Viktor Nagy

For the Hungarian tennis player, see Viktor Nagy (tennis).

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

Viktor Nagy (born 24 July 1984) is a Hungarian water polo goalkeeper. He took up the sport at the age of 10 at the Szolnoki Dózsa in Budapest, and made his first appearance for the Hungarian national team in 2006. He won the world title in 2013 and competed at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics

Viktor Nagy
Nagy at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1984-07-24) 24 July 1984 (age 40) Budapest, Hungary[1]
Nickname	Vik[2]
Nationality	Hungarian
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	96 kg (212 lb)
Position	Goalkeeper
Handedness	Right
Youth career
	BVSC
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000–2004	BVSC
2004–2013	Vasas
2013–2014	Szeged
2014–2021	Szolnok
National team
Years	Team
2006–2021	Hungary
Medal record Men's water polo Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team World Championship 2013 Barcelona Team 2007 Melbourne Team 2017 Budapest Team European Championship 2020 Budapest Team 2014 Budapest Team 2008 Málaga Team 2016 Belgrade Team FINA World League 2007 Berlin Team 2013 Chelyabinsk Team 2014 Dubai Team 2018 Budapest Team World Cup 2018 Berlin Team 2014 Kazakhstan Team 2006 Budapest Team
Last updated: 2 August 2023

Personal life

Nagy is the brother of racing driver Dániel Nagy^[2] and a great grandson of painter Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka.^[3] He is married to Blanka, and has a son Samuel and a daughter Olivia. He is right-handed.^[4]

Honors

National

• World Championships: Gold medal - 2013; Silver medal - 2007
• European Championship: Gold medal - 2020; Silver medal - 2014; Bronze medal - 2008, 2016
• FINA World League: Silver medal - 2007, 2013, 2014, 2018

Club

BVSC (BVSC-Brendon)

• Hungarian Cup: 2002–03
• Hungarian Super Cup: 2003

Vasas (TEVA-VasasPlaket, TEVA-Vasas-UNIQA, TEVA-Vasas)

• Hungarian Championship: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12
• Hungarian Cup: 2004, 2005, 2009
• Hungarian Super Cup: 2006

Szeged (Diapolo Szeged)

• Hungarian Championship: 2012–13

Szolnok (Szolnoki Dózsa-KÖZGÉP)

• LEN Champions League: 2016–17
• LEN Euro Cup: 2020–21
• LEN Super Cup: 2017
• Hungarian Championship: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2020–21
• Hungarian Cup: 2014, 2016, 2017
• Hungarian Super Cup: 2016, 2017

Awards

• Steinmetz János-vándordíj (Best Goalkeeper in OB I): 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015^[2][5]
• Swimming World Magazine's man water polo ''World Player of the Year "award: 2013
• Best Goalkeeper of 2013 World Championship^[2][4]
• Best Goalkeeper of 2016 European Championship^[6]
• Best Goalkeeper of 2018 World League
• 2013 World Championship Team of the Tournament
• 2017 World Championship Team of the Tournament
• Bes Goalkeeper of 2016–17 Final Six LEN Champions League^[7]

Orders

• Silver Cross of the Cross of Merit of Hungary (2012)^[4]

See also

• Hungary men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
• List of world champions in men's water polo
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo