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| Adam
DECKER |
| Sport |
Water Polo |
| NOC |
Hungary
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 29 Feb 1984
in Budapest, HUN |
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Further Personal Information |
Family |
Wife Andi, daughters Lilien [2015] and Panni [2017] |
Occupation |
Athlete, Mechanic |
Languages |
English, Hungarian, Portuguese |
Higher education |
Mechatronical Engineering - Edutus College: Hungary |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began playing water polo at age eight in Budapest, Hungary. |
Why this sport? |
"I was able to try a lot of sports when I was a kid, my parents enthusiastically took me everywhere. My mum was a swimming coach at BVSC [Budapesti Vasutas Sport Club] and was friends with the water polo coaches. She once asked if I was interested because they would love to see and help. I was already stuck there next week. I like that it is a sufficiently masculine, tough team sport, but at the same time it has to add a lot individually, both physically and mentally, to the success of the team." |
Club / Team |
Budapesti Honved SE: Hungary |
Name of coach |
Marton Szivos [club], HUN; Tamas Marcz [national], HUN |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Driver |
Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Adi (oscwaterpolo.hu, 16 Nov 2014) |
Hobbies |
Cars, motorsport. (Instagram profile, 23 Aug 2021) |
Famous relatives |
His younger brother Attila has represented Hungary in water polo. He was part of the team that won silver at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (SportsDeskOnline, 14 Aug 2018; vizilabda-szolnok.hu, 09 May 2013) |
Other information |
OCCUPATION
He works as a car mechanic in Budapest, Hungary. (Facebook profile, 24 Aug 2021; Instagram profile, 23 Aug 2021) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Team |
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World Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 1 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
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European Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2016 |
Belgrade, SRB |
Team |
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| 2 |
2014 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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