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| Krisztián
MANHERCZ |
| Sport |
Water Polo |
| NOC |
Hungary
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 06 Feb 1997
in Budapest, HUN |
| Height | 1.91 m |
| Weight | 98 kg |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Orvosegyetem SC: Budapest, HUN |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Commerce, Marketing - Budapest Metropolitan University: Hungary |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Hungarian water polo player Tamas Kasas. (mob.hu, 11 Jun 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Daniel Varga [club], HUN; Tamas Marcz [national], HUN |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began playing water polo at age seven. |
International Debut |
Year |
2014 |
Competing for |
Hungary |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English, German, Hungarian |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Mano (nemzetisport.hu, 20 Oct 2017) |
Awards and honours |
He was named on the Media All-Star Team at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (fina.org, 08 Aug 2021)
He was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. (fina.org, 13 Aug 2017)
He received the 2012 Ivan Szalay Award, which is presented to the best junior player of the year in Hungary. (Facebook page, 26 Feb 2020) |
Famous relatives |
His older brother Adam has played water polo at elite level in Hungary. (honved-vizilabda.hu, 01 Jul 2020; nemzetisport.hu, 20 Oct 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Wing |
Why this sport? |
He was involved in swimming before switching to water polo. |
General Interest |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning bronze at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (eurosport.hu, 27 Dec 2021) |
Other information |
FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2021 he began studying for a degree in psychology at Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest, Hungary. "I plan to play water polo until I am 34 or 35 years old and when Brisbane hosts the Olympics in 2032, I will be 35. I will have so much experience behind me that with this professional background, I could also help a lot with young athletes. The positive surprise in the whole thing is that I enjoy learning this, it's very interesting." (eurosport.hu, 27 Dec 2021)
PLAYING STYLE
He started focusing on the defensive side of his game when coach Daniel Varga began training the Orvosegyetem SC club in 2020. "My game has been based on attacking since I was a kid, it was never a secret. I was raised for that too, it comes clearly based on my position. With a child's mind, at the age of 13 or 14, I couldn't imagine what else could provide such enjoyment as scoring goals. This changed with the arrival of Dani Varga. While he didn't have an exact sentencing, I thought I should pay more attention in defence or to practise separately because there's room for improvement in that. It seemed self-evident to me to pay attention to it, and I began to pay more attention to it." (eurosport.hu, 27 Dec 2021) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
Team |
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| 5 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Team |
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World Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 7 |
2024 |
Doha, QAT |
Team |
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| 1 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
Team |
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| 7 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 4 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Team |
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| 2 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2023 |
Long Beach, CA, USA |
Team |
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| 1 |
2018 |
Berlin, GER |
Team |
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European Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2022 |
Split, CRO |
Team |
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| 1 |
2020 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 8 |
2018 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
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| 3 |
2016 |
Belgrade, SRB |
Team |
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