Tibor Cservenyák

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Tibor Cservenyák
Personal information
Born (1948-08-08) August 8, 1948 (age 76)
Szolnok, Hungary
Sport
SportWater polo
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Water polo
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1973 Belgrade Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1975 Cali Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1982 Guayaquil Team competition
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Vienna Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1970 Barcelona Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1983 Rome Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Split Team competition

Tibor Cservenyák (born 8 August 1948) is a Hungarian former water polo player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

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From the age of ten he played water polo for Szolnoki Dózsa, from 1973 for Újpesti Dózsa, and then from 1983 for Volán Sports Club for two years. Between 1970 and 1984 he played 134 times in the Hungarian national team. He was a member of the 1976 Summer Olympics, and won the title of Olympic Champion for the Hungarian team in Montreal.

In 1975, he graduated at the Budapest University of Technology as a chemical engineer,[2] and then was since 1976 water polo coach at the Semmelweis University. After this, he settled in Switzerland, where worked as a chemist. After his retirement, he was coach in Solothurn, Switzerland from 1984 to 1990 and then captain of the Switzerland men's national water polo team until 1992.

His daughter Viktória, now Countess of Bardi, is the wife of Prince Jaime, Count of Bardi.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tibor Cservenyák". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  2. ^ OLYMPIANS - website of BME
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