List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics

Summary

This is a list of records and statistics of the men's Olympic water polo tournament since the inaugural official edition in 1900.

Abbreviations edit

Rk Rank Ref Reference (C) Captain
Pos Playing position FP Field player GK Goalkeeper
L/R Handedness L Left-handed R Right-handed
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General statistics edit

This is a summary of men's water polo at the Summer Olympics by tournament.

The following table shows winning teams, coaches and captains by tournament. Last updated: 8 August 2021.

Legend
  •  Team  – Olympic winning streak (winning three or more Olympic titles in a row)
  •  Team  – Winning all matches during the tournament
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Team – Defunct team
Winning teams, coaches and captains by tournament
# Men's tournament[1] Winning team Winning coach Winning captain
1   Paris 1900   Great Britain (1st title)   Thomas Coe
2   St. Louis 1904 Water polo was an unofficial sport
3   London 1908   Great Britain (2nd title)   Charles Smith
4   Stockholm 1912   Great Britain (3rd title)   George Wilkinson
5   Antwerp 1920   Great Britain (4th title)   Paul Radmilovic
6   Paris 1924   France (1st title)   Georges Rigal
7   Amsterdam 1928   Germany (1st title)
8   Los Angeles 1932   Hungary (1st title)
9   Berlin 1936   Hungary (2nd title)
10   London 1948   Italy (1st title)   Giuseppe Valle
11   Helsinki 1952   Hungary (3rd title)   Béla Rajki
12   Melbourne 1956   Hungary (4th title)   Béla Rajki (2)   Dezső Gyarmati
13   Rome 1960   Italy (2nd title)   Andres Zolyomy
14   Tokyo 1964   Hungary (5th title)   Károly Laky   Dezső Gyarmati (2)
15   Mexico City 1968   Yugoslavia (1st title)   Aleksandar Sajfert
16   Munich 1972   Soviet Union (1st title)   Vladimir Semyonov
17   Montreal 1976   Hungary (6th title)   Dezső Gyarmati
18   Moscow 1980   Soviet Union (2nd title)   Boris Popov
19   Los Angeles 1984   Yugoslavia (2nd title)   Ratko Rudić
20   Seoul 1988   Yugoslavia (3rd title)   Ratko Rudić (2)
21   Barcelona 1992   Italy (3rd title)   Ratko Rudić (3)
22   Atlanta 1996   Spain (1st title)   Juan Jané   Manuel Estiarte
23   Sydney 2000   Hungary (7th title)   Dénes Kemény
24   Athens 2004   Hungary (8th title)   Dénes Kemény (2)   Tibor Benedek
25   Beijing 2008   Hungary (9th title)   Dénes Kemény (3)   Tibor Benedek (2)
26   London 2012   Croatia (1st title)   Ratko Rudić (4)   Samir Barać
27   Rio 2016   Serbia (1st title)   Dejan Savić   Živko Gocić
28   Tokyo 2020   Serbia (2nd title)   Dejan Savić   Filip Filipović
# Men's tournament Winning team Winning coach Winning captain

The following table shows top goalscorers, goalkeepers, sprinters and Most Valuable Players by tournament. Last updated: 8 August 2021.

Notes:

  • Top goalscorer: the water polo player who scored the most goals in a tournament.
  • Top goalkeeper: the water polo player who saved the most shots in a tournament.
  • Top sprinter: the water polo player who won the most sprints in a tournament.
  • Most Valuable Player: the water polo player who was named the Most Valuable Player of a tournament.
Legend and abbreviation
  •  Team  – Olympic winning streak
  •  Team  – Winning all matches during the tournament
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Team – Defunct team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Top goalscorers, goalkeepers, sprinters and Most Valuable Players by tournament
Year[1] Winning team Top goalscorer
(Goals)
Top goalkeeper
(Saves, Eff %)
Top sprinter
(Sprints won)
Most Valuable Player
(Goals or Saves, Eff %)
1900   Great Britain   John Jarvis (6)
1904 Water polo was an unofficial sport
1908   Great Britain   Fernand Feyaerts (8)
1912   Great Britain   Robert Andersson (9)
1920   Great Britain   Erik Andersson (10)
1924   France   Pierre Dewin (14)
1928   Germany   Ferenc Keserű (10)
1932   Hungary   Philip Daubenspeck (14)
1936   Hungary   Hans Schneider (22)
1948   Italy   Aldo Ghira (18)[a]
1952   Hungary   István Szívós Sr. (16)
  Ruud van Feggelen (16)[b]
1956   Hungary   Petre Mshvenieradze (11)
1960   Italy   Fred Tisue (12)
  Aurel Zahan (12)
1964   Hungary   Nico van der Voet (10)
1968   Yugoslavia   Nico van der Voet (33)
1972   Soviet Union   Carlos Sánchez (18)
1976   Hungary   Tamás Faragó (22)
1980   Soviet Union   Manuel Estiarte (21)
1984   Yugoslavia   Manuel Estiarte (34)
1988   Yugoslavia   Manuel Estiarte (27)
1992   Italy   Tibor Benedek (22)
  Manuel Estiarte (22)
1996   Spain   Tibor Benedek (19)   Arie van de Bunt (81, 52.6%)
2000   Hungary   Aleksandar Šapić (18)   Dan Hackett (70, 51.9%)   Brad Schumacher (20)
2004   Hungary   Aleksandar Šapić (18)   Nikolay Maksimov (62, 59.6%)   Pietro Figlioli (24)   Gergely Kiss (14 goals)
2008   Hungary   Alessandro Calcaterra (27)   Stefano Tempesti (83, 49.1%)   Pietro Figlioli (21)
2012   Croatia   Andrija Prlainović (22)   Stefano Tempesti (87, 59.2%)   Pietro Figlioli (19)
  Rhys Howden (19)
  Josip Pavić (85 saves, 70.2%)
2016   Serbia   Filip Filipović (19)
  Guillermo Molina (19)
  Slobodan Soro (81, 53.3%)   Rhys Howden (18)   Filip Filipović (19 goals)
2020   Serbia   Aleksandar Ivović (23)   Branislav Mitrović (70, 57.4%)
  Emmanouil Zerdevas (70, 57.4%)
  Johnny Hooper (22)   Filip Filipović (16 goals)
Year Winning team Top goalscorer
(Goals)
Top goalkeeper
(Saves, Eff %)
Top sprinter
(Sprints won)
Most Valuable Player
(Goals or Saves, Eff %)

Confederation statistics edit

Best performances by tournament edit

This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament.[1] Last updated: 8 August 2021.

Note: italic number in header means unofficial tournament was held.

Legend
  •  1st  – Champions
  •  2nd  – Runners-up
  •  3rd  – Third place
  •  4th  – Fourth place
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Confederation 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
Africa – CANA 7th 10th 9th 12th 15th 12th 12th
Americas – UANA 4th 3rd 7th 3rd 9th 10th 4th 5th 7th 9th 5th 3rd 7th 5th 2nd 2nd 4th 7th 6th 7th 2nd 8th 10th 6th
Asia – AASF 4th 14th 12th 21st 10th 14th 11th 12th 15th 12th 9th 11th 9th 11th 12th 11th 12th 10th
Europe – LEN 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Oceania – OSA 18th 19th 9th 15th 10th 12th 11th 7th 5th 8th 5th 8th 9th 8th 7th 9th 9th
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

All-time best performances edit

This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation at the Olympics.[1] Last updated: 8 August 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
  • Team – Defunct team
Confederation Best performance Men's team
Africa – CANA 7th   Egypt (1948)
Americas – UANA 2nd   United States (1984*, 1988, 2008)
Asia – AASF 4th   Japan (1932)
Europe – LEN 1st   Croatia (2012),   France (1924*),   Germany (1928),   Great Britain (1900, 1908*, 1912, 1920),   Hungary (1932, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1976, 2000, 2004, 2008),   Italy (1948, 1960*, 1992),   Serbia (2016, 2020),   Soviet Union (1972, 1980*),   Spain (1996),   Yugoslavia (1968, 1984, 1988)
Oceania – OSA 5th   Australia (1984, 1992)

Team statistics edit

Comprehensive team results by tournament edit

Note: Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games; italic number in header means unofficial tournament was held. Last updated: 11 February 2024.

Legend
  •  1  – Champions
  •  2  – Runners-up
  •  3  – Third place
  •  4  – Fourth place
  •   – Qualified but were not allowed to compete
  •   – Disqualified
  •  —  – The nation did not participate in the Games
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
  •     – Hosts
  • = – More than one team tied for that rank
  • Team – Defunct team
Abbreviation
  • stats – Olympic water polo team statistics
  • EUA – United Team of Germany
  • FRG – West Germany
  • FRY – FR Yugoslavia
  • GDR – East Germany
  • SCG – Serbia and Montenegro
Africa – CANA (2 teams)
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 24 Years
  Egypt (stats) 7 10 13 12 15 12 6
  South Africa 14 9 12 WD 3
Americas – UANA (8 teams)
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 24 Years
  Argentina 13 10 16 11 4
  Brazil (stats) 6 [c] 9 12 13 13 12 8 8
  Canada (stats) 16 9 10 11 4
  Chile 17 1
  Cuba 8 9 7 5 8 5
  Mexico 18 11 13 10 4
  United States (stats) 4 3 7 3 9 11 4 5 7 9 5 3 2 2 4 7 6 7 2 8 10 6 Q 23
  Uruguay 13 16 2
Asia – AASF (7 teams)
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 24 Years
  China 9 11 12 3
  India 12 21 2
  Iran 12 1
  Japan (stats) 4 14 14 11 12 15 11 12 10 Q 10
  Kazakhstan (stats) Part of Soviet Union [d] 9 11 11 11 4
  Singapore 10 1
  South Korea 12 1
Europe – LEN (34 teams)
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 24 Years
  Austria 4 7 13 3
  Belgium (stats) 2 2 3 2 2 6 3 4 6 16 7 11
  Bulgaria 11 12 2
  Croatia (stats) Part of Yugoslavia 2 7 10 6 1 2 5 Q 8
  Czechoslovakia 12 6 10 11 12 Defunct 5
  East Germany Part of Germany P. of EUA 6 Part of Germany 1
  France (stats) 3[e] 6 9 1 3 4 6 10 10 11 11 Q 12
  Germany (stats) =5 1 2 2 15 See EUA See FRG and GDR 7 9 5 10 9
  Great Britain (stats) 1 1 1 1 8 4 8 13 12 7 12 11
Men's team 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 24 Years
  Greece (stats) 8 13 15 14 14 10 8 9 10 6 10 4 7 9 6 2 Q 17
  Hungary (stats) 5 5 2 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 3 2 1 3 5 6 4 1 1 1 5 5 3 Q 24
  Iceland 15 1
  Ireland 9 14 2
  Italy (stats) 10 11 1 3 4 1 4 4 6 2 8 7 7 1 3 5 8 9 2 3 7 Q 22
  Luxembourg 11 1
  Malta 8 16 2
  Montenegro (stats) Part of Yugoslavia P. of FRY / SCG 4 4 4 8 Q 5
Men's team 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 24 Years
  Netherlands (stats) 4 5 7 5 5 3 5 8 8 7 7 3 6 6 9 10 11 17
  Portugal 20 1
  Romania (stats) 17 8 5 5 8 4 9 11 10 Q 10
  Russia (stats) Part of Soviet Union [d] 5 2 3 3
  Serbia (stats) Part of Yugoslavia P. of FRY / SCG 3 3 1 1 Q 5
  Serbia and Montenegro (stats) Part of Yugoslavia See FRY 2 Defunct 1
  Slovakia Part of Czechoslovakia 12 1
  Soviet Union[f] (stats) 7 3 2 3 2 1 8 1 3 Defunct 9
  Spain (stats) 7 10 9 8 8 9 10 4 4 6 2 1 4 6 5 6 7 4 Q 19
Men's team 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 24 Years
  Sweden (stats) 3 2 3 4 6 5 11 11 8
   Switzerland 11 12 12 12 14 5
  Ukraine Part of Soviet Union [d] 12 1
  Unified Team[d] (stats) Part of Soviet Union 3 Defunct 1
  United Team of Germany (stats) See Germany 6 6 6 See FRG and GDR See Germany 3
  West Germany (stats) Part of Germany P. of EUA 10 4 6 3 4 Part of Germany 5
  Yugoslavia (stats) 10 9 2 2 4 2 1 5 5 2 1 1 Defunct 12
  Yugoslavia[g] (stats) Part of Yugoslavia 8 3 Defunct 2
Oceania – OSA (1 team)
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 24 Years
  Australia (stats) 18 19 9 15 10 [h] 12 11 7 5 8 5 8 9 8 7 9 9 Q 18
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 12

Number of appearances by team edit

The following table is pre-sorted by number of appearances (in descending order), year of the last appearance (in ascending order), year of the first appearance (in ascending order), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 8 August 2021.

Legend and abbreviation
  • Year* – As host team
  • Team – Defunct team
  • Apps – Appearances
  • stats – Olympic water polo team statistics
Number of appearances by team
Rk Men's team[1] Apps Record
streak
Active
streak
Debut Most
recent
Best finish Confederation
1   Hungary (stats) 23 13 9 1912 2020 Champions Europe – LEN
2   United States (stats) 22 12 10 1920 2020 Runners-up Americas – UANA
3   Italy (stats) 21 19 19 1920 2020 Champions Europe – LEN
4   Spain (stats) 18 11 11 1920 2020 Champions Europe – LEN
5   Netherlands (stats) 17 7 0 1908 2000 Third place Europe – LEN
  Australia (stats) 17 6 6 1948 2020 Fifth place Oceania – OSA
7   Greece (stats) 16 11 11 1920 2020 Runners-up Europe – LEN
8   Yugoslavia (stats) 12 12 0 1936 1988 Champions Europe – LEN
9   Belgium (stats) 11 5 0 1900 1964 Runners-up Europe – LEN
  Great Britain (stats) 11 5 0 1900 2012* Champions Europe – LEN
  France (stats) 11 4 0 1900* 2016 Champions Europe – LEN
12   Soviet Union (stats) 9 8 0 1952 1988 Champions Europe – LEN
  Germany (stats) 9 3 0 1900 2008 Champions Europe – LEN
  Romania (stats) 9 4 0 1952 2012 Fourth place Europe – LEN
  Japan (stats) 9 4 2 1932 2020* Fourth place Asia – AASF
16   Sweden (stats) 8 4 0 1908 1980 Runners-up Europe – LEN
  Brazil (stats) 8 3 0 1920 2016* Sixth place Americas – UANA
18   Croatia (stats) 7 7 7 1996 2020 Champions Europe – LEN
19   Egypt (stats) 6 3 0 1948 2004 Seventh place Africa – CANA
20    Switzerland 5 3 0 1920 1948 Eleventh place Europe – LEN
  West Germany (stats) 5 3 0 1968 1988 Third place Europe – LEN
  Czechoslovakia 5 3 0 1920 1992 Sixth place Europe – LEN
  Cuba 5 4 0 1968 1992 Fifth place Americas – UANA
24   Argentina 4 2 0 1928 1960 Tenth place Americas – UANA
  Mexico 4 3 0 1952 1976 Tenth place Americas – UANA
  Canada (stats) 4 2 0 1972 2008 Ninth place Americas – UANA
  Kazakhstan (stats) 4 2 1 2000 2020 Ninth place Asia – AASF
  Montenegro (stats) 4 4 4 2008 2020 Fourth place Europe – LEN
  Serbia (stats) 4 4 4 2008 2020 Champions Europe – LEN
30   Austria 3 1 0 1912 1952 Fourth place Europe – LEN
  United Team of Germany (stats) 3 3 0 1956 1964 Sixth place Europe – LEN
  Russia (stats) 3 3 0 1996 2004 Runners-up Europe – LEN
  China 3 2 0 1984 2008* Ninth place Asia – AASF
  South Africa 3 1 1 1952 2020 Ninth place Africa – CANA
35   Ireland 2 2 0 1924 1928 Ninth place Europe – LEN
  Malta 2 1 0 1928 1936 Eighth place Europe – LEN
  Uruguay 2 2 0 1936 1948 Thirteenth place Americas – UANA
  India 2 2 0 1948 1952 Twelfth place Asia – AASF
  Bulgaria 2 1 0 1972 1980 Eleventh place Europe – LEN
  Yugoslavia[g] (stats) 2 2 0 1996 2000 Third place Europe – LEN
41   Luxembourg 1 1 0 1928 1928 Eleventh place Europe – LEN
  Iceland 1 1 0 1936 1936 Fifteenth place Europe – LEN
  Chile 1 1 0 1948 1948 Seventeenth place Americas – UANA
  Portugal 1 1 0 1952 1952 Twentieth place Europe – LEN
  Singapore 1 1 0 1956 1956 Tenth place Asia – AASF
  East Germany 1 1 0 1968 1968 Sixth place Europe – LEN
  Iran 1 1 0 1976 1976 Twelfth place Asia – AASF
  South Korea 1 1 0 1988* 1988* Twelfth place Asia – AASF
  Unified Team[d] (stats) 1 1 0 1992 1992 Third place Europe – LEN
  Ukraine 1 1 0 1996 1996 Twelfth place Europe – LEN
  Slovakia 1 1 0 2000 2000 Twelfth place Europe – LEN
  Serbia and Montenegro (stats) 1 1 0 2004 2004 Runners-up Europe – LEN
Rk Men's team Apps Record
streak
Active
streak
Debut Most
recent
Best finish Confederation

Best finishes by team edit

The following table is pre-sorted by best finish (in descending order), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 8 August 2021.

Legend and abbreviation
  • Year* – As host team
  • Team – Defunct team
  • Apps – Appearances
  • stats – Olympic water polo team statistics
Best finishes by team
Rk Men's team[1] Best finish Apps Confederation
1   Hungary (stats) Champions (1932, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1976, 2000, 2004, 2008) 23 Europe – LEN
2   Great Britain (stats) Champions (1900, 1908*, 1912, 1920) 11 Europe – LEN
3   Italy (stats) Champions (1948, 1960*, 1992) 21 Europe – LEN
  Yugoslavia (stats) Champions (1968, 1984, 1988) 12 Europe – LEN
5   Serbia (stats) Champions (2016, 2020) 4 Europe – LEN
  Soviet Union (stats) Champions (1972, 1980*) 9 Europe – LEN
7   Croatia (stats) Champions (2012) 7 Europe – LEN
  France (stats) Champions (1924*) 11 Europe – LEN
  Germany (stats) Champions (1928) 9 Europe – LEN
  Spain (stats) Champions (1996) 18 Europe – LEN
11   Belgium (stats) Runners-up (1900, 1908, 1920*, 1924) 11 Europe – LEN
12   United States (stats) Runners-up (1984*, 1988, 2008) 22 Americas – UANA
13   Greece (stats) Runners-up (2020) 16 Europe – LEN
  Russia (stats) Runners-up (2000) 3 Europe – LEN
  Serbia and Montenegro (stats) Runners-up (2004) 1 Europe – LEN
  Sweden (stats) Runners-up (1912*) 8 Europe – LEN
17   Netherlands (stats) Third place (1948, 1976) 17 Europe – LEN
18   Unified Team[d] (stats) Third place (1992) 1 Europe – LEN
  West Germany (stats) Third place (1984) 5 Europe – LEN
  Yugoslavia[g] (stats) Third place (2000) 2 Europe – LEN
21   Montenegro (stats) Fourth place (2008, 2012, 2016) 4 Europe – LEN
22   Austria Fourth place (1912) 3 Europe – LEN
  Japan (stats) Fourth place (1932) 9 Asia – AASF
  Romania (stats) Fourth place (1976) 9 Europe – LEN
25   Australia (stats) Fifth place (1984, 1992) 17 Oceania – OSA
26   Cuba Fifth place (1980) 5 Americas – UANA
27   United Team of Germany (stats) Sixth place (1956, 1960, 1964) 3 Europe – LEN
28   Brazil (stats) Sixth place (1920) 8 Americas – UANA
  Czechoslovakia Sixth place (1924) 5 Europe – LEN
  East Germany Sixth place (1968) 1 Europe – LEN
31   Egypt (stats) Seventh place (1948) 6 Africa – CANA
32   Malta Eighth place (1928) 2 Europe – LEN
33   Canada (stats) Ninth place (1976*) 4 Americas – UANA
  China Ninth place (1984) 3 Asia – AASF
  Ireland Ninth place (1924) 2 Europe – LEN
  Kazakhstan (stats) Ninth place (2000) 4 Asia – AASF
  South Africa Ninth place (1960) 3 Africa – CANA
38   Argentina Tenth place (1948) 4 Americas – UANA
  Mexico Tenth place (1976) 4 Americas – UANA
  Singapore Tenth place (1956) 1 Asia – AASF
41   Bulgaria Eleventh place (1972) 2 Europe – LEN
  Luxembourg Eleventh place (1928) 1 Europe – LEN
   Switzerland Eleventh place (1920) 5 Europe – LEN
44   India Twelfth place (1948) 2 Asia – AASF
  Iran Twelfth place (1976) 1 Asia – AASF
  Slovakia Twelfth place (2000) 1 Europe – LEN
  South Korea Twelfth place (1988*) 1 Asia – AASF
  Ukraine Twelfth place (1996) 1 Europe – LEN
49   Uruguay Thirteenth place (1936) 2 Americas – UANA
50   Iceland Fifteenth place (1936) 1 Europe – LEN
51   Chile Seventeenth place (1948) 1 Americas – UANA
52   Portugal Twentieth place (1952) 1 Europe – LEN
Rk Men's team Best finish Apps Confederation

Finishes in the top four edit

The following table is pre-sorted by total finishes in the top four (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), number of Olympic bronze medals (in descending order), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 8 August 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
  • Team – Defunct team
Rk Men's team[1] Total Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place First Last
1   Hungary 17 9 (1932, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1976, 2000, 2004, 2008) 3 (1928, 1948, 1972) 4 (1960, 1968, 1980, 2020) 1 (1996) 1928 2020
2   Italy 11 3 (1948, 1960*, 1992) 2 (1976, 2012) 3 (1952, 1996, 2016) 3 (1956, 1964, 1968) 1948 2016
3   United States 9 3 (1984*, 1988, 2008) 3 (1924, 1932*, 1972) 3 (1920, 1952, 1992) 1920 2008
4   Yugoslavia 8 3 (1968, 1984, 1988) 4 (1952, 1956, 1964, 1980) 1 (1960) 1952 1988
5   Soviet Union 7 2 (1972, 1980*) 2 (1960, 1968) 3 (1956, 1964, 1988) 1956 1988
6   Belgium 7 4 (1900, 1908, 1920*, 1924) 2 (1912, 1936) 1 (1948) 1900 1948
7   Spain 6 1 (1996) 1 (1992*) 4 (1980, 1984, 2000, 2020) 1980 2020
8   Great Britain 5 4 (1900, 1908*, 1912, 1920) 1 (1928) 1900 1928
9   France 5 1 (1924*) 3 (1900*×2[e], 1928) 1 (1936) 1900 1936
10   Serbia 4 2 (2016, 2020) 2 (2008, 2012) 2008 2020
11   Sweden 4 1 (1912*) 2 (1908, 1920) 1 (1924) 1908 1924
12   Croatia 3 1 (2012) 2 (1996, 2016) 1996 2016
  Germany 1 (1928) 2 (1932, 1936*) 1928 1936
14   Netherlands 3 2 (1948, 1976) 1 (1908) 1908 1976
15   West Germany 3 1 (1984) 2 (1972*, 1988) 1972 1988
16   Montenegro 3 3 (2008, 2012, 2016) 2008 2016
17   Russia 2 1 (2000) 1 (2004) 2000 2004
18   Greece 2 1 (2020) 1 (2004*) 2004 2020
19   Serbia and Montenegro 1 1 (2004) 2004 2004
20   Yugoslavia[g] 1 1 (2000) 2000 2000
  Unified Team[d] 1 (1992) 1992 1992
22   Austria 1 1 (1912) 1912 1912
  Japan 1 (1932) 1932 1932
  Romania 1 (1976) 1976 1976
Rk Men's team Total Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place First Last

Medal table edit

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), number of Olympic bronze medals (in descending order), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 31 December 2021.

Hungary is the most successful country in the men's Olympic water polo tournament, with nine gold, three silver and four bronze.[1]

Legend
  • Team – Defunct team
RankMen's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Hungary (HUN)93416
2  Yugoslavia (YUG)3407
3  Italy (ITA)3238
4  Great Britain (GBR)[i]3003
5  Soviet Union (URS)2237
6  Serbia (SRB)2024
7  United States (USA)[j]1449
8  Croatia (CRO)1203
  Germany (GER)1203
10  Spain (ESP)1102
11  France (FRA)[e]1023
12  Mixed team (ZZX)1012
13  Belgium (BEL)0426
14  Sweden (SWE)0123
15  Russia (RUS)0112
  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)[g]0112
17  Greece (GRE)0101
18  Netherlands (NED)0022
19  Unified Team (EUN)[d]0011
  West Germany (FRG)0011
Totals (20 entries)28282985

Champions (results) edit

 
Serbia men's national water polo team celebrated after the gold medal match of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

The following table shows results of Olympic champions in men's water polo by tournament. Last updated: 8 August 2021.

Legend
  •  6  – Winning 6 matches during the tournament
  •  4  – Drawing 4 matches during the tournament
  •  2  – Losing 2 matches during the tournament
  •  100.0%  – Winning all matches during the tournament
  •  Team  – Olympic winning streak (winning three or more Olympic titles in a row)
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Team – Defunct team
Abbreviation
  • MP – Matches played
  • W – Won
  • D – Drawn
  • L – Lost
  • GF – Goals for
  • GA – Goals against
  • GD – Goal difference
  • GF/MP – Goals for per match
  • GA/MP – Goals against per match
  • GD/MP – Goal difference per match
Results of champions by tournament
# Men's tournament Champions MP W D L Win % GF GA GD GF/MP GA/MP GD/MP
1   Paris 1900   Great Britain (1st title) 3 3 0 0 100.0% 29 3 26 9.667 1.000 8.667
2   St. Louis 1904 Water polo was an unofficial sport
3   London 1908   Great Britain (2nd title) 1[k] 1 0 0 100.0% 9 2 7 9.000 2.000 7.000
4   Stockholm 1912   Great Britain (3rd title) 3 3 0 0 100.0% 21 8 13 7.000 2.667 4.333
5   Antwerp 1920   Great Britain (4th title) 3 3 0 0 100.0% 19 4 15 6.333 1.333 5.000
6   Paris 1924   France (1st title) 4 4 0 0 100.0% 16 6 10 4.000 1.500 2.500
7   Amsterdam 1928   Germany (1st title) 3 3 0 0 100.0% 18 10 8 6.000 3.333 2.667
8   Los Angeles 1932   Hungary (1st title) 3[c] 3 0 0 100.0% 30 2 28 10.000 0.667 9.333
9   Berlin 1936   Hungary (2nd title) 7 6 1 0 85.7% 44 4 40 6.286 0.571 5.714
10   London 1948   Italy (1st title) 7[a] 6 1 0 85.7% 35 14 21 5.000 2.000 3.000
11   Helsinki 1952   Hungary (3rd title) 8 6 2 0 75.0% 53 16 37 6.625 2.000 4.625
12   Melbourne 1956   Hungary (4th title) 6 6 0 0 100.0% 26 4 22 4.333 0.667 3.667
13   Rome 1960   Italy (2nd title) 7 6 1 0 85.7% 31 12 19 4.429 1.714 2.714
14   Tokyo 1964   Hungary (5th title) 6 5 1 0 83.3% 34 13 21 5.667 2.167 3.500
15   Mexico City 1968   Yugoslavia (1st title) 9 7 1 1 77.8% 86 35 51 9.556 3.889 5.667
16   Munich 1972   Soviet Union (1st title) 8 6 2 0 75.0% 48 24 24 6.000 3.000 3.000
17   Montreal 1976   Hungary (6th title) 8 7 1 0 87.5% 45 32 13 5.625 4.000 1.625
18   Moscow 1980   Soviet Union (2nd title) 8 8 0 0 100.0% 58 31 27 7.250 3.875 3.375
19   Los Angeles 1984   Yugoslavia (2nd title) 7 6 1 0 85.7% 72 44 28 10.286 6.286 4.000
20   Seoul 1988   Yugoslavia (3rd title) 7 6 0 1 85.7% 83 55 28 11.857 7.857 4.000
21   Barcelona 1992   Italy (3rd title) 7 5 2 0 71.4% 59 50 9 8.429 7.143 1.286
22   Atlanta 1996   Spain (1st title) 8 6 0 2 75.0% 58 48 10 7.250 6.000 1.250
23   Sydney 2000   Hungary (7th title) 8 6 0 2 75.0% 78 57 21 9.750 7.125 2.625
24   Athens 2004   Hungary (8th title) 7 7 0 0 100.0% 59 39 20 8.429 5.571 2.857
25   Beijing 2008   Hungary (9th title) 7 6 1 0 85.7% 85 55 30 12.143 7.857 4.286
26   London 2012   Croatia (1st title) 8 8 0 0 100.0% 73 42 31 9.125 5.250 3.875
27   Rio 2016   Serbia (1st title) 8 5 2 1 62.5% 80 66 14 10.000 8.250 1.750
28   Tokyo 2020   Serbia (2nd title) 8 6 0 2 75.0% 103 71 32 12.875 8.875 4.000
# Men's tournament Total 169 144 16 9 85.2% 1352 747 605 8.000 4.420 3.580
Champions MP W D L Win % GF GA GD GF/MP GA/MP GD/MP

Sources:

From 1900 to 1928, single-elimination tournaments were used to determine Olympic champions in men's water polo. The following table shows men's teams that won all matches during the Olympic tournament since 1932.

Winning all matches during the tournament
(since 1932)
# Year Champions MP W D L Win %
1 1932   Hungary (1st title) 3[c] 3 0 0 100.0%
2 1956   Hungary (4th title) 6 6 0 0 100.0%
3 1980   Soviet Union (2nd title) 8 8 0 0 100.0%
4 2004   Hungary (8th title) 7 7 0 0 100.0%
5 2012   Croatia (1st title) 8 8 0 0 100.0%

The following tables show records of goals for per match.

Historical progression of records: Goals for per match
Goals for
per match
Achievement Year Champions Date of
winning gold
Duration of record
9.667 Set record 1900   Great Britain (1st title) 12 August 1900 32 years, 1 day
10.000 Broke record 1932   Hungary (1st title) 13 August 1932 51 years, 363 days
10.286 Broke record 1984   Yugoslavia (2nd title) 10 August 1984 4 years, 52 days
11.857 Broke record 1988   Yugoslavia (3rd title) 1 October 1988 19 years, 328 days
12.143 Broke record 2008   Hungary (9th title) 24 August 2008 12 years, 349 days
12.875 Broke record 2020   Serbia (2nd title) 8 August 2021 2 years, 232 days

The following tables show records of goals against per match.

The following tables show records of goal difference per match.

Champions (squads) edit

The following table shows number of players and average age, height and weight of Olympic champions in men's water polo by tournament. Last updated: 30 August 2021.

Legend
  •  Team  – Olympic winning streak
  •  Team  – Winning all matches during the tournament
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Team – Defunct team
Winning squads by tournament
# Men's tournament Champions Players Returning Olympians Average
Number Number % Age Height Weight
1   Paris 1900   Great Britain (1st title) 7 0 0.0%
2   St. Louis 1904 Water polo was an unofficial sport
3   London 1908   Great Britain (2nd title) 7 0 0.0% 26 years, 111 days
4   Stockholm 1912   Great Britain (3rd title) 7 4 57.1% 29 years, 16 days
5   Antwerp 1920   Great Britain (4th title) 7 3 42.9% 33 years, 279 days
6   Paris 1924   France (1st title) 7 3 42.9% 26 years, 303 days
7   Amsterdam 1928   Germany (1st title) 8 0 0.0% 24 years, 329 days
8   Los Angeles 1932   Hungary (1st title) 10 7 70.0% 27 years, 291 days
9   Berlin 1936   Hungary (2nd title) 11 5 45.5% 26 years, 66 days
10   London 1948   Italy (1st title) 9 0 0.0% 30 years, 203 days
11   Helsinki 1952   Hungary (3rd title) 13 6 46.2% 26 years, 337 days
12   Melbourne 1956   Hungary (4th title) 12 7 58.3% 26 years, 148 days 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[l] 80 kg (176 lb)[m]
13   Rome 1960   Italy (2nd title) 12 3 25.0% 22 years, 363 days 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb)
14   Tokyo 1964   Hungary (5th title) 12 10 83.3% 28 years, 208 days 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
15   Mexico City 1968   Yugoslavia (1st title) 11 5 45.5% 26 years, 151 days 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
16   Munich 1972   Soviet Union (1st title) 11 5 45.5% 26 years, 351 days 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
17   Montreal 1976   Hungary (6th title) 11 6 54.5% 25 years, 333 days 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
18   Moscow 1980   Soviet Union (2nd title) 11 4 36.4% 25 years, 117 days 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
19   Los Angeles 1984   Yugoslavia (2nd title) 13 3 23.1% 23 years, 362 days 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb)
20   Seoul 1988   Yugoslavia (3rd title) 13 6 46.2% 23 years, 341 days 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
21   Barcelona 1992   Italy (3rd title) 13 7 53.8% 26 years, 224 days 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[n] 81 kg (179 lb)[o]
22   Atlanta 1996   Spain (1st title) 13 9 69.2% 26 years, 279 days 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 81 kg (179 lb)
23   Sydney 2000   Hungary (7th title) 13 5 38.5% 25 years, 254 days 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
24   Athens 2004   Hungary (8th title) 13 10 76.9% 27 years, 344 days 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 96 kg (212 lb)
25   Beijing 2008   Hungary (9th title) 13 9 69.2% 29 years, 248 days 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
26   London 2012   Croatia (1st title) 13 8 61.5% 29 years, 85 days 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
27   Rio 2016   Serbia (1st title) 13 9 69.2% 28 years, 205 days 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 96 kg (212 lb)
28   Tokyo 2020   Serbia (2nd title) 13 10 76.9% 31 years, 250 days 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
# Men's tournament Champions Number Number % Age Height Weight
Players Returning Olympians Average

Sources:

The following tables show records of the number of returning Olympians.

The following tables show records of average age.

The following tables show records of average height.

Historical progression of records: Average height (statistics since 1956)
Average height Achievement Year Champions Date of
winning gold
Duration of record
1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[l] Set record 1956   Hungary (4th title) 7 December 1956 3 years, 271 days
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Broke record 1960   Italy (2nd title) 3 September 1960 8 years, 53 days
Tied record 1964   Hungary (5th title) 18 October 1964
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Broke record 1968   Yugoslavia (1st title) 26 October 1968 15 years, 289 days
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Broke record 1984   Yugoslavia (2nd title) 10 August 1984 4 years, 52 days
1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Broke record 1988   Yugoslavia (3rd title) 1 October 1988 15 years, 333 days
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Broke record 2004   Hungary (8th title) 29 August 2004 7 years, 349 days
Tied record 2008   Hungary (9th title) 24 August 2008
1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Broke record 2012   Croatia (1st title) 12 August 2012 11 years, 228 days

The following tables show records of average weight.

Historical progression of records: Average weight (statistics since 1956)
Average weight Achievement Year Champions Date of
winning gold
Duration of record
80 kg (176 lb)[m] Set record 1956   Hungary (4th title) 7 December 1956 3 years, 271 days
81 kg (179 lb) Broke record 1960   Italy (2nd title) 3 September 1960 4 years, 45 days
82 kg (181 lb) Broke record 1964   Hungary (5th title) 18 October 1964 4 years, 8 days
94 kg (207 lb) Broke record 1968   Yugoslavia (1st title) 26 October 1968 35 years, 308 days
Tied record 1988   Yugoslavia (3rd title) 1 October 1988
96 kg (212 lb) Broke record 2004   Hungary (8th title) 29 August 2004 3 years, 361 days
100 kg (220 lb) Broke record 2008   Hungary (9th title) 24 August 2008 3 years, 354 days
102 kg (225 lb) Broke record 2012   Croatia (1st title) 12 August 2012 11 years, 228 days

Olympic and world champions (teams) edit

Team records edit

Teams having equal quantities in the tables below are ordered by the tournament the quantity was attained in (the teams that attained the quantity first are listed first). If the quantity was attained by more than one team in the same tournament, these teams are ordered alphabetically. Last updated: 8 August 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
  • Team – Defunct team

Appearances edit

Most appearances
23, Hungary (1912, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020).
Most appearances, never winning a title
21, United States (1920, 1924, 1928, 1932*, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1984*, 1988, 1992, 1996*, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016).
Most appearances, never finishing in the top two
17, Netherlands (1908, 1920, 1924, 1928*, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000).
Most appearances, never winning a medal
16, Australia (1948, 1952, 1956*, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000*, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016).
Most appearances, never finishing in the top four
16, Australia (1948, 1952, 1956*, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000*, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016).
Fewest appearances
1, Luxembourg (1928), Iceland (1936), Chile (1948), Portugal (1952), Singapore (1956), East Germany (1968), Iran (1976), South Korea (1988*), Unified Team[d] (1992), Ukraine (1996), Slovakia (2000), Serbia and Montenegro (2004).
Fewest appearances, winning a title
4, Serbia (2008, 2012, 2016, 2020).
Fewest appearances, finishing in the top two
1, Serbia and Montenegro (2004).
Fewest appearances, finishing in the top two, active team
3, Russia (1996, 2000, 2004).
Fewest appearances, winning a medal
1, Unified Team[d] (1992), Serbia and Montenegro (2004).
Fewest appearances, winning a medal, active team
3, Russia (1996, 2000, 2004).
Fewest appearances, finishing in the top four
1, Unified Team[d] (1992), Serbia and Montenegro (2004).
Fewest appearances, finishing in the top four, active team
3, Austria (1912, 1936, 1952), Russia (1996, 2000, 2004).

Top four edit

Most titles won
9, Hungary (1932, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1976, 2000, 2004, 2008).
Most second-place finishes
4, Belgium (1900, 1908, 1920*, 1924), Yugoslavia (1952, 1956, 1964, 1980).
Most third-place finishes
4, Hungary (1960, 1968, 1980, 2020).
Most fourth-place finishes
4, Spain (1980, 1984, 2000, 2020).
Most finishes in the top two
12, Hungary (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1972, 1976, 2000, 2004, 2008).
Most finishes in the top two, never winning a title
4, Belgium (1900, 1908, 1920*, 1924).
Most finishes in the top three
16, Hungary (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2020).
Most finishes in the top three, never winning a title
6, Belgium (1900, 1908, 1912, 1920*, 1924, 1936), United States (1924, 1932, 1972, 1984, 1988, 2008).
Most finishes in the top three, never finishing in the top two
2, Netherlands (1948, 1976).
Most finishes in the top four
17, Hungary (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2020).
Most finishes in the top four, never winning a title
9, United States (1920, 1924, 1932*, 1952, 1972, 1984*, 1988, 1992, 2008).
Most finishes in the top four, never finishing in the top two
3, Netherlands (1908, 1948, 1976), West Germany (1972*, 1984, 1988), Montenegro (2008, 2012, 2016).
Most finishes in the top four, never winning a medal
3, Montenegro (2008, 2012, 2016).
Fewest finishes in the top two, winning a title
1, France (1924*).
Fewest finishes in the top three, winning a title
2, Spain (1992*, 1996).
Fewest finishes in the top three, finishing in the top two
1, Serbia and Montenegro (2004), Greece (2020).
Fewest finishes in the top four, winning a title
3, Germany (1928, 1932, 1936*), Croatia (1996, 2012, 2016).
Fewest finishes in the top four, finishing in the top two
1, Serbia and Montenegro (2004).
Fewest finishes in the top four, finishing in the top two, active team
2, Russia (2000, 2004), Greece (2004, 2020).
Fewest finishes in the top four, winning a medal
1, Unified Team[d] (1992), FR Yugoslavia (2000), Serbia and Montenegro (2004).
Fewest finishes in the top four, winning a medal, active team
2, Russia (2000, 2004), Greece (2004, 2020).

Consecutive edit

Most consecutive titles won
3, Great Britain (1908*–1912–1920), Hungary (2000–2004–2008).
Most consecutive second-place finishes
2, Belgium (1920*–1924), Germany (1932–1936*), Yugoslavia (1952–1956), United States (1984*–1988).
Most consecutive third-place finishes
2, Serbia (2008–2012).
Most consecutive fourth-place finishes
3, Montenegro (2008–2012–2016).
Most consecutive finishes in the top two
6, Hungary (1928–1932–1936–1948–1952–1956).
Most consecutive finishes in the top three
12, Hungary (1928–1932–1936–1948–1952–1956–1960–1964–1968–1972–1976–1980).
Most consecutive finishes in the top four
12, Hungary (1928–1932–1936–1948–1952–1956–1960–1964–1968–1972–1976–1980).
Most consecutive appearances
19, Italy (1948–1952–1956–1960*–1964–1968–1972–1976–1980–1984–1988–1992–1996–2000–2004–2008–2012–2016–2020).
Biggest improvement in position in consecutive tournaments
Did not participate/qualify, then won the title, Germany (1924–1928), Italy (1936–1948).

Gaps edit

Longest gap between successive titles
24 years, Hungary (1976–2000).
Longest gap between successive second-place finishes
36 years, Italy (1976–2012).
Longest gap between successive third-place finishes
44 years, Italy (1952–1996).
Longest gap between successive fourth-place finishes
40 years, United States (1952–1992).
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two
24 years, Hungary (1976–2000).
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top three
40 years, United States (1932*–1972).
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four
40 years, Netherlands (1908–1948).
Longest gap between successive appearances
61 years, South Africa (1960–2020).

Debuting teams edit

Best finish by a debuting team
Champions, Great Britain (1900).
Best finish by a debuting team after 1900
Runners-up, Croatia (1996), Serbia and Montenegro (2004).
Worst finish by a debuting team
20th position, Portugal (1952).
Worst finish by a debuting team after 1972
12th position (last position), Iran (1976), South Korea (1988*), Ukraine (1996), Slovakia (2000).

Host teams edit

Best finish by host team
Champions, Great Britain (1908*), France (1924*), Italy (1960*), Soviet Union (1980*).
Worst finish by host team
Did not participate/qualify, Finland (1952*).
Worst finish by host team that participates in the tournament
13th position, Great Britain (1948*).
Worst finish by host team that participates in the tournament after 1972
12th position (last position), South Korea (1988*), China (2008*), Great Britain (2012*).
Best finish by last host team
Champions, Great Britain (1912), Spain (1996).
Worst finish by last host team
Did not participate/qualify, Netherlands (1932), Germany (1948), Canada (1980), Soviet Union (1984, withdrew), South Korea (1992), China (2012), Great Britain (2016), Brazil (2020).
Worst finish by last host team that participates in the tournament
15th position, Australia (1960).
Worst finish by last host team that participates in the tournament after 1972
9th position, Australia (2004).
Had its best performance as hosts
Champions, Great Britain (1908*), France (1924*), Italy (1960*), Soviet Union (1980*).
Runners-up, Sweden (1912*), Belgium (1920*), United States (1984*).
9th position, Canada (1976*).
12th position, South Korea (1988*).
Had its worst performance as hosts
12th position, South Korea (1988*), China (2008*).
13th position, Great Britain (1948*).
Had its worst performance as hosts after 1972
12th position (last position), South Korea (1988*), China (2008*), Great Britain (2012*).

Defending champions edit

Best finish by defending champions
Champions, Great Britain (1912, 1920), Hungary (1936, 1956, 2004, 2008), Yugoslavia (1988), Serbia (2020).
Worst finish by defending champions
Did not participate/qualify, Soviet Union (1984, withdrew), Yugoslavia (1992, defunct).
Worst finish by defending champions that participates in the next tournament
8th position, Great Britain (1924), Soviet Union (1976).

Defending runners-up edit

Best finish by defending runners-up
Champions, Hungary (1932, 1952, 1976), Soviet Union (1972), Spain (1996), Yugoslavia (1968, 1984).
Worst finish by defending runners-up
Did not participate/qualify, Germany (1948), Serbia and Montenegro (2008, defunct).
Worst finish by defending runners-up that participates in the next tournament
8th position, Italy (1980), United States (2012).

Population edit

Most populated country, participant
China (2008*), 1,324,655,000 (source)
Least populated country, participant
Iceland (1928), 104,000 (source)
Least populated country, participant, after 1972
Montenegro (2008), 616,000 (source)
Most populated country, hosts
China (2008*), 1,324,655,000 (source)
Least populated country, hosts
Finland (1952*), 4,090,000 (source)
Most populated country, champions
Soviet Union (1980*), more than 260,000,000 (source)
Least populated country, champions
Croatia (2012), 4,267,000 (source)
Most populated country, runners-up
United States (2008), 304,375,000 (source)
Least populated country, runners-up
Croatia (1996), 4,516,000 (source)
Most populated country, third place
Unified Team[d] (1992), more than 280,000,000 (source)
Least populated country, third place
Sweden (1908), 5,404,000 (source)
Most populated country, fourth place
United States (1992), 256,514,000 (source)
Least populated country, fourth place
Montenegro (2008), 616,000 (source)

Player statistics edit

Age records edit

The following tables show the oldest and youngest players who competed in men's water polo at the Summer Olympics, and the oldest and youngest male Olympic medalists in water polo. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
Appearance
Record Age of the
first Olympic
water polo match
Player Men's team Pos Date of birth Date of the
first Olympic
water polo match
Ref
Oldest Olympic debutant 42 years, 303 days Alexandr Polukhin   Kazakhstan GK 15 October 1961 13 August 2004 [2]
Youngest male Olympian 14 years, 133 days Alfonso Tusell   Spain FP 11 April 1906 22 August 1920 [3]
Record Age of the
last Olympic
water polo match
Player Men's team Pos Date of birth Date of the
last Olympic
water polo match
Ref
Oldest male Olympian 45 years, 169 days Charles Smith   Great Britain GK 26 January 1879 13 July 1924 [4]
Medalist
Record Age of receiving
the last Olympic
gold/silver/bronze
medal in water polo
Player Men's team Pos Date of birth Date of receiving
the last Olympic
gold/silver/bronze
medal in water polo
Ref
Oldest male Olympic gold medalist 41 years, 216 days Charles Smith   Great Britain GK 26 January 1879 29 August 1920 [4]
Oldest male Olympic silver medalist 41 years, 128 days Boris Goykhman   Soviet Union GK 28 April 1919 3 September 1960 [5]
Oldest male Olympic bronze medalist 37 years, 223 days Boris Goykhman   Soviet Union GK 28 April 1919 7 December 1956 [5]
Record Age of receiving
the first Olympic
gold/silver/bronze
medal in water polo
Player Men's team Pos Date of birth Date of receiving
the first Olympic
gold/silver/bronze
medal in water polo
Ref
Youngest male Olympic gold medalist 17 years, 40 days György Kárpáti   Hungary FP 23 June 1935 2 August 1952 [6]
Youngest male Olympic silver medalist 18 years, 334 days Herman Meyboom   Belgium FP 23 August 1889 July 22 1908 [7]
Youngest male Olympic bronze medalist 15 years, 306 days Paul Vasseur   France FP 10 October 1884 12 August 1900 [8]

Multiple appearances (five-time Olympians) edit

 
Manuel Estiarte of Spain is the only water polo player to compete at six Olympic Games (1980–2000).

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. Last updated: 26 July 2021.

Seventeen athletes competed in water polo at five or more Olympic Games between 1900 and 2020 inclusive. Paul Radmilovic, representing Great Britain, is the first water polo player to compete at five Olympics (1908–1928).[9]

Four players (Manuel Estiarte, Salvador Gómez, Jesús Rollán and Jordi Sans) were all members of the Spain men's national water polo team (1988–2000). Manuel Estiarte is the first and only water polo player (man or woman) to compete at six Olympics (1980–2000).[10] Jesús Rollán is the first water polo goalkeeper of either gender to compete at five Olympics (1984–2004).[11]

Tony Azevedo of the United States is the first non-European water polo player to compete at five Olympic Games (2000–2016).[12]

Italian goalkeeper Stefano Tempesti competed at five Olympics between 2000 and 2016.[13]

Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Apps – Appearances
Male athletes who competed in water polo at five or more Olympics
Apps Player Birth Height Men's team Pos Water polo tournaments Period
(age of
first/last)
Medals Ref
1 2 3 4 5 6 G S B T
6 Manuel Estiarte 1961 1.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
  Spain FP 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 20 years
(18/38)
1 1 0 2 [10]
5 Paul Radmilovic 1886 1.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
  Great Britain FP 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 20 years
(22/42)
3 0 0 3 [9]
Dezső Gyarmati 1927 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
  Hungary FP 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 16 years
(20/36)
3 1 1 5 [14]
Gianni De Magistris 1950 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
  Italy FP 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 16 years
(17/33)
0 1 0 1 [15]
Jordi Sans 1965 1.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
  Spain FP 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 16 years
(18/35)
1 1 0 2 [16]
George Mavrotas 1967 1.75 m
(5 ft 9 in)
  Greece FP 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 16 years
(17/33)
0 0 0 0 [17]
Salvador Gómez 1968 1.94 m
(6 ft 4 in)
  Spain FP 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 16 years
(20/36)
1 1 0 2 [18]
Jesús Rollán 1968 1.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)
  Spain GK 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 16 years
(20/36)
1 1 0 2 [11]
Tibor Benedek 1972 1.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
  Hungary FP 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 16 years
(20/36)
3 0 0 3 [19]
Igor Hinić 1975 2.02 m
(6 ft 8 in)
  Croatia FP 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 16 years
(20/36)
1 1 0 2 [20]
Tamás Kásás 1976 2.00 m
(6 ft 7 in)
  Hungary FP 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 16 years
(20/36)
3 0 0 3 [21]
Georgios Afroudakis 1976 1.94 m
(6 ft 4 in)
  Greece FP 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 16 years
(19/35)
0 0 0 0 [22]
Stefano Tempesti 1979 2.05 m
(6 ft 9 in)
  Italy GK 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 16 years
(21/37)
0 1 1 2 [13]
Tony Azevedo 1981 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
  United States FP 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 16 years
(18/34)
0 1 0 1 [12]
Jesse Smith 1983 1.93 m
(6 ft 4 in)
  United States FP 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 17 years
(21/38)
0 1 0 1 [23]
Xavier García 1984 1.98 m
(6 ft 6 in)
  Spain FP 2004 2008 2012 17 years
(20/37)
0 1 0 1 [24]
  Croatia FP 2016 2020
Pietro Figlioli 1984 1.91 m
(6 ft 3 in)
  Australia FP 2004 2008 17 years
(20/37)
0 1 1 2 [25]
  Italy FP 2012 2016 2020
Apps Player Birth Height Men's team Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 Period
(age of
first/last)
G S B T Ref
Water polo tournaments Medals

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. Last updated: 11 August 2021.

Eleven male athletes won four or more Olympic medals in water polo. Among them, seven were members of the Hungary men's national water polo team. Dezső Gyarmati is the first and only athlete (man or woman) to win five Olympic medals in water polo (three gold, one silver and one bronze).[14]

Filip Filipović, Duško Pijetlović and Andrija Prlainović, all representing Serbia, won four consecutive Olympic medals between 2008 and 2021.[26][27][28]

Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo
Rk Player Birth Height Men's team Pos Water polo tournaments Period
(age of
first/last)
Medals Ref
1 2 3 4 5 G S B T
1 Dezső Gyarmati 1927 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
  Hungary FP 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 16 years
(20/36)
3 1 1 5 [14]
2 György Kárpáti 1935 1.67 m
(5 ft 6 in)
  Hungary FP 1952 1956 1960 1964 12 years
(17/29)
3 0 1 4 [29]
3 László Jeney 1923 1.81 m
(5 ft 11 in)
  Hungary GK 1948 1952 1956 1960 12 years
(25/37)
2 1 1 4 [30]
4 Mihály Mayer 1933 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
  Hungary FP 1956 1960 1964 1968 12 years
(22/34)
2 0 2 4 [31]
Filip Filipović 1987 1.96 m
(6 ft 5 in)
  Serbia FP 2008 2012 2016 2020 13 years
(21/34)
2 0 2 4 [26]
Duško Pijetlović 1985 1.97 m
(6 ft 6 in)
  Serbia FP 2008 2012 2016 2020 13 years
(23/36)
2 0 2 4 [27]
Andrija Prlainović 1987 1.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)
  Serbia FP 2008 2012 2016 2020 13 years
(21/34)
2 0 2 4 [28]
8 András Bodnár 1942 1.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
  Hungary FP 1960 1964 1968 1972 12 years
(18/30)
1 1 2 4 [32]
Endre Molnár 1945 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
  Hungary GK 1968 1972 1976 1980 12 years
(23/35)
1 1 2 4 [33]
István Szívós Jr. 1948 2.02 m
(6 ft 8 in)
  Hungary FP 1968 1972 1976 1980 12 years
(20/32)
1 1 2 4 [34]
11 Joseph Pletincx 1888   Belgium FP 1908 1912 1920 1924 16 years
(20/36)
0 3 1 4 [35]
Rk Player Birth Height Men's team Pos 1 2 3 4 5 Period
(age of
first/last)
G S B T Ref
Water polo tournaments Medals

Sources:

Multiple gold medalists edit

 
Paul Radmilovic, representing Great Britain, won three gold medals in water polo at the 1908, 1912 and 1920 Olympics.

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), number of Olympic bronze medals (in descending order), year of receiving the last Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), year of receiving the first Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 31 March 2021.

Ten athletes won three or more Olympic gold medals in water polo. Six players (Tibor Benedek, Péter Biros, Tamás Kásás, Gergely Kiss, Tamás Molnár and Zoltán Szécsi) were all members of the Hungary men's national water polo team that won three consecutive Olympic gold medals in 2000, 2004 and 2008.[19][36][21][37][38][39]

There are thirty-one male athletes who won two Olympic gold medals in water polo.

Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male athletes who won three or more Olympic gold medals in water polo
Rk Player Birth Height Men's team Pos Water polo tournaments Period
(age of
first/last)
Medals Ref
1 2 3 4 5 G S B T
1 Dezső Gyarmati 1927 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
  Hungary FP 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 16 years
(20/36)
3 1 1 5 [14]
2 György Kárpáti 1935 1.67 m
(5 ft 6 in)
  Hungary FP 1952 1956 1960 1964 12 years
(17/29)
3 0 1 4 [29]
3 Paul Radmilovic 1886 1.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
  Great Britain FP 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 20 years
(22/42)
3 0 0 3 [9]
Charles Smith 1879 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
  Great Britain GK 1908 1912 1920 1924 16 years
(29/45)
3 0 0 3 [40]
Tibor Benedek 1972 1.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
  Hungary FP 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 16 years
(20/36)
3 0 0 3 [19]
Péter Biros 1976 1.96 m
(6 ft 5 in)
  Hungary FP 2000 2004 2008 2012 12 years
(24/36)
3 0 0 3 [36]
Tamás Kásás 1976 2.00 m
(6 ft 7 in)
  Hungary FP 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 16 years
(20/36)
3 0 0 3 [21]
Gergely Kiss 1977 1.98 m
(6 ft 6 in)
  Hungary FP 2000 2004 2008 2012 12 years
(22/34)
3 0 0 3 [37]
Tamás Molnár 1975 1.93 m
(6 ft 4 in)
  Hungary FP 2000 2004 2008 8 years
(25/33)
3 0 0 3 [38]
Zoltán Szécsi 1977 1.98 m
(6 ft 6 in)
  Hungary GK 2000 2004 2008 2012 12 years
(22/34)
3 0 0 3 [39]
Rk Player Birth Height Men's team Pos 1 2 3 4 5 Period
(age of
first/last)
G S B T Ref
Water polo tournaments Medals

Top goalscorers (one match) edit

 
Despite his disability of losing the left leg below the knee, Olivér Halassy of Hungary scored seven goals in a match in 1932.

The following table is pre-sorted by date of the match (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 4 August 2021.

Scoring seven or more goals in a water polo match is a great feat, as it has only been accomplished 12 times, by 12 players, in the history of men's Olympic tournament.

The first two Olympians to do so were Olivér Halassy and János Németh, with Hungary men's national team in Los Angeles on 8 August 1932.[41] Halassy lost his left leg below the knee when he was a boy.[42] He is the first and only amputee athlete to compete in water polo at the Summer Olympics.[43]

The most recent player to do so was Krisztián Manhercz, with Hungary men's national team in Tokyo on 4 August 2021.[44]

Four players have each netted nine goals in an Olympic match. Hungarian center forward János Németh is the first water polo player to achieve this feat.[41] On 22 October 1968, Zoran Janković of Yugoslavia became the second player to do so.[45] And Manuel Estiarte of Spain is the third player.[46] At the 2008 Games, Aleksandar Šapić of Serbia became the first player to score nine goals in an Olympic match in the 21st century.

At the 1968 Summer Olympics, László Felkai netted seven goals in the bronze medal match on 26 October 1968, helping the Hungarian team win the match.[47] A few hours later, Yugoslavia won the gold medal match over the Soviet Union after extra time, 13–11, despite seven goals scored by Aleksei Barkalov.[48][49]

Legend and abbreviation
  •   – Player's team drew the match
  •   – Player's team lost the match
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
  • G – Goals
  • aet – After extra time
  • pso – Penalty shootout
Male players with seven or more goals in an Olympic match
# G Player Birth Age Height L/R For Result Against Tournament Round Date Ref
1 7 Olivér Halassy 1909 23 1.55 m
(5 ft 1 in)
  Hungary 18–0   Japan Los Angeles 1932 Round-robin group 8 Aug 1932 [41]
2 9 János Németh 1906 26 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
3 8 Veit Herrmanns 1946 22 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
  East Germany 19–2   Egypt Mexico City 1968 Preliminary round
Group B
21 Oct 1968 [50]
4 9 Zoran Janković 1940 28 1.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
  Yugoslavia 17–2   Japan 22 Oct 1968 [45]
5 7 László Felkai 1941 27 1.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
  Hungary 9–4   Italy Bronze medal match 26 Oct 1968 [47]
6 7 Aleksei Barkalov 1946 22 1.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
  Soviet Union 11–11
11–13 (aet)
  Yugoslavia Gold medal match [48]
[49]
7 9 Manuel Estiarte 1961 22 1.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right   Spain 19–12   Brazil Los Angeles 1984 Preliminary round
Group B
1 Aug 1984 [46]
8 8 Pierre Garsau 1961 26 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
  France 11–4   China Seoul 1988 Classification round
9th–12th place
30 Sep 1988 [51]
9 7 Ivan Zaitsev 1975 29 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
Right   Kazakhstan 15–7   Egypt Athens 2004 11th–12th place match 27 Aug 2004 [52]
10 9 Aleksandar Šapić 1978 30 1.88 m
(6 ft 2 in)
Right   Serbia 15–5   China Beijing 2008 Preliminary round
Group B
16 Aug 2008 [53]
11 7 Felipe Perrone 1986 22 1.83 m
(6 ft 0 in)
Right   Spain 10–6   Greece Preliminary round
Group A
18 Aug 2008 [54]
12 7 Krisztián Manhercz 1997 24 1.91 m
(6 ft 3 in)
Right   Hungary 15–11   Croatia Tokyo 2020 Quarter-finals 4 Aug 2021 [44]
# G Player Birth Age Height L/R For Result Against Tournament Round Date Ref
 
Zoran Janković of Yugoslavia scored nine goals in a match in 1968.

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of goals scored by a male water polo player in a single Olympic match. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
Historical progression of records:
Most goals scored by a male player, one match
Goals Achievement Year Player Age Height L/R Men's team Date Duration of record Ref
6 Set record 1900 John Jarvis 28   Great Britain 11 August 1900 31 years, 363 days [55]
Tied record 1908 Fernand Feyaerts 27–28   Belgium 15 July 1908 [56]
Tied record 1928 Koos Köhler 22   Netherlands 5 August 1928 [57]
Tied record 1928 Herbert Topp 28   United States 8 August 1928 [58]
Tied record 1932 Philip Daubenspeck 26   United States 6 August 1932 [59]
9 Broke record 1932 János Németh 26 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
  Hungary 8 August 1932 91 years, 232 days [41]
Tied record 1968 Zoran Janković 28 1.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
  Yugoslavia 22 October 1968 [45]
Tied record 1984 Manuel Estiarte 22 1.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right   Spain 1 August 1984 [46]
Tied record 2008 Aleksandar Šapić 30 1.88 m
(6 ft 2 in)
Right   Serbia 16 August 2008 [53]
Goals Achievement Year Player Age Height L/R Men's team Date Duration of record Ref

Top goalscorers (one tournament) edit

 
Eraldo Pizzo of Italy scored 29 goals at the 1968 Olympics.

The following table is pre-sorted by number of goals (in descending order), edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), number of matches played (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Five male players have scored 25 or more goals in an Olympic water polo tournament.

Spaniard Manuel Estiarte is the first and only water polo player to achieve this feat twice. At the 1984 Summer Olympics, Estiarte netted 34 goals, setting the record for the most goals scored by a water polo player in a single Olympic tournament. Four years later, he scored 27 goals in Seoul.[60]

The most recent player to scoring 25 or more goals in a tournament was Alessandro Calcaterra, with Italy men's national team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[61]

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
Male players with 25 or more goals in an Olympic tournament
Rk Year Player Birth Age Height L/R Goals Matches
played
Goals
per
match
Men's team Finish Ref
1 1984 Manuel Estiarte 1961 22 1.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right 34 7 4.857   Spain 4th of 12
teams
[60]
2 1968 Nico van der Voet 1944 24 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
33 9 3.667   Netherlands 7th of 15
teams
[62]
3 1968 Eraldo Pizzo 1938 30 1.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)
Right 29 9 3.222   Italy 4th of 15
teams
[63]
4 1988 Manuel Estiarte (2) 1961 26 1.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right 27 7 3.857   Spain 6th of 12
teams
[60]
2008 Alessandro Calcaterra 1975 33 1.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)
Right 27 8 3.375   Italy 9th of 12
teams
[61]
6 1968 Rubén Junco 1950 18 1.54 m
(5 ft 1 in)
26 8 3.250   Cuba 8th of 15
teams
[64]
Rk Year Player Birth Age Height L/R Goals Matches
played
Goals
per
match
Men's team Finish Ref

Sources:

 
Filip Filipović scored 19 goals at the 2016 Olympics, helping Serbia win gold. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the men's water polo tournament.

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), number of matches played (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Hans Schneider of Germany scored 22 goals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics,[65] which stood as an Olympic water polo record for one Games until 1968, when the Dutch player Nico van der Voet netted 33 goals in Mexico City.[62]

At 18 years old, Manuel Estiarte of Spain made his Olympic debut at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, where he was the youngest-ever male top goalscorer with 21 goals. He was also the top goalscorer at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and the 1988 Seoul Olympics, with 34 and 27 goals, respectively. He was the joint top goalscorer at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics with 22 goals.[60]

Hungarian left-handed player Tibor Benedek was the joint top goalscorer at the 1992 Games with 22 goals, and the top goalscorer at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics with 19 goals.[66]

Aleksandar Šapić, representing FR Yugoslavia, was the top goalscorer at the 2000 Sydney Olympics with 18 goals. Four years later, he netted 18 goals for Serbia and Montenegro, becoming the top goalscorer at the 2004 Athens Olympics.[67]

31-year-old István Szívós Sr. scored 16 goals for Hungary at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics,[68] which stood as an age record for the oldest top goalscorer in a single Olympic water polo tournament until 2008, when 33-year-old Alessandro Calcaterra of Italy netted 27 goals in Beijing.[61]

Left-hander Filip Filipović of Serbia was the joint top goalscorer at the 2016 Olympics, with 19 goals. He netted two goals in the gold medal match, helping the Serbian team win the Olympics.[69]

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
Male players with the most goals in each Olympic tournament
Year Player Birth Age Height L/R Goals Matches
played
Goals
per
match
Men's team Finish Ref
1900 John Jarvis 1872 28 6 1 6.000   Great Britain 1st of 7
teams
[70]
1908 Fernand Feyaerts 1880 27–28 8 3 2.667   Belgium 2nd of 4
teams
[71]
1912 Robert Andersson 1886 25 9 4 2.250   Sweden 2nd of 6
teams
[72]
1920 Erik Andersson 1896 24 10 4 2.500   Sweden 3rd of 12
teams
[73]
1924 Pierre Dewin 1894 29–30 14 5 2.800   Belgium 2nd of 13
teams
[74]
1928 Ferenc Keserű 1903 24 1.55 m
(5 ft 1 in)
10 4 2.500   Hungary 2nd of 14
teams
[75]
1932 Philip Daubenspeck 1905 26 14 4 3.500   United States 3rd of 5
teams
[76]
1936 Hans Schneider 1909 26 22 7 3.143   Germany 2nd of 16
teams
[65]
1948 Aldo Ghira 1920 28 18[a] 7[a] 2.571   Italy 1st of 18
teams
[77]
1952 Ruud van Feggelen 1924 28 16[b] 8[b] 2.000   Netherlands 5th of 21
teams
[78]
István Szívós Sr. 1920 31 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
Right 16 8 2.000   Hungary 1st of 21
teams
[68]
1956 Petre Mshvenieradze 1929 27 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
11 7 1.571   Soviet Union 3rd of 10
teams
[79]
1960 Fred Tisue 1938 21 1.75 m
(5 ft 9 in)
12 7 1.714   United States 7th of 16
teams
[80]
Aurel Zahan 1938 22 1.83 m
(6 ft 0 in)
12 7 1.714   Romania 5th of 16
teams
[81]
1964 Nico van der Voet 1944 20 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
10 7 1.429   Netherlands 8ht of 13
teams
[62]
1968 Nico van der Voet (2) 1944 24 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
33 9 3.667   Netherlands 7th of 15
teams
[62]
1972 Carlos Sánchez 1952 20 1.71 m
(5 ft 7 in)
18 9 2.000   Cuba 9th of 16
teams
[82]
1976 Tamás Faragó 1952 23 1.94 m
(6 ft 4 in)
Right 22 8 2.750   Hungary 1st of 12
teams
[83]
1980 Manuel Estiarte 1961 18 1.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right 21 8 2.625   Spain 4th of 12
teams
[60]
1984 Manuel Estiarte (2) 1961 22 1.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right 34 7 4.857   Spain 4th of 12
teams
[60]
1988 Manuel Estiarte (3) 1961 26 1.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right 27 7 3.857   Spain 6th of 12
teams
[60]
1992 Tibor Benedek 1972 20 1.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
Left 22 7 3.143   Hungary 6th of 12
teams
[66]
Manuel Estiarte (4) 1961 30 1.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right 22 7 3.143   Spain 2nd of 12
teams
[60]
1996 Tibor Benedek (2) 1972 24 1.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
Left 19 8 2.375   Hungary 4th of 12
teams
[66]
2000 Aleksandar Šapić 1978 22 1.88 m
(6 ft 2 in)
Right 18 8 2.250   Yugoslavia 3rd of 12
teams
[67]
2004 Aleksandar Šapić (2) 1978 26 1.88 m
(6 ft 2 in)
Right 18 8 2.250   Serbia and Montenegro 2nd of 12
teams
[67]
2008 Alessandro Calcaterra 1975 33 1.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)
Right 27 8 3.375   Italy 9th of 12
teams
[61]
2012 Andrija Prlainović 1987 25 1.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)
Right 22 8 2.750   Serbia 3rd of 12
teams
[84]
2016 Filip Filipović 1987 29 1.96 m
(6 ft 5 in)
Left 19 8 2.375   Serbia 1st of 12
teams
[69]
Guillermo Molina 1984 32 1.95 m
(6 ft 5 in)
Right 19 8 2.375   Spain 7th of 12
teams
[85]
Year Player Birth Age Height L/R Goals Matches
played
Goals
per
match
Men's team Finish Ref

Sources:

 
Nico van der Voet of the Netherlands scored 33 goals at the 1968 Olympics.

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of goals scored by a male water polo player in a single Olympic tournament. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
Historical progression of records:
Most goals scored by a male player, one tournament
Goals Achievement Year Player Age Height L/R Men's team Date Duration of record Ref
6 Set record 1900 John Jarvis 28   Great Britain 12 August 1900 7 years, 345 days [70]
8 Broke record 1908 Fernand Feyaerts 27–28   Belgium 22 July 1908 3 years, 360 days [71]
9 Broke record 1912 Robert Andersson 25   Sweden 16 July 1912 8 years, 44 days [72]
10 Broke record 1920 Erik Andersson 24   Sweden 29 August 1920 3 years, 326 days [73]
14 Broke record 1924 Pierre Dewin 29–30   Belgium 20 July 1924 12 years, 26 days [74]
Tied record 1932 Philip Daubenspeck 26   United States 13 August 1932 [76]
22 Broke record 1936 Hans Schneider 26   Germany 15 August 1936 32 years, 72 days [65]
33 Broke record 1968 Nico van der Voet 24 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
  Netherlands 26 October 1968 15 years, 289 days [62]
34 Broke record 1984 Manuel Estiarte 22 1.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right   Spain 10 August 1984 39 years, 230 days [60]
Goals Achievement Year Player Age Height L/R Men's team Date Duration of record Ref

Top goalscorers (all-time) edit

 
Aleksandar Šapić scored 64 goals at four Olympics (1996–2008).

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total goals (in descending order), number of total Olympic matches played (in ascending order), date of the last Olympic match played (in ascending order), date of the first Olympic match played (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Six-time Olympian Manuel Estiarte holds the record for the most goals scored by a water polo player in Olympic history, with 127 goals, far more than any other player. At his first three Olympics (1980–1988), Estiarte netted 82 goals.[60]

Hungarian left-hander Tibor Benedek scored 65 goals at five Olympics (1992–2008),[66] and his teammate Tamás Kásás netted 56 goals between 1996 and 2012.[86]

Aleksandar Šapić, representing FR Yugoslavia in 1996 and 2000, Serbia and Montenegro in 2004, and Serbia in 2008, scored 64 goals in 32 matches.[67]

Tony Azevedo of the United States holds the record for the most goals scored by a non-European water polo player in Olympic history, with 61 goals at five Olympics (2000–2016).[87]

Gianni De Magistris is the top scorer for the Italy men's Olympic water polo team, with 59 goals (1968–1984).[88] His compatriot Eraldo Pizzo netted 53 goals at four Olympics between 1960 and 1972.[63]

Charles Turner, representing Australia between 1976 and 1984, scored 50 goals in 23 matches.[89]

Legend
  •     – Hosts
All-time male players with 50 or more goals at the Olympics
Rk Player Birth Height L/R Men's team Total
goals
Total
matches
played
Goals
per
match
Tournaments
(goals)
Period
(age of
first/last)
Medals Ref
1 2 3 4 5 6 G S B T
1 Manuel Estiarte 1961 1.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right   Spain 127 45 2.822 1980
(21)
1984
(34)
1988
(27)
1992
(22)
1996
(13)
2000
(10)
20 years
(18/38)
1 1 0 2 [60]
2 Tibor Benedek 1972 1.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
Left   Hungary 65 37 1.757 1992
(22)
1996
(19)
2000
(9)
2004
(5)
2008
(10)
16 years
(20/36)
3 0 0 3 [66]
3 Aleksandar Šapić 1978 1.88 m
(6 ft 2 in)
Right   Yugoslavia 64 32 2.000 1996
(8)
2000
(18)
12 years
(18/30)
0 1 2 3 [67]
  Serbia and Montenegro 2004
(18)
  Serbia 2008
(20)
4 Tony Azevedo 1981 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
Right   United States 61 35 1.743 2000
(13)
2004
(15)
2008
(17)
2012
(11)
2016
(5)
16 years
(18/34)
0 1 0 1 [87]
5 Gianni De Magistris 1950 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
Right   Italy 59 40 1.475 1968
(6)
1972
(11)
1976
(11)
1980
(20)
1984
(11)
16 years
(17/33)
0 1 0 1 [88]
6 Tamás Kásás 1976 2.00 m
(6 ft 7 in)
Right   Hungary 56 38 1.474 1996
(13)
2000
(12)
2004
(14)
2008
(8)
2012
(9)
16 years
(20/36)
3 0 0 3 [86]
7 Eraldo Pizzo 1938 1.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)
Right   Italy 53 29 1.828 1960
(7)
1964
(5)
1968
(29)
1972
(12)
12 years
(22/34)
1 0 0 1 [63]
8 Charles Turner 1952 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
Right   Australia 50 23 2.174 1976
(15)
1980
(17)
1984
(18)
8 years
(23/31)
0 0 0 0 [89]

Sources:

 
Gianni De Magistris of Italy scored 59 goals at five Olympics (1968–1984).

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of total goals scored by a male water polo player at the Summer Olympics. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
Historical progression of records:
Most goals scored by a male player, all-time
Total
goals
Achievement Year Player Age Height L/R Men's team Date Duration of record Ref
32 Set record 1936 János Németh 30 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
  Hungary 15 August 1936 32 years, 72 days [90]
Tied record 1952 Ruud van Feggelen 28   Netherlands[b] 2 August 1952 [78]
43 Broke record 1968 Nico van der Voet 24 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
  Netherlands 26 October 1968 3 years, 314 days [62]
53 Broke record 1972 Eraldo Pizzo 34 1.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)
Right   Italy 4 September 1972 11 years, 341 days [63]
59 Broke record 1984 Gianni De Magistris 33 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
Right   Italy 10 August 1984 4 years, 52 days [88]
82 Broke record 1988 Manuel Estiarte 26 1.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right   Spain 1 October 1988 3 years, 313 days [60]
104 Broke record 1992 Manuel Estiarte (2) 30 1.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right   Spain 9 August 1992 3 years, 354 days [60]
117 Broke record 1996 Manuel Estiarte (3) 34 1.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right   Spain 28 July 1996 4 years, 65 days [60]
127 Broke record 2000 Manuel Estiarte (4) 38 1.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right   Spain 1 October 2000 23 years, 178 days [60]
Total
goals
Achievement Year Player Age Height L/R Men's team Date Duration of record Ref

Top goalkeepers (one match) edit

 
Hungarian Viktor Nagy saved 16 shots in a match in 2016.

The following table is pre-sorted by date of the match (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Since 1996, nine male water polo goalkeepers have each saved sixteen or more shots in an Olympic match.

The first man to do so was Christopher Duplanty, with the United States men's national team in Atlanta. He blocked 20 shots on 24 July 1996, setting the record for the most shots saved by a water polo goalkeeper in a single Olympic match.

The most recent goalkeeper to do so was Viktor Nagy, with Hungary men's national team in Rio de Janeiro on 18 August 2016.

Italian Stefano Tempesti is the only water polo goalkeeper to achieve this feat twice.

Legend and abbreviation
Male goalkeepers with sixteen or more saves in an Olympic match (statistics since 1996)
# Saves Goalkeeper Birth Age Height For Result Against Tournament Round Date Ref
1 20 Christopher Duplanty 1965 30 1.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
  United States 10–8   Croatia Atlanta 1996 Preliminary round
Group B
24 Jul 1996 OR 1996
(p. 66)
2 16 Siniša Školneković 1968 28 1.94 m
(6 ft 4 in)
  Croatia 4–4
7–6 (aet)
  Italy Semi-finals 27 Jul 1996 OR 1996
(p. 72)
3 17 Nikolay Maksimov 1972 27 1.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
  Russia 6–4   Australia Sydney 2000 Preliminary round
Group A
23 Sep 2000 ORB 2000
(p. 66)
4 19 Stefano Tempesti 1979 29 2.05 m
(6 ft 9 in)
  Italy 10–10
13–13 (aet)
3–4 (pso)
  Australia Beijing 2008 Classification round
7th–10th place
22 Aug 2008 ORB 2008
(p. 152)
5 16 Merrill Moses 1977 31 1.91 m
(6 ft 3 in)
  United States 10–5   Serbia Semi-finals 22 Aug 2008 ORB 2008
(p. 158)
6 17 Stefano Tempesti (2) 1979 33 2.05 m
(6 ft 9 in)
  Italy 8–5   Australia London 2012 Preliminary round
Group A
29 Jul 2012 ORB 2012
(p. 377)
7 17 Dragoș Stoenescu 1979 33 1.96 m
(6 ft 5 in)
  Romania 13–4   Great Britain Preliminary round
Group B
ORB 2012
(p. 381)
8 16 Iñaki Aguilar 1983 28 1.89 m
(6 ft 2 in)
  Spain 11–9   Greece Preliminary round
Group A
4 Aug 2012 ORB 2012
(p. 417)
9 16 Viktor Nagy 1984 32 1.98 m
(6 ft 6 in)
  Hungary 13–4   Brazil Rio 2016 Classification round
5th–8th place
18 Aug 2016 ORB 2016
(p. 77)
# Saves Goalkeeper Birth Age Height For Result Against Tournament Round Date Ref

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of shots saved by a male water polo goalkeeper in a single Olympic match since 1996. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend
Historical progression of records:
Most shots saved by a male goalkeeper, one match
(statistics since 1996)
Saves Achievement Year Goalkeeper Age Height Men's team Date Duration of record Ref
20 Set record 1996 Christopher Duplanty 30 1.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
  United States 24 July 1996 27 years, 247 days OR 1996
(p. 66)

Top goalkeepers (one tournament) edit

 
Josip Pavić saved 85 shots at the 2012 Games, helping Croatia win the Olympic title. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the men's water polo tournament.

The following table is pre-sorted by number of saves (in descending order), edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), number of matches played (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Since 1996, six male goalkeepers have saved 75 or more shots in an Olympic water polo tournament.

Stefano Tempesti of Italy is the first water polo goalkeeper to achieve this feat twice. At the 2008 Olympics, Tempesti saved 83 shots. Four years later in London, he blocked 87 shots, setting the record for the most saves by a water polo goalkeeper in a single Olympic tournament.

Slobodan Soro is the second goalkeeper to achieve this feat twice. At the 2012 London Olympics, Soro saved 75 shots for Serbia. In Rio de Janeiro, he saved 81 shots for Brazil.

At the 2012 Summer Games, Josip Pavić saved 85 shots, including nine in the gold medal match, helping the Croatia team win the Olympics. He is the most efficient one among these six goalkeepers.

Legend and abbreviation
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
  • MP – Matches played
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
  • 70.2% – Highest save efficiency
Male goalkeepers with 75 or more saves in an Olympic tournament (statistics since 1996)
Rk Year Goalkeeper Birth Age Height Saves Shots Eff % MP Saves
per
match
Men's team Finish Ref
1 2012 Stefano Tempesti 1979 33 2.05 m
(6 ft 9 in)
87 147 59.2% 8 10.875   Italy 2nd of 12
teams
[13]
2 2012 Josip Pavić 1982 30 1.95 m
(6 ft 5 in)
85 121 70.2% 8 10.625   Croatia 1st of 12
teams
[91]
3 2008 Stefano Tempesti (2) 1979 29 2.05 m
(6 ft 9 in)
83 169 49.1% 8 10.375   Italy 9th of 12
teams
[13]
4 1996 Arie van de Bunt 1969 27 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
81 154 52.6% 8 10.125   Netherlands 10th of 12
teams
[92]
2016 Slobodan Soro 1978 37 1.96 m
(6 ft 5 in)
81 152 53.3% 8 10.125   Brazil 8th of 12
teams
[93]
6 1996 Christopher Duplanty 1965 30 1.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
77 132 58.3% 8 9.625   United States 7th of 12
teams
[94]
1996 Siniša Školneković 1968 28 1.94 m
(6 ft 4 in)
77 135 57.0% 8 9.625   Croatia 2nd of 12
teams
[95]
8 2012 Slobodan Soro (2) 1978 33 1.96 m
(6 ft 5 in)
75 135 55.6% 8 9.375   Serbia 3rd of 12
teams
[93]
Rk Year Goalkeeper Birth Age Height Saves Shots Eff % MP Saves
per
match
Men's team Finish Ref

Sources:

 
Stefano Tempesti of Italy saved 83 and 87 shots at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, respectively.

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), number of matches played (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

At the 2004 Summer Games, Nikolay Maksimov saved 62 shots, including seven in the bronze medal match, helping Russia win the match.

Stefano Tempesti of Italy blocked 83 shots at the 2008 Olympics. In the 2012 edition, he saved 87 shots, helping the Italian team win the Olympic silver medal.

Slobodan Soro, representing Brazil, saved 81 shots at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Legend and abbreviation
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
  • MP – Matches played
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Male goalkeepers with the most saves in each Olympic tournament (statistics since 1996)
Year Goalkeeper Birth Age Height Saves Shots Eff % MP Saves
per
match
Men's team Finish Ref
1996 Arie van de Bunt 1969 27 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
81 154 52.6% 8 10.125   Netherlands 10th of 12
teams
[92]
2000 Dan Hackett 1970 30 1.98 m
(6 ft 6 in)
70 135 51.9% 8 8.750   United States 6th of 12
teams
[96]
2004 Nikolay Maksimov 1972 31 1.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
62 104 59.6% 8 7.750   Russia 3rd of 12
teams
[97]
2008 Stefano Tempesti 1979 29 2.05 m
(6 ft 9 in)
83 169 49.1% 8 10.375   Italy 9th of 12
teams
[13]
2012 Stefano Tempesti (2) 1979 33 2.05 m
(6 ft 9 in)
87 147 59.2% 8 10.875   Italy 2nd of 12
teams
[13]
2016 Slobodan Soro 1978 37 1.96 m
(6 ft 5 in)
81 152 53.3% 8 10.125   Brazil 8th of 12
teams
[93]

Sources:

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of shots saved by a male water polo goalkeeper in a single Olympic tournament since 1996. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
Historical progression of records:
Most shots saved by a male goalkeeper, one tournament
(statistics since 1996)
Saves Achievement Year Goalkeeper Age Height Men's team Date Duration of record Ref
81 Set record 1996 Arie van de Bunt 27 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
  Netherlands 28 July 1996 12 years, 27 days [92]
83 Broke record 2008 Stefano Tempesti 29 2.05 m
(6 ft 9 in)
  Italy 24 August 2008 3 years, 354 days [13]
87 Broke record 2012 Stefano Tempesti (2) 33 2.05 m
(6 ft 9 in)
  Italy 12 August 2012 11 years, 228 days [13]

Top goalkeepers (all-time) edit

 
Russian-Kazakhstani goalkeeper Nikolay Maksimov saved 228 shots at four Olympics (1996–2004, 2012).

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total saves (in descending order), number of total Olympic matches played (in ascending order), date of the last Olympic match played (in ascending order), date of the first Olympic match played (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Five-time Olympian Stefano Tempesti holds the record for the most shots saved by a water polo goalkeeper at the Olympics since 1996, with 295 saves.

Nikolay Maksimov, representing Russia, saved 178 shots at three Olympics (1996–2004). Eight years later, he represented Kazakhstan at the 2012 London Olympics, blocking 50 shots.

Slobodan Soro saved 132 shots in 2008 and 2012, representing Serbia. He was a member of the Brazil men's national team that competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics, blocking 81 shots.

Legend
  •     – Hosts
All-time male goalkeepers with 200 or more saves at the Olympics (statistics since 1996)
Rk Goalkeeper Birth Height Men's team Total
saves
Total
matches
played
Saves
per
match
Tournaments
(saves)
Period
(age of
first/last)
Medals Ref
1 2 3 4 5 G S B T
1 Stefano Tempesti 1979 2.05 m
(6 ft 9 in)
  Italy 295 39 7.564 2000
(24)
2004
(50)
2008
(83)
2012
(87)
2016
(51)
16 years
(21/37)
0 1 1 2 [13]
2 Nikolay Maksimov 1972 1.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
  Russia 228 29 7.862 1996
(58)
2000
(58)
2004
(62)
16 years
(23/39)
0 1 1 2 [97]
  Kazakhstan 2012
(50)
3 Slobodan Soro 1978 1.96 m
(6 ft 5 in)
  Serbia 213 24 8.875 2008
(57)
2012
(75)
8 years
(29/37)
0 0 2 2 [93]
  Brazil 2016
(81)

Sources:

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of total shots saved by a male water polo goalkeeper at the Summer Olympics since 1996. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
Historical progression of records:
Most shots saved by a male goalkeeper, all-time
(statistics since 1996)
Total
saves
Achievement Year Goalkeeper Age Height Men's team Date Duration of record Ref
146 Set record 2000 Arie van de Bunt 31 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
  Netherlands 1 October 2000 3 years, 333 days [92]
178 Broke record 2004 Nikolay Maksimov 31 1.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
  Russia 29 August 2004 7 years, 349 days [97]
244 Broke record 2012 Stefano Tempesti 33 2.05 m
(6 ft 9 in)
  Italy 12 August 2012 4 years, 8 days [13]
295 Broke record 2016 Stefano Tempesti (2) 37 2.05 m
(6 ft 9 in)
  Italy 20 August 2016 7 years, 220 days [13]

Top sprinters (one tournament) edit

 
Pietro Figlioli, representing Australia then Italy, was the (joint) top sprinter in 2004, 2008 and 2012.

The following table is pre-sorted by number of sprints won (in descending order), edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), number of sprints contested (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 15 May 2021.

Sprinters are usually the fastest swimmers of the water polo team. If a water polo player won an Olympic medal in swimming, he would be an outstanding sprinter.

Brad Schumacher is the latest example. He won two gold medals for the United States at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics: in the men's 4×100 meter freestyle relay and men's 4×200 meter freestyle relay.[98] At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, he was the top sprinter of the men's water polo tournament, with 20 sprints won.

Since 2000, three male players have won 20 or more sprints in an Olympic water polo tournament.

Pietro Figlioli is the first and only water polo player to achieve this feat twice. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Figlioli won 24 sprints for Australia, setting the record for the most sprints won by a water polo player in a single Olympic tournament. Four years later, he won 21 sprints in Beijing.

At the 2004 Athens Olympics, Sergey Garbuzov won 20 sprints, helping Russia win bronze. He is the most efficient one among these three sprinters.

Legend and abbreviation
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
  • Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
  • 95.2% – Highest efficiency
Male players with 20 or more sprints won in an Olympic tournament (statistics since 2000)
Rk Year Sprinter Birth Age Height Sprints
won
Sprints
contested
Eff % Men's team Finish Note Ref
1 2004 Pietro Figlioli 1984 20 1.91 m
(6 ft 3 in)
24 27 88.9%   Australia 9th of 12
teams
[25]
2 2008 Pietro Figlioli (2) 1984 24 1.91 m
(6 ft 3 in)
21 23 91.3%   Australia 8th of 12
teams
[25]
3 2000 Brad Schumacher 1974 26 1.93 m
(6 ft 4 in)
20 34 58.8%   United States 6th of 12
teams
1996 – Men's 4×100m freestyle relay  
1996 – Men's 4×200m freestyle relay  
[98]
2004 Sergey Garbuzov 1974 30 1.92 m
(6 ft 4 in)
20 21 95.2%   Russia 3rd of 12
teams
[99]

Source:

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), number of sprints contested (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 15 May 2021.

At the 2000 Olympics, Brad Schumacher won 20 sprints for the United States, becoming the top sprinter of the tournament.

Pietro Figlioli was the top sprinter in 2004 and 2008, representing Australia. He was a member of the Italy men's national team that competed at the 2012 London Olympics. He was the joint top sprinter in 2012.

Rhys Howden of Australia was another joint top sprinter in 2012. He was also the top sprinter at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Legend and abbreviation
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
  • Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
Male players with the most sprints won in each Olympic tournament (statistics since 2000)
Year Sprinter Birth Age Height Sprints
won
Sprints
contested
Eff % Men's team Finish Note Ref
2000 Brad Schumacher 1974 26 1.93 m
(6 ft 4 in)
20 34 58.8%   United States 6th of 12
teams
1996 – Men's 4×100m freestyle relay  
1996 – Men's 4×200m freestyle relay  
[98]
2004 Pietro Figlioli 1984 20 1.91 m
(6 ft 3 in)
24 27 88.9%   Australia 9th of 12
teams
[25]
2008 Pietro Figlioli (2) 1984 24 1.91 m
(6 ft 3 in)
21 23 91.3%   Australia 8th of 12
teams
[25]
2012 Pietro Figlioli (3) 1984 28 1.91 m
(6 ft 3 in)
19 21 90.5%   Italy 2nd of 12
teams
[25]
Rhys Howden 1987 25 1.89 m
(6 ft 2 in)
24 79.2%   Australia 7th of 12
teams
[100]
2016 Rhys Howden (2) 1987 29 1.89 m
(6 ft 2 in)
18 19 94.7%   Australia 9th of 12
teams
[100]

Source:

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of sprints won by a male water polo player in a single Olympic tournament since 2000. Last updated: 15 May 2021.

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
Historical progression of records:
Most sprints won by a male player, one tournament
(statistics since 2000)
Sprints
won
Achievement Year Sprinter Age Height Men's team Date Duration of record Ref
20 Set record 2000 Brad Schumacher 26 1.93 m
(6 ft 4 in)
  United States 1 October 2000 3 years, 333 days [98]
24 Broke record 2004 Pietro Figlioli 20 1.91 m
(6 ft 3 in)
  Australia 29 August 2004 19 years, 211 days [25]

Top sprinters (all-time) edit

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total sprints won (in descending order), number of total sprints contested (in ascending 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. Last updated: 15 May 2021.

Pietro Figlioli holds the record for the most sprints won by a water polo player at the Olympics since 2000, with 78 sprints won at four Olympics (2004–2016).

Australian Rhys Howden won 42 sprints in three Olympic tournaments between 2008 and 2016.

Aleksandar Ćirić, representing FR Yugoslavia in 2000, Serbia and Montenegro in 2004, and Serbia in 2008, won 40 sprints at three Olympics.

Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
All-time male players with 30 or more sprints won at the Olympics (statistics since 2000)
Rk Sprinter Birth Height Men's team Total
Sprints
won
Total
Sprints
contested
Eff % Water polo tournaments
(sprints won / contested)
Period
(age of
first/last)
Medals Ref
1 2 3 4 5 G S B T
1 Pietro Figlioli 1984 1.91 m
(6 ft 3 in)
  Australia 78 86 90.7% 2004
(24/27)
2008
(21/23)
12 years
(20/32)
0 1 1 2 [25]
  Italy 2012
(19/21)
2016
(14/15)
2 Rhys Howden 1987 1.89 m
(6 ft 2 in)
  Australia 42 49 85.7% 2008
(5/6)
2012
(19/24)
2016
(18/19)
8 years
(21/29)
0 0 0 0 [100]
3 Aleksandar Ćirić 1977 1.92 m
(6 ft 4 in)
  Yugoslavia 40 56 71.4% 2000
(17/24)
8 years
(22/30)
0 1 2 3 [101]
  Serbia and Montenegro 2004
(14/20)
  Serbia 2008
(9/12)
4 Tamás Kásás 1976 2.00 m
(6 ft 7 in)
  Hungary 39 59 66.1% 1996
(N/A)
2000
(15/29)
2004
(7/9)
2008
(10/12)
2012
(7/9)
16 years
(20/36)
3 0 0 3 [21]

Source:

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of total sprints won by a male water polo player at the Summer Olympics since 2000. Last updated: 15 May 2021.

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
Historical progression of records:
Most sprints won by a male player, all-time
(statistics since 2000)
Total
Sprints
won
Achievement Year Sprinter Age Height Men's team Date Duration of record Ref
31 Set record 2004 Aleksandar Ćirić 26 1.92 m
(6 ft 4 in)
  Serbia and Montenegro 29 August 2004 3 years, 361 days [101]
45 Broke record 2008 Pietro Figlioli 24 1.91 m
(6 ft 3 in)
  Australia 24 August 2008 3 years, 354 days [25]
64 Broke record 2012 Pietro Figlioli 28 1.91 m
(6 ft 3 in)
  Australia 12 August 2012 4 years, 8 days [25]
78 Broke record 2016 Pietro Figlioli 32 1.91 m
(6 ft 3 in)
  Italy 20 August 2016 7 years, 220 days [25]

All-star teams by tournament edit

 
Gergely Kiss scored 14 goals at the 2004 Olympics, helping Hungary win gold. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the men's water polo tournament.

This is a summary of men's Olympic all-star teams by tournament. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend and abbreviation
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
  • LH – Left-handed
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Men's Olympic all-star teams by tournament (since 2004)
Year Most Valuable Player All-star team Ref
2004   Hungary
Gergely Kiss
Right side player (LH)
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Goalkeeper   Denis Šefik (60 saves, 58.8%) [102]
Field players   Theodoros Chatzitheodorou (8 goals)   Revaz Chomakhidze (15 goals)
  Tamás Kásás (14 goals, 7 sprints won)   Gergely Kiss (LH, 14 goals)
  Aleksandar Šapić (18 goals)   Vladimir Vujasinović (3 goals)
2008 Goalkeeper   Merrill Moses (70 saves, 59.8%) [103]
Field players   Tony Azevedo (17 goals, 2 sprints won)   Péter Biros (13 goals, 3 sprints won)
  Alessandro Calcaterra (27 goals)   Mlađan Janović (13 goals, 5 sprints won)
  Felipe Perrone (16 goals)   Dániel Varga (8 goals)
2012   Croatia
Josip Pavić[104]
Goalkeeper
1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Goalkeeper   Josip Pavić (85 saves, 70.2%) [105]
[106]
Field players   Nikša Dobud (12 goals)   Maurizio Felugo (12 goals)
  Filip Filipović (LH, 18 goals, 2 sprints won)   Aleksandar Ivović (19 goals)
  Felipe Perrone (16 goals)   Andrija Prlainović (22 goals)
2016   Serbia
Filip Filipović[107]
Right side player (LH)
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Goalkeeper   Marko Bijač (57 saves, 58.2%) [108]
Field players   Darko Brguljan (15 goals)   Filip Filipović (LH, 19 goals)
  Guillermo Molina (19 goals, 1 sprints won)   Slobodan Nikić (10 goals)
  Christian Presciutti (14 goals)   Sandro Sukno (17 goals, 3 sprints won)
Year Most Valuable Player All-star team Ref

Olympic and world champions (players) edit

Olympic champion families edit

Coach statistics edit

Most successful coaches edit

 
Ratko Rudić coached three men's national teams to four Olympic gold medals (Yugoslavia in 1984 and 1988, Italy in 1992 and Croatia in 2012).

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 winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the coach (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 31 March 2021.

There are four coaches who led men's national water polo teams to win three or more Olympic medals.

Ratko Rudić is the most successful water polo coach in Olympic history. As a head coach, he led three men's national water polo teams to win four Olympic gold medals and one Olympic bronze medal. He guided Yugoslavia men's national team to two consecutive gold medals in 1984 and 1988, Italy men's national team to a gold medal in 1992 and a bronze medal in 1996, and Croatia men's national team to a gold medal in 2012, making him the first and only coach to lead three different men's national water polo teams to the Olympic titles.[109][110]

Dénes Kemény of Hungary is another coach who led men's national water polo team(s) to win three Olympic gold medals. Under his leadership, the Hungary men's national team won three gold in a row between 2000 and 2008, becoming the second water polo team to have an Olympic winning streak.[111]

Dezső Gyarmati coached the Hungary men's national team to three consecutive Olympic medals, a silver in 1972, a gold in 1976, and a bronze in 1980.[112]

Boris Popov led the Soviet Union men's national team to win an Olympic gold medal in 1980 and a bronze medal in 1988. Four years later, he coached the Unified Team to another bronze medal.[113]

Legend
  •     – Hosts
Head coaches who led men's national teams to win three or more Olympic medals
Rk Head coach Nationality Birth Age Men's team Tournaments
(finish)
Period Medals Ref
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 G S B T
1 Ratko Rudić   Yugoslavia 1948 36–40   Yugoslavia 1984
(1st)
1988
(1st)
32
years
4 0 1 5 [114]
[109]
[110]
  Croatia 44–52   Italy 1992
(1st)
1996
(3rd)
2000
(5th)
56   United States 2004
(7th)
60–64   Croatia 2008
(6th)
2012
(1st)
68   Brazil 2016
(8th)
2 Dénes Kemény   Hungary 1954 46–58   Hungary 2000
(1st)
2004
(1st)
2008
(1st)
2012
(5th)
12
years
3 0 0 3 [111]
3 Dezső Gyarmati   Hungary 1927 44–52   Hungary 1972
(2nd)
1976
(1st)
1980
(3rd)
8
years
1 1 1 3 [14]
[112]
4 Boris Popov   Soviet Union 1941 39, 47   Soviet Union 1980
(1st)
1988
(3rd)
12
years
1 0 2 3 [115]
[113]
  Russia 51   Unified Team 1992
(3rd)

Medals as coach and player edit

 
Terry Schroeder of the United States won two Olympic medals in 1984 and 1988, and then coached the United States men's national team to the podium in 2008.

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 winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 7 May 2021.

Twelve water polo players won Olympic medals and then guided men's national water polo teams to the Olympic podium as head coaches.

Dezső Gyarmati of Hungary won five Olympic medals in a row between 1948 and 1964. He coached the Hungary men's national team to three consecutive Olympic medals, including a gold in 1976,[14][112] making him the only man to win Olympic gold in water polo as player and head coach in the last 100 years.

Ivo Trumbić won the silver medal in 1964 and Yugoslavia's first Olympic gold medal in water polo in 1968. He moved to the Netherlands in 1973, hired as the head coach of the Netherlands men's national team. At the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, he led the Dutch team to win a bronze medal.[116][117]

Vladimir Semyonov, representing the Soviet Union, won three Olympic medals in a row between 1960 and 1968. As a head coach, he led the Soviet Union men's national water polo team to win an Olympic gold medal in 1972.[118]

Soviet Boris Popov won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964. He guided the Soviet Union men's national team to two Olympic medals in 1980 and 1988, and the Unified Team to a bronze medal in 1992.[113]

Aleksandr Kabanov of the Soviet Union won a gold at the Munich Olympics in 1972, coached by Vladimir Semyonov. Eight years later, he won the second gold medal at the Moscow Olympics in 1980, coached by Boris Popov. As a head coach, he led Russia men's national team to win two consecutive medals in 2000 and 2004.[119][120]

Ratko Rudić won a silver medal for Yugoslavia at the Moscow Olympics in 1980. Upon retirement as an athlete, he immediately entered the coaching ranks. During his career, Rudić guided three different men's national teams to five Olympic medals, more than any other coaches.[114][109][110]

Terry Schroeder of the United States won two consecutive silver medals at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics. Twenty years later, he coached the United States men's national team to a silver in 2008, becoming the first and only non-European to achieve this feat.[121][122]

Italian Alessandro Campagna won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, coached by Ratko Rudić. As a head coach, he led Italy men's national team to win two medals in 2012 and 2016.[123][124]

Dejan Savić won three consecutive Olympic medals between 2000 and 2008. At the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, he coached Serbia men's national team to the Olympic title.[125]

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Rk Person Birth Height Player Head coach Total medals Ref
Age Men's team Pos Medal Age Men's team Medal G S B T
1 Dezső Gyarmati 1927 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
20–36   Hungary FP 1948  , 1952  ,
1956  , 1960  ,
1964  
44–52   Hungary 1972  , 1976  ,
1980  
4 2 2 8 [14]
[112]
2 Ratko Rudić 1948 1.88 m
(6 ft 2 in)
32   Yugoslavia FP 1980   36–40   Yugoslavia 1984  , 1988   4 1 1 6 [114]
[109]
[110]
44–48   Italy 1992  , 1996  
64   Croatia 2012  
3 Dejan Savić 1975 1.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
25   Yugoslavia FP 2000   41–46   Serbia 2016  , 2020   2 1 2 5 [125]
29   Serbia and Montenegro FP 2004  
33   Serbia FP 2008  
4 Aleksandr Kabanov 1948 1.81 m
(5 ft 11 in)
24, 32   Soviet Union FP 1972  , 1980*   52–56   Russia 2000  , 2004   2 1 1 4 [119]
[120]
5 Vladimir Semyonov 1938 1.84 m
(6 ft 0 in)
22–30   Soviet Union FP 1960  , 1964  ,
1968  
34   Soviet Union 1972   1 2 1 4 [118]
6 Boris Popov 1941 1.81 m
(5 ft 11 in)
23   Soviet Union FP 1964   39, 47   Soviet Union 1980*  , 1988   1 0 3 4 [115]
[113]
51   Unified Team 1992  
7 Dezső Lemhényi 1917 30–34   Hungary FP 1948  , 1952   42   Hungary 1960   1 1 1 3 [126]
[127]
Ivo Trumbić 1935 1.97 m
(6 ft 6 in)
29–33   Yugoslavia FP 1964  , 1968   41   Netherlands 1976   1 1 1 3 [116]
[117]
Alessandro Campagna 1963 1.82 m
(6 ft 0 in)
29   Italy FP 1992   49–53   Italy 2012  , 2016   1 1 1 3 [123]
[124]
10 Terry Schroeder 1958 1.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
25–29   United States FP 1984*  , 1988   49   United States 2008   0 3 0 3 [121]
[122]
11 Gianni Lonzi 1938 1.82 m
(6 ft 0 in)
22   Italy FP 1960*   37   Italy 1976   1 1 0 2 [128]
[129]
12 Mario Majoni 1910 38   Italy FP 1948*   42   Italy 1952   1 0 1 2 [130]
[131]
Rk Person Birth Height Age Men's team Pos Medal Age Men's team Medal G S B T Ref
Player Head coach Total medals

Olympic and world champions (coaches) edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e At the 1948 Olympics, the water polo match between Italy and Yugoslavia in Group D, and the match between Egypt and Hungary in Group E were both replayed. For more details, please see here.
  2. ^ a b c d At the 1952 Olympics, the water polo match between the Netherlands and Yugoslavia in Group C was replayed. For more details, please see here.
  3. ^ a b c d e f At the 1932 Olympics, Brazil was disqualified after their players attacked the Hungarian referee at the end of their match against Germany. Their two matches were annulled. Therefore, Hungary and Japan won their games scheduled with Brazil, by forfeit. For more details, please see the Official Report of the 1932 Olympic Games (pp. 650–651), and here.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m In 1992, 12 of the 15 former Soviet Republics competed together as the Unified Team and marched under the Olympic Flag in the Barcelona Games.
  5. ^ a b c France had four teams compete in 1900. Bronze medals were given to the losers of both semifinals; France took both bronze. Bill Burgess, a member of one of the French bronze team was a British nationality, so later IOC attributed one bronze medal to Mixed team.
  6. ^ The Olympic Committee of the Soviet Union was formed on 21 April 1951, and was recognised by the International Olympic Committee on 7 May 1951.
  7. ^ a b c d e After the breakup of Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team participated at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, and won a bronze medal in 2000. In 2003, after the country was renamed from FR Yugoslavia to Serbia and Montenegro, the team was also renamed to "Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team". Despite the renaming of the country name, both team of FR Yugoslavia and team of Serbia and Montenegro represented the same national entity: a joint state of Montenegro and Serbia.
  8. ^ While Australia had qualified to compete as one of sixteen water polo teams, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) did not endorse them. The Australian players responded by paying their own way to travel to Mexico City, but the team were not allowed to compete. For more details, please see here (1, 2).
  9. ^ British team won gold medal in 1900. Victor Lindberg, a member of British team was a New Zealander, so later IOC attributed gold medal to Mixed team.
  10. ^ Previously, the International Olympic Committee and International Swimming Federation (FINA) considered the water polo event at the 1904 Olympics as a demonstration sport. However, in July 2021, after accepting the recommendation of Olympic historian Bill Mallon, the IOC recognized water polo along with several others as an official sport of the 1904 Olympic program.
  11. ^ a b Having drawn a bye in the first round and having received a walkover against Austria in the semi-final, the final was the only match that Great Britain played during the tournament.
  12. ^ a b c Average height of 9 players.
  13. ^ a b c Average weight of 8 players.
  14. ^ Average height of 11 players.
  15. ^ a b Average weight of 11 players.

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Official Results Books (IOC) edit

PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:

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  • Official Results Book – 2008 Olympic Games – Water Polo (download, archive)

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Olympedia edit

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  • 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)

External links edit

  • Olympic water polo – Official website

Men's Olympic water polo tournament statistics – top goalkeepers (all-time)