Hungary women's national water polo team

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Hungary
Flag of Hungary.svg
FINA codeHUN
AssociationHungarian Water Polo Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachAttila Bíró
Asst coachLászló Tóth
Bertalan Áts
CaptainRita Keszthelyi
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current1 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest1 (2021)
Lowest9 (2011)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances5 (first in 2004)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2020)
World Championship
Appearances14 (first in 1986)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1994, 2005)
World Cup
Appearances8 (first in )
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2002)
World League
Appearances7 (first in 2004)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2004, 2020)
European Championship
Appearances18 (first in )
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (, 2001, 2016)
Media
Websitewaterpolo.hu

The Hungary women's national water polo team represents Hungary in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the leading teams in Europe since the early 1990s, claiming the world title at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy and at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal, Canada.

Results[]

Olympic Games[]

Main article: Hungary women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
Year[1] Position
Greece 2004 6th place
China 2008 4th place
United Kingdom 2012 4th place
Brazil 2016 4th place
Japan 2020 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

World Championship[]

Year[1] Position
Spain 1986 5th place
Australia 1991 4th place
Italy 1994 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Australia 1998 7th place
Japan 2001 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Spain 2003 5th place
Canada 2005 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Australia 2007 4th place
Italy 2009 7th place
China 2011 9th place
Spain 2013 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Russia 2015 9th place
Hungary 2017 5th place
South Korea 2019 4th place

World Cup[]

Year[1] Position
New Zealand 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Netherlands 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Italy 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Australia 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Canada 1999 4th place
Australia 2002 1st place, gold medalist(s)
China 2006 5th place
New Zealand 2010 6th place
Russia 2014 5th place

World League[]

Year[1] Position
United States 2004 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Russia 2005 4th place
United States 2010 6th place
China 2013 4th place
China 2017 4th place
Hungary 2019 6th place
Greece 2020 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

European Championship[]

Year Position
Norway 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
France 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
West Germany 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Greece 1st place, gold medalist(s)
United Kingdom 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Austria 1995 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Spain 1997 5th place
Italy 1999 4th place
Hungary 2001 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Slovenia 2003 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Serbia 2006 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Spain 2008 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Croatia 2010 5th place
Netherlands 2012 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Hungary 2014 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Serbia 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Spain 2018 4th place
Hungary 2020 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Croatia 2022 Qualified

LEN Europa Cup[]

Year Position
Spain 2018 6th place
Italy 2019 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Team[]

Current squad[]

Roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Attila Bíró[2]

No. Player Pos. L/R Height Weight Date of birth (age) Apps OG/
Goals 		Club Ref
1 Edina Gangl 10GK 2R 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 64 kg (141 lb) (1990-06-25)25 June 1990 (aged 31) 167 2/0 Hungary UVSE [3]
2 Dorottya Szilágyi 50D 2R 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 68 kg (150 lb) (1996-11-10)10 November 1996 (aged 24) 107 0/0 Hungary Dunaújvárosi [4]
3 Vanda Vályi 50D 2R 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 64 kg (141 lb) (1999-08-13)13 August 1999 (aged 21) 70 0/0 Hungary [5]
4 Gréta Gurisatti 50D 2R 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (1996-05-14)14 May 1996 (aged 25) 108 0/0 Hungary Dunaújvárosi [6]
5 Gabriella Szűcs 20CB 2R 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 73 kg (161 lb) (1988-03-07)7 March 1988 (aged 33) 286 2/16 Hungary UVSE [7]
6 Rebecca Parkes 40CF 2R 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (1994-08-16)16 August 1994 (aged 26) 82 0/0 Hungary UVSE [8]
7 Anna Illés 50D 2R 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (154 lb) (1994-02-21)21 February 1994 (aged 27) 215 1/2 Hungary [9]
8 Rita Keszthelyi (C) 50D 2R 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 67 kg (148 lb) (1991-12-10)10 December 1991 (aged 29) 291 2/24 Hungary UVSE [10]
9 Dóra Leimeter 50D 1L 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 78 kg (172 lb) (1996-05-08)8 May 1996 (aged 25) 78 0/0 Hungary [11]
10 Anikó Gyöngyössy 40CF 2R 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 98 kg (216 lb) (1990-05-21)21 May 1990 (aged 31) 105 0/0 Hungary [12]
11 Nataša Rybanská 20CB 2R 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (2000-04-10)10 April 2000 (aged 21) 55 0/0 Hungary UVSE [13]
12 Krisztina Garda 50D 2R 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1994-07-16)16 July 1994 (aged 27) 138 1/1 Hungary Dunaújvárosi [14]
13 Alda Magyari 10GK 2R 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) (2000-10-19)19 October 2000 (aged 20) 25 0/0 Hungary Dunaújvárosi [15]
Average 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 26 years, 216 days 133

Note: Age as of 23 July 2021
Source: Hungary Women | Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Former squads[]

Olympic Games[]

World Championships[]

  • 2001 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal
  • 2013 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Medal

European Championships[]

  • – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Medal
  • 1995 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal
  • 2003 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal
  • 2012 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Medal
  • 2014 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Medal
  • 2020 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Medal

Other Tournaments[]

Under-20 team[]

Hungary lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships[16] where they won the bronze medal.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Water Polo - BIRO Attila". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ "GANGL Edina". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  4. ^ "SZILAGYI Dorottya". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. ^ "VALYI Vanda". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  6. ^ "GURISATTI Greta". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  7. ^ "SZUCS Gabriella". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  8. ^ "PARKES Rebecca". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  9. ^ "ILLES Anna". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  10. ^ "KESZTHELYI Rita". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  11. ^ "LEIMETER Dora". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  12. ^ "GYONGYOSSY Aniko". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  13. ^ "RYBANSKA Natasa". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  14. ^ "GARDA Krisztina". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  15. ^ "MAGYARI Alda". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  16. ^ Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship Owen Lloyd (Inside the Games), 9 October 2021. Accessed 7 November 2021.

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