, 606, 607, 608);
- Olympedia: 1952 (men's tournament);
- Sports Reference: 1952 (men's tournament);
- ISHOF.
1956 Summer Olympics
- Edition of men's tournament: 12th
- Host city:
Melbourne, Australia - Number of participating teams: 10
- Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool
- Champion:
Hungary (4th title; 1st place in preliminary B group; 1st place in final group)
| Match | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Goals for | Goals against | Goal diff. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/6 | Preliminary round – Group B | 29 November 1956 | Great Britain | Won | 6 | 1 | 5 | |
| Match 2/6 | Preliminary round – Group B | 30 November 1956 | United States | Won | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| Match 3/6 | Final round – Group | 3 December 1956 | Italy | Won | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Match 4/6 | Final round – Group | 5 December 1956 |  United Team of Germany | Won | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Match 5/6 | Final round – Group | 6 December 1956 |  Soviet Union | Won | 4 | 0 | 4 | Blood in the Water match |
| Match 6/6 | Final round – Group | 7 December 1956 | Yugoslavia | Won | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | Matches played: 6 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100% | 26 | 4 | 22 | Note | |||
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1956 (pp. 625, 626).
- Head coach: Béla Rajki (2nd title as head coach)
| # | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Age of winning gold | Oly debut | ISHOF member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Antal Bolvári | FP | 6 May 1932 | 24 years, 215 days | No | |||
| P2 | Ottó Boros | GK | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 5 August 1929 | 27 years, 124 days | Yes | |
| P3 | Dezső Gyarmati (C) | FP | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 23 October 1927 | 29 years, 45 days | No | 1976 |
| P4 | István Hevesi | FP | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 2 April 1931 | 25 years, 249 days | Yes | |
| P5 | László Jeney | GK | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 30 May 1923 | 33 years, 191 days | No | |
| P6 | Tivadar Kanizsa | FP | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 4 April 1933 | 23 years, 247 days | Yes | |
| P7 | György Kárpáti | FP | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 23 June 1935 | 21 years, 167 days | No | 1982 |
| P8 | Kálmán Markovits | FP | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 26 August 1931 | 25 years, 103 days | No | 1994 |
| P9 | Miklós Martin | FP | 29 June 1931 | 25 years, 161 days | No | |||
| P10 | Mihály Mayer | FP | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 27 December 1933 | 22 years, 346 days | Yes | 1987 |
| P11 | István Szívós Sr. | FP | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 20 August 1920 | 36 years, 109 days | No | 1997 | |
| P12 | Ervin Zádor | FP | 7 June 1935 | 21 years, 183 days | Yes | |||
| Average | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[b] | 80 kg (176 lb)[c] | 12 July 1930 | 26 years, 148 days | ||||
| Coach | Béla Rajki | 2 February 1909 | 47 years, 309 days | 1996 | ||||
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1956 (pp. 625, 626);
- Olympedia: 1956 (men's tournament);
- Sports Reference: 1956 (men's tournament);
- ISHOF.
1964 Summer Olympics
- Edition of men's tournament: 14th
- Host city:
Tokyo, Japan - Number of participating teams: 13
- Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin semi-final pool; round-robin semi-final pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool
- Champion:
Hungary (5th title; 1st place in preliminary D group; 2nd place in semi-final B group; 1st place in final group)
| Match | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Goals for | Goals against | Goal diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/6 | Preliminary round – Group D | 11 October 1964 |  Egypt | Won | 11 | 1 | 10 |
| Match 2/6 | Preliminary round – Group D | 12 October 1964 | Belgium | Won | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Match 3/6 | Semi-final round – Group B | 14 October 1964 | Netherlands | Won | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Match 4/6 | Semi-final round – Group B | 15 October 1964 | Yugoslavia | Drawn | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Match 5/6 | Final round – Group | 17 October 1964 | Italy | Won | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Match 6/6 | Final round – Group | 18 October 1964 | Soviet Union | Won | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | Matches played: 6 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 83.3% | 34 | 13 | 21 | |||
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1964 (pp. 685, 687, 691, 694, 695, 698).
- Head coach: Károly Laky (1st title as head coach)
| # | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Age of winning gold | Oly debut | Goals | ISHOF member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Miklós Ambrus | GK | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (198 lb) | 31 May 1933 | 31 years, 140 days | Yes | 0 | |
| P2 | András Bodnár | FP | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 9 April 1942 | 22 years, 192 days | No | 2 | 2017 |
| P3 | Ottó Boros | GK | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 5 August 1929 | 35 years, 74 days | No | 0 | |
| P4 | Zoltán Dömötör | FP | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 21 August 1935 | 29 years, 58 days | No | 7 | |
| P5 | László Felkai | FP | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 1 March 1941 | 23 years, 231 days | No | 6 | |
| P6 | Dezső Gyarmati (C) | FP | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 23 October 1927 | 36 years, 361 days | No | 2 | 1976 |
| P7 | Tivadar Kanizsa | FP | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 4 April 1933 | 31 years, 197 days | No | 1 | |
| P8 | György Kárpáti | FP | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 23 June 1935 | 29 years, 117 days | No | 4 | 1982 |
| P9 | János Konrád | FP | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 27 August 1941 | 23 years, 52 days | No | 2 | |
| P10 | Mihály Mayer | FP | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 27 December 1933 | 30 years, 296 days | No | 0 | 1987 |
| P11 | Dénes Pócsik | FP | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 9 March 1940 | 24 years, 223 days | Yes | 2 | |
| P12 | Péter Rusorán | FP | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 11 April 1940 | 24 years, 190 days | No | 8 | |
| Average | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 24 March 1936 | 28 years, 208 days | Total | 34 | |||
| Coach | Károly Laky | ||||||||
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1964 (pp. 685, 687, 691, 694, 695, 698);
- Olympedia: 1964 (men's tournament);
- Sports Reference: 1964 (men's tournament);
- ISHOF.
1976 Summer Olympics
- Edition of men's tournament: 17th
- Host city:
Montreal, Canada - Number of participating teams: 12
- Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool
- Champion: Hungary (6th title; 1st place in preliminary C group; 1st place in final E group)
| Match | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Goals for | Goals against | Goal diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/8 | Preliminary round – Group C | 18 July 1976 | Australia | Won | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Match 2/8 | Preliminary round – Group C | 19 July 1976 |  Canada | Won | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Match 3/8 | Preliminary round – Group C | 20 July 1976 | West Germany | Won | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Match 4/8 | Final round – Group E | 22 July 1976 | Italy | Won | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Match 5/8 | Final round – Group E | 23 July 1976 | West Germany | Won | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Match 6/8 | Final round – Group E | 24 July 1976 | Netherlands | Won | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Match 7/8 | Final round – Group E | 26 July 1976 |  Romania | Won | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Match 8/8 | Final round – Group E | 27 July 1976 | Yugoslavia | Drawn | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | Matches played: 8 • Wins: 7 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 87.5% | 45 | 32 | 13 | |||
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1976 (pp. 487, 489, 491, 492).
- Head coach: Dezső Gyarmati (1st title as head coach)
| Cap No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Age of winning gold | Oly debut | Goals | ISHOF member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Endre Molnár | GK | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 23 July 1945 | 31 years, 4 days | No | 0 | |
| 2 | István Szívós Jr. | FP | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 106 kg (234 lb) | 24 April 1948 | 28 years, 94 days | No | 4 | 1996 |
| 3 | Tamás Faragó | FP | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 5 August 1952 | 23 years, 357 days | No | 22 | 1993 |
| 4 | László Sárosi | FP | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 12 October 1946 | 29 years, 289 days | No | 3 | |
| 5 | György Horkai | FP | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 1 July 1954 | 22 years, 26 days | Yes | 10 | |
| 6 | Gábor Csapó | FP | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 103 kg (227 lb) | 20 September 1950 | 25 years, 311 days | Yes | 4 | |
| 7 | Attila Sudár | FP | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 11 April 1954 | 22 years, 107 days | Yes | 0 | |
| 8 | György Kenéz | FP | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 23 June 1956 | 20 years, 34 days | Yes | 0 | |
| 9 | György Gerendás | FP | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 80 kg (176 lb) | 23 February 1954 | 22 years, 155 days | Yes | 1 | |
| 10 | Ferenc Konrád | FP | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 17 April 1945 | 31 years, 101 days | No | 1 | |
| 11 | Tibor Cservenyák | GK | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 8 August 1948 | 27 years, 354 days | No | 0 | |
| Average | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 29 August 1950 | 25 years, 333 days | Total | 45 | |||
| Coach | Dezső Gyarmati | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 23 October 1927 | 48 years, 278 days | 1976 | ||||
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1976 (pp. 487, 489, 491, 492);
- Olympedia: 1976 (men's tournament);
- Sports Reference: 1976 (men's tournament);
- ISHOF.
2000 Summer Olympics
- Edition of men's tournament: 23rd
- Host city: Sydney, Australia
- Number of participating teams: 12
- Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
- Champion: Hungary (7th title; 3rd place in preliminary B group)
| Match | Round | Date | Cap color | Opponent | Result | Goals for | Goals against | Goal diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/8 | Preliminary round – Group B | 23 September 2000 | Blue |  Greece | Won | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Match 2/8 | Preliminary round – Group B | 24 September 2000 | White | Netherlands | Won | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| Match 3/8 | Preliminary round – Group B | 25 September 2000 | Blue |  Croatia | Lost | 7 | 8 | –1 |
| Match 4/8 | Preliminary round – Group B | 26 September 2000 | White |  United States | Won | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Match 5/8 | Preliminary round – Group B | 27 September 2000 | Blue |  Yugoslavia[d] | Lost | 9 | 10 | –1 |
| Match 6/8 | Quarter-finals | 29 September 2000 | Blue | Italy | Won | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Match 7/8 | Semi-finals | 30 September 2000 | White | Yugoslavia[d] | Won | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Match 8/8 | Gold medal match | 1 October 2000 | Blue |  Russia | Won | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| Total | Matches played: 8 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 2 • Win %: 75.0% | 78 | 57 | 21 | ||||
Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45, 50, 55, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90).
- Head coach: Dénes Kemény (1st title as head coach)
| Cap No. | Player | Pos | L/R | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Age of winning gold | Oly debut | ISHOF member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoltán Kósz | GK | R | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 26 November 1967 | 32 years, 310 days | No | |
| 2 | Bulcsú Székely | FP | R | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 2 June 1976 | 24 years, 121 days | Yes | |
| 3 | Tamás Märcz | FP | R | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 17 July 1974 | 26 years, 76 days | Yes | |
| 4 | Zsolt Varga | FP | R | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 9 March 1972 | 28 years, 206 days | No | |
| 5 | Tamás Kásás | FP | R | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 90 kg (198 lb) | 20 July 1976 | 24 years, 73 days | No | 2016 |
| 6 | Attila Vári | FP | R | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 26 February 1976 | 24 years, 218 days | Yes | |
| 7 | Gergely Kiss | FP | L | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 21 September 1977 | 23 years, 10 days | Yes | 2016 |
| 8 | Tibor Benedek | FP | L | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 12 July 1972 | 28 years, 81 days | No | 2016 |
| 9 | Rajmund Fodor | FP | R | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 21 February 1976 | 24 years, 223 days | No | |
| 10 | Zoltán Szécsi | GK | R | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 22 December 1977 | 22 years, 284 days | Yes | 2016 |
| 11 | Barnabás Steinmetz | FP | R | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 6 October 1975 | 24 years, 361 days | Yes | |
| 12 | Tamás Molnár | FP | R | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 2 August 1975 | 25 years, 60 days | Yes | 2016 |
| 13 | Péter Biros | FP | R | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 5 April 1976 | 24 years, 179 days | Yes | 2016 |
| Average | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 21 January 1975 | 25 years, 254 days | |||||
| Coach | Dénes Kemény | 14 June 1954 | 46 years, 109 days | 2011 | |||||
Sources:
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45, 50, 55, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90);
- Olympedia: 2000 (men's tournament);
- ISHOF.
Abbreviation
- MP – Matches played
- Min – Minutes
- G – Goals
- Sh – Shots
- AS – Assists
- TF – Turnover fouls
- ST – Steals
- BL – Blocked shots
- SP – Sprints
- 20S – 20 seconds exclusion
- Pen – Penalty
- EX – Exclusion
| Cap No. | Player | Pos | MP | Minutes played | Goals/Shots | AS | TF | ST | BL | Sprints | Personal fouls | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | % | G | Sh | % | Won | SP | % | 20S | Pen | EX | ||||||||
| 1 | Zoltán Kósz | GK | 8 | 203 | 90.6% | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Bulcsú Székely | FP | 8 | 35 | 15.6% | 2 | 5 | 40.0% | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 | Tamás Märcz | FP | 8 | 36 | 16.1% | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| 4 | Zsolt Varga | FP | 8 | 64 | 28.6% | 3 | 7 | 42.9% | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 5 | Tamás Kásás | FP | 8 | 211 | 94.2% | 12 | 33 | 36.4% | 11 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 51.7% | 7 | ||
| 6 | Attila Vári | FP | 8 | 98 | 43.8% | 10 | 25 | 40.0% | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 1 | |||||
| 7 | Gergely Kiss | FP | 8 | 155 | 69.2% | 14 | 24 | 58.3% | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 8 | Tibor Benedek | FP | 8 | 168 | 75.0% | 9 | 21 | 42.9% | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |||||
| 9 | Rajmund Fodor | FP | 8 | 154 | 68.8% | 8 | 15 | 53.3% | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |||||
| 10 | Zoltán Szécsi | GK | 8 | 21 | 9.4% | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Barnabás Steinmetz | FP | 8 | 164 | 73.2% | 6 | 16 | 37.5% | 3 | 10 | 4 | 16 | ||||||
| 12 | Tamás Molnár | FP | 8 | 142 | 63.4% | 10 | 23 | 43.5% | 3 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 4 | ||
| 13 | Péter Biros | FP | 8 | 117 | 52.2% | 4 | 16 | 25.0% | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 5 | ||
| Total | 8 | 224 | 100% | 78 | 188 | 41.5% | 41 | 54 | 38 | 38 | 18 | 32 | 56.2% | 70 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Against | 57 | 202 | 28.2% | 34 | 30 | 36 | 23 | 14 | 32 | 43.8% | 91 | 3 | 5 | |||||
| Cap No. | Player | Pos | Saves/Shots | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saves | Shots | % | |||
| 1 | Zoltán Kósz | GK | 58 | 112 | 51.8% |
| 10 | Zoltán Szécsi | GK | 6 | 9 | 66.7% |
| Total | 64 | 121 | 52.9% | ||
Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45, 50, 55, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90).
2004 Summer Olympics
- Edition of men's tournament: 24th
- Host city:
Athens, Greece - Number of participating teams: 12
- Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
- Champion: Hungary (8th title; 1st place in preliminary A group)
| Match | Round | Date | Cap color | Opponent | Result | Goals for | Goals against | Goal diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/7 | Preliminary round – Group A | 15 August 2004 | Blue | Serbia and Montenegro | Won | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Match 2/7 | Preliminary round – Group A | 17 August 2004 | White | Croatia | Won | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Match 3/7 | Preliminary round – Group A | 19 August 2004 | Blue | United States | Won | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Match 4/7 | Preliminary round – Group A | 21 August 2004 | Blue |  Kazakhstan | Won | 14 | 4 | 10 |
| Match 5/7 | Preliminary round – Group A | 23 August 2004 | Blue | Russia | Won | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Match 6/7 | Semi-finals | 27 August 2004 | White | Russia | Won | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Match 7/7 | Gold medal match | 29 August 2004 | White | Serbia and Montenegro | Won | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | Matches played: 7 • Wins: 7 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100% | 59 | 39 | 20 | ||||
Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 93, 101, 105, 109, 116, 164, 173).
- Head coach: Dénes Kemény (2nd title as head coach)
- Assistant coach: Csaba Mátéfalvy
| Cap No. | Player | Pos | L/R | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Age of winning gold | Oly debut | ISHOF member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoltán Szécsi | GK | R | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 22 December 1977 | 26 years, 251 days | No | 2016 |
| 2 | Tamás Varga | FP | R | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | 14 July 1975 | 29 years, 46 days | Yes | |
| 3 | Norbert Madaras | FP | L | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 1 December 1979 | 24 years, 272 days | Yes | |
| 4 | Ádám Steinmetz | FP | R | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 11 August 1980 | 24 years, 18 days | Yes | |
| 5 | Tamás Kásás | FP | R | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 90 kg (198 lb) | 20 July 1976 | 28 years, 40 days | No | 2016 |
| 6 | Attila Vári | FP | R | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 26 February 1976 | 28 years, 185 days | No | |
| 7 | Gergely Kiss | FP | L | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 21 September 1977 | 26 years, 343 days | No | 2016 |
| 8 | Tibor Benedek (C) | FP | L | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 12 July 1972 | 32 years, 48 days | No | 2016 |
| 9 | Rajmund Fodor | FP | R | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 21 February 1976 | 28 years, 190 days | No | |
| 10 | István Gergely | GK | R | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 110 kg (243 lb) | 20 August 1976 | 28 years, 9 days | No | |
| 11 | Barnabás Steinmetz | FP | R | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 6 October 1975 | 28 years, 328 days | No | |
| 12 | Tamás Molnár | FP | R | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 2 August 1975 | 29 years, 27 days | No | 2016 |
| 13 | Péter Biros | FP | R | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 5 April 1976 | 28 years, 146 days | No | 2016 |
| Average | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 20 September 1976 | 27 years, 344 days | |||||
| Coach | Dénes Kemény | 14 June 1954 | 50 years, 76 days | 2011 | |||||
Note: Ádám Steinmetz and Barnabás Steinmetz are brothers.
Sources:
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (p. 208);
- ISHOF.
Abbreviation
- MP – Matches played
- Min – Minutes
- G – Goals
- Sh – Shots
- AS – Assists
- TF – Turnover fouls
- ST – Steals
- BL – Blocked shots
- SP – Sprints
- 20S – 20 seconds exclusion
- Pen – Penalty
- EX – Exclusion
| Cap No. | Player | Pos | MP | Minutes played | Goals/Shots | AS | TF | ST | BL | Sprints | Personal fouls | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | % | G | Sh | % | Won | SP | % | 20S | Pen | EX | ||||||||
| 1 | Zoltán Szécsi | GK | 7 | 168 | 85.7% | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Tamás Varga | FP | 7 | 48 | 24.5% | 3 | 5 | 60.0% | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | Norbert Madaras | FP | 7 | 76 | 38.8% | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 33.3% | 3 | |||
| 4 | Ádám Steinmetz | FP | 7 | 82 | 41.8% | 3 | 5 | 60.0% | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 5 | Tamás Kásás | FP | 7 | 183 | 93.4% | 14 | 30 | 46.7% | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 77.8% | 3 | ||
| 6 | Attila Vári | FP | 7 | 70 | 35.7% | 2 | 18 | 11.1% | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |||||
| 7 | Gergely Kiss | FP | 7 | 168 | 85.7% | 14 | 31 | 45.2% | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | |||||
| 8 | Tibor Benedek (C) | FP | 7 | 142 | 72.4% | 5 | 21 | 23.8% | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 9 | Rajmund Fodor | FP | 7 | 81 | 41.3% | 4 | 10 | 40.0% | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 10 | István Gergely | GK | 7 | 28 | 14.3% | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Barnabás Steinmetz | FP | 7 | 56 | 28.6% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||||||
| 12 | Tamás Molnár | FP | 7 | 107 | 54.6% | 2 | 7 | 28.6% | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 13 | Péter Biros | FP | 7 | 163 | 83.2% | 7 | 27 | 25.9% | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 40.0% | 4 | ||
| Total | 7 | 196 | 100% | 59 | 165 | 35.8% | 24 | 51 | 52 | 20 | 14 | 28 | 50.0% | 62 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Against | 39 | 129 | 30.2% | 12 | 85 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 28 | 46.4% | 70 | 7 | 10 | |||||
| Cap No. | Player | Pos | Saves/Shots | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saves | Shots | % | |||
| 1 | Zoltán Szécsi | GK | 40 | 75 | 53.3% |
| 10 | István Gergely | GK | 8 | 12 | 66.7% |
| Total | 48 | 87 | 55.2% | ||
Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (p. 207).
2008 Summer Olympics
- Edition of men's tournament: 25th
- Host city:
Beijing, China - Number of participating teams: 12
- Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
- Champion: Hungary (9th title; 1st place in preliminary A group)
| Match | Round | Date | Cap color | Opponent | Result | Goals for | Goals against | Goal diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/7 | Preliminary round – Group A | 10 August 2008 | White |  Montenegro | Drawn | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Match 2/7 | Preliminary round – Group A | 12 August 2008 | Blue | Greece | Won | 17 | 6 | 11 |
| Match 3/7 | Preliminary round – Group A | 14 August 2008 | White |  Spain | Won | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Match 4/7 | Preliminary round – Group A | 16 August 2008 | Blue | Australia | Won | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Match 5/7 | Preliminary round – Group A | 18 August 2008 | White | Canada | Won | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| Match 6/7 | Semi-finals | 22 August 2008 | White | Montenegro | Won | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Match 7/7 | Gold medal match | 24 August 2008 | White | United States | Won | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| Total | Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 85.7% | 85 | 55 | 30 | ||||
Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (pp. 84, 92, 94, 104, 106, 156, 168).
- Head coach: Dénes Kemény (3rd title as head coach)
- Assistant coach: Csaba Mátéfalvy
| Cap No. | Player | Pos | L/R | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Age of winning gold | Oly debut | ISHOF member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoltán Szécsi | GK | R | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 22 December 1977 | 30 years, 246 days | No | 2016 |
| 2 | Tamás Varga | FP | R | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | 14 July 1975 | 33 years, 41 days | No | |
| 3 | Norbert Madaras | FP | L | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 1 December 1979 | 28 years, 267 days | No | |
| 4 | Dénes Varga | FP | R | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 29 March 1987 | 21 years, 148 days | Yes | |
| 5 | Tamás Kásás | FP | R | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 20 July 1976 | 32 years, 35 days | No | 2016 |
| 6 | Norbert Hosnyánszky | FP | R | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 4 March 1984 | 24 years, 173 days | Yes | |
| 7 | Gergely Kiss | FP | L | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | 112 kg (247 lb) | 21 September 1977 | 30 years, 338 days | No | 2016 |
| 8 | Tibor Benedek (C) | FP | L | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 12 July 1972 | 36 years, 43 days | No | 2016 |
| 9 | Dániel Varga | FP | R | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 25 September 1983 | 24 years, 334 days | Yes | |
| 10 | Péter Biros | FP | R | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 5 April 1976 | 32 years, 141 days | No | 2016 |
| 11 | Gábor Kis | FP | R | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 108 kg (238 lb) | 27 September 1982 | 25 years, 332 days | Yes | |
| 12 | Tamás Molnár | FP | R | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 104 kg (229 lb) | 2 August 1975 | 33 years, 22 days | No | 2016 |
| 13 | István Gergely | GK | R | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 112 kg (247 lb) | 20 August 1976 | 32 years, 4 days | No | |
| Average | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 20 December 1978 | 29 years, 248 days | |||||
| Coach | Dénes Kemény | 14 June 1954 | 54 years, 71 days | 2011 | |||||
Note: Dániel Varga and Dénes Varga are brothers.
Sources:
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (p. 203);
- ISHOF.
Abbreviation
- MP – Matches played
- Min – Minutes
- G – Goals
- Sh – Shots
- AS – Assists
- TF – Turnover fouls
- ST – Steals
- BL – Blocked shots
- SP – Sprints
- 20S – 20 seconds exclusion
- Pen – Penalty
- EX – Exclusion
| Cap No. | Player | Pos | MP | Minutes played | Goals/Shots | AS | TF | ST | BL | Sprints | Personal fouls | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | % | G | Sh | % | Won | SP | % | 20S | Pen | EX | ||||||||
| 1 | Zoltán Szécsi | GK | 7 | 151 | 67.4% | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Tamás Varga | FP | 7 | 70 | 31.3% | 0 | 9 | 0.0% | 5 | 1 | 12 | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | Norbert Madaras | FP | 7 | 131 | 58.5% | 9 | 19 | 47.4% | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Dénes Varga | FP | 7 | 113 | 50.4% | 10 | 18 | 55.6% | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 25.0% | 3 | ||
| 5 | Tamás Kásás | FP | 7 | 179 | 79.9% | 8 | 29 | 27.6% | 6 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 83.3% | 6 | ||
| 6 | Norbert Hosnyánszky | FP | 7 | 45 | 20.1% | 2 | 7 | 28.6% | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 7 | Gergely Kiss | FP | 7 | 178 | 79.5% | 9 | 25 | 36.0% | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 9 | ||
| 8 | Tibor Benedek (C) | FP | 7 | 128 | 57.1% | 10 | 18 | 55.6% | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 9 | Dániel Varga | FP | 7 | 108 | 48.2% | 8 | 20 | 40.0% | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 10 | Péter Biros | FP | 7 | 176 | 78.6% | 13 | 23 | 56.5% | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 60.0% | 3 | 1 | |
| 11 | Gábor Kis | FP | 7 | 104 | 46.4% | 6 | 9 | 66.7% | 2 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 12 | Tamás Molnár | FP | 7 | 111 | 49.6% | 10 | 19 | 52.6% | 21 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| 13 | István Gergely | GK | 7 | 73 | 32.6% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| Team | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 7 | 224 | 100% | 85 | 197 | 43.1% | 36 | 88 | 47 | 27 | 18 | 28 | 64.3% | 73 | 3 | 8 | ||
| Against | 55 | 195 | 28.2% | 19 | 93 | 52 | 27 | 10 | 28 | 35.7% | 74 | 7 | 9 | |||||
| Cap No. | Player | Pos | Saves/Shots | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saves | Shots | % | |||
| 1 | Zoltán Szécsi | GK | 42 | 83 | 50.6% |
| 13 | István Gergely | GK | 24 | 38 | 63.2% |
| Total | 66 | 121 | 54.5% | ||
Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (p. 202).
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
- 2008 O – Opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics
- 2012 C – Closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Flag bearer‡ – Flag bearer who won the tournament with his team
| # | Year | Country | Flag bearer | Birth | Age | Height | Team | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1980 O | Hungary | István Szívós Sr. | 1920 | 59 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Hungary | FP | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 8 years (27/36) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | [19] | ||
| 2 | 2012 O | Hungary | Péter Biros | 1976 | 36 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | Hungary | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 12 years (24/36) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [12] | |
See also
Notes
- At the 1932 Olympics, Brazil was disqualified after their players attacked the Hungarian referee at the end of their match against Germany. Their two matches were annulled. Therefore, Hungary and Japan won their games scheduled with Brazil, by forfeit. For more details, please see the Official Report of the 1932 Olympic Games (pp. 650–651), and here.
- Average height of 9 players.
- Average weight of 8 players.
- After the breakup of Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team participated at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, and won a bronze medal in 2000. In 2003, after the country was renamed from FR Yugoslavia to Serbia and Montenegro, the team was also renamed to "Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team".