Péter Biros

Péter Biros (born 5 April 1976) is a Hungarian former water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics 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) He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Péter Biros
Biros in 2007
Personal information
Born (1976-04-05) 5 April 1976
Miskolc, Hungary
Nickname Fácán
Nationality Hungarian
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Position Driver
Handedness Right
Club information
Current team Eger women's (head coach)
Youth career
Miskolci VSC
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–1995
Miskolci VSC
1995–1997
ÚVMK Eger
1997–1999
UTE-Taxi 2000
1999–2000
Primorje Rijeka
2000–2001
NIS Naftagas-Bečej
2001–2007
Domino-BHSE
2007–2016
ZF-Eger
2013
San Giljan (Summer League)
2014–2015
Neptunes (Summer League)
National team
Years Team
1997–2012
 Hungary
Teams coached
2016–
ZF-Eger women's
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
2005 Montréal Team competition
2007 Melbourne Team competition
European Championship
1999 Florence Team competition
2006 Belgrade Team competition
2001 Budapest Team competition
2003 Kranj Team competition
2008 Malaga 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

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. 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.

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