United States men's Olympic water polo team results

Summary

This article contains lists of results of the United States men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics. The lists are updated as of March 30, 2020.

Basics edit

Men's water polo tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1900. The United States has participated in 22 of 27 tournaments. The United States team is the only non-European squad to win medals in the men's Olympic water polo tournament.[1]

Best results:

Latest medal:

Results edit

1900 Summer Olympics edit

  • Number of participating nations: 4
  • Host city:   Paris
  • Final Ranking: Did not participate

1904 Summer Olympics edit

Match # Round Date Result Notes Ref
Match 1/2 Semi-Finals Sep 5, 1904 NYAC 5–0 CAA Demonstration event [2][3]
Match 2/2 Final Round Sep 6, 1904 NYAC 6–0 MAC

1908 Summer Olympics edit

  • Number of participating nations: 4
  • Host city:   London
  • Final Ranking: Did not participate

1912 Summer Olympics edit

  • Number of participating nations: 6
  • Host city:   Stockholm
  • Final Ranking: Did not participate

1920 Summer Olympics edit

  • Number of participating nations: 12
  • Host city:   Antwerp
  • Final Ranking: 4th place
Match # Round Date Opponent Result Goals Ref
For Against Diff.
Match 1/5 Quarter-Finals Aug 24, 1920   Greece Won 7 0 7 [4][5]
Match 2/5 Semi-Finals Aug 26, 1920   Great Britain Lost 2 7 -5
Match 3/5 Second-Place Tournament Aug 28, 1920   Spain Won 5 0 5
Match 4/5 Second-Place Tournament Aug 28, 1920   Belgium Lost 2 7 -5
Match 5/5 Third-Place Tournament Aug 29, 1920   Sweden Lost 2 5 -3

1924 Summer Olympics edit

  • Number of participating nations: 13
  • Host city:   Paris
  • Final Ranking: 3rd place (  Bronze medal)
Match # Round Date Opponent Result Goals Ref
For Against Diff.
Match 1/5 Round One Jul 13, 1924   France Lost 1 3 -2 [6][7]
Match 2/5 Second-Place Tournament Jul 18, 1924   Netherlands Won 4 2 2
Match 3/5 Second-Place Tournament Jul 19, 1924   Belgium Lost 1 2 -1
Match 4/5 Second-Place Tournament Jul 20, 1924   Belgium Lost 1 2 -1
Match 5/5 Third-Place Tournament Jul 20, 1924   Sweden Won 3 2 1

1928 Summer Olympics edit

  • Number of participating nations: 14
  • Host city:   Amsterdam
  • Final Ranking: 7th place
Match # Round Date Opponent Result Goals Ref
For Against Diff.
Match 1/3 Quarter-Finals Aug 6, 1928   Hungary Lost 0 5 -5 [8][9]
Match 2/3 Third-Place Tournament Aug 8, 1928   Malta Won 10 0 10
Match 3/3 Third-Place Tournament Aug 11, 1928   France Lost 1 2 -1

1932 Summer Olympics edit

  • Number of participating nations: 5
  • Host city:   Los Angeles
  • Final Ranking: 3rd place (  Bronze medal)
Match # Round Date Opponent Result Goals Ref
For Against Diff.
Match 1/4 Round-Robin Aug 6, 1932   Brazil Won 6 1 5 [10][11]
Match 2/4 Round-Robin Aug 7, 1932   Japan Won 10 0 10
Match 3/4 Round-Robin Aug 9, 1932   Germany Ties 4 4 0
Match 4/4 Round-Robin Aug 11, 1932   Hungary Lost 0 7 -7

1936 Summer Olympics edit

  • Number of participating nations: 16
  • Host city:   Berlin
  • Final Ranking: 9th place
Match # Round Date Opponent Result Goals Ref
For Against Diff.
Match 1/3 Group A Aug 8, 1936   Netherlands Lost 2 3 -1 [12][13]
Match 2/3 Group A Aug 9, 1936   Uruguay Won 2 1 1
Match 3/3 Group A Aug 10, 1936   Belgium Lost 3 4 -1

1948 Summer Olympics edit

  • Number of participating nations: 18
  • Host city:   London
  • Final Ranking: 11th place
Match # Round Date Opponent Result Goals Ref
For Against Diff.
Match 1/3 Group A Jul 30, 1948   Uruguay Won 7 0 7 [14][15]
Match 2/3 Group A Jul 31, 1948   Belgium Ties 4 4 0
Match 3/3 Group A Aug 3, 1948   Sweden Lost 0 7 -7

1952 Summer Olympics edit

  • Number of participating nations: 21
  • Host city:   Helsinki
  • Final Ranking: 4th place
Match # Round Date Opponent Result Goals Ref
For Against Diff.
Match 1/9 Qualifying Round Jul 25, 1952   Sweden Lost 1 5 -4 [16][17]
Match 2/9 Qualifying Round Jul 26, 1952   Romania Won 6 3 3
Match 3/9 Group A Jul 27, 1952   Great Britain Won 8 3 5
Match 4/9 Group A Jul 28, 1952   Italy Lost 4 5 -1
Match 5/9 Group A Jul 29, 1952   Austria Won 4 1 3
Match 6/9 Group A Jul 30, 1952   Belgium Won 4 2 2
Match 7/9 Group A Jul 31, 1952   Spain Won 6 4 2
Match 8/9 Final Round Aug 1, 1952   Yugoslavia Lost 2 4 -2
Match 9/9 Final Round Aug 2, 1952   Hungary Lost 0 4 -4

1956 Summer Olympics edit

  • Number of participating nations: 10
  • Host city:   Melbourne
  • Final Ranking: 5th place
Match # Round Date Opponent Result Goals Ref
For Against Diff.
Match 1/6 Group B Nov 28, 1956   Great Britain Won 5 3 2 [18][19]
Match 2/6 Group B Nov 30, 1956   Hungary Lost 2 6 -4
Match 3/6 Final Round Dec 1, 1956   Yugoslavia Lost 1 5 -4
Match 4/6 Final Round Dec 3, 1956   Germany Won 4 3 1
Match 5/6 Final Round Dec 4, 1956   Italy Lost 2 3 -1
Match 6/6 Final Round Dec 5, 1956   Soviet Union Lost 1 3 -2

1960 Summer Olympics edit

  • Number of participating nations: 16
  • Host city:   Rome
  • Final Ranking: 7th place
Match # Round Date Opponent Result Goals Ref
For Against Diff.
Match 1/7 Group D Aug 26, 1960   Hungary Lost 2 7 -5 [20][21]
Match 2/7 Group D Aug 27, 1960   France Won 10 4 6
Match 3/7 Group D Aug 29, 1960   Belgium Won 5 2 3
Match 4/7 Semifinal Round Aug 31, 1960   Yugoslavia Lost 2 6 -4
Match 5/7 Semifinal Round Sep 1, 1960   Netherlands Won 7 6 1
Match 6/7 Classification Round 5-8 Sep 2, 1960   Germany Lost 3 4 -1
Match 7/7 Classification Round 5-8 Sep 3, 1960   Romania Lost 4 6 -2

1964 Summer Olympics edit

  • Number of participating nations: 13
  • Host city:   Tokyo
  • Final Ranking: 9th place
Match # Round Date Opponent Result Goals Ref
For Against Diff.
Match 1/3 Group C Oct 11, 1964   Yugoslavia Lost 1 2 -1 [22][23]
Match 2/3 Group C Oct 12, 1964   Brazil Won 7 1 6
Match 3/3 Group C Oct 13, 1964   Netherlands Lost 4 6 -2

1968 Summer Olympics edit

  • Number of participating nations: 15
  • Host city:   Mexico City
  • Final Ranking: 5th place
Match # Round Date Opponent Result Goals Ref
For Against Diff.
Match 1/8 Group A Oct 14, 1968   Brazil Won 10 5 5 [24][25]
Match 2/8 Group A Oct 16, 1968   Spain Won 10 7 3
Match 3/8 Group A Oct 17, 1968   Cuba Ties 6 6 0
Match 4/8 Group A Oct 19, 1968   Hungary Lost 1 5 -4
Match 5/8 Group A Oct 21, 1968   Soviet Union Lost 3 8 -5
Match 6/8 Group A Oct 22, 1968   West Germany Won 7 5 2
Match 7/8 Classification Round 5-8 Oct 24, 1968   Netherlands Won 6 3 3
Match 8/8 Final Round Oct 25, 1968   East Germany Won 6 4 2

1972 Summer Olympics edit

  • Number of participating nations: 16
  • Host city:   Munich
  • Final Ranking: 3rd place (  Bronze medal)
Match # Round Date Opponent Result Goals Ref
For Against Diff.
Match 1/9 Group A Aug 27, 1972   Romania Won 4 3 1 [26][27]
Match 2/9 Group A Aug 28, 1972   Cuba Won 7 6 1
Match 3/9 Group A Aug 29, 1972   Canada Won 8 1 7
Match 4/9 Group A Aug 30, 1972   Mexico Won 7 5 2
Match 5/9 Group A Aug 31, 1972   Yugoslavia Won 5 3 2
Match 6/9 Final Round Sep 1, 1972   West Germany Ties 4 4 0
Match 7/9 Final Round Sep 2, 1972   Hungary Lost 3 5 -2
Match 8/9 Final Round Sep 3, 1972   Soviet Union Ties 6 6 0
Match 9/9 Final Round Sep 4, 1972   Italy Won 6 5 1

1976 Summer Olympics edit

  • Number of participating nations: 12
  • Host city:   Montreal
  • Final Ranking: Did not qualify

1980 Summer Olympics edit

1984 Summer Olympics edit

  • Number of participating nations: 12
  • Host city:   Los Angeles
  • Final Ranking: 2nd place (  Silver medal)
Match # Round Date Opponent Result Goals Ref
For Against Diff.
Match 1/7 Group B Aug 1, 1984   Greece Won 12 5 7 [28][29]
Match 2/7 Group B Aug 2, 1984   Brazil Won 10 4 6
Match 3/7 Group B Aug 3, 1984   Spain Won 10 8 2
Match 4/7 Final Round Aug 6, 1984   Netherlands Won 8 7 1
Match 5/7 Final Round Aug 7, 1984   Australia Won 12 7 5
Match 6/7 Final Round Aug 9, 1984   West Germany Won 8 7 1
Match 7/7 Final Round Aug 10, 1984   Yugoslavia Ties 5 5 0

1988 Summer Olympics edit

  • Number of participating nations: 12
  • Host city:   Seoul
  • Final Ranking: 2nd place (  Silver medal)
Match # Round Date Opponent Result Goals Ref
For Against Diff.
Match 1/7 Group B Sep 21, 1988   Yugoslavia Won 7 6 1 [30][31]
Match 2/7 Group B Sep 22, 1988   Spain Lost 7 9 -2
Match 3/7 Group B Sep 23, 1988   China Won 14 7 7
Match 4/7 Group B Sep 26, 1988   Greece Won 18 9 9
Match 5/7 Group B Sep 27, 1988   Hungary Won 10 9 1
Match 6/7 Semi-Finals Sep 30, 1988   Soviet Union Won 8 7 1
Match 7/7 Final Round Oct 1, 1988   Yugoslavia Lost 7 9 -2

1992 Summer Olympics edit

  • Number of participating nations: 12
  • Host city:   Barcelona
  • Final Ranking: 4th place
Match # Round Date Opponent Result Goals Ref
For Against Diff.
Match 1/7 Group A Aug 1, 1992   Australia Won 8 4 4 [32][33]
Match 2/7 Group A Aug 2, 1992   Czechoslovakia Won 9 3 6
Match 3/7 Group A Aug 3, 1992   France Won 11 7 4
Match 4/7 Group A Aug 5, 1992   Unified Team Lost 5 8 -3
Match 5/7 Group A Aug 6, 1992   Germany Won 7 2 5
Match 6/7 Semi-Finals Aug 8, 1992   Spain Lost 4 6 -2
Match 7/7 Final Round Aug 9, 1992   Unified Team Lost 4 8 -4

1996 Summer Olympics edit

  • Number of participating nations: 12
  • Host city:   Atlanta
  • Final Ranking: 7th place
Match # Round Date Opponent Result Goals Ref
For Against Diff.
Match 1/8 Group B Jul 20, 1996   Italy Lost 7 10 -3 [34][35]
Match 2/8 Group B Jul 21, 1996   Greece Won 9 7 2
Match 3/8 Group B Jul 22, 1996   Ukraine Won 9 7 2
Match 4/8 Group B Jul 23, 1996   Romania Won 10 5 5
Match 5/8 Group B Jul 24, 1996   Croatia Won 10 8 2
Match 6/8 Quarter-Finals Jul 26, 1996   Spain Lost 4 5 -1
Match 7/8 Classification Round 5-8 Jul 27, 1996   Greece Lost 6 7 -1
Match 8/8 Final Round Jul 28, 1996   Serbia and Montenegro Won 12 8 4

2000 Summer Olympics edit

  • Number of participating nations: 12
  • Host city:   Sydney
  • Final Ranking: 6th place
Match # Round Date Opponent Result Goals Ref
For Against Diff.
Match 1/8 Group B Sep 23, 2000   Croatia Lost 7 10 -3 [36][37]
Match 2/8 Group B Sep 24, 2000   Serbia and Montenegro Lost 5 8 -3
Match 3/8 Group B Sep 25, 2000   Netherlands Won 12 8 4
Match 4/8 Group B Sep 26, 2000   Hungary Lost 9 10 -1
Match 5/8 Group B Sep 27, 2000   Greece Won 9 3 6
Match 6/8 Quarter-Finals Sep 29, 2000   Russia Lost 10 11 -1
Match 7/8 Classification Round 5-8 Sep 30, 2000   Croatia Won 9 8 1
Match 8/8 Final Round Oct 1, 2000   Italy Lost 8 10 -2

2004 Summer Olympics edit

  • Number of participating nations: 12
  • Host city:   Athens
  • Final Ranking: 7th place
Match # Round Date Opponent Result Goals Ref
For Against Diff.
Match 1/7 Group A Aug 15, 2004   Croatia Won 7 6 1 [38][39]
Match 2/7 Group A Aug 17, 2004   Kazakhstan Won 9 6 3
Match 3/7 Group A Aug 19, 2004   Hungary Lost 5 7 -2
Match 4/7 Group A Aug 21, 2004   Russia Lost 7 9 -2
Match 5/7 Group A Aug 23, 2004   Serbia and Montenegro Lost 4 9 -5
Match 6/7 Classification Round 7-10 Aug 27, 2004   Australia Won 6 5 1
Match 7/7 Final Round Aug 29, 2004   Italy Won 9 8 1

2008 Summer Olympics edit

  • Number of participating nations: 12
  • Host city:   Beijing
  • Final Ranking: 2nd place (  Silver medal)
Match # Round Date Opponent Result Goals Ref
For Against Diff.
Match 1/7 Group B Aug 10, 2008   China Won 8 4 4 [40][41]
Match 2/7 Group B Aug 12, 2008   Italy Won 12 11 1
Match 3/7 Group B Aug 14, 2008   Serbia Lost 2 4 -2
Match 4/7 Group B Aug 16, 2008   Croatia Won 7 5 2
Match 5/7 Group B Aug 18, 2008   Germany Won 8 7 1
Match 6/7 Semi-Finals Aug 22, 2008   Serbia Won 10 5 5
Match 7/7 Final Round Aug 24, 2008   Hungary Lost 10 14 -4

2012 Summer Olympics edit

  • Number of participating nations: 12
  • Host city:   London
  • Final Ranking: 8th place
Match # Round Date Opponent Result Goals Ref
For Against Diff.
Match 1/8 Group B Jul 29, 2012   Montenegro Won 8 7 1 [42]
Match 2/8 Group B Jul 31, 2012   Romania Won 10 8 2
Match 3/8 Group B Aug 2, 2012   Great Britain Won 13 7 6
Match 4/8 Group B Aug 4, 2012   Serbia Lost 6 11 -5
Match 5/8 Group B Aug 6, 2012   Hungary Lost 6 11 -5
Match 6/8 Quarter-Finals Aug 8, 2012   Croatia Lost 2 8 -6
Match 7/8 Classification Round 5-8 Aug 10, 2012   Spain Lost 7 8 -1
Match 8/8 Final Round Aug 12, 2012   Australia Lost 9 10 -1

2016 Summer Olympics edit

  • Number of participating nations: 12
  • Host city:   Rio de Janeiro
  • Final Ranking: 10th place
Match # Round Date Opponent Result Goals Ref
For Against Diff.
Match 1/5 Group B Aug 6, 2016   Croatia Lost 5 7 -2 [43]
Match 2/5 Group B Aug 8, 2016   Spain Lost 9 10 -1
Match 3/5 Group B Aug 10, 2016   France Won 6 3 3
Match 4/5 Group B Aug 12, 2016   Montenegro Lost 5 8 -3
Match 5/5 Group B Aug 14, 2016   Italy Won 10 7 3

Statistics edit

By tournament edit

The following table shows results of the United States men's national water polo team at the Olympic Games by tournament.

Games MP W D L GF GA GD Win % Finish Ref
  1900 Paris Did not participate
  1904 St. Louis Demonstration event
  1908 London Did not participate
  1912 Stockholm Did not participate
  1920 Antwerp 5 2 0 3 18 19 -1 40.00% 4th of 12 [4][5][44]
  1924 Paris 5 2 0 3 10 11 -1 40.00% 3rd of 13 [6][7][45]
  1928 Amsterdam 3 1 0 2 11 7 +4 33.33% 7th of 14 [8][9][46]
  1932 Los Angeles 4 2 1 1 20 12 +8 50.00% 3rd of 5 [10][11][47]
  1936 Berlin 3 1 0 2 7 8 -1 33.33% 9th of 16 [12][13][48]
  1948 London 3 1 1 1 11 11 0 33.33% 11th of 18 [14][15][49]
  1952 Helsinki 9 5 0 4 35 31 +4 55.56% 4th of 21 [16][17][50]
  1956 Melbourne 6 2 0 4 15 23 -8 33.33% 5th of 10 [18][19][51]
  1960 Rome 7 3 0 4 33 35 -2 42.86% 7th of 16 [20][21][52]
  1964 Tokyo 3 1 0 2 12 9 +3 33.33% 9th of 13 [22][23][53]
  1968 Mexico City 8 5 1 2 49 43 +6 62.50% 5th of 15 [24][25][54]
  1972 Munich 9 6 2 1 50 38 +12 66.67% 3rd of 16 [26][27][55]
  1976 Montreal Did not qualify
  1980 Moscow Qualified but withdrew
  1984 Los Angeles 7 6 1 0 65 43 +22 85.71% 2nd of 12 [28][29][56]
  1988 Seoul 7 5 0 2 71 56 +15 71.43% 2nd of 12 [30][31][57]
  1992 Barcelona 7 4 0 3 48 38 +10 57.14% 4th of 12 [32][33][58]
  1996 Atlanta 8 5 0 3 67 57 +10 62.50% 7th of 12 [34][35][59]
  2000 Sydney 8 3 0 5 69 68 +1 37.50% 6th of 12 [36][37][60]
  2004 Athens 7 4 0 3 47 50 -3 57.14% 7th of 12 [38][39][61]
  2008 Beijing 7 5 0 2 57 50 +7 71.43% 2nd of 12 [40][41][62]
  2012 London 8 3 0 5 61 70 -9 37.50% 8th of 12 [42][63]
  2016 Rio de Janeiro 5 2 0 3 35 35 0 40.00% 10th of 12 [43][64]
Total 129 68 6 55 791 714 +77 52.71%
Games MP W D L GF GA GD Win % Finish Ref

Historical progression of the best finish edit

The following table shows the historical progression of the best finish at the Olympic Games.

Best finish Achievement Games Date Duration of record Ref
4th Set record   1920 Antwerp Aug 29, 1920 3 years, 326 days [4][5][44]
3rd Broke record   1924 Paris Jul 20, 1924 60 years, 21 days [6][7][45]
Tied record   1932 Los Angeles Aug 13, 1932 [10][11][47]
Tied record   1972 Munich Sep 4, 1972 [26][27][55]
2nd Broke record   1984 Los Angeles Aug 10, 1984 39 years, 252 days [28][29][56]
Tied record   1988 Seoul Oct 1, 1988 [30][31][57]
Tied record   2008 Beijing Aug 24, 2008 [40][41][62]

By opponent edit

The following tables show results of the United States men's national water polo team at the Olympic Games by opponent.

Continent Medals First Latest MP W D L GF GA GD Win % Confederation
Teams from Americas 0 1936 1984 10 9 1 0 70 30 +40 90.00% ASUA
Teams from Asia 0 1932 2008 4 4 0 0 41 17 +24 100.00% AASF
Teams from Europe 73 1920 2016 111 52 5 54 645 641 +4 46.85% LEN
Teams from Oceania 0 1984 2012 4 3 0 1 35 26 +9 75.00% OSA
Total 73 1920 2016 129 68 6 55 791 714 +77 52.71%
Team Medals First Latest MP W D L GF GA GD Win % Confederation
  Australia 0 1984 2012 4 3 0 1 35 26 +9 75.00% OSA
  Austria 0 1952 1952 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00% LEN
  Belgium^ 6 1920 1932 7 2 1 4 20 23 -3 28.57% LEN
  Brazil 0 1964 1984 4 4 0 0 33 11 +22 100.00% ASUA
  Canada 0 1972 1972 1 1 0 0 8 1 +7 100.00% ASUA
  China 0 1988 2008 2 2 0 0 22 11 +11 100.00% AASF
  Croatia^ 3 1996 2016 7 4 0 3 47 52 -5 57.14% LEN
  Cuba 0 1968 1972 2 1 1 0 13 12 +1 50.00% ASUA
  Czechoslovakia 0 1992 1992 1 1 0 0 9 3 +6 100.00% LEN
  East Germany 0 1968 1968 1 1 0 0 6 4 +2 100.00% LEN
  France^ 4 1924 2016 5 3 0 2 29 19 +10 60.00% LEN
  Germany^ 3 1932 2008 5 3 1 1 26 20 +6 60.00% LEN
  Great Britain^ 4 1920 2012 4 3 0 1 28 20 +8 75.00% LEN
  Greece 0 1920 2000 6 5 0 1 61 31 +30 83.33% LEN
  Hungary^ 15 1928 2012 12 1 0 11 48 90 -42 8.33% LEN
  Italy^ 8 1952 2016 8 4 0 4 58 59 -1 50.00% LEN
  Japan 0 1932 1932 1 1 0 0 10 0 +10 100.00% AASF
  Kazakhstan 0 2004 2004 1 1 0 0 9 6 +3 100.00% AASF
  Malta 0 1928 1928 1 1 0 0 10 0 +10 100.00% LEN
  Mexico 0 1972 1972 1 1 0 0 7 5 +2 100.00% ASUA
  Montenegro 0 2012 2016 2 1 0 1 13 15 -2 50.00% LEN
  Netherlands^ 2 1924 2000 7 5 0 2 43 35 +8 71.43% LEN
  Romania 0 1952 2012 5 4 0 1 34 25 +9 80.00% LEN
  Russia^ 2 2000 2004 2 0 0 2 17 20 -3 0.00% LEN
  Serbia^ 3 2008 2012 3 1 0 2 18 20 -2 33.33% LEN
  Serbia and Montenegro^† 1 1996 2004 3 1 0 2 21 25 -4 33.33% LEN
  Soviet Union^† 7 1956 1988 4 1 1 2 18 24 -6 25.00% LEN
  Spain^ 2 1920 2016 9 4 0 5 62 57 +5 44.44% LEN
  Sweden^ 3 1920 1952 4 1 0 3 6 19 -13 25.00% LEN
  Ukraine 0 1996 1996 1 1 0 0 9 7 +2 100.00% LEN
  Unified Team^† 1 1992 1992 2 0 0 2 9 16 -7 0.00% LEN
  Uruguay 0 1936 1948 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 100.00% ASUA
  West Germany^† 1 1968 1984 3 2 1 0 19 16 +3 66.67% LEN
  Yugoslavia^† 8 1952 1988 8 2 1 5 30 40 -10 25.00% LEN
Total 73 1920 2016 129 68 6 55 791 714 +77 52.71%
Team Medals First Latest MP W D L GF GA GD Win % Confederation

^Teams that have won at least one Olympic medal are shown in bold.
Defunct teams are shown in italic.

Records edit

Victories, ties and defeats edit

  • Biggest victory in an Olympic match
    • 10–0 vs.   Malta, Aug 8, 1928
    • 10–0 vs.   Japan, Aug 7, 1932
  • Biggest home victory in an Olympic match
    • 10–0 vs.   Japan, Aug 7, 1932
  • Heaviest defeat in an Olympic match
    • 0–7 vs.   Hungary, Aug 11, 1932
    • 0–7 vs.   Sweden, Aug 3, 1948
  • Heaviest home defeat in an Olympic match
    • 0–7 vs.   Hungary, Aug 11, 1932
  • Most consecutive victories in an Olympic tournament
  • Most consecutive victories at the Olympic Games
  • Most consecutive matches without defeat in an Olympic tournament
  • Most consecutive matches without defeat at the Olympic Games
  • Most matches without victory in an Olympic tournament
  • Most consecutive matches without victory in an Olympic tournament
  • Most consecutive matches without victory at the Olympic Games
    • 7, Aug 4, 2012 vs.   Serbia – Aug 8, 2016 vs.   Spain

Goals for and against edit

  • Most goals for in an Olympic match
    • 18–9 vs.   Greece, Sep 26, 1988
  • Least goals for in an Olympic match
    • 0–5 vs.   Hungary, Aug 6, 1928
    • 0–7 vs.   Hungary, Aug 11, 1932
    • 0–7 vs.   Sweden, Aug 3, 1948
    • 0–4 vs.   Hungary, Aug 2, 1952
  • Most goals against in an Olympic match
    • 10–14 vs.   Hungary, Aug 24, 2008
  • Least goals against in an Olympic match
    • 7–0 vs.   Greece, Aug 24, 1920
    • 5–0 vs.   Spain, Aug 28, 1920
    • 10–0 vs.   Malta, Aug 8, 1928
    • 10–0 vs.   Japan, Aug 7, 1932
    • 7–0 vs.   Uruguay, Jul 30, 1948
  • Most consecutive matches scoring at the Olympic Games
  • Most consecutive matches conceding a goal at the Olympic Games
    • 108, Jul 31, 1948 vs.   Belgium – Aug 14, 2016 vs.   Italy

See also edit

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