Dénes Kemény

The native form of this personal name is Kemény Dénes. This article uses the Western name order.
Dénes Kemény
Medal record
Men’s Water Polo
Competitor for  Hungary
Olympic Games
2000 Sidney Team Competition
2004 Athens Team Competition
2008 Beijing Team Competition
World Championships
2003 Barcelona Team competition
1998 Perth Team competition
2005 Montréal Team
2007 Melbourne Team
European Championship
1997 Seville Team competition
1999 Florence 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
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
1997 Athens Team competition

Dénes Kemény (born June 14, 1954 in Budapest) is a former Hungarian water polo player who was the trainer and president of the Hungarian National Men Water Polo Team from 1997 to 2012. During his reign the Hungarian team won at least a medal in 24 of its 29 major tournaments, including three Olympic golds in a row between 2000 and 2008.[1]

Kemény graduated in 1978 as veterinary doctor. In 1990 he received the degree of water polo trainer, and in 1998 the water polo master trainer. As a player he was member of the Youth European Champion team in Duisburg 1973. Under his leadership the Hungarian National team became one of the most successful teams in the world winning the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004 and 2008, the Water Polo World Championship in 2003, the FINA Water Polo World League in 2003 and 2004, the FINA Water Polo World Cup in 1999, and the Water Polo European Championship in 1997 and 1999.

He was granted Hungarian Sport President of the Year award five times (1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008).

References

  1. "Kemény Dénes befejezi magyar kapitányként!" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. September 21, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2012.


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