Abbreviations
Team statistics
Comprehensive results by tournament
Notes: * Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games. * At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested, but only American contestants participated. Currently theNumber of appearances
Last updated: 27 July 2021.Best finishes
Last updated: 27 July 2021.Finishes in the top four
Last updated: 5 May 2021.Medal table
Last updated: 5 May 2021.Player statistics
Multiple appearances
The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of birth (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.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), year of receiving the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of receiving the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.Top goalscorers
The following table is pre-sorted by number of total goals (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.Goalkeepers
The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 27 July 2021. ;Abbreviation * Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots) Sources: * Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (pp. 62–66, 70, 72–73); * Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 48, 51, 54, 79, 82, 86–87, 92), 2004 (pp. 191–192), 2008 (pp. 190–191), 2012 (pp. 471–472), 2016 (pp. 109–110).Top sprinters
The following table is pre-sorted by number of total sprints won (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the sprinter (in ascending order), respectively. * Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won, since 2000): 0 * Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won, since 2000): 1 * Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won, since 2000): 2 * Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won, since 2000): 4 * Last updated: 15 May 2021. ;Abbreviation * Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested) * CRO – Croatia * ESP – Spain Source: * Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 48, 51, 54, 79, 82, 86–87, 92), 2004 (pp. 191–192), 2008 (pp. 190–191), 2012 (pp. 471–472), 2016 (pp. 109–110).Coach statistics
Medals as coach and player
The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021.Olympic champions
2012 Summer Olympics
Water polo people at the opening and closing ceremonies
Flag bearers
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 2020 Summer Olympics, three male water polo players were given the honour to carry the flag forSee also
*References
Sources
ISHOF
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