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This is: a list of records and statistics of the men's Olympic water polo tournament since the inaugural official edition in 1900.
Abbreviationsβ»
Rk | Rank | Ref | Reference | (C) | Captain |
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Pos | Playing position | FP | Field player | GK | Goalkeeper |
L/R | Handedness | L | Left-handed | R | Right-handed |
p. | page | pp. | pages |
General statisticsβ»
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 β Olympic winning streak (winning three/more Olympic titles in a row)
- Team β Winning all matches during the tournament
- Team β Host team
- Team β Defunct team
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 β Olympic winning streak
- Team β Winning all matches during the tournament
- Team β Host team
- Team β Defunct team
- Player β Player who won the tournament with his team
- Eff % β Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Confederation statisticsβ»
Best performances by tournamentβ»
This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament. Last updated: 8 August 2021.
Note: italic number in header means unofficial tournament was held.
- Legend
- 1 β Champions
- 2 β Runners-up
- 3 β Third place
- 4 β Fourth place
- Q β 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 |
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Africa β CANA | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 7 | 10 | β | 9 | 12 | 15 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 12 | β | β | β | 12 | |
Americas β UANA | β | β | β | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | |
Asia β AASF | β | β | β | β | β | β | 4 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 12 | β | 9 | 11 | β | β | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | |
Europe β LEN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Oceania β OSA | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 18 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 10 | β | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | β | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
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 performancesβ»
This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation at the Olympics. Last updated: 8 August 2021.
- Legend
- Year β As host team
- Team β Defunct team
Confederation | Best performance | Men's team |
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Africa β CANA | 7th | Egypt (1948) |
Americas β UANA | 2nd | United States (1984, 1988, 2008) |
Asia β AASF | 4th | Japan (1932) |
Europe β 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 β OSA | 5th | Australia (1984, 1992) |
Team statisticsβ»
Comprehensive team results by tournamentβ»
Note: Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Numbers referββto 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 β Champions
- 2 β Runners-up
- 3 β Third place
- 4 β Fourth place
- β Qualified but were not allowedββto compete
- β Disqualified
- β β The nation did not participate in the Games
- Q β Qualified for forthcoming tournament
- β Hosts
- = β More than one team tied for that rank
- Team β Defunct team
- Abbreviation
- stats β Olympic water polo team statistics
- EUA β United Team of Germany
- FRG β West Germany
- FRY β FR Yugoslavia
- GDR β East Germany
- SCG β Serbia and Montenegro
Africa β CANA (2 teams) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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Egypt (stats) | β | β | β | β | 7 | 10 | β | 13 | 12 | 15 | β | 12 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
South Africa | β | 14 | 9 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 12 | WD | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Americas β UANA (8 teams) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
Argentina | β | β | 13 | 10 | 16 | 11 | β | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Brazil (stats) | β | β | β | β | 6 | β | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Canada (stats) | 16 | 9 | β | 10 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chile | β | β | β | β | 17 | β | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cuba | β | β | β | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | β | β | 8 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Mexico | β | β | β | β | 18 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
United States (stats) | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | β | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | Q | 23 | |||||
Uruguay | β | β | β | β | β | 13 | 16 | β | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Asia β AASF (7 teams) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
China | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 9 | 11 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||
India | β | β | β | 12 | 21 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iran | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 12 | β | β | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Japan (stats) | β | β | β | 4 | 14 | β | 14 | 11 | 12 | 15 | β | 11 | 12 | 10 | Q | 10 | ||||||||||||||
Kazakhstan (stats) | β | β | β | β | β | Part of Soviet Union | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Singapore | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 10 | β | β | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
South Korea | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 12 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Europe β LEN (34 teams) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
Austria | 4 | β | 7 | 13 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belgium (stats) | 2 | β | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 11 | 12 | β | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Croatia (stats) | β | β | β | β | Part of Yugoslavia | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Q | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | β | β | β | β | 12 | 6 | 10 | 11 | β | 12 | Defunct | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
East Germany | Part of Germany | P. of EUA | 6 | β | Part of Germany | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
France (stats) | 3 | β | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | Q | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany (stats) | =5 | β | β | 1 | 2 | 2 | β | 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 | β | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | β | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | Q | 24 | |||
Iceland | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ireland | β | β | β | β | β | 9 | 14 | β | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Italy (stats) | β | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Q | 22 | ||||||
Luxembourg | β | β | β | 11 | β | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malta | β | β | β | β | β | β | 8 | β | 16 | β | β | β | β | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Montenegro (stats) | β | β | β | β | 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) | β | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 17 | |||||||||||
Portugal | β | β | β | 20 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Romania (stats) | β | β | β | β | β | β | 17 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | Q | 10 | |||||||||||||
Russia (stats) | β | β | β | β | β | Part of Soviet Union | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Serbia (stats) | β | β | β | Part of Yugoslavia | P. of FRY / SCG | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Q | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Serbia and Montenegro (stats) | β | β | β | β | Part of Yugoslavia | See FRY | 2 | Defunct | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Slovakia | β | β | β | β | Part of Czechoslovakia | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Soviet Union (stats) | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | β | 3 | Defunct | 9 | ||||||||
Spain (stats) | β | β | β | 7 | 10 | 9 | β | 8 | 8 | β | 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) | β | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | β | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | Part of Soviet Union | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Unified Team (stats) | β | β | β | β | β | 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 | β | 3 | 4 | Part of Germany | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia (stats) | β | β | β | β | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Defunct | 12 | ||||||||||||
Yugoslavia (stats) | β | β | β | β | Part of Yugoslavia | β | 8 | 3 | Defunct | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Oceania β OSA (1 team) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
Australia (stats) | β | β | 18 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 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 teamβ»
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 β As host team
- Team β Defunct team
- Apps β Appearances
- stats β Olympic water polo team statistics
Rk | Men's team | Apps | Record streak |
Active streak |
Debut | Most recent |
Best finish | Confederation |
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1 | Hungary (stats) | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1912 | 2020 | Champions | Europe β LEN |
2 | United States (stats) | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1920 | 2020 | Runners-up | Americas β UANA |
3 | Italy (stats) | 21 | 19 | 19 | 1920 | 2020 | Champions | Europe β LEN |
4 | Spain (stats) | 18 | 11 | 11 | 1920 | 2020 | Champions | Europe β LEN |
5 | Netherlands (stats) | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1908 | 2000 | Third place | Europe β LEN |
Australia (stats) | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1948 | 2020 | Fifth place | Oceania β OSA | |
7 | Greece (stats) | 16 | 11 | 11 | 1920 | 2020 | Runners-up | Europe β LEN |
8 | Yugoslavia (stats) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1936 | 1988 | Champions | Europe β LEN |
9 | Belgium (stats) | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1900 | 1964 | Runners-up | Europe β LEN |
Great Britain (stats) | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1900 | 2012 | Champions | Europe β LEN | |
France (stats) | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1900 | 2016 | Champions | Europe β LEN | |
12 | Soviet Union (stats) | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1952 | 1988 | Champions | Europe β LEN |
Germany (stats) | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1900 | 2008 | Champions | Europe β LEN | |
Romania (stats) | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1952 | 2012 | Fourth place | Europe β LEN | |
Japan (stats) | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1932 | 2020 | Fourth place | Asia β AASF | |
16 | Sweden (stats) | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1908 | 1980 | Runners-up | Europe β LEN |
Brazil (stats) | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1920 | 2016 | Sixth place | Americas β UANA | |
18 | Croatia (stats) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1996 | 2020 | Champions | Europe β LEN |
19 | Egypt (stats) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1948 | 2004 | Seventh place | Africa β CANA |
20 | Switzerland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1920 | 1948 | Eleventh place | Europe β LEN |
West Germany (stats) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1968 | 1988 | Third place | Europe β LEN | |
Czechoslovakia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1920 | 1992 | Sixth place | Europe β LEN | |
Cuba | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1968 | 1992 | Fifth place | Americas β UANA | |
24 | Argentina | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1928 | 1960 | Tenth place | Americas β UANA |
Mexico | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1952 | 1976 | Tenth place | Americas β UANA | |
Canada (stats) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1972 | 2008 | Ninth place | Americas β UANA | |
Kazakhstan (stats) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2000 | 2020 | Ninth place | Asia β AASF | |
Montenegro (stats) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2008 | 2020 | Fourth place | Europe β LEN | |
Serbia (stats) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2008 | 2020 | Champions | Europe β LEN | |
30 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1912 | 1952 | Fourth place | Europe β LEN |
United Team of Germany (stats) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1956 | 1964 | Sixth place | Europe β LEN | |
Russia (stats) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1996 | 2004 | Runners-up | Europe β LEN | |
China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1984 | 2008 | Ninth place | Asia β AASF | |
South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1952 | 2020 | Ninth place | Africa β CANA | |
35 | Ireland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1924 | 1928 | Ninth place | Europe β LEN |
Malta | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1928 | 1936 | Eighth place | Europe β LEN | |
Uruguay | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1936 | 1948 | Thirteenth place | Americas β UANA | |
India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1948 | 1952 | Twelfth place | Asia β AASF | |
Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1972 | 1980 | Eleventh place | Europe β LEN | |
Yugoslavia (stats) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1996 | 2000 | Third place | Europe β LEN | |
41 | Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1928 | 1928 | Eleventh place | Europe β LEN |
Iceland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1936 | 1936 | Fifteenth place | Europe β LEN | |
Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1948 | 1948 | Seventeenth place | Americas β UANA | |
Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1952 | 1952 | Twentieth place | Europe β LEN | |
Singapore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1956 | 1956 | Tenth place | Asia β AASF | |
East Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1968 | 1968 | Sixth place | Europe β LEN | |
Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1976 | 1976 | Twelfth place | Asia β AASF | |
South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1988 | 1988 | Twelfth place | Asia β AASF | |
Unified Team (stats) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1992 | 1992 | Third place | Europe β LEN | |
Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1996 | 1996 | Twelfth place | Europe β LEN | |
Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2000 | 2000 | Twelfth place | Europe β LEN | |
Serbia and Montenegro (stats) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2004 | 2004 | Runners-up | Europe β LEN | |
Rk | Men's team | Apps | Record streak |
Active streak |
Debut | Most recent |
Best finish | Confederation |
Best finishes by teamβ»
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 β As host team
- Team β Defunct team
- Apps β Appearances
- stats β Olympic water polo team statistics
Rk | Men's team | Best finish | Apps | Confederation |
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1 | Hungary (stats) | Champions (1932, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1976, 2000, 2004, 2008) | 23 | Europe β LEN |
2 | Great Britain (stats) | Champions (1900, 1908, 1912, 1920) | 11 | Europe β LEN |
3 | Italy (stats) | Champions (1948, 1960, 1992) | 21 | Europe β LEN |
Yugoslavia (stats) | Champions (1968, 1984, 1988) | 12 | Europe β LEN | |
5 | Serbia (stats) | Champions (2016, 2020) | 4 | Europe β LEN |
Soviet Union (stats) | Champions (1972, 1980) | 9 | Europe β LEN | |
7 | Croatia (stats) | Champions (2012) | 7 | Europe β LEN |
France (stats) | Champions (1924) | 11 | Europe β LEN | |
Germany (stats) | Champions (1928) | 9 | Europe β LEN | |
Spain (stats) | Champions (1996) | 18 | Europe β LEN | |
11 | Belgium (stats) | Runners-up (1900, 1908, 1920, 1924) | 11 | Europe β LEN |
12 | United States (stats) | Runners-up (1984, 1988, 2008) | 22 | Americas β UANA |
13 | Greece (stats) | Runners-up (2020) | 16 | Europe β LEN |
Russia (stats) | Runners-up (2000) | 3 | Europe β LEN | |
Serbia and Montenegro (stats) | Runners-up (2004) | 1 | Europe β LEN | |
Sweden (stats) | Runners-up (1912) | 8 | Europe β LEN | |
17 | Netherlands (stats) | Third place (1948, 1976) | 17 | Europe β LEN |
18 | Unified Team (stats) | Third place (1992) | 1 | Europe β LEN |
West Germany (stats) | Third place (1984) | 5 | Europe β LEN | |
Yugoslavia (stats) | Third place (2000) | 2 | Europe β LEN | |
21 | Montenegro (stats) | Fourth place (2008, 2012, 2016) | 4 | Europe β LEN |
22 | Austria | Fourth place (1912) | 3 | Europe β LEN |
Japan (stats) | Fourth place (1932) | 9 | Asia β AASF | |
Romania (stats) | Fourth place (1976) | 9 | Europe β LEN | |
25 | Australia (stats) | Fifth place (1984, 1992) | 17 | Oceania β OSA |
26 | Cuba | Fifth place (1980) | 5 | Americas β UANA |
27 | United Team of Germany (stats) | Sixth place (1956, 1960, 1964) | 3 | Europe β LEN |
28 | Brazil (stats) | Sixth place (1920) | 8 | Americas β UANA |
Czechoslovakia | Sixth place (1924) | 5 | Europe β LEN | |
East Germany | Sixth place (1968) | 1 | Europe β LEN | |
31 | Egypt (stats) | Seventh place (1948) | 6 | Africa β CANA |
32 | Malta | Eighth place (1928) | 2 | Europe β LEN |
33 | Canada (stats) | Ninth place (1976) | 4 | Americas β UANA |
China | Ninth place (1984) | 3 | Asia β AASF | |
Ireland | Ninth place (1924) | 2 | Europe β LEN | |
Kazakhstan (stats) | Ninth place (2000) | 4 | Asia β AASF | |
South Africa | Ninth place (1960) | 3 | Africa β CANA | |
38 | Argentina | Tenth place (1948) | 4 | Americas β UANA |
Mexico | Tenth place (1976) | 4 | Americas β UANA | |
Singapore | Tenth place (1956) | 1 | Asia β AASF | |
41 | Bulgaria | Eleventh place (1972) | 2 | Europe β LEN |
Luxembourg | Eleventh place (1928) | 1 | Europe β LEN | |
Switzerland | Eleventh place (1920) | 5 | Europe β LEN | |
44 | India | Twelfth place (1948) | 2 | Asia β AASF |
Iran | Twelfth place (1976) | 1 | Asia β AASF | |
Slovakia | Twelfth place (2000) | 1 | Europe β LEN | |
South Korea | Twelfth place (1988) | 1 | Asia β AASF | |
Ukraine | Twelfth place (1996) | 1 | Europe β LEN | |
49 | Uruguay | Thirteenth place (1936) | 2 | Americas β UANA |
50 | Iceland | Fifteenth place (1936) | 1 | Europe β LEN |
51 | Chile | Seventeenth place (1948) | 1 | Americas β UANA |
52 | Portugal | Twentieth place (1952) | 1 | Europe β LEN |
Rk | Men's team | Best finish | Apps | Confederation |
Finishes in the top fourβ»
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 β As host team
- Team β Defunct team
Rk | Men's team | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
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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 (1900Γ2, 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 | 1 | 1 (2000) | 2000 | 2000 | |||
Unified Team | 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 tableβ»
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.
- Legend
- Team β Defunct team
Rank | Men's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Hungary (HUN) | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
2 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
3 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
5 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
6 | Serbia (SRB) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
7 | United States (USA) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
8 | Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Germany (GER) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
10 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
11 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
12 | Mixed team (ZZX) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
13 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
14 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
15 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
17 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
18 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
19 | Unified Team (EUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (20 entries) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 85 |
Champions (results)β»
The following table shows results of Olympic champions in men's water polo by tournament. Last updated: 8 August 2021.
- Legend
- 6 β Winning 6 matches during the tournament
- 4 β Drawing 4 matches during the tournament
- 2 β Losing 2 matches during the tournament
- 100.0% β Winning all matches during the tournament
- Team β Olympic winning streak (winning three or more Olympic titles in a row)
- Team β Host team
- Team β Defunct team
- Abbreviation
- MP β Matches played
- W β Won
- D β Drawn
- L β Lost
- GF β Goals for
- GA β Goals against
- GD β Goal difference
- GF/MP β Goals for per match
- GA/MP β Goals against per match
- GD/MP β Goal difference per match
# | Men's tournament | Champions | MP | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | GD | GF/MP | GA/MP | GD/MP |
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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 a demonstration sport | |||||||||||
3 | London 1908 | Great Britain (2nd title) | 1 | 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 | 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 | 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:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1900β1996 (men's tournaments);
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45β92), 2004 (p. 207), 2008 (p. 202), 2012 (p. 471), 2016 (p. 131), 2020 (p. 150);
- Olympedia: 1900β2020 (men's tournaments);
- Sports Reference: 1900β2016 (men's tournaments).
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.
# | Year | Champions | MP | W | D | L | Win % |
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1 | 1932 | Hungary (1st title) | 3 | 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.
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Goals for per match |
Achievement | Year | Champions | Date of winning gold |
Duration of record |
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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, 333 days |
The following tables show records of goals against per match.
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The following tables show records of goal difference per match.
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Champions (squads)β»
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 β Olympic winning streak
- Team β Winning all matches during the tournament
- Team β Host team
- Team β Defunct team
# | Men's tournament | Champions | Players | Returning Olympians | Average | |||
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Number | Number | % | Age | Height | Weight | |||
1 | Paris 1900 | Great Britain (1st title) | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | |||
2 | St. Louis 1904 | Water polo was a demonstration 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) | 80 kg (176 lb) |
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) | 81 kg (179 lb) |
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:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1900β1996 (men's tournaments);
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45β92), 2004 (p. 208), 2008 (p. 203), 2012 (p. 472), 2016 (p. 132), 2020 (p. 151);
- Olympedia: 1900β2020 (men's tournaments);
- Sports Reference: 1900β2016 (men's tournaments).
The following tables show records of the number of returning Olympians.
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The following tables show records of average age.
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The following tables show records of average height.
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Average height | Achievement | Year | Champions | Date of winning gold |
Duration of record |
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1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 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, 329 days |
The following tables show records of average weight.
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Average weight | Achievement | Year | Champions | Date of winning gold |
Duration of record |
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80 kg (176 lb) | 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, 329 days |
Olympic and world champions (teams)β»
Team recordsβ»
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 β As host team
- Team β Defunct team
Appearancesβ»
- 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 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 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 (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 (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 (1992), Serbia and Montenegro (2004).
- Fewest appearances, finishing in the top four, active team
- 3, Austria (1912, 1936, 1952), Russia (1996, 2000, 2004).
Top fourβ»
- 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 (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).
Consecutiveβ»
- Most consecutive titles won
- 3, Great Britain (1908β1912β1920), Hungary (2000β2004β2008).
- Most consecutive second-place finishes
- 2, Belgium (1920β1924), Germany (1932β1936), Yugoslavia (1952β1956), United States (1984β1988).
- Most consecutive third-place finishes
- 2, Serbia (2008β2012).
- Most consecutive fourth-place finishes
- 3, Montenegro (2008β2012β2016).
- Most consecutive finishes in the top two
- 6, Hungary (1928β1932β1936β1948β1952β1956).
- Most consecutive finishes in the top three
- 12, Hungary (1928β1932β1936β1948β1952β1956β1960β1964β1968β1972β1976β1980).
- Most consecutive finishes in the top four
- 12, Hungary (1928β1932β1936β1948β1952β1956β1960β1964β1968β1972β1976β1980).
- Most consecutive appearances
- 19, Italy (1948β1952β1956β1960β1964β1968β1972β1976β1980β1984β1988β1992β1996β2000β2004β2008β2012β2016β2020).
- Biggest improvement in position in consecutive tournaments
- Did not participate/qualify, then won the title, Germany (1924β1928), Italy (1936β1948).
Gapsβ»
- Longest gap between successive titles
- 24 years, Hungary (1976β2000).
- Longest gap between successive second-place finishes
- 36 years, Italy (1976β2012).
- Longest gap between successive third-place finishes
- 44 years, Italy (1952β1996).
- Longest gap between successive fourth-place finishes
- 40 years, United States (1952β1992).
- Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two
- 24 years, Hungary (1976β2000).
- Longest gap between successive appearances in the top three
- 40 years, United States (1932β1972).
- Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four
- 40 years, Netherlands (1908β1948).
- Longest gap between successive appearances
- 61 years, South Africa (1960β2020).
Debuting teamsβ»
- 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 teamsβ»
- 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 championsβ»
- 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-upβ»
- 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).
Populationβ»
- 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 (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 statisticsβ»
Age recordsβ»
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 β Host team
- Player β 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 |
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Oldest Olympic debutant | 42 years, 303 days | Alexandr Polukhin | Kazakhstan | GK | 15 October 1961 | 13 August 2004 | |
Youngest male Olympian | 14 years, 133 days | Alfonso Tusell | Spain | FP | 11 April 1906 | 22 August 1920 |
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 |
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Oldest male Olympian | 45 years, 169 days | Charles Smith | Great Britain | GK | 26 January 1879 | 13 July 1924 |
- 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 |
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Oldest male Olympic gold medalist | 41 years, 216 days | Charles Smith | Great Britain | GK | 26 January 1879 | 29 August 1920 | |
Oldest male Olympic silver medalist | 41 years, 128 days | Boris Goykhman | Soviet Union | GK | 28 April 1919 | 3 September 1960 | |
Oldest male Olympic bronze medalist | 37 years, 223 days | Boris Goykhman | Soviet Union | GK | 28 April 1919 | 7 December 1956 |
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 |
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Youngest male Olympic gold medalist | 17 years, 40 days | GyΓΆrgy KΓ‘rpΓ‘ti | Hungary | FP | 23 June 1935 | 2 August 1952 | |
Youngest male Olympic silver medalist | 18 years, 334 days | Herman Meyboom | Belgium | FP | 23 August 1889 | July 22 1908 | |
Youngest male Olympic bronze medalist | 15 years, 306 days | Paul Vasseur | France | FP | 10 October 1884 | 12 August 1900 |
Multiple appearances (five-time Olympians)β»
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 (1908β1928).
Four players (Manuel Estiarte, Salvador GΓ³mez, JesΓΊs RollΓ‘n and Jordi Sans) were all members of the Spain men's national water polo team (1988β2000). Manuel Estiarte is the first and only water polo player (man or woman) to compete at six Olympics (1980β2000). JesΓΊs RollΓ‘n is the first water polo goalkeeper of either gender to compete at five Olympics (1984β2004).
Tony Azevedo of the United States is the first non-European water polo player to compete at five Olympic Games (2000β2016).
Italian goalkeeper Stefano Tempesti competed at five Olympics between 2000 and 2016.
- Legend and abbreviation
- β Hosts
- Apps β Appearances
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 | |
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 | ||
DezsΕ Gyarmati | 1927 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Hungary | FP | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 16 years (20/36) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
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 | |||
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 | |||
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 | |||
Salvador GΓ³mez | 1968 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Spain | FP | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 16 years (20/36) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
JesΓΊs RollΓ‘n | 1968 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Spain | GK | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 16 years (20/36) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
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 | |||
Igor HiniΔ | 1975 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) |
Croatia | FP | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 16 years (20/36) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
TamΓ‘s KΓ‘sΓ‘s | 1976 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Hungary | FP | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 16 years (20/36) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
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 | |||
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 | |||
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 | |||
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 | |||
Xavier GarcΓa | 1984 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
Spain | FP | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 17 years (20/37) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
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 | ||||||
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 medalistsβ»
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. DezsΕ 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).
Filip FilipoviΔ, DuΕ‘ko PijetloviΔ and Andrija PrlainoviΔ, all representing Serbia, won four consecutive Olympic medals between 2008 and 2021.
- Legend
- β Hosts
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Men's team | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) |
Medals | Ref | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | ||||||||
1 | DezsΕ Gyarmati | 1927 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Hungary | FP | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 16 years (20/36) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
2 | GyΓΆrgy KΓ‘rpΓ‘ti | 1935 | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Hungary | FP | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 12 years (17/29) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
3 | LΓ‘szlΓ³ Jeney | 1923 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Hungary | GK | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 12 years (25/37) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
4 | MihΓ‘ly Mayer | 1933 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Hungary | FP | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 12 years (22/34) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
Filip FilipoviΔ | 1987 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Serbia | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 13 years (21/34) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||
DuΕ‘ko PijetloviΔ | 1985 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) |
Serbia | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 13 years (23/36) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||
Andrija PrlainoviΔ | 1987 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Serbia | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 13 years (21/34) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||
8 | AndrΓ‘s BodnΓ‘r | 1942 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Hungary | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 12 years (18/30) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
Endre MolnΓ‘r | 1945 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Hungary | GK | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 12 years (23/35) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
IstvΓ‘n SzΓvΓ³s Jr. | 1948 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) |
Hungary | FP | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 12 years (20/32) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
11 | Joseph Pletincx | 1888 | Belgium | FP | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 1924 | 16 years (20/36) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
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:
- Sports Reference: Athlete Medal Leaders (1900β2016);
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 27), 2004 (p. 89), 2008 (p. 79), 2012 (p. 370), 2016 (p. 6), 2020 (p. 11).
Multiple gold medalistsβ»
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, PΓ©ter Biros, TamΓ‘s KΓ‘sΓ‘s, Gergely Kiss, TamΓ‘s MolnΓ‘r and ZoltΓ‘n SzΓ©csi) were all members of the Hungary men's national water polo team that won three consecutive Olympic gold medals in 2000, 2004 and 2008.
There are thirty-one male athletes who won two Olympic gold medals in water polo.
- Legend
- β Hosts
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Men's team | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) |
Medals | Ref | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | ||||||||
1 | DezsΕ Gyarmati | 1927 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Hungary | FP | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 16 years (20/36) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
2 | GyΓΆrgy KΓ‘rpΓ‘ti | 1935 | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Hungary | FP | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 12 years (17/29) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
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 | |
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 | |||
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 | ||
PΓ©ter Biros | 1976 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Hungary | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 12 years (24/36) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
TamΓ‘s KΓ‘sΓ‘s | 1976 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Hungary | FP | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 16 years (20/36) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
Gergely Kiss | 1977 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
Hungary | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 12 years (22/34) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
TamΓ‘s MolnΓ‘r | 1975 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Hungary | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 8 years (25/33) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
ZoltΓ‘n SzΓ©csi | 1977 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
Hungary | GK | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 12 years (22/34) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
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)β»
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 OlivΓ©r Halassy and JΓ‘nos NΓ©meth, with Hungary men's national team in Los Angeles on 8 August 1932. Halassy lost his left leg below the knee when he was a boy. He is the first and only amputee athlete to compete in water polo at the Summer Olympics.
The most recent player to do so was KrisztiΓ‘n Manhercz, with Hungary men's national team in Tokyo on 4 August 2021.
Four players have each netted nine goals in an Olympic match. Hungarian center forward JΓ‘nos NΓ©meth is the first water polo player to achieve this feat. On 22 October 1968, Zoran JankoviΔ of Yugoslavia became the second player to do so. And Manuel Estiarte of Spain is the third player. At the 2008 Games, Aleksandar Ε apiΔ of Serbia became the first player to score nine goals in an Olympic match in the 21st century.
At the 1968 Summer Olympics, LΓ‘szlΓ³ Felkai netted seven goals in the bronze medal match on 26 October 1968, helping the Hungarian team win the match. A few hours later, Yugoslavia won the gold medal match over the Soviet Union after extra time, 13β11, despite seven goals scored by Aleksei Barkalov.
- Legend and abbreviation
- β Player's team drew the match
- β Player's team lost the match
- Team β Host team
- Player β Player who won the tournament with his team
- G β Goals
- aet β After extra time
- pso β Penalty shootout
# | G | Player | Birth | Age | Height | L/R | For | Result | Against | Tournament | Round | Date | Ref |
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1 | 7 | OlivΓ©r Halassy | 1909 | 23 | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
Hungary | 18β0 | Japan | Los Angeles 1932 | Round-robin group | 8 Aug 1932 | ||
2 | 9 | JΓ‘nos NΓ©meth | 1906 | 26 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
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3 | 8 | Veit Herrmanns | 1946 | 22 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
East Germany | 19β2 | Egypt | Mexico City 1968 | Preliminary round Group B |
21 Oct 1968 | ||
4 | 9 | Zoran JankoviΔ | 1940 | 28 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Yugoslavia | 17β2 | Japan | 22 Oct 1968 | ||||
5 | 7 | LΓ‘szlΓ³ Felkai | 1941 | 27 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Hungary | 9β4 | Italy | Bronze medal match | 26 Oct 1968 | |||
6 | 7 | Aleksei Barkalov | 1946 | 22 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Soviet Union | 11β11 11β13 (aet) |
Yugoslavia | Gold medal match | ||||
7 | 9 | Manuel Estiarte | 1961 | 22 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Right | Spain | 19β12 | Brazil | Los Angeles 1984 | Preliminary round Group B |
1 Aug 1984 | |
8 | 8 | Pierre Garsau | 1961 | 26 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
France | 11β4 | China | Seoul 1988 | Classification round 9thβ12th place |
30 Sep 1988 | ||
9 | 7 | Ivan Zaitsev | 1975 | 29 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Right | Kazakhstan | 15β7 | Egypt | Athens 2004 | 11thβ12th place match | 27 Aug 2004 | |
10 | 9 | Aleksandar Ε apiΔ | 1978 | 30 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Right | Serbia | 15β5 | China | Beijing 2008 | Preliminary round Group B |
16 Aug 2008 | |
11 | 7 | Felipe Perrone | 1986 | 22 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Right | Spain | 10β6 | Greece | Preliminary round Group A |
18 Aug 2008 | ||
12 | 7 | KrisztiΓ‘n Manhercz | 1997 | 24 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Right | Hungary | 15β11 | Croatia | Tokyo 2020 | Quarter-finals | 4 Aug 2021 | |
# | G | Player | Birth | Age | Height | L/R | For | Result | Against | Tournament | Round | Date | Ref |
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 β Host team
- Player β Player who won the tournament with his team
Goals | Achievement | Year | Player | Age | Height | L/R | Men's team | Date | Duration of record | Ref |
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6 | Set record | 1900 | John Jarvis | 28 | Great Britain | 11 August 1900 | 31 years, 363 days | |||
Tied record | 1908 | Fernand Feyaerts | 27β28 | Belgium | 15 July 1908 | |||||
Tied record | 1928 | Koos KΓΆhler | 22 | Netherlands | 5 August 1928 | |||||
Tied record | 1928 | Herbert Topp | 28 | United States | 8 August 1928 | |||||
Tied record | 1932 | Philip Daubenspeck | 26 | United States | 6 August 1932 | |||||
9 | Broke record | 1932 | JΓ‘nos NΓ©meth | 26 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Hungary | 8 August 1932 | 91 years, 333 days | ||
Tied record | 1968 | Zoran JankoviΔ | 28 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Yugoslavia | 22 October 1968 | ||||
Tied record | 1984 | Manuel Estiarte | 22 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Right | Spain | 1 August 1984 | |||
Tied record | 2008 | Aleksandar Ε apiΔ | 30 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Right | Serbia | 16 August 2008 | |||
Goals | Achievement | Year | Player | Age | Height | L/R | Men's team | Date | Duration of record | Ref |
Top goalscorers (one tournament)β»
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.
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.
- Legend
- Team β Host team
- Player β Player who won the tournament with his team
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 |
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2 | 1968 | Nico van der Voet | 1944 | 24 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
33 | 9 | 3.667 | Netherlands | 7th of 15 teams |
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3 | 1968 | Eraldo Pizzo | 1938 | 30 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Right | 29 | 9 | 3.222 | Italy | 4th of 15 teams |
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4 | 1988 | Manuel Estiarte (2) | 1961 | 26 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Right | 27 | 7 | 3.857 | Spain | 6th of 12 teams |
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2008 | Alessandro Calcaterra | 1975 | 33 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Right | 27 | 8 | 3.375 | Italy | 9th of 12 teams |
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6 | 1968 | RubΓ©n Junco | 1950 | 18 | 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in) |
26 | 8 | 3.250 | Cuba | 8th of 15 teams |
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Rk | Year | Player | Birth | Age | Height | L/R | Goals | Matches played |
Goals per match |
Men's team | Finish | Ref |
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1900β1972, 1976 (p. 497), 1980 (p. 510), 1984 (p. 534), 1988β1996;
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45β92), 2004 (p. 184), 2008 (p. 179), 2012 (p. 466), 2016 (p. 100);
- Olympedia: 1900β2016 (men's tournaments);
- Sports Reference: 1900β2016 (men's tournaments).
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, 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.
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.
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.
Aleksandar Ε apiΔ, 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.
31-year-old IstvΓ‘n SzΓvΓ³s Sr. scored 16 goals for Hungary at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, 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.
Left-hander Filip FilipoviΔ 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.
- Legend
- Team β Host team
- Player β Player who won the tournament with his team
Year | Player | Birth | Age | Height | L/R | Goals | Matches played |
Goals per match |
Men's team | Finish | Ref |
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1900 | John Jarvis | 1872 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | Great Britain | 1st of 7 teams |
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1908 | Fernand Feyaerts | 1880 | 27β28 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | Belgium | 2nd of 4 teams |
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1912 | Robert Andersson | 1886 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | Sweden | 2nd of 6 teams |
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1920 | Erik Andersson | 1896 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2.500 | Sweden | 3rd of 12 teams |
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1924 | Pierre Dewin | 1894 | 29β30 | 14 | 5 | 2.800 | Belgium | 2nd of 13 teams |
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1928 | Ferenc KeserΕ± | 1903 | 24 | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
10 | 4 | 2.500 | Hungary | 2nd of 14 teams |
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1932 | Philip Daubenspeck | 1905 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 3.500 | United States | 3rd of 5 teams |
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1936 | Hans Schneider | 1909 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 3.143 | Germany | 2nd of 16 teams |
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1948 | Aldo Ghira | 1920 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 2.571 | Italy | 1st of 18 teams |
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1952 | Ruud van Feggelen | 1924 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 2.000 | Netherlands | 5th of 21 teams |
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IstvΓ‘n SzΓvΓ³s Sr. | 1920 | 31 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Right | 16 | 8 | 2.000 | Hungary | 1st of 21 teams |
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1956 | Petre Mshvenieradze | 1929 | 27 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
11 | 7 | 1.571 | Soviet Union | 3rd of 10 teams |
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1960 | Fred Tisue | 1938 | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
12 | 7 | 1.714 | United States | 7th of 16 teams |
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Aurel Zahan | 1938 | 22 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
12 | 7 | 1.714 | Romania | 5th of 16 teams |
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1964 | Nico van der Voet | 1944 | 20 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
10 | 7 | 1.429 | Netherlands | 8ht of 13 teams |
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1968 | Nico van der Voet (2) | 1944 | 24 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
33 | 9 | 3.667 | Netherlands | 7th of 15 teams |
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1972 | Carlos SΓ‘nchez | 1952 | 20 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
18 | 9 | 2.000 | Cuba | 9th of 16 teams |
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1976 | TamΓ‘s FaragΓ³ | 1952 | 23 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Right | 22 | 8 | 2.750 | Hungary | 1st of 12 teams |
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1980 | Manuel Estiarte | 1961 | 18 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Right | 21 | 8 | 2.625 | Spain | 4th of 12 teams |
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1984 | Manuel Estiarte (2) | 1961 | 22 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Right | 34 | 7 | 4.857 | Spain | 4th of 12 teams |
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1988 | Manuel Estiarte (3) | 1961 | 26 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Right | 27 | 7 | 3.857 | Spain | 6th of 12 teams |
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1992 | Tibor Benedek | 1972 | 20 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Left | 22 | 7 | 3.143 | Hungary | 6th of 12 teams |
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Manuel Estiarte (4) | 1961 | 30 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Right | 22 | 7 | 3.143 | Spain | 2nd of 12 teams |
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1996 | Tibor Benedek (2) | 1972 | 24 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Left | 19 | 8 | 2.375 | Hungary | 4th of 12 teams |
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2000 | Aleksandar Ε apiΔ | 1978 | 22 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Right | 18 | 8 | 2.250 | Yugoslavia | 3rd of 12 teams |
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2004 | Aleksandar Ε apiΔ (2) | 1978 | 26 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Right | 18 | 8 | 2.250 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2nd of 12 teams |
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2008 | Alessandro Calcaterra | 1975 | 33 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Right | 27 | 8 | 3.375 | Italy | 9th of 12 teams |
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2012 | Andrija PrlainoviΔ | 1987 | 25 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Right | 22 | 8 | 2.750 | Serbia | 3rd of 12 teams |
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2016 | Filip FilipoviΔ | 1987 | 29 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Left | 19 | 8 | 2.375 | Serbia | 1st of 12 teams |
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Guillermo Molina | 1984 | 32 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Right | 19 | 8 | 2.375 | Spain | 7th of 12 teams |
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Year | Player | Birth | Age | Height | L/R | Goals | Matches played |
Goals per match |
Men's team | Finish | Ref |
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1900β1972, 1976 (p. 497), 1980 (p. 510), 1984 (p. 534), 1988β1996;
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45β92), 2004 (p. 184), 2008 (p. 179), 2012 (p. 466), 2016 (p. 100);
- Olympedia: 1900β2016 (men's tournaments);
- Sports Reference: 1900β2016 (men's tournaments).
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 β Host team
- Player β Player who won the tournament with his team
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 | |||
8 | Broke record | 1908 | Fernand Feyaerts | 27β28 | Belgium | 22 July 1908 | 3 years, 360 days | |||
9 | Broke record | 1912 | Robert Andersson | 25 | Sweden | 16 July 1912 | 8 years, 44 days | |||
10 | Broke record | 1920 | Erik Andersson | 24 | Sweden | 29 August 1920 | 3 years, 326 days | |||
14 | Broke record | 1924 | Pierre Dewin | 29β30 | Belgium | 20 July 1924 | 12 years, 26 days | |||
Tied record | 1932 | Philip Daubenspeck | 26 | United States | 13 August 1932 | |||||
22 | Broke record | 1936 | Hans Schneider | 26 | Germany | 15 August 1936 | 32 years, 72 days | |||
33 | Broke record | 1968 | Nico van der Voet | 24 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Netherlands | 26 October 1968 | 15 years, 289 days | ||
34 | Broke record | 1984 | Manuel Estiarte | 22 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Right | Spain | 10 August 1984 | 39 years, 331 days | |
Goals | Achievement | Year | Player | Age | Height | L/R | Men's team | Date | Duration of record | Ref |
Top goalscorers (all-time)β»
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 (1980β1988), Estiarte netted 82 goals.
Hungarian left-hander Tibor Benedek scored 65 goals at five Olympics (1992β2008), and his teammate TamΓ‘s KΓ‘sΓ‘s netted 56 goals between 1996 and 2012.
Aleksandar Ε apiΔ, representing FR Yugoslavia in 1996 and 2000, Serbia and Montenegro in 2004, and Serbia in 2008, scored 64 goals in 32 matches.
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 (2000β2016).
Gianni De Magistris is the top scorer for the Italy men's Olympic water polo team, with 59 goals (1968β1984). His compatriot Eraldo Pizzo netted 53 goals at four Olympics between 1960 and 1972.
Charles Turner, representing Australia between 1976 and 1984, scored 50 goals in 23 matches.
- Legend
- β Hosts
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 | |
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 | ||
3 | Aleksandar Ε apiΔ | 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 | |||||
Serbia and Montenegro | 2004 (18) |
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Serbia | 2008 (20) |
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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 | ||
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 | ||
6 | TamΓ‘s KΓ‘sΓ‘s | 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 | ||
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 | |||
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 |
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1900β1972, 1976 (p. 497), 1980 (p. 510), 1984 (p. 534), 1988β1996;
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45β92), 2004 (p. 184), 2008 (p. 179), 2012 (p. 466), 2016 (p. 100);
- Olympedia: 1900β2016 (men's tournaments);
- Sports Reference: 1900β2016 (men's tournaments).
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 β Host team
- Player β Player who won the tournament with his team
Total goals |
Achievement | Year | Player | Age | Height | L/R | Men's team | Date | Duration of record | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32 | Set record | 1936 | JΓ‘nos NΓ©meth | 30 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Hungary | 15 August 1936 | 32 years, 72 days | ||
Tied record | 1952 | Ruud van Feggelen | 28 | Netherlands | 2 August 1952 | |||||
43 | Broke record | 1968 | Nico van der Voet | 24 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Netherlands | 26 October 1968 | 3 years, 314 days | ||
53 | Broke record | 1972 | Eraldo Pizzo | 34 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Right | Italy | 4 September 1972 | 11 years, 341 days | |
59 | Broke record | 1984 | Gianni De Magistris | 33 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Right | Italy | 10 August 1984 | 4 years, 52 days | |
82 | Broke record | 1988 | Manuel Estiarte | 26 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Right | Spain | 1 October 1988 | 3 years, 313 days | |
104 | Broke record | 1992 | Manuel Estiarte (2) | 30 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Right | Spain | 9 August 1992 | 3 years, 354 days | |
117 | Broke record | 1996 | Manuel Estiarte (3) | 34 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Right | Spain | 28 July 1996 | 4 years, 65 days | |
127 | Broke record | 2000 | Manuel Estiarte (4) | 38 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Right | Spain | 1 October 2000 | 23 years, 279 days | |
Total goals |
Achievement | Year | Player | Age | Height | L/R | Men's team | Date | Duration of record | Ref |
Top goalkeepers (one match)β»
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
- β Player's team drew the match
- β Player's team lost the match
- Team β Host team
- Player β Player who won the tournament with his team
- aet β After extra time
- pso β Penalty shootout
- OR β Official Reports
- ORB β Official Results Books
# | 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 | 10β8 | Croatia | Atlanta 1996 | Preliminary round Group B |
24 Jul 1996 | OR 1996 (p. 66) |
2 | 16 | SiniΕ‘a Ε kolnekoviΔ | 1968 | 28 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Croatia | 4β4 7β6 (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 | 6β4 | 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 | 10β10 13β13 (aet) 3β4 (pso) |
Australia | Beijing 2008 | Classification round 7thβ10th place |
22 Aug 2008 | ORB 2008 (p. 152) |
5 | 16 | Merrill Moses | 1977 | 31 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
United States | 10β5 | 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 | 8β5 | Australia | London 2012 | Preliminary round Group A |
29 Jul 2012 | ORB 2012 (p. 377) |
7 | 17 | DragoΘ Stoenescu | 1979 | 33 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Romania | 13β4 | Great Britain | Preliminary round Group B |
ORB 2012 (p. 381) | ||
8 | 16 | IΓ±aki Aguilar | 1983 | 28 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Spain | 11β9 | 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 | 13β4 | Brazil | Rio 2016 | Classification round 5thβ8th 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
- Team β Host team
- Player β Player who won the tournament with his team
- OR β Official Reports
- ORB β Official Results Books
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, 348 days | OR 1996 (p. 66) |
Top goalkeepers (one tournament)β»
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 PaviΔ 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 β Host team
- Player β Player who won the tournament with his team
- MP β Matches played
- Eff % β Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
- 70.2% β Highest save efficiency
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 |
|
2 | 2012 | Josip PaviΔ | 1982 | 30 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
85 | 121 | 70.2% | 8 | 10.625 | Croatia | 1st of 12 teams |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
2016 | Slobodan Soro | 1978 | 37 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
81 | 152 | 53.3% | 8 | 10.125 | Brazil | 8th of 12 teams |
||
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 |
|
1996 | SiniΕ‘a Ε kolnekoviΔ | 1968 | 28 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
77 | 135 | 57.0% | 8 | 9.625 | Croatia | 2nd of 12 teams |
||
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 |
|
Rk | Year | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | Height | Saves | Shots | Eff % | MP | Saves per match |
Men's team | Finish | Ref |
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (pp. 56β73);
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45β92), 2004 (p. 180), 2008 (p. 175), 2012 (p. 462), 2016 (p. 102).
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 β Host team
- Player β Player who won the tournament with his team
- MP β Matches played
- Eff % β Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
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 |
|
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 |
|
2004 | Nikolay Maksimov | 1972 | 31 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
62 | 104 | 59.6% | 8 | 7.750 | Russia | 3rd of 12 teams |
|
2008 | Stefano Tempesti | 1979 | 29 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
83 | 169 | 49.1% | 8 | 10.375 | Italy | 9th of 12 teams |
|
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 |
|
2016 | Slobodan Soro | 1978 | 37 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
81 | 152 | 53.3% | 8 | 10.125 | Brazil | 8th of 12 teams |
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (pp. 56β73);
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45β92), 2004 (p. 180), 2008 (p. 175), 2012 (p. 462), 2016 (p. 102).
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 β Host team
- Player β Player who won the tournament with his team
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 | |
83 | Broke record | 2008 | Stefano Tempesti | 29 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
Italy | 24 August 2008 | 3 years, 354 days | |
87 | Broke record | 2012 | Stefano Tempesti (2) | 33 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
Italy | 12 August 2012 | 11 years, 329 days |
Top goalkeepers (all-time)β»
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 (1996β2004). 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
- β Hosts
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 | |
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 | |||
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 | ||||
Brazil | 2016 (81) |
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (pp. 56β73);
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45β92), 2004 (p. 180), 2008 (p. 175), 2012 (p. 462), 2016 (p. 102).
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 β Host team
- Player β Player who won the tournament with his team
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 | |
178 | Broke record | 2004 | Nikolay Maksimov | 31 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Russia | 29 August 2004 | 7 years, 349 days | |
244 | Broke record | 2012 | Stefano Tempesti | 33 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
Italy | 12 August 2012 | 4 years, 8 days | |
295 | Broke record | 2016 | Stefano Tempesti (2) | 37 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
Italy | 20 August 2016 | 7 years, 321 days |
Top sprinters (one tournament)β»
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 4Γ100 meter freestyle relay and men's 4Γ200 meter freestyle relay. 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 β Host team
- Player β Player who won the tournament with his team
- Eff % β Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
- 95.2% β Highest efficiency
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 |
||
2 | 2008 | Pietro Figlioli (2) | 1984 | 24 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
21 | 23 | 91.3% | Australia | 8th of 12 teams |
||
3 | 2000 | Brad Schumacher | 1974 | 26 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
20 | 34 | 58.8% | United States | 6th of 12 teams |
1996 β Men's 4Γ100m freestyle relay 1996 β Men's 4Γ200m freestyle relay |
|
2004 | Sergey Garbuzov | 1974 | 30 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
20 | 21 | 95.2% | Russia | 3rd of 12 teams |
Source:
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 44), 2004 (p. 183), 2008 (p. 178), 2012 (p. 465), 2016 (p. 99).
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 β Host team
- Player β Player who won the tournament with his team
- Eff % β Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
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 β Men's 4Γ100m freestyle relay 1996 β Men's 4Γ200m freestyle relay |
|
2004 | Pietro Figlioli | 1984 | 20 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
24 | 27 | 88.9% | Australia | 9th of 12 teams |
||
2008 | Pietro Figlioli (2) | 1984 | 24 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
21 | 23 | 91.3% | Australia | 8th of 12 teams |
||
2012 | Pietro Figlioli (3) | 1984 | 28 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
19 | 21 | 90.5% | Italy | 2nd of 12 teams |
||
Rhys Howden | 1987 | 25 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
24 | 79.2% | Australia | 7th of 12 teams |
||||
2016 | Rhys Howden (2) | 1987 | 29 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
18 | 19 | 94.7% | Australia | 9th of 12 teams |
Source:
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 44), 2004 (p. 183), 2008 (p. 178), 2012 (p. 465), 2016 (p. 99).
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 β Host team
- Player β Player who won the tournament with his team
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 | |
24 | Broke record | 2004 | Pietro Figlioli | 20 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Australia | 29 August 2004 | 19 years, 312 days |
Top sprinters (all-time)β»
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 (2004β2016).
Australian Rhys Howden won 42 sprints in three Olympic tournaments between 2008 and 2016.
Aleksandar ΔiriΔ, representing FR Yugoslavia in 2000, Serbia and Montenegro in 2004, and Serbia in 2008, won 40 sprints at three Olympics.
- Legend and abbreviation
- β Hosts
- Eff % β Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
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 | ||||
Italy | 2012 (19/21) |
2016 (14/15) |
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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 | |||
3 | Aleksandar ΔiriΔ | 1977 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Yugoslavia | 40 | 56 | 71.4% | 2000 (17/24) |
8 years (22/30) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
Serbia and Montenegro | 2004 (14/20) |
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Serbia | 2008 (9/12) |
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4 | TamΓ‘s KΓ‘sΓ‘s | 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 |
Source:
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 44), 2004 (p. 183), 2008 (p. 178), 2012 (p. 465), 2016 (p. 99).
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 β Host team
- Player β Player who won the tournament with his team
Total Sprints won |
Achievement | Year | Sprinter | Age | Height | Men's team | Date | Duration of record | Ref |
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31 | Set record | 2004 | Aleksandar ΔiriΔ | 26 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Serbia and Montenegro | 29 August 2004 | 3 years, 361 days | |
45 | Broke record | 2008 | Pietro Figlioli | 24 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Australia | 24 August 2008 | 3 years, 354 days | |
64 | Broke record | 2012 | Pietro Figlioli | 28 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Australia | 12 August 2012 | 4 years, 8 days | |
78 | Broke record | 2016 | Pietro Figlioli | 32 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Italy | 20 August 2016 | 7 years, 321 days |
All-star teams by tournamentβ»
This is a summary of men's Olympic all-star teams by tournament. Last updated: 1 April 2021.
- Legend and abbreviation
- Player β Player who won the tournament with his team
- LH β Left-handed
- Eff % β Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year | Most Valuable Player | All-star team | Ref | ||
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2004 | Hungary Gergely Kiss Right side player (LH) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
Goalkeeper | Denis Ε efik (60 saves, 58.8%) | ||
Field players | Theodoros Chatzitheodorou (8 goals) | Revaz Chomakhidze (15 goals) | |||
TamΓ‘s KΓ‘sΓ‘s (14 goals, 7 sprints won) | Gergely Kiss (LH, 14 goals) | ||||
Aleksandar Ε apiΔ (18 goals) | Vladimir VujasinoviΔ (3 goals) | ||||
2008 | β | Goalkeeper | Merrill Moses (70 saves, 59.8%) | ||
Field players | Tony Azevedo (17 goals, 2 sprints won) | PΓ©ter Biros (13 goals, 3 sprints won) | |||
Alessandro Calcaterra (27 goals) | MlaΔan JanoviΔ (13 goals, 5 sprints won) | ||||
Felipe Perrone (16 goals) | DΓ‘niel Varga (8 goals) | ||||
2012 | Croatia Josip PaviΔ Goalkeeper 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Goalkeeper | Josip PaviΔ (85 saves, 70.2%) | ||
Field players | NikΕ‘a Dobud (12 goals) | Maurizio Felugo (12 goals) | |||
Filip FilipoviΔ (LH, 18 goals, 2 sprints won) | Aleksandar IvoviΔ (19 goals) | ||||
Felipe Perrone (16 goals) | Andrija PrlainoviΔ (22 goals) | ||||
2016 | Serbia Filip FilipoviΔ Right side player (LH) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Goalkeeper | Marko BijaΔ (57 saves, 58.2%) | ||
Field players | Darko Brguljan (15 goals) | Filip FilipoviΔ (LH, 19 goals) | |||
Guillermo Molina (19 goals, 1 sprints won) | Slobodan NikiΔ (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)β»
Olympic champion familiesβ»
Coach statisticsβ»
Most successful coachesβ»
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 RudiΔ 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.
DΓ©nes KemΓ©ny 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.
DezsΕ 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.
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.
- Legend
- β Hosts
Rk | Head coach | Nationality | Birth | Age | Men's team | Tournaments (finish) |
Period | Medals | Ref | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | G | S | B | T | ||||||||
1 | Ratko RudiΔ | Yugoslavia | 1948 | 36β40 | Yugoslavia | 1984 (1st) |
1988 (1st) |
32 years |
4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
Croatia | 44β52 | Italy | 1992 (1st) |
1996 (3rd) |
2000 (5th) |
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56 | United States | 2004 (7th) |
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60β64 | Croatia | 2008 (6th) |
2012 (1st) |
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68 | Brazil | 2016 (8th) | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | DΓ©nes KemΓ©ny | Hungary | 1954 | 46β58 | Hungary | 2000 (1st) |
2004 (1st) |
2008 (1st) |
2012 (5th) |
12 years |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
3 | DezsΕ Gyarmati | Hungary | 1927 | 44β52 | Hungary | 1972 (2nd) |
1976 (1st) |
1980 (3rd) |
8 years |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
4 | Boris Popov | Soviet Union | 1941 | 39, 47 | Soviet Union | 1980 (1st) |
1988 (3rd) |
12 years |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
Russia | 51 | Unified Team | 1992 (3rd) |
Medals as coach and playerβ»
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.
DezsΕ 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, making him the only man to win Olympic gold in water polo as player and head coach in the last 100 years.
Ivo TrumbiΔ 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.
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.
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.
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.
Ratko RudiΔ 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, RudiΔ guided three different men's national teams to five Olympic medals, more than any other coaches.
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.
Italian Alessandro Campagna won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, coached by Ratko RudiΔ. As a head coach, he led Italy men's national team to win two medals in 2012 and 2016.
Dejan SaviΔ 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.
- Legend
- Year β As host team
Rk | Person | Birth | Height | Player | Head coach | Total medals | Ref | ||||||||
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Age | Men's team | Pos | Medal | Age | Men's team | Medal | G | S | B | T | |||||
1 | DezsΕ Gyarmati | 1927 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
20β36 | Hungary | FP | 1948 , 1952 , 1956 , 1960 , 1964 |
44β52 | Hungary | 1972 , 1976 , 1980 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
2 | Ratko RudiΔ | 1948 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
32 | Yugoslavia | FP | 1980 | 36β40 | Yugoslavia | 1984 , 1988 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
44β48 | Italy | 1992 , 1996 | |||||||||||||
64 | Croatia | 2012 | |||||||||||||
3 | Dejan SaviΔ | 1975 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
25 | Yugoslavia | FP | 2000 | 41β46 | Serbia | 2016 , 2020 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
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 | 52β56 | Russia | 2000 , 2004 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
5 | Vladimir Semyonov | 1938 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
22β30 | Soviet Union | FP | 1960 , 1964 , 1968 |
34 | Soviet Union | 1972 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
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 | |
51 | Unified Team | 1992 | |||||||||||||
7 | DezsΕ LemhΓ©nyi | 1917 | 30β34 | Hungary | FP | 1948 , 1952 | 42 | Hungary | 1960 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
Ivo TrumbiΔ | 1935 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) |
29β33 | Yugoslavia | FP | 1964 , 1968 | 41 | Netherlands | 1976 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
Alessandro Campagna | 1963 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
29 | Italy | FP | 1992 | 49β53 | Italy | 2012 , 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
10 | Terry Schroeder | 1958 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
25β29 | United States | FP | 1984 , 1988 | 49 | United States | 2008 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
11 | Gianni Lonzi | 1938 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
22 | Italy | FP | 1960 | 37 | Italy | 1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
12 | Mario Majoni | 1910 | 38 | Italy | FP | 1948 | 42 | Italy | 1952 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
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)β»
See alsoβ»
- Lists of Olympic water polo records and statistics
- List of women's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of Olympic champions in women's water polo
- National team appearances in the men's Olympic water polo tournament
- National team appearances in the women's Olympic water polo tournament
- List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments
- List of players who have appeared in multiple women's Olympic water polo tournaments
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
- List of women's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
- List of women's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
- List of Olympic venues in water polo
- FINA Water Polo World Rankings
- List of water polo world medalists
- Major achievements in water polo by nation
Notesβ»
- ^ 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.
- ^ At the 1952 Olympics, the water polo match between the Netherlands and Yugoslavia in Group C was replayed. For more details, please see here.
- ^ 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. 650β651), and here.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Average height of 9 players.
- ^ Average weight of 8 players.
- ^ Average height of 11 players.
- ^ Average weight of 11 players.
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Sourcesβ»
Official Reports (IOC)β»
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. 359β361)
- Official Report of the 1912 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 1021β1024, 1031β1037)
- Official Report of the 1920 Olympic Games (download, archive) (p. 130)
- Official Report of the 1924 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 439β440, 486β494)
- Official Report of the 1928 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 746β757, 797β807)
- Official Report of the 1932 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 619β623, 646β652)
- Official Report of the 1936 Olympic Games, v.2 (download, archive) (pp. 345β356)
- Official Report of the 1948 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 537β540, 640β647)
- Official Report of the 1952 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 600β608)
- Official Report of the 1956 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 592β594, 624β627)
- Official Report of the 1960 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 552β555, 617β634)
- Official Report of the 1964 Olympic Games, v.2 (download, archive) (pp. 682β698)
- Official Report of the 1968 Olympic Games, v.3 (download, archive) (pp. 449β466, 811β826)
- Official Report of the 1972 Olympic Games, v.3 (download, archive) (pp. 331, 353β365)
- Official Report of the 1976 Olympic Games, v.3 (download, archive) (pp. 446β447, 484β497)
- Official Report of the 1980 Olympic Games, v.3 (download, archive) (pp. 458, 495β510)
- Official Report of the 1984 Olympic Games, v.2 (download, archive) (pp. 528β534)
- Official Report of the 1988 Olympic Games, v.2 (download, archive) (pp. 590β598)
- Official Report of the 1992 Olympic Games, v.5 (download, archive) (pp. 354, 386β400)
- Official Report of the 1996 Olympic Games, v.3 (download, archive) (pp. 56β73)
Official Results Books (IOC)β»
PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:
- Official Results Book β 2000 Olympic Games β Water Polo (download, archive)
- Official Results Book β 2004 Olympic Games β Water Polo (download, archive)
- Official Results Book β 2008 Olympic Games β Water Polo (download, archive)
PDF documents on the FINA website:
- Official Results Book β 2012 Olympic Games β Diving, Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo (archive) (pp. 284β507)
PDF documents in the Olympic World Library:
PDF documents on the International Olympic Committee website:
Official Reports (FINA)β»
PDF documents on the FINA website:
- HistoFINA β Water polo medalists and statistics (as of September 2019) (archive) (pp. 4β13)
- 1870β2020 | 150 years of Water Polo β Evolution of its rules (archive)
Official website (IOC)β»
Water polo on the International Olympic Committee website:
Olympediaβ»
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 Referenceβ»
Water polo on the Sports Reference website:
- Country Medal Leaders & Athlete Medal Leaders (1900β2016) (archived)
- Men's water polo (1900β2016) (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)
Todor66β»
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 linksβ»
Men's Olympic water polo tournament statistics β top goalkeepers (all-time)