Márton Homonnai

The native form of this personal name is Homonnai Márton. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Márton Homonnai (5 February 1906 – 15 October 1969), also known as Márton Hlavacsek, was a Hungarian water polo player who won two gold and one silver medals at the 1928, 1932 and the 1936 Summer Olympics; his team finished fifth in 1924.^[1] During his career Homonnai played 115 international matches, often alongside his brother Lajos. His daughter Katalin Szőke became an Olympic swimmer.^[2]

Márton Homonnai

Personal information
Born	5 February 1906 (1906-02-05) Budapest, Hungary
Died	15 October 1969 (1969-10-16) (aged 63) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sport
Sport	Water polo
Club	III. kerületi TVE, Budapest MTK, Budapest
Medal record Olympic Games 1932 Los Angeles Team competition 1936 Berlin Team competition 1928 Amsterdam Team competition

During World War II Homonnai was a policeman and a member of the Arrow Cross Party, which supported the Nazis. After the war, fearing prosecution (he was sentenced to death in absentia), he flew via Germany and Brazil to Argentina, where he died in 1969.^[2]

See also

• Hungary men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• 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 members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame

References

1. "Márton Homonnai". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Márton Homonnai". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.

External links

• Márton Homonnai at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• Márton Homonnai at Olympics.com
• Márton Homonnai at Olympedia
• Márton Homonnai at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)