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Soma VOGEL
Sport Water Polo
NOC Hungary   
GenderMen
Born07 Jul 1997 in Budapest, HUN
Height1.97 m
Weight 93 kg
 Human Interest 
Further Personal Information
Residence
Budapest, HUN
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team
Ferencvarosi TC: Budapest, HUN
Name of coach
Zsolt Varga [club], HUN; Tamas Marcz [national], HUN
Preferred position / style / stance / technique
Goalkeeper
Further Personal Information
Languages
Hungarian
General Interest
Famous relatives
His father Zsolt played water polo for Hungarian club Ujpesti TE in the 1990s, helping the team win the LEN Cup. His older brother Simon has also represented Hungary in water polo at junior level and was part of the team that won gold at the 2014 World Youth Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. (SportsDeskOnline, 26 Feb 2020; 24.hu, 27 Jan 2020; waterpolo.hu, 01 Jun 2019)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning a gold medal at the 2020 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (24.hu, 27 Jan 2020)
Further Personal Information
Occupation
Athlete

 Competition Highlights
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
3 2021 Tokyo, JPN Team  
World Championship
Rank Year Venue Event Result
7 2024 Doha, QAT Team  
1 2023 Fukuoka, JPN Team  
7 2022 Budapest, HUN Team  
4 2019 Gwangju, KOR Team  
World Cup
Rank Year Venue Event Result
4 2023 Long Beach, CA, USA Team  
1 2018 Berlin, GER Team  
European Championship
Rank Year Venue Event Result
2 2022 Split, CRO Team  
1 2020 Budapest, HUN Team  
8 2018 Barcelona, ESP Team