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

Miklós Ambrus (31 May 1933 – 3 August 2019) was a Hungarian water polo player, born in Eger who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

His life path

Since 1944 he has been active in sports regularly in Eger. From 1950 he was a player at the Egri Fáklya SK. At the age of sixteen, he was already a goalkeeper in the Prime League. In 1953 he was signed up by Kinizsi in Budapest.

He went to Australia in 1956, but returned home after two years. From 1959 he became a player of Ferencváros again. He was a member of the team which won a bronze medal at the 1961 Universiade. After his performance in the tournament, he was selected to be in the 1962 European Championship team. In 1964 his team won an Olympic gold medal and then in 1966 he finished the fifth place at the European Waterpolo championship. Between 1955 and 1968 he was 55 times in the national team.

After his sports career was over, he also worked at the Water Polo Association, Ferencváros and its water polo team. In 1996 he became the marketing director of the Olympic Champions Club.

His son, Tamás Ambrus (1964-2015), also succeeded in water polo, was an active athlete a selection of water polo players, and later continued his sports career as a coach, including the head coach of Ferencváros.

Honours

National team

Olympic Games: 1 time present at the Olympic Games

European Championship:

Universiade:

55 present in the national team of  Hungary

Club

Egeri Fáklya - As player of Eger (1950–1953)

Bp. Kinizsi / Ferencváros - As player of FTC (1953–1956 and 1959–1968)

Melbourne Swimming Club - As player of Melbourne SC (1956–1958)

Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ Meghalt Ambrus Miklós olimpiai bajnok vízilabdázó (in Hungarian)
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Miklós Ambrus". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2012.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikl%C3%B3s_Ambrus
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