Barnabás Steinmetz (born 6 October 1975 in

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) is a Hungarian water polo player who played on the gold medal squads at the

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and

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. He is

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d ''Barney'' and ''Sema'', and made his debut for the national team in 1993, at an international tournament in

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. He is currently the player of

Vasas SC Vasas may refer to: *Vasas SC, Hungarian sports club *Győri Vasas, former name of Hungarian sports club Győri ETO (1950-65) *Mihály Vasas (born 1933), Hungarian footballer and manager *Zoltán Vasas Zoltán Vasas (born 5 November 1977) is a ...

Honours

National

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Gold medal -

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Gold medal -

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Silver medal - 1998 * European Championship: Gold medal europe

Gold medal -

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Silver medal - 1993; Bronze medal europe

bronze medal - 2001, 2003 *

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: (silver medal - 1995) * Junior World Championships: (gold medal - 1995; bronze medal - 1993) * Junior European Championship: (gold medal - 1992, 1994)

Club

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Winners (2): (1998 - with FTC; 2003 - with Posillipo) * Hungarian Championship ( OB I): 5x (2000 - with FTC; 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012 - with Vasas) * Hungarian Cup (

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association, the ''Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség,'' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian ...

): 3x (1996 (2) - with FTC; 2004, 2005 - with Vasas) * Scudetto

Italian Championship ( Serie A1): 1x (2001 - with Posillipo)

Awards

* Member of the Hungarian team of year: 1993, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004 * Masterly youth athlete: 1995, 1996 * Papp László Budapest Sportíj (2014) ;Orders * HUN Order of Merit of the Hungarian Rep (civil) 4class BAR

HUN Order of Merit of the Hungarian Rep (civil) 4class BAR

Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2000) * HUN Order of Merit of the Hungarian Rep (civil) 3class BAR

Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2004)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Steinmetz, Barnabas 1975 births Living people Water polo players from Budapest Hungarian male water polo players Water polo centre backs Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Hungary in water polo World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo Universiade medalists in water polo Universiade silver medalists for Hungary Vasas SC water polo players Hungarian water polo coaches Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade 20th-century Hungarian people 21st-century Hungarian people

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