Italy men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

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This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Italy men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.

Contents

The Italy men's national water polo team has participated in 21 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments. [1]

Abbreviations

AppsAppearancesRkRankRefReferenceCap No. Water polo cap number
Pos Playing position FP Field player GK Goalkeeper ISHOF International Swimming Hall of Fame
L/R Handedness LLeft-handedRRight-handedOly debutOlympic debut in water polo
(C) Captain p.pagepp.pages

Team statistics

Comprehensive results by tournament

Notes:

Legend
  •  1  – Champions
  •  2  – Runners-up
  •  3  – Third place
  •  4  – Fourth place
  •    – The nation did not participate in the Games
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
  •     – Hosts
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 Years
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1011134144628771358923Q21
Total teams74612131451618211016131516121212121212121212121212

Number of appearances

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend
Men's team [1] AppsRecord
streak
Active
streak
DebutMost
recent
Best finishConfederation
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 21191919202020ChampionsEurope – LEN

Best finishes

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend
Men's team [1] Best finishAppsConfederation
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Champions (1948, 1960*, 1992)21Europe – LEN

Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
Men's team [1] TotalChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeFirstLast
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 133 (1948, 1960*, 1992)2 (1976, 2012)3 (1952, 1996, 2016)3 (1956, 1964, 1968)19482016

Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)3238

Player statistics

Multiple appearances

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

Legend and abbreviation
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
5 Gianni De Magistris 1950FP1968197219761980198417/331995 [2]
Stefano Tempesti 1979GK2000200420082012201621/37 [3]
Pietro Figlioli 1984FP2004
AUS
2008
AUS
2012
ITA
2016
ITA
2020
ITA
20/37 [4]
4 Eraldo Pizzo 1938FP196019641968197222/341990 [5]
Franco Lavoratori 1941FP196019641968197219/31 [6]
Alberto Alberani 1947GK196819721976198021/33 [7]
Carlo Silipo 1971FP199219962000200420/322014 [8]
Alberto Angelini 1974FP199620002004200821/33 [9]
Alessandro Calcaterra 1975FP199620002004200821/33 [10]
Fabio Bencivenga 1976FP199620002004200820/32 [11]

Multiple medalists

The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of receiving the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of receiving the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Top goalscorers

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total goals (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Legend and abbreviation
Male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1 Gianni De Magistris 1950Right591968
(6)
1972
(11)
1976
(11)
1980
(20)
1984
(11)
17/331995 [12]
2 Eraldo Pizzo 1938Right531960
(7)
1964
(5)
1968
(29)
1972
(12)
22/34 [13]
3 Pietro Figlioli 1984Right472004
AUS
(8)
2008
AUS
(16)
2012
ITA
(9)
2016
ITA
(14)
20/32 [14]
4 Alessandro Calcaterra 1975Right461996
(5)
2000
(9)
2004
(5)
2008
(27)
21/33 [15]
5 Alberto Angelini 1974Right351996
(11)
2000
(4)
2004
(11)
2008
(9)
21/33 [16]
6 Maurizio Felugo 1981Right342004
(6)
2008
(16)
2012
(12)
23/31 [17]
7 Valentino Gallo 1985Left332008
(15)
2012
(10)
2016
(8)
23/31 [18]
8 Leonardo Sottani 1973Left301996
(8)
2000
(11)
2008
(11)
22/34 [19]
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
12345Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
Water polo tournaments
(goals)

Sources:

Goalkeepers

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

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend and abbreviation
YearCap
No.
GoalkeeperBirthAgeISHOF
member
NoteRef
1920 Salvatore Cabella 189623–24Starting goalkeeper [20]
(Unknown)
1924 Mario Balla 190320–21Starting goalkeeper [21]
(Unknown)
1948 Gold medal.svg Pasquale Buonocore 191632Starting goalkeeper [22]
(Unknown)
1952 Bronze medal.svg Raffaello Gambino 192824 [23]
Renato Traiola 192427 [24]
1956 Cosimo Antonelli 192531 [25]
Enzo Cavazzoni 193224 [26]
1960 Gold medal.svg Dante Rossi 193624 [27]
Brunello Spinelli 193921 [28]
1964 Eugenio Merello 194024 [29]
Dante Rossi (2)193628 [27]
19681 Alberto Alberani 194721 [7]
11 Eugenio Merello (2)194028 [29]
19721 Alberto Alberani (2)194725 [7]
11 Ferdinando Lignano 194828 [30]
1976 Silver medal.svg1 Alberto Alberani (3)194729 [7]
11 Umberto Panerai 195323 [31]
19801 Alberto Alberani (4)194733 [7]
11 Umberto Panerai (2)195327 [31]
19841 Roberto Gandolfi 195628 [32]
13 Umberto Panerai (3)195331 [31]
19881 Paolo Trapanese 196226 [33]
13 Gianni Averaimo 196424 [34]
1992 Gold medal.svg1 Francesco Attolico 196329 [35]
13 Gianni Averaimo (2)196427 [34]
YearCap
No.
GoalkeeperBirthAgeISHOF
member
NoteRef
YearCap
No.
GoalkeeperBirthAgeSavesShotsEff %ISHOF
member
NoteRef
1996 Bronze medal.svg1 Francesco Attolico (2)1963334411040.0%Starting goalkeeper [35]
10 Marco Gerini 19712461540.0% [36]
20001 Francesco Attolico (3)196337286145.9% [35]
5 Stefano Tempesti 197921244355.8% [3]
20041 Stefano Tempesti (2)197925508658.1%Starting goalkeeper [3]
5 Marco Gerini (2)197133040.0% [36]
20081 Stefano Tempesti (3)1979298316949.1%Starting goalkeeper [3]
13 Fabio Violetti 19743400
2012 Silver medal.svg1 Stefano Tempesti (4)1979338714759.2%Starting goalkeeper [3]
13 Giacomo Pastorino 19803200 [37]
2016 Bronze medal.svg1 Stefano Tempesti (5)1979375110150.5%Starting goalkeeper [3]
13 Marco Del Lungo 199026213756.8% [38]
20201 Marco Del Lungo (2)199031 [38]
13 Gianmarco Nicosia 199823 [39]
YearCap
No.
GoalkeeperBirthAgeSavesShotsEff %ISHOF
member
NoteRef

Sources:

Top sprinters

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total sprints won (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the sprinter (in ascending order), respectively.

* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won, since 2000): 1

Legend and abbreviation
Male players with 5 or more sprints won at the Olympics (statistics since 2000)
RkSprinterBirthTotal
sprints
won
Total
sprints
contested
Eff %Water polo tournaments
(sprints won / contested)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1 Pietro Figlioli 1984788690.7%2004
AUS
(24/27)
2008
AUS
(21/23)
2012
ITA
(19/21)
2016
ITA
(14/15)
20/32 [4]
2 Francesco Di Fulvio 1993161794.1%2016
(16/17)
23/23 [40]
3 Goran Fiorentini 1981152268.2%2004
(15/22)
22/22 [41]
4 Alberto Ghibellini 1973101662.5%1996
(N/A)
2000
(10/16)
23/27 [42]
Deni Fiorentini 19841010100.0%2012
(10/10)
28/28 [43]

Source:

Coach statistics

Medals as coach and player

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 winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021.

As a water polo player, Ratko Rudić won a silver medal for Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He led Italy men's national water polo team to win two Olympic medals in 1992 and 1996. [44] [45] [46]

Italian Alessandro Campagna won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, coached by Ratko Rudić. As a head coach, he guided Italy men's national team to two medals in 2012 and 2016. [47] [48]

Legend
RkPersonBirthHeightPlayerHead coachTotal medalsRef
AgeMen's teamPosMedalAgeMen's teamMedalGSBT
1 Ratko Rudić 19481.88 m
(6 ft 2 in)
32Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia FP1980 Silver medal.svg44–48Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1992 Gold medal.svg, 1996 Bronze medal.svg1113 [44] [45]
[46]
Alessandro Campagna 19631.82 m
(6 ft 0 in)
29Flag of Italy.svg  Italy FP1992 Gold medal.svg49–53Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2012 Silver medal.svg, 2016 Bronze medal.svg1113 [47]
[48]
3 Gianni Lonzi 19381.82 m
(6 ft 0 in)
22Flag of Italy.svg  Italy FP1960*Gold medal.svg37Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1976 Silver medal.svg1102 [49]
[50]
4 Mario Majoni 191038Flag of Italy.svg  Italy FP1948*Gold medal.svg42Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1952 Bronze medal.svg1012 [51]
[52]

Olympic champions

1948 Summer Olympics

MatchRoundDateOpponentResultGoals
for
Goals
against
Goal
diff.
Note
Match 1/7Round one – Group D30 July 1948Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Won909
Match 2/7Round one – Group D30 July 1948Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Won422The match result was annulled and ordered to be replayed. [lower-alpha 1]
Replay 2/7Round one – Group D1 August 1948Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Drawn440Replay of Match 2/7 [lower-alpha 1]
Match 3/7Round two – Group I2 August 1948Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary Won431
Match 4/7Semi-final round – Group L4 August 1948Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt Won514
Match 5/7Semi-final round – Group L5 August 1948Flag of France.svg  France Won523
Match 6/7Final round – Group6 August 1948Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Won422
Match 7/7Final round – Group7 August 1948Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Won422
TotalMatches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 85.7%351421Note

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1948 (pp. 643, 645, 646).

Roster
#PlayerPosHeightWeightDate of birthAge of
winning gold
Oly
debut
ISHOF
member
P1 Gildo Arena FP25 February 192127 years, 164 daysYes
P2 Emilio Bulgarelli FP15 February 191731 years, 174 daysYes
P3 Pasquale Buonocore GK17 May 191632 years, 82 daysYes
P4 Aldo Ghira FP4 April 192028 years, 125 daysYes
P5 Mario Majoni FP27 May 191038 years, 72 daysYes1972
P6 Geminio Ognio FP13 December 191730 years, 238 daysYes
P7 Gianfranco Pandolfini FP16 September 192027 years, 326 daysYes
P8 Tullio Pandolfini FP6 August 191434 years, 1 dayYes
P9 Cesare Rubini FP2 November 192324 years, 279 daysYes2000
Average17 January 191830 years, 203 days
Coach Giuseppe Valle 15 March 190444 years, 145 days

Note: Gianfranco Pandolfini and Tullio Pandolfini are brothers.
Sources:

1960 Summer Olympics

MatchRoundDateOpponentResultGoals
for
Goals
against
Goal
diff.
Match 1/7Preliminary round – Group A25 August 1960Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania Won431
Match 2/7Preliminary round – Group A26 August 1960Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Won817
Match 3/7Preliminary round – Group A27 August 1960Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Egypt Won945
Match 4/7Semi-final round – Group A30 August 1960 German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg United Team of Germany Won303
Match 5/7Semi-final round – Group A31 August 1960Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Won202
Match 6/7Final round – Group2 September 1960Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Won211
Match 7/7Final round – Group3 September 1960Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Drawn330
TotalMatches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 85.7%311219

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1960 (pp. 618, 619, 627, 628, 631).

Eraldo Pizzo scored 7 goals at the 1960 Olympics, helping Italy win gold. Eraldo Pizzo.jpg
Eraldo Pizzo scored 7 goals at the 1960 Olympics, helping Italy win gold.
Roster
#PlayerPosHeightWeightDate of birthAge of
winning gold
Oly
debut
GoalsISHOF
member
P1 Amedeo Ambron FP1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)77 kg (170 lb)23 January 193921 years, 224 daysYes1
P2 Danio Bardi FP1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)76 kg (168 lb)23 May 193723 years, 103 daysYes2
P3 Giuseppe D'Altrui FP1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)82 kg (181 lb)7 April 193426 years, 149 daysNo12010
P4 Salvatore Gionta FP1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)81 kg (179 lb)22 December 193029 years, 256 daysNo2
P5 Giancarlo Guerrini FP1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)72 kg (159 lb)29 December 193920 years, 249 daysYes3
P6 Franco Lavoratori FP1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)78 kg (172 lb)15 March 194119 years, 172 daysYes4
P7 Gianni Lonzi FP1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)74 kg (163 lb)4 August 193822 years, 30 daysYes02009
P8 Luigi Mannelli FP1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)96 kg (212 lb)21 February 193921 years, 195 daysNo4
P9 Rosario Parmegiani FP1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)77 kg (170 lb)12 March 193723 years, 175 daysYes7
P10 Eraldo Pizzo FP1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)84 kg (185 lb)21 April 193822 years, 135 daysYes71990
P11 Dante Rossi GK1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)89 kg (196 lb)28 August 193624 years, 6 daysYes0
P12 Brunello Spinelli GK1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)82 kg (181 lb)26 May 193921 years, 100 daysYes0
Average1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)81 kg (179 lb)6 September 193722 years, 363 daysTotal31
Coach Andres Zolyomy 2010

Sources:

1992 Summer Olympics

MatchRoundDateOpponentResultGoals
for
Goals
against
Goal
diff.
Match 1/7Preliminary round – Group B1 August 1992Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Drawn770
Match 2/7Preliminary round – Group B2 August 1992Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Won642
Match 3/7Preliminary round – Group B3 August 1992Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Won1183
Match 4/7Preliminary round – Group B5 August 1992Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Drawn990
Match 5/7Preliminary round – Group B6 August 1992Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Won862
Match 6/7Semi-finals8 August 1992 Olympic flag.svg Unified Team [lower-alpha 2] Won981
Match 7/7Gold medal match9 August 1992Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Won981
TotalMatches played: 7 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 2 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 71.4%59509

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1992 (pp. 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 399, 400).

Roster
Cap
No.
PlayerPosL/RHeightWeightDate of birthAge of
winning gold
Oly
debut
ISHOF
member
1 Francesco Attolico GK1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)85 kg (187 lb)23 March 196329 years, 139 daysYes
2 Marco D'Altrui FP1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)72 kg (159 lb)25 April 196428 years, 106 daysNo2010
3 Alessandro Bovo FP1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)78 kg (172 lb)1 January 196923 years, 221 daysYes
4 Pino Porzio FP26 February 196725 years, 165 daysYes
5 Sandro Campagna FPR1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)80 kg (176 lb)26 June 196329 years, 44 daysNo2019
6 Paolo Caldarella FP1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)88 kg (194 lb)20 September 196427 years, 324 daysNo
7 Mario Fiorillo FP1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)70 kg (154 lb)16 December 196229 years, 237 daysNo
8 Francesco Porzio FPL1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)83 kg (183 lb)26 January 196626 years, 196 daysNo
9 Amedeo Pomilio FPL1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)74 kg (163 lb)11 February 196725 years, 180 daysYes
10 Ferdinando Gandolfi FP5 January 196725 years, 217 daysYes
11 Massimiliano Ferretti FP1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)85 kg (187 lb)22 June 196626 years, 48 daysNo
12 Carlo Silipo FPR1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)95 kg (209 lb)10 September 197120 years, 334 daysYes
13 Gianni Averaimo GK1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)84 kg (185 lb)10 September 196427 years, 334 daysNo
Average1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [lower-alpha 3] 81 kg (179 lb) [lower-alpha 4] 29 December 196526 years, 224 days
Coach Ratko Rudić 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)7 June 194844 years, 63 days2007

Note: Francesco Porzio and Pino Porzio are brothers.
Sources:

Statistics
Cap
No.
PlayerPosMatches
played
Goals/Shots
GoalsShots %
1 Francesco Attolico GK7
2 Marco D'Altrui FP73837.5%
3 Alessandro Bovo FP71812.5%
4 Pino Porzio FP731127.3%
5 Sandro Campagna FP761442.9%
6 Paolo Caldarella FP761442.9%
7 Mario Fiorillo FP741330.8%
8 Francesco Porzio FP7102737.0%
9 Amedeo Pomilio FP731030.0%
10 Ferdinando Gandolfi FP761540.0%
11 Massimiliano Ferretti FP7143441.2%
12 Carlo Silipo FP731520.0%
13 Gianni Averaimo GK7
Total85916934.9%
Against5017229.1%

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1992 (pp. 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 399, 400).

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 At the 1948 Olympics, the water polo match between Italy and Yugoslavia in Group D, and the match between Egypt and Hungary in Group E were both replayed. For more details, please see here.
  2. In 1992, 12 of the 15 former Soviet Republics competed together as the Unified Team and marched under the Olympic Flag in the Barcelona Games.
  3. Average height of 11 players.
  4. Average weight of 11 players.

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