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Belgium men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics 
Summary
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Belgium men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Belgium men's national water polo team has participated in 11 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments.[1]
Abbreviations edit
| Apps | Appearances | Rk | Rank | Ref | Reference | Cap No. | Water polo cap number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Playing position | FP | Field player | GK | Goalkeeper | ISHOF | International Swimming Hall of Fame |
| L/R | Handedness | L | Left-handed | R | Right-handed | Oly debut | Olympic debut in water polo |
| (C) | Captain | p. | page | pp. | pages |
Team statistics edit
Comprehensive results by tournament edit
Notes:
- Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games.
- At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested, but only American contestants participated. Currently the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Swimming Federation (FINA) consider water polo event as part of unofficial program in 1904.
- Last updated: 5 May 2021.
- Legend
- 1 – Champions
- 2 – Runners-up
- 3 – Third place
- 4 – Fourth place
- — – The nation did not participate in the Games
- Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
- – Hosts
| Men's team[1] | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium
|
2 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total teams | 7 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||
Number of appearances edit
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
- Legend
- Year* – As host team
| Men's team[1] | Apps | Record streak |
Active streak |
Debut | Most recent |
Best finish | Confederation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium |
11 | 5 | 0 | 1900 | 1964 | Runners-up | Europe – LEN |
Best finishes edit
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
- Legend
- Year* – As host team
| Men's team[1] | Best finish | Apps | Confederation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium |
Runners-up (1900, 1908, 1920*, 1924) | 11 | Europe – LEN |
Finishes in the top four edit
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
- Legend
- Year* – As host team
| Men's team[1] | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium |
7 | 4 (1900, 1908, 1920*, 1924) | 2 (1912, 1936) | 1 (1948) | 1900 | 1948 |
Medal table edit
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
| Men's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Player statistics edit
Multiple appearances edit
The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of birth (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
- Number of five-time Olympians: 0
- Number of four-time Olympians: 2
- Last updated: 27 July 2021.
- Legend
- – Hosts
| Apps | Player | Birth | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Age of first/last |
ISHOF member |
Note | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| 4 | Joseph Pletincx | 1888 | FP | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 1924 | 20/36 | 1988 | [2] | ||
| Gérard Blitz | 1901 | FP | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1936 | 19/35 | 1990 | [3] | |||
Multiple medalists edit
The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of receiving the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of receiving the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
- Number of five-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 1
- Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 3
- Last updated: 1 May 2021.
- Legend
- – Hosts
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) |
Medals | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | |||||||
| 1 | Joseph Pletincx | 1888 | FP | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 1924 | 16 years (20/36) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | [2] | ||
| 2 | Oscar Grégoire | 1877 | FP | 1900 | 1908 | 1912 | 12 years (23/35) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | [4] | |||
| Albert Durant | 1892 | GK | 1912 | 1920 | 1924 | 12 years (20/32) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | [5] | ||||
| Gérard Blitz | 1901 | FP | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1936 | 16 years (19/35) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | [3] | |||
Top goalscorers edit
The following table is pre-sorted by number of total goals (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
- Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
- Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
- Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
- Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Goalkeepers edit
The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively.
Last updated: 1 April 2021.
- Legend
- – Hosts
| Year | Cap No. |
Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | ISHOF member |
Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1900  |
Albert Michant | Starting goalkeeper | [6] | ||||
| (Unknown) | |||||||
| 1908 |
Albert Michant (2) | Starting goalkeeper | [6] | ||||
| (Unknown) | |||||||
1912  |
Albert Durant | 1892 | 20 | Starting goalkeeper | [5] | ||
| (Unknown) | |||||||
| 1920 |
Albert Durant (2) | 1892 | 28 | Starting goalkeeper | [5] | ||
| (Unknown) | |||||||
| 1924 |
Albert Durant (3) | 1892 | 32 | Starting goalkeeper | [5] | ||
| (Unknown) | |||||||
| 1928 | Jules Brandeleer | Starting goalkeeper | [7] | ||||
| (Unknown) | |||||||
| 1936 |
Henri Disy | 1913 | 22 | Starting goalkeeper | [8] | ||
| (Unknown) | |||||||
| 1948 | Théo-Léo De Smet | 1917 | 30 | Starting goalkeeper | [9] | ||
| (Unknown) | |||||||
| 1952 | Théo-Léo De Smet (2) | 1917 | 34 | [9] | |||
| François Maesschalck | 1921 | 30 | [10] | ||||
| 1960 | Bruno De Hesselle | 1941 | 18 | Starting goalkeeper | [11] | ||
| (Unknown) | |||||||
| 1964 | 1 | Bruno De Hesselle (2) | 1941 | 23 | Starting goalkeeper | [11] | |
| (Unknown) | |||||||
| Year | Cap No. |
Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | ISHOF member |
Note | Ref |
Water polo people at the opening and closing ceremonies edit
Flag bearers edit
Some sportspeople were chosen to carry the national flag of their country at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games. As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, one male water polo player was given the honour to carry the flag for Belgium.
- Legend
- 2008 O – Opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics
- 2012 C – Closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics
- – Hosts
- Flag bearer‡ – Flag bearer who won the tournament with his team
| # | Year | Country | Flag bearer | Birth | Age | Height | Team | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) |
Medals | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1920 O | Belgium |
Victor Boin | 1886 | 34 | Belgium |
FP | 1908 | 1912 | 4 years (22/26) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | [12] | ||||
Oath takers edit
Some sportspeople from the host nations were chosen to take the Olympic Oath at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, one water polo player from Belgium was given the honour.[13]
As an athlete, Victor Boin of Belgium took the first ever Olympic Oath at the 1920 Games in Antwerp. He was the Belgium flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 1920 Olympics.[12]
- Legend
- – Hosts
- Oath taker‡ – Oath taker who won the tournament with his team
| # | Year | Oath | Country | Oath taker | Birth | Age | Water polo tournament | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1920 | Athletes' Oath | Belgium |
Victor Boin | 1886 | 34 | 1908 | 1912 | As player | [12] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Joseph Pletincx". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Gérard Blitz". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Oscar Grégoire". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Albert Durant". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Albert Michant". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Jules Brandeleer". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Henri Disy". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Théo-Léo De Smet". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "François Maesschalck". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Bruno De Hesselle". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Victor Boin". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Takers of the Athletes' Oath". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-06. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
Sources edit
Official Reports (IOC) edit
PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:
- Official Report of the 1896 Olympic Games (download, archive)
- Official Report of the 1900 Olympic Games (download, archive)
- Official Report of the 1904 Olympic Games (download, archive)
- Official Report of the 1908 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 359–361)
- Official Report of the 1912 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 1021–1024, 1031–1037)
- Official Report of the 1920 Olympic Games (download, archive) (p. 130)
- Official Report of the 1924 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 439–440, 486–494)
- Official Report of the 1928 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 746–757, 797–807)
- Official Report of the 1932 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 619–623, 646–652)
- Official Report of the 1936 Olympic Games, v.2 (download, archive) (pp. 345–356)
- Official Report of the 1948 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 537–540, 640–647)
- Official Report of the 1952 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 600–608)
- Official Report of the 1956 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 592–594, 624–627)
- Official Report of the 1960 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 552–555, 617–634)
- Official Report of the 1964 Olympic Games, v.2 (download, archive) (pp. 682–698)
- Official Report of the 1968 Olympic Games, v.3 (download, archive) (pp. 449–466, 811–826)
- Official Report of the 1972 Olympic Games, v.3 (download, archive) (pp. 331, 353–365)
- Official Report of the 1976 Olympic Games, v.3 (download, archive) (pp. 446–447, 484–497)
- Official Report of the 1980 Olympic Games, v.3 (download, archive) (pp. 458, 495–510)
- Official Report of the 1984 Olympic Games, v.2 (download, archive) (pp. 528–534)
- Official Report of the 1988 Olympic Games, v.2 (download, archive) (pp. 590–598)
- Official Report of the 1992 Olympic Games, v.5 (download, archive) (pp. 354, 386–400)
- Official Report of the 1996 Olympic Games, v.3 (download, archive) (pp. 56–73)
Official Results Books (IOC) edit
PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:
- Official Results Book – 2000 Olympic Games – Water Polo (download, archive)
- Official Results Book – 2004 Olympic Games – Water Polo (download, archive)
- Official Results Book – 2008 Olympic Games – Water Polo (download, archive)
PDF documents on the FINA website:
- Official Results Book – 2012 Olympic Games – Diving, Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo (archive) (pp. 284–507)
PDF documents in the Olympic World Library:
- Official Results Book – 2016 Olympic Games – Water Polo (archive)
PDF documents on the International Olympic Committee website:
- Official Results Book – 2020 Olympic Games – Water Polo (archive)
Official Reports (FINA) edit
PDF documents on the FINA website:
- HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics (as of September 2019) (archive) (pp. 4–13)
- 1870–2020 | 150 years of Water Polo – Evolution of its rules (archive)
Official website (IOC) edit
Water polo on the International Olympic Committee website:
- Water polo
- Men's water polo
Olympedia edit
Water polo on the Olympedia website:
- Water polo Archived 2021-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Men's water polo
- Athlete count for water polo
- Water polo venues
- Water polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1904 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1908 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1912 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1932 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1964 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1972 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1976 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1992 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1996 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Sports Reference edit
Water polo on the Sports Reference website:
- Country Medal Leaders & Athlete Medal Leaders (1900–2016) (archived)
- Men's water polo (1900–2016) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1900 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1904 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1908 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1912 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1920 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1924 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1928 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1932 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1936 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1948 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1952 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1956 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1960 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1964 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1968 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1972 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1976 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1980 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1984 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1988 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1992 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1996 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 2000 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 2004 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 2008 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 2012 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 2016 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 2020 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Todor66 edit
Water polo on the Todor66 website:
- Water polo at the Summer Games
- Water polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1904 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1908 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1912 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1932 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1964 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
- Water polo at the 1972 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
- Water polo at the 1976 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's European qualification)
- Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's European qualification, men's world qualification)
- Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
- Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
- Water polo at the 1992 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
- Water polo at the 1996 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
- Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
- Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
- Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
- Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
- Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
- Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
ISHOF edit
International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) website:
- Honorees Listed by Category – Water Polo
- Honorees Listed by Category – Coaches
- Honorees Listed by Category – Contributors
- Honorees by Country
- Honorees By Last Name
External links edit
- Olympic water polo – Official website