Tamás Molnár
Tamás Molnár is a Hungarian former water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. He is one of ten male athletes who won List of men's Olympic [water polo tournament records and statistics#Multiple gold medalists|three Olympic gold medals] in water polo. He made his debut for the national team in 1997, and was named Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year in 1998.
He won the Malta Waterpolo Summer League title with Neptunes Emirates in 2010-14. With this he earned a national record of winning 5 leagues in succession for the club previously unachieved by any other team, making him one of the most successful foreign players for the club as well as to play in the country in the sports local history.
Honours
National
- Olympic Games: Gold medal - 2000 Summer Olympics|2000], 2004 Summer Olympics|2004], 2008 Summer Olympics|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
- FINA World League: Gold medal - 2003, 2004; Bronze medal - 2002
- FINA World Cup: Gold medal - 1999; Silver medal - 2002, 2006; Bronze medal - 1997
- Universiade:
- Junior World Championships:
- Junior European Championship:
Club
Újpest- LEN Cup : 1998–99
- Croatian Championship : 1999–2000
- LEN Cup : 1999–2000
- FR Yugoslav Championship : 2000–01
- FR Yugoslav Cup : 2000–01
- Hungarian Championship : 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06
- Hungarian Cup : 2006
- Hungarian Super Cup : 2005
- LEN Euroleague : 2003–04
- LEN Super Cup : 2004
- Hungarian Cup : 2011, 2012, 2013
- Maltese Summer League : 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- Maltese Knockout title : 2011, 2012, 2014
- Maltese President's Cup : 2011, 2013, 2014
Individual
Awards
- Masterly youth athlete: 1995
- Member of the Hungarian team of year: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008
- Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year: 1998
- Honorary Citizen of Budapest
- Member of International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary with the Star