| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Men | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 1 | Men | 2004 | Athens, GRE | |
| 1 | Men | 2000 | Sydney, NSW, AUS | |
| 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 | |
| 4 | Men | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | |
| 5 | Men | 2009 | Rome, ITA | |
Nickname
Geri. (kissgergo.com, 20 May 2012)
Hobbies
Sports, reading, music, theatre, travelling, driving cars. (NOC, 18 Jul 2008)
Education
Law - University of Szeged [SZTE], Szeged, HUN
Family
Wife Anna, daughters Viktoria and Patricia
Language(s) spoken
English, Italian
Position and style
Driver (en.beijing2008.cn, 09 Aug 2008)
Handedness
Left (Athlete, 29 Sep 1999)
Other sports
His wife, Anna Valkay, is also a water polo player. (Athlete, 09 Jan 2004)
Debut
1994 for Hungary, against Greece, International Tournament (Hungary) (Athlete, 09 Jan 2004)
Injuries
Ruptured eardrum. (Athlete, 29 Sep 1999)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He started playing water polo at age eight in Hungary. (Athlete, 09 Jan 2004)
Hero
Gabor Godova. (Athlete, 29 Sep 1999)
Most influential person in career
His former coach, Gabor Godova. (Athlete, 29 Sep 1999)
General
NEW CLUB
He signed for Montenegrin club Primorac Kotor for the 2008/09 season. Several fans attacked him for leaving Honved but he said he did not care because his main focus was the national team. (prowaterpolo.com, 17 Jul 2011)
PROLIFIC OLYMPIAN
He was top scorer at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, netting 14 goals in eight games. This tally included hat tricks in both the semifinal and final of the competition. At the 2004 Games in Athens his Olympic goalscoring form continued when he scored four goals in the gold medal match, helping his Hungarian team to its second-consecutive Olympic gold medal. He finished with a total of 14 goals in Athens, the fourth highest in the competition. He went on to be a part of the winning Hungarian team at Beijing 2008, capturing his country's ninth gold medal in water polo at Olympic level, a record. (Time Atlantic, 26 Jul 2004; USA Today, 2004; ABC, 30 Aug 2004; aguidetoasia.com, 17 Jul 2011)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004, Sydney 2000
