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Tamás Varga (water polo)

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Hungarian water polo player The native form of this personal name is Varga Tamás. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Tamás Varga
Personal information
Born (1975-07-14) 14 July 1975 (age 49)
Szolnok, Hungary
Nickname Csuvi
Nationality Hungarian
Height 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Position Guard
Handedness Right
Club information
Current team Hungary U14 (head coach)
Hungary women's U18 (head coach)
Youth career
Szolnok
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–1994 Elektrosoft-Szolnok
1994–1996 Vasas-Plaket
1996– Catania
Basel
2000–2004 Vasas-Plaket-Euroleasing
2004–2005 Festival Nervi
2005–2006 UTE-VB Leasing
2006–2007 Chiavari
2007 → Sliema (Summer League)
2007–2009 Szeged Beton
2009–2010 Cattaro Maximus
2010 → Sirens (Summer League)
2010–2011 FTC-Fisher Klíma
2011–2015 Debrecen
National team
Years Team
 Hungary
Teams coached
2013–2017 Debrecen
2018– Hungary U14
2019– Hungary women's U18
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Barcelona Team competition
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 1995 Vienna Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Budapest Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Málaga Team competition

Tamás Varga (born 14 July 1975, in Szolnok) is a Hungarian water polo player. He was a member of the gold medal winning Hungary men's national water polo team at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and was also a member of the squad that finished 5th at the 2012 London Olympics.

Honours

National

Club

  • LEN Cup Winners (2): (2009 - with Szeged; 2010 - with Akademija Cattaro)
  • Hungarian Cup (Magyar Kupa): 3x (1996 (1), 2001, 2002 - with Vasas)

Awards

  • Masterly youth athlete: 1994, 1995
  • Member of the Hungarian team of year: 2003, 2004, 2008
  • Ministerial Certificate of Merit (2012)
Orders

See also

References

  1. Tamás Varga. sports-reference.com
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tamás Varga". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  3. "Tamás Varga". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-02.
  4. "Olimpikonok kitüntetése a Parlamentben" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Olympic Committee. 29 August 2008. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.

External links

Hungary squads
Hungary squad – 2001 European Championship – Bronze medal
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Hungary squad – 2003 European Championship – Bronze medal
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Hungary men's water polo squad – 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Gold medal (2nd title)
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Hungary men's water polo squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (8th title)
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Hungary squad – 2008 European Championship third place
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Hungary men's water polo squad – 2008 Summer Olympics gold medalists (9th title)
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Hungary men's water polo squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – 5th place
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Club squads
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