List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers

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This is a list of male goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.

Abbreviations[edit]

GK Goalkeeper Rk Rank Ref Reference ISHOF International Swimming Hall of Fame
(C) Captain p. page pp. pages

Winning goalkeepers[edit]

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 and abbreviation
  •  Team  – Olympic winning streak (winning three or more Olympic titles in a row)
  •  Team  – Winning all matches during the tournament
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Team – Defunct team
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Winning goalkeepers by tournament
Year[1] Winning team Cap Goalkeeper Birth Age Height Saves Shots Eff % Note Ref
1900  Great Britain (1st title) William Henry 1859 41 The only GK [2]
1904 Water polo was an unofficial sport
1908  Great Britain (2nd title) Charles Smith 1879 29 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) The only GK [3]
1912  Great Britain (3rd title) Charles Smith (2) 1879 33 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) The only GK [3]
1920  Great Britain (4th title) Charles Smith (3) 1879 41 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) The only GK [3]
1924  France (1st title) Paul Dujardin 1894 30 The only GK [4]
1928  Germany (1st title) Johann Blank 1904 24 [5]
Erich Rademacher 1901 27 [6]
1932  Hungary (1st title) István Barta 1895 37 [7]
György Bródy 1908 24 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [8]
1936  Hungary (2nd title) György Bródy (2) 1908 28 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Starting GK [8]
György Kutasi 1910 25 [9]
1948  Italy (1st title) Pasquale Buonocore 1916 32 Starting GK [10]
(Unknown)
1952  Hungary (3rd title) Róbert Antal 1921 31 [11]
László Jeney 1923 29 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Starting GK [12]
1956  Hungary (4th title) Ottó Boros 1929 27 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Starting GK [13]
László Jeney (2) 1923 33 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [12]
1960  Italy (2nd title) Dante Rossi 1936 24 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Starting GK [14]
Brunello Spinelli 1939 21 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [15]
1964  Hungary (5th title) Miklós Ambrus 1933 31 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [16]
Ottó Boros (2) 1929 35 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Starting GK [13]
1968  Yugoslavia (1st title) 1 Karlo Stipanić 1941 26 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [17]
11 Zdravko Hebel 1943 25 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [18]
1972  Soviet Union (1st title) 1 Vadim Gulyayev 1941 31 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [19]
11 Viacheslav Sobchenko 1949 23 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [20]
1976  Hungary (6th title) 1 Endre Molnár 1945 31 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [21]
11 Tibor Cservenyák 1948 27 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [22]
1980  Soviet Union (2nd title) 1 Yevgeny Sharonov 1958 21 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [23]
11 Viacheslav Sobchenko (2) 1949 31 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [20]
1984  Yugoslavia (2nd title) 1 Milorad Krivokapić 1956 28 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Starting GK [24]
13 Andrija Popović 1959 24 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [25]
1988  Yugoslavia (3rd title) 1 Aleksandar Šoštar 1964 24 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Starting GK [26]
13 Renco Posinković 1964 24 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) [27]
1992  Italy (3rd title) 1 Francesco Attolico 1963 29 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Starting GK [28]
13 Gianni Averaimo 1964 27 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [29]
1996  Spain (1st title) 1 Jesús Rollán 1968 28 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 62 110 56.4% Starting GK [30]
4 Ángel Andreo 1972 23 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 0 0 [31]
2000  Hungary (7th title) 1 Zoltán Kósz 1967 32 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 58 112 51.8% Starting GK [32]
10 Zoltán Szécsi 1977 22 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 6 9 66.7% [33]
2004  Hungary (8th title) 1 Zoltán Szécsi (2) 1977 26 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 40 75 53.3% Starting GK [33]
10 István Gergely 1976 28 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 8 12 66.7% [34]
2008  Hungary (9th title) 1 Zoltán Szécsi (3) 1977 30 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 42 83 50.6% Starting GK [33]
13 István Gergely (2) 1976 32 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 38 63.2% [34]
2012  Croatia (1st title) 1 Josip Pavić 1982 30 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 121 70.2% Starting GK [35]
13 Frano Vićan 1976 36 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 10 16 62.5% [36]
2016  Serbia (1st title) 1 Gojko Pijetlović 1983 33 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 14 21 66.7% [37]
13 Branislav Mitrović 1985 31 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 60 119 50.4% Starting GK [38]
Year Winning team Cap Goalkeeper Birth Age Height Saves Shots Eff % Note Ref

Sources:

  • Official Reports (PDF): 1908 (pp. 360–361), 1912 (pp. 1022, 1024, 1033), 1920 (p. 130), 1924 (pp. 488, 490, 492), 1928 (pp. 803–804, 806), 1932 (pp. 646, 649–650), 1936 (pp. 347, 349, 355), 1948 (pp. 643, 645–646), 1952 (pp. 602–603, 606–608), 1956 (pp. 625–626), 1960 (pp. 618–619, 627–628, 631), 1964 (pp. 685, 687, 691, 694–695, 698), 1968 (pp. 812, 814, 816–817, 819, 822, 824, 826), 1972 (pp. 358–359, 363–365), 1976 (pp. 487, 489, 491–492), 1980 (pp. 497, 500–502), 1984 (pp. 528–533), 1988 (pp. 593–595, 597), 1992 (pp. 391–395, 399–400), 1996 (pp. 57–61, 70–71, 73);
  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45, 50, 55, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90), 2004 (pp. 207–208), 2008 (pp. 202–203), 2012 (pp. 471–472), 2016 (pp. 131–132).

Records and statistics[edit]

Multiple appearances[edit]

By tournament[edit]

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the team (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, 52 male goalkeepers have been named in the national water polo team in three or more Olympic tournaments.

Legend
  • Team* – Host team
Year Total Five-time Olympian (GK) Four-time Olympian (GK) Three-time Olympian (GK)
1900 0 0 0 0
1908 0 0 0 0
1912 0 0 0 0
1920 2 0 0  Great Britain: Charles Smith
 Sweden: Torsten Kumfeldt
2
1924 2 0  Great Britain: Charles Smith 1  Belgium: Albert Durant 1
1928 0 0 0 0
1932 1 0 0  Hungary: István Barta 1
1936 0 0 0 0
1948 0 0 0 0
1952 0 0 0 0
1956 3 0 0  Hungary: László Jeney
 Yugoslavia: Juraj Amšel, Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić
3
1960 3 0  Hungary: László Jeney 1 Germany United Team of Germany: Emil Bildstein
 Soviet Union: Boris Goykhman
2
1964 1 0 0  Hungary: Ottó Boros 1
1968 0 0 0 0
1972 3 0 0  Australia: Michael Withers
 West Germany*: Hans Hoffmeister
 Yugoslavia: Karlo Stipanić
3
Year Total Five-time Olympian (GK) Four-time Olympian (GK) Three-time Olympian (GK)
1976 4 0 0  Cuba: Oscar Periche
 Hungary: Endre Molnár
 Italy: Alberto Alberani
 Netherlands: Evert Kroon
4
1980 3 0  Cuba: Oscar Periche
 Hungary: Endre Molnár
International Olympic Committee Italy: Alberto Alberani
3 0
1984 1 0 0  Italy: Umberto Panerai 1
1988 1 0 0  West Germany: Peter Röhle 1
1992 4 0  Germany: Peter Röhle 1  Australia: Glenn Townsend
International Olympic Committee Unified Team:[a] Yevgeny Sharonov
 United States: Craig Wilson
3
1996 5 0 0  Germany: Ingo Borgmann
 Greece: Evangelos Patras
 Hungary: Péter Kuna
 Spain: Jesús Rollán
 United States*: Christopher Duplanty
5
2000 5 0  Spain: Jesús Rollán 1  Hungary: Zoltán Kósz
 Italy: Francesco Attolico
 Netherlands: Arie van de Bunt
 Yugoslavia:[b] Aleksandar Šoštar
4
2004 3  Spain: Jesús Rollán 1 0  Russia: Nikolay Maksimov
 Spain: Ángel Andreo
2
Year Total Five-time Olympian (GK) Four-time Olympian (GK) Three-time Olympian (GK)
2008 9 0  Spain: Ángel Andreo 1  Australia: Rafael Sterk
 Croatia: Frano Vićan
 Germany: Alexander Tchigir
 Greece: Nikolaos Deligiannis, Georgios Reppas
 Hungary: István Gergely, Zoltán Szécsi
 Italy: Stefano Tempesti
8
2012 7 0  Croatia: Frano Vićan
 Greece: Nikolaos Deligiannis
 Hungary: Zoltán Szécsi
 Italy: Stefano Tempesti
 Kazakhstan: Nikolay Maksimov
5  Kazakhstan: Alexandr Shvedov
 Montenegro: Denis Šefik
2
2016 7  Italy: Stefano Tempesti 1 0  Australia: James Stanton
 Brazil*: Slobodan Soro
 Croatia: Josip Pavić
 Montenegro: Miloš Šćepanović
 Spain: Iñaki Aguilar
 United States: Merrill Moses
6
2020 4 0 0  Australia: Joel Dennerley
 Hungary: Viktor Nagy
 Serbia: Gojko Pijetlović
 Spain: Daniel López
4
Year Total Five-time Olympian (GK) Four-time Olympian (GK) Three-time Olympian (GK)

Four-time Olympians[edit]

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 goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Thirteen male goalkeepers have been named in the national water polo tea in four or more Olympic tournaments between 1900 and 2016 inclusive.

Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Apps – Appearances
Male goalkeepers who have been named in the national team in four or more Olympic tournaments
Apps Goalkeeper Birth Height Men's team Water polo tournaments Period
(age of
first/last)
Medals Ref
1 2 3 4 5 G S B T
5 Jesús Rollán 1968 1.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)
 Spain 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 16 years
(20/36)
1 1 0 2 [30]
Stefano Tempesti 1979 2.05 m
(6 ft 9 in)
 Italy 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 16 years
(21/37)
0 1 1 2 [39]
4 Charles Smith 1879 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 Great Britain 1908 1912 1920 1924 16 years
(29/45)
3 0 0 3 [3]
László Jeney 1923 1.81 m
(5 ft 11 in)
 Hungary 1948 1952 1956 1960 12 years
(25/37)
2 1 1 4 [12]
Endre Molnár 1945 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 Hungary 1968 1972 1976 1980 12 years
(23/35)
1 1 2 4 [21]
Alberto Alberani 1947 1.92 m
(6 ft 4 in)
 Italy 1968 1972 1976 1980 12 years
(21/33)
0 1 0 1 [40]
Oscar Periche 1949 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 Cuba 1968 1972 1976 1980 12 years
(18/30)
0 0 0 0 [41]
Peter Röhle 1957 1.93 m
(6 ft 4 in)
 West Germany 1976 1984 1988 16 years
(19/35)
0 0 1 1 [42]
 Germany 1992
Ángel Andreo 1972 1.91 m
(6 ft 3 in)
 Spain 1996 2000 2004 2008 12 years
(23/35)
1 0 0 1 [31]
Nikolay Maksimov 1972 1.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
 Russia 1996 2000 2004 16 years
(23/39)
0 1 1 2 [43]
 Kazakhstan 2012
Frano Vićan 1976 1.92 m
(6 ft 4 in)
 Croatia 2000 2004 2008 2012 12 years
(24/36)
1 0 0 1 [36]
Nikolaos Deligiannis 1976 1.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
 Greece 2000 2004 2008 2012 12 years
(24/35)
0 0 0 0 [44]
Zoltán Szécsi 1977 1.98 m
(6 ft 6 in)
 Hungary 2000 2004 2008 2012 12 years
(22/34)
3 0 0 3 [33]
Apps Goalkeeper Birth Height Men's team 1 2 3 4 5 Period
(age of
first/last)
G S B T Ref
Water polo tournaments Medals

Multiple medalists[edit]

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 goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

As of 2016, eight male goalkeepers have won three or more Olympic medals in water polo.

Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male goalkeepers who have won three or more Olympic medals in water polo
Rk Goalkeeper Birth Height Men's team Water polo tournaments Period
(age of
first/last)
Medals Ref
1 2 3 4 5 G S B T
1 László Jeney 1923 1.81 m
(5 ft 11 in)
 Hungary 1948 1952 1956 1960 12 years
(25/37)
2 1 1 4 [12]
2 Endre Molnár 1945 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 Hungary 1968 1972 1976 1980 12 years
(23/35)
1 1 2 4 [21]
3 Charles Smith 1879 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 Great Britain 1908 1912 1920 1924 16 years
(29/45)
3 0 0 3 [3]
Zoltán Szécsi 1977 1.98 m
(6 ft 6 in)
 Hungary 2000 2004 2008 2012 12 years
(22/34)
3 0 0 3 [33]
5 Ottó Boros 1929 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 Hungary 1956 1960 1964 8 years
(27/35)
2 0 1 3 [13]
6 Yevgeny Sharonov 1958 1.89 m
(6 ft 2 in)
 Soviet Union 1980 1988 12 years
(21/33)
1 0 2 3 [23]
International Olympic Committee Unified Team[a] 1992
7 Albert Durant 1892  Belgium 1912 1920 1924 12 years
(20/32)
0 2 1 3 [45]
8 Torsten Kumfeldt 1886  Sweden 1908 1912 1920 12 years
(22/34)
0 1 2 3 [46]
Rk Goalkeeper Birth Height Men's team 1 2 3 4 5 Period
(age of
first/last)
G S B T Ref
Water polo tournaments Medals

Multiple gold medalists[edit]

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), number of Olympic bronze medals (in descending order), 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: 1 April 2021.

As of 2016, seven male goalkeepers have won two or more Olympic gold medals in water polo.

Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male goalkeepers who won two or more Olympic gold medals in water polo
Rk Goalkeeper Birth Height Men's team Water polo tournaments Period
(age of
first/last)
Medals Ref
1 2 3 4 5 G S B T
1 Charles Smith 1879 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 Great Britain 1908 1912 1920 1924 16 years
(29/45)
3 0 0 3 [3]
Zoltán Szécsi 1977 1.98 m
(6 ft 6 in)
 Hungary 2000 2004 2008 2012 12 years
(22/34)
3 0 0 3 [33]
3 László Jeney 1923 1.81 m
(5 ft 11 in)
 Hungary 1948 1952 1956 1960 12 years
(25/37)
2 1 1 4 [12]
4 Ottó Boros 1929 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 Hungary 1956 1960 1964 8 years
(27/35)
2 0 1 3 [13]
5 György Bródy 1908 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 Hungary 1932 1936 4 years
(24/28)
2 0 0 2 [8]
Viacheslav Sobchenko 1949 1.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)
 Soviet Union 1972 1980 8 years
(23/31)
2 0 0 2 [20]
István Gergely 1976 2.01 m
(6 ft 7 in)
 Slovakia 2000 8 years
(24/32)
2 0 0 2 [34]
 Hungary 2004 2008
Rk Goalkeeper Birth Height Men's team 1 2 3 4 5 Period
(age of
first/last)
G S B T Ref
Water polo tournaments Medals

Most saves[edit]

One match[edit]

Hungarian Viktor Nagy saved 16 shots in a match in 2016.

The following table is pre-sorted by date of the match (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Since 1996, nine male water polo goalkeepers have each saved sixteen or more shots in an Olympic match.

The first man to do so was Christopher Duplanty, with the United States men's national team in Atlanta. He blocked 20 shots on 24 July 1996, setting the record for the most shots saved by a water polo goalkeeper in a single Olympic match.

The most recent goalkeeper to do so was Viktor Nagy, with Hungary men's national team in Rio de Janeiro on 18 August 2016.

Italian Stefano Tempesti is the only water polo goalkeeper to achieve this feat twice.

Legend and abbreviation
Male goalkeepers with sixteen or more saves in an Olympic match (statistics since 1996)
# Saves Goalkeeper Birth Age Height For Result Against Tournament Round Date Ref
1 20 Christopher Duplanty 1965 30 1.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
 United States 10–8  Croatia Atlanta 1996 Preliminary round
Group B
24 Jul 1996 OR 1996
(p. 66)
2 16 Siniša Školneković 1968 28 1.94 m
(6 ft 4 in)
 Croatia 4–4
7–6 (aet)
 Italy Semi-finals 27 Jul 1996 OR 1996
(p. 72)
3 17 Nikolay Maksimov 1972 27 1.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
 Russia 6–4  Australia Sydney 2000 Preliminary round
Group A
23 Sep 2000 ORB 2000
(p. 66)
4 19 Stefano Tempesti 1979 29 2.05 m
(6 ft 9 in)
 Italy 10–10
13–13 (aet)
3–4 (pso)
 Australia Beijing 2008 Classification round
7th–10th place
22 Aug 2008 ORB 2008
(p. 152)
5 16 Merrill Moses 1977 31 1.91 m
(6 ft 3 in)
 United States 10–5  Serbia Semi-finals 22 Aug 2008 ORB 2008
(p. 158)
6 17 Stefano Tempesti (2) 1979 33 2.05 m
(6 ft 9 in)
 Italy 8–5  Australia London 2012 Preliminary round
Group A
29 Jul 2012 ORB 2012
(p. 377)
7 17 Dragoș Stoenescu 1979 33 1.96 m
(6 ft 5 in)
 Romania 13–4  Great Britain Preliminary round
Group B
ORB 2012
(p. 381)
8 16 Iñaki Aguilar 1983 28 1.89 m
(6 ft 2 in)
 Spain 11–9  Greece Preliminary round
Group A
4 Aug 2012 ORB 2012
(p. 417)
9 16 Viktor Nagy 1984 32 1.98 m
(6 ft 6 in)
 Hungary 13–4  Brazil Rio 2016 Classification round
5th–8th place
18 Aug 2016 ORB 2016
(p. 77)
# Saves Goalkeeper Birth Age Height For Result Against Tournament Round Date Ref

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of shots saved by a male water polo goalkeeper in a single Olympic match since 1996. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend
Historical progression of records:
Most shots saved by a male goalkeeper, one match
(statistics since 1996)
Saves Achievement Year Goalkeeper Age Height Men's team Date Duration of record Ref
20 Set record 1996 Christopher Duplanty 30 1.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
 United States 24 July 1996 27 years, 270 days OR 1996
(p. 66)

One tournament[edit]

Josip Pavić saved 85 shots at the 2012 Games, helping Croatia win the Olympic title. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the men's water polo tournament.

The following table is pre-sorted by number of saves (in descending order), edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), number of matches played (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Since 1996, six male goalkeepers have saved 75 or more shots in an Olympic water polo tournament.

Stefano Tempesti of Italy is the first water polo goalkeeper to achieve this feat twice. At the 2008 Olympics, Tempesti saved 83 shots. Four years later in London, he blocked 87 shots, setting the record for the most saves by a water polo goalkeeper in a single Olympic tournament.

Slobodan Soro is the second goalkeeper to achieve this feat twice. At the 2012 London Olympics, Soro saved 75 shots for Serbia. In Rio de Janeiro, he saved 81 shots for Brazil.

At the 2012 Summer Games, Josip Pavić saved 85 shots, including nine in the gold medal match, helping the Croatia team win the Olympics. He is the most efficient one among these six goalkeepers.

Legend and abbreviation
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
  • MP – Matches played
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
  • 70.2% – Highest save efficiency
Male goalkeepers with 75 or more saves in an Olympic tournament (statistics since 1996)
Rk Year Goalkeeper Birth Age Height Saves Shots Eff % MP Saves
per
match
Men's team Finish Ref
1 2012 Stefano Tempesti 1979 33 2.05 m
(6 ft 9 in)
87 147 59.2% 8 10.875  Italy 2nd of 12
teams
[39]
2 2012 Josip Pavić 1982 30 1.95 m
(6 ft 5 in)
85 121 70.2% 8 10.625  Croatia 1st of 12
teams
[35]
3 2008 Stefano Tempesti (2) 1979 29 2.05 m
(6 ft 9 in)
83 169 49.1% 8 10.375  Italy 9th of 12
teams
[39]
4 1996 Arie van de Bunt 1969 27 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
81 154 52.6% 8 10.125  Netherlands 10th of 12
teams
[47]
2016 Slobodan Soro 1978 37 1.96 m
(6 ft 5 in)
81 152 53.3% 8 10.125  Brazil 8th of 12
teams
[48]
6 1996 Christopher Duplanty 1965 30 1.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
77 132 58.3% 8 9.625  United States 7th of 12
teams
[49]
1996 Siniša Školneković 1968 28 1.94 m
(6 ft 4 in)
77 135 57.0% 8 9.625  Croatia 2nd of 12
teams
[50]
8 2012 Slobodan Soro (2) 1978 33 1.96 m
(6 ft 5 in)
75 135 55.6% 8 9.375  Serbia 3rd of 12
teams
[48]
Rk Year Goalkeeper Birth Age Height Saves Shots Eff % MP Saves
per
match
Men's team Finish Ref

Sources:

Stefano Tempesti of Italy saved 83 and 87 shots at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, respectively.

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), number of matches played (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

At the 2004 Summer Games, Nikolay Maksimov saved 62 shots, including seven in the bronze medal match, helping Russia win the match.

Stefano Tempesti of Italy blocked 83 shots at the 2008 Olympics. In the 2012 edition, he saved 87 shots, helping the Italian team win the Olympic silver medal.

Slobodan Soro, representing Brazil, saved 81 shots at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Legend and abbreviation
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
  • MP – Matches played
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Male goalkeepers with the most saves in each Olympic tournament (statistics since 1996)
Year Goalkeeper Birth Age Height Saves Shots Eff % MP Saves
per
match
Men's team Finish Ref
1996 Arie van de Bunt 1969 27 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
81 154 52.6% 8 10.125  Netherlands 10th of 12
teams
[47]
2000 Dan Hackett 1970 30 1.98 m
(6 ft 6 in)
70 135 51.9% 8 8.750  United States 6th of 12
teams
[51]
2004 Nikolay Maksimov 1972 31 1.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
62 104 59.6% 8 7.750  Russia 3rd of 12
teams
[43]
2008 Stefano Tempesti 1979 29 2.05 m
(6 ft 9 in)
83 169 49.1% 8 10.375  Italy 9th of 12
teams
[39]
2012 Stefano Tempesti (2) 1979 33 2.05 m
(6 ft 9 in)
87 147 59.2% 8 10.875  Italy 2nd of 12
teams
[39]
2016 Slobodan Soro 1978 37 1.96 m
(6 ft 5 in)
81 152 53.3% 8 10.125  Brazil 8th of 12
teams
[48]

Sources:

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of shots saved by a male water polo goalkeeper in a single Olympic tournament since 1996. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
Historical progression of records:
Most shots saved by a male goalkeeper, one tournament
(statistics since 1996)
Saves Achievement Year Goalkeeper Age Height Men's team Date Duration of record Ref
81 Set record 1996 Arie van de Bunt 27 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 Netherlands 28 July 1996 12 years, 27 days [47]
83 Broke record 2008 Stefano Tempesti 29 2.05 m
(6 ft 9 in)
 Italy 24 August 2008 3 years, 354 days [39]
87 Broke record 2012 Stefano Tempesti (2) 33 2.05 m
(6 ft 9 in)
 Italy 12 August 2012 11 years, 251 days [39]

All-time[edit]

Russian-Kazakhstani goalkeeper Nikolay Maksimov saved 228 shots at four Olympics (1996–2004, 2012).

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total saves (in descending order), number of total Olympic matches played (in ascending order), date of the last Olympic match played (in ascending order), date of the first Olympic match played (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Five-time Olympian Stefano Tempesti holds the record for the most shots saved by a water polo goalkeeper at the Olympics since 1996, with 295 saves.

Nikolay Maksimov, representing Russia, saved 178 shots at three Olympics (1996–2004). Eight years later, he represented Kazakhstan at the 2012 London Olympics, blocking 50 shots.

Slobodan Soro saved 132 shots in 2008 and 2012, representing Serbia. He was a member of the Brazil men's national team that competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics, blocking 81 shots.

Legend
  •     – Hosts
All-time male goalkeepers with 200 or more saves at the Olympics (statistics since 1996)
Rk Goalkeeper Birth Height Men's team Total
saves
Total
matches
played
Saves
per
match
Tournaments
(saves)
Period
(age of
first/last)
Medals Ref
1 2 3 4 5 G S B T
1 Stefano Tempesti 1979 2.05 m
(6 ft 9 in)
 Italy 295 39 7.564 2000
(24)
2004
(50)
2008
(83)
2012
(87)
2016
(51)
16 years
(21/37)
0 1 1 2 [39]
2 Nikolay Maksimov 1972 1.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
 Russia 228 29 7.862 1996
(58)
2000
(58)
2004
(62)
16 years
(23/39)
0 1 1 2 [43]
 Kazakhstan 2012
(50)
3 Slobodan Soro 1978 1.96 m
(6 ft 5 in)
 Serbia 213 24 8.875 2008
(57)
2012
(75)
8 years
(29/37)
0 0 2 2 [48]
 Brazil 2016
(81)

Sources:

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of total shots saved by a male water polo goalkeeper at the Summer Olympics since 1996. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
Historical progression of records:
Most shots saved by a male goalkeeper, all-time
(statistics since 1996)
Total
saves
Achievement Year Goalkeeper Age Height Men's team Date Duration of record Ref
146 Set record 2000 Arie van de Bunt 31 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 Netherlands 1 October 2000 3 years, 333 days [47]
178 Broke record 2004 Nikolay Maksimov 31 1.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
 Russia 29 August 2004 7 years, 349 days [43]
244 Broke record 2012 Stefano Tempesti 33 2.05 m
(6 ft 9 in)
 Italy 12 August 2012 4 years, 8 days [39]
295 Broke record 2016 Stefano Tempesti (2) 37 2.05 m
(6 ft 9 in)
 Italy 20 August 2016 7 years, 243 days [39]

Flag bearers[edit]

Evert Kroon was the flag bearer for the Netherlands at the closing ceremony of the 1976 Olympics.

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, six male water polo goalkeepers were given the honour.

On 6 July 1912, Charles Smith of Great Britain carried the national flag at the opening ceremony of the 1912 Games in Stockholm, becoming the first water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics. Seven days later, He won his second Olympic gold medal with his teammates.[3]

Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić, representing Yugoslavia, was the flag bearer during the opening ceremony at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[52]

After winning bronze in the men's tournament, Evert Kroon, the starting goalkeeper of the Dutch water polo team, carried the national flag of the Netherlands at the closing ceremony of the 1976 Montreal Olympics.[53]

Forty years later, Josip Pavić of Croatia was the flag bearer during the opening ceremony at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the first water polo goalkeeper to be given the honour in the 21st century.[35]

Legend
  •  1912 O  – Opening ceremony of the 1912 Summer Olympics
  •  1976 C  – Closing ceremony of the 1976 Summer Olympics
  •     – Hosts
  • Flag bearer – Flag bearer who won the tournament with his team
Male water polo goalkeepers who were flag bearers at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games
# Year Country Flag bearer
(goalkeeper)
Birth Age Height Team Water polo tournaments Period
(age of
first/last)
Medals Ref
1 2 3 4 5 G S B T
1 1912 O Great Britain Charles Smith 1879 33 1.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 Great Britain 1908 1912 1920 1924 16 years
(29/45)
3 0 0 3 [3]
2 1928 O France Jean Thorailler 1888 40  France 1912 1920 8 years
(24/32)
0 0 0 0 [54]
3 1952 O Egypt Ahmed Fouad Nessim 1924 27  Egypt 1948 1952 4 years
(23/27)
0 0 0 0 [55]
4 1956 O Yugoslavia Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić 1925 31  Yugoslavia 1948 1952 1956 8 years
(23/31)
0 2 0 2 [52]
5 1976 C Netherlands Evert Kroon 1946 29 1.92 m
(6 ft 4 in)
 Netherlands 1968 1972 1976 8 years
(22/29)
0 0 1 1 [53]
6 2016 O Croatia Josip Pavić 1982 34 1.95 m
(6 ft 5 in)
 Croatia 2008 2012 2016 8 years
(26/34)
1 1 0 2 [35]
# Year Country Flag bearer
(goalkeeper)
Birth Age Height Team 1 2 3 4 5 Period
(age of
first/last)
G S B T Ref
Water polo tournaments Medals

Goalkeepers by team[edit]

The following tables are pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
  • Team – Defunct team

Argentina[edit]

  • Men's national team:  Argentina
  • Team appearances: 4 (1928, 1948–1952, 1960)
  • As host team: —

Australia[edit]

  • Men's national team:  Australia
  • Team appearances: 17 (1948–1964, 1972–1992, 2000*–2020)
  • As host team: 1956*, 2000*
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1948 Ben Dalley 1916 32 Starting goalkeeper [56]
(Unknown)
1952 Doug Laing 1931 21 Starting goalkeeper [57]
(Unknown)
1956 Doug Laing (2) 1931 25 [57]
Bill McCabe 1935 21 [58]
1960 Michael Withers 1938 22 Starting goalkeeper [59]
(Unknown)
1964 1 Michael Withers (2) 1938 26 Starting goalkeeper [59]
(Unknown)
1972 1 Michael Withers (3) 1938 34 [59]
13 Bill Tilley 1938 33 [60]
1976 1 Paul Williams 1955 21 [61]
11 Rodney Woods 1954 21 [62]
1980 1 Michael Turner 1951 29 [63]
11 Andrew Steward 1954 25 [64]
1984 1 Michael Turner (2) 1951 33 [63]
13 Glenn Townsend 1962 22 [65]
1988 1 Glenn Townsend (2) 1962 26 [65]
13 Donald Cameron 1954 34 [66]
1992 1 Glenn Townsend (3) 1962 30 [65]
9 Guy Newman 1969 23 [67]
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
2000 1 Eddie Denis 1970 29 56 107 52.3% Starting goalkeeper [68]
13 Rafael Sterk 1978 22 8 18 44.4% [69]
2004 1 James Stanton 1983 21 57 108 52.8% Starting goalkeeper [70]
13 Rafael Sterk (2) 1978 26 1 3 33.3% [69]
2008 1 James Stanton (2) 1983 25 48 109 44.0% Starting goalkeeper [70]
13 Rafael Sterk (3) 1978 30 5 9 55.6% [69]
2012 1 Joel Dennerley 1987 25 51 104 49.0% Starting goalkeeper [71]
13 James Clark 1991 21 15 36 41.7% [72]
2016 1 Joel Dennerley (2) 1987 29 29 51 56.9% [71]
13 James Stanton (3) 1983 33 22 40 55.0% [70]
2020 1 Anthony Hrysanthos 1995 25 [73]
13 Joel Dennerley (3) 1987 34 [71]
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref

Source:

  • 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).

Austria[edit]

  • Men's national team:  Austria
  • Team appearances: 3 (1912, 1936, 1952)
  • As host team: —

Belgium[edit]

  • Men's national team:  Belgium
  • Team appearances: 11 (1900, 1908–1928, 1936–1952, 1960–1964)
  • As host team: 1920*
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1900 Albert Michant Starting goalkeeper [74]
(Unknown)
1908 Albert Michant (2) Starting goalkeeper [74]
(Unknown)
1912 Albert Durant 1892 20 Starting goalkeeper [45]
(Unknown)
1920 Albert Durant (2) 1892 28 Starting goalkeeper [45]
(Unknown)
1924 Albert Durant (3) 1892 32 Starting goalkeeper [45]
(Unknown)
1928 Jules Brandeleer Starting goalkeeper [75]
(Unknown)
1936 Henri Disy 1913 22 Starting goalkeeper [76]
(Unknown)
1948 Théo-Léo De Smet 1917 30 Starting goalkeeper [77]
(Unknown)
1952 Théo-Léo De Smet (2) 1917 34 [77]
François Maesschalck 1921 30 [78]
1960 Bruno De Hesselle 1941 18 Starting goalkeeper [79]
(Unknown)
1964 1 Bruno De Hesselle (2) 1941 23 Starting goalkeeper [79]
(Unknown)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref

Brazil[edit]

  • Men's national team:  Brazil
  • Team appearances: 8 (1920, 1932, 1952, 1960–1968, 1984, 2016*)
  • As host team: 2016*
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1920 Agostinho Sampaio de Sá 1897 23 Starting goalkeeper [80]
(Unknown)
1932 Luiz da Silva 1903 28–29 Starting goalkeeper [81]
(Unknown)
1952 Lucio Figueirêdo 1927 24 [82]
Henrique Melmann 1931 21 [83]
1960 Luiz Daniel 1936 23 Starting goalkeeper [84]
(Unknown)
1964 Luiz Daniel (2) 1936 28 Starting goalkeeper [84]
(Unknown)
1968 1 Arnaldo Marsili 1947 21 Starting goalkeeper [85]
(Unknown)
1984 1 Roberto Borelli 1963 20 Starting goalkeeper [86]
(Unknown)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
2016 1 Slobodan Soro (3) 1978 37 81 152 53.3% Starting goalkeeper [48]
13 Vinicius Antonelli 1990 26 0 0 [87]

Source:

Note:

Bulgaria[edit]

  • Men's national team:  Bulgaria
  • Team appearances: 2 (1972, 1980)
  • As host team: —

Canada[edit]

  • Men's national team:  Canada
  • Team appearances: 4 (1972–1976*, 1984, 2008)
  • As host team: 1976*
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1972 1 William Van der Pol 1938 34 [88]
11 Guy Leclerc 1955 16 [89]
1976 1 Guy Leclerc (2) 1955 20 Starting goalkeeper [89]
(Unknown)
1984 1 Rick Zayonc 1959 24 Starting goalkeeper [90]
(Unknown)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
2008 1 Robin Randall 1980 28 55 129 42.6% Starting goalkeeper [91]
13 Nic Youngblud 1981 27 13 20 65.0% [92]

Source:

Chile[edit]

  • Men's national team:  Chile
  • Team appearances: 1 (1948)
  • As host team: —

China[edit]

  • Men's national team:  China
  • Team appearances: 3 (1984–1988, 2008*)
  • As host team: 2008*
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
2008 1 Ge Weiqing 1977 31 58 143 40.6% Starting goalkeeper [93]
13 Ma Jianjun 1984 23 0 0 [94]

Source:

Croatia[edit]

  • Men's national team:  Croatia
  • Team appearances: 7 (1996–2020)
  • As host team: —
  • Related team: Yugoslavia
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Abbreviation
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1996 1 Siniša Školneković 1968 28 77 135 57.0% Starting goalkeeper [50]
12 Maro Balić 1971 25 0 0 [95]
2000 1 Siniša Školneković (2) 1968 32 33 70 47.1% [50]
12 Frano Vićan 1976 24 23 42 54.8% [36]
2004 1 Frano Vićan (2) 1976 28 41 81 50.6% Starting goalkeeper [36]
5 Goran Volarević 1977 27 11 32 34.4% [96]
2008 1 Frano Vićan (3) 1976 32 49 94 52.1% Starting goalkeeper [36]
13 Josip Pavić 1982 26 5 9 55.6% [35]
2012 1 Josip Pavić (2) 1982 30 85 121 70.2% Starting goalkeeper [35]
13 Frano Vićan (4) 1976 36 10 16 62.5% [36]
2016 1 Josip Pavić (3) 1982 34 24 45 53.3% Flag bearer for Croatia [35]
13 Marko Bijač 1991 25 57 98 58.2% [97]
2020 1 Marko Bijač (2) 1991 30 [97]
13 Ivan Marcelić 1994 27 [98]
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref

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).

Cuba[edit]

  • Men's national team:  Cuba
  • Team appearances: 5 (1968–1980, 1992)
  • As host team: —

Czechoslovakia[edit]

  • Men's national team:  Czechoslovakia
  • Team appearances: 5 (1920–1928, 1936, 1992)
  • As host team: —
  • Related team: Slovakia

East Germany[edit]

Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1968 1 Hans-Georg Fehn 1943 25 [99]
13 Peter Schmidt (2) 1937 30 [100]

Note:

Egypt[edit]

  • Men's national team:  Egypt
  • Team appearances: 6 (1948–1952, 1960–1968, 2004)
  • As host team: —
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Abbreviation
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1948 Ahmed Fouad Nessim 1924 23 Starting goalkeeper [55]
(Unknown)
1952 Ahmed Fouad Nessim (2) 1924 27 Flag bearer for Egypt
Starting goalkeeper
[55]
(Unknown)
1960 Mohamed Azmi 1921 38–39 [101]
Gamal El-Nazer 1930 30 [102]
1964 Mohamed Khalil 1939 25 [103]
(Unknown)
1968 1 Mohamed Abid Soliman 1945 23 [104]
13 (Unknown)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
2004 1 Amr Mohamed 1974 30 41 135 30.4% The only goalkeeper in the squad [105]

Source:

France[edit]

  • Men's national team:  France
  • Team appearances: 11 (1900*, 1912–1928, 1936–1948, 1960, 1988–1992, 2016)
  • As host team: 1900*, 1924*
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1900 (Unknown)
1912 Jean Thorailler 1888 24 The only goalkeeper in the squad [54]
1920 Jean Thorailler (2) 1888 32 The only goalkeeper in the squad [54]
1924 Paul Dujardin 1894 30 The only goalkeeper in the squad [4]
1928 Paul Dujardin (2) 1894 34 Starting goalkeeper [4]
(Unknown)
1936 Georges Delporte 1912 24 Starting goalkeeper [106]
(Unknown)
1948 François Débonnet 1931 16–17 [107]
René Massol 1927 21 [108]
1960 Gérard Faetibolt 1932 28 [109]
Roland Moellé 1940 20 [110]
1988 1 Arnaud Bouet 1960 28 [111]
13 Christian Volpi 1965 23 [112]
1992 1 Jean-Marie Olivon 1967 25 [113]
12 Christophe Gautier 1966 26 [114]
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
2016 1 Rémi Garsau 1984 32 46 88 52.3% Starting goalkeeper [115]
13 Jonathan Moriamé 1984 32 0 0 [116]

Source:

Germany[edit]

Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1900 Georg Hax 1870 29 The only goalkeeper in the squad [117]
1928 Johann Blank 1904 24 [5]
Erich Rademacher 1901 27 1972 [6]
1932 Hans Eckstein 1908 23 [118]
Erich Rademacher (2) 1901 31 1972 [6]
1936 Paul Klingenburg 1907 28 [119]
Fritz Stolze 1910 25 [120]
1952 Emil Bildstein 1931 21 [121]
Günter Heine 1919 32 [122]
1992 1 Ingo Borgmann (2) 1965 27 [123]
5 Peter Röhle (4) 1957 35 [42]
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1996 1 Ingo Borgmann (3) 1965 31 51 111 45.9% Starting goalkeeper [123]
9 Daniel Voß 1971 25 2 3 66.7% [124]
2004 1 Alexander Tchigir (2) 1968 35 39 80 48.8% Starting goalkeeper [125]
2 Michael Zellmer 1977 27 3 6 50.0% [126]
2008 1 Alexander Tchigir (3) 1968 39 63 130 48.5% Starting goalkeeper [125]
13 Michael Zellmer (2) 1977 31 0 0 [126]

Sources:

Notes:

Great Britain[edit]

  • Men's national team:  Great Britain
  • Team appearances: 11 (1900, 1908*–1928, 1936–1956, 2012*)
  • As host team: 1908*, 1948*, 2012*
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1900 William Henry 1859 41 1974 The only goalkeeper in the squad [2]
1908 Charles Smith 1879 29 1981 The only goalkeeper in the squad [3]
1912 Charles Smith (2) 1879 33 1981 Flag bearer for Great Britain
The only goalkeeper in the squad
[3]
1920 Charles Smith (3) 1879 41 1981 The only goalkeeper in the squad [3]
1924 Charles Smith (4) 1879 45 1981 Starting goalkeeper [3]
(Unknown)
1928 Leslie Ablett 1904 24 [127]
William Quick 1902 26 [128]
1936 Leslie Ablett (2) 1904 32 [127]
Alfred North 1908 20 [129]
1948 Ian Johnson 1930 17–18 Starting goalkeeper [130]
(Unknown)
1952 Ian Johnson (2) 1930 21–22 Starting goalkeeper [130]
(Unknown)
1956 Arthur Grady 1922 34 Starting goalkeeper [131]
(Unknown)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
2012 1 Edward Scott 1988 24 18 52 34.6% [132]
13 Matthew Holland 1989 23 29 72 40.3% [133]

Source:

Greece[edit]

  • Men's national team:  Greece
  • Team appearances: 16 (1920–1924, 1948, 1968–1972, 1980–2020)
  • As host team: 2004*
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1920 Nikolaos Baltatzis-Mavrokordatos 1897 22–23 [134]
Konstantinos Nikolopoulos [135]
1924 Nikolaos Baltatzis-Mavrokordatos (2) 1897 26–27 Starting goalkeeper [134]
(Unknown)
1948 Alexandros Monastiriotis Starting goalkeeper [136]
(Unknown)
1968 1 Ioannis Thymaras 1934 33–34 [137]
11 Takis Michalos 1947 20 [138]
1972 1 Dimitrios Konstas [139]
11 Takis Michalos (2) 1947 24 [138]
1980 1 Ioannis Vossos 1960 19 [140]
11 Ioannis Giannouris 1958 22 [141]
1984 1 Ioannis Vossos (2) 1960 23 [140]
13 Stavros Giannopoulos 1961 23 [142]
1988 1 Nikolaos Christoforidis 1965 23 [143]
12 Evangelos Patras 1968 19 [144]
1992 1 Evangelos Patras (2) 1968 23 [144]
13 Gerasimos Voltirakis 1968 24 [145]
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1996 1 Gerasimos Voltirakis (2) 1968 28 64 124 51.6% Starting goalkeeper [145]
13 Evangelos Patras (3) 1968 27 1 7 14.3% [144]
2000 1 Georgios Reppas 1974 25 7 23 30.4% [146]
6 Nikolaos Deligiannis 1976 24 48 97 49.5% Starting goalkeeper [44]
2004 1 Georgios Reppas (2) 1974 29 18 37 48.6% [146]
12 Nikolaos Deligiannis (2) 1976 27 31 52 59.6% [44]
2008 1 Nikolaos Deligiannis (3) 1976 31 38 82 46.3% [44]
13 Georgios Reppas (3) 1974 33 28 65 43.1% [146]
2012 1 Nikolaos Deligiannis (4) 1976 35 45 83 54.2% Starting goalkeeper [44]
13 Filippos Karampetsos 1977 34 6 11 54.5% [147]
2016 1 Konstantinos Flegkas 1988 28 56 120 46.7% Starting goalkeeper [148]
13 Stefanos Galanopoulos 1993 23 1 5 20.0% [149]
2020 1 Emmanouil Zerdevas 1997 23 [150]
13 Konstantinos Galanidis 1990 30 [151]
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref

Sources:

  • Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (pp. 62–66, 69, 71–72);
  • 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[edit]

  • Men's national team:  Hungary
  • Team appearances: 23 (1912, 1924–1980, 1988–2020)
  • As host team: —
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Abbreviation
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1912 János Wenk 1894 18 The only goalkeeper in the squad [152]
1924 István Barta 1895 28 Starting goalkeeper [7]
(Unknown)
1928 István Barta (2) 1895 32 Starting goalkeeper [7]
(Unknown)
1932 István Barta (3) 1895 37 [7]
György Bródy 1908 24 [8]
1936 György Bródy (2) 1908 28 [8]
György Kutasi 1910 25 [9]
1948 Endre Győrfi 1920 28 [153]
László Jeney 1923 25 [12]
1952 Róbert Antal 1921 31 [11]
László Jeney (2) 1923 29 [12]
1956 Ottó Boros 1929 27 [13]
László Jeney (3) 1923 33 [12]
1960 Ottó Boros (2) 1929 31 [13]
László Jeney (4) 1923 37 [12]
1964 Miklós Ambrus 1933 31 [16]
Ottó Boros (3) 1929 35 [13]
1968 1 Endre Molnár 1945 23 [21]
11 János Steinmetz 1947 21 [154]
1972 1 Endre Molnár (2) 1945 27 [21]
11 Tibor Cservenyák 1948 24 [22]
1976 1 Endre Molnár (3) 1945 31 [21]
11 Tibor Cservenyák (2) 1948 27 [22]
1980 1 Endre Molnár (4) 1945 35 [21]
11 Károly Hauszler 1952 28 [155]
1988 1 Péter Kuna 1965 23 [156]
12 Zoltán Kósz 1967 20 [32]
1992 1 Gábor Nemes 1964 27 [157]
7 Péter Kuna (2) 1965 27 [156]
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1996 1 Zoltán Kósz (2) 1967 28 57 121 47.1% Starting goalkeeper [32]
12 Péter Kuna (3) 1965 31 8 14 57.1% [156]
2000 1 Zoltán Kósz (3) 1967 32 58 112 51.8% Starting goalkeeper [32]
10 Zoltán Szécsi 1977 22 6 9 66.7% 2016 [33]
2004 1 Zoltán Szécsi (2) 1977 26 40 75 53.3% 2016 Starting goalkeeper [33]
10 István Gergely (2) 1976 28 8 12 66.7% [34]
2008 1 Zoltán Szécsi (3) 1977 30 42 83 50.6% 2016 Starting goalkeeper [33]
13 István Gergely (3) 1976 32 24 38 63.2% [34]
2012 1 Zoltán Szécsi (4) 1977 34 44 94 46.8% 2016 [33]
13 Viktor Nagy 1984 28 38 68 55.9% [158]
2016 1 Viktor Nagy (2) 1984 32 67 118 56.8% Starting goalkeeper [158]
13 Attila Decker 1987 29 14 29 48.3% [159]
2020 1 Viktor Nagy (3) 1984 37 [158]
13 Soma Vogel 1997 24 [160]
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref

Sources:

  • Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (pp. 57–61, 69, 71, 73);
  • 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).

Note:

Iceland[edit]

  • Men's national team:  Iceland
  • Team appearances: 1 (1936)
  • As host team: —

India[edit]

  • Men's national team:  India
  • Team appearances: 2 (1948–1952)
  • As host team: —

Iran[edit]

  • Men's national team:  Iran
  • Team appearances: 1 (1976)
  • As host team: —

Republic of Ireland[edit]

  • Men's national team:  Ireland
  • Team appearances: 2 (1924–1928)
  • As host team: —

Italy[edit]

  • Men's national team:  Italy
  • Team appearances: 21 (1920–1924, 1948–2020)
  • As host team: 1960*
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1920 Salvatore Cabella 1896 23–24 Starting goalkeeper [161]
(Unknown)
1924 Mario Balla 1903 20–21 Starting goalkeeper [162]
(Unknown)
1948 Pasquale Buonocore 1916 32 Starting goalkeeper [10]
(Unknown)
1952 Raffaello Gambino 1928 24 [163]
Renato Traiola 1924 27 [164]
1956 Cosimo Antonelli 1925 31 [165]
Enzo Cavazzoni 1932 24 [166]
1960 Dante Rossi 1936 24 [14]
Brunello Spinelli 1939 21 [15]
1964 Eugenio Merello 1940 24 [167]
Dante Rossi (2) 1936 28 [14]
1968 1 Alberto Alberani 1947 21 [40]
11 Eugenio Merello (2) 1940 28 [167]
1972 1 Alberto Alberani (2) 1947 25 [40]
11 Ferdinando Lignano 1948 28 [168]
1976 1 Alberto Alberani (3) 1947 29 [40]
11 Umberto Panerai 1953 23 [169]
1980 1 Alberto Alberani (4) 1947 33 [40]
11 Umberto Panerai (2) 1953 27 [169]
1984 1 Roberto Gandolfi 1956 28 [170]
13 Umberto Panerai (3) 1953 31 [169]
1988 1 Paolo Trapanese 1962 26 [171]
13 Gianni Averaimo 1964 24 [29]
1992 1 Francesco Attolico 1963 29 [28]
13 Gianni Averaimo (2) 1964 27 [29]
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1996 1 Francesco Attolico (2) 1963 33 44 110 40.0% Starting goalkeeper [28]
10 Marco Gerini 1971 24 6 15 40.0% [172]
2000 1 Francesco Attolico (3) 1963 37 28 61 45.9% [28]
5 Stefano Tempesti 1979 21 24 43 55.8% [39]
2004 1 Stefano Tempesti (2) 1979 25 50 86 58.1% Starting goalkeeper [39]
5 Marco Gerini (2) 1971 33 0 4 0.0% [172]
2008 1 Stefano Tempesti (3) 1979 29 83 169 49.1% Starting goalkeeper [39]
13 Fabio Violetti 1974 34 0 0
2012 1 Stefano Tempesti (4) 1979 33 87 147 59.2% Starting goalkeeper [39]
13 Giacomo Pastorino 1980 32 0 0 [173]
2016 1 Stefano Tempesti (5) 1979 37 51 101 50.5% Starting goalkeeper [39]
13 Marco Del Lungo 1990 26 21 37 56.8% [174]
2020 1 Marco Del Lungo (2) 1990 31 [174]
13 Gianmarco Nicosia 1998 23 [175]
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref

Sources:

  • Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (pp. 62–66, 70, 72–73);
  • 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[edit]

  • Men's national team:  Japan
  • Team appearances: 9 (1932–1936, 1960–1972, 1984, 2016–2020)
  • As host team: 1964, 2020*
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1932 Takashige Matsumoto 1908 23 Starting goalkeeper [176]
(Unknown)
1936 Jihei Furusho 1914 21 Starting goalkeeper [177]
(Unknown)
1960 Mineo Kato 1934 26 Starting goalkeeper [178]
(Unknown)
1964 Mineo Kato (2) 1934 30 Starting goalkeeper [178]
(Unknown)
1968 1 Tetsunosuke Ishii 1944 24 Starting goalkeeper [179]
(Unknown)
1972 1 Yukiharu Oshita 1949 23 Starting goalkeeper [180]
(Unknown)
1984 1 Etsuji Fujita 1961 23 Starting goalkeeper [181]
(Unknown)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
2016 1 Katsuyuki Tanamura 1989 27 52 113 46.0% Starting goalkeeper [182]
13 Tomoyoshi Fukushima 1993 23 0 0 [183]
2020 1 Katsuyuki Tanamura (2) 1989 31 [182]
13 Tomoyoshi Fukushima (2) 1993 28 [183]

Source:

Kazakhstan[edit]

Abbreviation
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
2000 1 Konstantin Chernov 1967 32 52 96 54.2% Starting goalkeeper [184]
3 Alexandr Shvedov 1973 27 13 33 39.4% [185]
2004 1 Alexandr Shvedov (2) 1973 31 54 111 48.6% Starting goalkeeper [185]
13 Alexandr Polukhin 1961 42 2 4 50.0% [186]
2012 1 Nikolay Maksimov (4) 1972 39 50 103 48.5% Starting goalkeeper [43]
13 Alexandr Shvedov (3) 1973 39 0 0 [185]
2020 1 Madikhan Makhmetov 1993 28 [187]
13 Pavel Lipilin 1999 22 [188]
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 58–59, 62, 64, 67, 71–72, 77), 2004 (pp. 215–216), 2012 (pp. 486–487).

Note:

Luxembourg[edit]

  • Men's national team:  Luxembourg
  • Team appearances: 1 (1928)
  • As host team: —

Malta[edit]

  • Men's national team:  Malta
  • Team appearances: 2 (1928, 1936)
  • As host team: —

Mexico[edit]

  • Men's national team:  Mexico
  • Team appearances: 4 (1952, 1968*–1976)
  • As host team: 1968*

Montenegro[edit]

Abbreviation
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
2008 1 Zdravko Radić 1979 29 12 18 66.7% [189]
13 Miloš Šćepanović 1982 25 49 99 49.5% Starting goalkeeper [190]
2012 1 Denis Šefik (3) 1976 35 10 16 62.5% [191]
13 Miloš Šćepanović (2) 1982 29 59 122 48.4% Starting goalkeeper [190]
2016 1 Zdravko Radić (2) 1979 37 5 20 25.0% [189]
13 Miloš Šćepanović (3) 1982 33 52 102 51.0% Starting goalkeeper [190]
2020 1 Slaven Kandić 1991 30 [192]
13 Petar Tešanović 1998 22 [193]
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref

Source:

Note:

Netherlands[edit]

  • Men's national team:  Netherlands
  • Team appearances: 17 (1908, 1920–1928*, 1936–1952, 1960–1984, 1992–2000)
  • As host team: 1928*
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1908 Johan Rühl 1885 23 The only goalkeeper in the squad [194]
1920 Leen Hoogendijk 1890 30 [195]
Karel Struijs 1892 27 [196]
1924 Karel Struijs (2) 1892 31 Starting goalkeeper [196]
(Unknown)
1928 Abraham van Olst 1897 30 Starting goalkeeper [197]
(Unknown)
1936 Herman Veenstra 1911 24 [198]
Joop van Woerkom 1912 24 [199]
1948 Joop Rohner 1927 21 [200]
Piet Salomons 1924 24 [201]
1952 Max van Gelder 1924 27 Starting goalkeeper [202]
(Unknown)
1960 Henk Hermsen 1937 23 [203]
Ben Kniest 1927 33 [204]
1964 1 Henk Hermsen (2) 1937 27 [203]
11 Ben Kniest (2) 1927 37 [204]
1968 1 Feike de Vries 1943 25 [205]
11 Evert Kroon 1946 22 [53]
1972 1 Evert Kroon (2) 1946 25 Starting goalkeeper [53]
11 Wim van de Schilde 1948 23 [206]
1976 1 Evert Kroon (3) 1946 29 Starting goalkeeper
Flag bearer for the Netherlands
[53]
11 Alex Boegschoten 1956 20 [207]
1980 1 Wouly de Bie 1958 22 [208]
11 Ruud Misdorp 1952 28 [209]
1984 1 Wouly de Bie (2) 1958 26 [208]
13 Ruud Misdorp (2) 1952 32 [209]
1992 1 Arie van de Bunt 1969 23 [47]
13 Bert Brinkman 1968 24 [210]
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1996 1 Arie van de Bunt (2) 1969 27 81 154 52.6% Starting goalkeeper [47]
11 Wim Vermeulen 0 0
2000 1 Arie van de Bunt (3) 1969 31 65 140 46.4% Starting goalkeeper [47]
3 Wim Vermeulen (2) 0 0

Sources:

Portugal[edit]

  • Men's national team:  Portugal
  • Team appearances: 1 (1952)
  • As host team: —

Romania[edit]

  • Men's national team:  Romania
  • Team appearances: 9 (1952–1964, 1972–1980, 1996, 2012)
  • As host team: —
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Abbreviation
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1952 Zoltan Norman 1919 32 Starting goalkeeper [211]
(Unknown)
1956 Iosif Deutsch 1932 23–24 [212]
Alexandru Marinescu 1932 24 [213]
1960 Mircea Ştefănescu 1936 23 Starting goalkeeper [214]
(Unknown)
1964 1 Mircea Ştefănescu (2) 1936 27 [214]
11 Emil Mureşan 1939 25 [215]
1972 1 Şerban Huber 1951 21 [216]
11 Cornel Frăţilă 1941 31 [217]
1976 1 Florin Slăvei 1951 25 [218]

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