This article lists various
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 ...
records and statistics in relation to the
Sweden men's national water polo team
The Sweden men's national water polo team is the representative for Sweden in international men's water polo. The team has participated in eight tournaments at the Summer Olympics.
Results Olympic Games
* 1908 — Bronze medal
*1912 — Sil ...
at 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 to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...
.
The Sweden men's national water polo team has participated in 8 of 27 official
men's water polo tournaments.
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 the
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...
(IOC) and the
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) consider water polo event as part of unofficial program in 1904.
* Last updated: 5 May 2021.
;Legend
* – Champions
* – Runners-up
* – Third place
* – Fourth place
* – The nation did not participate in the Games
* – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
* – Hosts
Number of appearances
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
;Legend
* Year
* – As host team
Best finishes
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
;Legend
* Year
* – As host team
Finishes in the top four
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
;Legend
* Year
* – As host team
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: 1 April 2021.
;Legend
* – Hosts
See also
*
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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 ...
*
Sweden at the Olympics
Sweden first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games, and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then with one exception, the sparsely attended 1904 Summer Olympics. Sweden has earned medals at all Olympic games ex ...
References
Sources
ISHOF
External links
Sweden men's national water polo team – Official websiteOlympic water polo – Official website
{{Water polo records and statistics
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Olympic water polo team records and statistics