Dénes Kemény

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

Dénes Kemény (born 14 June 1954) is a former Hungarian water polo player who was the trainer and president of the Hungary men's national 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, making him one of the most successful water polo coaches in Olympic history.^[1][2]

Dénes Kemény

Personal information
Born	(1954-06-14) June 14, 1954 (age 70) Budapest, Hungary
Sport
Sport	Water polo
Medal record Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 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

Palm prints of Dénes Kemény, Dénes Kemény Swimming Pool, Miskolc, Hungary

Kemény graduated in 1978 as a veterinary doctor. In 1990 he received his degree which made him a water polo trainer, and in 1998 a water polo master trainer. As a player, he was a member of the European Junior Champion team in Duisburg in 1973. Under his leadership the Hungarian national team became one of the most successful teams in the world winning the Olympic Games in 2000, 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 the Hungarian Sports President of the Year award five times (1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008).

See also

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

References

1. "Dr. Denes Kemeny (HUN)". ishof.org. ISHOF. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
2. "Kemény Dénes befejezi magyar kapitányként!" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. September 21, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2012.

External links

• Dénes Kemény at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• Dénes Kemény at Olympedia
• (in Hungarian) Profile