László Jeney (30 May 1923 – 24 April 2006) was a Hungarian

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 who competed in the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

, and

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

. He is one of eight male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo. He was born in

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and died in

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. Jeney was part of the Hungarian team which won the silver medal in the 1948 tournament. He played two matches as goalkeeper. Four years later he was a member of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal in the 1952 Olympic tournament. He played six matches as goalkeeper. At the 1956 Games he won again the gold medal with the Hungarian team. He played two matches as goalkeeper. His last Olympic tournament was in Rome 1960 where he won the bronze medal. Again he played two matches as goalkeeper for the Hungarian team.

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* 1923 births 2006 deaths Sportspeople from Cluj-Napoca Hungarian male water polo players Water polo goalkeepers Water polo players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Hungary in water polo Olympic silver medalists for Hungary in water polo Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary in water polo Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics 21st-century Hungarian people 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-waterpolo-bio-stub

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