Belgium 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 Belgium men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.

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The Belgium men's national water polo team has participated in 11 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 Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2—2322634616711
Total teams74612131451618211016131516121212121212121212121212

Number of appearances

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
Men's team [1] AppsRecord
streak		Active
streak		DebutMost
recent		Best finishConfederation
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 115019001964Runners-upEurope – LEN

Best finishes

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
Men's team [1] Best finishAppsConfederation
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Runners-up (1900, 1908, 1920*, 1924)11Europe – LEN

Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
Men's team [1] TotalChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeFirstLast
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 74 (1900, 1908, 1920*, 1924)2 (1912, 1936)1 (1948)19001948

Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)0426

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
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last		ISHOF
member		NoteRef
12345
4 Joseph Pletincx 1888FP190819121920192420/361988 [2]
Gérard Blitz 1901FP192019241928193619/351990 [3]

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.

Legend
Male athletes who won three or more Olympic medals in water polo
RkPlayerBirthHeightPosWater polo tournamentsPeriod
(age of
first/last)		MedalsRef
12345GSBT
1 Joseph Pletincx 1888FP190819121920192416 years
(20/36)		0314 [2]
2 Oscar Grégoire 1877FP19001908191212 years
(23/35)		0213 [4]
Albert Durant 1892GK19121920192412 years
(20/32)		0213 [5]
Gérard Blitz 1901FP192019241928193616 years
(19/35)		0213 [3]

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.

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: 1 April 2021.

Legend
YearCap
No.		GoalkeeperBirthAgeISHOF
member		NoteRef
1900 Silver medal.svg Albert Michant Starting goalkeeper [6]
(Unknown)
1908 Silver medal.svg Albert Michant (2)Starting goalkeeper [6]
(Unknown)
1912 Bronze medal.svg Albert Durant 189220Starting goalkeeper [5]
(Unknown)
1920 Silver medal.svg Albert Durant (2)189228Starting goalkeeper [5]
(Unknown)
1924 Silver medal.svg Albert Durant (3)189232Starting goalkeeper [5]
(Unknown)
1928 Jules Brandeleer Starting goalkeeper [7]
(Unknown)
1936 Bronze medal.svg Henri Disy 191322Starting goalkeeper [8]
(Unknown)
1948 Théo-Léo De Smet 191730Starting goalkeeper [9]
(Unknown)
1952 Théo-Léo De Smet (2)191734 [9]
François Maesschalck 192130 [10]
1960 Bruno De Hesselle 194118Starting goalkeeper [11]
(Unknown)
19641 Bruno De Hesselle (2)194123Starting goalkeeper [11]
(Unknown)
YearCap
No.		GoalkeeperBirthAgeISHOF
member		NoteRef

Water polo people at the opening and closing ceremonies

Flag bearers

Some sportspeople were chosen to carry the national flag of their country at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games. As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, one male water polo player was given the honour to carry the flag for Belgium.

Legend
Water polo people who were flag bearers at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games
#YearCountryFlag bearerBirthAgeHeightTeamPosWater polo tournamentsPeriod
(age of
first/last)		MedalsRef
12345GSBT
11920 OFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Victor Boin 188634Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium FP190819124 years
(22/26)		0112 [12]

Oath takers

Victor Boin was the Oath taker at the opening ceremony of the 1920 Olympics. Victor Boin 1922.jpg
Victor Boin was the Oath taker at the opening ceremony of the 1920 Olympics.

Some sportspeople from the host nations were chosen to take the Olympic Oath at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, one water polo player from Belgium was given the honour. [13]

As an athlete, Victor Boin of Belgium took the first ever Olympic Oath at the 1920 Games in Antwerp. He was the Belgium flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 1920 Olympics. [12]

Legend
Water polo people who were oath takers at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games
#YearOathCountryOath takerBirthAgeWater polo tournamentRef
11920Athletes' OathFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Victor Boin 18863419081912As player [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Joseph Pletincx". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Gérard Blitz". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Oscar Grégoire". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Albert Durant". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Albert Michant". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Jules Brandeleer". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Henri Disy". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Théo-Léo De Smet". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "François Maesschalck". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  11. 1 2 "Bruno De Hesselle". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  12. 1 2 3 "Victor Boin". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  13. ↑ "Takers of the Athletes' Oath". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-06. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

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