| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Men | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 1 | Men | 2004 | Athens, GRE | |
| 1 | Men | 2000 | Sydney, NSW, AUS | |
| 4 | Men | 1996 | Atlanta, GA, USA | |
| World Championship | ||||
| 1 | Men | 2003 | Barcelona, ESP | |
| 2 | Men | 2007 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS | |
| 2 | Men | 2005 | Montreal, QC, CAN | |
| 2 | Men | 1998 | Perth, WA, AUS | |
Nickname
An Italian television commentator used to call him the Del Piero of water polo, but Kasas asked him to change it to Zidane because he felt the Frenchman was a more all-round player. (fina.org, 23 Mar 2010)
Hobbies
Books, music and tennis. (Athlete, 26 Mar 2007)
Occupation
Athlete
Language(s) spoken
English, Italian
Club name
Pro Recco, Genoa, ITA
Coach
Giuseppe Porzio [club], Denes Kemeny [national] (ITA) from 2007 [club] (prorecco.it, 28 Feb 2012, hungarianambiance.com, 09 Jun 2011)
Position and style
Driver (prorecco.it, 01 Feb 2007)
Handedness
Right (fina.org, 23 mar 2010)
Other sports
His father Zoltan played water polo and was a member of the 1973 Hungarian World Championship-winning team, and the 1972 Olympic Games team that won a silver medal. (fina.org, 23 Mar 2010)
Debut
1994 for Hungary, against Greece, Friendly Match (Hungary) (Athlete, 08 Nov 2003)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He started playing water polo at age six. (fina.org, 23 Mar 2010)
Reason for taking up this sport
His father played water polo. (fina.org, 23 Mar 2010)
Ambitions
"To win everything possible." (Athlete, 26 Mar 2007)
Most memorable sporting achievement
The 2000 Olympic Games quarter final where he scored four goals in the 8-5 win against Italy. (Athlete, 26 Mar 2007)
Most influential person in career
His father. (fina.org, 23 Mar 2010)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Be the best at the right time." (Athlete, 26 Mar 2007)
Awards
In 2010, he was voted the Male Water polo Player of the Decade by Fina, receiving 43% of all votes. (fina.org, 23 Mar 2010)
General
HUNGARIAN EXPECTATIONS
"Every year, we want everything there is to win in this sport. We like to play, we love to win and don't ever want to see another team in first place, on the top of that stand. We like to play together, we like to win together. We've known each other since we were small guys, so we are like a family. You can see how together we are in the water." (AP, 17 Jun 2007)
GOLDEN DOUBLE
He scored two goals in the 2004 Olympic Games gold medal match to help the Hungarian water polo team beat Serbia and Montenegro 8-7. This was the second consecutive Olympic gold medal for Kasas and his Hungarian teammates. (abc.net.au, 30 Aug 2008)
RETIREMENT
He announced that he was retiring from international water polo, due to his age and the length of time it takes his body to recover from each game, but changed his mind after watching the Hungarian team playing on television at the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai. (hungarianambiance.com, 09 Jun 2011)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004, Sydney 2000, Atlanta 1996
