Endre “Bandi” Molnar began playing with the second division team of Budapesti Építők and in 1960, he moved to Budapesti Spartacus, a first division team, where he remained until the end of his career. Molnar played in a total of one hundred and eighty-nine games for the Hungarian National Team between 1966 and 1980. During this time Hungary won four Olympic medals, three at the World Championships and two at the European Championships.
His first Olympic medal came in 1968, at the Mexico City Games, where Molnar and his teammates came away with bronze. In Munich, 1972, they bettered their record by winning the silver medal. Then in Montreal in 1976, they went undefeated in the round-robin tournament to win the gold. 1980 would be Molnar’s fourth and final Olympic Games in Moscow where the Hungarian Team won bronze, being outmatched by only the Soviets on their home stage and the Yugoslavians.
In addition to his four Olympic medals, Molnar won the gold medal at the first edition of the FINA World Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia in 1973, beating out the Soviets. With Endre Molnar in goal, the Hungarians were also two-time European Champions.
Endre Molnar is one of only a handful of individuals who has won four medals in Olympic water polo competition. He was named Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year six times and is considered one of the best, if not the best goalkeeper in the history of the sport. In 2000, he was selected for the Hungarian Water Polo Team of the 20th Century, became a member of the board of Hungarian water polo in 2008, and received the Officer’s Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit in 2020.
Join Endre “Bandi” Molnar and the other 11 outstanding Honorees who will be inducted this year at ISHOF’s Diamond Anniversary in Singapore! Buy your tickets NOW for ISHOF’s 60th Anniversary of the Honoree Induction Ceremony in Singapore in conjunction with the World Aquatics World Championships
WHEN: Monday, July 28, 2025, 1:00 PM
WHERE: Park Royal Collection, Marina Bay, Singapore
Tickets are NOW ON SALE ~ purchase them HERE!
Buy your tickets NOW for ISHOF’s 60th Anniversary of the Honoree Induction Ceremony
ISHOF Class of 2025
Anthony Ervin (USA) Honor Swimmer
Ryan Lochte (USA) Honor Swimmer
Federica Pellegrini (ITA) Honor Swimmer
Joseph Schooling (SIN) Honor Swimmer
Ous Mellouli (TUN) Honor Open Water Swimmer
Chen Ruolin (CHN) Honor Diver
Endre “Bandi” Molnar (HUN) Honor Water Polo Player
Andrea Fuentes (ESP) Honor Artistic Swimmer
Gregg Troy (USA) Honor Coach
Captain Husain Al Musallam (KUW) Honor Contributor
Sachin Nag* (IND) Honor Pioneer Swimmer
Guo Jingjing (CHN) Honor Diver (Class of 2016)
*deceased
The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) is proud to announce this truly international Class of 2025. This year, ISHOF will induct 12 honorees from nine countries. In addition, ISHOF will be inducting Honorees from four new countries that we have never had Honorees inducted from before, Kuwait, India, Tunisia, and Singapore.