Péter Biros
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Medal record | ||
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Men's water polo | ||
Representing Hungary | ||
Olympic Games | ||
2000 Sydney | Team competition | |
2004 Athens | Team competition | |
2008 Beijing | Team competition | |
World Championships | ||
2003 Barcelona | Team competition | |
2005 Montréal | Team competition | |
2007 Melbourne | Team competition | |
European Championship | ||
1999 Florence | Team competition | |
2006 Belgrade | Team competition | |
2001 Budapest | Team competition | |
2003 Kranj | Team competition | |
2008 Malaga | Team competition | |
2012 Eindhoven | Team competition | |
FINA World League | ||
2003 New York | Team competition | |
2004 Long Beach | Team competition | |
2005 Belgrade | Team competition | |
2007 Berlin | Team competition | |
2002 Patras | Team competition | |
FINA World Cup | ||
1999 Sydney | Team competition | |
2002 Belgrade | Team competition | |
2006 Budapest | Team competition |
Péter Biros (born 5 April 1976 in Miskolc) is a Hungarian water polo player,[1] who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics,[2] 2004 Summer Olympics[3] and 2008 Summer Olympics, which makes him one of few water polo players who have three olympic gold medals.[4] He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5]
He is nicknamed Fácán, meaning 'pheasant', and made his debut for the national side in 1997, during an international tournament in Seville, Spain. He's 1.94m tall and weighs 94 kg.
After the 2008 Olympics final, Biros revealed that he performed the entire tournament with a cyst by his heart, something that was unknown to the entire team and coaches alike. He insisted that he played with the consent of his doctors, and received a Fair Play award afterwards for it.[6][7] He was flag bearer for Hungary at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Club career
Clubs
- Miskolci VSC (1993–1995)
- ÚVMK Eger-Egervin (1995–1997)
- Újpesti TE-Taxi2000 (1997–1999)
- Primorje Erste Banka Rijeka (1999–2000)
- NIS Naftagas-Bečej (2000–2001)
- Domino-BHSE (2001–2007)
- ZF-Eger (2007–2016) 2x
Honours
National
- Olympic Games: Gold medal - 2000, 2004, 2008
- World Championships: Gold medal - 2003; Silver medal - 2005, 2007
- European Championship: Gold medal - 1999; Silver medal - 2006; Bronze medal - 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012
- FINA World League: Gold medal - 2003, 2004; Silver medal - 2005, 2007; Bronze medal - 2002
- FINA World Cup: Gold medal - 1999; Silver medal - 2006, 2006
Club
- Hungarian Championship (OB I): 8x (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 - with Bp. Honvéd; 2011, 2013, 2014 - with Eger)
- Hungarian Cup (Magyar Kupa): 4x (2006 - with Bp. Honvéd; 2007, 2008, 2015 - with Eger)
- Hungarian SuperCup (Szuperkupa): 1x (2005 - with Bp. Honvéd)
- Yugoslavian Championship: 1x (2001 - with Bečej)
- Yugoslavian Cup: 1x (2001 - with Bečej)
- Euroleague Winners (1): (2004 - with Bp. Honvéd)
- LEN Cup Winners (1): (1999 - with UTE)
- LEN Super Cup Winner (1): (2004 - with Bp. Honvéd)
Individual
- OB I top scorer (Hungarian Championship): 2001–02
- Prva HVL top scorer (Croatia Championship): 1999–2000
Awards
- Member of the Hungarian team of year: 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2000)
- Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011
- 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)[8]
- Honorary Citizen of Eger (2008)
- Honorary Citizen of Budapest (2008)
- Best European player of year (LEN): 2008
- Best Water Polo Player of the Year (Swimming World): 2009
- UNESCO International Fair Play Award (2009)
- Ministerial Certificate of Merit (2012)
- Member of International Swimming Hall of Fame (2015)
References
- ↑ "Péter Biros". sport-reference.com. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ↑ "Hungary Water Polo at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games". sport-reference.com. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ↑ "Hungary Water Polo at the 2004 Athina Summer Games". sport-reference.com. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ↑ "Hungary Water Polo at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". sport-reference.com. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ↑ http://www.london2012.com/athlete/biros-peter-1123343/
- ↑ "Kozmann és Biros fair play-díjat kapott (Kozmann and Biros received Fair Play award)" (in Hungarian). origo.hu. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ↑ "Prize-winners". International Fair Play Committee. Archived from the original on December 3, 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
- ↑ "Olimpikonok kitüntetése a Parlamentben" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Olympic Committee. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
Awards | ||
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Preceded by Tamás Kásás |
Most Valuable Player of Water Polo European Championship 2008 |
Succeeded by Vanja Udovičić |
Olympic Games | ||
Preceded by Zoltán Kammerer |
Flagbearer for Hungary London 2012 |
Succeeded by Áron Szilágyi |
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