Péter Biros

Péter Biros is a Hungarian former water polo player, born on 5 April 1976 and nicknamed Fácán, the pheasant. He played on the Hungarian gold medal squads at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, which makes him one of six male athletes with three Olympic golds in water polo, and he also competed at the 2012 Games, where he carried the Hungarian flag at the opening ceremony in London. He made his debut for the national side in 1997 in Seville. After the 2008 final he revealed that he had played the whole tournament with a cyst beside his heart, with the consent of his doctors, and he received a Fair Play award for it. His honours include the 2003 World Championship, the 1999 European Championship, eight Hungarian championships, the Euroleague in 2004 with Budapest Honvéd, and a place in the International Swimming Hall of Fame from 2015.