Zoltán Kósz (born 26 November 1967 in

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) is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squad at the

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. Kosz also competed at the

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, where the Hungarian team placed 4th. He is

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d ''Cheeta'', and made his debut for the national team in 1986.

Honours

National

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Gold medal -

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Silver medal - 1998 *

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Gold medal -

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Silver medal - 1995; Bronze medal europe

Bronze medal - 2001 * FINA World Cup: Gold medal blank

Gold medal -

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;

Bronze medal - 1997 228 present in the national team of Hungary.

Club

European competitions: *

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Winners (2): (1995, 2002 - with Vasas) Domestic competitions: * Hungarian Championship ( OB I): 2x (1989 - with Vasas; 2000 - with FTC) * Hungarian Cup (

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): 4x (1992, 1994, 1996 (1), 2002 - with Vasas) * Hungarian SuperCup (

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): 1x (2001 - with Vasas) * Croatian Cup ( Kup Hrvatske): 1x (1998 - with Mladost)

Awards

* Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year: 1995, 1997 * Member of the Hungarian team of year: 1997, 1999, 2000 ; Orders * Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2000)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kosz, Zoltan 1967 births Living people Water polo players from Budapest Hungarian male water polo players Water polo goalkeepers Water polo players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1996 Summer Olympics 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 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen

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