List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics

This is a list of records and statistics of the men's Olympic water polo tournament since the inaugural official edition in 1900.

Abbreviations[edit]

Rk	Rank	Ref	Reference	(C)	Captain
Pos	Playing position	FP	Field player	GK	Goalkeeper
L/R	Handedness	L	Left-handed	R	Right-handed
p.	page	pp.	pages

General statistics[edit]

This is a summary of men's water polo at the Summer Olympics by tournament.

The following table shows winning teams, coaches and captains by tournament. Last updated: 8 August 2021.

Legend

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

**Winning teams, coaches and captains by tournament**
#	Men's tournament^[1]	Winning team	Winning coach	Winning captain
1	Paris 1900	Great Britain (1st title)	—	Thomas Coe
2	St. Louis 1904	Water polo was an unofficial sport
3	London 1908	Great Britain (2nd title)	—	Charles Smith
4	Stockholm 1912	Great Britain (3rd title)	—	George Wilkinson
5	Antwerp 1920	Great Britain (4th title)	—	Paul Radmilovic
6	Paris 1924	France (1st title)	—	Georges Rigal
7	Amsterdam 1928	Germany (1st title)	—	—
8	Los Angeles 1932	Hungary (1st title)	—	—
9	Berlin 1936	Hungary (2nd title)	—	—
10	London 1948	Italy (1st title)	Giuseppe Valle	—
11	Helsinki 1952	Hungary (3rd title)	Béla Rajki	—
12	Melbourne 1956	Hungary (4th title)	Béla Rajki (2)	Dezső Gyarmati
13	Rome 1960	Italy (2nd title)	Andres Zolyomy	—
14	Tokyo 1964	Hungary (5th title)	Károly Laky	Dezső Gyarmati (2)
15	Mexico City 1968	Yugoslavia^† (1st title)	Aleksandar Sajfert	—
16	Munich 1972	Soviet Union^† (1st title)	Vladimir Semyonov	—
17	Montreal 1976	Hungary (6th title)	Dezső Gyarmati	—
18	Moscow 1980	Soviet Union^† (2nd title)	Boris Popov	—
19	Los Angeles 1984	Yugoslavia^† (2nd title)	Ratko Rudić	—
20	Seoul 1988	Yugoslavia^† (3rd title)	Ratko Rudić (2)	—
21	Barcelona 1992	Italy (3rd title)	Ratko Rudić (3)	—
22	Atlanta 1996	Spain (1st title)	Juan Jané	Manuel Estiarte
23	Sydney 2000	Hungary (7th title)	Dénes Kemény	—
24	Athens 2004	Hungary (8th title)	Dénes Kemény (2)	Tibor Benedek
25	Beijing 2008	Hungary (9th title)	Dénes Kemény (3)	Tibor Benedek (2)
26	London 2012	Croatia (1st title)	Ratko Rudić (4)	Samir Barać
27	Rio 2016	Serbia (1st title)	Dejan Savić	Živko Gocić
28	Tokyo 2020	Serbia (2nd title)	Dejan Savić	Filip Filipović
#	Men's tournament	Winning team	Winning coach	Winning captain

The following table shows top goalscorers, goalkeepers, sprinters and Most Valuable Players by tournament. Last updated: 8 August 2021.

Notes:

Top goalscorer: the water polo player who scored the most goals in a tournament.
Top goalkeeper: the water polo player who saved the most shots in a tournament.
Top sprinter: the water polo player who won the most sprints in a tournament.
Most Valuable Player: the water polo player who was named the Most Valuable Player of a tournament.

Legend and abbreviation

Team – Olympic winning streak
Team – Winning all matches during the tournament
Team – Host team
Team^† – Defunct team
Player^‡ – Player who won the tournament with his team
Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

**Top goalscorers, goalkeepers, sprinters and Most Valuable Players by tournament**
Year^[1]	Winning team	Top goalscorer (Goals)	Top goalkeeper (Saves, Eff %)	Top sprinter (Sprints won)	Most Valuable Player (Goals or Saves, Eff %)
1900	Great Britain	John Jarvis^‡ (6)	—	—	—
1904	Water polo was an unofficial sport
1908	Great Britain	Fernand Feyaerts (8)	—	—	—
1912	Great Britain	Robert Andersson (9)
1920	Great Britain	Erik Andersson (10)
1924	France	Pierre Dewin (14)
1928	Germany	Ferenc Keserű (10)
1932	Hungary	Philip Daubenspeck (14)
1936	Hungary	Hans Schneider (22)
1948	Italy	Aldo Ghira^‡ (18)^[a]
1952	Hungary	István Szívós Sr.^‡ (16) Ruud van Feggelen (16)^[b]
1956	Hungary	Petre Mshvenieradze (11)
1960	Italy	Fred Tisue (12) Aurel Zahan (12)
1964	Hungary	Nico van der Voet (10)
1968	Yugoslavia^†	Nico van der Voet (33)
1972	Soviet Union^†	Carlos Sánchez (18)
1976	Hungary	Tamás Faragó^‡ (22)
1980	Soviet Union^†	Manuel Estiarte (21)
1984	Yugoslavia^†	Manuel Estiarte (34)
1988	Yugoslavia^†	Manuel Estiarte (27)
1992	Italy	Tibor Benedek (22) Manuel Estiarte (22)
1996	Spain	Tibor Benedek (19)	Arie van de Bunt (81, 52.6%)
2000	Hungary	Aleksandar Šapić (18)	Dan Hackett (70, 51.9%)	Brad Schumacher (20)
2004	Hungary	Aleksandar Šapić (18)	Nikolay Maksimov (62, 59.6%)	Pietro Figlioli (24)	Gergely Kiss^‡ (14 goals)
2008	Hungary	Alessandro Calcaterra (27)	Stefano Tempesti (83, 49.1%)	Pietro Figlioli (21)	—
2012	Croatia	Andrija Prlainović (22)	Stefano Tempesti (87, 59.2%)	Pietro Figlioli (19) Rhys Howden (19)	Josip Pavić^‡ (85 saves, 70.2%)
2016	Serbia	Filip Filipović^‡ (19) Guillermo Molina (19)	Slobodan Soro (81, 53.3%)	Rhys Howden (18)	Filip Filipović^‡ (19 goals)
2020	Serbia	Aleksandar Ivović (23)	Branislav Mitrović (70, 57.4%) Emmanouil Zerdevas (70, 57.4%)	Johnny Hooper (22)	Filip Filipović^‡ (16 goals)
Year	Winning team	Top goalscorer (Goals)	Top goalkeeper (Saves, Eff %)	Top sprinter (Sprints won)	Most Valuable Player (Goals or Saves, Eff %)

Confederation statistics[edit]

Best performances by tournament[edit]

This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament.^[1] Last updated: 8 August 2021.

Note: italic number in header means unofficial tournament was held.

Legend

1^st – Champions
2^nd – Runners-up
3^rd – Third place
4^th – Fourth place
Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament

Confederation	00	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20
Africa – CANA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7^th	10^th	—	9^th	12^th	15^th	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12^th	—	—	—	12^th
Americas – UANA	—	—	—	4^th	3^rd	7^th	3^rd	9^th	10^th	4^th	5^th	7^th	9^th	5^th	3^rd	7^th	5^th	2^nd	2^nd	4^th	7^th	6^th	7^th	2^nd	8^th	10^th	6^th
Asia – AASF	—	—	—	—	—	—	4^th	14^th	12^th	21^st	10^th	14^th	11^th	12^th	15^th	12^th	—	9^th	11^th	—	—	9^th	11^th	12^th	11^th	12^th	10^th
Europe – LEN	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st	1^st
Oceania – OSA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18^th	19^th	9^th	15^th	10^th	—	12^th	11^th	7^th	5^th	8^th	5^th	—	8^th	9^th	8^th	7^th	9^th	9^th
Total teams	7	4	6	12	13	14	5	16	18	21	10	16	13	15	16	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

All-time best performances[edit]

This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation at the Olympics.^[1] Last updated: 8 August 2021.

Legend

Year^* – As host team
Team^† – Defunct team

Confederation	Best performance	Men's team
Africa – CANA	7th	Egypt (1948)
Americas – UANA	2nd	United States (1984^*, 1988, 2008)
Asia – AASF	4th	Japan (1932)
Europe – LEN	1st	Croatia (2012), France (1924^), Germany (1928), Great Britain (1900, 1908^, 1912, 1920), Hungary (1932, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1976, 2000, 2004, 2008), Italy (1948, 1960^, 1992), Serbia (2016, 2020), Soviet Union^† (1972, 1980^), Spain (1996), Yugoslavia^† (1968, 1984, 1988)
Oceania – OSA	5th	Australia (1984, 1992)

Team statistics[edit]

Comprehensive team results by tournament[edit]

Note: Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games; italic number in header means unofficial tournament was held. Last updated: 11 February 2024.

Legend

1 – Champions
2 – Runners-up
3 – Third place
4 – Fourth place
– Qualified but were not allowed to compete
– Disqualified
— – The nation did not participate in the Games
Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
– Hosts
= – More than one team tied for that rank
Team^† – Defunct team

Abbreviation

stats – Olympic water polo team statistics
EUA – United Team of Germany
FRG – West Germany
FRY – FR Yugoslavia
GDR – East Germany
SCG – Serbia and Montenegro

Men's team^[1]	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	24	Years
Africa – CANA (2 teams)
Egypt (stats)	—	—	—					—		7	10	—	13	12	15			—						12						6
South Africa	—										14		9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—								12	WD	3
Americas – UANA (8 teams)
Men's team^[1]	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	24	Years
Argentina		—		—			13			10	16		11					—												4
Brazil (stats)	—	—	—	—	6		—	^[c]			9		12	13	13				12								8			8
Canada (stats)																16	9	—	10						11					4
Chile	—	—	—					—		17								—												1
Cuba			—	—	—										8	9	7	5	—	—	8									5
Mexico		—	—	—	—						18				11	13	10													4
United States (stats)					4	3	7	3	9	11	4	5	7	9	5	3		—	2	2	4	7	6	7	2	8	10	6	Q	23
Uruguay	—	—	—	—	—				13	16								—												2
Asia – AASF (7 teams)
Men's team^[1]	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	24	Years
China	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	11					12					3
India		—	—	—						12	21																			2
Iran		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—								12	—	—											1
Japan (stats)	—	—	—					4	14	—			14	11	12	15		—	11								12	10	Q	10
Kazakhstan (stats)	—	—	—	—	—	Part of Soviet Union															^[d]		9	11		11		11		4
Singapore	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—			10		—				—												1
South Korea	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—									—		12										1
Europe – LEN (34 teams)
Men's team^[1]	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	24	Years
Austria				4	—				7		13																			3
Belgium (stats)	2	—	2	3	2	2	6		3	4	6		16	7																11
Bulgaria	—	—	—	—	—			—		—						11		12	—											2
Croatia (stats)	—	—	—	—	Part of Yugoslavia																	2	7	10	6	1	2	5	Q	8
Czechoslovakia^†	—	—	—	—	12	6	10		11										—		12	Defunct								5
East Germany^†	Part of Germany											P. of EUA			6				—		Part of Germany									1
France (stats)	3^[e]	—		6	9	1	3		4	6			10							10	11						11		Q	12
Germany (stats)	=5				—	—	1	2	2	—	15	See EUA			See FRG and GDR						7	9		5	10					9
Great Britain (stats)	1		1	1	1	8	4		8	13	12	7														12				11
Men's team	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	24	Years
Greece (stats)					8	13				15					14	14		10	8	9	10	6	10	4	7	9	6	2	Q	17
Hungary (stats)				5	—	5	2	1	1	2	1	1	3	1	3	2	1	3	—	5	6	4	1	1	1	5	5	3	Q	24
Iceland	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	15																					1
Ireland	—	—	—	—	—	9	14		—																					2
Italy (stats)		—			10	11				1	3	4	1	4	4	6	2	8	7	7	1	3	5	8	9	2	3	7	Q	22
Luxembourg	—	—	—				11	—																						1
Malta	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	16		—	—		—			—													2
Montenegro (stats)	—	—	—	—	Part of Yugoslavia																P. of FRY / SCG				4	4	4	8	Q	5
Men's team	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	24	Years
Netherlands (stats)		—	4		5	7	5		5	3	5		8	8	7	7	3	6	6		9	10	11							17
Portugal	—	—	—								20																			1
Romania (stats)		—	—	—	—			—		—	17	8	5	5		8	4	9				11				10			Q	10
Russia (stats)	—	—	—	—	—	Part of Soviet Union															^[d]	5	2	3						3
Serbia (stats)	—	—	—		Part of Yugoslavia																P. of FRY / SCG				3	3	1	1	Q	5
Serbia and Montenegro^† (stats)	—	—	—	—	Part of Yugoslavia																See FRY			2	Defunct					1
Slovakia	—	—	—	—	Part of Czechoslovakia																		12							1
Soviet Union^†^[f] (stats)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	3	2	3	2	1	8	1	—	3	Defunct									9
Spain (stats)		—	—	—	7	10	9		—	8	8	—			9	10		4	4	6	2	1	4	6	5	6	7	4	Q	19
Men's team	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	24	Years
Sweden (stats)		—	3	2	3	4			6	5	11							11												8
Switzerland					11	12	12		12	14		—																		5
Ukraine	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Part of Soviet Union										^[d]	12								1
Unified Team^†^[d] (stats)	—	—	—	—	—	Part of Soviet Union															3	Defunct								1
United Team of Germany^† (stats)	See Germany											6	6	6	See FRG and GDR						See Germany									3
West Germany^† (stats)	Part of Germany											P. of EUA			10	4	6	—	3	4	Part of Germany									5
Yugoslavia^† (stats)	—	—	—	—					10	9	2	2	4	2	1	5	5	2	1	1	Defunct									12
Yugoslavia^†^[g] (stats)	—	—	—	—	Part of Yugoslavia																—	8	3	Defunct						2
Oceania – OSA (1 team)
Men's team^[1]	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	24	Years
Australia (stats)			—	—						18	19	9	15	10	^[h]	12	11	7	5	8	5		8	9	8	7	9	9	Q	18

Total teams	7		4	6	12	13	14	5	16	18	21	10	16	13	15	16	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

Number of appearances by team[edit]

The following table is pre-sorted by number of appearances (in descending order), year of the last appearance (in ascending order), year of the first appearance (in ascending order), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 8 August 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

Year^* – As host team
Team^† – Defunct team
Apps – Appearances
stats – Olympic water polo team statistics

**Number of appearances by team**
Rk	Men's team^[1]	Apps	Record streak	Active streak	Debut	Most recent	Best finish	Confederation
1	Hungary (stats)	23	13	9	1912	2020	Champions	Europe – LEN
2	United States (stats)	22	12	10	1920	2020	Runners-up	Americas – UANA
3	Italy (stats)	21	19	19	1920	2020	Champions	Europe – LEN
4	Spain (stats)	18	11	11	1920	2020	Champions	Europe – LEN
5	Netherlands (stats)	17	7	0	1908	2000	Third place	Europe – LEN
5	Australia (stats)	17	6	6	1948	2020	Fifth place	Oceania – OSA
7	Greece (stats)	16	11	11	1920	2020	Runners-up	Europe – LEN
8	Yugoslavia^† (stats)	12	12	0	1936	1988	Champions	Europe – LEN
9	Belgium (stats)	11	5	0	1900	1964	Runners-up	Europe – LEN
	Great Britain (stats)	11	5	0	1900	2012^*	Champions	Europe – LEN
	France (stats)	11	4	0	1900^*	2016	Champions	Europe – LEN
12	Soviet Union^† (stats)	9	8	0	1952	1988	Champions	Europe – LEN
	Germany (stats)	9	3	0	1900	2008	Champions	Europe – LEN
	Romania (stats)	9	4	0	1952	2012	Fourth place	Europe – LEN
	Japan (stats)	9	4	2	1932	2020^*	Fourth place	Asia – AASF
16	Sweden (stats)	8	4	0	1908	1980	Runners-up	Europe – LEN
16	Brazil (stats)	8	3	0	1920	2016^*	Sixth place	Americas – UANA
18	Croatia (stats)	7	7	7	1996	2020	Champions	Europe – LEN
19	Egypt (stats)	6	3	0	1948	2004	Seventh place	Africa – CANA
20	Switzerland	5	3	0	1920	1948	Eleventh place	Europe – LEN
	West Germany^† (stats)	5	3	0	1968	1988	Third place	Europe – LEN
	Czechoslovakia^†	5	3	0	1920	1992	Sixth place	Europe – LEN
	Cuba	5	4	0	1968	1992	Fifth place	Americas – UANA
24	Argentina	4	2	0	1928	1960	Tenth place	Americas – UANA
	Mexico	4	3	0	1952	1976	Tenth place	Americas – UANA
	Canada (stats)	4	2	0	1972	2008	Ninth place	Americas – UANA
	Kazakhstan (stats)	4	2	1	2000	2020	Ninth place	Asia – AASF
	Montenegro (stats)	4	4	4	2008	2020	Fourth place	Europe – LEN
	Serbia (stats)	4	4	4	2008	2020	Champions	Europe – LEN
30	Austria	3	1	0	1912	1952	Fourth place	Europe – LEN
	United Team of Germany^† (stats)	3	3	0	1956	1964	Sixth place	Europe – LEN
	Russia (stats)	3	3	0	1996	2004	Runners-up	Europe – LEN
	China	3	2	0	1984	2008^*	Ninth place	Asia – AASF
	South Africa	3	1	1	1952	2020	Ninth place	Africa – CANA
35	Ireland	2	2	0	1924	1928	Ninth place	Europe – LEN
	Malta	2	1	0	1928	1936	Eighth place	Europe – LEN
	Uruguay	2	2	0	1936	1948	Thirteenth place	Americas – UANA
	India	2	2	0	1948	1952	Twelfth place	Asia – AASF
	Bulgaria	2	1	0	1972	1980	Eleventh place	Europe – LEN
	Yugoslavia^†^[g] (stats)	2	2	0	1996	2000	Third place	Europe – LEN
41	Luxembourg	1	1	0	1928	1928	Eleventh place	Europe – LEN
	Iceland	1	1	0	1936	1936	Fifteenth place	Europe – LEN
	Chile	1	1	0	1948	1948	Seventeenth place	Americas – UANA
	Portugal	1	1	0	1952	1952	Twentieth place	Europe – LEN
	Singapore	1	1	0	1956	1956	Tenth place	Asia – AASF
	East Germany^†	1	1	0	1968	1968	Sixth place	Europe – LEN
	Iran	1	1	0	1976	1976	Twelfth place	Asia – AASF
	South Korea	1	1	0	1988^*	1988^*	Twelfth place	Asia – AASF
	Unified Team^†^[d] (stats)	1	1	0	1992	1992	Third place	Europe – LEN
	Ukraine	1	1	0	1996	1996	Twelfth place	Europe – LEN
	Slovakia	1	1	0	2000	2000	Twelfth place	Europe – LEN
	Serbia and Montenegro^† (stats)	1	1	0	2004	2004	Runners-up	Europe – LEN
Rk	Men's team	Apps	Record streak	Active streak	Debut	Most recent	Best finish	Confederation

Best finishes by team[edit]

The following table is pre-sorted by best finish (in descending order), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 8 August 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

Year^* – As host team
Team^† – Defunct team
Apps – Appearances
stats – Olympic water polo team statistics

**Best finishes by team**
Rk	Men's team^[1]	Best finish	Apps	Confederation
1	Hungary (stats)	Champions (1932, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1976, 2000, 2004, 2008)	23	Europe – LEN
2	Great Britain (stats)	Champions (1900, 1908^*, 1912, 1920)	11	Europe – LEN
3	Italy (stats)	Champions (1948, 1960^*, 1992)	21	Europe – LEN
3	Yugoslavia^† (stats)	Champions (1968, 1984, 1988)	12	Europe – LEN
5	Serbia (stats)	Champions (2016, 2020)	4	Europe – LEN
5	Soviet Union^† (stats)	Champions (1972, 1980^*)	9	Europe – LEN
7	Croatia (stats)	Champions (2012)	7	Europe – LEN
	France (stats)	Champions (1924^*)	11	Europe – LEN
	Germany (stats)	Champions (1928)	9	Europe – LEN
	Spain (stats)	Champions (1996)	18	Europe – LEN
11	Belgium (stats)	Runners-up (1900, 1908, 1920^*, 1924)	11	Europe – LEN
12	United States (stats)	Runners-up (1984^*, 1988, 2008)	22	Americas – UANA
13	Greece (stats)	Runners-up (2020)	16	Europe – LEN
	Russia (stats)	Runners-up (2000)	3	Europe – LEN
	Serbia and Montenegro^† (stats)	Runners-up (2004)	1	Europe – LEN
	Sweden (stats)	Runners-up (1912^*)	8	Europe – LEN
17	Netherlands (stats)	Third place (1948, 1976)	17	Europe – LEN
18	Unified Team^†^[d] (stats)	Third place (1992)	1	Europe – LEN
	West Germany^† (stats)	Third place (1984)	5	Europe – LEN
	Yugoslavia^†^[g] (stats)	Third place (2000)	2	Europe – LEN
21	Montenegro (stats)	Fourth place (2008, 2012, 2016)	4	Europe – LEN
22	Austria	Fourth place (1912)	3	Europe – LEN
	Japan (stats)	Fourth place (1932)	9	Asia – AASF
	Romania (stats)	Fourth place (1976)	9	Europe – LEN
25	Australia (stats)	Fifth place (1984, 1992)	17	Oceania – OSA
26	Cuba	Fifth place (1980)	5	Americas – UANA
27	United Team of Germany^† (stats)	Sixth place (1956, 1960, 1964)	3	Europe – LEN
28	Brazil (stats)	Sixth place (1920)	8	Americas – UANA
	Czechoslovakia^†	Sixth place (1924)	5	Europe – LEN
	East Germany^†	Sixth place (1968)	1	Europe – LEN
31	Egypt (stats)	Seventh place (1948)	6	Africa – CANA
32	Malta	Eighth place (1928)	2	Europe – LEN
33	Canada (stats)	Ninth place (1976^*)	4	Americas – UANA
	China	Ninth place (1984)	3	Asia – AASF
	Ireland	Ninth place (1924)	2	Europe – LEN
	Kazakhstan (stats)	Ninth place (2000)	4	Asia – AASF
	South Africa	Ninth place (1960)	3	Africa – CANA
38	Argentina	Tenth place (1948)	4	Americas – UANA
	Mexico	Tenth place (1976)	4	Americas – UANA
	Singapore	Tenth place (1956)	1	Asia – AASF
41	Bulgaria	Eleventh place (1972)	2	Europe – LEN
	Luxembourg	Eleventh place (1928)	1	Europe – LEN
	Switzerland	Eleventh place (1920)	5	Europe – LEN
44	India	Twelfth place (1948)	2	Asia – AASF
	Iran	Twelfth place (1976)	1	Asia – AASF
	Slovakia	Twelfth place (2000)	1	Europe – LEN
	South Korea	Twelfth place (1988^*)	1	Asia – AASF
	Ukraine	Twelfth place (1996)	1	Europe – LEN
49	Uruguay	Thirteenth place (1936)	2	Americas – UANA
50	Iceland	Fifteenth place (1936)	1	Europe – LEN
51	Chile	Seventeenth place (1948)	1	Americas – UANA
52	Portugal	Twentieth place (1952)	1	Europe – LEN
Rk	Men's team	Best finish	Apps	Confederation

Finishes in the top four[edit]

The following table is pre-sorted by total finishes in the top four (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), number of Olympic bronze medals (in descending order), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 8 August 2021.

Legend

Year^* – As host team
Team^† – Defunct team

Rk	Men's team^[1]	Total	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	First	Last
1	Hungary	17	9 (1932, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1976, 2000, 2004, 2008)	3 (1928, 1948, 1972)	4 (1960, 1968, 1980, 2020)	1 (1996)	1928	2020
2	Italy	11	3 (1948, 1960^*, 1992)	2 (1976, 2012)	3 (1952, 1996, 2016)	3 (1956, 1964, 1968)	1948	2016
3	United States	9		3 (1984^*, 1988, 2008)	3 (1924, 1932^*, 1972)	3 (1920, 1952, 1992)	1920	2008
4	Yugoslavia^†	8	3 (1968, 1984, 1988)	4 (1952, 1956, 1964, 1980)		1 (1960)	1952	1988
5	Soviet Union^†	7	2 (1972, 1980^*)	2 (1960, 1968)	3 (1956, 1964, 1988)		1956	1988
6	Belgium	7		4 (1900, 1908, 1920^*, 1924)	2 (1912, 1936)	1 (1948)	1900	1948
7	Spain	6	1 (1996)	1 (1992^*)		4 (1980, 1984, 2000, 2020)	1980	2020
8	Great Britain	5	4 (1900, 1908^*, 1912, 1920)			1 (1928)	1900	1928
9	France	5	1 (1924^*)		3 (1900^*×2^[e], 1928)	1 (1936)	1900	1936
10	Serbia	4	2 (2016, 2020)		2 (2008, 2012)		2008	2020
11	Sweden	4		1 (1912^*)	2 (1908, 1920)	1 (1924)	1908	1924
12	Croatia	3	1 (2012)	2 (1996, 2016)			1996	2016
12	Germany	3	1 (1928)	2 (1932, 1936^*)			1928	1936
14	Netherlands	3			2 (1948, 1976)	1 (1908)	1908	1976
15	West Germany^†	3			1 (1984)	2 (1972^*, 1988)	1972	1988
16	Montenegro	3				3 (2008, 2012, 2016)	2008	2016
17	Russia	2		1 (2000)	1 (2004)		2000	2004
18	Greece	2		1 (2020)		1 (2004^*)	2004	2020
19	Serbia and Montenegro^†	1		1 (2004)			2004	2004
20	Yugoslavia^†^[g]	1			1 (2000)		2000	2000
20	Unified Team^†^[d]	1			1 (1992)		1992	1992
22	Austria	1				1 (1912)	1912	1912
	Japan					1 (1932)	1932	1932
	Romania					1 (1976)	1976	1976
Rk	Men's team	Total	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	First	Last

Medal table[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), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 31 December 2021.

Hungary is the most successful country in the men's Olympic water polo tournament, with nine gold, three silver and four bronze.^[1]

Legend

Team^† – Defunct team


Rank	Men's team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Hungary (HUN)	9	3	4	16
2	Yugoslavia (YUG)^†	3	4	0	7
3	Italy (ITA)	3	2	3	8
4	Great Britain (GBR)^[i]	3	0	0	3
5	Soviet Union (URS)^†	2	2	3	7
6	Serbia (SRB)	2	0	2	4
7	United States (USA)^[j]	1	4	4	9
8	Croatia (CRO)	1	2	0	3
8	Germany (GER)	1	2	0	3
10	Spain (ESP)	1	1	0	2
11	France (FRA)^[e]	1	0	2	3
12	Mixed team (ZZX)^†	1	0	1	2
13	Belgium (BEL)	0	4	2	6
14	Sweden (SWE)	0	1	2	3
15	Russia (RUS)	0	1	1	2
15	Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)^†^[g]	0	1	1	2
17	Greece (GRE)	0	1	0	1
18	Netherlands (NED)	0	0	2	2
19	Unified Team (EUN)^†^[d]	0	0	1	1
19	West Germany (FRG)^†	0	0	1	1
Totals (20 entries)		28	28	29	85

Champions (results)[edit]

Serbia men's national water polo team celebrated after the gold medal match of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

The following table shows results of Olympic champions in men's water polo by tournament. Last updated: 8 August 2021.

Legend

6 – Winning 6 matches during the tournament
4 – Drawing 4 matches during the tournament
2 – Losing 2 matches during the tournament
100.0% – Winning all matches during the tournament
Team – Olympic winning streak (winning three or more Olympic titles in a row)
Team – Host team
Team^† – Defunct team

Abbreviation

MP – Matches played
W – Won
D – Drawn
L – Lost
GF – Goals for
GA – Goals against
GD – Goal difference
GF/MP – Goals for per match
GA/MP – Goals against per match
GD/MP – Goal difference per match

**Results of champions by tournament**
#	Men's tournament	Champions	MP	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD	GF/MP	GA/MP	GD/MP
1	Paris 1900	Great Britain (1st title)	3	3	0	0	100.0%	29	3	26	9.667	1.000	8.667
2	St. Louis 1904	Water polo was an unofficial sport
3	London 1908	Great Britain (2nd title)	1^[k]	1	0	0	100.0%	9	2	7	9.000	2.000	7.000
4	Stockholm 1912	Great Britain (3rd title)	3	3	0	0	100.0%	21	8	13	7.000	2.667	4.333
5	Antwerp 1920	Great Britain (4th title)	3	3	0	0	100.0%	19	4	15	6.333	1.333	5.000
6	Paris 1924	France (1st title)	4	4	0	0	100.0%	16	6	10	4.000	1.500	2.500
7	Amsterdam 1928	Germany (1st title)	3	3	0	0	100.0%	18	10	8	6.000	3.333	2.667
8	Los Angeles 1932	Hungary (1st title)	3^[c]	3	0	0	100.0%	30	2	28	10.000	0.667	9.333
9	Berlin 1936	Hungary (2nd title)	7	6	1	0	85.7%	44	4	40	6.286	0.571	5.714
10	London 1948	Italy (1st title)	7^[a]	6	1	0	85.7%	35	14	21	5.000	2.000	3.000
11	Helsinki 1952	Hungary (3rd title)	8	6	2	0	75.0%	53	16	37	6.625	2.000	4.625
12	Melbourne 1956	Hungary (4th title)	6	6	0	0	100.0%	26	4	22	4.333	0.667	3.667
13	Rome 1960	Italy (2nd title)	7	6	1	0	85.7%	31	12	19	4.429	1.714	2.714
14	Tokyo 1964	Hungary (5th title)	6	5	1	0	83.3%	34	13	21	5.667	2.167	3.500
15	Mexico City 1968	Yugoslavia^† (1st title)	9	7	1	1	77.8%	86	35	51	9.556	3.889	5.667
16	Munich 1972	Soviet Union^† (1st title)	8	6	2	0	75.0%	48	24	24	6.000	3.000	3.000
17	Montreal 1976	Hungary (6th title)	8	7	1	0	87.5%	45	32	13	5.625	4.000	1.625
18	Moscow 1980	Soviet Union^† (2nd title)	8	8	0	0	100.0%	58	31	27	7.250	3.875	3.375
19	Los Angeles 1984	Yugoslavia^† (2nd title)	7	6	1	0	85.7%	72	44	28	10.286	6.286	4.000
20	Seoul 1988	Yugoslavia^† (3rd title)	7	6	0	1	85.7%	83	55	28	11.857	7.857	4.000
21	Barcelona 1992	Italy (3rd title)	7	5	2	0	71.4%	59	50	9	8.429	7.143	1.286
22	Atlanta 1996	Spain (1st title)	8	6	0	2	75.0%	58	48	10	7.250	6.000	1.250
23	Sydney 2000	Hungary (7th title)	8	6	0	2	75.0%	78	57	21	9.750	7.125	2.625
24	Athens 2004	Hungary (8th title)	7	7	0	0	100.0%	59	39	20	8.429	5.571	2.857
25	Beijing 2008	Hungary (9th title)	7	6	1	0	85.7%	85	55	30	12.143	7.857	4.286
26	London 2012	Croatia (1st title)	8	8	0	0	100.0%	73	42	31	9.125	5.250	3.875
27	Rio 2016	Serbia (1st title)	8	5	2	1	62.5%	80	66	14	10.000	8.250	1.750
28	Tokyo 2020	Serbia (2nd title)	8	6	0	2	75.0%	103	71	32	12.875	8.875	4.000
#	Men's tournament	Total	169	144	16	9	85.2%	1352	747	605	8.000	4.420	3.580
#	Men's tournament	Champions	MP	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD	GF/MP	GA/MP	GD/MP

Sources:

Official Reports (PDF): 1900–1996 (men's tournaments);
Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45–92), 2004 (p. 207), 2008 (p. 202), 2012 (p. 471), 2016 (p. 131), 2020 (p. 150);
Olympedia: 1900–2020 (men's tournaments);
Sports Reference: 1900–2016 (men's tournaments).

From 1900 to 1928, single-elimination tournaments were used to determine Olympic champions in men's water polo. The following table shows men's teams that won all matches during the Olympic tournament since 1932.

**Winning all matches during the tournament**
(since 1932)
#	Year	Champions	MP	W	Win %
1	1932	Hungary (1st title)	3^[c]	3	100.0%
2	1956	Hungary (4th title)	6	6	100.0%
3	1980	Soviet Union^† (2nd title)	8	8	100.0%
4	2004	Hungary (8th title)	7	7	100.0%
5	2012	Croatia (1st title)	8	8	100.0%

The following tables show records of goals for per match.

**Top 5 most goals for per match**
Rk	Year	Champions	MP	GF	GF/MP
1	2020	Serbia (2nd title)	8	103	12.875
2	2008	Hungary (9th title)	7	85	12.143
3	1988	Yugoslavia^† (3rd title)	7	83	11.857
4	1984	Yugoslavia^† (2nd title)	7	72	10.286
5	1932	Hungary (1st title)	3^[c]	30	10.000
5	2016	Serbia (1st title)	8	80	10.000

**Top 5 fewest goals for per match**
Rk	Year	Champions	MP	GF	GF/MP
1	1924	France (1st title)	4	16	4.000
2	1956	Hungary (4th title)	6	26	4.333
3	1960	Italy (2nd title)	7	31	4.429
4	1948	Italy (1st title)	7^[a]	35	5.000
5	1976	Hungary (6th title)	8	45	5.625

**Historical progression of records: Goals for per match**
Goals for per match	Achievement	Year	Champions	Date of winning gold	Duration of record
9.667	Set record	1900	Great Britain (1st title)	12 August 1900	32 years, 1 day
10.000	Broke record	1932	Hungary (1st title)	13 August 1932	51 years, 363 days
10.286	Broke record	1984	Yugoslavia^† (2nd title)	10 August 1984	4 years, 52 days
11.857	Broke record	1988	Yugoslavia^† (3rd title)	1 October 1988	19 years, 328 days
12.143	Broke record	2008	Hungary (9th title)	24 August 2008	12 years, 349 days
12.875	Broke record	2020	Serbia (2nd title)	8 August 2021	2 years, 260 days

The following tables show records of goals against per match.

**Top 5 most goals against per match**
Rk	Year	Champions	MP	GA	GA/MP
1	2020	Serbia (2nd title)	8	71	8.875
2	2016	Serbia (1st title)	8	66	8.250
3	1988	Yugoslavia^† (3rd title)	7	55	7.857
3	2008	Hungary (9th title)	7	55	7.857
5	1992	Italy (3rd title)	7	50	7.143

**Top 5 fewest goals against per match**
Rk	Year	Champions	MP	GA	GA/MP
1	1936	Hungary (2nd title)	7	4	0.571
2	1932	Hungary (1st title)	3^[c]	2	0.667
2	1956	Hungary (4th title)	6	4	0.667
4	1900	Great Britain (1st title)	3	3	1.000
5	1920	Great Britain (4th title)	3	4	1.333

The following tables show records of goal difference per match.

**Top 5 most goal difference per match**
Rk	Year	Champions	MP	GD	GD/MP
1	1932	Hungary (1st title)	3^[c]	28	9.333
2	1900	Great Britain (1st title)	3	26	8.667
3	1908	Great Britain (2nd title)	1^[k]	7	7.000
4	1936	Hungary (2nd title)	7	40	5.714
5	1968	Yugoslavia^† (1st title)	9	51	5.667

**Top 5 fewest goal difference per match**
Rk	Year	Champions	MP	GD	GD/MP
1	1996	Spain (1st title)	8	10	1.250
2	1992	Italy (3rd title)	7	9	1.286
3	1976	Hungary (6th title)	8	13	1.625
4	2016	Serbia (1st title)	8	14	1.750
5	1924	France (1st title)	4	10	2.500

Champions (squads)[edit]

The following table shows number of players and average age, height and weight of Olympic champions in men's water polo by tournament. Last updated: 30 August 2021.

Legend

Team – Olympic winning streak
Team – Winning all matches during the tournament
Team – Host team
Team^† – Defunct team

**Winning squads by tournament**
#	Men's tournament	Champions	Players	Returning Olympians		Average
#	Men's tournament	Champions	Number	Number	%	Age	Height	Weight
1	Paris 1900	Great Britain (1st title)	7	0	0.0%
2	St. Louis 1904	Water polo was an unofficial sport
3	London 1908	Great Britain (2nd title)	7	0	0.0%	26 years, 111 days
4	Stockholm 1912	Great Britain (3rd title)	7	4	57.1%	29 years, 16 days
5	Antwerp 1920	Great Britain (4th title)	7	3	42.9%	33 years, 279 days
6	Paris 1924	France (1st title)	7	3	42.9%	26 years, 303 days
7	Amsterdam 1928	Germany (1st title)	8	0	0.0%	24 years, 329 days
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