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 Szeged, Hungary[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Papesz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Hungarian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Szeged | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
editNational
edit- 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:
Silver medal - 2002, 2006;
- Universiade: (Silver medal - 1995)
- Junior World Championships: (Gold medal - 1995)
- Junior European Championship: (Gold medal - 1992, 1994)
Club
editÚjpest (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
edit- OB I top scorer (Hungarian Championship): 2009–10
Awards
edit- 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
See also
edit- 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
References
edit- ^ Tamás Molnár. sports-reference.com
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hungary at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hungary at the 2004 Athina Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hungary at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "Country Medal Leaders & Athlete Medal Leaders". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Olimpikonok kitüntetése a Parlamentben" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Olympic Committee. 29 August 2008. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
External links
edit- Tamás Molnár at World Aquatics
- Tamás Molnár at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Tamás Molnár at the Hungarian Water Polo Federation (in Hungarian)
- Tamás Molnár at Olympics.com
- Tamás Molnár at Olympedia