Tamás Faragó (born 5 August 1952) is a former Hungarian

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player. He competed in all major international tournaments between 1970 and 1980 and won three medals at the Summer Olympics and five at the world and European championships. He was the top goalscorer at the 1976 Olympics, with 22 goals. After retiring from competitions he became a water polo coach, guiding Hungary's junior and women's national teams. In 1993 he was inducted into the

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, and in 2005 he was voted the Hungarian coach of the year.

Hungary men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Hungary men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics. The Hungary men's national water polo team has participated in 23 of 27 official men's water polo tou ...

List of Olympic champions in men's water polo This is a list of Water polo at the Summer Olympics, Olympic champions in men's water polo since the inaugural official edition in Water polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics, 1900. Abbreviations History Water polo at the Summer Olympics, Men's wat ...

List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Olympic medals, becoming the most successful country in men's tournament. There are fifty-nine male athletes who have ...

List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers This is a list of top goalscorers in the men's Olympic water polo tournament since the inaugural official edition in 1900. Abbreviations Overall top goalscorers As of 2016, 57 male players have scored 30 or more goals at the Summer Olympics. ...

List of world champions in men's water polo This is a list of world champions in men's water polo since the inaugural official edition in 1973. Abbreviations History The 1973 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the first edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquati ...

* List of world champions in women's water polo *

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 ...

* List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame

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* 1952 births Living people Water polo players from Budapest Hungarian male water polo players Olympic water polo players of Hungary Water polo players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in water polo Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo Hungarian water polo coaches Hungary women's national water polo team coaches Water polo coaches at the 2004 Summer Olympics 20th-century Hungarian people 21st-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-waterpolo-bio-stub

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