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| FINA code | HUN |
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| Association | Hungarian Water Polo Federation |
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| Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
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| Head coach | Zsolt Varga |
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| Asst coach | András Gárdonyi
Gergely Lukács |
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| Captain | Krisztián Manhercz |
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| Most caps | Tibor Benedek (384) |
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| Current | 2 (as of 31 July 2023) |
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| Highest | 1 (2008, 2013) |
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| Lowest | 7 (2011) |
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| Appearances | 24 (first in 1912) |
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| Best result | (1932, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1976, 2000, 2004, 2008) |
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| 5-time Olympian(s) | Dezső Gyarmati (1948–1964)
Tibor Benedek (1992–2008)
Tamás Kásás (1996–2012) |
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| Most medals | Dezső Gyarmati (5 medals, 3 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze) |
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| Top scorer(s) | Tibor Benedek (65 goals, 1992–2008) |
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| Flag bearer(s) | István Szívós Sr. (1980)
Péter Biros (2012) |
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| Appearances | 22 (first in 1973) |
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| Best result | (1973, 2003, 2013, 2023) |
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| Most titles | Norbert Madaras (2003, 2013) |
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| Appearances | 15 (first in 1979) |
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| Best result | (1979, 1995, 1999, 2018) |
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| Most medals | Rajmund Fodor (6 medals, 2 gold, 3 silver, and 1 bronze) |
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| Appearances | 10 (first in 2002) |
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| Best result | (2003, 2004) |
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| Appearances | 36 (first in 1926) |
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| Best result | (1926, 1927, 1931, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1974, 1977, 1997, 1999, 2020) |
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| Appearances | 2 (first in 2018) |
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| Best result | (2019) |
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| Website | waterpolo.hu (in Hungarian) |
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| Last updated: 25 January 2026 |
The Hungary men's national water polo team represents Hungary in international men's water polo competitions and is controlled by the Hungarian Water Polo Association. It is considered the world's top power in the history of water polo, having won 16 Olympic, 12 World Championship, 10 FINA World Cup, eight FINA World League, 26 European Championship and 17 Summer Universiade medals for a total of 91.