Tibor Benedek
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Tibor Benedek (12 July 1972 – 18 June 2020) was a Hungarian professional water polo player and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. Benedek also competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Hungarian team placed 6th and 4th, respectively.
Benedek was the head coach of Hungary men's national water polo team between 2013 and 2016.[1]
Benedek was named Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year in 1992, 1993 and 1994. He made his debut for the national side in 1990. His father, Miklós Benedek, was an actor.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest water polo players of all time,[2] Benedek ranks second on the all-time scoring list in Olympic history, with 65 goals. He was the joint top goalscorer at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, with 22 goals, and the top goalscorer at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, with 19 goals. Benedek is the ninth player to compete in water polo at five Olympics, and one of ten male athletes who won three Olympic gold medals in water polo.[3] In 2016, he was inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[4]
Tibor Benedek died on 18 June 2020 due to pancreatic cancer. His death was announced by the Hungarian Water Polo Federation.[5]
Honours
As player
National
- Olympic Games: File:Gold medal.svg Gold medal – 2000, 2004, 2008
- World Championships: File:Gold medal world centered-2.svg Gold medal – 2003; File:Silver medal world centered-2.svg Silver medal – 1998, 2007; File:Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Bronze medal – 1991
- European Championship: File:Gold medal europe.svg Gold medal – 1997; File:Silver medal europe.svg Silver medal – 1993, 1995; File:Bronze medal europe.svg Bronze medal – 2001, 2003, 2008
- FINA World League: File:Gold medal blank.svg Gold medal – 2003, 2004; File:Silver medal blank.svg Silver medal – 2007; File:Bronze medal blank.svg Bronze medal – 2002
- FINA World Cup: File:Gold medal blank.svg Gold medal – 1995; File:Silver medal blank.svg Silver medal – 1993, 2002; File:Bronze medal blank.svg Bronze medal – 1997
384 present in the national team of Hungary
- Junior World Championships: (Bronze medal – 1991)
- Junior European Championship: (Bronze medal – 1990)
- Youth European Championship: (Gold medal – 1989)
Club
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- Hungarian Championship (4x): 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
- Hungarian Cup (2x): 1990–91, 1992–93
- European Cup (1x): 1993–94
- LEN Cup (1x): 1992–93
- LEN Super Cup (1x): 1994
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- File:Scudetto.svg Italian Championship (1x): 1998–99
- LEN Cup Winners' Cup runners-up: 1996–97
Pro Recco
- File:Scudetto.svg Italian Championship (1x): 2001–02
- LEN Euroleague (1x): 2002–03
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- Hungarian Championship (3x): 2004–05, 2005–06
- Hungarian Cup (1x): 2006
- Hungarian Super Cup (1x): 2005
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- File:Scudetto.svg Italian Championship (5x): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
- File:Coccarda Coppa Italia.svg Italian Cup (4x): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
- LEN Champions League (3x): 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12
- LEN Super Cup (3x): 2007, 2008, 2010
- Adriatic League (1x): 2011–12
As head coach
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- World Championships: File:Gold medal world centered-2.svg Gold medal – 2013
- European Championship: File:Silver medal europe.svg Silver medal – 2014; File:Bronze medal europe.svg Bronze medal – 2016
- FINA World League: File:Silver medal blank.svg Silver medal – 2013, 2014
- FINA World Cup: File:Silver medal blank.svg Silver medal – 2014
Awards
- Total-waterpolo magazine's man water polo "World Player of the Year's2000–20" award[6]
- Member of the Best Team of the Year's in the World by total-waterpolo 2000–20[6]
- Masterly youth athlete: 1991
- Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year: 1992, 1993, 1994, 2002
- Member of the Hungarian team of year: 1993, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008
- Honorary Citizen of Budapest (2008)
- Hungarian head coach of the Year: 2013
- Member of International Swimming Hall of Fame (2016)[4]
- Orders
- Ribbon Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2000)
- Ribbon Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2004)
- Ribbon Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary with the Star (2008)[7]
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See also
- Hungary men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games
- List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
- List of world champions in men's water polo
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
References
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External links
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