Tamás Molnár (born 2 August 1975) is a Hungarian former water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. He is one of ten male athletes who won three Olympic gold medals in water polo. He made his debut for the national team in 1997, and was named Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year in 1998.
He won the Malta Waterpolo Summer League title with Neptunes Emirates (St. Julians, MALTA) in 2010-14. With this he earned a national record of winning 5 leagues in succession for the club previously unachieved by any other team, making him one of the most successful foreign players for the club as well as to play in the country in the sports local history.
Honours
National Olympic Games: Gold medal - 2000, 2004, 2008 World Championships: Gold medal - 2003; Silver medal - 1998, 2005, 2007 European Championship: Gold medal - 1997, 1999; Silver medal - 2006; Bronze medal - 2001, 2003, 2008 FINA World League: Gold medal - 2003, 2004; Bronze medal - 2002 FINA World Cup: Gold medal - 1999; Silver medal - 2002, 2006; Bronze medal - 1997 Universiade: (Silver medal - 1995) Junior World Championships: (Gold medal - 1995) Junior European Championship: (Gold medal - 1992, 1994)
Club Újpest (UTE-Taxi 2000) LEN Cup (1x): 1998–99
Jug Dubrovnik Croatian Championship (1x): 1999–2000 LEN Cup (1x): 1999–2000
Bečej FR Yugoslav Championship (1x): 2000–01 FR Yugoslav Cup (1x): 2000–01
Bp. Honvéd (Domino-BHSE) Hungarian Championship (5x): 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06 Hungarian Cup (1x): 2006 Hungarian Super Cup (1x): 2005 LEN Euroleague (1x): 2003–04 LEN Super Cup (1x): 2004
Szeged (A-HÍD Szeged, Diapolo Szeged) Hungarian Cup (3x): 2011, 2012, 2013
Neptunes - only in Summer League Maltese Summer League (5x): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Maltese Knockout title (3x): 2011, 2012, 2014 Maltese President's Cup (3x): 2011, 2013, 2014
Individual OB I top scorer (Hungarian Championship): 2009–10
Awards Masterly youth athlete: 1995 Member of the Hungarian team of year: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008 Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year: 1998 Honorary Citizen of Budapest (2008) Member of International Swimming Hall of Fame (2015)
Orders Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2000) Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2004) Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary with the Star (2008)
See also Hungary men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics 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 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
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