This is a list of

Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece b ...

champions in men's

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 ...

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

History

Men's water polo tournaments have been staged at the

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

since 1900. At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested, but only American contestants participated. Currently

International Swimming Federation FINA (french: Fédération internationale de natation, en, International Swimming Federation, link=yes) (to be renamed as World Aquatics by ) is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administer ...

(FINA) considers water polo event as part of unofficial program in 1904. As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, men's water polo teams from ten European countries won all 27 official tournaments. From 1908 to 1920, the

Great Britain men's national water polo team The Great Britain men's national water polo team is the representative for Great Britain in international men's water polo. The team has participated in eleven tournaments at the Summer Olympics, being the dominant team in the sport in the early ...

won three consecutive gold medals at the Olympics, becoming the first team to have an Olympic

winning streak A winning streak, also known as a win streak or hot streak, is an uninterrupted sequence of success in games or competitions, commonly measured by at least 4 wins that are uninterrupted by losses or ties/draws. Although sometimes claimed as a ...

in water polo.

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

is the most successful country in the men's Olympic water polo tournament, with nine Olympic gold medals. The team won three gold medals in a row between 2000 and 2008, becoming the second water polo team to have an Olympic winning streak.

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 ...

and

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

have both won three Olympic titles in men's water polo tournament. The Serbia men's national team is current Olympic champion. ;Legend * – Debut * – Champions * – Olympic

(winning three or more Olympic titles in a row) * – Hosts * ''Team''^† – Defunct team

Team statistics

Results

Squads

Olympic and world champions (teams)

Player statistics

Age records

The following tables show the oldest and youngest male Olympic champions in water polo. Last updated: 12 September 2021. ;Legend * – Host team

Multiple gold medalists

The following tables are pre-sorted by year of receiving the last Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), year of receiving the first Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 12 September 2021. Ten male athletes won three Olympic gold medals in water polo. ;Legend * Year^* – As host team Forty-one male athletes won two Olympic gold medals in water polo. ;Legend * Year^* – As host team

Olympic and world champions (players)

Olympic champion families

The following tables are pre-sorted by year of receiving the Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 12 September 2021. ;Legend * Year^* – As host team

Coach statistics

Most successful coaches

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), year of winning the last Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), name of the coach (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 12 September 2021. There are four coaches who led men's national water polo teams to win two or more Olympic gold medals.

Ratko Rudić Ratko Rudić (born 7 June 1948 in Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a retired Croatian water polo coach and a former water polo player. , he has won 38 medals as a coach at major events, making him the most successful water polo coach in h ...

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. 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 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.

Dénes Kemény Dénes Kemény (born 14 June 1954 in Budapest) is a former Hungarian water polo player who was the trainer and president of the Hungary men's national water polo team from 1997 to 2012. During his reign the Hunga ...

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

Béla Rajki Béla Rajki-Reich (2 February 1909 – 20 July 2000) was a Hungarian swimming and water polo coach. Early life Rajki was born in Budapest. He was a swimmer and a water polo player early in his life. He received coaching diplomas in swimming and ...

coached the Hungary men's national team to two consecutive Olympic gold medals in 1952 and 1956.

Dejan Savić Dejan Savić ( sr-cyr, Дејан Савић; born 24 April 1975) is a Serbian professional water polo coach and former player. He currently serves as head coach of the Serbia men's national water polo team and Crvena zvezda. During his playing ...

led Serbia men's national team to win two consecutive Olympic gold medals in 2016 and 2021. ;Legend * Year^* – As host team

Champions as coach and player

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), year of winning the last Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 12 September 2021. Only one water polo player won an Olympic gold medal and then guided a men's national water polo team to the Olympic title as a head coach.

Dezső Gyarmati Dezső Gyarmati (23 October 1927 – 18 August 2013) was a Hungarian water polo player and three-time Olympic champion; he later became the coach of the Hungarian national water polo team. Widely regarded as a "legendary player", Gyarmati was t ...

of Hungary won three Olympic gold medals in 1952–1956 and 1964. He coached the Hungary men's national team to a gold in 1976. ;Legend * Year^* – As host team

Olympic and world champions (coaches)

Champions by tournament

2020 (Serbia, 2nd title)

* Edition of men's tournament: 28th * Host city:

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

* Number of participating teams: 12 * Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to

classification match A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...

es * Champion: (2nd title; 3rd place in preliminary B group) Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2020 (pp. 22, 28, 48, 54, 68, 76, 88, 96). Branislav Mitrović Rio 2016

* Head coach:

(2nd title as head coach) * Assistant coaches: Stefan Ćirić,

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 ...

Note:

Duško Pijetlović Duško Pijetlović ( sr-cyr, Душко Пијетловић; 25 April 1985) is a Serbian water polo center forward for VK Novi Beograd. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo teams that won Olympic gold medals in 2016 and 2020 ...

and

Gojko Pijetlović Gojko Pijetlović ( sr-cyr, Гојко Пијетловић; born 7 August 1983) is a Serbian water polo player who plays as goalkeeper for VK Novi Beograd and the Serbia men's national water polo team. He was voted the best goalkeeper of 2014 ...

are brothers.
Sources: * Official Results Books (PDF): 2020 (p. 151); * ISHOF. ;Abbreviation * MP – Matches played * Min – Minutes * Avg min – Average minutes * G – Goals * Sh – Shots * TF – Turnover fouls * ST – Steals * RB – Rebounds * BL – Blocked shots * SP – Sprints ;Abbreviation * CP – Centre forward position exclusion * FP – Field exclusion * DS – Driving situation exclusion * M6 – Exclusion in 6 metre free throw situation * CS – Counter attacking situation exclusion * DE – Double exclusion * Pen – Penalty foul * EX – Exclusions with substitution Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2020 (p. 150).

2016 (Serbia, 1st title)

* Edition of men's tournament: 27th * Host city:

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

* Number of participating teams: 12 * Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches * Champion: (1st title; 4th place in preliminary A group) Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (pp. 9, 21, 37, 53, 65, 75, 83, 91). Filip Filipović Rio 2016

* Head coach:

(1st title as head coach) * Assistant coaches: Stefan Ćirić,

Note:

and

are brothers.
Sources: * Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (p. 132); * ISHOF. ;Abbreviation * MP – Matches played * Min – Minutes * G – Goals * Sh – Shots * AS – Assists * TF – Turnover fouls * ST – Steals * BL – Blocked shots * SP – Sprints * 20S – 20 seconds exclusion * DE – Double exclusion * Pen – Penalty * EX – Exclusion Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (p. 131).

2012 (Croatia, 1st title)

* Edition of men's tournament: 26th * Host city:

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

* Number of participating teams: 12 * Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches * Champion: (1st title; 1st place in preliminary A group) Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (pp. 373, 391, 399, 415, 421, 433, 445, 455). Josip Pavic 2015

* Head coach:

(4th title as head coach) * Assistant coaches:

Elvis Fatović Elvis Fatović (born 8 May 1971) is a Croatian professional water polo coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Club Natació Atlètic-Barceloneta senior men's team. His son Loren is a professional water polo player. Play ...

, Vjekoslav Kobešćak Sources: * Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (p. 472); * ISHOF. ;Abbreviation * MP – Matches played * Min – Minutes * G – Goals * Sh – Shots * AS – Assists * TF – Turnover fouls * ST – Steals * BL – Blocked shots * SP – Sprints * 20S – 20 seconds exclusion * DE – Double exclusion * Pen – Penalty * EX – Exclusion Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (p. 471).

2008 (Hungary, 9th title)

* Edition of men's tournament: 25th * Host city:

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

* Number of participating teams: 12 * Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches * Champion: (9th title; 1st place in preliminary A group) Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (pp. 84, 92, 94, 104, 106, 156, 168). * Head coach:

(3rd title as head coach) * Assistant coach: Csaba Mátéfalvy Note:

Dániel Varga Dániel Rudolf Varga (born 25 September 1983) is a Hungarian water polo coach. He was a member of the gold medal winning Hungary men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He is the older brother of Dénes Varga; they are curr ...

and

Dénes Varga Dénes Andor Varga (born 29 March 1987) is a Hungarian water polo player, currently playing for Ferencváros. He was a member of the gold medal winning Hungary men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, together with his older ...

are brothers.
Sources: * Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (p. 203); * ISHOF. ;Abbreviation * MP – Matches played * Min – Minutes * G – Goals * Sh – Shots * AS – Assists * TF – Turnover fouls * ST – Steals * BL – Blocked shots * SP – Sprints * 20S – 20 seconds exclusion * Pen – Penalty * EX – Exclusion Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (p. 202).

2004 (Hungary, 8th title)

* Edition of men's tournament: 24th * Host city:

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

* Number of participating teams: 12 * Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches * Champion: (8th title; 1st place in preliminary A group) Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 93, 101, 105, 109, 116, 164, 173). KissGergelyFotoThalerTamas

* Head coach:

(2nd title as head coach) * Assistant coach: Csaba Mátéfalvy Note: Ádám Steinmetz and

Barnabás Steinmetz Barnabás Steinmetz (born 6 October 1975 in Budapest) is a Hungarian water polo player who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. He is nicknamed ''Barney'' and ''Sema'', and made his debut for the n ...

are brothers.
Sources: * Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (p. 208); * ISHOF. ;Abbreviation * MP – Matches played * Min – Minutes * G – Goals * Sh – Shots * AS – Assists * TF – Turnover fouls * ST – Steals * BL – Blocked shots * SP – Sprints * 20S – 20 seconds exclusion * Pen – Penalty * EX – Exclusion Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (p. 207).

2000 (Hungary, 7th title)

* Edition of men's tournament: 23rd * Host city:

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

* Number of participating teams: 12 * Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches * Champion: (7th title; 3rd place in preliminary B group) Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45, 50, 55, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90). * Head coach:

(1st title as head coach) Sources: * Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45, 50, 55, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90); *

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- ...

: 2000 (men's tournament); * ISHOF. ;Abbreviation * MP – Matches played * Min – Minutes * G – Goals * Sh – Shots * AS – Assists * TF – Turnover fouls * ST – Steals * BL – Blocked shots * SP – Sprints * 20S – 20 seconds exclusion * Pen – Penalty * EX – Exclusion Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45, 50, 55, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90).

1996 (Spain, 1st title)

* Edition of men's tournament: 22nd * Host city:

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

* Number of participating teams: 12 * Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches * Champion: (1st title; 3rd place in preliminary A group) Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (p. 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 70, 71, 73). Manel Estiarte (Diada de Sant Jordi 2009)

Manel Estiarte (Diada de Sant Jordi 2009)

* Head coach: Juan Jané (1st title as head coach) * Assistant coach: Santiago Fernandez de Cuevas Sources: * Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (p. 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 70, 71, 73); *

: 1996 (men's tournament); *

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- ...

: 1996 (men's tournament); * ISHOF. Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (p. 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 70, 71, 73).

1992 (Italy, 3rd title)

* Edition of men's tournament: 21st * Host city:

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

* Number of participating teams: 12 * Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches * Champion: (3rd title; 2nd place in preliminary B group) Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1992 (pp. 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 399, 400). * Head coach:

(3rd title as head coach) * Assistant coach: Giuseppe Castellucci Note:

Francesco Porzio Francesco Porzio (born 26 January 1966) is an Italian former water polo player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. See also * Italy men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of Olympic ...

and

Pino Porzio Giuseppe "Pino" Porzio (born Naples; February 26, 1967) is a coach and a former Italian water polo player. He is one of the most titled European coaches of all time, and, as his list of prizes demonstrates, is one of the most winning sportsmen a ...

are brothers.
Sources: * Official Reports (PDF): 1992 (pp. 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 399, 400); *

: 1992 (men's tournament); *

: 1992 (men's tournament); * ISHOF. Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1992 (pp. 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 399, 400).

1988 (Yugoslavia, 3rd title)

* Edition of men's tournament: 20th * Host city:

Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

* Number of participating teams: 12 * Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches * Champion: (3rd title; 1st place in preliminary B group) Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1988 (pp. 593, 594, 595, 597). * Head coach:

(2nd title as head coach) Sources: * Official Reports (PDF): 1988 (pp. 593, 594, 595, 597); *

: 1988 (men's tournament); *

: 1988 (men's tournament); * ISHOF.

1984 (Yugoslavia, 2nd title)

* Edition of men's tournament:

19th 19 (nineteen) is the natural number following 18 and preceding 20. It is a prime number. Mathematics 19 is the eighth prime number, and forms a sexy prime with 13, a twin prime with 17, and a cousin prime with 23. It is the third full re ...

* Host city:

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

* Number of participating teams: 12 * Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool * Champion: (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary A group; 1st place in final D group) Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1984 (pp. 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533). * Head coach:

(1st title as head coach) Sources: * Official Reports (PDF): 1984 (pp. 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533); *

: 1984 (men's tournament); *

: 1984 (men's tournament); * ISHOF.

1980 (Soviet Union, 2nd title)

* Edition of men's tournament:

18th 18 (eighteen) is the natural number following 17 and preceding 19. In mathematics * Eighteen is a composite number, its divisors being 1, 2, 3, 6 and 9. Three of these divisors (3, 6 and 9) add up to 18, hence 18 is a semiperfect number. ...

* Host city:

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

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 ...

* Number of participating teams: 12 * Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool * Champion: (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary A group; 1st place in final A group) Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1980 (pp. 497, 500, 501, 502). * Head coach:

Boris Popov Boris Nikitich Popov (russian: Борис Никитич Попов, born 21 March 1941) is a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Career In 1964 he was a member of the Soviet team which ...

(1st title as head coach) Sources: * Official Reports (PDF): 1980 (pp. 497, 500, 501, 502); *

: 1980 (men's tournament); *

: 1980 (men's tournament); * ISHOF.

1976 (Hungary, 6th title)

* Edition of men's tournament: 17th * Host city:

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

* Number of participating teams: 12 * Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool * Champion: (6th title; 1st place in preliminary C group; 1st place in final E group) Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1976 (pp. 487, 489, 491, 492). * Head coach:

(1st title as head coach) Sources: * Official Reports (PDF): 1976 (pp. 487, 489, 491, 492); *

: 1976 (men's tournament); *

: 1976 (men's tournament); * ISHOF.

1972 (Soviet Union, 1st title)

* Edition of men's tournament:

16th 16 (sixteen) is the natural number following 15 and preceding 17. 16 is a composite number, and a square number, being 42 = 4 × 4. It is the smallest number with exactly five divisors, its proper divisors being , , and . In English speech, ...

* Host city:

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

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 participating teams: 16 * Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool * Champion: (1st title; 1st place in preliminary C group; 1st place in final I group) Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1972 (pp. 358, 359, 363, 364, 365). * Head coach: Vladimir Semyonov (1st title as head coach) Sources: * Official Reports (PDF): 1972 (pp. 358, 359, 363, 364, 365); *

: 1972 (men's tournament); *

: 1972 (men's tournament); * ISHOF.

1968 (Yugoslavia, 1st title)

* Edition of men's tournament:

15th 15 (fifteen) is the natural number following 14 (number), 14 and preceding 16 (number), 16. Mathematics 15 is: * A composite number, and the sixth semiprime; its proper divisors being , and . * A deficient number, a smooth number, a lucky ...

* Host city:

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

* Number of participating teams: 15 * Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches * Champion: (1st title; 2nd place in preliminary B group) Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1968 (pp. 812, 814, 816, 817, 819, 822, 824, 826). Mirko Sandić 3

* Head coach: Aleksandar Sajfert (1st title as head coach) Sources: * Official Reports (PDF): 1968 (pp. 812, 814, 816, 817, 819, 822, 824, 826); *

: 1968 (men's tournament); *

: 1968 (men's tournament); * ISHOF.

1964 (Hungary, 5th title)

* Edition of men's tournament:

14th 14 (fourteen) is a natural number following 13 (number), 13 and preceding 15 (number), 15. In relation to the word "four" (4), 14 is spelled "fourteen". In mathematics * 14 is a composite number. * 14 is a square pyramidal number. * 14 is a s ...

* Host city:

* Number of participating teams: 13 * Competition format: 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 * Champion: (5th title; 1st place in preliminary D group; 2nd place in semi-final B group; 1st place in final group) Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1964 (pp. 685, 687, 691, 694, 695, 698). * Head coach: Károly Laky (1st title as head coach) Sources: * Official Reports (PDF): 1964 (pp. 685, 687, 691, 694, 695, 698); *

: 1964 (men's tournament); *

: 1964 (men's tournament); * ISHOF.

1960 (Italy, 2nd title)

* Edition of men's tournament: 13th * Host city:

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

* Number of participating teams: 16 * Competition format: 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 * Champion: (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary A group; 1st place in semi-final A group; 1st place in final group) Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1960 (pp. 618, 619, 627, 628, 631). Eraldo Pizzo

* Head coach: Andres Zolyomy (1st title as head coach) Sources: * Official Reports (PDF): 1960 (pp. 618, 619, 627, 628, 631); *

: 1960 (men's tournament); *

: 1960 (men's tournament); * ISHOF.

1956 (Hungary, 4th title)

* Edition of men's tournament:

12th 12 (twelve) is the natural number following 11 and preceding 13. Twelve is a superior highly composite number, divisible by 2, 3, 4, and 6. It is the number of years required for an orbital period of Jupiter. It is central to many systems ...

* Host city:

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

* Number of participating teams: 10 * Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool * Champion: (4th title; 1st place in preliminary B group; 1st place in final group) Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1956 (pp. 625, 626). * Head coach:

(2nd title as head coach) Sources: * Official Reports (PDF): 1956 (pp. 625, 626); *

: 1956 (men's tournament); *

: 1956 (men's tournament); * ISHOF.

1952 (Hungary, 3rd title)

* Edition of men's tournament: 11th * Host city:

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

* Number of participating teams: 21 * Competition format:

Single-elimination tournament A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...

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 * Champion: (3rd title; 1st place in preliminary B group; 1st place in semi-final F group; 1st place in final group) Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1952 (pp. 602, 603, 606, 607, 608). * Head coach:

(1st title as head coach) Sources: * Official Reports (PDF): 1952 (pp. 602, 603, 606, 607, 608); *

: 1952 (men's tournament); *

: 1952 (men's tournament); * ISHOF.

1948 (Italy, 1st title)

* Edition of men's tournament:

10th 10 (ten) is the even natural number following 9 and preceding 11. Ten is the base of the decimal numeral system, by far the most common system of denoting numbers in both spoken and written language. It is the first double-digit number. The rea ...

* Host city:

* Number of participating teams: 18 * Competition format: Series of round-robin elimination pools, followed by round-robin semi-final pools, and then round-robin final pools * Champion: (1st title; 1st place in round one D group; 1st place in round two I group; 1st place in semi-final L group; 1st place in final group) Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1948 (pp. 643, 645, 646). * Head coach: Giuseppe Valle (1st title as head coach) Note: Gianfranco Pandolfini and

Tullio Pandolfini Tullio "Tullo" Pandolfini (6 August 1914 – 23 April 1999) was an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Florence. Pandolfini was part of the Italian team which won the gold medal. He ...

are brothers.
Sources: * Official Reports (PDF): 1948 (pp. 643, 645, 646); *

: 1948 (men's tournament); *

: 1948 (men's tournament); * ISHOF.

1936 (Hungary, 2nd title)

* Edition of men's tournament:

9th 9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and ...

* Host city:

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

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 ...

* Number of participating teams: 16 * Competition format: 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 * Champion: (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary II group; 1st place in semi-final I group; 1st place in final group) Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1936 (pp. 347, 349, 355). Olivér Halassy 1931

* Head coach: Sources: * Official Reports (PDF): 1936 (pp. 347, 349, 355); *

: 1936 (men's tournament); *

: 1936 (men's tournament); * ISHOF.

1932 (Hungary, 1st title)

Olympic gold medalist hungarian water polo team (1932, Los Angeles)

* Edition of men's tournament:

8th 8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of t ...

* Host city:

* Number of participating teams: 5 * Competition format: Round-robin tournament * Champion: (1st title) Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1932 (pp. 646, 649, 650). * Head coach: Note:

Alajos Keserű Alajos Keserű (8 March 1905 – 3 May 1965) was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics. Born in Budapest, he first competed at the Olympics in 19 ...

and

Ferenc Keserű Ferenc Keserű (27 August 1903 – 16 July 1968) was a Hungarian water polo player who competed at the 1924, 1928, and 1932 Summer Olympics. Born in Budapest, he first competed at the Olympics in 1924. As a member of the Hungarian wa ...

are brothers.
Sources: * Official Reports (PDF): 1932 (pp. 646, 649, 650); *

: 1932 (men's tournament); *

: 1932 (men's tournament); * ISHOF.

1928 (Germany, 1st title)

* Edition of men's tournament:

7th 7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube (algebra), cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion ...

* Host city:

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

* Number of participating teams: 14 * Competition format: Single-elimination tournament; Bergvall system for third-place * Champion: (1st title) Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1928 (pp. 803, 804, 806). * Head coach: Note:

Erich Rademacher Fritz Albert Erich "Ete" Rademacher (9 June 1901 – 2 April 1979) was a German breaststroke swimmer and water polo goalkeeper who competed at the 1928 and 1932 Olympics. In 1928 he was a member of the German team that won the gold medal, he als ...

and

Joachim Rademacher Joachim ("Aki") Rademacher (20 June 1906 – 21 October 1970) was a German water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was born in Magdeburg. In 1928 he was part of the German team w ...

are brothers.
Sources: * Official Reports (PDF): 1928 (pp. 803, 804, 806); *

: 1928 (men's tournament); *

: 1928 (men's tournament); * ISHOF.

1924 (France, 1st title)

L'équipe de France de water-polo, championne olympique en 1924

* Edition of men's tournament: 6th * Host city:

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

* Number of participating teams: 13 * Competition format: Single-elimination tournament; Bergvall system for second- and third-place * Champion: (1st title) Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1924 (pp. 488, 490, 492). * Head coach: Sources: * Official Reports (PDF): 1924 (pp. 488, 490, 492); *

: 1924 (men's tournament); *

: 1924 (men's tournament); * ISHOF.

1920 (Great Britain, 4th title)

* Edition of men's tournament: 5th * Host city:

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

* Number of participating teams: 12 * Competition format: Single-elimination tournament; Bergvall system for second- and third-place * Champion: (4th title) Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1920 (p. 130). Paul Radmilovic 1909

* Head coach: Sources: * Official Reports (PDF): 1920 (p. 130); *

: 1920 (men's tournament); *

: 1920 (men's tournament); * ISHOF.

1912 (Great Britain, 3rd title)

* Edition of men's tournament: 4th * Host city:

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

* Number of participating teams: 6 * Competition format: Single-elimination tournament * Champion: (3rd title) Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1912 (pp. 1022, 1024, 1033). * Head coach: Sources: * Official Reports (PDF): 1912 (pp. 1022, 1024, 1033); *

: 1912 (men's tournament); *

: 1912 (men's tournament); * ISHOF.

1908 (Great Britain, 2nd title)

* Edition of men's tournament:

3rd Third or 3rd may refer to: Numbers * 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3 * , a fraction of one third * Second#Sexagesimal divisions of calendar time and day, 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute'' Places * 3rd Street (d ...

* Host city:

* Number of participating teams: 4 * Competition format: Single-elimination tournament * Champion: (2nd title) Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1908 (pp. 360, 361). * Head coach: Sources: * Official Reports (PDF): 1908 (pp. 360, 361); *

: 1908 (men's tournament); *

: 1908 (men's tournament); * ISHOF.

1904 (unofficial program)

* Edition of men's tournament: ''

2nd A second is the base unit of time in the International System of Units (SI). Second, Seconds or 2nd may also refer to: Mathematics * 2 (number), as an ordinal (also written as ''2nd'' or ''2d'') * Second of arc, an angular measurement unit ...

'' (''unofficial program'') * Host city: ''

St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...

'', ''

'' * Number of participating teams: ''3 teams from the United States'' * Competition format: ''Single-elimination tournament'' * Champion: ''

New York Athletic Club The New York Athletic Club is a private social club and athletic club in New York state. Founded in 1868, the club has approximately 8,600 members and two facilities: the City House, located at 180 Central Park South in Manhattan, and Travers ...

1900 (Great Britain, 1st title)

* Edition of men's tournament: 1st * Host city:

* Number of participating teams: 7 teams from 4 countries, including 4 from France * Competition format: Single-elimination tournament * Champion: Osborne Swimming Club (, 1st title) Sources: *

: 1900 (men's tournament); *

: 1900 (men's tournament). * Head coach: Sources: *

: 1900 (men's tournament); *

: 1900 (men's tournament); * ISHOF.

Notes

References

Sources

ISHOF

External links

Olympic water polo – Official website
{{Water polo records and statistics

Men A man is an adult male human. Prior to adulthood, a male human is referred to as a boy (a male child or adolescent). Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chrom ...

.Champions, Men