Tamás Märcz (born 17 July 1974) is a Hungarian water polo player who played on the gold medal squad at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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He was the head coach of
Hungary men's national water polo team
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between 1 January 2017 and 18 July 2022.
He has played in the Italian Water polo Serie A and has played in Malta with Sirens, winning a knockout title.
Honours
National
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Olympic Games
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Gold medal –
2000
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World Championships
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Silver medal – 1998
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European Championship
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Gold medal –
1997
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1999
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Silver medal – 1995;

Bronze medal – 2001
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FINA World Cup:

Gold medal –
1999
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons.
Events January
* January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers.
* January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...
* Junior World Championships: (Bronze medal – 1993)
* Junior European Championship: (Gold medal – 1992)
Club
European competitions:
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LEN Cup
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Winner (1): (2005 – with Savona)
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LEN Super Cup
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Winner (1): (2008 – with Pro Recco)
Domestic competitions:
* Hungarian Championship (
OB I): 4x (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 – with BVSC)
* Hungarian Cup (
Magyar Kupa
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): 2x (1995, 2000 – with BVSC)
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Italian Championship (
Serie A1): 2x (2005 – with Savona; 2009 – with Pro Recco)
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Italian Cup: 1x (2009 – with Pro Recco)
Awards
* Member of the Hungarian team of the year: 1997, 1999, 2000
* Széchenyi-medallion (2000)
* Csanádi-díj: 2001
;Orders
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Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2000)
See also
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 hav ...
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References
External links
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1974 births
Living people
Water polo players from Budapest
Hungarian male water polo players
Water polo drivers
Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Hungary in water polo
Hungarian water polo coaches
Hungary men's national water polo team coaches
Water polo coaches at the 2020 Summer Olympics
20th-century Hungarian people
21st-century Hungarian people