 |
|
| Kata
MENCZINGER |
| Sport |
Water Polo |
| NOC |
Hungary
|
| Gender | Women |
| Born | 17 Jan 1989
in Budapest, HUN |
|
|
|
|
|
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Egri VK: Hungary |
Name of coach |
Jozsef Sike [club] |
Handedness |
Right |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up the sport in 2001. |
International Debut |
Year |
2010 |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Menczi (dfve.eu, 22 Oct 2013) |
International Debut |
Competing for |
Hungary |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English, Hungarian |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
Her sister Melinda has played water polo at club level in Hungary. (waterpolo.hu, 19 Dec 2017; duol.hu, 03 Nov 2013) |
Awards and honours |
In 2012 she received the Silver Cross of Merit of Hungary [civil division]. (sport.hir24.hu, 17 Sep 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She began swimming in pre-school. In 2001 she was inspired to start playing water polo after watching the Hungarian women's team win gold at the European championships. "I saw them win on television and decided that one day I would be there at the top of the podium. Because I was bored in the wall-to-wall swimming, I applied to BVSC water polo and started training two weeks later." |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Wing |
General Interest |
Injuries |
In July 2017 she suffered minor injuries in a car accident. (borsonline.hu, 21 Jul 2017; dunaujvaros.com, 17 Jul 2017) |
Other information |
FURTHER EDUCATION
She has also studied at the faculty of education and psychology at Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest, Hungary. (Facebook profile, 14 Aug 2021) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Budapest, HUN |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
Team |
|
World Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 9 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team |
|
| 3 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
|
| 9 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
Team |
|
World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2014 |
Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS |
Team |
|
European Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2012 |
Eindhoven, NED |
Team |
|
| 5 |
2010 |
Zagreb, CRO |
Team |
|
| |
|
