Tivadar Kanizsa

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

Tivadar Kanizsa

Personal information
Born	(1933-04-04)4 April 1933 Debrecen, Hungary
Died	4 November 1975(1975-11-04) (aged 42) Jásztelek, Hungary
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport	Water polo
Club	Szolnoki Vízilabda SC
Medal record Men's Water Polo Representing Hungary Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Team competition 1960 Rome Team competition 1964 Tokyo Team competition

Tivadar Kanizsa (4 April 1933 – 4 November 1975) was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Debrecen and died in Jásztelek.

Kanizsa was part of the Hungarian team which won the gold medal in the 1956 tournament. He played two matches.

Four years later he was a member of the Hungarian team which won the bronze medal in the 1960 Olympic tournament. He played six matches and scored six goals.

At the 1964 Games he won his second gold medal with the Hungarian team. He played five matches and scored one goal.

See also

• Hungary men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
• List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
• Blood in the Water match

External links

• Tivadar Kanizsa at World Aquatics
• Tivadar Kanizsa at Olympics.com
• Tivadar Kanizsa at Olympedia
• Tivadar Kanizsa at the Hungarian Olympic Committee (in Hungarian)