Péter Biros

Péter Biros (born 5 April 1976 in Miskolc) is a Hungarian water polo player,[2] who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics,[3] 2004 Summer Olympics[4] and 2008 Summer Olympics, which makes him one of ten male athletes who won three Olympic gold medals in water polo.[5] He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6]

The native form of this personal name is Biros Péter. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Péter Biros
Biros in 2007
Personal information
Born	(1976-04-05) 5 April 1976 Miskolc, Hungary[1]
Nickname	Fácán
Nationality	Hungarian
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 ^1⁄2 in)
Position	Driver
Handedness	Right
Club information
Current team	Eger women's (head coach)
Youth career
	Miskolci VSC
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000–1995	Miskolci VSC
1995–1997	ÚVMK Eger
1997–1999	UTE-Taxi 2000
1999–2000	Primorje Rijeka
2000–2001	NIS Naftagas-Bečej
2001–2007	Domino-BHSE
2007–2016	ZF-Eger
2013	→ San Giljan (Summer League)
2014–2015	→ Neptunes (Summer League)
National team
Years	Team
1997–2012	Hungary
Teams coached
2016–	ZF-Eger women's
Medal record Men's water polo Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team competition 2004 Athens Team competition 2008 Beijing Team competition World Championships 2003 Barcelona Team competition 2005 Montréal Team competition 2007 Melbourne Team competition European Championship 1999 Florence Team competition 2006 Belgrade Team competition 2001 Budapest Team competition 2003 Kranj Team competition 2008 Malaga Team competition 2012 Eindhoven Team competition FINA World League 2003 New York Team competition 2004 Long Beach Team competition 2005 Belgrade Team competition 2007 Berlin Team competition 2002 Patras Team competition FINA World Cup 1999 Sydney Team competition 2002 Belgrade Team competition 2006 Budapest Team competition

He is nicknamed Fácán, meaning 'pheasant', and made his debut for the national side in 1997, during an international tournament in Seville, Spain. He's 1.94m tall and weighs 94 kg.

After the 2008 Olympics final, Biros revealed that he performed the entire tournament with a cyst by his heart, something that was unknown to the entire team and coaches alike. He insisted that he played with the consent of his doctors, and received a Fair Play award afterwards for it.[7][8] He was given the honour to carry the national flag of Hungary at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, becoming the 18th water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.[9]

Honours

National

• Olympic Games: Gold medal - 2000, 2004, 2008
• World Championships: Gold medal - 2003; Silver medal - 2005, 2007
• European Championship: Gold medal - 1999; Silver medal - 2006; Bronze medal - 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012
• FINA World League: Gold medal - 2003, 2004; Silver medal - 2005, 2007; Bronze medal - 2002
• FINA World Cup: Gold medal - 1999; Silver medal - 2006, 2006

Club

• Euroleague Winners (1): (2004 - with Bp. Honvéd)
• LEN Cup Winners (1): (1999 - with UTE)
• LEN Super Cup Winner (1): (2004 - with Bp. Honvéd)

• Hungarian Championship (OB I): 8x (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 - with Bp. Honvéd; 2011, 2013, 2014 - with Eger)
• Hungarian Cup (Magyar Kupa): 4x (2006 - with Bp. Honvéd; 2007, 2008, 2015 - with Eger)
• Hungarian SuperCup (Szuperkupa): 1x (2005 - with Bp. Honvéd)
• Yugoslavian Championship: 1x (2001 - with Bečej)
• Yugoslavian Cup: 1x (2001 - with Bečej)

Individual

• OB I top scorer (Hungarian Championship): 2001–02
• Prva HVL top scorer (Croatia Championship): 1999–2000

Awards

• Member of the Hungarian team of year: 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008
• Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011
• Honorary Citizen of Eger (2008)
• Honorary Citizen of Budapest (2008)
• Best European player of year (LEN): 2008
• Best Water Polo Player of the Year (Swimming World): 2009
• UNESCO Fair Play Award (2009)
• Ministerial Certificate of Merit (2012)
• Member of International Swimming Hall of Fame (2015)

Orders

• Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2000)
• Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2004)
• Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary with the Star (2008)[10]

See also

• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event
• List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
• List of Olympic medalists in water polo
• List of flag bearers for Hungary at the Olympics
• List of world champions in men's water polo
• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame

References

1. Péter Biros. sports-reference.com
2. "Péter Biros". sport-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
3. "Hungary Water Polo at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games". sport-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
4. "Hungary Water Polo at the 2004 Athina Summer Games". sport-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
5. "Country Medal Leaders & Athlete Medal Leaders". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020.
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-02. Retrieved 2013-04-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. "Kozmann és Biros fair play-díjat kapott (Kozmann and Biros received Fair Play award)" (in Hungarian). origo.hu. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
8. "Prize-winners". International Fair Play Committee. Archived from the original on December 3, 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
9. Hungary. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
10. "Olimpikonok kitüntetése a Parlamentben" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Olympic Committee. 29 August 2008. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.

Awards
Preceded by Tamás Kásás	Most Valuable Player of Water Polo European Championship 2008	Succeeded by Vanja Udovičić
Olympic Games
Preceded by Zoltán Kammerer	Flagbearer for  Hungary London 2012	Succeeded by Áron Szilágyi