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Hungary women's national water polo team

Women's national water polo team representing Hungary


Women's national water polo team representing Hungary

FieldValue
Genderwomen
NameHungary
FINA codeHUN
ImageFlag of Hungary.svg
Image_size190px
AssociationHungarian Water Polo Federation
ConfederationLEN
Coach
Zoltan David
CaptainRita Keszthelyi
FINA ranking4
FINA ranking date1 August 2023
FINA highest1
FINA highest year2021
FINA lowest9
FINA lowest year2011
Olympics apps6
Olympics first2004
Olympics best(2020)
World champ apps18
World champ first1986
World champ best([1994](1994-fina-women-s-world-water-polo-championship), [2005](2005-fina-women-s-world-water-polo-championship))
World league apps7
World league first2004
World league best([2004](2004-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-league), [2020](2020-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-league), [2022](2022-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-league))
World cup apps11
World cup first1988
World cup best([2002](2002-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-cup))
Regional cup nameEuropean Championship
Regional cup apps19
Regional cup first[1985](1985-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)
Regional cup best([1991](1991-women-s-european-water-polo-championship), [2001](2001-women-s-european-water-polo-championship), [2016](2016-women-s-european-water-polo-championship))
Website

Zoltan David The Hungary women's national water polo team represents Hungary in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the leading teams in Europe since the early 1990s, claiming the world title at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy and at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal, Canada.

Results

Olympic Games

Main article: Hungary women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

pages=wntformat=dmy }}Position
Greece 20046th place
China 20084th place
Great Britain 20124th place
Brazil 20164th place
Japan 2020
France 20245th place

World Championship

YearPosition
Spain [1986](1986-fina-women-s-world-water-polo-championship)5th place
Australia [1991](1991-fina-women-s-world-water-polo-championship)4th place
Italy [1994](1994-fina-women-s-world-water-polo-championship)
Australia [1998](1998-fina-women-s-world-water-polo-championship)7th place
Japan [2001](2001-fina-women-s-world-water-polo-championship)
Spain [2003](2003-fina-women-s-world-water-polo-championship)5th place
Canada 2005
Australia [2007](2007-fina-women-s-world-water-polo-championship)4th place
Italy 20097th place
China 20119th place
Spain 2013
Russia 20159th place
Hungary 20175th place
South Korea 20194th place
Hungary 2022
Japan 20236th place
Qatar 2024
Singapore 2025

World Cup

YearPosition
New Zealand [1988](1988-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-cup)
Netherlands [1989](1989-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-cup)
Italy [1993](1993-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-cup)
Australia [1995](1995-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-cup)
Canada [1999](1999-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-cup)4th place
Australia [2002](2002-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-cup)
China [2006](2006-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-cup)5th place
New Zealand [2010](2010-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-cup)6th place
Russia [2014](2014-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-cup)5th place
United States [2023](2023-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-cup)4th place
CHN [2025](2025-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-cup)

World League

YearPosition
United States [2004](2004-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-league)
Russia [2005](2005-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-league)4th place
United States [2010](2010-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-league)6th place
China [2013](2013-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-league)4th place
China [2017](2017-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-league)4th place
Hungary [2019](2019-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-league)6th place
Greece [2020](2020-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-league)
Spain [2022](2022-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-league)

European Championship

YearPosition
Norway [1985](1985-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)
France [1987](1987-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)
West Germany [1989](1989-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)
Greece [1991](1991-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)
United Kingdom[1993](1993-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)
Austria [1995](1995-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)
Spain [1997](1997-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)5th place
Italy [1999](1999-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)4th place
Hungary [2001](2001-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)
Slovenia [2003](2003-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)
Serbia [2006](2006-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)
Spain [2008](2008-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)
Croatia [2010](2010-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)5th place
Netherlands [2012](2012-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)
Hungary [2014](2014-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)
Serbia [2016](2016-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)
Spain [2018](2018-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)4th place
Hungary [2020](2020-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)
Croatia [2022](2022-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)5th place
Netherlands [2024](2024-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)5th place
[2026](2026-women-s-european-water-polo-championship)*Qualified*

LEN Europa Cup

YearPosition
ESP [2018](2018-len-women-s-europa-cup)6th place
ITA [2019](2019-fina-women-s-water-polo-world-league)

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships.

Head coach: / Zoltan David

  • 1 Boglárka Neszmély GK
  • 2 Dorottya Szilágyi FP
  • 3 Vanda Vályi FP
  • 4 Eszter Varró FP
  • 5 Kinga Peresztegi-Nagy FP
  • 6 Nóra Sümegi FP
  • 7 Dalma Dömsödi FP
  • 8 Rita Keszthelyi (C) FP
  • 9 Dóra Leimeter FP
  • 10 Natasa Rybanska FP
  • 11 Kamilla Faragó FP
  • 12 Krisztina Garda FP
  • 13 Luca Torma GK
  • 14 Panna Tiba FP
  • 15 Kata Hajdú FP

Former squads

Olympic Games

  • 2012 – 4th place :*Flóra Bolonyai (GK), Dóra Czigány, Dóra Antal, Hanna Kisteleki, Gabriella Szűcs, Orsolya Takács, Rita Drávucz (C), Rita Keszthelyi, Ildikó Tóth, Barbara Bujka, Dóra Csabai, Katalin Menczinger and Edina Gangl (GK). Head coach: András Merész.

  • 2016 – 4th place :*Edina Gangl (GK), Dóra Czigány, Dóra Antal, Hanna Kisteleki, Gabriella Szűcs, Orsolya Takács, Anna Illés, Rita Keszthelyi (C), Ildikó Tóth, Barbara Bujka, Dóra Csabai, Krisztina Garda and Orsolya Kasó (GK). Head coach: Attila Bíró.

  • 2020 – 3rd place :*Edina Gangl (GK), Dorottya Szilágyi, Vanda Vályi, Gréta Gurisatti, Gabriella Szűcs, Rebecca Parkes, Anna Illés, Rita Keszthelyi (C), Dóra Leimeter, Anikó Gyöngyössy, Natasa Rybanska, Krisztina Garda and Alda Magyari (GK). Head coach: Attila Bíró.

  • 2024 – 5th place :*Alda Magyari (GK), Dorottya Szilágyi, Vanda Vályi, Gréta Gurisatti, Geraldine Mahieu, Rebecca Parkes, Brigitta Horváth, Rita Keszthelyi (C), Dóra Leimeter, Natasa Rybanska, Kamilla Faragó, Krisztina Garda and Boglárka Neszmély (GK). Head coach: .

World Championships

  • 1994Gold Medal :*Katalin Dancsa, Andrea Eke, Zsuzsanna Huff, Zsuzsa Kertész, Ildikó Kuna, Irén Rafael, Katalin Rédei, Edit Sipos, Mercédesz Stieber, Orsolya Szalkay, Krisztina Szremkó, Gabriella Tóth and Noémi Tóth. Head coach: Gyula Tóth.

  • 2001Silver Medal :*Katalin Dancsa, Rita Drávucz, Anikó Pelle, Ágnes Primász, Katalin Rédei, Edit Sipos, Ildikó Sós, Mercédesz Stieber, Brigitta Szép, Krisztina Szremkó, Zsuzsanna Tiba, Ágnes Valkai and Erzsébet Valkai. Head coach: Tamás Faragó.

  • 2005 – Gold Medal :*Patrícia Horváth, Eszter Tomaskovics, Khrisctina Serfozo, Dóra Kisteleki, Mercédesz Stieber, Andrea Tóth, Rita Drávucz, Krisztina Zantleitner, Orsolya Takács, Anikó Pelle, Ágnes Valkai, Fruzsina Brávik and Timea Benko. Head coach: Tamás Faragó.

  • 2013 – Bronze Medal :*Flóra Bolonyai, Anna Illés, Dóra Antal, Dóra Kisteleki, Gabriella Szűcs, Orsolya Takács, Ibolya Kitti Miskolczi, Rita Keszthelyi (C), Ildikó Tóth, Barbara Bujka, Krisztina Garda, Katalin Menczinger and Orsolya Kasó. Head coach: András Merész.

  • 2022 – Silver Medal :*Kamilla Faragó, Edina Gangl, Krisztina Garda, Gréta Gurisatti, Rita Keszthelyi (C), Dóra Leimeter, Alda Magyari, Geraldine Mahieu, Zsuzsanna Máté, Rebecca Parkes, Natasa Rybanska, Dorottya Szilágyi, Vanda Vályi. Head coach: Attila Bíró.

  • 2025 – Silver Medal :*Boglárka Neszmély, Dorottya Szilágyi, Vanda Vályi, Eszter Varró, Kinga Peresztegi-Nagy, Nóra Sümegi, Dalma Dömsödi, Rita Keszthelyi (C), Dóra Leimeter, Natasa Rybanska, Kamilla Faragó, Krisztina Garda, Luca Torma, Panna Tiba, Kata Hajdú. Head coach: .

European Championships

  • 1993Bronze Medal :*Katalin Dancsa, Andrea Eke, Alíz Kertész, Mária Konrád, Katalin Nagy, Irén Rafael, Ildikó Rónaszéki, Mercédesz Stieber, Orsolya Szalkai, Brigitta Szép, Ildikó Takács, Gabriella Tóth, Noémi Tóth, and Edit Vincze. Head Coach: Gyula Tóth.

  • 1995Silver Medal :*Krisztina Kardos, Gabriella Tóth, Edit Sipos, Andrea Eke, Mercédesz Stieber, Edit Vincze, Katalin Rédei, Irén Rafael, Krisztina Szremkó, Ágnes Primász, Anikó Pelle, Krisztina Zantleitner, Noémi Tóth, Brigitta Szép, and Márta Pápai. Head Coach: Gyula Tóth.

  • 2001Gold Medal :*Katalin Dancsa, Rita Drávucz, Anett Györe, Anikó Pelle, Ágnes Primász, Katalin Rédei, Edit Sipos, Ildikó Sós, Mercédesz Stieber, Brigitta Szép, Krisztina Szremkó, Zsuzsanna Tiba, Andrea Tóth, Ágnes Valkai, and Erzsébet Valkai. Head Coach: Tamás Faragó.

  • 2003Silver Medal :*Rita Drávucz, Ildikó Sós, Andrea Tóth, Krisztina Szremkó, Ágnes Valkai, Anikó Pelle, Ágnes Primász, Mercédesz Stieber, Anett Györe, Erzsébet Valkai, Zsuzsanna Tiba, Dóra Kisteleki, Tímea Benkõ, Edit Sipos, and Krisztina Zantleitner. Head Coach: Tamás Faragó.

  • 2012Bronze Medal :*Flóra Bolonyai, Dóra Csabai, Dóra Antal, Hanna Kisteleki, Gabriella Szűcs, Orsolya Takács, Rita Drávucz (C), Rita Keszthelyi, Ildikó Tóth, Barbara Bujka, Anna Illés, Katalin Menczinger and Edina Gangl. Head Coach: András Merész.

  • 2014Bronze Medal :*Flóra Bolonyai, Dóra Csabai, Dóra Antal, Dóra Kisteleki, Gabriella Szűcs, Orsolya Takács, Hanna Kisteleki, Rita Keszthelyi (C), Ildikó Tóth, Barbara Bujka, Dóra Csabai, Anna Illés and Edina Gangl. Head Coach: András Merész.

  • 2016Gold Medal :*Edina Gangl, Dóra Czigány, Dóra Antal, Hanna Kisteleki, Gabriella Szűcs, Orsolya Takács, Anna Illés, Rita Keszthelyi (C), Barbara Bujka, Dóra Csabai, Krisztina Garda, Orsolya Kasó. Head coach: Attila Bíró.

  • 2020Bronze Medal :*Edina Gangl, Dorottya Szilágyi, Zsuzsanna Máté, Gréta Gurisatti, Vanda Vályi, Rebecca Parkes, Anna Illés, Rita Keszthelyi (C), Dóra Leimeter, Anikó Gyöngyössy, Natasa Rybanska, Krisztina Garda and Orsolya Kasó. Head coach: Attila Bíró.

Other Tournaments

  • 2002 FINA World CupGold Medal :*Tímea Benkô, Rita Drávucz, Anett Györe, Patrícia Horváth, Anikó Pelle, Ágnes Primász, Ildikó Sós, Mercédesz Stieber, Krisztina Szremkó, Zsuzsanna Tiba, Ágnes Valkai, Erzsébet Valkai, and Krisztina Zantleitner. Head Coach: Tamás Faragó.

  • 2020 FINA World LeagueSilver Medal :*Alda Magyari, Dorottya Szilágyi, Dóra Antal, Gréta Gurisatti, Gabriella Szűcs, Rebecca Parkes, Anna Illés, Rita Keszthelyi (C), Dóra Leimeter, Anikó Gyöngyössy, Vanda Vályi, Natasa Rybanska, Krisztina Garda, Zsuzsanna Máté and Orsolya Kasó Head coach: Attila Bíró.

Under-20 team

Hungary lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships where they won the bronze medal.

References

References

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  2. (9 July 2025). "Vizes vb: női vízilabdatorna – Adatbank". Nemzeti Sport.
  3. [https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1113997/2021-fina-world-womens-junior-water-polo Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship] Owen Lloyd ([[Inside the Games]]), 9 October 2021. Accessed 7 November 2021.
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