Recently relocating from Honolulu to Las Vegas, Dr. Jonathan Vrban is an accomplished home chef and a professional real estate broker who supports nonprofits such as Project Angel Food, Children's Miracle Network, and Doctors without Borders. In his leisure time, Jonathan (Jon) Vrban enjoys watching water polo. The game of water polo originated as an aquatic adaptation of equestrian polo, in which players rode in the water on floating barrels designed to resemble horses. Players also carried mallet-like sticks they swung at the ball to score points. The sport was much more violent in its early days, and fighting was common until American Harold Reeder developed the first rules for discipline in 1897. The less violent version of water polo debuted at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris. The sport has been included in every Summer Games since 1908. The most dominant country in the sport has been Hungary, which won a medal in every Olympic competition from 1928 to 1980 and won six of the 10 gold medals from 1932 to 1976. Hungary won its seventh Olympic gold medal in water polo in 2000. Women's water polo debuted that same year in Sydney, where the host Australians earned the gold medal. The United States won the gold medal for women's water polo in Rio 2016 and London 2012. On the men's side, Hungary won gold again in 2004 and 2008 but failed to medal in either 2012 or 2016. The gold medal in those two tournaments went to Croatia and Serbia, respectively.
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AuthorBased in Honolulu, Hawaii, Jonathan Vrban maintains involvement in a vast array of professional and personal projects, honing his talents as a writer, chef, and gardener. Archives
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