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Dániel Varga
Dániel Rudolf Varga (born 25 September 1983) is a Hungarian water polo coach. He was a member of the gold medal winning Hungary men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He is the older brother of Dénes Varga; they are currently teammates in the Hungarian national team. Honours National * Olympic Games: gold medal – 2008 * World Championships: gold medal – 2013; silver medal – 2005, 2007 * European Championship: silver medal – 2006, 2014; bronze medal – 2008, 2012, 2016 * FINA World League: silver medal – 2005, 2007, 2013, 2014 * FINA World Cup: silver medal – 2014 278 present in the national team of Hungary. * Junior World Championships: (silver medal – 2003) * Junior European Championship: (silver medal – 2002) * Youth European Championship: (gold medal – 2001; bronze medal – 1999) Club * Cup Winners' Cup Winners (1): (2002 – with Vasas) * LEN Euro Cup Winners (2): (2017, 2018 – with FTC) * Adriatic League: 2x (2013, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population of 1,752,286 over a land area of about . Budapest, which is both a city and county, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of and a population of 3,303,786; it is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary. The history of Budapest began when an early Celtic settlement transformed into the Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Lower Pannonia. The Hungarians arrived in the territory in the late 9th century, but the area was pillaged by the Mongols in 1241–42. Re-established Buda became one of the centres of Renaissance humanist culture by the 15th century. The Battle of Mohács, in 1526, was followed by nearly 150 years of Ottoman rule. After the reconquest of Buda in 1686, the ... [...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] |
Hungary Men's National Water Polo Team
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, 11 World Championship, 10 FINA World Cup, eight FINA World League, 24 European Championship and 16 Summer Universiade medals for a total of 88. Competitive record Medals Updated after 2020 Summer Olympics Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Olympic Games Hungary missed five Olympics, but they have won the title nine times, which is a record. As of today, there are only seven tournaments in which Hungary participated but did not receive a medal. World Championships Hungary has taken part in every World Championships. They have won this championship three times: in 1973, 2003 and 2013. World Cup The Hungarian national team missed three editions of the World Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
The 15th edition of the Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan from August 19 to August 24, 2014. Format 8 teams qualified for the 2014 FINA World Cup. They were split into two groups of 4 teams. After playing a Round-robin tournament, Round-robin every team advanced to the quarterfinals. The best ranked team of Group A played against the fourth ranked team of Group B, the second ranked team of Group A against the third ranked team of Group B the third ranked team of Group A against the second ranked team of Group B and the fourth ranked team of Group A against the best ranked team of Group B. The winners of those quarterfinals advanced to the Semis and played out the champion while the losers of the quarterfinals competed in placement matches. Teams The top three teams from the previous world championship qualify, with one guest per continent (the highest-ranked team from the previous world championship). Despite finishing 7th at Water polo at the 2013 Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FINA Water Polo World Cup
The FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup is an international water polo tournament, organized by FINA and featuring eight men's national teams. It was established in 1979, initially taking place on odd years. Since 2002 it is held every four years, in the even-year between Olympics. From 2023 on, the tournament will be replacing the FINA Water Polo World League. Editions Medal table :Source: Participation details ;Legend * – Champions * – Runners-up * – Third place * – Fourth place * – Disqualified * – Hosts * = – More than one team tied for that rank * Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament * † – ''Defunct team'' See also * FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup * List of water polo world medalists * Major achievements in water polo by nation References {{Main world cups FINA Water Polo World Cup, Recurring sporting events established in 1979, Water polo World championships in water polo, Cup World cups ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
The 2014 FINA Men's Water Polo World League is played between November 2013 and June 2014 and open to all men's water polo national teams. After participating in a preliminary round, eight teams qualify to play in a final tournament, called the Super Final in Dubai, UAE from 16–21 June 2014. In the world league, there are specific rules that do not allow matches to end in a draw. If teams are level at the end of the 4th quarter of any world league match, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout. Teams earn points in the standings in group matches as follows: * Match won in normal time - 3 points * Match won in shootout - 2 points * Match lost in shootout - 1 point * Match lost in normal time - 0 points Preliminary round Europe The European preliminary round consisted of two group of three teams and a third group of four teams. The winner of each group after the home and away series of games qualified for the Super Final. Group A Group B Group C Intercontinental T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
The 2013 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was played between November 2012 and June 2013, and was open to all men's water polo national teams. Super Final The Super Final was playing from 11–16 June 2013 in Chelyabinsk, Russia. Qualified teams Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage ;5th–8th Places Final ranking Awards * Top Scorer ** Vanja Udovičić Vanja Udovičić ( sr-Cyrl, Вања Удовичић, ; born 12 September 1982) is a Serbian politician and former professional water polo player who served as minister of youth and sports from 2013 to 2022. An independent politician, he is a ... References External links Official site {{FINA Water Polo World League World League, men FINA Water Polo World League International water polo competitions hosted by Russia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
The 2007 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the sixth edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After six preliminary rounds the ''Super Final'' was held in Berlin, Germany from August 7 to August 12, 2007. Preliminary round Asia/Oceania *Held in Shanghai, PR China *July 3, 2007 *July 4, 2007 *July 5, 2007 *July 6, 2007 *July 7, 2007 *July 8, 2007 Europe I *Held in Novi Sad, Serbia and Pescara, Italy *''Germany qualified as the hosting nation of the Super Final'' *July 4, 2007 *July 5, 2007 *July 6, 2007 *July 7, 2007 *July 8, 2007 *July 18, 2007 *July 19, 2007 *July 20, 2007 *July 21, 2007 *July 22, 2007 Europe II *Held in Budapest, Hungary and Portugalete, Spain *July 4, 2007 *July 5, 2007 *July 6, 2007 *July 7, 2007 *July 8, 2007 *July 18, 2007 *July 19, 2007 *July 20, 2007 *July 21, 2007 *July 22, 2007 ---- Super Final Teams ;GROUP A * * * * ;GROUP B * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
The 2005 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the fourth edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After a preliminary round and a semifinal round, the Super Final was held in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro. Preliminary round Five teams from each pool advanced to the semifinal round. The semifinal round hosts (Canada and the United States) were guaranteed qualification, as was the Super Final host (Serbia and Montenegro). Group A Group B Semifinal round Three teams from each pool advanced to the final round. The final round hosts (Serbia and Montenegro) were guaranteed qualification. Group A Group B Super Final Group round The top two teams advanced to the final, while the next two played for bronze. 5th place match Bronze medal match Gold medal match Final ranking Awards References Sports123 {{DEFAULTSORT:2005 Fina Men's Water Polo World League 2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.pn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FINA Water Polo World League
The FINA Water Polo World League was an international water polo league organized by FINA, which plays annually, typically from winter through to June. League play featured continental tournaments for men and women, from which the top teams emerged to play in the championship tournament (the "Super Final") where the league champion team is crowned. Men's league play began in 2002, to capitalize on increased worldwide popularity of water polo created by the 2000 Olympic Games, especially in Europe, North America and Australia. The women’s league was added in 2004, based on growing interest in women's play. In October 2022, FINA announced that the tournament would be replaced with the FINA Water Polo World Cup and FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup from 2023 on. Play format Matches consisted of four eight-minute quarters, with a five-minute half-time break. Tie games were decided by an immediate penalty shootout. The game venues had television requirements to bring the sport to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship
The 2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship was held in Belgrade, Serbia. Serbia won their seventh, and third straight, title by defeating the Montenegro 10–8 in the final. Hungary captured the bronze medal after a 13–10 win over Greece. Qualification For the first time, the tournament will be contested by 16 countries (12 previously). The 16 teams qualified as follows: * The host nation * The best seven teams from the 2014 European Championships not already qualified as the host nation * eight qualifiers Format The 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams. All teams advance to the knockout stage, from which on a knockout-system will be used to determine the final positions.. Squads Draw The draw was held on 4 October 2015. Preliminary round ''All times are local (UTC+1).'' Group A |
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] |
