Dr. Gergely "Gergő" Kiss (born 21 September 1977) is a Hungarian former

water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

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

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, especially in final match against

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. 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 Tamás Kásás (; born 20 July 1976) is a retired Hungarian water polo player. Kásás is often described as the best defensive player of his era, if not the best overall. He is known for his ability to spring out of the water and block shots, ...

. Kiss first became known internationally at Olympic level during the 2000 Olympics in

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helping Hungary win gold in the finals. Kiss, nicknamed ''Geri'', was greatly influenced by his coach

Dénes Kemény Dénes Kemény (born 14 June 1954 in Budapest) is a former Hungarian water polo player who was the trainer and president of the Hungary men's national water polo team from 1997 to 2012. During his reign the Hunga ...

. He finished studying law in 2005.

Honours

National

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Gold medal -

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, 2004, 2008 *

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Gold medal - 2003; Silver medal world centered-2

Silver medal - 1998, 2005, 2007 * European Championship: Gold medal europe

Gold medal - 1997, 1999; Silver medal europe

Silver medal - 2006; Bronze medal europe

Bronze medal - 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012 * FINA World League: Gold medal blank

Gold medal - 2003, 2004; Silver medal blank

Silver medal - 2007; Bronze medal blank

Bronze medal - 2002 * FINA World Cup: Gold medal blank

Gold medal - 1999; Silver medal blank

Silver medal - 2002, 2006; Bronze medal blank

Bronze medal - 1997 * Junior World Championships: (Gold medal - 1995; Silver medal - 1997) * Junior European Championship: (Gold medal - 1994)

Club

* Euroleague Winners (3): (1998 - with Posillipo; 2004 - with Bp. Honvéd; 2009 - with Primorac Kotor) *

LEN Cup The LEN Euro Cup is the second-tier European water polo club competition run by the Ligue Européenne de Natation for those clubs who did not qualify for the LEN Champions League. The cup was inaugurated in 1992. History Names of the competit ...

Winners (1): (1999 - with UTE) *

LEN Super Cup The LEN Super Cup is an annual water polo match organized by LEN and contested by the reigning champions of the two European club competitions, the LEN Champions League and the LEN Euro Cup. From 1976 to 2002, the LEN Super Cup was contested betwe ...

Winner (2): (2004 - with Bp. Honvéd; 2009 - with Primorac Kotor) * Hungarian Championship ( OB I): 6x (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 - with Bp. Honvéd; 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 ...

): 2x (1997 - with FTC; 2006 - with Bp. Honvéd) * Hungarian SuperCup ( Szuperkupa): 1x (2005 - with Bp. Honvéd) * Montenegrin Cup (Kup Crne Gore): 1x (2010 - with Primorac Kotor)

Awards

* Masterly youth athlete: 1995, 1996, 1997 * Member of the Hungarian team of year: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008 * Golden cap (2000, 2004) * Honorary Citizen of

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(2008) * Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year: 2009 * Ministerial Certificate of Merit (2012) * Member of

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(2015) ;Orders * 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) * HUN Order of Merit of the Hungarian Rep (civil) 2class BAR

Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary with the Star (2008)

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