Hungary women's national water polo team

Women's national water polo team representing Hungary

Hungary
FINA ranking (since 2008)

FINA code	HUN
Association	Hungarian Water Polo Federation
Confederation	LEN (Europe)
Head coach	Attila Mihók
Asst coach	Sándor Cseh Krisztina Kardos
Captain	Rita Keszthelyi
Current	1 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest	1 (2021)
Lowest	9 (2011)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances	5 (first in 2004)
Best result	(2020)
World Championship
Appearances	17 (first in 1986)
Best result	(1994, 2005)
World Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1988)
Best result	(2002)
World League
Appearances	7 (first in 2004)
Best result	(2004, 2020, 2022)
European Championship
Appearances	19 (first in 1985)
Best result	(1991, 2001, 2016)
Media
Website	waterpolo.hu

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

Year^[1]	Position
2004	6th place
2008	4th place
2012	4th place
2016	4th place
2020
2024	Qualified

World Championship

Year^[1]	Position
1986	5th place
1991	4th place
1994
1998	7th place
2001
2003	5th place
2005
2007	4th place
2009	7th place
2011	9th place
2013
2015	9th place
2017	5th place
2019	4th place
2022
2023	6th place
2024

World Cup

Year^[1]	Position
1988
1989
1993
1995
1999	4th place
2002
2006	5th place
2010	6th place
2014	5th place
2023	4th place

World League

Year^[1]	Position
2004
2005	4th place
2010	6th place
2013	4th place
2017	4th place
2019	6th place
2020
2022

European Championship

Year	Position
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997	5th place
1999	4th place
2001
2003
2006
2008
2010	5th place
2012
2014
2016
2018	4th place
2020
2022	5th place
2024	5th place

LEN Europa Cup

Year	Position
2018	6th place
2019

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.^[2]

Head coach: Attila Mihók

1 Alda Magyari GK
2 Dorottya Szilágyi FP
3 Vanda Vályi FP
4 Gréta Gurisatti FP
5 Géraldine Mahieu FP
6 Rebecca Parkes FP
7 Zsuzsanna Máté FP
8 Rita Keszthelyi FP
9 Dóra Leimeter FP
10 Natasa Rybanska FP
11 Kamilla Faragó FP
12 Krisztina Garda FP
13 Boglárka Neszmély GK
14 Brigitta Horváth FP
15 Szonja Kuna 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.

World Championships

1994 – Gold 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.

2001 – Silver 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, Dóra Leimeter, Alda Magyari, Geraldine Mahieu, Zsuzsanna Máté, Rebecca Parkes, Natasa Rybanska, Dorottya Szilágyi, Vanda Vályi. Head coach: Attila Biró.

European Championships

1993 – Bronze 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.

1995 – Silver 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.

2001 – Gold 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.

2003 – Silver 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.

2012 – Bronze 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.

2014 – Bronze 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.

2016 – Gold 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.

2020 – Bronze 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 Cup – Gold 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 League – Silver 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^[3] where they won the bronze medal.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ "21st World Aquatics World Championships Women's Water Polo Team Roster HUN" (PDF). Omega Timing. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ 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.

External links

Official website
Squads

Hungary squads

Hungary squads – Summer Olympics
v t e Hungary women's water polo squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – 6th place
1 Sós (GK) 2 Tiba 3 Györe 4 Kisteleki 5 Stieber (C) 6 E. Valkai 7 Drávucz 8 Zantleitner 9 Szremkó 10 Pelle 11 Á. Valkai 12 Primász 13 Tóth (GK) Coach: Faragó

v t e Hungary women's water polo squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – 4th place
1 Horváth (GK) 2 Szremkó 3 Györe 4 Kisteleki 5 Stieber (C) 6 Takács 7 Drávucz 8 Zantleitner 9 Brávik 10 Pelle 11 Valkai 12 Primász 13 Sós (GK) Coach: Godova

v t e Hungary women's water polo squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – 4th place
1 Bolonyai (GK) 2 Czigány 3 Antal 4 Kisteleki (LH) 5 Szűcs 6 Takács 7 Drávucz (C) 8 Keszthelyi 9 Tóth 10 Bujka (LH) 11 Csabai 12 Menczinger 13 Gangl (GK) Coach: Merész

v t e Hungary women's water polo squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – 4th place
1 Gangl (GK) 2 Czigány 3 Antal 4 Kisteleki (LH) 5 Szűcs 6 Takács 7 Illés 8 Keszthelyi (C) 9 Tóth 10 Bujka (LH) 11 Csabai 12 Garda 13 Kasó (GK) Coach: Bíró

v t e Hungary women's water polo squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
1 Gangl (GK) 2 Szilágyi 3 Vályi 4 Gurisatti 5 Szűcs 6 Parkes 7 Illés 8 Keszthelyi (C) 9 Leimeter (LH) 10 Gyöngyössy 11 Rybanská 12 Garda 13 Magyari (GK) Coach: Bíró

v t e Hungary women's water polo squad – 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Gold medal (2nd title)
1 Horváth (GK) 2 Tomaskovics 3 Serfozo 4 Kisteleki 5 Stieber (C) 6 Tóth (GK) 7 Drávucz 8 Zantleitner 9 Takács 10 Pelle 11 Valkai 12 Brávik 13 Benko Coach: Faragó

v t e National sports teams of Hungary
American football Badminton Bandy M W Baseball Basketball M M U20 M U18 M U16 M 3x3 W W U20 W U19 W U17 W 3x3 Beach handball M W Beach soccer Cricket Field hockey M W Floorball W W U19 Football M M U21 M U19 M U17 W W U17 Futsal Goalball M W Gymnastics M W Handball M W M U20 M U18 W U19 W U17 Ice hockey M M U20 M U18 W W U18 Korfball Rugby league Rugby union M M7 W Softball Speedway M M U21 Tennis M W X Volleyball M M U21 M U19 W W U20 W U18 Water polo M W Wheelchair handball
Olympic Paralympics Deaflympics European Games Youth Olympics

National sports teams of Hungary

American football
Badminton
Bandy
- M
- W
Baseball
Basketball
- M
- M U20
- M U18
- M U16
- M 3x3
- W
- W U20
- W U19
- W U17
- W 3x3
Beach handball
- M
- W
Beach soccer
Cricket
Field hockey
- M
- W
Floorball
- W
- W U19
Football
- M
- M U21
- M U19
- M U17
- W
- W U17
Futsal
Goalball
- M
- W
Gymnastics
- M
- W
Handball
- M
- W
- M U20
- M U18
- W U19
- W U17
Ice hockey
- M
- M U20
- M U18
- W
- W U18
Korfball
Rugby league
Rugby union
- M
- M7
- W
Softball
Speedway
- M
- M U21
Tennis
- M
- W
- X
Volleyball
- M
- M U21
- M U19
- W
- W U20
- W U18
Water polo
- M
- W
Wheelchair handball

v t e Women's national water polo teams of Europe (LEN)
Teams	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine

Women's national water polo teams of Europe (LEN)

Teams

Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine

Women's water polo tournament winners

v t e World Aquatics Championships women's water polo tournament winners
1986: Australia 1991: Netherlands 1994: Hungary 1998: Italy 2001: Italy 2003: United States 2005: Hungary 2007: United States 2009: United States 2011: Greece 2013: Spain 2015: United States 2017: United States 2019: United States 2022: United States 2023: Netherlands 2024: United States

FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup winners

1979: United States
1980: Netherlands
1981: Canada
1983: United States
1984: Australia
1988: Netherlands
1989: Netherlands
1991: Netherlands
1993: Netherlands
1995: Australia
1997: Netherlands
1999: Netherlands
2002: Hungary
2006: Australia
2010: United States
2014: United States
2018: United States
2023: United States

v t e Women's European Water Polo Championship winners
1985: Netherlands 1987: Netherlands 1989: Netherlands 1991: Hungary 1993: Netherlands 1995: Italy 1997: Italy 1999: Italy 2001: Hungary 2003: Italy 2006: Russia 2008: Russia 2010: Russia 2012: Italy 2014: Spain 2016: Hungary 2018: Netherlands 2020: Spain 2022: Spain 2024: Netherlands