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Marton
VAMOS |
Sport |
Water Polo |
NOC |
Hungary
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Gender | Men |
Born | 24 Jun 1992
in Budapest, HUN |
Height | 2.03 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Zsolt Varga [club], HUN; Tamas Marcz [national], HUN |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Centre back |
Handedness |
Left |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began playing water polo at age 10. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Ferencvarosi TC: Budapest, HUN |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
He was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] at the 2018 World League Super Finals in Budapest, Hungary, and the 2017 World Championships in Budapest. (fina.org, 23 Jun 2018, 27 Jul 2017)
He was named Swimming World Magazine's 2017 Male Water Polo Player of the Year. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 17 Jan 2018)
In 2016 his teammates in the Hungarian national team named him Player of the Year. (vizilabda-szolnok.hu, 11 Jan 2017)
He was named Player of the Tournament at the 2011 World Junior Championships in Volos, Greece. (vlv.hu, 14 Jul 2014)
He received the 2010 Ivan Szalay Award, which is given to the best junior player in Hungary each year. (vlv.hu, 13 May 2013) |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English, Hungarian |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Marcika, Marci (vlv.hu, 14 Jul 2014; Facebook profile, 21 May 2014) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
Some of his school classmates played water polo and that encouraged him to also try it. |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
His parents. (origo.hu, 10 Mar 2018) |
Hero / Idol |
Hungarian water polo players Tibor Benedek and Tamas Kasas. (index.hu, 10 Oct 2020; olimpia.hu, 11 Jun 2016) |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Economics, Management - Edutus University: Tatabánya, HUN |
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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6 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team |
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1 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
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World Cup |
Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
4 |
2023 |
Long Beach, CA, USA |
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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