László Jeney

László Jeney (30 May 1923 – 24 April 2006) was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics, and 1960 Summer Olympics. He is one of eight male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo.[1]

The native form of this personal name is Jeney László. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
László Jeney
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki Team competition
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1948 London Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome Team competition

He was born in Cluj, Kingdom of Romania and died in Budapest.

Jeney was part of the Hungarian team which won the silver medal in the 1948 tournament. He played two matches as goalkeeper.

Four years later he was a member of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal in the 1952 Olympic tournament. He played six matches as goalkeeper.

At the 1956 Games he won again the gold medal with the Hungarian team. He played two matches as goalkeeper.

His last Olympic tournament was in Rome 1960 where he won the bronze medal. Again he played two matches as goalkeeper for the Hungarian team.

See also

References
  1. "Country Medal Leaders & Athlete Medal Leaders". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020.


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