Péter Biros

Hungarian water polo player (born 1976) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Péter Biros (born 5 April 1976) is a Hungarian former water polo player,[2] who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics,[3] 2004 Summer Olympics[4] and 2008 Summer Olympics, which makes him one of six male athletes who won three Olympic gold medals in water polo. ( Kiss Szecsi Molnar Kasas Benedek Biros)[5] He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6]

Born (1976-04-05) 5 April 1976 (age 49)
Miskolc, Hungary[1]
Nickname Fácán
Nationality Hungarian
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
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Péter Biros
Biros in 2007
Personal information
Born (1976-04-05) 5 April 1976 (age 49)
Miskolc, Hungary[1]
Nickname Fácán
Nationality Hungarian
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Position Driver
Handedness Right
Club information
Current team Eger women's (head coach)
Youth career
 Miskolci VSC
Senior clubs
Years Team
–1995
 Miskolci VSC
1995–1997
 ÚVMK Eger
1997–1999
 UTE-Taxi 2000
1999–2000
 Primorje Rijeka
2000–2001
 NIS Naftagas-Bečej
2001–2007
 Domino-BHSE
2007–2016
 ZF-Eger
2013
 → San Giljan (Summer League)
2014–2015
 → Neptunes (Summer League)
National team
Years Team
1997–2012
  Hungary
Teams coached
2016–
 ZF-Eger women's
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyTeam competition
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensTeam competition
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingTeam competition
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2003 BarcelonaTeam competition
Silver medal – second place2005 MontréalTeam competition
Silver medal – second place2007 MelbourneTeam competition
European Championship
Gold medal – first place1999 FlorenceTeam competition
Silver medal – second place2006 BelgradeTeam competition
Bronze medal – third place2001 BudapestTeam competition
Bronze medal – third place2003 KranjTeam competition
Bronze medal – third place2008 MalagaTeam competition
Bronze medal – third place2012 EindhovenTeam competition
FINA World League
Gold medal – first place2003 New YorkTeam competition
Gold medal – first place2004 Long BeachTeam competition
Silver medal – second place2005 BelgradeTeam competition
Silver medal – second place2007 BerlinTeam competition
Bronze medal – third place2002 PatrasTeam competition
FINA World Cup
Gold medal – first place1999 SydneyTeam competition
Silver medal – second place2002 BelgradeTeam competition
Silver medal – second place2006 BudapestTeam competition
Close

He is nicknamed Fácán, meaning 'pheasant', and made his debut for the national side in 1997, during an international tournament in Seville, Spain.

After the 2008 Olympics final, Biros revealed that he performed the entire tournament with a cyst by his heart, something that was unknown to the entire team and coaches alike. He insisted that he played with the consent of his doctors, and received a Fair Play award afterwards for it.[7][8] He was given the honour to carry the national flag of Hungary at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, becoming the 23rd water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.[9]

Honours

National

Club

  • Hungarian Championship (OB I): 8x (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 - with Bp. Honvéd; 2011, 2013, 2014 - with Eger)
  • Hungarian Cup (Magyar Kupa): 4x (2006 - with Bp. Honvéd; 2007, 2008, 2015 - with Eger)
  • Hungarian SuperCup (Szuperkupa): 1x (2005 - with Bp. Honvéd)
  • Yugoslavian Championship: 1x (2001 - with Bečej)
  • Yugoslavian Cup: 1x (2001 - with Bečej)

Individual

Awards

  • Member of the Hungarian team of year: 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008
  • Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011
  • Honorary Citizen of Eger (2008)
  • Honorary Citizen of Budapest (2008)
  • Best European player of year (LEN): 2008
  • Best Water Polo Player of the Year (Swimming World): 2009
  • UNESCO Fair Play Award (2009)
  • Ministerial Certificate of Merit (2012)
  • Member of International Swimming Hall of Fame (2015)
Orders

See also

References

External links

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