Gergely Kiss

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

For the Hungarian wrestler, see Gergely Kiss (wrestler).

Dr. Gergely "Gergő" Kiss (born 21 September 1977)^[2] is a Hungarian former water polo player. He was considered to be one of the best left-handed water polo players of his time. Kiss is one of six male athletes who won three Olympic gold medals in water polo. He played on the right side, but moved to 2-meters on offense sometimes.

Gergely Kiss
Kiss in 2016
Personal information
Born	(1977-09-21) 21 September 1977 (age 47) Budapest, Hungary[1]
Nickname	Geri
Nationality	Hungarian
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	112 kg (247 lb)
Position	Driver
Handedness	Left
Youth career
1986–1990	BVSC
1990–0000	Tungsram
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000–1995	Tungsram
1995–1996	Kordax BSC
1996–1997	FTC-Vitalin
1997–1998	Themis Posillipo
1998–1999	UTE-Taxi 2000
1999–2000	Canottieri Napoli
2000–2001	Universo Bologna
2001–2008	Domino-Honvéd
2008–2010	Primorac Kotor
2010–2012	TEVA-Vasas-UNIQA
2012–2019	Bp. Honvéd
2013	→ Sliema (Summer League)
2015	→ Valletta (Summer League)
National team
Years	Team
1994–2012	Hungary
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 1998 Perth Team competition 2005 Montréal Team competition 2007 Melbourne Team competition European Championship 1997 Seville Team competition 1999 Firenze Team competition 2006 Belgrade Team competition 2001 Budapest Team competition 2003 Kranj Team competition] 2008 Málaga Team competition 2012 Eindhoven Team competition FINA World League 2003 New York Team competition 2004 Long Beach 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 1997 Athens Team competition

Kiss dominated internationally in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, especially in final match against Serbia and Montenegro. The Hungarian team was not at its best in the first quarter, but Kiss was able to score thrice, helping them to keep up with their opponent. After the Hungarian side came back to tie the game in the fourth quarter, Kiss put in the game-winning goal on a 'power play' opportunity. He was voted to be in the all-star team along with teammate Tamás Kásás. Kiss first became known internationally at Olympic level during the 2000 Olympics in Sydney helping Hungary win gold in the finals.

Kiss, nicknamed Geri, was greatly influenced by his coach Dénes Kemény. He finished studying law in 2005.

Honours

National

• Olympic Games: Gold medal - 2000, 2004, 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, 2012
• FINA World League: Gold medal - 2003, 2004; Silver medal - 2007; Bronze medal - 2002
• FINA World Cup: Gold medal - 1999; Silver medal - 2002, 2006; Bronze medal - 1997
• Junior World Championships: (Gold medal - 1995; Silver medal - 1997)
• Junior European Championship: (Gold medal - 1994)

Club

• Euroleague Winners (3): (1998 - with Posillipo; 2004 - with Bp. Honvéd; 2009 - with Primorac Kotor)
• LEN Cup Winners (1): (1999 - with UTE)
• LEN Super Cup Winner (2): (2004 - with Bp. Honvéd; 2009 - with Primorac Kotor)
• Hungarian Championship (OB I): 6x (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 - with Bp. Honvéd; 2012 - with Vasas)
• Hungarian Cup (Magyar Kupa): 2x (1997 - with FTC; 2006 - with Bp. Honvéd)
• Hungarian SuperCup (Szuperkupa): 1x (2005 - with Bp. Honvéd)
• Montenegrin Cup (Kup Crne Gore): 1x (2010 - with Primorac Kotor)

Awards

• Masterly youth athlete: 1995, 1996, 1997
• Member of the Hungarian team of year: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008
• Golden cap (2000, 2004)
• Honorary Citizen of Budapest (2008)
• Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year: 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)^[3]

See also

• Hungary men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• 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 (men)
• List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments
• List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
• List of world champions in men's water polo
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame