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==Awards==
==Awards==
* [[Hungarian Sportspeople of the Year|Hungarian Sporteam Of The Year]]: 1958, 1961, 1962, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2013
* [[Hungarian Sportspeople of the Year|Hungarian Sporteam Of The Year]]: 1958, 1961, 1962, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2013


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 18:08, 20 December 2013

Hungary
File:Hungarian Water Polo Association.png
AssociationMagyar Vízilabda Szövetség
Head coachTibor Benedek
CaptainDániel Varga
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances20 (first in 1912)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) 1932, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1976, 2000, 2004, 2008
World Championship
Appearances15 (first in 1973)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) 1973, 2003, 2013
World Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1979)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) 1979, 1995, 1999
World League
Appearances6 (first in 2002)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) 2003, 2004
{{{Regional cup name}}}
Appearances28 (first in 1926)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) 1926, 1927, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1974, 1977, 1997, 1999
Hungary men's national water polo team
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1932 Los Angeles Team
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin Team
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki Team
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne Team
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montréal Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam Team
Silver medal – second place 1948 London Team
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich Team
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome Team
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City Team
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1973 Belgrade Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Barcelona Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Barcelona Team
Silver medal – second place 1975 Cali Team
Silver medal – second place 1978 Berlin Team
Silver medal – second place 1982 Guayaquil Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Perth Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Montréal Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Melbourne Team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Perth Team
World League
Gold medal – first place 2003 New York Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Long Beach Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Belgrade Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Berlin Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Patras Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1979 Belgrade Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Atlanta Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 Sydney Team
Silver medal – second place 1993 Athens Team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Belgrade Team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Budapest Team
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Berlin Team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Athens Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1926 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place 1927 Bologna Team
Gold medal – first place 1931 Paris Team
Gold medal – first place 1934 Magdeburg Team
Gold medal – first place 1938 London Team
Gold medal – first place 1954 Turin Team
Gold medal – first place 1958 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place 1962 Leipzig Team
Gold medal – first place 1974 Vienna Team
Gold medal – first place 1977 Jönköping Team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Seville Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 Florence Team
Silver medal – second place 1970 Barcelona Team
Silver medal – second place 1983 Rome Team
Silver medal – second place 1993 Sheffield Team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Vienna Team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Belgrade Team
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Split Team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Budapest Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Kranj Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Málaga Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Eindhoven Team

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. They are considered the world's top power in the history of water polo, having won 15 Olympic, 10 World Championship,[1] 5 FINA World League, 8 FINA World Cup and 21 European Championship medals.

Results

Performance in Olympic Games

Hungary missed five Olympics, but they have won the title nine times, which is a record. As of today, there are only six tournaments in which Hungary participated but did not receive a medal.

Year Position
France 1900 Didn't participate
United States 1904 Didn't participate
United Kingdom 1908 Didn't participate
Sweden 1912 First round
Belgium 1920 Didn't participate
France 1924 First round
Netherlands 1928
United States 1932
Germany 1936
United Kingdom 1948
Finland 1952
Australia 1956
Italy 1960
Japan 1964
Mexico 1968
West Germany 1972
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984 Didn't participate
South Korea 1988 5th
Spain 1992 6th
United States 1996 4th
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012 5th
Total 21/26

Performance in World Championships

Hungary has taken part in every World Championships. They have won this championship three times: in 1973, 2003 and 2013.

Year Position
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1973
Colombia 1975
West Germany 1978
Ecuador 1982
Spain 1986 9th
Australia 1991
Italy 1994 5th
Australia 1998
Japan 2001 5th
Spain 2003
Canada 2005
Australia 2007
Italy 2009 5th
China 2011 4th
Spain 2013
Total 15/15

Performance in 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.

Year Position
Greece 2002
United States 2003
United States 2004
Serbia and Montenegro 2005
Greece 2006 Didn't participate
Germany 2007
Italy 2008 Didn't participate
Montenegro 2009 Didn't participate
Serbia 2010 Didn't participate
Italy 2011 Didn't participate
Kazakhstan 2012 Didn't participate
Russia 2013
Total 6/12

Performance in World Cup

The Hungarian national team missed three editions of the World Cup, but they won it three times: 1979, 1995 and 1999.

Year Position
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1979
United States 1981 6th
United States 1983 7th
West Germany 1985 Didn't participate
Greece 1987 Didn't participate
West Germany 1989
Spain 1991 4th
Greece 1993
United States 1995
Greece 1997
Australia 1999
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 2002
Hungary 2006
Romania 2010 Didn't participate
Total 11/14

Performance in European Championship

Hungary missed only one European Championship, in 1950, and they have won the tournament 12 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
Hungary 1926
Italy 1927
France 1931
Germany 1934
United Kingdom 1938
Monaco 1947 4th
Austria 1950 Did not participate
Italy 1954
Hungary 1958
East Germany 1962
Netherlands 1966 5th
Spain 1970
Austria 1974
Sweden 1977
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1981
Italy 1983
Bulgaria 1985 5th
France 1987 5th
West Germany 1989 9th
Greece 1991 5th
United Kingdom 1993
Austria 1995
Spain 1997
Italy 1999
Hungary 2001
Slovenia 2003
Serbia 2006
Spain 2008
Croatia 2010 4th
Netherlands 2012
Total 29/30

Team

Current squad

Template:2012 Summer Olympics Hungary men's water polo team roster

Awards

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4080
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