Tibor Benedek

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, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 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, Miklós Benedek, is a famous actor.

Awards

* 3 times Olympic Champion (Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008), 5 times present at the Olympic Games
* 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

As player of UTE (1989-1996)
* 4 times Hungarian champion
* LEN cup winner
* EU cup winner
*SUPER cup winner

As player of Ina Assitalia Roma (1996-2001)
* Italian champion

As player of Pro Recco (2001-2004)
* Italian champion
* EU cup winner

As player of Honvéd Domino (2004- )
* Hungarian champion

References

*hu icon [http://kataca.hu/sport/polo/valogatott/benedek/ Profile]
*en icon [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/tibor-benedek-1.html sports-reference]

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