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| Viktor
NAGY |
| Sport |
Water Polo |
| NOC |
Hungary
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 24 Jul 1984
in Budapest, HUN |
| Height | 1.98 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He began swimming at age three but later did not think he had enough talent in the sport, so he joined the water polo team. |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
He was named Best Goalkeeper at the 2018 World League Super Finals in Budapest, Hungary. (fina.org, 23 Jun 2018)
He was named Best Goalkeeper at the world championships in both 2013 and 2017. (fina.org, 29 Jul 2017; vlv.hu, 14 Jul 2014)
He received the Best Goalkeeper award at the 2016 European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. (nemzetisport.hu, 23 Jan 2016)
In 2012 he received the Silver Cross of Merit of Hungary [civil division]. (sport.hir24.hu, 17 Sep 2012)
He was presented with the Janos Steinmetz Award in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2015, which is given to the best goalkeeper in the OB 1 league in Hungary. (waterpolo.hu, 18 May 2015; vlv.hu, 14 Jul 2014) |
Sport Specific Information |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Goalkeeper |
Handedness |
Right |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up water polo at age 10 with the BVSC club in Budapest, Hungary. |
International Debut |
Year |
2006 |
Competing for |
Hungary |
Location |
Hungary |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English, Hungarian |
Family |
Wife Blanka, son Samuel [2010], daughter Olivia [2012] |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Vik (vlv.hu, 14 Jul 2014) |
Famous relatives |
His brother Daniel raced for Hungarian auto racing team M1RA in the 2019 Europe Touring Car Series, and the 2018 World Touring Car Championships. (touringcartimes.com, 11 Apr 2018; driverdb.com, 01 Jan 2020) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold at the 2020 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (france-waterpolo.fr, 10 Feb 2020) |
Other information |
RETIREMENT
He retired from competitive water polo after helping Hungary to a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "This was my last game in this sport and it's fantastic to say goodbye to water polo with an Olympic medal. Honestly, my plans were different. In the last four to five years I always thought of Tokyo as the site of the final match of my career, but I wanted this to happen in the next game. Two days ago, we missed that chance so I had to go for this bronze." (fina.org, 08 Aug 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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| 5 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
Team |
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World Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Team |
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| 2 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 6 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team |
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| 1 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
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| 4 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
Team |
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| 5 |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
Team |
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| 2 |
2007 |
Melbourne, AUS |
Team |
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European Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 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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| 2 |
2014 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 4 |
2010 |
Zagreb, CRO |
Team |
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| 3 |
2008 |
Málaga, ESP |
Team |
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