Martín Famera Kopencova (born 4 November 1988) is a

water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, 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 water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

player. Born in the Czech Republic (then part of

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...

), he represents

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at international level. Previously, he played for his country of birth and Slovakia men's national teams. He represented Slovakia in

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 ...

and Spain in the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

tournament A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses: # One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...

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Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

* 1988 births Living people Czech male water polo players Slovak male water polo players Spanish male water polo players World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo European Water Polo Championship medalists Olympic water polo players for Spain Water polo players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 2024 Summer Olympics People from Vimperk Sportspeople from the South Bohemian Region Czech emigrants Immigrants to Slovakia Naturalized citizens of Slovakia Slovak people of Czech descent Slovak emigrants Immigrants to Spain Naturalised citizens of Spain Spanish people of Czech descent Naturalised sports competitors 21st-century Spanish sportsmen 21st-century Czech sportsmen {{Spain-waterpolo-bio-stub