László Jeney

László Jeney

Personal information
Born	(1923-05-30)May 30, 1923 Cluj-Napoca, Kingdom of Romania
Died	April 24, 2006(2006-04-24) (aged 82) Budapest, Hungary
Sport
Sport	Water polo
Medal record Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki Team competition 1956 Melbourne Team competition 1948 London Team competition 1960 Rome Team competition

László Jeney (30 May 1923 – 24 April 2006) was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics, and 1960 Summer Olympics. He is one of eight male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo.^[1]

He was born in Cluj, Kingdom of Romania and died in Budapest.

Jeney was part of the Hungarian team which won the silver medal in the 1948 tournament. He played two matches as goalkeeper.

Four years later he was a member of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal in the 1952 Olympic tournament. He played six matches as goalkeeper.

At the 1956 Games he won again the gold medal with the Hungarian team. He played two matches as goalkeeper.

His last Olympic tournament was in Rome 1960 where he won the bronze medal. Again he played two matches as goalkeeper for the Hungarian team.

See also

• Hungary men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• List of multiple Olympic medalists in one event
• 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 men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
• Blood in the Water match

References

External links

• László Jeney at World Aquatics
• László Jeney at Olympics.com
• László Jeney at Olympedia
• László Jeney at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)

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