Water polo at the Summer Olympics
Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Hungary has been the most successful country in men's tournament, while the United States is the only team to win multiple times at the women's tournament since its introduction. Italy is the first and only country to win both the men's and women's water polo tournaments.
Water polo at the Summer Olympics | |
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Governing body | FINA |
Events | 2 (men: 1; women: 1) |
Games | |
Note: demonstration or exhibition sport years indicated in italics | |
Champions (men • women) Records and statistics (men • women) Venues |
History
The history of water polo as a team sport began in mid 19th century England and Scotland, where water sports were a feature of county fairs and festivals.[1][2] Water polo has been included in every Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition sport, except 1896. Women's water polo made its debut in the Summer Olympics in 2000.
Beginnings
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Men's water polo was among the first team sports introduced at the modern Olympic games in 1900. Seven European teams from four countries, including four from the host nation France, took part in the competition. The British team was the inaugural champion.
At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested, but only American contestants participated. Currently International Olympic Committee (IOC) consider water polo event as part of unofficial program in 1904.
From 1908 to 1920, the Great Britain men's national water polo team won three consecutive gold medals at the Olympics, becoming the first water polo team to have an Olympic winning streak (winning three or more Olympic titles in a row).
Hungary dominance
Hungary men's national water polo team has participated in 22 of 27 Olympic tournaments, with fifteen Olympic medals (nine gold, three silver and three bronze). From 1928 to 1980, the Hungarians won twelve consecutive medals in water polo. Twenty years later, the team won three gold in a row between 2000 and 2008, becoming the second team to have an Olympic winning streak in water polo.
Blood in the Water match
The most famous water polo match in Olympic history often refers to as the Blood in the Water match, was a 1956 Summer Olympics semi-final match between Hungary and the Soviet Union, played in Melbourne on 6 December 1956. As the athletes left for the games, the Hungarian revolution began, and the Soviet army crushed the uprising. The match was bloody and violent. The Hungarians defeated the Soviets 4–0 before the game was called off in the final minute to prevent angry Hungarians in the crowd reacting to Soviet player Valentin Prokopov punching Hungarian player Ervin Zador. Pictures of Zádor's injuries were published around the world, leading to the "Blood in the Water" moniker.[3]
The Hungarians went on to win the Olympic gold medal by defeating Yugoslavia 2–1 in the final.
Addition of women's program
Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Six nations competed in the women's tournament with home team Australia winning the gold medal over the United States.
From 2000 to 2016, the United States women's team won five consecutive medals in water polo.
Geography
Water polo is now popular in many countries around the world, notably Europe (particularly in Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Spain), Australia, Brazil, Canada and the United States.
As of 2016, 51 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) from six continents have sent their water polo teams to the Summer Olympics. Men's water polo teams of ten European NOCs won all 26 official tournaments, while women's teams from Europe, North America and Oceania won all five gold medals. Water polo teams from Africa, Asia and South America have not won an Olympic medal yet.
Venues
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For the Summer Olympics, there are 34 venues that have been or will be used for water polo.
The Seine in Paris hosted the first water polo competitions at the 1900 Olympics. The Forest Park in St. Louis hosted the water polo events for the 1904 Summer Olympics.
The first water polo venue not located on a river or a lake took place at the 1908 London Olympics. It was not until the 1920 Olympics that a separate venue was created for the aquatic venues. The 1948 Games was the first Olympics in water polo took place both indoor and in more than one venue. The first separate water polo venue that was not connected to other aquatic venues was at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
The Water Polo Arena of the 2012 London Olympics was the first dedicated water polo venue to be built for an Olympics, the structure was taken down after the games.
Paris 1900: Seine, Paris St. Louis 1904: Forest Park, St. Louis London 1908: White City Stadium, White City Stockholm 1912: Djurgårdsbrunnsviken, Stockholm Antwerp 1920: Stade Nautique d'Antwerp, Antwerp Paris 1924: Piscine des Tourelles, Paris Amsterdam 1928: Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium, Amsterdam Los Angeles 1932: Swimming Stadium, Los Angeles Berlin 1936: Olympic Swimming Stadium, Berlin London 1948: Empire Pool (final), Wembley; and Finchley Lido, North Finchley Helsinki 1952: Swimming Stadium, Helsinki Melbourne 1956: Swimming/Diving Stadium, Melbourne Rome 1960: Piscina delle Rose and Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto (final), both in Rome Tokyo 1964: Tokyo Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool, Tokyo Mexico City 1968: Francisco Márquez Olympic Pool (final) and University City Swimming Pool, both in Mexico City Munich 1972: Dantebad and Schwimmhalle (final), both in Munich Montreal 1976: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard and Olympic Pool (final), both in Montreal Moscow 1980: Swimming Pool - Moscow and Swimming Pool - Olimpiysky (final), both in Moscow Los Angeles 1984: Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool, Malibu, California Seoul 1988: Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Seoul Barcelona 1992: Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc and Piscines Bernat Picornell (final), both in Badalona Atlanta 1996: Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, Atlanta Sydney 2000: Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre, Ryde; and Sydney International Aquatic Centre, Sydney Athens 2004: Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens Beijing 2008: Ying Tung Natatorium, Beijing London 2012: Water Polo Arena, London Rio de Janeiro 2016: Maria Lenk Aquatic Center and Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Tokyo 2020: Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center, Tokyo
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1900–1996;
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000–2016;
- Olympedia: Water polo venues.
Events
- Notes
- The X indicates that the tournament was held on the appropriate olympic game
- The bullet (•) denotes that it was contested as a demonstration sport.
Event | 96 | 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 | Games |
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Men's tournament | X | • | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 27 | |
Women's tournament | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Rules
Qualification
Since 2012, the qualifying process consists of five stages:
- The team of the host nation qualifies automatically.
- No more than one team qualifies as the top team in the FINA World League.
- No more than three teams qualify as the top teams in the World Aquatics Championships.
- No more than five teams qualify as the continental Olympic qualification tournament champions.
- No more than four teams qualify through a world qualifying tournament, in which the best teams which did not qualify directly from each continent compete for the remaining berths.
Stage | Zone | Tournament | Berths | ||
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2012 | 2016 | 2020 | |||
1 | — | Host nation | 1 (from Europe) | 1 (from Americas) | 1 (from Asia) |
2 | World – FINA | FINA Water Polo World League | 1 | 1 ![]() | 1 ![]() |
3 | World – FINA | World Aquatics Championships | 3 | 2 ![]() | 2 ![]() |
4 | Africa – CANA | African Continental Selection | 0 | 0 ![]() | 1 ![]() |
Americas – ASUA | Pan American Games | 1 | 1 ![]() | 1 ![]() | |
Asia – AASF | Asian Water Polo Championship | 1 | 1 ![]() | 1 ![]() | |
Europe – LEN | European Water Polo Championship | 0 | 1 ![]() | 1 ![]() | |
Oceania – OSA | Oceanian Continental Selection | 1 | 1 ![]() | 1 ![]() | |
5 | World – FINA | World Qualification Tournament | 4 | 4 ![]() | 3 ![]() |
Total | 12 ![]() | 12 ![]() | 12 ![]() |
Stage | Zone | Tournament | Berths | ||
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2012 | 2016 | 2020 | |||
1 | — | Host nation | 1 (from Europe) | 1 (from Americas) | 1 (from Asia) |
2 | World – FINA | FINA Water Polo World League | 0 | 0 ![]() | 1 ![]() |
3 | World – FINA | World Aquatics Championships | 0 | 0 ![]() | 1 ![]() |
4 | Africa – CANA | African Continental Selection | 0 | 0 ![]() | 1 ![]() |
Americas – ASUA | Pan American Games | 1 | 0 ![]() | 1 ![]() | |
Asia – AASF | Asian Water Polo Championship | 1 | 1 ![]() | 1 ![]() | |
Europe – LEN | European Water Polo Championship | 0 | 1 ![]() | 1 ![]() | |
Oceania – OSA | Oceanian Continental Selection | 1 | 1 ![]() | 1 ![]() | |
5 | World – FINA | World Qualification Tournament | 4 | 4 ![]() | 2 ![]() |
Total | 8 | 8 ![]() | 10 ![]() |
Players
Eligibility
According to the FINA General Rules[4], the list below shows the requirements for a player to be eligible to play in international tournaments:
- "GR 1.1: All competitors shall be registered with their National Federation to be eligible to compete."
- "GR 2.5: When a competitor or competition official represents his/her country in a competition, he/she shall be a citizen, whether by birth or naturalisation, of the nation he/she represents, provided that a naturalised citizen shall have lived in that country for at least one year prior to that competition. Competitors, who have more than one nationality according to the laws of the respective nations must choose one 'Sport Nationality'. This choice shall be exercised by the first representation of the competitor for one of the countries."
- "GR 2.6: Any competitor or competition official changing his sport nationality from one national governing body to another must have resided in the territory of and been under the jurisdiction of the latter for at least twelve months prior to his first representation for the country."
Competition format
For both the men's and women's tournaments at the 2020 Olympics, the competition consists of a round-robin group stage followed by a knockout stage. Teams are placed into two groups, with each team playing each other team in its group once. Teams earn 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. The top four teams in each group advance to the knockout rounds. The knockout rounds are a single-elimination tournament consisting of quarterfinals, semifinals, and the gold and bronze medal matches.
Matches consist of four quarters of eight minutes each. During the knockout rounds, if the score is tied after four quarters (32 minutes), penalty shootouts, which is 5 rounds, plus extra rounds if tied, are used to determine the winner.
# | Year | Dates | Number of | Competition format | |
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Teams | Matches | ||||
1 | 1900 | 11–12 August | 7 teams | 6 matches | Single-elimination tournament |
2 | 1904 | 5–6 September | 3 teams ![]() | 2 matches ![]() | |
3 | 1908 | 15–22 July | 4 teams ![]() | 4 matches ![]() | |
4 | 1912 | 7–16 July | 6 teams ![]() | 10 matches ![]() | |
5 | 1920 | 22–29 August | 12 teams ![]() | 19 matches ![]() | Single-elimination tournament; Bergvall system for second- and third-place |
6 | 1924 | 13–20 July | 13 teams ![]() | 19 matches ![]() | |
7 | 1928 | 4–11 August | 14 teams ![]() | 18 matches ![]() | Single-elimination tournament; Bergvall system for third-place |
8 | 1932 | 4–13 August | 5 teams ![]() | 8 matches[lower-alpha 1] ![]() | Round-robin tournament |
9 | 1936 | 8–15 August | 16 teams ![]() | 40 matches ![]() | Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin semi-final pool; round-robin semi-final pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool |
10 | 1948 | 28 July – 7 August | 18 teams ![]() | 40 matches[lower-alpha 2] ![]() | Series of round-robin elimination pools, followed by round-robin semi-final pools, and then round-robin final pools |
11 | 1952 | 25 July – 2 August | 21 teams ![]() | 56 matches[lower-alpha 3] ![]() | Single-elimination tournament qualifying; round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin semi-final pool; round-robin semi-final pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool |
12 | 1956 | 28 November – 7 December | 10 teams ![]() | 29 matches ![]() | Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool |
13 | 1960 | 25 August – 3 September | 16 teams ![]() | 40 matches ![]() | Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin semi-final pool; round-robin semi-final pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool |
14 | 1964 | 11–18 October | 13 teams ![]() | 31 matches ![]() | |
15 | 1968 | 14–26 October | 15 teams ![]() | 63 matches ![]() | Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches |
16 | 1972 | 27 August – 4 September | 16 teams ![]() | 59 matches ![]() | Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool |
17 | 1976 | 18–27 July | 12 teams ![]() | 48 matches ![]() | |
18 | 1980 | 20–29 July | 12 teams ![]() | 48 matches ![]() | |
19 | 1984 | 1–10 August | 12 teams ![]() | 42 matches ![]() | |
20 | 1988 | 21 September – 1 October | 12 teams ![]() | 42 matches ![]() | Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches |
21 | 1992 | 1–9 August | 12 teams ![]() | 42 matches ![]() | |
22 | 1996 | 20–28 July | 12 teams ![]() | 48 matches ![]() | |
23 | 2000 | 23 September – 1 October | 12 teams ![]() | 48 matches ![]() | |
24 | 2004 | 15-29 August | 12 teams ![]() | 44 matches ![]() | |
25 | 2008 | 10–24 August | 12 teams ![]() | 44 matches ![]() | |
26 | 2012 | 29 July – 12 August | 12 teams ![]() | 42 matches ![]() | |
27 | 2016 | 6–20 August | 12 teams ![]() | 42 matches ![]() | |
28 | 2020 | 12 teams ![]() | |||
# | Year | Dates | Teams | Matches | Competition format |
Number of |
# | Year | Dates | Number of | Competition format | |
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Teams | Matches | ||||
1 | 2000 | 16–23 September | 6 teams | 20 matches | Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches |
2 | 2004 | 16–26 August | 8 teams ![]() | 20 matches ![]() | |
3 | 2008 | 11–21 August | 8 teams ![]() | 20 matches ![]() | |
4 | 2012 | 30 July – 9 August | 8 teams ![]() | 24 matches ![]() | |
5 | 2016 | 9–19 August | 8 teams ![]() | 24 matches ![]() | |
6 | 2020 | 10 teams ![]() |
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1900–1996;
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000–2016;
- Olympedia: 1900–2016;
- Sports Reference: 1900–2016.
Game rules
Maximum number of players per team
Maximum number of players | ||||
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1900–1904 | 1908–1980 | 1984–2016 | 2020– | |
In the playing area of the pool during an Olympic match | 7 | 7 ![]() | 7 ![]() | 7 ![]() |
During an Olympic match | 11 | 11 ![]() | 13 ![]() | 12[5] ![]() |
During an Olympic tournament | 11 | 11 ![]() | 13 ![]() | 13[5] ![]() |
per club | per nation | per nation | per nation |
Maximum number of players | ||
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2000–2016 | 2020– | |
In the playing area of the pool during an Olympic match | 7 | 7 ![]() |
During an Olympic match | 13 | 12[5] ![]() |
During an Olympic tournament | 13 | 13[5] ![]() |
per nation | per nation |
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1900–1996;
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000–2016.
Anti-doping
The FINA follows the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) regulations on performance-enhancing drugs. According to the WADA, a positive in-competition test results in disqualification of the player and a suspension that varies based on the number of offences. When a player tests positive, the rest of their team is subjected to testing; another positive test can result in a disqualification of the entire team.[6][7][8][9]
Men's tournaments
Results summary
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1900–1996 (men's tournaments);
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000–2016 (men's tournaments);
- Olympedia: 1900–2016 (men's tournaments);
- Sports Reference: 1900–2016 (men's tournaments).
Confederation statistics
Best performances by tournament
This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament.[10]
Note: italic number in header means demonstration tournament was held.
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3th – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Confederation | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 |
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Africa – CANA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7th | 10th | — | 9th | 12th | 15th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12th | — | — | — | Q | |
Americas – ASUA | — | — | — | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | 9th | 10th | 4th | 5th | 7th | 9th | 5th | 3rd | 7th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 7th | 6th | 7th | 2nd | 8th | 10th | Q | |
Asia – AASF | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4th | 14th | 12th | 21st | 10th | 14th | 11th | 12th | 15th | 12th | — | 9th | 11th | — | — | 9th | 11th | 12th | 11th | 12th | Q | |
Europe – LEN | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | Q | |
Oceania – OSA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18th | 19th | 9th | 15th | 10th | — | 12th | 11th | 7th | 5th | 8th | 5th | — | 8th | 9th | 8th | 7th | 9th | Q | |
Nations | 4 | 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 |
Team statistics
Participating teams
Note: Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games; italic number in header means demonstration tournament was held.
- Legend
- 1 – Champions
- 2 – Runners-up
- 3 – Third place
- 4 – Fourth place
- – Disqualified
- – Hosts
- = – More than one team tied for that rank
- Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
- † – Defunct team
Africa – CANA (2 teams) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's team[10] | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Years |
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![]() | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 14 | 9 | Q | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Americas – ASUA (8 teams) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's team[10] | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Years |
![]() | 13 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | [lower-alpha 1] | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 16 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 17 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 18 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | Q | 21 | ||||||
![]() | 13 | 16 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Asia – AASF (7 teams) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's team[10] | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Years |
![]() | 9 | 11 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 12 | 21 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 12 | Q | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 9 | 11 | 11 | Q | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Europe – LEN (33 teams) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's team[10] | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Years |
![]() | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 11 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 12 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Defunct | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | Merged with West Germany† | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | =5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | See East Germany† and West Germany† | 7 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 8 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 15 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Q | 22 | |||||
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 | Years |
![]() | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 9 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | Q | 20 | |||||||
![]() | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 8 | 16 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 17 | |||||||||||
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![]() | 17 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 3 | 1 | Q | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | Defunct | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | Years |
![]() | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | Defunct | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Q | 17 | ||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | Defunct | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | See Germany | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Defunct | 12 | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 8 | 3 | Defunct | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oceania – OSA (1 team) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's team[10] | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Years |
![]() | 18 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | Q | 16 | |||||||||||
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 |
Finishes in the top four
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.
- Legend
- * – Host team
- † – Defunct team
Rk | Men's team | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
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1 | ![]() | 16 | 9 (1932, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1976, 2000, 2004, 2008) | 3 (1928, 1948, 1972) | 3 (1960, 1968, 1980) | 1 (1996) | 1928 | 2008 |
2 | ![]() | 13 | 3 (1948, 1960*, 1992) | 2 (1976, 2012) | 3 (1952, 1996, 2016) | 3 (1956, 1964, 1968) | 1948 | 2016 |
3 | ![]() | 9 | 3 (1984*, 1988, 2008) | 3 (1924, 1932*, 1972) | 3 (1920, 1952, 1992) | 1920 | 2008 | |
4 | ![]() | 8 | 3 (1968, 1984, 1988) | 4 (1952, 1956, 1964, 1980) | 1 (1960) | 1952 | 1988 | |
5 | ![]() | 7 | 2 (1972, 1980*) | 2 (1960, 1968) | 3 (1956, 1964, 1988) | 1956 | 1988 | |
6 | ![]() | 7 | 4 (1900, 1908, 1920*, 1924) | 2 (1912, 1936) | 1 (1948) | 1900 | 1948 | |
7 | ![]() | 5 | 4 (1900, 1908*, 1912, 1920) | 1 (1928) | 1900 | 1928 | ||
8 | ![]() | 5 | 1 (1996) | 1 (1992*) | 3 (1980, 1984, 2000) | 1980 | 2000 | |
9 | ![]() | 5 | 1 (1924*) | 3 (1900*×2[lower-alpha 4], 1928) | 1 (1936) | 1900 | 1936 | |
10 | ![]() | 4 | 1 (1912*) | 2 (1908, 1920) | 1 (1924) | 1908 | 1924 | |
11 | ![]() | 3 | 1 (2012) | 2 (1996, 2016) | 1996 | 2016 | ||
![]() | 1 (1928) | 2 (1932, 1936*) | 1928 | 1936 | ||||
13 | ![]() | 3 | 1 (2016) | 2 (2008, 2012) | 2008 | 2016 | ||
14 | ![]() | 3 | 2 (1948, 1976) | 1 (1908) | 1908 | 1976 | ||
15 | ![]() | 3 | 1 (1984) | 2 (1972*, 1988) | 1972 | 1988 | ||
16 | ![]() | 3 | 3 (2008, 2012, 2016) | 2008 | 2016 | |||
17 | ![]() | 2 | 1 (2000) | 1 (2004) | 2000 | 2004 | ||
18 | ![]() | 1 | 1 (2004) | 2004 | 2004 | |||
19 | ![]() | 1 | 1 (2000) | 2000 | 2000 | |||
![]() | 1 (1992) | 1992 | 1992 | |||||
21 | ![]() | 1 | 1 (1912) | 1912 | 1912 | |||
![]() | 1 (2004*) | 2004 | 2004 | |||||
![]() | 1 (1932) | 1932 | 1932 | |||||
![]() | 1 (1976) | 1976 | 1976 | |||||
Rk | Men's team | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
Medal table
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.
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- † – Defunct team
Rank | Men's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (19 men's teams) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 79 |
Champions (results and squads)
![](../I/m/Campe%C3%B5es!.jpg)
The following table shows results of Olympic champions in men's water polo by tournament.
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- 6 – Winning 6 matches during the tournament
- 4 – Drawing 4 matches during the tournament
- 2 – Losing 2 matches during the tournament
- 100.0% – Winning all matches during the tournament
- team – Olympic winning streak (winning three or more Olympic titles in a row)
- – Host team
- † – Defunct team
- Abbreviation
- MP – Matches played
- W – Won
- D – Drawn
- L – Lost
- GF – Goals for
- GA – Goals against
- GD – Goals difference
- GF/MP – Goals for per match
- GA/MP – Goals against per match
- GD/MP – Goals difference per match
# | Men's tournament | Champion | MP | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | GD | GF/MP | GA/MP | GD/MP |
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1 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 29 | 3 | 26 | 9.667 | 1.000 | 8.667 |
2 | ![]() | Water polo was a demonstration sport | |||||||||||
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9.000 | 2.000 | 7.000 |
4 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 21 | 8 | 13 | 7.000 | 2.667 | 4.333 |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 19 | 4 | 15 | 6.333 | 1.333 | 5.000 |
6 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 16 | 6 | 10 | 4.000 | 1.500 | 2.500 |
7 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6.000 | 3.333 | 2.667 |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 30 | 2 | 28 | 10.000 | 0.667 | 9.333 |
9 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.7% | 44 | 4 | 40 | 6.286 | 0.571 | 5.714 |
10 | ![]() | ![]() | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.7% | 35 | 14 | 21 | 5.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
11 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.0% | 53 | 16 | 37 | 6.625 | 2.000 | 4.625 |
12 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 26 | 4 | 22 | 4.333 | 0.667 | 3.667 |
13 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.7% | 31 | 12 | 19 | 4.429 | 1.714 | 2.714 |
14 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.3% | 34 | 13 | 21 | 5.667 | 2.167 | 3.500 |
15 | ![]() | ![]() | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 77.8% | 86 | 35 | 51 | 9.556 | 3.889 | 5.667 |
16 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.0% | 48 | 24 | 24 | 6.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
17 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87.5% | 45 | 32 | 13 | 5.625 | 4.000 | 1.625 |
18 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 58 | 31 | 27 | 7.250 | 3.875 | 3.375 |
19 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.7% | 72 | 44 | 28 | 10.286 | 6.286 | 4.000 |
20 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 85.7% | 83 | 55 | 28 | 11.857 | 7.857 | 4.000 |
21 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.4% | 59 | 50 | 9 | 8.429 | 7.143 | 1.286 |
22 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 75.0% | 58 | 48 | 10 | 7.250 | 6.000 | 1.250 |
23 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 75.0% | 78 | 57 | 21 | 9.750 | 7.125 | 2.625 |
24 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 59 | 39 | 20 | 8.429 | 5.571 | 2.857 |
25 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.7% | 85 | 55 | 30 | 12.143 | 7.857 | 4.286 |
26 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 73 | 42 | 31 | 9.125 | 5.250 | 3.875 |
27 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 62.5% | 80 | 66 | 14 | 10.000 | 8.250 | 1.750 |
# | Men's tournament | Total | 161 | 138 | 16 | 7 | 85.7% | 1249 | 676 | 573 | 7.758 | 4.199 | 3.559 |
Champion | MP | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | GD | GF/MP | GA/MP | GD/MP |
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1900–1996 (men's tournaments);
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000–2016 (men's tournaments);
- Olympedia: 1900–2016 (men's tournaments);
- Sports Reference: 1900–2016 (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 | Champion | MP | W | D | L | Win % |
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1 | 1932 | ![]() | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
2 | 1956 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
3 | 1980 | ![]() | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
4 | 2004 | ![]() | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
5 | 2012 | ![]() | 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 | Champion | Date of winning gold | Duration of record |
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9.667 | Set record | 1900 | ![]() | 12 August 1900 | 32 years, 1 day |
10.000 | Broke record | 1932 | ![]() | 13 August 1932 | 51 years, 363 days |
10.286 | Broke record | 1984 | ![]() | 10 August 1984 | 4 years, 52 days |
11.857 | Broke record | 1988 | ![]() | 1 October 1988 | 19 years, 328 days |
12.143 | Broke record | 2008 | ![]() | 24 August 2008 | 11 years, 357 days |
The following tables show records of goals against per match.
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The following tables show records of goals difference per match.
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The following table shows number of players and average age, height and weight of Olympic champions in men's water polo by tournament.
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- team – Olympic winning streak
- – Host team
- † – Defunct team
# | Men's tournament | Champion | Players | Returning Olympians | Average | |||
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Number | Number | % | Age | Height | Weight | |||
1 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | |||
2 | ![]() | Water polo was a demonstration sport | ||||||
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 26 years, 111 days | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
4 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 57.1% | 29 years, 16 days | ||
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 42.9% | 33 years, 279 days | ||
6 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 42.9% | 26 years, 303 days | ||
7 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 24 years, 329 days | ||
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 10 | 7 | 70.0% | 27 years, 291 days | ||
9 | ![]() | ![]() | 11 | 5 | 45.5% | 26 years, 66 days | ||
10 | ![]() | ![]() | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | 30 years, 203 days | ||
11 | ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 6 | 46.2% | 26 years, 337 days | ||
12 | ![]() | ![]() | 12 | 7 | 58.3% | 26 years, 148 days | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[lower-alpha 8] | 80 kg (176 lb)[lower-alpha 9] |
13 | ![]() | ![]() | 12 | 3 | 25.0% | 22 years, 363 days | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) |
14 | ![]() | ![]() | 12 | 10 | 83.3% | 28 years, 208 days | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) |
15 | ![]() | ![]() | 11 | 5 | 45.5% | 26 years, 151 days | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) |
16 | ![]() | ![]() | 11 | 5 | 45.5% | 26 years, 351 days | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) |
17 | ![]() | ![]() | 11 | 6 | 54.5% | 25 years, 333 days | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) |
18 | ![]() | ![]() | 11 | 4 | 36.4% | 25 years, 117 days | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) |
19 | ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | 23 years, 362 days | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) |
20 | ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 6 | 46.2% | 23 years, 341 days | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) |
21 | ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 7 | 53.8% | 26 years, 224 days | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[lower-alpha 10] | 81 kg (179 lb)[lower-alpha 11] |
22 | ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 9 | 69.2% | 26 years, 279 days | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) |
23 | ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 5 | 38.5% | 25 years, 254 days | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) |
24 | ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 10 | 76.9% | 27 years, 344 days | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) |
25 | ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 9 | 69.2% | 29 years, 248 days | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) |
26 | ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 8 | 61.5% | 29 years, 85 days | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) |
27 | ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 9 | 69.2% | 28 years, 205 days | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) |
# | Men's tournament | Champion | Number | Number | % | Age | Height | Weight |
Players | Returning Olympians | Average |
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1900–1996 (men's tournaments);
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45–92), 2004 (p. 208), 2008 (p. 203), 2012 (p. 472), 2016 (p. 132);
- Olympedia: 1900–2016 (men's tournaments);
- Sports Reference: 1900–2016 (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 | Champion | Date of winning gold | Duration of record |
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1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[lower-alpha 8] | Set record | 1956 | ![]() | 7 December 1956 | 3 years, 271 days |
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | Broke record | 1960 | ![]() | 3 September 1960 | 8 years, 53 days |
Tied record | 1964 | ![]() | 18 October 1964 | ||
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Broke record | 1968 | ![]() | 26 October 1968 | 15 years, 289 days |
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | Broke record | 1984 | ![]() | 10 August 1984 | 4 years, 52 days |
1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | Broke record | 1988 | ![]() | 1 October 1988 | 15 years, 333 days |
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | Broke record | 2004 | ![]() | 29 August 2004 | 7 years, 349 days |
Tied record | 2008 | ![]() | 24 August 2008 | ||
1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | Broke record | 2012 | ![]() | 12 August 2012 | 8 years, 3 days |
The following tables show records of average weight.
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Average weight | Achievement | Year | Champion | Date of winning gold | Duration of record |
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80 kg (176 lb)[lower-alpha 9] | Set record | 1956 | ![]() | 7 December 1956 | 3 years, 271 days |
81 kg (179 lb) | Broke record | 1960 | ![]() | 3 September 1960 | 4 years, 45 days |
82 kg (181 lb) | Broke record | 1964 | ![]() | 18 October 1964 | 4 years, 8 days |
94 kg (207 lb) | Broke record | 1968 | ![]() | 26 October 1968 | 35 years, 308 days |
Tied record | 1988 | ![]() | 1 October 1988 | ||
96 kg (212 lb) | Broke record | 2004 | ![]() | 29 August 2004 | 3 years, 361 days |
100 kg (220 lb) | Broke record | 2008 | ![]() | 24 August 2008 | 3 years, 354 days |
102 kg (225 lb) | Broke record | 2012 | ![]() | 12 August 2012 | 8 years, 3 days |
Player statistics
(C) | Captain | Apps | Appearances | Ref | Reference | Rk | Rank |
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L/R | Handedness | Pos | Playing position | FP | Field player | GK | Goalkeeper |
Age records
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.
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- – Host team
Appearance
Record | Age of the first Olympic water polo match | Player | Men's team | Pos | Date of birth | Date of the first Olympic water polo match | Ref |
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Oldest Olympic debutant | 42 years, 303 days | Alexandr Polukhin | ![]() | GK | 15 October 1961 | 13 August 2004 | [11] |
Youngest male Olympian | 14 years, 133 days | Alfonso Tusell | ![]() | FP | 11 April 1906 | 22 August 1920 | [12] |
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 | ![]() | GK | 26 January 1879 | 13 July 1924 | [13] |
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 | ![]() | GK | 26 January 1879 | 29 August 1920 | [13] |
Oldest male Olympic silver medalist | 41 years, 128 days | Boris Goykhman | ![]() | GK | 28 April 1919 | 3 September 1960 | [14] |
Oldest male Olympic bronze medalist | 37 years, 223 days | Boris Goykhman | ![]() | GK | 28 April 1919 | 7 December 1956 | [14] |
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 | György Kárpáti | ![]() | FP | 23 June 1935 | 2 August 1952 | [15] |
Youngest male Olympic silver medalist | 18 years, 334 days | Herman Meyboom | ![]() | FP | 23 August 1889 | 22 July 1908 | [16] |
Youngest male Olympic bronze medalist | 15 years, 306 days | Paul Vasseur | ![]() | FP | 10 October 1884 | 12 August 1900 | [17] |
Multiple appearances (five-time Olympians)
![](../I/m/Manel_Estiarte_(Diada_de_Sant_Jordi_2009).jpg)
The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), date of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of birth (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
Fourteen athletes competed in water polo at five or more Olympic Games between 1900 and 2016 inclusive. Paul Radmilovic, representing Great Britain, is the first water polo player to compete at five Olympics (1908–1928).[18]
Four athletes (Manuel Estiarte, Salvador Gómez, Jesús Rollán and Jordi Sans) were all members of the Spain men's national water polo team (1988–2000). Manuel Estiarte is the first and only water polo player (man or woman) to compete at six Olympics (1980–2000).[19] Jesús Rollán is the first water polo goalkeeper of either gender to compete at five Olympics (1984–2004).[20]
Tony Azevedo of the United States is the first non-European water polo player to compete at five Olympic Games (2000–2016).[21]
Italian goalkeeper Stefano Tempesti competed at five Olympics between 2000 and 2016.[22]
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- – Hosts
Apps | Player | Birth | Height | Men's team | Pos | Water polo tournament | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | ||||||||
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G | S | B | T | ||||||||||||||
6 | Manuel Estiarte | 1961 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ![]() | FP | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 20 years (18/38) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [19] |
5 | Paul Radmilovic | 1886 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ![]() | FP | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 20 years (22/42) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [18] | |
Dezső Gyarmati | 1927 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ![]() | FP | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 16 years (20/36) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | [23] | ||
Gianni De Magistris | 1950 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ![]() | FP | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 16 years (17/33) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [24] | ||
Jordi Sans | 1965 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ![]() | FP | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 16 years (18/35) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [25] | ||
George Mavrotas | 1967 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ![]() | FP | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 16 years (17/33) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [26] | ||
Salvador Gómez | 1968 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ![]() | FP | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 16 years (20/36) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [27] | ||
Jesús Rollán | 1968 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ![]() | GK | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 16 years (20/36) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [20] | ||
Tibor Benedek | 1972 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ![]() | FP | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 16 years (20/36) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [28] | ||
Igor Hinić | 1975 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | ![]() | FP | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 16 years (20/36) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [29] | ||
Tamás Kásás | 1976 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ![]() | FP | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 16 years (20/36) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [30] | ||
Georgios Afroudakis | 1976 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ![]() | FP | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 16 years (19/35) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [31] | ||
Stefano Tempesti | 1979 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | ![]() | GK | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 16 years (21/37) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | [22] | ||
Tony Azevedo | 1981 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ![]() | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 16 years (18/34) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [21] | ||
Apps | Player | Birth | Height | Men's team | Pos | Water polo tournament | Period (age of first/last) | G | S | B | T | Ref | |||||
Medals |
Multiple medalists
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), date of receiving the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), date of receiving the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
Eight male athletes won four or more Olympic medals in water polo. Aside from Belgian player Joseph Pletinckx who won medals before World War II[32], all were members of the Hungary men's national water polo team. Dezső Gyarmati is the first and only athlete (man or woman) to win five Olympic medals in water polo (three gold, one silver and one bronze).[23]
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- – Hosts
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Men's team | Pos | Water polo tournament | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | |||||||
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G | S | B | T | |||||||||||||
1 | Dezső Gyarmati | 1927 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ![]() | FP | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 16 years (20/36) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | [23] |
2 | György Kárpáti | 1935 | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ![]() | FP | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 12 years (17/29) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | [15] | |
3 | László Jeney | 1923 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ![]() | GK | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 12 years (25/37) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | [33] | |
4 | Mihály Mayer | 1933 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ![]() | FP | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 12 years (22/34) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | [34] | |
5 | András Bodnár | 1942 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ![]() | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 12 years (18/30) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | [35] | |
Endre Molnár | 1945 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ![]() | GK | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 12 years (23/34) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | [36] | ||
István Szívós Jr. | 1948 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | ![]() | FP | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 12 years (20/32) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | [37] | ||
8 | Joseph Pletinckx | 1888 | ![]() | FP | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 1924 | 16 years (20/36) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | [32] | ||
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Men's team | Pos | Water polo tournament | Period (age of first/last) | G | S | B | T | Ref | ||||
Medals |
Multiple gold medalists
![](../I/m/Paul_Radmilovic_1909.jpg)
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), date of receiving the last Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), date of receiving the first Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
Ten athletes won three or more Olympic gold medals in water polo. Six players (Tibor Benedek, Péter Biros, Tamás Kásás, Gergely Kiss, Tamás Molnár and Zoltán Szécsi) were all members of the Hungary men's national water polo team that won three consecutive Olympic gold medals in 2000, 2004 and 2008.[28][38][30][39][40][41]
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- – Hosts
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Men's team | Pos | Water polo tournament | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | |||||||
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G | S | B | T | |||||||||||||
1 | Dezső Gyarmati | 1927 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ![]() | FP | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 16 years (20/36) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | [23] |
2 | György Kárpáti | 1935 | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ![]() | FP | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 12 years (17/29) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | [15] | |
3 | Paul Radmilovic | 1886 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ![]() | FP | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 20 years (22/42) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [18] |
Charles Smith | 1879 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ![]() | GK | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 1924 | 16 years (29/45) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [13] | ||
Tibor Benedek | 1972 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ![]() | FP | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 16 years (20/36) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [28] | |
Péter Biros | 1976 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ![]() | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 12 years (24/36) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [38] | ||
Tamás Kásás | 1976 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ![]() | FP | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 16 years (20/36) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [30] | |
Gergely Kiss | 1977 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ![]() | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 12 years (22/34) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [39] | ||
Tamás Molnár | 1975 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ![]() | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 8 years (25/33) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [40] | |||
Zoltán Szécsi | 1977 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ![]() | GK | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 12 years (22/34) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [41] | ||
Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Men's team | Pos | Water polo tournament | Period (age of first/last) | G | S | B | T | Ref | ||||
Medals |
Top goalscorers by tournament
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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.
Hans Schneider of Germany scored 22 goals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics,[42] 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.[43]
Spaniard Manuel Estiarte holds the record for the most goals scored by a water polo player in a single Olympic tournament, scoring 34 goals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. At 18 years old, he 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 1988 Seoul Olympics with 27 goals, and the joint top goalscorers at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics with 22 goals.[19]
Hungrian 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.[28]
Aleksandar Šapić, representing FR Yugoslavia, was the top goalscorer at the 2000 Sydney Olympics with 18 goals. Four years later, he netted 18 goals for Serbia and Montenegro, becoming the top goalscorer at the 2004 Athens Olympics.[44]
31-year-old István Szívós Sr. scored 16 goals for Hungary at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics,[45] 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.[46]
Left-hander Filip Filipović of Serbia was the joint top goalscorer at the 2016 Olympics, with 19 goals. He netted two goals in the gold medal match, helping the Serbia team win the Olympics. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the men's water polo tournament.[47]
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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 | ![]() | 1st of 7 teams | [48] | ||
1908 | Fernand Feyaerts | 1880 | 27–28 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | ![]() | 2nd of 4 teams | [49] | ||
1912 | Robert Andersson | 1886 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 | ![]() | 2nd of 6 teams | [50] | ||
1920 | Erik Andersson | 1896 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2.500 | ![]() | 3rd of 12 teams | [51] | ||
1924 | Pierre Dewin | 1894 | 29–30 | 14 | 5 | 2.800 | ![]() | 2nd of 13 teams | [52] | ||
1928 | Ferenc Keserű | 1903 | 24 | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | 10 | 4 | 2.500 | ![]() | 2nd of 14 teams | [53] | |
1932 | Philip Daubenspeck | 1905 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 3.500 | ![]() | 3rd of 5 teams | [54] | ||
1936 | Hans Schneider | 1909 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 3.143 | ![]() | 2nd of 16 teams | [42] | ||
1948 | Aldo Ghira | 1920 | 28 | 18[lower-alpha 2] | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 2.571 | ![]() | 1st of 18 teams | [55] | ||
1952 | István Szívós Sr. | 1920 | 31 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Right | 16 | 6 | 2.667 | ![]() | 1st of 21 teams | [45] |
Ruud van Feggelen | 1924 | 28 | 16[lower-alpha 3] | 8[lower-alpha 3] | 2.000 | ![]() | 5th of 21 teams | [56] | |||
1956 | Petre Mshvenieradze | 1929 | 27 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 11 | 7 | 1.571 | ![]() | 3rd of 10 teams | [57] | |
1960 | Fred Tisue | 1938 | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | ![]() | 7th of 16 teams | [58] | |
Aurel Zahan | 1938 | 22 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | ![]() | 5th of 16 teams | [59] | ||
1964 | Nico van der Voet | 1944 | 20 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | ![]() | 8ht of 13 teams | [43] | |
1968 | Nico van der Voet | 1944 | 24 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 33 | 9 | 3.667 | ![]() | 7th of 15 teams | [43] | |
1972 | Carlos Sánchez | 1952 | 20 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 18 | 9 | 2.000 | ![]() | 9th of 16 teams | [60] | |
1976 | Tamás Faragó | 1952 | 23 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | Right | 22 | 8 | 2.750 | ![]() | 1st of 12 teams | [61] |
1980 | Manuel Estiarte | 1961 | 18 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Right | 21 | 8 | 2.625 | ![]() | 4th of 12 teams | [19] |
1984 | Manuel Estiarte (C) | 1961 | 22 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Right | 34 | 7 | 4.857 | ![]() | 4th of 12 teams | [19] |
1988 | Manuel Estiarte (C) | 1961 | 26 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Right | 27 | 7 | 3.857 | ![]() | 6th of 12 teams | [19] |
1992 | Tibor Benedek | 1972 | 20 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Left | 22 | 7 | 3.143 | ![]() | 6th of 12 teams | [28] |
Manuel Estiarte (C) | 1961 | 30 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Right | 22 | 7 | 3.143 | ![]() | 2nd of 12 teams | [19] | |
1996 | Tibor Benedek | 1972 | 24 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Left | 19 | 8 | 2.375 | ![]() | 4th of 12 teams | [28] |
2000 | Aleksandar Šapić | 1978 | 22 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Right | 18 | 8 | 2.250 | ![]() | 3rd of 12 teams | [44] |
2004 | Aleksandar Šapić | 1978 | 26 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Right | 18 | 8 | 2.250 | ![]() | 2nd of 12 teams | [44] |
2008 | Alessandro Calcaterra (C) | 1975 | 33 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | Right | 27 | 8 | 3.375 | ![]() | 9th of 12 teams | [46] |
2012 | Andrija Prlainović | 1987 | 25 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | Right | 22 | 8 | 2.750 | ![]() | 3rd of 12 teams | [62] |
2016 | Filip Filipović | 1987 | 29 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | Left | 19 | 8 | 2.375 | ![]() | 1st of 12 teams | [47] |
Guillermo Molina (C) | 1984 | 32 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | Right | 19 | 8 | 2.375 | ![]() | 7th of 12 teams | [63] | |
Year | Player | Birth | Age | Height | L/R | Goals | Matches played | Goals per match | Men's team | Finish | Ref |
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1900–1972, 1976 (p. 497), 1980 (p. 510), 1984 (p. 534), 1988–1996;
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45–92), 2004 (p. 184), 2008 (p. 179), 2012 (p. 466), 2016 (p. 100);
- Olympedia: 1900–2016 (men's tournaments);
- Sports Reference: 1900–2016 (men's tournaments).
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The following table shows the historical progression of the record of goals scored by a male water polo player in a single Olympic tournament.
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 | ![]() | 12 August 1900 | 7 years, 345 days | [48] | ||
8 | Broke record | 1908 | Fernand Feyaerts | 27–28 | ![]() | 22 July 1908 | 3 years, 360 days | [49] | ||
9 | Broke record | 1912 | Robert Andersson | 25 | ![]() | 16 July 1912 | 8 years, 44 days | [50] | ||
10 | Broke record | 1920 | Erik Andersson | 24 | ![]() | 29 August 1920 | 3 years, 326 days | [51] | ||
14 | Broke record | 1924 | Pierre Dewin | 29–30 | ![]() | 20 July 1924 | 12 years, 26 days | [52] | ||
Tied record | 1932 | Philip Daubenspeck | 26 | ![]() | 13 August 1932 | [54] | ||||
22 | Broke record | 1936 | Hans Schneider | 26 | ![]() | 15 August 1936 | 32 years, 72 days | [42] | ||
33 | Broke record | 1968 | Nico van der Voet | 24 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ![]() | 26 October 1968 | 15 years, 289 days | [43] | |
34 | Broke record | 1984 | Manuel Estiarte | 22 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Right | ![]() | 10 August 1984 | 36 years, 5 days | [19] |
Goals | Achievement | Year | Player | Age | Height | L/R | Men's team | Date | Duration of record | Ref |
All-time top goalscorers
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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.
Six-time Olympian Manuel Estiarte holds the record for the most goals scored by a water polo player in Olympic history, with 127 goals, far more than any other player. At his first three Olympics (1980–1988), Estiarte netted 82 goals.[19]
Hungarian left-hander Tibor Benedek scored 65 goals at five Olympics (1992–2008),[28] and his teammate Tamás Kásás netted 56 goals between 1996 and 2012.[30]
Aleksandar Šapić, representing FR Yugoslavia in 1996 and 2000, Serbia and Montenegro in 2004, and Serbia in 2008, scored 64 goals in 32 matches.[44]
Tony Azevedo of the United States holds the record for the most goals scored by a non-European water polo player in Olympic history, with 61 goals at five Olympics (2000–2016).[21]
Gianni De Magistris is the top scorer for the Italy men's Olympic water polo team, with 59 goals (1968–1984).[24] His compatriot Eraldo Pizzo netted 53 goals at four Olympics between 1960 and 1972.[64]
- Legend
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Rk | Player | Birth | Height | L/R | Men's team | Total goals | Total matches played | Goals per match | Tournament (goals) | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | ||||||||
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G | S | B | T | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Manuel Estiarte | 1961 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Right | ![]() | 127 | 45 | 2.822 | 1980 (21) | 1984 (34) | 1988 (27) | 1992 (22) | 1996 (13) | 2000 (10) | 20 years (18/38) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [19] |
2 | Tibor Benedek | 1972 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Left | ![]() | 65 | 37 | 1.757 | 1992 (22) | 1996 (19) | 2000 (9) | 2004 (5) | 2008 (10) | 16 years (20/36) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [28] | |
3 | Aleksandar Šapić | 1978 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Right | ![]() | 64 | 32 | 2.000 | 1996 (8) | 2000 (18) | 12 years (18/30) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [44] | ||||
![]() | 2004 (18) | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2008 (20) | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Tony Azevedo | 1981 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Right | ![]() | 61 | 35 | 1.743 | 2000 (13) | 2004 (15) | 2008 (17) | 2012 (11) | 2016 (5) | 16 years (18/34) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [21] | |
5 | Gianni De Magistris | 1950 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Right | ![]() | 59 | 40 | 1.475 | 1968 (6) | 1972 (11) | 1976 (11) | 1980 (20) | 1984 (11) | 16 years (17/33) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [24] | |
6 | Tamás Kásás | 1976 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | Right | ![]() | 56 | 38 | 1.474 | 1996 (13) | 2000 (12) | 2004 (14) | 2008 (8) | 2012 (9) | 16 years (20/36) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [30] | |
7 | Eraldo Pizzo | 1938 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | Right | ![]() | 53 | 29 | 1.828 | 1960 (7) | 1964 (5) | 1968 (29) | 1972 (12) | 12 years (22/34) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | [64] |
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1900–1972, 1976 (p. 497), 1980 (p. 510), 1984 (p. 534), 1988–1996;
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45–92), 2004 (p. 184), 2008 (p. 179), 2012 (p. 466), 2016 (p. 100);
- Olympedia: 1900–2016 (men's tournaments);
- Sports Reference: 1900–2016 (men's tournaments).
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The following table shows the historical progression of the record of total goals scored by a male water polo player at the Summer Olympics.
Total goals | Achievement | Year | Player | Age | Height | L/R | Men's team | Date | Duration of record | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32 | Set record | 1936 | János Németh | 30 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ![]() | 15 August 1936 | 32 years, 72 days | [65] | |
Tied record | 1952 | Ruud van Feggelen | 28 | ![]() | 2 August 1952 | [56] | ||||
43 | Broke record | 1968 | Nico van der Voet | 24 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ![]() | 26 October 1968 | 3 years, 314 days | [43] | |
53 | Broke record | 1972 | Eraldo Pizzo | 34 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | Right | ![]() | 4 September 1972 | 11 years, 341 days | [64] |
59 | Broke record | 1984 | Gianni De Magistris | 33 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Right | ![]() | 10 August 1984 | 4 years, 52 days | [24] |
82 | Broke record | 1988 | Manuel Estiarte | 26 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Right | ![]() | 1 October 1988 | 3 years, 313 days | [19] |
104 | Broke record | 1992 | Manuel Estiarte | 30 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Right | ![]() | 9 August 1992 | 3 years, 354 days | [19] |
117 | Broke record | 1996 | Manuel Estiarte | 34 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Right | ![]() | 28 July 1996 | 4 years, 65 days | [19] |
127 | Broke record | 2000 | Manuel Estiarte | 38 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Right | ![]() | 1 October 2000 | 19 years, 319 days | [19] |
Total goals | Achievement | Year | Player | Age | Height | L/R | Men's team | Date | Duration of record | Ref |
Top goalkeepers and sprinters
Coach statistics
Ref | Reference | Rk | Rank | ||
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Pos | Playing position | FP | Field player | GK | Goalkeeper |
Most successful coaches
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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), date of winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), date of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the coach (in ascending order), respectively.
There are four coaches who led men's national water polo teams to win three or more Olympic medals.
Ratko Rudić is the most successful water polo coach in Olympic history. As a head coach, he led three men's national water polo teams to win four Olympic gold medals and one Olympic bronze medal. He guided Yugoslavia men's national team to two consecutive gold medals in 1984 and 1988, Italy men's national team to a gold medal in 1992 and a bronze medal in 1996, and Croatia men's national team to a gold medal in 2012, making him the first and only coach to lead three different men's national water polo teams to the Olympic titles.[66][67]
Dénes Kemény of Hungary is another coach who led men's national water polo team(s) to win three Olympic gold medals. Under his leadership, the Hungary men's national team won three gold in a row between 2000 and 2008, becoming the second water polo team to have an Olympic winning streak.[68]
Dezső Gyarmati coached the Hungary men's national team to three consecutive Olympic medals, a silver in 1972, a gold in 1976, and a bronze in 1980.[69]
Boris Popov led 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 win another bronze medal.[70]
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Rk | Head coach | Nationality | Birth | Age | Men's team | Tournament (finish) | Period | Medals | Ref | |||||||||||
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G | S | B | T | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Ratko Rudić | ![]() | 1948 | 36–40 | ![]() | 1984 (1st) | 1988 (1st) | 32 years | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | [71][66] [67] | |||||||
![]() | 44–52 | ![]() | 1992 (1st) | 1996 (3rd) | 2000 (5th) | |||||||||||||||
56 | ![]() | 2004 (7th) | ||||||||||||||||||
60–64 | ![]() | 2008 (6th) | 2012 (1st) | |||||||||||||||||
68 | ![]() | 2016 (8th) | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Dénes Kemény | ![]() | 1954 | 46–58 | ![]() | 2000 (1st) | 2004 (1st) | 2008 (1st) | 2012 (5th) | 12 years | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [68] | |||||
3 | Dezső Gyarmati | ![]() | 1927 | 44–52 | ![]() | 1972 (1st) | 1976 (1st) | 1980 (3rd) | 8 years | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [23][69] | ||||||
4 | Boris Popov | ![]() | 1941 | 39, 47 | ![]() | 1980 (1st) | 1988 (3rd) | 12 years | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | [72][70] | |||||||
![]() | 51 | ![]() | 1992 (3rd) |
Medals as coach and player
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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), date of winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), date of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively.
Ten water polo players won Olympic medals and then guided men's national water polo teams to the Olympic podium as head coaches.
Dezső Gyarmati of Hungary won five Olympic medals in a row between 1948 and 1964. He coached the Hungary men's national team to three consecutive Olympic medals: a silver (1972), a gold (1976) and a bronze (1980).[23][69]
Ivo Trumbić won the silver medal in 1964 and Yugoslavia's first Olympic gold medal in water polo, in 1968. He moved to the Netherlands in 1973, hired as the head coach of the Netherlands men's national team. At the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, he led the Dutch team to win a bronze medal.[73][74]
Boris Popov, representing the Soviet Union, won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964. He guided Soviet Union men's national team to two Olympic medals in 1980 and 1988, and the Unified Team to a bronze medal in 1992.[70]
Aleksandr Kabanov of the Soviet Union won a gold at the Munich Olympics in 1972. 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.[75][76]
Ratko Rudić won a silver medal for Yugoslavia at the Moscow Olympics in 1980. Upon retirement as an athlete, he immediately entered the coaching ranks. During his career, Rudić guided three different men's national teams to five Olympic medals, more than any other coaches.[71][66][67]
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.[77][78][79]
Italian Alessandro Campagna won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, coached by Ratko Rudić. As a head coach, he led Italy men's national team to win two medals in 2012 and 2016.[80][81]
Dejan Savić won three consecutive Olympic medals between 2000 and 2008. At the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, he coached Serbia men's national team to win the Olympic title.[82]
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- * – 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 | Dezső Gyarmati | 1927 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 20–36 | ![]() | FP | 1948 ![]() ![]() 1956 ![]() ![]() 1964 ![]() | 44–52 | ![]() | 1972 ![]() ![]() 1980 ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | [23][69] |
2 | Ratko Rudić | 1948 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 32 | ![]() | FP | 1980 ![]() | 36–40 | ![]() | 1984 ![]() ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | [71][66] [67] |
44–48 | ![]() | 1992 ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||
64 | ![]() | 2012 ![]() | |||||||||||||
3 | Aleksandr Kabanov | 1948 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 24, 32 | ![]() | FP | 1972 ![]() ![]() | 52–56 | ![]() | 2000 ![]() ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | [75][76] |
4 | Dejan Savić | 1975 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 25 | ![]() | FP | 2000 ![]() | 41 | ![]() | 2016 ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | [82] |
29 | ![]() | FP | 2004 ![]() | ||||||||||||
33 | ![]() | FP | 2008 ![]() | ||||||||||||
5 | Boris Popov | 1941 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 23 | ![]() | FP | 1964 ![]() | 39, 47 | ![]() | 1980* ![]() ![]() | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | [72][70] |
51 | ![]() | 1992 ![]() | |||||||||||||
6 | Dezső Lemhényi | 1917 | 30–34 | ![]() | FP | 1948 ![]() ![]() | 42 | ![]() | 1960 ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [83][84] | |
Ivo Trumbić | 1935 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 29–33 | ![]() | FP | 1964 ![]() ![]() | 41 | ![]() | 1976 ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [73][74] | |
Alessandro Campagna | 1963 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 29 | ![]() | FP | 1992 ![]() | 49–53 | ![]() | 2012 ![]() ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [80][81] | |
9 | Terry Schroeder | 1958 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 25–29 | ![]() | FP | 1984* ![]() ![]() | 49 | ![]() | 2008 ![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | [77][78] [79] |
10 | Gianni Lonzi | 1938 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 22 | ![]() | FP | 1960* ![]() | 37 | ![]() | 1976 ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [85][86] |
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 |
Women's tournaments
Results summary
# | Year[10] | Hosts | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | Number of teams | |||||||
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Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | 4th place | |||||||
1 | 2000 Details |
![]() Sydney |
![]() Australia |
4–3 | ![]() United States |
![]() Russia |
4–3 | ![]() Netherlands |
6 | |||
2 | 2004 Details |
![]() Athens |
![]() Italy |
10–9 (aet) | ![]() Greece |
![]() United States |
6–5 | ![]() Australia |
8 | |||
3 | 2008 Details |
![]() Beijing |
![]() Netherlands |
9–8 | ![]() United States |
![]() Australia |
9–9 (aet) (3–2) (ps) |
![]() Hungary |
8 | |||
4 | 2012 Details |
![]() London |
![]() United States |
8–5 | ![]() Spain |
![]() Australia |
13–11 (aet) | ![]() Hungary |
8 | |||
5 | 2016 Details |
![]() Rio |
![]() United States |
12–5 | ![]() Italy |
![]() Russia |
12–12 (7–6) (ps) |
![]() Hungary |
8 | |||
6 | 2020 Details |
![]() Tokyo |
10 | |||||||||
# | Year | Hosts | Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | 4th place | Number of teams | |||
Gold medal game | Bronze medal game |
Sources:
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000–2016 (women's tournaments);
- Olympedia: 2000–2016 (women's tournaments);
- Sports Reference: 2000–2016 (women's tournaments).
Confederation statistics
Best performances by tournament
This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament.[10]
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Confederation | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 |
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Africa – CANA | — | — | — | — | — | Q |
Americas – ASUA | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | Q |
Asia – AASF | 6th | 8th | 5th | 5th | 7th | Q |
Europe – LEN | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | Q |
Oceania – OSA | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | Q |
Nations | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Team statistics
Participating teams
Note: Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games.
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- – Hosts
- Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Women's team[10] | 00![]() | 04![]() | 08![]() | 12![]() | 16![]() | 20![]() | Years |
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Africa – CANA (1 team) | |||||||
![]() | Q | 0 | |||||
Americas – ASUA (3 teams) | |||||||
![]() | 8th | 1 | |||||
![]() | 5th | 7th | Q | 2 | |||
![]() | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | Q | 5 |
Asia – AASF (3 teams) | |||||||
![]() | 5th | 5th | 7th | Q | 3 | ||
![]() | Q | 0 | |||||
![]() | 6th | 8th | 2 | ||||
Women's team[10] | 00![]() | 04![]() | 08![]() | 12![]() | 16![]() | 20![]() | Years |
Europe – LEN (7 teams) | |||||||
![]() | 8th | 1 | |||||
![]() | 2nd | 8th | 2 | ||||
![]() | 6th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4 | ||
![]() | 1st | 6th | 7th | 2nd | 4 | ||
![]() | 4th | 1st | 2 | ||||
![]() | 3rd | 5th | 7th | 6th | 3rd | Q | 5 |
![]() | 2nd | 5th | Q | 2 | |||
Oceania – OSA (1 team) | |||||||
![]() | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | Q | 5 |
Total teams | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Finishes in the top four
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.
- Legend
- * – Host team
Rk | Women's team | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 2 (2012, 2016) | 2 (2000, 2008) | 1 (2004) | 2000 | 2016 | |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 1 (2000*) | 2 (2008, 2012) | 1 (2004) | 2000 | 2012 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 3 (2008, 2012, 2016) | 2008 | 2016 | |||
4 | ![]() | 2 | 1 (2004) | 1 (2016) | 2004 | 2016 | ||
5 | ![]() | 2 | 1 (2008) | 1 (2000) | 2000 | 2008 | ||
6 | ![]() | 2 | 2 (2000, 2016) | 2000 | 2016 | |||
7 | ![]() | 1 | 1 (2004*) | 2004 | 2004 | |||
![]() | 1 (2012) | 2012 | 2012 | |||||
Rk | Women's team | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
Medal table
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.
Rank | Women's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (7 women's teams) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Champions (results and squads)
The following table shows results of Olympic champions in women's water polo by tournament.
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- 6 – Winning 6 matches during the tournament
- 4 – Drawing 4 matches during the tournament
- 2 – Losing 2 matches during the tournament
- 100.0% – Winning all matches during the tournament
- team – Olympic winning streak (winning three or more Olympic titles in a row)
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- Abbreviation
- MP – Matches played
- W – Won
- D – Drawn
- L – Lost
- GF – Goals for
- GA – Goals against
- GD – Goals difference
- GF/MP – Goals for per match
- GA/MP – Goals against per match
- GD/MP – Goals difference per match
# | Women's tournament | Champion | MP | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | GD | GF/MP | GA/MP | GD/MP |
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1 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 85.7% | 46 | 29 | 17 | 6.571 | 4.143 | 2.429 |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 83.3% | 44 | 33 | 11 | 7.333 | 5.500 | 1.833 |
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.7% | 57 | 53 | 4 | 9.500 | 8.833 | 0.667 |
4 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.3% | 58 | 48 | 10 | 9.667 | 8.000 | 1.667 |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 73 | 32 | 41 | 12.167 | 5.333 | 6.833 |
# | Women's tournament | Total | 31 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 83.9% | 278 | 195 | 83 | 8.968 | 6.290 | 2.677 |
Champion | MP | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | GD | GF/MP | GA/MP | GD/MP |
Sources:
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000–2016 (women's tournaments).
- Olympedia: 2000–2016 (women's tournaments).
The following table shows women's teams that won all matches during the Olympic tournament.
# | Year | Champion | MP | W | D | L | Win % |
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1 | 2016 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
The following tables show records of goals for per match.
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Goals for per match | Achievement | Year | Champion | Date of winning gold | Duration of record |
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6.571 | Set record | 2000 | ![]() | 23 September 2000 | 3 years, 338 days |
7.333 | Broke record | 2004 | ![]() | 26 August 2004 | 3 years, 361 days |
9.500 | Broke record | 2008 | ![]() | 21 August 2008 | 3 years, 354 days |
9.667 | Broke record | 2012 | ![]() | 9 August 2012 | 4 years, 10 days |
12.167 | Broke record | 2016 | ![]() | 19 August 2016 | 3 years, 362 days |
The following tables show records of goals against per match.
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The following tables show records of goals difference per match.
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The following table shows number of players and average age, height and weight of Olympic champions in women's water polo by tournament.
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- team – Olympic winning streak
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# | Women's tournament | Champion | Players | Returning Olympians | Average | |||
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Number | Number | % | Age | Height | Weight | |||
1 | ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 0 | 0.0% | 26 years, 215 days | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 0 | 0.0% | 28 years, 301 days | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) |
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | 25 years, 248 days | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) |
4 | ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 8 | 61.5% | 26 years, 96 days | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 13 | 4 | 30.8% | 23 years, 200 days | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) |
# | Women's tournament | Champion | Number | Number | % | Age | Height | Weight |
Players | Returning Olympians | Average |
Sources:
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 96–101), 2004 (p. 73), 2008 (p. 72), 2012 (p. 369), 2016 (p. 219);
- Olympedia: 2000–2016 (women'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 | Champion | Date of winning gold | Duration of record |
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1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Set record | 2000 | ![]() | 23 September 2000 | 11 years, 321 days |
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Broke record | 2012 | ![]() | 9 August 2012 | 8 years, 6 days |
Tied record | 2016 | ![]() | 19 August 2016 |
The following tables show records of average weight.
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Average weight | Achievement | Year | Champion | Date of winning gold | Duration of record |
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71 kg (157 lb) | Set record | 2000 | ![]() | 23 September 2000 | 11 years, 321 days |
77 kg (170 lb) | Broke record | 2012 | ![]() | 9 August 2012 | 8 years, 6 days |
Tied record | 2016 | ![]() | 19 August 2016 |
Player statistics
(C) | Captain | Apps | Appearances | Ref | Reference | Rk | Rank |
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L/R | Handedness | Pos | Playing position | FP | Field player | GK | Goalkeeper |
Age records
The following tables show the oldest and youngest players who competed in women's water polo at the Summer Olympics, and the oldest and youngest female Olympic medalists in water polo.
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Appearance
Record | Age of the first Olympic water polo match | Player | Women's team | Pos | Date of birth | Date of the first Olympic water polo match | Ref |
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Oldest Olympic debutante | 41 years, 150 days | Camila Pedrosa | ![]() | FP | 12 March 1975 | 9 August 2016 | [87] |
Youngest female Olympian | 16 years, 104 days | Paula Leitón | ![]() | FP | 27 April 2000 | 9 August 2016 | [88] |
Record | Age of the last Olympic water polo match | Player | Women's team | Pos | Date of birth | Date of the last Olympic water polo match | Ref |
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Oldest female Olympian | 41 years, 160 days | Camila Pedrosa | ![]() | FP | 12 March 1975 | 19 August 2016 | [87] |
Medalist
Record | Age of receiving the last Olympic gold/silver/bronze medal in water polo | Player | Women'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 female Olympic gold medalist | 36 years, 348 days | Gillian van den Berg | ![]() | FP | 8 September 1971 | 21 August 2008 | [89] |
Oldest female Olympic silver medalist | 39 years, 183 days | Maureen O'Toole | ![]() | FP | 24 March 1961 | 23 September 2000 | [90] |
Oldest female Olympic bronze medalist | 31 years, 245 days | Ekaterina Anikeeva | ![]() | FP | 22 January 1969 | 23 September 2000 | [91] |
Record | Age of receiving the first Olympic gold/silver/bronze medal in water polo | Player | Women'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 female Olympic gold medalist | 17 years, 170 days | Aria Fischer | ![]() | FP | 2 March 1999 | 19 August 2016 | [92] |
Youngest female Olympic silver medalist | 19 years, 137 days | Roser Tarragó | ![]() | FP | 25 March 1993 | 9 August 2012 | [93] |
Youngest female Olympic bronze medalist | 19 years, 22 days | Maria Borisova | ![]() | FP | 28 July 1997 | 19 August 2016 | [94] |
Multiple appearances (four-time Olympians)
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The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), date of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
Four female athletes competed in water polo at four or more Olympic Games between 2000 and 2016 inclusive.
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Apps | Player | Birth | Height | Women's team | Pos | Water polo tournament | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | ||||||
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G | S | B | T | ||||||||||||
4 | Heather Petri | 1978 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ![]() | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 12 years (22/34) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | [95] |
Sofia Konukh | 1980 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ![]() | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 12 years (20/32) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [96] | |
Brenda Villa | 1980 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ![]() | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 12 years (20/32) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | [97] | |
Tania Di Mario | 1979 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ![]() | FP | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 12 years (25/37) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [98] |
Multiple medalists
![](../I/m/Brenda_Villa_-_Olympic_Medal_winner_at_ALMA_Awards_(cropped).jpg)
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), date of receiving the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), date of receiving the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
Three female athletes won three or more Olympic medals in water polo. Heather Petri and Brenda Villa, both representing the United States, are the only two female athletes to win four Olympic medals in water polo.[95][97]
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Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Women's team | Pos | Water polo tournament | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | ||||||
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G | S | B | T | ||||||||||||
1 | Heather Petri | 1978 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ![]() | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 12 years (22/34) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | [95] |
Brenda Villa | 1980 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ![]() | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 12 years (20/32) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | [97] | |
3 | Kami Craig | 1987 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ![]() | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 8 years (21/29) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | [99] |
Multiple gold medalists
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), date of receiving the last Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), date of receiving the first Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
Four female athletes won two or more Olympic gold medals in water polo. They were all members of the United States women's national water polo team that won two consecutive Olympic gold medals in 2012 and 2016.
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Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Women's team | Pos | Water polo tournament | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | |||||
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G | S | B | T | |||||||||||
1 | Kami Craig | 1987 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ![]() | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 8 years (21/29) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | [99] |
2 | Courtney Mathewson | 1986 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ![]() | FP | 2012 | 2016 | 4 years (25/29) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | [100] | |
Melissa Seidemann | 1990 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ![]() | FP | 2012 | 2016 | 4 years (22/26) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | [101] | ||
Maggie Steffens | 1993 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ![]() | FP | 2012 | 2016 | 4 years (19/23) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | [102] |
Top goalscorers by tournament
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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.
Maggie Steffens of the United States holds the record for the most goals scored by a female water polo player in a single Olympic tournament, scoring 21 goals in the 2012 edition. She was also the top goalscorer at the 2016 Olympics, with 17 goals.[102]
Dutch left-hander Daniëlle de Bruijn was the joint top goalscorer at the 2000 Olympics, with 11 goals. Eight years later she netted 17 goals, including seven goals in the gold medal match, becoming the top goalscorer at the 2008 Olympics, and helping the Dutch team win the Olympics.[103]
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- – Host team
Year | Player | Birth | Age | Height | L/R | Goals | Matches played | Goals per match | Women's team | Finish | Ref |
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2000 | Daniëlle de Bruijn | 1978 | 22 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Left | 11 | 7 | 1.571 | ![]() | 4th of 6 teams | [103] |
Bridgette Gusterson (C) | 1973 | 27 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Right | 7 | 1.571 | ![]() | 1st of 6 teams | [104] | ||
Sofia Konukh | 1980 | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Right | 7 | 1.571 | ![]() | 3rd of 6 teams | [96] | ||
2004 | Tania Di Mario | 1979 | 25 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Right | 14 | 6 | 2.333 | ![]() | 1st of 8 teams | [98] |
2008 | Daniëlle de Bruijn | 1978 | 30 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Left | 17 | 6 | 2.833 | ![]() | 1st of 8 teams | [103] |
2012 | Maggie Steffens | 1993 | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Right | 21 | 6 | 3.500 | ![]() | 1st of 8 teams | [102] |
2016 | Maggie Steffens (C) | 1993 | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Right | 17 | 6 | 2.833 | ![]() | 1st of 8 teams | [102] |
Source:
- Official Results Books: 2000 (pp. 96–101), 2004 (p. 53), 2008 (p. 54), 2012 (p. 345), 2016 (p. 193).
The following table shows the historical progression of the record of goals scored by a female water polo player in a single Olympic tournament.
Goals | Achievement | Year | Player | Age | Height | L/R | Women's team | Date | Duration of record | Ref |
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11 | Set record | 2000 | Daniëlle de Bruijn | 22 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Left | ![]() | 23 September 2000 | 3 years, 338 days | [103] |
Bridgette Gusterson | 27 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Right | ![]() | [104] | |||||
Sofia Konukh | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Right | ![]() | [96] | |||||
14 | Broke record | 2004 | Tania Di Mario | 25 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Right | ![]() | 26 August 2004 | 3 years, 361 days | [98] |
17 | Broke record | 2008 | Daniëlle de Bruijn | 30 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Left | ![]() | 21 August 2008 | 3 years, 354 days | [103] |
21 | Broke record | 2012 | Maggie Steffens | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Right | ![]() | 9 August 2012 | 8 years, 6 days | [102] |
All-time top goalscorers
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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.
Four-time Olympian Tania Di Mario holds the record for the most goals scored by a female water polo player in Olympic history, with 47 goals.[98]
Maggie Steffens of the United States netted 38 goals at two Olympics (2012–2016).[102]
Ma Huanhuan, representing China, holds the record for the most goals scored by an Asian female water polo player in Olympic history, with 37 goals at three Olympics (2008–2016).[105]
Kate Gynther of Australia netted 30 goals in 32 matches between 2004 and 2012.[106]
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Rk | Player | Birth | Height | L/R | Women's team | Total goals | Total matches played | Goals per match | Tournament (goals) | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | ||||||
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G | S | B | T | |||||||||||||||
1 | Tania Di Mario | 1979 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Right | ![]() | 47 | 23 | 2.043 | 2004 (14) | 2008 (10) | 2012 (18) | 2016 (5) | 12 years (25/37) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [98] |
2 | Maggie Steffens | 1993 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Right | ![]() | 38 | 12 | 3.167 | 2012 (21) | 2016 (17) | 4 years (19/23) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | [102] | ||
3 | Ma Huanhuan | 1990 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Right | ![]() | 37 | 17 | 2.176 | 2008 (7) | 2012 (19) | 2016 (11) | 8 years (18/26) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [105] | |
4 | Sofia Konukh | 1980 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Right | ![]() | 31 | 22 | 1.409 | 2000 (11) | 2004 (9) | 2008 (7) | 2012 (4) | 12 years (20/32) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [96] |
5 | Brenda Villa | 1980 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | Right | ![]() | 31 | 23 | 1.348 | 2000 (9) | 2004 (7) | 2008 (9) | 2012 (6) | 12 years (20/32) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | [97] |
6 | Kate Gynther | 1982 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Right | ![]() | 30 | 17 | 1.765 | 2004 (7) | 2008 (13) | 2012 (10) | 8 years (22/30) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [106] |
Source:
- Official Results Books: 2000 (pp. 96–101), 2004 (p. 53), 2008 (p. 54), 2012 (p. 345), 2016 (p. 193).
The following table shows the historical progression of the record of total goals scored by a female water polo player at the Summer Olympics.
Total goals | Achievement | Year | Player | Age | Height | L/R | Women's team | Date | Duration of record | Ref |
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20 | Set record | 2004 | Sofia Konukh | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Right | ![]() | 26 August 2004 | 3 years, 361 days | [96] |
28 | Broke record | 2008 | Daniëlle de Bruijn | 30 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Left | ![]() | 21 August 2008 | 3 years, 354 days | [103] |
42 | Broke record | 2012 | Tania Di Mario | 33 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Right | ![]() | 9 August 2012 | 4 years, 10 days | [98] |
47 | Broke record | 2016 | Tania Di Mario | 37 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Right | ![]() | 19 August 2016 | 3 years, 362 days | [98] |
Top goalkeepers and sprinters
Coach statistics
Ref | Reference | Rk | Rank | ||
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Pos | Playing position | FP | Field player | GK | Goalkeeper |
Most successful coaches
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), date of winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), date of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the coach (in ascending order), respectively.
There are three coaches who led women's national water polo teams to win two or more Olympic medals.
Guy Baker guided the United States women's national team to three Olympic medals in a row between 2000 and 2008.[107][108]
Adam Krikorian coached the United States women's national team to two consecutive Olympic gold medals in 2012 and 2016.[108]
Greg McFadden led Australia women's national team to win two consecutive Olympic bronze medals in 2008 and 2012.[109]
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Rk | Head coach | Nationality | Birth | Age | Women's team | Tournament (finish) | Period | Medals | Ref | |||||
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1 | Guy Baker | ![]() | ![]() | 2000 (2nd) | 2004 (3rd) | 2008 (2nd) | 8 years | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | [107][108] | ||
2 | Adam Krikorian | ![]() | 1974 | 38–42 | ![]() | 2012 (1st) | 2016 (1st) | 4 years | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | [108] | |
3 | Greg McFadden | ![]() | 1964 | 43–51 | ![]() | 2008 (3rd) | 2012 (3rd) | 2016 (6th) | 8 years | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [110][109] |
Medals as coach and player
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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), date of winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), date of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively.
As of 2016, two water polo players won Olympic medals and then guided women's national water polo teams to the Olympic podium as head coaches.
With the Hungary men's water polo team, István Görgényi won a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. After several roles with overseas clubs, he located to Australia in the 1990s. Görgényi was appointed head coach of the Australia women's national team in 1998. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, he led the team to win the inaugural women's water polo gold medal, becoming the first person to achieve this feat.[111][112]
Spanish water polo player Miki Oca won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Four years later, he won a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. As a head coach, he guided the Spain women's national water polo team to a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics.[113]
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Rk | Person | Birth | Height | Player | Head coach | Total medals | Ref | ||||||||
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Age | Men's team | Pos | Medal | Age | Women's team | Medal | G | S | B | T | |||||
1 | Miki Oca | 1970 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 22–26 | ![]() | FP | 1992* ![]() ![]() | 42 | ![]() | 2012 ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | [113] |
2 | István Görgényi | 1946 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 25 | ![]() | FP | 1972 ![]() | 53 | ![]() | 2000* ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [111][112] |
Overall medal table
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 NOC (in ascending order), respectively.
Italy is the only country to win both the men's and women's water polo tournaments at the Summer Olympics. Italy men's national team were Olympic champions in 1948, 1960 and 1992, while the women's team won a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics.
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Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
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14 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
19 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Totals (20 NOCs) | 31 | 31 | 32 | 94 |
Flag bearers
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Some sportspeople were chosen to carry the national flag of their country at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games. As of the 2016 Summer Olympics, twenty-four water polo people were given the honour.
Charles Smith, representing Great Britain, was the first water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.[13]
Victor Boin was the Belgium flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 1920 Games in Antwerp, where he took the first ever Olympic Oath.[114]
Six-time Olympian Manuel Estiarte of Spain was the flag bearer during the opening ceremony at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[19]
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- 2008 O – Opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics
- 2012 C – Closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics
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Year | Country | Flag bearer | Birth | Age | Height | Team | Pos | Water polo tournament | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | ||||||||
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1912 O | ![]() | Charles Smith | 1879 | 33 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ![]() | GK | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 1924 | 16 years (29/45) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [115][13] | ||
1920 O | ![]() | Victor Boin | 1886 | 34 | ![]() | 1908 | 1912 | 4 years (22/26) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | [116][114] | ||||||
1924 O | ![]() | Arthur Hunt | 1886 | 37 | ![]() | 1924 | 0 years (37/37) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [117][118] | |||||||
1928 O | ![]() | Jean Thorailler | 1888 | 40 | ![]() | 1912 | 1920 | 8 years (24/32) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [119][120] | ||||||
1948 O | ![]() | Les McKay | 1917 | 31 | ![]() | 1948 | 0 years (31/31) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [121][122] | |||||||
![]() | Božo Grkinić | 1913 | 34 | ![]() | 1948 | 0 years (34/34) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [123][124] | ||||||||
1952 O | ![]() | Ahmed Fouad Nessim | 1924 | 27 | ![]() | GK | 1948 | 1952 | 4 years (23/27) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [125][126] | |||||
1956 O | ![]() | Lionel Chee | 1931 | 25 | ![]() | 1956 | 0 years (25/25) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [127][128] | |||||||
![]() | Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić | 1925 | 31 | ![]() | GK | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 8 years (23/31) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [129][130] | |||||
1968 O | ![]() | João Gonçalves | 1934 | 33 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ![]() | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 8 years (25/33) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [131][132] | |||
![]() | Fred van Dorp | 1938 | 30 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ![]() | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 8 years (21/30) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [133][134] | ||||
1968 C | ![]() | Fred van Dorp | 1938 | 30 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ![]() | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 8 years (21/30) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [133][134] | |||
1972 O | ![]() | Mirko Sandić | 1942 | 30 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ![]() | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 12 years (18/30) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [135][136] | ||
1976 C | ![]() | Evert Kroon | 1946 | 29 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ![]() | GK | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 8 years (22/29) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [137][138] | |||
1980 O | ![]() | István Szívós Sr. | 1920 | 59 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ![]() | FP | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 8 years (27/36) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | [139][45] | |||
1984 O | ![]() | Ton Buunk | 1952 | 31 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ![]() | FP | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 12 years (19/31) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [140][141] | ||
1988 C | ![]() | Terry Schroeder | 1958 | 29 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ![]() | FP | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 8 years (25/33) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [142][77] | |||
1996 O | ![]() | Perica Bukić | 1966 | 30 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ![]() | FP | 1984 | 1988 | 12 years (18/30) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | [143][144] | ||||
![]() | FP | 1996 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | Igor Milanović | 1965 | 30 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ![]() | FP | 1984 | 1988 | 12 years (18/30) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | [145][146] | |||||
![]() | FP | 1996 | |||||||||||||||||
2000 O | ![]() | Manuel Estiarte | 1961 | 38 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ![]() | FP | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 20 years (18/38) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [147][19] |
2004 O | ![]() | Dubravko Šimenc | 1966 | 37 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ![]() | FP | 1988 | 16 years (21/37) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [148][149] | |||||
![]() | FP | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | |||||||||||||||
2008 O | ![]() | Veljko Uskoković | 1971 | 37 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ![]() | FP | 1996 | 2000 | 12 years (25/37) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [150][151] | ||||
![]() | FP | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
2008 C | ![]() | Veljko Uskoković | 1971 | 37 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ![]() | FP | 1996 | 2000 | 12 years (25/37) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [150][151] | ||||
![]() | FP | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
2012 O | ![]() | Péter Biros | 1976 | 36 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ![]() | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 12 years (24/36) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [152][38] | ||
2016 O | ![]() | Josip Pavić | 1982 | 34 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ![]() | GK | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 8 years (26/34) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [153][154] | |||
2016 C | ![]() | Predrag Jokić | 1983 | 33 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ![]() | FP | 2004 | 12 years (21/33) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [155][156] | |||||
![]() | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Year | Country | Flag bearer | Birth | Age | Height | Team | Pos | Water polo tournament | Period (age of first/last) | G | S | B | T | Ref | |||||
Medals |
See also
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament 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
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo
- 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
Notes
- At the 1932 Olympics, Brazil was disqualified after their players attacked the Hungarian referee at the end of their match against Germany. Their two matches were annulled. Therefore, Hungary and Japan won their games scheduled with Brazil, by forfeit. For more details, please see the Official Report of the 1932 Olympic Games (pp. 650–651), and here.
- 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.
- France had four teams compete in 1900. Bronze medals were given to the losers of both semifinals; France took both bronze.
- 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.
- There was no bronze medal match for the 1908 Games in London. Belgium beat Netherlands in the only one first round match and beats Sweden in the only one semifinal.
- 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.
- Average height of 9 players.
- Average weight of 8 players.
- Average height of 11 players.
- Average weight of 11 players.
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