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This article contains lists of various statistics on the United States men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics. The lists are updated as of March 30, 2020.

Abbreviations[edit]

No.	Cap number	Rk	Rank	App	Appearance	Ref	Reference
(C)	Captain	H	Handedness	L	Left-handed	R	Right-handed
Pos	Playing position	FP	Field player	GK	Goalkeeper
CB	Center back (2-meter defense)	CF	Center forward (2-meter offense)	D	Driver (attacker)	U	Utility (except goalkeeper)
G	Goals	TG	Total goals	G/M	Goals per match
MC	Matches coached	MP	Matches played	TMP	Total matches played

Basics[edit]

Men's water polo tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1900. The United States has participated in 22 of 27 tournaments. The United States team is the only non-European squad to win medals in the men's Olympic water polo tournament.^[1]

Best results:

• 1st place ( Gold medal):
  • 1904 St. Louis (demonstration event)
• 2nd place ( Silver medal):
  • 1904 St. Louis (demonstration event)
  • 1984 Los Angeles
  • 1988 Seoul
  • 2008 Beijing
• 3rd place ( Bronze medal):
  • 1904 St. Louis (demonstration event)
  • 1924 Paris
  • 1932 Los Angeles
  • 1972 Munich

Latest medal:

• Silver medal (2nd place): 2008 Beijing

Team[edit]

Results[edit]

By tournament[edit]

The following table shows results of the United States men's national water polo team at the Olympic Games by tournament.

Games	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Finish	Ref
1900 Paris	Did not participate
1904 St. Louis	Demonstration event
1908 London	Did not participate
1912 Stockholm	Did not participate
1920 Antwerp	5	2	0	3	18	19	-1	40.00%	4th of 12	[2][3][4]
1924 Paris	5	2	0	3	10	11	-1	40.00%	3rd of 13	[5][6][7]
1928 Amsterdam	3	1	0	2	11	7	+4	33.33%	7th of 14	[8][9][10]
1932 Los Angeles	4	2	1	1	20	12	+8	50.00%	3rd of 5	[11][12][13]
1936 Berlin	3	1	0	2	7	8	-1	33.33%	9th of 16	[14][15][16]
1948 London	3	1	1	1	11	11	0	33.33%	11th of 18	[17][18][19]
1952 Helsinki	9	5	0	4	35	31	+4	55.56%	4th of 21	[20][21][22]
1956 Melbourne	6	2	0	4	15	23	-8	33.33%	5th of 10	[23][24][25]
1960 Rome	7	3	0	4	33	35	-2	42.86%	7th of 16	[26][27][28]
1964 Tokyo	3	1	0	2	12	9	+3	33.33%	9th of 13	[29][30][31]
1968 Mexico City	8	5	1	2	49	43	+6	62.50%	5th of 15	[32][33][34]
1972 Munich	9	6	2	1	50	38	+12	66.67%	3rd of 16	[35][36][37]
1976 Montreal	Did not qualify
1980 Moscow	Qualified but withdrew
1984 Los Angeles	7	6	1	0	65	43	+22	85.71%	2nd of 12	[38][39][40]
1988 Seoul	7	5	0	2	71	56	+15	71.43%	2nd of 12	[41][42][43]
1992 Barcelona	7	4	0	3	48	38	+10	57.14%	4th of 12	[44][45][46]
1996 Atlanta	8	5	0	3	67	57	+10	62.50%	7th of 12	[47][48][49]
2000 Sydney	8	3	0	5	69	68	+1	37.50%	6th of 12	[50][51][52]
2004 Athens	7	4	0	3	47	50	-3	57.14%	7th of 12	[53][54][55]
2008 Beijing	7	5	0	2	57	50	+7	71.43%	2nd of 12	[56][57][58]
2012 London	8	3	0	5	61	70	-9	37.50%	8th of 12	[59][60]
2016 Rio de Janeiro	5	2	0	3	35	35	0	40.00%	10th of 12	[61][62]
Total	129	68	6	55	791	714	+77	52.71%
Games	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Finish	Ref

Historical progression – best finish[edit]

The following table shows the historical progression of the best finish at the Olympic Games.

Best finish	Achievement	Games	Date	Duration of record	Ref
4th	Set record	1920 Antwerp	Aug 29, 1920	3 years, 326 days	[2][3][4]
3rd	Broke record	1924 Paris	Jul 20, 1924	60 years, 21 days	[5][6][7]
	Tied record	1932 Los Angeles	Aug 13, 1932		[11][12][13]
	Tied record	1972 Munich	Sep 4, 1972		[35][36][37]
2nd	Broke record	1984 Los Angeles	Aug 10, 1984	39 years, 253 days	[38][39][40]
	Tied record	1988 Seoul	Oct 1, 1988		[41][42][43]
	Tied record	2008 Beijing	Aug 24, 2008		[56][57][58]

By opponent[edit]

The following tables show results of the United States men's national water polo team at the Olympic Games by opponent.

Continent	Medals	First	Latest	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Confederation
Teams from Americas	0	1936	1984	10	9	1	0	70	30	+40	90.00%	ASUA
Teams from Asia	0	1932	2008	4	4	0	0	41	17	+24	100.00%	AASF
Teams from Europe	73	1920	2016	111	52	5	54	645	641	+4	46.85%	LEN
Teams from Oceania	0	1984	2012	4	3	0	1	35	26	+9	75.00%	OSA
Total	73	1920	2016	129	68	6	55	791	714	+77	52.71%

Team	Medals	First	Latest	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Confederation
Australia	0	1984	2012	4	3	0	1	35	26	+9	75.00%	OSA
Austria	0	1952	1952	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00%	LEN
Belgium^	6	1920	1932	7	2	1	4	20	23	-3	28.57%	LEN
Brazil	0	1964	1984	4	4	0	0	33	11	+22	100.00%	ASUA
Canada	0	1972	1972	1	1	0	0	8	1	+7	100.00%	ASUA
China	0	1988	2008	2	2	0	0	22	11	+11	100.00%	AASF
Croatia^	3	1996	2016	7	4	0	3	47	52	-5	57.14%	LEN
Cuba	0	1968	1972	2	1	1	0	13	12	+1	50.00%	ASUA
Czechoslovakia†	0	1992	1992	1	1	0	0	9	3	+6	100.00%	LEN
East Germany†	0	1968	1968	1	1	0	0	6	4	+2	100.00%	LEN
France^	4	1924	2016	5	3	0	2	29	19	+10	60.00%	LEN
Germany^	3	1932	2008	5	3	1	1	26	20	+6	60.00%	LEN
Great Britain^	4	1920	2012	4	3	0	1	28	20	+8	75.00%	LEN
Greece	0	1920	2000	6	5	0	1	61	31	+30	83.33%	LEN
Hungary^	15	1928	2012	12	1	0	11	48	90	-42	8.33%	LEN
Italy^	8	1952	2016	8	4	0	4	58	59	-1	50.00%	LEN
Japan	0	1932	1932	1	1	0	0	10	0	+10	100.00%	AASF
Kazakhstan	0	2004	2004	1	1	0	0	9	6	+3	100.00%	AASF
Malta	0	1928	1928	1	1	0	0	10	0	+10	100.00%	LEN
Mexico	0	1972	1972	1	1	0	0	7	5	+2	100.00%	ASUA
Montenegro	0	2012	2016	2	1	0	1	13	15	-2	50.00%	LEN
Netherlands^	2	1924	2000	7	5	0	2	43	35	+8	71.43%	LEN
Romania	0	1952	2012	5	4	0	1	34	25	+9	80.00%	LEN
Russia^	2	2000	2004	2	0	0	2	17	20	-3	0.00%	LEN
Serbia^	3	2008	2012	3	1	0	2	18	20	-2	33.33%	LEN
Serbia and Montenegro^†	1	1996	2004	3	1	0	2	21	25	-4	33.33%	LEN
Soviet Union^†	7	1956	1988	4	1	1	2	18	24	-6	25.00%	LEN
Spain^	2	1920	2016	9	4	0	5	62	57	+5	44.44%	LEN
Sweden^	3	1920	1952	4	1	0	3	6	19	-13	25.00%	LEN
Ukraine	0	1996	1996	1	1	0	0	9	7	+2	100.00%	LEN
Unified Team^†	1	1992	1992	2	0	0	2	9	16	-7	0.00%	LEN
Uruguay	0	1936	1948	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	100.00%	ASUA
West Germany^†	1	1968	1984	3	2	1	0	19	16	+3	66.67%	LEN
Yugoslavia^†	8	1952	1988	8	2	1	5	30	40	-10	25.00%	LEN
Total	73	1920	2016	129	68	6	55	791	714	+77	52.71%
Team	Medals	First	Latest	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Confederation

^{^}Teams that have won at least one Olympic medal are shown in bold.
^†Defunct teams are shown in italic.

Victories, ties and defeats[edit]

• Biggest victory in an Olympic match
  • 10–0 vs.  Malta, Aug 8, 1928
  • 10–0 vs.  Japan, Aug 7, 1932

• Heaviest defeat in an Olympic match
  • 0–7 vs.  Hungary, Aug 11, 1932
  • 0–7 vs.  Sweden, Aug 3, 1948

• Most victories in an Olympic tournament
  • 6, 1972 Summer Olympics
  • 6, 1984 Summer Olympics

• Most matches without defeat in an Olympic tournament
  • 8, 1972 Summer Olympics

• Most defeats in an Olympic tournament
  • 5, 2000 Summer Olympics
  • 5, 2012 Summer Olympics

• Most matches without victory in an Olympic tournament
  • 5, 2000 Summer Olympics
  • 5, 2012 Summer Olympics

• Most ties in an Olympic tournament
  • 2, 1972 Summer Olympics

• Most matches without a tie in an Olympic tournament
  • 9, 1952 Summer Olympics

Goals for and against[edit]

• Most goals for in an Olympic match
  • 18–9 vs.  Greece, Sep 26, 1988

• Least goals for in an Olympic match
  • 0–5 vs.  Hungary, Aug 6, 1928
  • 0–7 vs.  Hungary, Aug 11, 1932
  • 0–7 vs.  Sweden, Aug 3, 1948
  • 0–4 vs.  Hungary, Aug 2, 1952

• Most goals against in an Olympic match
  • 10–14 vs.  Hungary, Aug 24, 2008

• Least goals against in an Olympic match
  • 7–0 vs.  Greece, Aug 24, 1920
  • 5–0 vs.  Spain, Aug 28, 1920
  • 10–0 vs.  Malta, Aug 8, 1928
  • 10–0 vs.  Japan, Aug 7, 1932
  • 7–0 vs.  Uruguay, Jul 30, 1948

• Most matches scoring in an Olympic tournament
  • 9, 1972 Summer Olympics

• Most matches without scoring in an Olympic tournament
  • 1, 1928 Summer Olympics
  • 1, 1932 Summer Olympics
  • 1, 1948 Summer Olympics
  • 1, 1952 Summer Olympics

• Most matches conceding a goal in an Olympic tournament
  • 9, 1952 Summer Olympics
  • 9, 1972 Summer Olympics

Rosters[edit]

Number of competitors and average age, height & weight[edit]

The following table shows number of competitors and average age, height & weight at the Olympic Games by tournament.

Games	Competitors	Returning Olympians		Average			Finish	Ref
	Number	Number	%	Age	Height	Weight
1920 Antwerp	11	0	0.00%	26 years, 77 days			4th of 12	[2][3][4]
1924 Paris	11	1	9.09%	25 years, 72 days[a]			3rd of 13	[5][6][7]
1928 Amsterdam	11	4	36.36%	25 years, 364 days[b]			7th of 14	[8][9][10]
1932 Los Angeles	7[c]	1	14.29%	26 years, 220 days			3rd of 5	[11][12][13]
1936 Berlin	9[d]	6	66.67%	29 years, 183 days			9th of 16	[14][15][16]
1948 London	8[e]	2	25.00%	31 years, 185 days			11th of 18	[17][18][19]
1952 Helsinki	10[f]	0	0.00%	22 years, 77 days			4th of 21	[20][21][22]
1956 Melbourne	10[g]	2	20.00%	25 years, 230 days	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	5th of 10	[23][24][25]
1960 Rome	10[h]	4	40.00%	24 years, 361 days	5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	7th of 16	[26][27][28]
1964 Tokyo	11	2	18.18%	23 years, 204 days	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	9th of 13	[29][30][31]
1968 Mexico City	11	4	36.36%	24 years, 187 days	6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	5th of 15	[32][33][34]
1972 Munich	11	7	63.64%	25 years, 152 days	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	3rd of 16	[35][36][37]
1984 Los Angeles	13	0	0.00%	27 years, 188 days	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2nd of 12	[38][39][40]
1988 Seoul	13	5	38.46%	27 years, 345 days	6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	2nd of 12	[41][42][43]
1992 Barcelona	13	7	53.85%	28 years, 348 days	6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	4th of 12	[44][45][46]
1996 Atlanta	13	5	38.46%	27 years, 24 days	6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	7th of 12	[47][48][49]
2000 Sydney	13	6	46.15%	27 years, 353 days	6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	6th of 12	[50][51][52]
2004 Athens	13	3	23.08%	25 years, 359 days	6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	7th of 12	[53][54][55]
2008 Beijing	13	7	53.85%	27 years, 186 days	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	2nd of 12	[56][57][58]
2012 London	13	10	76.92%	30 years, 316 days	6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	8th of 12	[59][63][60]
2016 Rio de Janeiro	13	4	30.77%	25 years, 251 days	6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	10th of 12	[61][64][62]
Games	Number	Number	%	Age	Height	Weight	Finish	Ref
	Competitors	Returning Olympians		Average

Historical progression – returning Olympians[edit]

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of returning Olympians.

Returning Olympians	Achievement	Games	Date	Duration of record	Ref
0	Set record	1920 Antwerp	Aug 24, 1920	3 years, 324 days	[2][3][4]
1	Broke record	1924 Paris	Jul 13, 1924	4 years, 24 days	[5][6][7]
4	Broke record	1928 Amsterdam	Aug 6, 1928	8 years, 2 days	[8][9][10]
6	Broke record	1936 Berlin	Aug 8, 1936	36 years, 19 days	[14][15][16]
7	Broke record	1972 Munich	Aug 27, 1972	39 years, 337 days	[35][36][37]
	Tied record	1992 Barcelona	Aug 1, 1992		[44][45][46]
	Tied record	2008 Beijing	Aug 10, 2008		[56][57][58]
10	Broke record	2012 London	Jul 29, 2012	11 years, 265 days	[59][63][60]

Historical progression – average age, height and weight[edit]

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of average age at the Olympic Games.

Average age	Achievement	Games	Date	Duration of record	Ref
26 years, 77 days	Set record	1920 Antwerp	Aug 24, 1920	11 years, 348 days	[2][3][4]
26 years, 220 days	Broke record	1932 Los Angeles	Aug 6, 1932	4 years, 2 days	[11][12][13]
29 years, 183 days	Broke record	1936 Berlin	Aug 8, 1936	11 years, 357 days	[14][15][16]
31 years, 185 days	Broke record	1948 London	Jul 30, 1948	75 years, 264 days	[17][18][19]

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of average height at the Olympic Games.

Average height	Achievement	Games	Date	Duration of record	Ref
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Set record	1956 Melbourne	Nov 28, 1956	27 years, 247 days	[23][24][25]
	Tied record	1972 Munich	Aug 27, 1972		[35][36][37]
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Broke record	1984 Los Angeles	Aug 1, 1984	4 years, 51 days	[38][39][40]
6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	Broke record	1988 Seoul	Sep 21, 1988	3 years, 315 days	[41][42][43]
6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	Broke record	1992 Barcelona	Aug 1, 1992	16 years, 9 days	[44][45][46]
	Tied record	1996 Atlanta	Jul 20, 1996		[47][48][49]
	Tied record	2000 Sydney	Sep 23, 2000		[50][51][52]
	Tied record	2004 Athens	Aug 15, 2004		[53][54][55]
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Broke record	2008 Beijing	Aug 10, 2008	3 years, 354 days	[56][57][58]
6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	Broke record	2012 London	Jul 29, 2012	11 years, 265 days	[59][63][60]
	Tied record	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Aug 6, 2016		[61][64][62]

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of average weight at the Olympic Games.

Average weight	Achievement	Games	Date	Duration of record	Ref
182 lb (83 kg)	Set record	1956 Melbourne	Nov 28, 1956	11 years, 321 days	[23][24][25]
184 lb (83 kg)	Broke record	1968 Mexico City	Oct 14, 1968	3 years, 318 days	[32][33][34]
188 lb (85 kg)	Broke record	1972 Munich	Aug 27, 1972	11 years, 340 days	[35][36][37]
190 lb (86 kg)	Broke record	1984 Los Angeles	Aug 1, 1984	4 years, 51 days	[38][39][40]
201 lb (91 kg)	Broke record	1988 Seoul	Sep 21, 1988	3 years, 315 days	[41][42][43]
203 lb (92 kg)	Broke record	1992 Barcelona	Aug 1, 1992	8 years, 53 days	[44][45][46]
	Tied record	1996 Atlanta	Jul 20, 1996		[47][48][49]
208 lb (94 kg)	Broke record	2000 Sydney	Sep 23, 2000	3 years, 327 days	[50][51][52]
210 lb (95 kg)	Broke record	2004 Athens	Aug 15, 2004	3 years, 361 days	[53][54][55]
218 lb (99 kg)	Broke record	2008 Beijing	Aug 10, 2008	3 years, 354 days	[56][57][58]
220 lb (100 kg)	Broke record	2012 London	Jul 29, 2012	11 years, 265 days	[59][63][60]
	Tied record	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Aug 6, 2016		[61][64][62]

Individual[edit]

Appearances[edit]

Most appearances[edit]

The following tables are pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), date of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively.

Sixteen athletes have each made at least three Olympic appearances. Tony Azevedo is the first and only American water polo player (man or woman) to have competed in five Olympic Games (2000–2016).

Rk	Name	Pos	H	App	Games as player	Period	Birthdate	Age of first Olympic app	Age of last Olympic app	Ref
1	Tony Azevedo	D	R	5	2000, 2004, 2008 , 2012, 2016	15 years, 326 days	Nov 21, 1981	18 years, 307 days	34 years, 267 days	[65]
2	Wally O'Connor	FP		4	1924 , 1928, 1932 , 1936	12 years, 28 days	Aug 25, 1903	20 years, 323 days	32 years, 351 days	[66][67]
	Ryan Bailey	CF	R	4	2000, 2004, 2008 , 2012	11 years, 324 days	Aug 28, 1975	25 years, 26 days	36 years, 350 days	[68][69]
	Jesse Smith	CB/U	R	4	2004, 2008 , 2012, 2016	11 years, 365 days	Apr 27, 1983	21 years, 110 days	33 years, 109 days	[70]
5	Ron Crawford	D/CF	R	3	1960, 1964, 1968	8 years, 60 days	Dec 6, 1939	20 years, 264 days	28 years, 324 days	[71][72]
	Stan Cole	CF/D	R	3	1964, 1968, 1972	7 years, 329 days	Oct 12, 1945	18 years, 365 days	26 years, 328 days	[73][74]
	Terry Schroeder	CF		3	1984 , 1988 , 1992	8 years, 8 days	Oct 9, 1958	25 years, 297 days	33 years, 305 days	[75][76]
	Craig Wilson	GK		3	1984 , 1988 , 1992	8 years, 8 days	Feb 5, 1957	27 years, 178 days	35 years, 186 days	[77][78]
	Chris Duplanty	GK		3	1988 , 1992, 1996	7 years, 311 days	Oct 21, 1965	22 years, 336 days	30 years, 281 days	[79][80]
	Mike Evans	D		3	1988 , 1992, 1996	7 years, 311 days	Mar 26, 1960	28 years, 179 days	36 years, 124 days	[81][82]
	Chris Humbert	CF	L	3	1992, 1996, 2000	8 years, 61 days	Dec 27, 1969	22 years, 218 days	30 years, 279 days	[83][84]
	Wolf Wigo	D		3	1996, 2000, 2004	8 years, 40 days	May 8, 1973	23 years, 73 days	31 years, 113 days	[85][86]
	Layne Beaubien	CB/U	R	3	2004, 2008 , 2012	7 years, 363 days	Jul 4, 1976	28 years, 42 days	36 years, 39 days	[87]
	Jeff Powers	CF/CB/U	R	3	2004, 2008 , 2012	7 years, 363 days	Jan 21, 1980	24 years, 207 days	32 years, 204 days	[88][89]
	Adam Wright	D	R	3	2004, 2008 , 2012	7 years, 363 days	May 4, 1977	27 years, 103 days	35 years, 100 days	[90][91]
	Merrill Moses	GK	R	3	2008 , 2012, 2016	8 years, 4 days	Aug 13, 1977	30 years, 363 days	39 years, 1 day	[92]
Rk	Name	Pos	H	App	Games as player	Period	Birthdate	Age of first Olympic app	Age of last Olympic app	Ref

Six men have each made two Olympic appearances as head coaches of the United States men's national team.

Name	App	Games as head coach	Period	Birthdate	Age of first Olympic app	Age of last Olympic app	Ref
Otto Wahle	2	1920, 1924	3 years, 331 days	Nov 5, 1879	40 years, 293 days	44 years, 258 days	[93][94]
Neil Kohlhase	2	1956, 1960	3 years, 280 days				[95]
Urho Saari	2	1952, 1964	12 years, 80 days				[96]
Monte Nitzkowski	2	1972 , 1984	11 years, 349 days	Sep 7, 1929	42 years, 355 days	54 years, 338 days	[97]
Bill Barnett	2	1988 , 1992	3 years, 323 days				[98]
Terry Schroeder	2	2008 , 2012	4 years, 2 days	Oct 9, 1958	49 years, 306 days	53 years, 308 days	[76]

Four Americans have each made Olympic appearances as players and as head coaches of the United States men's national team.

Rk	Name	App	Games		Period	Birthdate	Age of first Olympic app	Age of last Olympic app	Ref
			As player	As head coach
1	Terry Schroeder	5	1984 , 1988 , 1992	2008 , 2012	28 years, 11 days	Oct 9, 1958	25 years, 297 days	53 years, 308 days	[76]
2	Perry McGillivray	2	1920	1928	7 years, 353 days	Aug 5, 1893	27 years, 19 days	35 years, 6 days	[99][100]
	Austin Clapp	2	1932	1948	15 years, 363 days	Nov 8, 1910	21 years, 272 days	37 years, 269 days	[101][102]
	John Vargas	2	1992	2000	8 years, 61 days	Jun 17, 1961	31 years, 45 days	39 years, 106 days	[103][104]

Historical progression – appearances of players[edit]

The following table shows the historical progression of appearances of players at the Olympic Games.

App	Achievement	Games	No.	Player	Pos	H	Height	Date	Age	Duration of record	Ref
2	Set record	1924		Herb Vollmer	FP		6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jul 13, 1924	29	8 years, 24 days	[105][106]
	Tied record	1928		George Mitchell	FP			Aug 6, 1928	27		[107][108]
				Wally O'Connor	FP				24		[66][67]
				George Schroth	FP		6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)		28		[109][110]
				Johnny Weissmuller	FP		6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)		24		[111]
3	Broke record	1932		Wally O'Connor	FP			Aug 6, 1932	28	4 years, 2 days	[66][67]
4	Broke record	1936		Wally O'Connor	FP			Aug 8, 1936	32	79 years, 364 days	[66][67]
	Tied record	2012	8	Tony Azevedo	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jul 29, 2012	30		[65]
			9	Ryan Bailey	CF	R	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)		36		[68][69]
5	Broke record	2016	8	Tony Azevedo	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Aug 6, 2016	34	7 years, 257 days	[65]

Matches played[edit]

Players with at least 20 matches played at the Olympics[edit]

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total matches played (in descending order), edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Tony Azevedo is the American water polo player with the most matches played at the Olympic Games.

Players with at least 20 matches played at the Olympics (1920–2016)

Rk	Player	Games (matches played)	TMP	Pos	H	Height	Ref
1	Tony Azevedo	2000 (8), 2004 (7), 2008 (7) , 2012 (8), 2016 (5)	35	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	[65]
2	Ryan Bailey	2000 (8), 2004 (7), 2008 (7) , 2012 (8)	30	CF	R	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	[68]
3	Jesse Smith	2004 (7), 2008 (7) , 2012 (8), 2016 (5)	27	CB/U	R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	[70]
4	Chris Humbert	1992 (7), 1996 (8), 2000 (8)	23	CF	L	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	[83]
	Wolf Wigo	1996 (8), 2000 (8), 2004 (7)	23	D		6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)	[85]
6	Layne Beaubien	2004 (7), 2008 (7) , 2012 (8)	22	CB/U	R	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	[87]
	Jeff Powers	2004 (7), 2008 (7) , 2012 (8)	22	CF/CB/U	R	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	[88]
	Adam Wright	2004 (7), 2008 (7) , 2012 (8)	22	D	R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	[90]
9	Terry Schroeder	1984 (7) , 1988 (7) , 1992 (7)	21	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	[75]
	Craig Wilson	1984 (7) , 1988 (7) , 1992 (7)	21	GK		6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	[77]
	Mike Evans	1988 (7) , 1992 (6), 1996 (8)	21	D		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	[81]
12	Stan Cole	1964 (3), 1968 (8), 1972 (9)	20	CF/D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	[73]

Historical progression – total matches played[edit]

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of total matches played at the Olympic Games.

TMP	Achievement	Games	No.	Player	Pos	H	Height	Date	Age	Duration of record	Ref
10	Set record	1936		Wally O'Connor	FP			Aug 10, 1936	32	20 years, 116 days	[66]
14	Broke record	1956		Bob Hughes	CF		6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Dec 4, 1956	25	11 years, 326 days	[112]
17	Broke record	1968	4	Ron Crawford	D/CF	R	5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)	Oct 25, 1968	28	3 years, 315 days	[71]
20	Broke record	1972	2	Stan Cole	CF/D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sep 4, 1972	26	19 years, 340 days	[73]
21	Broke record	1992	1	Craig Wilson	GK		6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	Aug 9, 1992	35	8 years, 53 days	[77]
			10	Terry Schroeder	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)		33		[75]
	Tied record	1996	11	Mike Evans	D		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jul 28, 1996	36		[81]
23	Broke record	2000	10	Chris Humbert	CF	L	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	Oct 1, 2000	30	11 years, 316 days	[83]
	Tied record	2004	2	Wolf Wigo	D		6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)	Aug 29, 2004	31		[85]
30	Broke record	2012	8	Tony Azevedo	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Aug 12, 2012	30	4 years, 2 days	[65]
			9	Ryan Bailey	CF	R	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)		36		[68]
35	Broke record	2016	8	Tony Azevedo	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Aug 14, 2016	34	7 years, 249 days	[65]

Players with at least 9 matches played in an Olympic tournament[edit]

Scorers[edit]

Players with at least 15 goals at the Olympics[edit]

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total goals (in descending order), number of total matches played (in ascending order), edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Tony Azevedo is the top scorer of all time for the United States men's Olympic water polo team, with 61 goals.

As a left-hander, Chris Humbert is the American water polo player with the second most goals at the Olympic Games, scoring 37.

Players with at least 15 goals at the Olympics (1920–2016)

Rk	Player	Games (goals)	TG	TMP	G/M	Pos	H	Height	Ref
1	Tony Azevedo	2000 (13), 2004 (15), 2008 (17) , 2012 (11), 2016 (5)	61	35	1.743	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	[65]
2	Chris Humbert	1992 (7), 1996 (14), 2000 (16)	37	23	1.609	CF	L	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	[83]
3	Bruce Bradley	1968 (18), 1972 (17)	35	17	2.059	FP		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	[113]
4	Wolf Wigo	1996 (8), 2000 (16), 2004 (7)	31	23	1.348	D		6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)	[85]
5	Terry Schroeder	1984 (13) , 1988 (10) , 1992 (4)	27	21	1.286	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	[75]
6	Ryan Bailey	2000 (3), 2004 (2), 2008 (6) , 2012 (13)	24	30	0.800	CF	R	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	[68]
7	Jody Campbell	1984 (10) , 1988 (12)	22	14	1.571	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	[114]
8	Mike Evans	1988 (10) , 1992 (7), 1996 (5)	22	21	1.048	D		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	[81]
9	Kevin Robertson	1984 (13) , 1988 (8)	21	14	1.500	D	L	5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)	[115]
10	Chris Oeding	1996 (11), 2000 (8)	19	16	1.188	D		6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m)	[116]
11	Phil Daubenspeck	1932 (14) , 1936 (4)	18	7	2.571	FP			[117]
12	Layne Beaubien	2004 (5), 2008 (8) , 2012 (4)	17	22	0.773	CB/U	R	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	[87]
13	Peter Varellas	2008 (5) , 2012 (11)	16	15	1.067	D	L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	[118]
14	Jesse Smith	2004 (9), 2008 (3) , 2012 (3), 2016 (1)	16	27	0.593	CB/U	R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	[70]
15	Gary Sheerer	1968 (8), 1972 (7)	15	17	0.882	FP		5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)	[119]
16	Jeff Powers	2004 (4), 2008 (6) , 2012 (5)	15	22	0.682	CF/CB/U	R	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	[88]
Rk	Player	Games (goals)	TG	TMP	G/M	Pos	H	Height	Ref

Historical progression – total goals at the Olympics[edit]

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of total goals at the Olympic Games.

TG	Achievement	Games	No.	Player	Pos	H	Height	Date	Age	Duration of record	Ref
6	Set record	1928		Herbert Topp	FP			Aug 11, 1928	28	4 years, 0 days	[120]
14	Broke record	1932		Phil Daubenspeck	FP			Aug 11, 1932	26	3 years, 365 days	[117]
18	Broke record	1936		Phil Daubenspeck	FP			Aug 10, 1936	30	36 years, 25 days	[117]
	Tied record	1968	6	Bruce Bradley	FP		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Oct 25, 1968	21		[113]
35	Broke record	1972	6	Bruce Bradley	FP		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sep 4, 1972	25	28 years, 27 days	[113]
37	Broke record	2000	10	Chris Humbert	CF	L	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	Oct 1, 2000	30	7 years, 328 days	[83]
45	Broke record	2008	8	Tony Azevedo	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Aug 24, 2008	26	3 years, 354 days	[65]
56	Broke record	2012	8	Tony Azevedo	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Aug 12, 2012	30	4 years, 2 days	[65]
61	Broke record	2016	8	Tony Azevedo	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Aug 14, 2016	34	7 years, 249 days	[65]

Players with at least 10 goals in an Olympic tournament[edit]

The following table is pre-sorted by number of goals (in descending order), number of matches played (in ascending order), edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Bruce Bradley is the American male player with the most goals in an Olympic tournament, scoring 18.

Players with at least 10 goals in an Olympic tournament (1920–2016)

Rk	Player	Games	No.	G	MP	G/M	Pos	H	Height	Age	Ref
1	Bruce Bradley	1968	6	18	8	2.250	FP		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	21	[113]
2	Tony Azevedo	2008	8	17	7	2.429	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	26	[65]
3	Bruce Bradley	1972	6	17	9	1.889	FP		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	25	[113]
4	Wolf Wigo	2000	9	16	8	2.000	D		6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)	27	[85]
	Chris Humbert	2000	10	16	8	2.000	CF	L	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	30	[83]
6	Tony Azevedo	2004	8	15	7	2.143	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	22	[65]
7	Phil Daubenspeck	1932		14	4	3.500	FP			26	[117]
8	Chris Humbert	1996	10	14	8	1.750	CF	L	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	26	[83]
9	Kevin Robertson	1984	2	13	7	1.857	D	L	5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)	25	[115]
	Terry Schroeder	1984	10	13	7	1.857	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	25	[75]
11	Tony Azevedo	2000	8	13	8	1.625	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	18	[65]
	Ryan Bailey	2012	9	13	8	1.625	CF	R	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	36	[68]
13	Fred Tisue	1960		12	7	1.714	FP		5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)	21	[121]
	Jody Campbell	1988	11	12	7	1.714	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	28	[114]
15	Chris Oeding	1996	5	11	8	1.375	D		6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m)	24	[116]
	Peter Varellas	2012	2	11	8	1.375	D	L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	27	[118]
	Tony Azevedo	2012	8	11	8	1.375	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	30	[65]
18	Jody Campbell	1984	11	10	7	1.429	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	24	[114]
	Terry Schroeder	1988	10	10	7	1.429	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	29	[75]
	Mike Evans	1988	13	10	7	1.429	D		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	28	[81]
Rk	Player	Games	No.	G	MP	G/M	Pos	H	Height	Age	Ref

Historical progression – goals in an Olympic tournament[edit]

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of goals in an Olympic tournament.

G	Achievement	Games	No.	Player	Pos	H	Height	Date	Age	Duration of record	Ref
6	Set record	1928		Herbert Topp	FP			Aug 11, 1928	28	4 years, 0 days	[120]
14	Broke record	1932		Phil Daubenspeck	FP			Aug 11, 1932	26	36 years, 75 days	[117]
18	Broke record	1968	6	Bruce Bradley	FP		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Oct 25, 1968	21	55 years, 177 days	[113]

Top scorers for each Olympic tournament[edit]

The following table shows the top scorers with at least five goals for each Olympic tournament, and is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), number of goals (in descending order), Cap number or name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Chris Humbert is the first and only American male player to have been the team-leading scorer for three Olympic tournaments (1992–2000).

Top scorers for each Olympic tournament (1920–2016)

Games	No.	Player	G	MP	G/M	Pos	H	Height	Age	Ref
1920	No players with at least five goals
1924	No players with at least five goals
1928		Herbert Topp	6	3	2.000	FP			28	[120]
1932		Phil Daubenspeck	14	4	3.500	FP			26	[117]
1936	No players with at least five goals
1948	No players with at least five goals
1952		Bill Kooistra	7	7	1.000	FP		5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)	25	[122]
1956	No players with at least five goals
1960		Fred Tisue	12	7	1.714	FP		5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)	21	[121]
1964	No players with at least five goals
1968	6	Bruce Bradley	18	8	2.250	FP		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	21	[113]
1972	6	Bruce Bradley	17	9	1.889	FP		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	25	[113]
1984	2	Kevin Robertson	13	7	1.857	D	L	5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)	25	[115]
	10	Terry Schroeder	13	7	1.857	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	25	[75]
1988	11	Jody Campbell	12	7	1.714	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	28	[114]
1992	4	Mike Evans	7	6	1.167	D		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	32	[81]
	9	Chris Humbert	7	7	1.000	CF	L	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	22	[83]
	12	Erich Fischer	7	7	1.000	CB/U		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	26	[123]
1996	10	Chris Humbert	14	8	1.750	CF	L	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	26	[83]
2000	9	Wolf Wigo	16	8	2.000	D		6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)	27	[85]
	10	Chris Humbert	16	8	2.000	CF	L	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	30	[83]
2004	8	Tony Azevedo	15	7	2.143	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	22	[65]
2008	8	Tony Azevedo	17	7	2.429	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	26	[65]
2012	9	Ryan Bailey	13	8	1.625	CF	R	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	36	[68]
2016	10	Bret Bonanni	8	5	1.600	D	R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	22	[124]
Games	No.	Player	G	MP	G/M	Pos	H	Height	Age	Ref

Players with at least 4 goals in an Olympic match[edit]

The following table is pre-sorted by number of goals (in descending order), date of the match (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

In water polo, if a player scores three times in a game, a hat-trick is made. Thirty-two American athletes have each made at least one hat-trick in an Olympic match.

Tony Azevedo is the American water polo player with the most hat-tricks made at the Olympic Games, scoring 11.

Bruce Bradley and Chris Humbert are the joint American male players with the second most hat-tricks made at the Olympic Games, scoring 6.

Players with at least 4 goals in an Olympic match (1920–2016)

Rk	Player	Games	No.	G	Date	Match	Pos	H	Age	Ref
1	Herbert Topp	1928		6	Aug 8, 1928	United States 10–0  Malta	FP		28	[120]
	Phil Daubenspeck	1932		6	Aug 6, 1932	United States 6–1  Brazil	FP		26	[117]
3	Phil Daubenspeck	1932		5	Aug 7, 1932	United States 10–0  Japan	FP		26	[117]
	Fred Tisue	1960		5	Aug 27, 1960	United States 10–4  France	FP		21	[121]
	Tony Azevedo	2008	8	5	Aug 10, 2008	United States 8–4  China	D	R	26	[65]
6	Bill Kooistra	1952		4	Jul 27, 1952	United States 8–3  Great Britain	FP		25	[122]
	Bruce Bradley	1968	6	4	Oct 16, 1968	United States 10–7  Spain	FP		21	[113]
	Terry Schroeder	1988	10	4	Sep 23, 1988	United States 14–7  China	CF		29	[75]
	Jody Campbell	1988	11	4	Sep 26, 1988	United States 18–9  Greece	CF		28	[114]
	Chris Humbert	1996	10	4	Jul 21, 1996	United States 9–7  Greece	CF	L	26	[83]
	Chris Humbert	2000	10	4	Sep 25, 2000	United States 12–8  Netherlands	CF	L	30	[83]
	Wolf Wigo	2004	2	4	Aug 17, 2004	United States 9–6  Kazakhstan	D		31	[85]
	Tony Azevedo	2008	8	4	Aug 24, 2008	Hungary 14–10  United States	D	R	26	[65]
	Tony Azevedo	2012	8	4	Aug 2, 2012	United States 13–7  Great Britain	D	R	30	[65]
	Bret Bonanni	2016	10	4	Aug 8, 2016	Spain 10–9  United States	D	R	22	[124]
Rk	Player	Games	No.	G	Date	Match	Pos	H	Age	Ref

Goalkeepers[edit]

Starting goalkeepers[edit]

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), number of matches played (in descending order), Cap number or name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Craig Wilson is the first starting goalkeeper for the United States men's national team to have competed in three Olympic Games (1984–1992). He is the only starting goalkeeper to have won two Olympic medals (1984 , 1988 ).

Starting goalkeepers (1920–2016)

Games	No.	Goalkeeper	H	Height	Birthdate	Age	MP	Ref
1920		(Unknown)
1924		Fred Lauer			Oct 13, 1898	25 years, 281 days	5	[125][126]
1928		Harry Daniels			Jun 23, 1900	28 years, 49 days	3	[127]
1932		Herb Wildman			Sep 6, 1912	19 years, 340 days	4	[128][129]
1936						23 years, 339 days	2
1948		Ralph Budelman			Apr 19, 1918	30 years, 106 days	3	[130][131]
1952		Harry Bisbey			May 10, 1931	21 years, 84 days	9	[132][133]
1956		Robert Horn		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	Nov 1, 1931	25 years, 34 days	5	[134][135]
1960						28 years, 307 days	4
1964	1	Tony van Dorp	R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jun 25, 1936	28 years, 110 days	3	[136][137]
1968	1					32 years, 122 days	8
1972	1	Jim Slatton		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jul 30, 1947	25 years, 36 days	9	[138][139]
1984	1	Craig Wilson		6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	Feb 5, 1957	27 years, 187 days	7	[77][78]
1988	1					31 years, 239 days	7
1992	1					35 years, 186 days	7
1996	1	Chris Duplanty		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	Oct 21, 1965	30 years, 281 days	8	[79][80]
2000	1	Dan Hackett		6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	Sep 11, 1970	30 years, 20 days	8	[140]
2004	1	Brandon Brooks	R	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	Apr 29, 1981	23 years, 122 days	7	[141]
2008	1	Merrill Moses	R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Aug 13, 1977	31 years, 11 days	7	[92]
2012	1					34 years, 365 days	8
2016	1					39 years, 1 day	4
Games	No.	Goalkeeper	H	Height	Birthdate	Age	MP	Ref

Most appearances of goalkeepers[edit]

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), date of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively.

Ten American goalkeepers have each made at least two Olympic appearances.

Rk	Name	H	App	Games as player	Period	Birthdate	Age of first Olympic app	Age of last Olympic app	Ref
1	Craig Wilson		3	1984 , 1988 , 1992	8 years, 8 days	Feb 5, 1957	27 years, 178 days	35 years, 186 days	[77][78]
	Chris Duplanty		3	1988 , 1992, 1996	7 years, 311 days	Oct 21, 1965	22 years, 336 days	30 years, 281 days	[79][80]
	Merrill Moses	R	3	2008 , 2012, 2016	8 years, 4 days	Aug 13, 1977	30 years, 363 days	39 years, 1 day	[92]
4	Fred Lauer		2	1924 , 1936	12 years, 28 days	Oct 13, 1898	25 years, 274 days	37 years, 302 days	[125][126]
	Herb Wildman		2	1932 , 1936	4 years, 4 days	Sep 6, 1912	19 years, 335 days	23 years, 339 days	[128][129]
	Robert Horn		2	1956, 1960	3 years, 280 days	Nov 1, 1931	25 years, 27 days	28 years, 307 days	[134][135]
	Tony van Dorp	R	2	1964, 1968	4 years, 14 days	Jun 25, 1936	28 years, 108 days	32 years, 122 days	[136][137]
	Steve Barnett		2	1968, 1972	3 years, 326 days	Jun 6, 1943	25 years, 130 days	29 years, 90 days	[142][143]
	Dan Hackett		2	1996, 2000	4 years, 73 days	Sep 11, 1970	25 years, 313 days	30 years, 20 days	[140]
	Brandon Brooks	R	2	2004, 2008	4 years, 9 days	Apr 29, 1981	23 years, 108 days	27 years, 117 days	[141]

Historical progression – appearances of goalkeepers[edit]

The following table shows the historical progression of appearances of goalkeepers at the Olympic Games.

App	Achievement	Games	No.	Goalkeeper	H	Height	Date	Age	Duration of record	Ref
2	Set record	1936		Herb Wildman			Aug 8, 1936	23	55 years, 359 days	[128][129]
				Fred Lauer				37		[125][126]
	Tied record	1960		Robert Horn		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	Aug 26, 1960	28		[134][135]
	Tied record	1968	1	Tony van Dorp	R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Oct 14, 1968	32		[136][137]
	Tied record	1972	9	Steve Barnett		6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Aug 27, 1972	29		[142][143]
	Tied record	1988	1	Craig Wilson		6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	Sep 21, 1988	31		[77][78]
3	Broke record	1992	1	Craig Wilson		6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	Aug 1, 1992	35	31 years, 262 days	[77][78]
	Tied record	1996	1	Chris Duplanty		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	Jul 20, 1996	30		[79][80]
	Tied record	2016	1	Merrill Moses	R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Aug 6, 2016	38		[92]

Goalkeepers with at least 10 matches played at the Olympics[edit]

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total matches played (in descending order), edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively.

Craig Wilson is the American goalkeeper with the most matches played at the Olympic Games.

Goalkeepers with at least 10 matches played at the Olympics (1920–2016)

Rk	Goalkeeper	Games (matches played)	TMP	H	Height	Ref
1	Craig Wilson	1984 (7) , 1988 (7) , 1992 (7)	21		6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	[77]
2	Merrill Moses	2008 (7) , 2012 (8), 2016 (4)	19	R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	[92]
3	Steve Barnett	1968 (8), 1972 (9)	17		6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	[142]
4	Chris Duplanty	1988 (7) , 1992 (1), 1996 (8)	16		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	[79]
5	Tony van Dorp	1964 (3), 1968 (8)	11	R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	[136]
6	Dan Hackett	1996 (2), 2000 (8)	10		6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	[140]

Historical progression – total matches played by goalkeepers[edit]

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of total matches played by goalkeepers at the Olympic Games.

TMP	Achievement	Games	No.	Goalkeeper	H	Height	Date	Age	Duration of record	Ref
5	Set record	1924		Fred Lauer			Jul 20, 1924	25	12 years, 20 days	[125]
6	Broke record	1936		Herb Wildman			Aug 9, 1936	23	15 years, 359 days	[128]
	Tied record	1936		Fred Lauer			Aug 10, 1936	37		[125]
9	Broke record	1952		Harry Bisbey			Aug 2, 1952	21	16 years, 84 days	[132]
	Tied record	1960		Robert Horn		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	Sep 2, 1960	28		[134]
11	Broke record	1968	1	Tony van Dorp	R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Oct 25, 1968	32	3 years, 315 days	[136]
17	Broke record	1972	1	Jim Slatton		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sep 4, 1972	29	19 years, 340 days	[142]
21	Broke record	1992	1	Craig Wilson		6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	Aug 9, 1992	35	31 years, 254 days	[77]

Goalkeepers with at least 8 matches played in an Olympic tournament[edit]

Shots saved and efficiency[edit]

Medalists[edit]

Multiple Olympic medalists in water polo[edit]

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic medals (in descending order), type of the Olympic medal (in descending order), date of receiving an Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively.

Six American athletes have each won two Olympic medals in water polo. Aside from Wally O'Connor, who won medals before World War II, all were members of the men's national team that won consecutive silver medals in 1984 and 1988.

Rk	Name	Pos	H	Height	Games as player	Medals				Ref
						G	S	B	T
1	Jody Campbell	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	1984 , 1988	0	2	0	2	[114][144]
	Peter Campbell	CF/U		6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	1984 , 1988	0	2	0	2	[145][146]
	Kevin Robertson	D	L	5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)	1984 , 1988	0	2	0	2	[115][147]
	Terry Schroeder	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	1984 , 1988 , 1992	0	2	0	2	[75][76]
	Craig Wilson	GK		6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	1984 , 1988 , 1992	0	2	0	2	[77][78]
6	Wally O'Connor	FP			1924 , 1928, 1932 , 1936	0	0	2	2	[66][67]

Monte Nitzkowski is the first and only man to have won two Olympic medals as the head coach of the United States men's national team.

Rk	Name	Games as head coach	Medals				Ref
			G	S	B	T
1	Monte Nitzkowski	1972 , 1984	0	1	1	2	[97]

Terry Schroeder is the first and only American (man or woman) to have won medals in the Olympic water polo tournaments both as a player and as a head coach.

Rk	Name	Games		Medals				Ref
		As player	As head coach	G	S	B	T
1	Terry Schroeder	1984 , 1988 , 1992	2008 , 2012	0	3	0	3	[75][76]

Multiple Olympic medalists in water polo and swimming[edit]

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic medals (in descending order), type of the Olympic medal (in descending order), date of the Olympic water polo tournament (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Five American athletes have won Olympic medals in water polo and swimming.

As a member of the 1924 and 1928 U.S. Olympic water polo team, Johnny Weissmuller won five Olympic gold medals in swimming and one bronze medal in water polo.

Tim Shaw is the only American athlete to have won Olympic medals in water polo and swimming after World War II.

Rk	Name	Height	Water polo				Swimming	Medals				Ref
			Year	No.	Pos	H		G	S	B	T
1	Johnny Weissmuller	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1924 1928		FP		1924 – 100 meter freestyle 1924 – 400 meter freestyle 1924 – 4×200 meter freestyle relay 1928 – 100 meter freestyle 1928 – 4×200 meter freestyle relay	5	0	1	6	[111]
2	Wally O'Connor		1924 1928 1932 1936		FP		1924 – 4×200 meter freestyle relay	1	0	2	3	[66][67]
3	Austin Clapp		1932		FP		1928 – 4×200 meter freestyle relay	1	0	1	2	[101][102]
4	Tim Shaw	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1984	12	D		1976 – 400 meter freestyle	0	2	0	2	[148][149]
5	Jam Handy		1924		FP		1904 – 440 yard breaststroke	0	0	2	2	[150][151]

Head coaches[edit]

Monte Nitzkowski is the first and only coach to lead the United States men's national team to have won two Olympic medals (1972 , 1984 ).^[97]

Head coaches (1920–2016)

Games	Head coach	Nationality	Birthdate	Age	MC	W	D	L	Win %	Ref
1920	Otto Wahle	United States	Nov 5, 1879	40 years, 298 days	5	2	0	3	40.00%	[2][3][93][94]
1924	Harry Hebner (did not go)[i]	United States	Jun 15, 1891	33 years, 35 days	0	––	––	––	––	[152][153]
	Otto Wahle	United States	Nov 5, 1879	44 years, 258 days	5	2	0	3	40.00%	[5][6][93][94]
1928	Perry McGillivray	United States	Aug 5, 1893	35 years, 6 days	3	1	0	2	33.33%	[8][9][99][100]
1932	Frank Rivas	United States			4	2	1	1	50.00%	[11][12][104]
1936	Clyde Swendsen	United States	May 25, 1895	41 years, 77 days	3	1	0	2	33.33%	[14][15][154][155]
1948	Austin Clapp	United States	Nov 8, 1910	37 years, 269 days	3	1	1	1	33.33%	[17][18][101][102]
1952	Urho Saari	United States			9	5	0	4	55.56%	[20][21][96]
1956	Neil Kohlhase	United States			6	2	0	4	33.33%	[23][24][95]
1960	Neil Kohlhase	United States			7	3	0	4	42.86%	[26][27][95]
1964	Urho Saari	United States			3	1	0	2	33.33%	[29][30][96]
1968	Art Lambert	United States			8	5	1	2	62.50%	[32][33][156]
1972	Monte Nitzkowski	United States	Sep 7, 1929	42 years, 363 days	9	6	2	1	66.67%	[35][36][97]
1980*	Monte Nitzkowski	United States	Sep 7, 1929	50 years, 326 days	0	Qualified but withdrew				[97]
1984	Monte Nitzkowski	United States	Sep 7, 1929	54 years, 338 days	7	6	1	0	85.71%	[38][39][97]
1988	Bill Barnett	United States			7	5	0	2	71.43%	[41][42][98]
1992	Bill Barnett	United States			7	4	0	3	57.14%	[44][45][98]
1996	Richard Corso	United States			8	5	0	3	62.50%	[47][48][157]
2000	John Vargas	United States	Jun 17, 1961	39 years, 106 days	8	3	0	5	37.50%	[50][51][103][104]
2004	Ratko Rudić	Italy	Jun 7, 1948	56 years, 83 days	7	4	0	3	57.14%	[53][54][104]
2008	Terry Schroeder	United States	Oct 9, 1958	49 years, 320 days	7	5	0	2	71.43%	[56][57][75][104]
2012	Terry Schroeder	United States	Oct 9, 1958	53 years, 308 days	8	3	0	5	37.50%	[59][75][104]
2016	Dejan Udovičić	Serbia	Jul 27, 1970	46 years, 18 days	5	2	0	3	40.00%	[61][104]
Games	Head coach	Nationality	Birthdate	Age	MC	W	D	L	Win %	Ref

^*Qualified but withdrew.

Historical progression – appearances of head coaches[edit]