This is a list of top goalscorers in the men's Olympic
water polo
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...
tournament
A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:
# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
since the inaugural official edition in
1900
As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 ...
.
Abbreviations
Overall top goalscorers
As of 2016, 57 male players have scored 30 or more goals at the Summer Olympics.
By confederation
Last updated: 1 April 2021.
By team
Last updated: 1 April 2021.
;Legend
* ''Team''
† – Defunct team
Notes:
*
Dmitry Apanasenko
Dmitry Borisovich Apanasenko (russian: Дмитрий Борисович Апанасенко, born 17 July 1967 in Usolye-Sibirskoye) is a Russian former water polo player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympic ...
(40 goals) is counted as a Russian player.
*
Armando Fernández (37 goals) is counted as a West German player.
*
Pietro Figlioli
Pietro Figlioli (born 29 May 1984) is an Italian water polo player. He competed for Australia at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics and for Italy in 2012 and 2016 and won two medals for Italy. He also won the world title in 2011. In 2012 he received the ...
(47 goals) is counted as an Italian player.
*
Frank Otto (38 goals) is counted as a German player.
*
Iván Pérez (31 goals) is counted as a Spanish player.
*
Felipe Perrone
Felipe Perrone Rocha (born 27 February 1986 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Spanish-Brazilian water polo player. He competed for Spain from 2003 until 2013, including in the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics. Afterwards he competed for his ...
(42 goals) is counted as a Spanish player.
*
Aleksandar Šapić
Aleksandar Šapić ( sr-cyrl, Александар Шапић; born 1 June 1978) is a Serbian politician, and former professional water polo player serving as mayor of Belgrade since 20 June 2022. A member and current vice-president of the Serbi ...
(64 goals) is counted as a Serbian player.
*
Dubravko Šimenc
Dubravko Šimenc (born 2 November 1966 in Zagreb) is a former Croatian water polo player who competed for both Yugoslavia and Croatia, and later water polo coach.
Dubravko Šimenc's father Zlatko was a water polo player who won the silver med ...
(30 goals) is counted as a Croatian player.
*
Hagen Stamm
Hagen Stamm (born 12 June 1960 in Berlin) is a former water polo player from Germany, considered to be one of Germany's best in the last twenty years, having won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, and two Eur ...
(45 goals) is counted as a German player.
*
Vladimir Vujasinović
Vladimir Vujasinović ( sr-cyrl, Владимир Вујасиновић; ; born 14 August 1973) is a Serbian professional water polo head coach and former player. He currently serves as head coach of VK Novi Beograd.
During his playing caree ...
(34 goals) is counted as a Serbian player.
Most goals scored
One match
One tournament
The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the team (in ascending order), number of goals (in descending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.
;Legend
* Team
* – Host team
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
Sports Reference, LLC, is an American company which operates several sports-related websites, including Sports-Reference.com, Baseball-Reference.com for baseball, Basketball-Reference.com for basketball, Hockey-Reference.com for ice hockey, Pro- ...
: 1900–2016 (men's tournaments);
*
Sports Reference
Sports Reference, LLC, is an American company which operates several sports-related websites, including Sports-Reference.com, Baseball-Reference.com for baseball, Basketball-Reference.com for basketball, Hockey-Reference.com for ice hockey, Pro- ...
: 1900–2016 (men's tournaments).
Top goalscorers in each tournament
All-time
The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the team (in ascending order), number of total goals (in descending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.
;Legend
* Team
* – Host team
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
Sports Reference, LLC, is an American company which operates several sports-related websites, including Sports-Reference.com, Baseball-Reference.com for baseball, Basketball-Reference.com for basketball, Hockey-Reference.com for ice hockey, Pro- ...
: 1900–2016 (men's tournaments);
*
Sports Reference
Sports Reference, LLC, is an American company which operates several sports-related websites, including Sports-Reference.com, Baseball-Reference.com for baseball, Basketball-Reference.com for basketball, Hockey-Reference.com for ice hockey, Pro- ...
: 1900–2016 (men's tournaments).
Top goalscorers by team
The following tables are 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.
;Legend
* Year
* – As host team
* ''Team''
† – Defunct team
Argentina
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 4 (1928, 1948–1952, 1960)
* As host team: —
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Australia
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 17 (1948–1964, 1972–1992, 2000
*–2020)
* As host team: 1956
*, 2000
*
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 1
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 3
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
;Legend
* – Hosts
Sources:
*
Official Reports (PDF): 1948–1964, 1972–1992;
*
Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 48, 52, 56, 65–66, 71, 73, 76), 2004 (pp. 187–188), 2008 (pp. 181–182), 2012 (pp. 468–469), 2016 (pp. 103–104).
Note:
*
Pietro Figlioli
Pietro Figlioli (born 29 May 1984) is an Italian water polo player. He competed for Australia at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics and for Italy in 2012 and 2016 and won two medals for Italy. He also won the world title in 2011. In 2012 he received the ...
is listed in section
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
.
Austria
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 3 (1912, 1936, 1952)
* As host team: —
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Belgium
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 11 (1900, 1908–1928, 1936–1952, 1960–1964)
* As host team: 1920
*
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Brazil
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 8 (1920, 1932, 1952, 1960–1968, 1984, 2016
*)
* As host team: 2016
*
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Note:
*
Felipe Perrone
Felipe Perrone Rocha (born 27 February 1986 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Spanish-Brazilian water polo player. He competed for Spain from 2003 until 2013, including in the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics. Afterwards he competed for his ...
is listed in section
Spain
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Bulgaria
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 2 (1972, 1980)
* As host team: —
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Canada
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 4 (1972–1976
*, 1984, 2008)
* As host team: 1976
*
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Chile
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 1 (1948)
* As host team: —
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
China
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 3 (1984–1988, 2008
*)
* As host team: 2008
*
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Croatia
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 7 (1996–2020)
* As host team: —
* Related team: ''
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
''
†
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 2
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
;Abbreviation
* CRO – Croatia
* YUG – Yugoslavia
Sources:
*
Official Reports (PDF): 1988, 1996;
*
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).
Cuba
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 5 (1968–1980, 1992)
* As host team: —
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Note:
*
Iván Pérez is listed in section
Spain
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Czechoslovakia
* Men's national team: '
†
* Team appearances: 5 (1920–1928, 1936, 1992)
* As host team: —
* Related team:
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
East Germany
* Men's national team: '
†
* Team appearances: 1 (1968)
* As host team: —
* Related teams:
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
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United Team of Germany
The United Team of Germany (german: Gesamtdeutsche Mannschaft) was a combined team of athletes from West Germany and East Germany that competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympic Games. In 1956, the team also included athletes f ...
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†
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Egypt
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 6 (1948–1952, 1960–1968, 2004)
* As host team: —
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
France
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 11 (1900
*, 1912–1928, 1936–1948, 1960, 1988–1992, 2016)
* As host team: 1900
*, 1924
*
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Sources:
*
Official Reports (PDF): 1900, 1912–1928, 1936–1948, 1960, 1988–1992;
*
Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (pp. 114–115).
Germany
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 9 (1900, 1928–1936
*, 1952, 1992–1996, 2004–2008)
* As host team: 1936
*
* Related teams: ''
United Team of Germany
The United Team of Germany (german: Gesamtdeutsche Mannschaft) was a combined team of athletes from West Germany and East Germany that competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympic Games. In 1956, the team also included athletes f ...
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†, ''
East Germany
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
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†, ''
West Germany
West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...
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†
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 1
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
;Abbreviation
* FRG – West Germany
* GER – Germany
Sources:
*
Official Reports (PDF): 1900, 1928–1936, 1952, 1984–1996;
*
Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 199–200), 2008 (pp. 196–197).
Great Britain
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 11 (1900, 1908
*–1928, 1936–1956, 2012
*)
* As host team: 1908
*, 1948
*, 2012
*
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Greece
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 16 (1920–1924, 1948, 1968–1972, 1980–2020)
* As host team: 2004
*
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 2
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 2
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
;Legend
* – Hosts
Sources:
*
Official Reports (PDF): 1920–1924, 1948, 1968–1972, 1980–1996;
*
Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 57, 59, 61, 80–81, 86, 88, 91), 2004 (pp. 203–204), 2008 (pp. 199–200), 2012 (pp. 478–479), 2016 (pp. 117–118).
Hungary
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 23 (1912, 1924–1980, 1988–2020)
* As host team: —
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 2
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 3
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 4
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Sources:
*
Official Reports (PDF): 1912, 1924–1980, 1988–1996;
*
Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45, 50, 55, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90), 2004 (pp. 207–208), 2008 (pp. 202–203), 2012 (pp. 481–482), 2016 (pp. 120–121).
Iceland
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 1 (1936)
* As host team: —
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
India
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 2 (1948–1952)
* As host team: —
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Iran
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 1 (1976)
* As host team: —
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Republic of Ireland
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 2 (1924–1928)
* As host team: —
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Italy
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 21 (1920–1924, 1948–2020)
* As host team: 1960
*
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 2
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 2
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 4
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
;Legend and abbreviation
* – Hosts
* AUS – Australia
* ITA – Italy
Sources:
*
Official Reports (PDF): 1920–1924, 1948–1996;
*
Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 47, 52, 55, 64, 68–69, 74, 76), 2004 (pp. 211–212), 2008 (pp. 205–206), 2012 (pp. 484–485), 2016 (pp. 123–124).
Japan
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 9 (1932–1936, 1960–1972, 1984, 2016–2020)
* As host team: 1964, 2020
*
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Kazakhstan
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 4 (2000–2004, 2012, 2020)
* As host team: —
* Related teams: ''
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
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†, ''
Unified Team''
†
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Luxembourg
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 1 (1928)
* As host team: —
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Malta
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 2 (1928, 1936)
* As host team: —
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Mexico
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 4 (1952, 1968
*–1976)
* As host team: 1968
*
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Note:
*
Armando Fernández is listed in section
West Germany
West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...
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Montenegro
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 4 (2008–2020)
* As host team: —
* Related teams: ''
Yugoslavia
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†, ''
FR Yugoslavia
Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup
A relationship breakup, breakup, or ...
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Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...
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* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 2
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Source:
*
Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (pp. 208–209), 2012 (pp. 489–490), 2016 (pp. 128–129).
Netherlands
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 17 (1908, 1920–1928
*, 1936–1952, 1960–1984, 1992–2000)
* As host team: 1928
*
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 2
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Sources:
*
Official Reports (PDF): 1908, 1920–1928, 1936–1952, 1960–1984, 1992–1996;
*
Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 58, 60–61, 79, 83–84, 89, 91).
Portugal
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 1 (1952)
* As host team: —
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Romania
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 9 (1952–1964, 1972–1980, 1996, 2012)
* As host team: —
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Russia
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 3 (1996–2004)
* As host team: —
* Related teams: ''
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
''
†, ''
Unified Team''
†
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 1
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
;Abbreviation
* EUN – Unified Team
* RUS – Russia
* URS – Soviet Union
Sources:
*
Official Reports (PDF): 1996;
*
Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45, 49, 53, 63, 66, 69, 72, 75), 2004 (pp. 219–220).
Serbia
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 4 (2008–2020)
* As host team: —
* Related teams: ''
Yugoslavia
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FR Yugoslavia
Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup
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Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...
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* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 1
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 1
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 2
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
;Abbreviation
* FRY – FR Yugoslavia
* SCG – Serbia and Montenegro
* SRB – Serbia
Sources:
*
Official Reports (PDF): 1996;
*
Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 46, 50, 56, 78, 83, 85, 88, 92), 2004 (pp. 223–224), 2008 (pp. 211–212), 2012 (pp. 494–495), 2016 (pp. 131–132).
Serbia and Montenegro
* Men's national team: '
†
* Team appearances: 1 (2004)
* As host team: —
* Related teams: ''
Yugoslavia
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FR Yugoslavia
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Serbia
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* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Notes:
*
Aleksandar Šapić
Aleksandar Šapić ( sr-cyrl, Александар Шапић; born 1 June 1978) is a Serbian politician, and former professional water polo player serving as mayor of Belgrade since 20 June 2022. A member and current vice-president of the Serbi ...
is listed in section
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
.
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Vladimir Vujasinović
Vladimir Vujasinović ( sr-cyrl, Владимир Вујасиновић; ; born 14 August 1973) is a Serbian professional water polo head coach and former player. He currently serves as head coach of VK Novi Beograd.
During his playing caree ...
is listed in section
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
.
Singapore
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 1 (1956)
* As host team: —
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Slovakia
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 1 (2000)
* As host team: —
* Related team: ''
Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
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, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
, image_p1 ...
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†
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
South Africa
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 3 (1952, 1960, 2020)
* As host team: —
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
South Korea
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 1 (1988
*)
* As host team: 1988
*
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Soviet Union
* Men's national team: '
†
* Team appearances: 9 (1952–1980
*, 1988)
* As host team: 1980
*
* Related teams: ''
Unified Team''
†,
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
,
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
,
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
;Legend
* – Hosts
Source:
*
Official Reports (PDF): 1952–1980, 1988.
Note:
*
Dmitry Apanasenko
Dmitry Borisovich Apanasenko (russian: Дмитрий Борисович Апанасенко, born 17 July 1967 in Usolye-Sibirskoye) is a Russian former water polo player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympic ...
is listed in section
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
.
Spain
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 18 (1920–1928, 1948–1952, 1968–1972, 1980–2020)
* As host team: 1992
*
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 1
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 2
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 4
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
;Legend and abbreviation
* – Hosts
* BRA – Brazil
* CUB – Cuba
* ESP – Spain
Sources:
*
Official Reports (PDF): 1920–1928, 1948–1952, 1968–1972, 1980–1996;
*
Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 46, 49, 54, 65, 67, 70, 74–75), 2004 (pp. 227–228), 2008 (pp. 193–194), 2012 (pp. 474–475), 2016 (pp. 112–113).
Sweden
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 8 (1908–1924, 1936–1952, 1980)
* As host team: 1912
*
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Switzerland
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 5 (1920–1928, 1936–1948)
* As host team: —
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Ukraine
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 1 (1996)
* As host team: —
* Related teams: ''
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
''
†, ''
Unified Team''
†
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Unified Team
* Men's national team: ''
Unified Team''
†
* Team appearances: 1 (1992)
* As host team: —
* Related teams: ''
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
''
†,
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
,
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
,
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Note:
*
Dmitry Apanasenko
Dmitry Borisovich Apanasenko (russian: Дмитрий Борисович Апанасенко, born 17 July 1967 in Usolye-Sibirskoye) is a Russian former water polo player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympic ...
is listed in section
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
.
United States
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 22 (1920–1972, 1984
*–2020)
* As host team: 1932
*, 1984
*, 1996
*
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 1
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 3
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
;Legend
* – Hosts
Sources:
*
Official Reports (PDF): 1920–1972, 1984–1996;
*
Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 47, 51, 53, 80, 82, 85, 89–90), 2004 (pp. 231–232), 2008 (pp. 214–215), 2012 (pp. 497–498), 2016 (pp. 133–134).
United Team of Germany
* Men's national team: ''
United Team of Germany
The United Team of Germany (german: Gesamtdeutsche Mannschaft) was a combined team of athletes from West Germany and East Germany that competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympic Games. In 1956, the team also included athletes f ...
''
†
* Team appearances: 3 (1956–1964)
* As host team: —
* Related teams:
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
, ''
East Germany
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
''
†, ''
West Germany
West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...
''
†
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Uruguay
* Men's national team:
* Team appearances: 2 (1936–1948)
* As host team: —
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
West Germany
* Men's national team: '
†
* Team appearances: 5 (1968–1976, 1984–1988)
* As host team: 1972
*
* Related teams:
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
, ''
United Team of Germany
The United Team of Germany (german: Gesamtdeutsche Mannschaft) was a combined team of athletes from West Germany and East Germany that competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympic Games. In 1956, the team also included athletes f ...
''
†
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
;Abbreviation
* FRG – West Germany
* MEX – Mexico
Source:
*
Official Reports (PDF): 1968–1976, 1984–1988.
Notes:
*
Frank Otto is listed in section
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
.
*
Hagen Stamm
Hagen Stamm (born 12 June 1960 in Berlin) is a former water polo player from Germany, considered to be one of Germany's best in the last twenty years, having won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, and two Eur ...
is listed in section
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
.
Yugoslavia
* Men's national team: '
†
* Team appearances: 12 (1936–1988)
* As host team: —
* Related teams:
Croatia
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, anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland")
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, map_caption =
, capit ...
, ''
FR Yugoslavia
Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup
A relationship breakup, breakup, or ...
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†, ''
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...
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Montenegro
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, official_languages = M ...
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Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 3
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Source:
*
Official Reports (PDF): 1936–1988.
Note:
*
Dubravko Šimenc
Dubravko Šimenc (born 2 November 1966 in Zagreb) is a former Croatian water polo player who competed for both Yugoslavia and Croatia, and later water polo coach.
Dubravko Šimenc's father Zlatko was a water polo player who won the silver med ...
is listed in section
Croatia
, image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg
, image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg
, anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland")
, image_map =
, map_caption =
, capit ...
.
FR Yugoslavia
* Men's national team: '
†
* Team appearances: 2 (1996–2000)
* As host team: —
* Related teams: ''
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
''
†, ''
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...
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†,
Montenegro
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, map_caption =
, image_map2 =
, capital = Podgorica
, coordinates =
, largest_city = capital
, official_languages = M ...
,
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
* Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Notes:
*
Aleksandar Šapić
Aleksandar Šapić ( sr-cyrl, Александар Шапић; born 1 June 1978) is a Serbian politician, and former professional water polo player serving as mayor of Belgrade since 20 June 2022. A member and current vice-president of the Serbi ...
is listed in section
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
.
*
Vladimir Vujasinović
Vladimir Vujasinović ( sr-cyrl, Владимир Вујасиновић; ; born 14 August 1973) is a Serbian professional water polo head coach and former player. He currently serves as head coach of VK Novi Beograd.
During his playing caree ...
is listed in section
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
.
See also
*
Water polo at the Summer Olympics
Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900 Summer Olympics, 1900. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Hungary at the Olympics, Hungary has been the most succes ...
*
Lists of Olympic water polo records and statistics
The following articles list Olympic water polo records and statistics:
General
* Water polo at the Summer Olympics
Topics Overall statistics
* List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics
* List of women's Olympic water p ...
**
**
**
List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
This is a list of Water polo at the Summer Olympics, Olympic champions in men's water polo since the inaugural official edition in Water polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics, 1900.
Abbreviations
History
Water polo at the Summer Olympics, Men's wat ...
**
List of Olympic champions in women's water polo
This is a list of Olympic champions in women's water polo since the inaugural official edition in 2000.
Abbreviations
History
Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
As of 2016, women's teams from Europe, Nort ...
**
National team appearances in the men's Olympic water polo tournament
**
National team appearances in the women's Olympic water polo tournament
**
**
**
List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Olympic medals, becoming the most successful country in men's tournament.
There are fifty-nine male athletes who have ...
**
List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)
Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Olympics. Since then, the United States women's team has won six consecutive medals.
There are thirty-five female athletes who have won two or more Olympic medals in water polo. Heather Pet ...
**
List of women's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
This is a list of top goalscorers in the women's Olympic water polo tournament since the inaugural official edition in 2000.
Abbreviations
Overall top goalscorers
As of 2016, eighteen female players have scored 20 or more goals at the Summer O ...
**
List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
This is a list of male goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
Abbreviations
Winning goalkeepers
The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or ...
**
List of women's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
This is a list of female goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team for the Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred ...
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List of Olympic venues in water polo
__NOTOC__For the Summer Olympics, there are 34 venues that have been or will be used for water polo. Debuting in 1900, the first venues took place similar to that of the swimming events. By the 1908 Games, the first water polo venue not locate ...
Notes
References
Sources
ISHOF
External links
Olympic water polo – Official website
{{Water polo records and statistics
Top goalscorers, Men