Tamás Molnár
Hungarian water polo player
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Tamás Molnár (born 2 August 1975) is a Hungarian former water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics,[2] 2004 Summer Olympics[3] and 2008 Summer Olympics.[4] He is one of ten male athletes who won three Olympic gold medals in water polo.[5] He made his debut for the national team in 1997, and was named Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year in 1998.
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| Born |
2 August 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Papesz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Hungarian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Szeged | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
–1998 | Tabán Trafik-Szeged | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | UTE-Taxi 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Jug Dubrovnik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | NIS Naftagas-Bečej | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2009 | Domino-Honvéd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2014 | Diapolo Szeged | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2014 | → Neptunes (Summer League) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1995–2008 |
 Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He won the Malta Waterpolo Summer League title with Neptunes Emirates (St. Julians, MALTA) in 2010-14. With this he earned a national record of winning 5 leagues in succession for the club previously unachieved by any other team, making him one of the most successful foreign players for the club as well as to play in the country in the sports local history.
Honours
National
- Olympic Games:
Gold medal - 2000, 2004, 2008 - World Championships:
Gold medal - 2003; 
Silver medal - 1998, 2005, 2007 - European Championship:
Gold medal - 1997, 1999; 
Silver medal - 2006; 
Bronze medal - 2001, 2003, 2008 - FINA World League:
Gold medal - 2003, 2004; 
Bronze medal - 2002 - FINA World Cup: Gold medal - 1999;
Silver medal - 2002, 2006; Bronze medal - 1997 - Universiade: (Silver medal - 1995)
- Junior World Championships: (Gold medal - 1995)
- Junior European Championship: (Gold medal - 1992, 1994)
Club
Újpest (UTE-Taxi 2000)
- LEN Cup (1x): 1998–99
Jug Dubrovnik
Croatian Championship (1x): 1999–2000- LEN Cup (1x): 1999–2000
Bečej
FR Yugoslav Championship (1x): 2000–01- FR Yugoslav Cup (1x): 2000–01
Bp. Honvéd (Domino-BHSE)
- Hungarian Championship (5x): 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06
- Hungarian Cup (1x): 2006
- Hungarian Super Cup (1x): 2005
- LEN Euroleague (1x): 2003–04
- LEN Super Cup (1x): 2004
Szeged (A-HÍD Szeged, Diapolo Szeged)
Neptunes - only in Summer League
- Maltese Summer League (5x): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- Maltese Knockout title (3x): 2011, 2012, 2014
- Maltese President's Cup (3x): 2011, 2013, 2014
Individual
- OB I top scorer (Hungarian Championship): 2009–10
Awards
- Masterly youth athlete: 1995
- Member of the Hungarian team of year: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008
- Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year: 1998
- Honorary Citizen of Budapest (2008)
- Member of International Swimming Hall of Fame (2015)
- Orders
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See also
- Hungary men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
- List of world champions in men's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
