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| Gergo
ZALÁNKI |
| Sport |
Water Polo |
| NOC |
Hungary
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 26 Feb 1995
in Eger, HUN |
| Height | 1.93 m |
| Weight | 93 kg |
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Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Pro Recco: Italy |
Why this sport? |
He did not like being in the water at first because it was cold. His parents kept encouraging him to play and eventually he started enjoying the sport. |
Name of coach |
Sandro Sukno [club], CRO; Tamas Marcz [national], HUN |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English, Hungarian, Italian |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Grande Giorgo, Zalesz (vlv.hu, 19 Sep 2021; evamagazin.hu, 11 Aug 2021) |
Injuries |
In July 2020 he suffered a knee injury while training with his club and underwent surgery. He resumed playing in October 2020. (fradi.hu, 30 Oct 2020; origo.hu, 22 Jul 2020)
In January 2019 he had glandular fever [mononucleosis] and did not train for a month. (borsonline.hu, 03 Apr 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
Handedness |
Left |
International Debut |
Year |
2015 |
Competing for |
Hungary |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
He was named in the All-Star team at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Republic of Korea. (fina.org, 27 Jul 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Wing |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Recco, ITA |
Higher education |
Physical Education - Karoly Eszterhazy University: Eger, HUN |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Travel, spending time with his wife. (m4sport.hu, 14 Oct 2021) |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Wife Fruzsina |
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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