Tamás Molnár

{{short description|Hungarian water polo player}} {{Hungarian name|Molnár Tamás}} {{other people||Tamás Molnár (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox water polo biography | name = Tamás Molnár | nickname = Papesz | image = | caption = | nationality = Hungarian | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|8|2|df=y}} | birth_place = Szeged, Hungary<ref name=sr>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417085252/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/tamas-molnar-2.html Tamás Molnár]. sports-reference.com</ref> | height = {{height|m=1.92}} | weight = | position = Centre forward | L/R = Right | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Szeged | years1 = {{0|0000}}–1998 | clubs1 = Tabán Trafik-Szeged | years2 = 1998–1999 | clubs2 = UTE-Taxi 2000 | years3 = 1999–2000 | clubs3 = Jug Dubrovnik | years4 = 2000–2001 | clubs4 = NIS Naftagas-Bečej | years5 = 2001–2009 | clubs5 = Domino-Honvéd | years6 = 2009–2014 | clubs6 = Diapolo Szeged | years7 = 2010–2014 | clubs7 = → Neptunes (''Summer League'') | nationalyears1 = 1995–2008 | nationalteam1 = {{wp|HUN}} | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | coachyears1 = | coachclubs1 = | show-medals = |medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's water polo }} {{MedalCountry | {{HUN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }} {{MedalGold | 2000 Sydney | Team competition }} {{MedalGold | 2004 Athens | Team competition }} {{MedalGold | 2008 Beijing | Team competition }} {{MedalCompetition | World Championships }} {{MedalGold | 2003 Barcelona | Team competition }} {{MedalSilver | 2005 Montréal | Team competition }} {{MedalSilver | 2007 Melbourne | Team competition }} {{MedalCompetition | FINA World League }} {{MedalGold | 2003 New York | Team competition }} {{MedalSilver | 2007 Berlin | Team competition }} {{MedalCompetition | FINA World Cup }} {{MedalSilver | 2002 Belgrade | Team competition }} {{MedalSilver | 2006 Budapest | Team competition }} }}

'''Tamás Molnár''' (born 2 August 1975) is a Hungarian former water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics,<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/HUN/summer/2000/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417042507/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/HUN/summer/2000/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Hungary at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games |accessdate=2010-01-25}}</ref> 2004 Summer Olympics<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/HUN/summer/2004/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055738/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/HUN/summer/2004/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Hungary at the 2004 Athina Summer Games |accessdate=2010-01-25}}</ref> and 2008 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/HUN/summer/2008/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512045503/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/HUN/summer/2008/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-05-12 |title=Hungary at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games |accessdate=2010-01-25}}</ref> He is one of ten male athletes who won three Olympic gold medals in water polo.<ref name="Athlete Medal Leaders SR">{{cite web|title=Country Medal Leaders & Athlete Medal Leaders |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/sports/WAP/ |website=sports-reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428225707/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/sports/WAP/ |archive-date=28 April 2020 }}</ref> 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 (St. Julians, MALTA) 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: 15px Gold medal - 2000, 2004, 2008 * World Championships: 15px Gold medal - 2003; 15px Silver medal - 1998, 2005, 2007 * European Championship: 15px Gold medal - 1997, 1999; 15px Silver medal - 2006; 15px Bronze medal - 2001, 2003, 2008 * FINA World League: 15px Gold medal - 2003, 2004; 15px Bronze medal - 2002 * FINA World Cup: 15px Gold medal - 1999; 15px Silver medal - 2002, 2006; 15px Bronze medal - 1997 * Universiade: (Silver medal - 1995) * Junior World Championships: (Gold medal - 1995) * Junior European Championship: (Gold medal - 1992, 1994)

===Club=== '''Újpest''' (UTE-Taxi 2000) * LEN Cup (1x): 1998–99

'''Jug Dubrovnik''' * 15px Croatian Championship (1x): 1999–2000 * LEN Cup (1x): 1999–2000

'''Bečej''' * 15px FR Yugoslav Championship (1x): 2000–01 * FR Yugoslav Cup (1x): 2000–01

'''Bp. Honvéd''' (Domino-BHSE) * Hungarian Championship (5x): 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06 * Hungarian Cup (1x): 2006 * Hungarian Super Cup (1x): 2005 * LEN Euroleague (1x): 2003–04 * LEN Super Cup (1x): 2004

'''Szeged''' (A-HÍD Szeged, Diapolo Szeged) * Hungarian Cup (3x): 2011, 2012, 2013

'''''Neptunes''''' - only in ''Summer League'' * Maltese Summer League (5x): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 * Maltese Knockout title (3x): 2011, 2012, 2014 * Maltese President's Cup (3x): 2011, 2013, 2014

===Individual=== * OB I top scorer <small>(Hungarian Championship)</small>: 2009–10

==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 (2008) * Member of International Swimming Hall of Fame (2015)

;Orders * 60px|Ribbon Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2000) * 60px|Ribbon Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2004) * 60px|Ribbon Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary with the Star (2008)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mob.hu/engine.aspx?page=showcontent&content=parlamenti_kituntetesek|title=Olimpikonok kitüntetése a Parlamentben|publisher=Hungarian Olympic Committee|date=29 August 2008|accessdate=27 January 2012|language=Hungarian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120805012200/http://www.mob.hu/engine.aspx?page=showcontent&content=parlamenti_kituntetesek|archivedate=5 August 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{Sports links}}

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