Tibor Benedek
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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's water polo | |||
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | Team | |
| Gold | 2004 Athens | Team | |
Tibor Benedek (born July 12, 1972 in Budapest) is a Hungarian water polo player, who played in the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. Benedek also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Hungarian team was placed 4th.
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, Miklos Benedek, is a famous actor.
Honours : 2 times Olympic Champion (Sydney 2000, Athén 2004) World champion in Barcelona 2003 European champion in Sevilla 1997 World cup champion in Atlanta 1996 2 times World League champion (2003,2004) 384 present in the national team of Hungary 4 times present at the Olympic Games
1989-1996 player of UTE-winner of: 4 times Hungarian champion LEN cup winner EU cup winner SUPER cup winner
1996-2001 player of Ina Assitalia Roma: Italian champion
2001-2004 player of Pro Recco: Italian champion EU cup winner
2004- player of Honvéd Domino: Hungarian champion
Benedek spent this summer playing with one of Malta's top clubs Sliema Asc. He scored 50 goals for the team however didn't manage to win a major trophy with the team. Without him the team would have hardly mounted a title challenge, but thanks to him they gave Neptunes, 2006 Champions, a run for their money! Sliema is the most succesfull waterpolo club on the archipelago, with a total of 29 league wins. He has now returned to Hungary.
