Hungary men's national water polo team

Hungary
FINA codeHUN
AssociationHungarian Water Polo Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachZsolt Varga
CaptainSzilárd Jansik
Most capsTibor Benedek (384)
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current4 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest1 (2008, 2013)
Lowest7 (2011)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances24 (first in 1912)
Best result (1932, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1976, 2000, 2004, 2008)
5-time Olympian(s)Dezső Gyarmati (1948–1964)
Tibor Benedek (1992–2008)
Tamás Kásás (1996–2012)
Most medalsDezső Gyarmati (5 medals, 3 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze)
Top scorer(s)Tibor Benedek (65 goals, 1992–2008)
Flag bearer(s)István Szívós Sr. (1980)
Péter Biros (2012)
World Championship
Appearances21 (first in 1973)
Best result (1973, 2003, 2013, 2023)
Most titlesNorbert Madaras (2003, 2013)
World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1979)
Best result (1979, 1995, 1999, 2018)
Most medalsRajmund Fodor (6 medals, 2 gold, 3 silver, and 1 bronze)
World League
Appearances10 (first in 2002)
Best result (2003, 2004)
European Championship
Appearances34 (first in 1926)
Best result (1926, 1927, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1974, 1977, 1997, 1999, 2020)
Europa Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2018)
Best result (2019)
Media
Websitewaterpolo.hu (in Hungarian)
Medal record
Olympic Games
1932 Los Angeles Team
1936 Berlin Team
1952 Helsinki Team
1956 Melbourne Team
1964 Tokyo Team
1976 Montréal Team
2000 Sydney Team
2004 Athens Team
2008 Beijing Team
1928 Amsterdam Team
1948 London Team
1972 Munich Team
1960 Rome Team
1968 Mexico City Team
1980 Moscow Team
2020 Tokyo Team
World Championships
1973 Belgrade Team
2003 Barcelona Team
2013 Barcelona Team
2023 Fukuoka Team
1975 Cali Team
1978 Berlin Team
1982 Guayaquil Team
1998 Perth Team
2005 Montréal Team
2007 Melbourne Team
2017 Budapest Team
1991 Perth Team
World Cup
1979 Belgrade
1995 Atlanta
1999 Sydney
2018 Berlin
1993 Athens
2002 Belgrade
2006 Budapest
2014 Almaty
1989 Berlin
1997 Athens
2025 Podgorica
World League
2003 New York
2004 Long Beach
2005 Belgrade
2007 Berlin
2013 Chelyabinsk
2014 Dubai
2018 Budapest
2002 Patras
European Championship
1926 Budapest
1927 Bologna
1931 Paris
1934 Magdeburg
1938 London
1954 Turin
1958 Budapest
1962 Leipzig
1974 Vienna
1977 Jönköping
1997 Seville
1999 Florence
2020 Budapest
1970 Barcelona
1983 Rome
1993 Sheffield
1995 Vienna
2006 Belgrade
2014 Budapest
1981 Split
2001 Budapest
2003 Kranj
2008 Málaga
2012 Eindhoven
2016 Belgrade
Europa Cup
2019 Zagreb
Last updated: 3 July 2021

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, 12 World Championship,[1] 10 FINA World Cup, eight FINA World League, 26 European Championship and 17 Summer Universiade medals for a total of 91.

Competitive record

Medals

Updated after 2023 World Championships

Competition Total
Olympic Games 9 3 4 16
Friendship Games 0 1 0 1
World Championship 4 7 1 12
World Cup 4 4 2 10
World League 2 5 1 8
European Championship 13 7 6 26
Europa Cup 1 0 0 1
Mediterranean Games 0 0 0 0
Summer Universiade 5 6 6 17
Total 38 33 20 91

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Olympic Games

Main article: Hungary men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

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]

Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
1900 Paris did not participate
1904 St. Louis
1908 London
1912 Stockholm First round 5th of 6 2 0 0 2 9 11 −2
1920 Antwerp did not participate
1924 Paris Quarter-finals 5th of 13 4 2 0 2 17 17 0
1928 Amsterdam Runners-up 2nd of 14 4 3 0 1 26 8 +18
1932 Los Angeles Champions 1st of 5 3 3 0 0 31 2 +29
1936 Berlin Champions 1st of 16 7 6 1 0 44 4 +40
1948 London Runners-up 2nd of 18 7 5 1 1 34 17 +17
1952 Helsinki Champions 1st of 21 8 6 2 0 53 16 +37
1956 Melbourne Champions 1st of 10 6 6 0 0 26 4 +22
1960 Rome Third place 3rd of 16 7 4 2 1 37 18 +19
1964 Tokyo Champions 1st of 13 6 5 1 0 34 13 +21
1968 Mexico City Third place 3rd of 15 8 7 0 1 54 26 +28
1972 Munich Runners-up 2nd of 16 8 6 2 0 42 21 +21
1976 Montreal Champions 1st of 12 8 7 1 0 45 32 +13
1980 Moscow Third place 3rd of 12 8 5 1 2 51 44 +7
1984 Los Angeles did not participate
1988 Seoul 5th–8th placement 5th of 12 7 3 2 2 72 57 +15
1992 Barcelona 5th–8th placement 6th of 12 7 3 2 2 65 62 +3
1996 Atlanta Fourth place 4th of 12 8 6 0 2 83 73 +10
2000 Sydney Champions 1st of 12 8 6 0 2 78 57 +21
2004 Athens Champions 1st of 12 7 7 0 0 59 39 +20
2008 Beijing Champions 1st of 12 7 6 1 0 85 55 +30
2012 London Match for 5th place 5th of 12 8 5 0 3 98 80 +18
2016 Rio de Janeiro Match for 5th place 5th of 12 8 4 4 0 91 66 +25
2020 Tokyo Third place 3rd of 12 8 5 1 2 94 60 +34
2024 Paris Fourth place 4th of 12 8 3 2 3 87 80 +7
Total 24/29 9 Titles 162 113 23 26 1,315 862 +453

World Championships

Hungary has taken part in every World Championships. They have won this championship four times: in 1973, 2003, 2013 and 2023.[2]

Year Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
1973
1975
1978
1982
1986 9th
1991
1994 5th
1998
2001 5th
2003
2005
2007
2009 5th
2011 4th
2013 7 5 1 1 76 54 +22
2015 6th 6 4 0 2 81 40 +41
2017 6 4 1 1 62 37 +25
2019 4th 6 4 0 2 87 51 +36
2022 7th 6 4 0 2 79 56 +23
2023 6 6 0 0 84 64 +20
2024 7th 6 3 1 2 86 54 +32
Total 21/21

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
1979 7 5 1 1 37 28 +9
1981 6th 7 3 0 4 64 56 +8
1983 7th 7 0 4 3 57 64 −7
1985 did not participate
1987
1989 5 3 0 2 40 36 +4
1991 4th 5 2 1 2 48 42 +6
1993 5 4 0 1 39 30 +9
1995 5 4 1 0 51 34 +17
1997 5 3 1 1 38 29 +9
1999 5 4 0 1 44 24 +20
2002 6 3 0 3 48 43 +5
2006 5 4 0 1 57 35 +22
2010 did not participate
2014 6 4 2 0 61 35 +26
2018 6 5 0 1 70 57 +13
2023 4th 3 1 0 2 27 28 −1
2025 Qualified
Total 15/18 77 45 10 22 681 541 +140

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
2002 16 13 0 3 188 119 +69
2003 5 5 0 0 56 35 +21
2004 14 11 0 3 150 114 +36
2005 14 11 0 3 178 113 +65
2006 did not participate
2007 14 13 0 1 187 100 +87
2008 did not participate
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013 6 4 0 2 66 59 +7
2014 10 8 0 2 103 73 +30
2015 6th 12 9 0 3 156 105 +51
2016 did not qualify
2017 did not participate
2018 10 6 2 2 106 73 +33
2019 5th 6 3 2 1 78 67 +11
2020 did not qualify
2022
Total 10/20 107 83 4 20 1,268 858 +410

European Championships

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
1926 3 3 0 0 16 3 +13
1927 3 3 0 0 14 6 +8
1931
1934
1938
1947 4th
1950 did not participate
1954
1958
1962
1966 5th
1970
1974
1977
1981
1983
1985 5th
1987 5th
1989 9th
1991 5th
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2006
2008
2010 4th
2012
2014
2016
2018 8th 7 2 1 4 52 54 −2
2020 6 4 2 0 89 43 +46
2022 6 5 0 1 92 44 +48
2024 4th 6 3 0 3 58 59 −1
2026 Qualified
Total 36/37

Friendship Games

Year Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
1984 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 2024 Summer Olympics.

The roster was announced on 11 July 2024.[3]

Head coach: Zsolt Varga[4]

Individual all-time records

  Still active players are highlighted.

Most appearances and goals

Total number of matches played in official competitions only.

# Player Years Matches Goals
1 Tibor Benedek 1990–2008 384
2 ifj. István Szívós 1966–1980 308
3 Dániel Varga 2005–2016 278
4 Norbert Hosnyánszky 2005–2021 258
4 Tamás Faragó 1970–1985 258
6 Dénes Varga 2004–2024 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

Main article: Hungary men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

Five-time Olympians

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

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

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

Awards

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hungary makes it title #3 with a heart-stopper over Montenegro". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Olimpia előtti búcsú a hazai közönségtől – Kezdődik a Domino Trans torna". vlv.hu. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Team roster: Hungary" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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