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Sweden men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics 
Summary
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Sweden men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Sweden men's national water polo team has participated in 8 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments.[1]
Abbreviations edit
| Apps | Appearances | Rk | Rank | Ref | Reference | Cap No. | Water polo cap number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Playing position | FP | Field player | GK | Goalkeeper | ISHOF | International Swimming Hall of Fame |
| L/R | Handedness | L | Left-handed | R | Right-handed | Oly debut | Olympic debut in water polo |
| (C) | Captain | p. | page | pp. | pages |
Team statistics edit
Comprehensive results by tournament edit
Notes:
- Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games.
- At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested, but only American contestants participated. Currently the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Swimming Federation (FINA) consider water polo event as part of unofficial program in 1904.
- Last updated: 5 May 2021.
- Legend
- 1 – Champions
- 2 – Runners-up
- 3 – Third place
- 4 – Fourth place
- — – The nation did not participate in the Games
- Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
- – Hosts
| Men's team[1] | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden
|
— | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total teams | 7 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||
Number of appearances edit
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
- Legend
- Year* – As host team
| Men's team[1] | Apps | Record streak |
Active streak |
Debut | Most recent |
Best finish | Confederation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden |
8 | 4 | 0 | 1908 | 1980 | Runners-up | Europe – LEN |
Best finishes edit
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
- Legend
- Year* – As host team
| Men's team[1] | Best finish | Apps | Confederation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden |
Runners-up (1912*) | 8 | Europe – LEN |
Finishes in the top four edit
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
- Legend
- Year* – As host team
| Men's team[1] | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden |
4 | 1 (1912*) | 2 (1908, 1920) | 1 (1924) | 1908 | 1924 |
Medal table edit
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
| Men's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Player statistics edit
Multiple appearances edit
The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of birth (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
- Number of five-time Olympians: 0
- Number of four-time Olympians: 0
- Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Multiple medalists edit
The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of receiving the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of receiving the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
- Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 4
- Last updated: 1 May 2021.
- Legend
- – Hosts
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) |
Medals | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | |||||||
| 1 | Robert Andersson | 1886 | FP | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 12 years (21/33) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [2] | |||
| Pontus Hanson | 1884 | FP | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 12 years (24/36) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [3] | ||||
| Harald Julin | 1890 | FP | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 12 years (18/30) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [4] | ||||
| Torsten Kumfeldt | 1886 | GK | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 12 years (22/34) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [5] | ||||
Top goalscorers edit
The following table is pre-sorted by number of total goals (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
- Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
- Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
- Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
- Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Goalkeepers edit
The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively.
Last updated: 1 April 2021.
- Legend
- – Hosts
| Year | Cap No. |
Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | ISHOF member |
Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1908  |
Torsten Kumfeldt | 1886 | 22 | The only goalkeeper in the squad | [5] | ||
1912  |
Torsten Kumfeldt (2) | 1886 | 26 | The only goalkeeper in the squad | [5] | ||
| 1920 |
Torsten Kumfeldt (3) | 1886 | 34 | [5] | |||
| Theodor Nauman | 1885 | 34 | [6] | ||||
| 1924 | Theodor Nauman (2) | 1885 | 38 | Starting goalkeeper | [6] | ||
| (Unknown) | |||||||
| 1936 | Åke Nauman | 1908 | 28 | Starting goalkeeper | [7] | ||
| (Unknown) | |||||||
| 1948 | Folke Eriksson | 1925 | 23 | [8] | |||
| Rune Öberg | 1922 | 25 | [9] | ||||
| 1952 | Rune Källqvist | 1929 | 22 | Starting goalkeeper | [10] | ||
| (Unknown) | |||||||
| 1980 | 1 | Anders Flodqvist | 1959 | 20 | Starting goalkeeper | [11] | |
| (Unknown) | |||||||
| Year | Cap No. |
Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | ISHOF member |
Note | Ref |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Robert Andersson". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Pontus Hanson". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Harald Julin". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Torsten Kumfeldt". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Theodor Nauman". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Åke Nauman". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Folke Eriksson". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Rune Öberg". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Rune Källqvist". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Anders Flodqvist". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
Sources edit
Official Reports (IOC) edit
PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:
- Official Report of the 1896 Olympic Games (download, archive)
- Official Report of the 1900 Olympic Games (download, archive)
- Official Report of the 1904 Olympic Games (download, archive)
- Official Report of the 1908 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 359–361)
- Official Report of the 1912 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 1021–1024, 1031–1037)
- Official Report of the 1920 Olympic Games (download, archive) (p. 130)
- Official Report of the 1924 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 439–440, 486–494)
- Official Report of the 1928 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 746–757, 797–807)
- Official Report of the 1932 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 619–623, 646–652)
- Official Report of the 1936 Olympic Games, v.2 (download, archive) (pp. 345–356)
- Official Report of the 1948 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 537–540, 640–647)
- Official Report of the 1952 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 600–608)
- Official Report of the 1956 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 592–594, 624–627)
- Official Report of the 1960 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 552–555, 617–634)
- Official Report of the 1964 Olympic Games, v.2 (download, archive) (pp. 682–698)
- Official Report of the 1968 Olympic Games, v.3 (download, archive) (pp. 449–466, 811–826)
- Official Report of the 1972 Olympic Games, v.3 (download, archive) (pp. 331, 353–365)
- Official Report of the 1976 Olympic Games, v.3 (download, archive) (pp. 446–447, 484–497)
- Official Report of the 1980 Olympic Games, v.3 (download, archive) (pp. 458, 495–510)
- Official Report of the 1984 Olympic Games, v.2 (download, archive) (pp. 528–534)
- Official Report of the 1988 Olympic Games, v.2 (download, archive) (pp. 590–598)
- Official Report of the 1992 Olympic Games, v.5 (download, archive) (pp. 354, 386–400)
- Official Report of the 1996 Olympic Games, v.3 (download, archive) (pp. 56–73)
Official Results Books (IOC) edit
PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:
- Official Results Book – 2000 Olympic Games – Water Polo (download, archive)
- Official Results Book – 2004 Olympic Games – Water Polo (download, archive)
- Official Results Book – 2008 Olympic Games – Water Polo (download, archive)
PDF documents on the FINA website:
- Official Results Book – 2012 Olympic Games – Diving, Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo (archive) (pp. 284–507)
PDF documents in the Olympic World Library:
- Official Results Book – 2016 Olympic Games – Water Polo (archive)
PDF documents on the International Olympic Committee website:
- Official Results Book – 2020 Olympic Games – Water Polo (archive)
Official Reports (FINA) edit
PDF documents on the FINA website:
- HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics (as of September 2019) (archive) (pp. 4–13)
- 1870–2020 | 150 years of Water Polo – Evolution of its rules (archive)
Official website (IOC) edit
Water polo on the International Olympic Committee website:
- Water polo
- Men's water polo
Olympedia edit
Water polo on the Olympedia website:
- Water polo Archived 2021-12-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Men's water polo
- Athlete count for water polo
- Water polo venues
- Water polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1904 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1908 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1912 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1932 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1964 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1972 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1976 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1992 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1996 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Sports Reference edit
Water polo on the Sports Reference website:
- Country Medal Leaders & Athlete Medal Leaders (1900–2016) (archived)
- Men's water polo (1900–2016) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1900 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1904 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1908 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1912 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1920 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1924 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1928 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1932 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1936 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1948 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1952 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1956 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1960 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1964 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1968 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1972 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1976 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1980 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1984 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1988 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1992 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 1996 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 2000 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 2004 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 2008 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 2012 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 2016 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
- Water polo at the 2020 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Todor66 edit
Water polo on the Todor66 website:
- Water polo at the Summer Games
- Water polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1904 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1908 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1912 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1932 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1964 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
- Water polo at the 1972 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
- Water polo at the 1976 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's European qualification)
- Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's European qualification, men's world qualification)
- Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
- Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
- Water polo at the 1992 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
- Water polo at the 1996 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
- Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
- Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
- Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
- Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
- Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
- Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
ISHOF edit
International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) website:
- Honorees Listed by Category – Water Polo
- Honorees Listed by Category – Coaches
- Honorees Listed by Category – Contributors
- Honorees by Country
- Honorees By Last Name
External links edit
- Sweden men's national water polo team – Official website
- Olympic water polo – Official website