Attila Vári

Attila Vári (born 26 February 1976 in Budapest), nicknamed Doki, is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics.

Attila Vári
Personal information
Born	(1976-02-26) 26 February 1976 Budapest, Hungary[1]
Nickname	Doki
Nationality	Hungarian
Height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Position	Centre back
Handedness	Right
Youth career
1987–0000	KSI
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000–1994	KSI
1994–2002	Vasas-Plaket
2002–2009	Domino-Honvéd
2009–2011	PVSK-Füszért
National team
Years	Team
1995–2006	Hungary
Medal record Men's water polo Representing  Hungary 2000 Sydney Team competition 2004 Athens Team competition World Championships 2003 Barcelona Team competition 2005 Montréal Team competition FINA World Cup 1999 Sydney Team competition 2002 Belgrade Team competition

Vári began his athletic career with modern pentathlon but later switched to water polo. He made his debut for the Hungarian national team in 1997.[2]

Attila's back hand shot from ten meters in the 2000 Olympic finals against Russia was probably the most unexpected and spectacular goal anyone ever scored in an Olympic final game in water polo.

Vári was elected into the presidium of the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) in May 2017. He was elected President of the Hungarian Water Polo Federation (MVLSZ) in September 2018, replacing Dénes Kemény. The ruling party Fidesz–KDNP nominated Vári as their candidate for the position of Mayor of Pécs in the 2019 Hungarian local elections, but was defeated by the opposition's joint candidate Attila Péterffy.