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Since 2000, Every Single Men’s Water Polo Olympic Gold Medallist Has Been Born Within This Circle

August 27, 2016 1 Comment

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Map created by 444.hu

While Eastern Europe may not dominate the overall medal table at the Summer Olympics, they do pretty well at Water Polo.

As the map above shows, since 2000, every single Men’s Water Polo Olympic Gold Medallist was born within the marked area of the circle.

Winning counties have been:

  • 2000 – Hungary
  • 2004 – Hungary
  • 2008 – Hungary
  • 2012 – Croatia
  • 2016 – Serbia

And in terms of birth places, here are the numbers from each city and town:

  • 15 from Budapest
  • 8 from Dubrovnik
  • 5 from Belgrade
  • 4 from Novi Sad
  • 2 each from Szeged, Rijeka, and Split
  • 1 each from Miskolc, Dunajská Streda, Eger, Szolnok, Nis, Zrenjanin, Makarska, Pula, and Kotor

If you’d like to learn more about Water Polo, you may enjoy the following books:

  • Secrets Of A Serbian Water Polo Coach
  • Swimming Through Life: Terry Schroeder and the USA Olympic Men’s Water Polo Team
  • A Parent’s Guide to Water Polo

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Comments

  1. Peter Adamkovics says

    July 23, 2021 at 3:34 pm

    “While Eastern Europe may not dominate the overall medal table at the Summer Olympics, they do pretty well at Water Polo.”

    except that’s not “Eastern Europe”

    the eastern edge of Europe is roughly 1000 miles east of the center of that circle, and the west coast of France is also about 1000mi from there.

    you’d think a site called “brilliantmaps.com” would realize this.

    Reply

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