Gergő Zalánki

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

Gergő Zalánki (born 26 February 1995) is a Hungarian professional water polo player. He was part of the national team of Hungary at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Gergő Zalánki
Personal information
Born	(1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 Eger, Hungary
Nationality	Hungarian
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Position	Driver
Handedness	Left
Club information
Current team	Olympiacos
Youth career
	Eger
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000–2016	Eger
2016–2017	OSC-Újbuda
2017–2019	Szolnok
2019–2021	Ferencváros
2021–2024	Pro Recco
2024–	Olympiacos
National team
Years	Team
2015–	Hungary
Medal record Men's water polo Representing Hungary Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team World Championships 2023 Fukuoka Team 2017 Budapest Team FINA World League 2018 Budapest FINA World Cup 2018 Berlin European Championship 2020 Budapest 2022 Split 2016 Belgrade Universiade 2015 Gwangju Team
Last updated: 1 August 2023

Honours

Club

Eger

• Hungarian Championship: 2013–14
• Hungarian Cup: 2015–16

Szolnok

• Hungarian Championship: 2017–18
• Hungarian Super Cup: 2017

Ferencváros

• LEN Champions League ;runners-up: 2020–21
• Hungarian Cup: 2019–20, 2020–21
• LEN Super Cup: 2019

Pro Recco

• LEN Champions League: 2021–22, 2022–23 ;runners-up: 2023–24
• LEN Super Cup: 2021, 2022, 2023
• Serie A1: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
• Coppa Italia: 2021–22, 2022–23

Individual

• FINA "World Player of the Year" award: 2023
• Total-Waterpolo-World Magazine's man water polo "World Player of the Year" award: 2023
• Swimming World Magazine's man water polo ''World Player of the Year " award: 2023
• LEN "European Player of the Year" award: 2023
• Member of the World Team by total-waterpolo: 2022, 2023
• LEN Champions League MVP: 2022–23
• LEN Champions League Final Eight MVP: 2023
• LEN Champions League Top Scorer: 2021–22
• LEN Champions League Right Winger of the Year: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
• World Championship MVP: 2023
• World Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019, 2023, 2024
• Serie A1 MVP: 2022–23, 2023–24
• Serie A1 Right Winger of the Year: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
• Hungarian Championship Top Scorer: 2019–20, 2020–21
• Hungarian Championship Right Winger of the Year: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21

Personal life

He is married to Fruzsina, and their son, Zénó was born in 2022.

See also

• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo

External links

• Gergő Zalánki at the Hungarian Water Polo Federation (in Hungarian)
• Gergő Zalánki at Olympics.com
• Gergő Zalánki at Olympedia
• Gergő Zalánki at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)