Zsolt Varga (water polo, born 1972)

Zsolt Varga (born March 9, 1972, in Budapest) is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the golden medals squad at the 2000. He also participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Hungarian team placed 4th. He made his debut for the national side in 1990, at the European Nations Cup in Rome, Italy.

Honours

National

• Olympic Games: Gold medal - 2000
• World Championships: Silver medal - 1998
• European Championship: Gold medal - 1997, 1999; Silver medal - 1993, 1995; Bronze medal - 2001
• Junior European Championship: (Bronze medal - 1988, 1990)

Club

European competitions:

• Cup Winners' Cup Winners (1): (1999 - with Mladost)

Domestic competitions:

• Hungarian Championship (OB I): 2x (1996, 1997 - with BVSC)
• Hungarian Cup (Magyar Kupa): 1x (1995 - with BVSC)
• Croatian Championship (Prva HVL): 1x (1999 - with Mladost)
• Croatian Cup (Kup Hrvatske): 2x (1998, 1999 - with Mladost)

Awards

• Youth water polo player of the year: 1989
• Member of the Hungarian team of year: 1993, 1997, 1999, 2000
• Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year: 1996

Orders

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

See also

• Hungary men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• 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

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