Gergely Kiss

Gergely Kiss (born 21 September 1977) is a Hungarian water polo player who plays for Vasas SC in the Hungarian Championship. He plays on the right side, but moves to 2-meters on offense sometimes. He is considered to be one of the best left-handed water polo players in the world.

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• Clubs
• National
• Club
• Awards
• References

Kiss dominated internationally in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, especially in final match against Serbia and Montenegro. The Hungarian team was not at its best in the first quarter, but Kiss was able to score thrice, helping them to keep up with Serbia and Montenegro. After the Hungarian side came back to tie the game in the fourth quarter, Kiss put in the game-winning goal on a 'power play' opportunity. He was voted to the all-star team along with teammate Tamás Kásás. Kiss first became known internationally at Olympic level during the 2000 Olympics helping Hungary win gold in the finals.

Kiss, nicknamed Geri, is greatly influenced by his coach Dénes Kemény. He finished studying law in 2005.

Clubs

BVSC (1986–1990)

Tungsram SC, Kordax BSC (1990–1996)

FTC-Vitalin (1996–1997)

Posillipo (1997–1998)

Újpesti TE-Taxi2000 (1998–1999)

Canottieri Napoli (1999–2000)

Universo Bologna (2000–2001)

Domino-Honvéd (2001–2008)

Primorac Kotor (2008–2010)

TEVA-Vasas-UNIQA (2010–2012)

RacioNet Honvéd (2012–____ ) 2x

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, 2012

FINA World League: Gold medal - 2003, 2004; Silver medal - 2007; Bronze medal - 2002

FINA World Cup: Gold medal - 1999; Silver medal - 2002, 2006; Bronze medal - 1997

Junior World Championships: (Gold medal - 1995; Silver medal - 1997)

Junior European Championship: (Gold medal - 1994)

Club

Euroleague Winners (3): (1998 - with Posillipo; 2004 - with Bp. Honvéd; 2009 - with Primorac Kotor)

LEN Cup Winners (1): (1999 - with UTE)

LEN Super Cup Winner (2): (2004 - with Bp. Honvéd; 2009 - with Primorac Kotor)

Hungarian Championship (OB I): 6x (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 - with Bp. Honvéd; 2012 - with Vasas)

Hungarian Cup (Magyar Kupa): 2x (1997 - with FTC; 2006 - with Bp. Honvéd)

Hungarian SuperCup (Szuperkupa): 1x (2005 - with Bp. Honvéd)

Montenegrin Cup (Kup Crne Gore): 1x (2010 - with Primorac Kotor)

Awards

Masterly youth athlete: 1995, 1996, 1997

Member of the Hungarian team of year: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008

Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2000)

Golden cap (2000, 2004)

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)

Honorary Citizen of Budapest (2008)

Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year: 2009

Ministerial Certificate of Merit (2012)

Member of International Swimming Hall of Fame (2015)