The Hungary men's national water polo team represents Hungary in international men's water polo competitions and is controlled by the Hungarian Water Polo Association. They are considered the world's top power in the history of water polo, having won 15 Olympic, 9 World Championship, 5 FINA World League, 8 FINA World Cup and 21 European Championship medals. Hungary are the current Olympic gold medalists, since the 2000 Olympic Games.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's water polo | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 1928 Amsterdam | Team |
| Gold | 1932 Los Angeles | Team |
| Gold | 1936 Berlin | Team |
| Silver | 1948 London | Team |
| Gold | 1952 Helsinki | Team |
| Gold | 1956 Melbourne | Team |
| Bronze | 1960 Rome | Team |
| Gold | 1964 Tokyo | Team |
| Bronze | 1968 Mexico City | Team |
| Silver | 1972 Munich | Team |
| Gold | 1976 Montréal | Team |
| Bronze | 1980 Moscow | Team |
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | Team |
| Gold | 2004 Athens | Team |
| Gold | 2008 Beijing | Team |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1973 Belgrade | Team |
| Silver | 1975 Cali | Team |
| Silver | 1978 Berlin | Team |
| Silver | 1982 Guayaquil | Team |
| Bronze | 1991 Perth | Team |
| Silver | 1998 Perth | Team |
| Gold | 2003 Barcelona | Team |
| Silver | 2005 Montréal | Team |
| Silver | 2007 Melbourne | Team |
| World League | ||
| Bronze | 2002 Patras | Team |
| Gold | 2003 New York | Team |
| Gold | 2004 Long Beach | Team |
| Silver | 2005 Belgrade | Team |
| Silver | 2007 Berlin | Team |
| World Cup | ||
| Gold | 1979 Belgrade | Team |
| Bronze | 1989 Berlin | Team |
| Silver | 1993 Athens | Team |
| Gold | 1995 Atlanta | Team |
| Bronze | 1997 Athens | Team |
| Gold | 1999 Sydney | Team |
| Silver | 2002 Belgrade | Team |
| Silver | 2006 Budapest | Team |
| European Championship | ||
| Gold | 1926 Budapest | Team |
| Gold | 1927 Bologna | Team |
| Gold | 1931 Paris | Team |
| Gold | 1934 Magdeburg | Team |
| Gold | 1938 London | Team |
| Gold | 1954 Turin | Team |
| Gold | 1958 Budapest | Team |
| Gold | 1962 Leipzig | Team |
| Silver | 1970 Barcelona | Team |
| Gold | 1974 Vienna | Team |
| Gold | 1977 Jönköping | Team |
| Bronze | 1981 Split | Team |
| Silver | 1983 Rome | Team |
| Silver | 1993 Sheffield | Team |
| Silver | 1995 Vienna | Team |
| Gold | 1997 Seville | Team |
| Gold | 1999 Florence | Team |
| Bronze | 2001 Budapest | Team |
| Bronze | 2003 Kranj | Team |
| Silver | 2006 Belgrade | Team |
| Bronze | 2008 Málaga | Team |
| Bronze | 2012 Eindhoven | Team |
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