# Hungary men's national water polo 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. It is considered the world's top power in the history of water polo, having won 16 Olympic, 12 World Championship, 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

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.
| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1900 Paris | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1904 St. Louis | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1908 London | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1912 Stockholm | First round | 5th of 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 |
| 1920 Antwerp | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | 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 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | 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.
| 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.
| 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 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1987 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 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 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | 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 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | 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.
| 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 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2007 | | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 187 | 100 | +87 |
| 2008 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2009 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2010 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2011 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2012 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 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 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2017 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2018 | | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 106 | 73 | +33 |
| 2019 | 5th | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 67 | +11 |
| 2020 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2022 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 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 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | 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 |
| Total | 35/36 | | | | | | | |

### 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

* 2018 – 6th place
* 2019 – Gold medal

## Team
### Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The roster was announced on 11 July 2024.
Head coach: Zsolt Varga
* 1 Soma Vogel GK
* 2 Dániel Angyal CB
* 3 Krisztián Manhercz W
* 4 Erik Molnár CB
* 5 Márton Vámos W
* 6 Ádám Nagy CB
* 7 Gergő Fekete D
* 8 Gergő Zalánki W
* 9 Vince Vigvári D
* 10 Dénes Varga W
* 11 Szilárd Jansik (c) D
* 12 Balázs Hárai CF
* 13 Márk Bányai GK

### Individual all-time records
#### Most appearances and goals

Total number of matches played in official competitions only.
| # | Player | Years | Matches |
| 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
#### Five-time Olympians

* Dezső Gyarmati: 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964;
* Tibor Benedek: 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008;
* Tamás Kásás: 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012.

#### 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

* Dezső Gyarmati: 1952 , 1956 , 1964 ;
* György Kárpáti: 1952 , 1956 , 1964 ;
* Tibor Benedek: 2000 , 2004 , 2008 ;
* Péter Biros: 2000 , 2004 , 2008 ;
* Tamás Kásás: 2000 , 2004 , 2008 ;
* Gergely Kiss: 2000 , 2004 , 2008 ;
* Tamás Molnár: 2000 , 2004 , 2008 ;
* Zoltán Szécsi: 2000 , 2004 , 2008 .

### 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

* Norbert Madaras: 2003 , 2013 .
* Dénes Varga: 2013 , 2023
* Márton Vámos: 2013 , 2023

### 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

* Rajmund Fodor: 1995 , 1999 ;
* Tamás Kásás: 1995 , 1999 ;
* Zoltán Kósz: 1995 , 1999 ;
* Frank Tóth: 1995 , 1999 ;
* Balázs Vincze: 1995 , 1999 .

## Awards

* Hungarian Sport Team of the Year: 1958, 1961, 1962, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2013