Péter Biros Explained

Péter Biros
Nickname:	Fácán
Nationality:	Hungarian
Birth Date:	5 April 1976
Birth Place:	Miskolc, Hungary^[1]
Height:	1.94 m
Weight:	94 kg
Position:	Driver
L/R:	Right
Currentclub:	Eger women's (head coach)
Youthclubs1:	Miskolci VSC
Years1:	–1995
Clubs1:	Miskolci VSC
Years2:	1995–1997
Clubs2:	ÚVMK Eger
Years3:	1997–1999
Clubs3:	UTE-Taxi 2000
Years4:	1999–2000
Clubs4:	Primorje Rijeka
Years5:	2000–2001
Clubs5:	NIS Naftagas-Bečej
Years6:	2001–2007
Clubs6:	Domino-BHSE
Years7:	2007–2016
Clubs7:	ZF-Eger
Years8:	2013
Clubs8:	→ San Giljan (Summer League)
Years9:	2014–2015
Clubs9:	→ Neptunes (Summer League)
Nationalyears1:	1997–2012
Coachyears1:	2016–
Coachclubs1:	ZF-Eger women's

Péter Biros (born 5 April 1976) is a Hungarian former 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 six male athletes who won three Olympic gold medals in water polo. (Kiss Szecsi Molnar Kasas Benedek Biros) ^[5] He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[6]

He is nicknamed Fácán, meaning 'pheasant', and made his debut for the national side in 1997, during an international tournament in Seville, Spain.

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 23rd 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

• 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 flag bearers for Hungary at the Olympics
• 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

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417085300/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bi/peter-biros-1.html Péter Biros
2. Web site: Péter Biros . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418000124/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bi/peter-biros-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . sport-reference.com . 18 March 2010.
3. Web site: Hungary Water Polo at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417104543/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/HUN/summer/2000/WAP/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . sport-reference.com . 18 March 2010.
4. Web site: Hungary Water Polo at the 2004 Athina Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417163522/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/HUN/summer/2004/WAP/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . sport-reference.com . 18 March 2010.
5. Web site: Country Medal Leaders & Athlete Medal Leaders . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200428225707/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/sports/WAP/ . 28 April 2020 .
6. Web site: Peter Biros - Water Polo - Olympic Athlete | London 2012 . 2013-04-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130502234805/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/biros-peter-1123343/ . 2013-05-02 .
7. Web site: Kozmann és Biros fair play-díjat kapott (Kozmann and Biros received Fair Play award) . origo.hu . hu . 18 March 2010.
8. Web site: Prize-winners . International Fair Play Committee . 18 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091203061318/http://www.fairplayinternational.org/winners.php . December 3, 2009 .
9. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417092006/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/HUN/ Hungary
10. Web site: Olimpikonok kitüntetése a Parlamentben. Hungarian Olympic Committee. 29 August 2008. 27 January 2012. hu. dead. https://archive.today/20120805012200/http://www.mob.hu/engine.aspx?page=showcontent&content=parlamenti_kituntetesek. 5 August 2012. dmy-all.