Tibor Benedek

Tibor Benedek was a Hungarian water polo player and coach, born on 12 July 1972 and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He played on the Hungarian gold medal squads at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics and also competed at the 1992 and 1996 Games, where Hungary placed sixth and fourth. He ranks second on the all-time scoring list in Olympic history with 65 goals, was joint top goalscorer at Barcelona in 1992 with 22 goals and sole top scorer at Atlanta in 1996 with 19, and was the ninth player to compete at five Olympics. He also won the 2003 World Championship and the 1997 European Championship, and he played club water polo for Újpest, Racing Roma, Pro Recco and Budapest Honvéd. He was named Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year several times, coached the national team from 2013 to 2016, was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2016 and died in June 2020.