Hungary women's national water polo team

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.

Hungary
FINA codeHUN
AssociationHungarian Water Polo Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachAttila Bíró
Asst coachLászló Tóth
CaptainKrisztina Garda
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 1988)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2002)
World League
Appearances7 (first in 2004)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2004, 2020, 2022)
European Championship
Appearances19 (first in 1985)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1991, 2001, 2016)
Media
Websitewaterpolo.hu

Results

Olympic Games
Main article: Hungary women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
Year[1] Position
Greece 20046th place
China 20084th place
United Kingdom 20124th place
Brazil 20164th place
Japan 20203rd place, bronze medalist(s)

World Championship
Year[1] Position
Spain 19865th place
Australia 19914th place
Italy 19941st place, gold medalist(s)
Australia 19987th place
Japan 20012nd place, silver medalist(s)
Spain 20035th place
Canada 20051st place, gold medalist(s)
Australia 20074th place
Italy 20097th place
China 20119th place
Spain 20133rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Russia 20159th place
Hungary 20175th place
South Korea 20194th place
Hungary 20222nd place, silver medalist(s)
Japan 2023Qualified

World Cup
Year[1] Position
New Zealand 19882nd place, silver medalist(s)
Netherlands 19893rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Italy 19933rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Australia 19953rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Canada 19994th place
Australia 20021st place, gold medalist(s)
China 20065th place
New Zealand 20106th place
Russia 20145th place
United States 2023Qualified

World League
Year[1] Position
United States 20042nd place, silver medalist(s)
Russia 20054th place
United States 20106th place
China 20134th place
China 20174th place
Hungary 20196th place
Greece 20202nd place, silver medalist(s)
Spain 20222nd place, silver medalist(s)

European Championship
Year Position
Norway 19852nd place, silver medalist(s)
France 19872nd place, silver medalist(s)
West Germany 19892nd place, silver medalist(s)
Greece 19911st place, gold medalist(s)
United Kingdom19933rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Austria 19952nd place, silver medalist(s)
Spain 19975th place
Italy 19994th place
Hungary 20011st place, gold medalist(s)
Slovenia 20032nd place, silver medalist(s)
Serbia 20063rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Spain 20083rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Croatia 20105th place
Netherlands 20123rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Hungary 20143rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Serbia 20161st place, gold medalist(s)
Spain 20184th place
Hungary 20203rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Croatia 20225th place
Israel 2024Qualified

LEN Europa Cup
Year Position
Spain 20186th place
Italy 20193rd 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 Ferencvárosi [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 Ferencvárosi [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 Budapesti Vasutas [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 Budapesti Vasutas [12]
11 Natasa Rybanska 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 Archived 2021-07-22 at the Wayback Machine

Olympic Games

World Championships
  • 2001 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal
  • 2013 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Medal
  • 2022 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal

European Championships
  • 1993 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Medal
  • Katalin Dancsa, Andrea Eke, Alíz Kertész, Mária Konrád, Katalin Nagy, Irén Rafael, Ildikó Rónaszéki, Mercédesz Stieber, Orsolya Szalkai, Brigitta Szép, Ildikó Takács, Gabriella Tóth, Noémi Tóth, and Edit Vincze. Head Coach: Gyula Tóth.
  • 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
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  2. "Water Polo - BIRO Attila". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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  4. "SZILAGYI Dorottya". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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  12. "GYONGYOSSY Aniko". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  13. "RYBANSKA Natasa". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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  15. "MAGYARI Alda". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. 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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