What is Tibor Benedek?
'''Tibor Benedek''' (12 July 1972 – 18 June 2020) was a Hungarian water polo player. He played on the gold medal squads at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]], [[2004 Summer Olympics]] and [[2008 Summer Olympics]]. Benedek also competed at the [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992]] and [[1996 Summer Olympics]], where the Hungarian team placed 6th and 4th. He was a member of team [[Budapesti Honvéd SE (men's water polo)|Domino-Honvéd]]. Benedek was the head coach of [[Hungary men's national water polo team]] between 2013 and 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/vizilabda/vizilabda-kivalasztottak-az-uj-kapitanyt-itt-a-benedek-utod-2542113|title=''Vízilabda: kiválasztották az új kapitányt, itt a Benedek-utód!''|publisher=nemzetisport.hu|access-date=31 July 2017}}</ref> Benedek was born in [[Budapest]]. He died on 18 June 2020 from [[pancreatic cancer]] in Budapest, aged 47.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://hungarytoday.hu/tibor-benedek-dies-aged-47/ |title=Three-time Olympic Champion Water Polo Player Benedek Dies Aged 47 |access-date=2020-06-18 |archive-date=2020-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618120302/https://hungarytoday.hu/tibor-benedek-dies-aged-47// |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Benedek, Tibor}} [[Category:1972 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from pancreatic cancer]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Hungary]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Budapest]] [[Category:Hungarian water polo players]] {{sports-bio-stub}}