Hungary men's Olympic water polo team records and 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

Men's team[1]	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	Years
Hungary				5	—	5	2	1	1	2	1	1	3	1	3	2	1	3	—	5	6	4	1	1	1	5	5	3	23
Total teams	7		4	6	12	13	14	5	16	18	21	10	16	13	15	16	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

Number of appearances

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Men's team[1]	Apps	Record streak	Active streak	Debut	Most recent	Best finish	Confederation
Hungary	23	13	9	1912	2020	Champions	Europe – LEN

Best finishes

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Men's team[1]	Best finish	Apps	Confederation
Hungary	Champions (1932, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1976, 2000, 2004, 2008)	23	Europe – LEN

Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's team[1]	Total	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	First	Last
Hungary	16	9 (1932, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1976, 2000, 2004, 2008)	3 (1928, 1948, 1972)	3 (1960, 1968, 1980)	1 (1996)	1928	2008

Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Hungary (HUN)	9	3	3	15

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.

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.

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.

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)

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).

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]

Head coaches who led men's national teams to win three or more Olympic medals

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]

1932 Summer Olympics

• 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:

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:

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Results

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)

Sources:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45, 50, 55, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90);
• Olympedia: 2000 (men's tournament);
• ISHOF.

Abbreviation

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)

Results

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

Note: Ádám Steinmetz and Barnabás Steinmetz are brothers.
Sources:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (p. 208);
• ISHOF.

Abbreviation

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)

Results

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

Note: Dániel Varga and Dénes Varga are brothers.
Sources:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (p. 203);
• ISHOF.

Abbreviation

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (p. 202).

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

Water polo people who were flag bearers at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games

#	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]

• Hungary women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics
• Lists of Olympic water polo records and statistics
• Hungary at the Olympics

Official Reports (IOC)

PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:

Official Results Books (IOC)

PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:

• Official Results Book – 2000 Olympic Games – Water Polo (download, archive)
• Official Results Book – 2004 Olympic Games – Water Polo (download, archive)
• Official Results Book – 2008 Olympic Games – Water Polo (download, archive)

PDF documents on the FINA website:

• Official Results Book – 2012 Olympic Games – Diving, Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo (archive) (pp. 284–507)

PDF documents in the Olympic World Library:

• Official Results Book – 2016 Olympic Games – Water Polo (archive)

PDF documents on the International Olympic Committee website:

• Official Results Book – 2020 Olympic Games – Water Polo (archive)

Official Reports (FINA)

PDF documents on the FINA website:

• HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics (as of September 2019) (archive) (pp. 4–13)
• 1870–2020 | 150 years of Water Polo – Evolution of its rules (archive)

Official website (IOC)

Water polo on the International Olympic Committee website:

• Water polo
• Men's water polo

Olympedia

Water polo on the Olympedia website:

Sports Reference

Water polo on the Sports Reference website:

Todor66

Water polo on the Todor66 website: