István Gergely

István Gergely (Hungarian: Gergely István; born 20 August 1976 in Dunajská Streda, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak–Hungarian water polo player. He was a member of the gold medal-winning Hungary national team at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. He also represented Slovakia national team at the 2000 Olympics.[2]

The native form of this personal name is Gergely István. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
István Gergely
Personal information
Born (1976-08-20) 20 August 1976
Dunajská Streda, Czechoslovakia[1]
Nationality Hungarian, Slovakia
Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Handedness Right
Club information
Current team Bp. Honvéd (president)
Youth career
 KVP Komárno
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–1994
 KVP Komárno
1994–1997
 Slávia UK Bratislava
1997–1999
 NCHZ Nováky
1999–2000
 Cagliari
2000–2002
 CN Terrassa
2002–2014
 RacioNet Honvéd
National team
Years Team Apps
1993–2002
  Slovakia 130
2002–2011
  Hungary
Teams coached
2013–2016
 Hungary (goalkeeping)
2017–
 Bp. Honvéd (president)
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Barcelona Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2005 Montréal Team competition

Honours

National

Club

Awards
  • Member of the Hungarian team of the year: 2003, 2004, 2008
Orders

See also

References
  1. István Gergely. sports-reference.com
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "István Gergely". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  3. "Olimpikonok kitüntetése a Parlamentben" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Olympic Committee. 29 August 2008. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
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