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2012 Men's European Water Polo Championship
The 2012 Men's European Water Polo Championship took place at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swim Stadium in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, from 16 to 29 January 2012. Road to the 2012 Olympics The championships was part of the qualification procedure for the 2012 London Olympics that will take place in late July and early August of that year. There will be 12 men's teams in the Olympic competition. By the time that these championships take place, four men's places have already been booked: the winner of the 2011 FINA Men's Water Polo World League in Italy (Serbia), and the three top-placed teams in the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai that did not win the World League (Italy, Croatia, Hungary). As Great Britain men's team has been entered into the Olympic competition, there was not a direct entry to the Olympic tournament from the European Championships. Five teams will be entered into a world-wide qualifying competition from 1–8 April 2012 for men in Edmonton, Alberta, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Water Polo Championship
The European Water Polo Championship is a sport competition for national water polo teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN), the governing European aquatics federation. There are both men's and women's competitions. The first European Water Polo Championship was held in 1926 in Budapest, Hungary, with just a men's competition. The women for the first time competed in 1985 (Oslo, Norway) for the European title. The water polo tournament was part of the European Aquatics Championships up to and including 1997, and from 1999 the event was separated and got its own independent tournament. Men's tournament Results Medal table Participation details Notes Most successful players Boldface denotes active water polo players and highest medal count among all players (including these who not included in these tables) per type. Multiple gold medalists Multiple medalists The table shows players who have won at least 6 medals in tota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Letica
Boris may refer to: People * Boris (given name), a male given name *:''See'': List of people with given name Boris * Boris (surname) * Boris I of Bulgaria (died 907), the first Christian ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire, canonized after his death * Boris II of Bulgaria (c. 931–977), ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire * Boris III of Bulgaria (1894–1943), ruler of the Kingdom of Bulgaria in the first half of the 20th century * Boris, Prince of Tarnovo (born 1997), Spanish-born Bulgarian royal * Boris and Gleb (died 1015), the first saints canonized in Kievan Rus * Boris (singer) (born 1965), pseudonym of French singer Philippe Dhondt Arts and media * Boris (band), a Japanese experimental rock trio * ''Boris'' (EP), by Yezda Urfa, 1975 * "Boris" (song), by the Melvins, 1991 * ''Boris'' (TV series), a 2007–2009 Italian comedy series * '' Boris: The Film'', a 2011 Italian film based on the TV series * '' Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson'', a 2006 biography by Andrew Gims ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uroš Kalinić
__NOTOC__ Uroš ( sr-Cyrl, Урош) is a South Slavic given or last name primarily spread amongst Serbs, and Slovenians (mostly of Serbian descent). This noun has been interpreted as "lords", because it usually appears in conjunction with ''velmõžie'' () "magnates", as in the phrase "magnates and lords". The noun was probably borrowed from the Hungarian word ''úr'', "master" or "lord". The suffix ''-oš'' in ''uroš'' is found in a number of Slavic given or last names, particularly those of the Croats, Serbs, Czechs, and Poles. The name may refer to: * Several kings and tsars called '' Stefan Uroš'' * Grand Prince Uroš I (1112-1145) * Grand Prince Uroš II Prvoslav (1145–1162) * Uroš Golubović, footballer * Uroš Spajić, footballer * Uroš Stamatović, footballer * Uroš Slokar, basketballer * Uroš Tripković, basketballer * Uroš Predić, painter * Uroš Knežević, painter * Uroš Đurić, painter and actor * Uroš Lajovic, conductor * Uroš Dojčinović, g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norbert Madaras
Norbert Madaras (born 1 December 1979 in Eger) is a Hungarian water polo player, who won the gold medal with the men's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. He also was on the squad that claimed the title at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships and the 2013 World Aquatics Championships. Madaras won the Euro League 2007 with Pro Recco. Honours National * Olympic Games: Gold medal – 2004, 2008 * World Championships: Gold medal – 2003, 2013; Silver medal – 2005, 2007 * European Championship: Silver medal – 2006, 2014; Bronze medal – 2003, 2008, 2012 * FINA World League: Gold medal – 2003, 2004; Silver medal – 2005, 2007, 2013, 2014; Bronze medal – 2002 * FINA World Cup: Silver medal – 2006, 2014 * Universiade: (Bronze medal – 2001) Club BVSC (BVSC-Brendon) * Hungarian Cup (1x): 1999–2000 Vasas (Vasas-Plaket, Vasas-Plaket-Euroleasing) * Hungarian Cup (1x): 2001–02 * LEN Cup Winners' Cup (1x): 2001–02 P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dénes Varga
Dénes Andor Varga (born 29 March 1987) is a Hungarian water polo player, currently playing for Ferencváros. He was a member of the gold medal winning Hungary men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, together with his older brother Dániel. Honours National * Olympic Games: gold medal – 2008; bronze medal – 2020 * World Championships: gold medal – 2013; silver medal – 2007, 2017 * European Championship: gold medal – 2020; silver medal – 2006, 2014; bronze medal – 2008, 2012, 2016 * FINA World League: silver medal – 2007, 2013, 2014 * FINA World Cup: silver medal – 2014 * Junior World Championships: (gold medal - 2007; Silver medal - 2003) * Junior European Championship: (silver medal - 2002, 2006; Bronze medal - 2004) * Youth European Championship: (silver medal - 2003) Club Vasas (TEVA-VasasPlaket) * Hungarian Championship: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 * Hungarian Cup: 2004, 2005, 2009 * Hungarian Super Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gergely Kiss
Dr. Gergely "Gergő" Kiss (born 21 September 1977) is a Hungarian former water polo player. He was considered to be one of the best left-handed water polo players of his time. Kiss is one of ten male athletes who won three Olympic gold medals in water polo. He played on the right side, but moved to 2-meters on offense sometimes. Kiss dominated internationally in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, especially in final match against Serbia and Montenegro. The Hungarian team was not at its best in the first quarter, but Kiss was able to score thrice, helping them to keep up with their opponent. After the Hungarian side came back to tie the game in the fourth quarter, Kiss put in the game-winning goal on a 'power play' opportunity. He was voted to be in the all-star team along with teammate Tamás Kásás. Kiss first became known internationally at Olympic level during the 2000 Olympics in Sydney helping Hungary win gold in the finals. Kiss, nicknamed ''Geri'', was greatly influenced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saša Mišić (water Polo)
Saša Mišič ( sr-cyrl, Саша Мишич; born 27 March 1987) is a water polo player from Montenegro. He was part of the Montenegrin team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the team finished in fourth place. See also * List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo This is a list of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo. Men Medalists by tournament ;Abbreviation and legend * * – Host team * † – ''Defunct team'' * (C) – Captain * (GK) – Goalkeeper * (LH) – Left-handed Multipl ... References External links * Montenegrin male water polo players Living people 1987 births Olympic water polo players for Montenegro Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo Universiade medalists in water polo Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade Expatriate water polo players Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Hungary {{Montenegro-waterpolo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matteo Aicardi
Matteo Aicardi (born 19 April 1986) is an Italian water polo center forward. He won the world title in 2011 and two medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. In 2012 he was awarded the Gold Collar of Sporting Merit from the Italian Olympic Committee.Matteo Aicardi nbcolympics.com Honours Club ;Savona *: 2010–11, 2011–12 ;Pro Recco *: 2014–15,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietro Figlioli
Pietro Figlioli (born 29 May 1984) is an Italian water polo player. He competed for Australia at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics and for Italy in 2012 and 2016 and won two medals for Italy. He also won the world title in 2011. In 2012 he received the Gold Collar of Sporting Merit from the Italian Olympic Committee. Personal life Figlioli was born in Brazil, but his family moved to Australia when he was three years old. His father José Fiolo is a former Olympic swimmer. Figlioli is married to Laura and has sons Lorenzo and Matteo.Pietro Figlioli nbcolympics.com Career Figlioli started competing with the North Brisbane Polo Bears at Albany Creek, Queensland in Australia. He was part of Australia's Olympic squad for the Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2004 a ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
