This article contains lists of results of the United States men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics . The lists are updated as of March 30, 2020.
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): 2nd place ( Silver medal): 3rd place ( Bronze medal): Latest medal:
Results [ edit ] Number of participating nations: 4 Host city: Paris Final Ranking: Did not participate Number of participating nations: 1 (Demonstration event) Host city: St. Louis Final Ranking (Demonstration event):
New York Athletic Club :
Bratton ,
Goodwin ,
Handley ,
Hesser ,
Ruddy ,
Steen ,
Van Cleaf ,
Sundstrom (coach)
Chicago Athletic Association :
Beach ,
Hammond ,
Healy ,
Kehoe ,
Steever ,
Swatek ,
Tuttle ,
Meffert (coach)
Missouri Athletic Club :
Evans ,
Goessling ,
Meyers ,
Orthwein ,
Reyburn ,
Schreiner ,
Toeppen
Match # Round Date Result Notes Ref Match 1/2 Semi-Finals Sep 5, 1904 NYAC 5–0 CAA Demonstration event [2] [3] Match 2/2 Final Round Sep 6, 1904 NYAC 6–0 MAC
Number of participating nations: 4 Host city: London Final Ranking: Did not participate Number of participating nations: 6 Host city: Stockholm Final Ranking: Did not participate Number of participating nations: 12 Host city: Antwerp Final Ranking: 4th place Number of participating nations: 13 Host city: Paris Final Ranking: 3rd place ( Bronze medal) Number of participating nations: 14 Host city: Amsterdam Final Ranking: 7th place Number of participating nations: 5 Host city: Los Angeles Final Ranking: 3rd place ( Bronze medal) Number of participating nations: 16 Host city: Berlin Final Ranking: 9th place Number of participating nations: 18 Host city: London Final Ranking: 11th place Number of participating nations: 21 Host city: Helsinki Final Ranking: 4th place Number of participating nations: 10 Host city: Melbourne Final Ranking: 5th place Number of participating nations: 16 Host city: Rome Final Ranking: 7th place Number of participating nations: 13 Host city: Tokyo Final Ranking: 9th place Number of participating nations: 15 Host city: Mexico City Final Ranking: 5th place Number of participating nations: 16 Host city: Munich Final Ranking: 3rd place ( Bronze medal) Number of participating nations: 12 Host city: Montreal Final Ranking: Did not qualify Number of participating nations: 12 Host city: Los Angeles Final Ranking: 2nd place ( Silver medal) Number of participating nations: 12 Host city: Seoul Final Ranking: 2nd place ( Silver medal) Number of participating nations: 12 Host city: Barcelona Final Ranking: 4th place Number of participating nations: 12 Host city: Atlanta Final Ranking: 7th place Number of participating nations: 12 Host city: Sydney Final Ranking: 6th place Number of participating nations: 12 Host city: Athens Final Ranking: 7th place Number of participating nations: 12 Host city: Beijing Final Ranking: 2nd place ( Silver medal) Number of participating nations: 12 Host city: London Final Ranking: 8th place Number of participating nations: 12 Host city: Rio de Janeiro Final Ranking: 10th place Statistics [ 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.
Historical progression of the 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 [4] [5] [44] 3rd Broke record 1924 Paris Jul 20, 1924 60 years, 21 days [6] [7] [45] Tied record 1932 Los Angeles Aug 13, 1932 [10] [11] [47] Tied record 1972 Munich Sep 4, 1972 [26] [27] [55] 2nd Broke record 1984 Los Angeles Aug 10, 1984 39 years, 229 days [28] [29] [56] Tied record 1988 Seoul Oct 1, 1988 [30] [31] [57] Tied record 2008 Beijing Aug 24, 2008 [40] [41] [62]
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%
^ Teams that have won at least one Olympic medal are shown in bold . † Defunct teams are shown in italic .
Records [ edit ] 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 Biggest home victory in an Olympic match 10–0 vs. Japan , Aug 7, 1932 Heaviest defeat in an Olympic match Heaviest home defeat in an Olympic match Most victories in an Olympic tournament Most consecutive victories in an Olympic tournament Most consecutive victories at the Olympic Games Most matches without defeat in an Olympic tournament Most consecutive matches without defeat in an Olympic tournament Most consecutive matches without defeat at the Olympic Games Most defeats in an Olympic tournament Most consecutive defeats in an Olympic tournament Most consecutive defeats at the Olympic Games Most matches without victory in an Olympic tournament Most consecutive matches without victory in an Olympic tournament Most consecutive matches without victory at the Olympic Games Most ties in an Olympic tournament Most matches without a tie in an Olympic tournament Most consecutive matches without a tie at the Olympic Games Goals for and against [ edit ] Most goals for in an Olympic match Least goals for in an Olympic match Most goals against in an Olympic match 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 Most consecutive matches scoring in an Olympic tournament Most consecutive matches scoring at the Olympic Games Most matches without scoring in an Olympic tournament Most matches conceding a goal in an Olympic tournament Most consecutive matches conceding a goal in an Olympic tournament Most consecutive matches conceding a goal at the Olympic Games See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF) . fina.org . 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