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 coachBertalan 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
Appearances16 (first in 1986)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1994, 2005)
World Cup
Appearances10 (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

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 20236th place

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 20234th place

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 2023 World Aquatics Championships.[2]

Head coach: Attila Bíró

Olympic Games

World Championships

  • 20012nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal
  • 20133rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Medal
  • 20222nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal

European Championships

  • 19933rd 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.
  • 19952nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal
  • 20032nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal
  • 20123rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Medal
  • 20143rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Medal
  • 20203rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Medal

Other Tournaments

Under-20 team

Hungary lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships[3] where they won the bronze medal.

See also

References

  1. "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. "20th World Aquatics World Championships Women's Water Polo Team Roster HUN" (PDF). Omega Timing. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  3. 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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