Germany 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 Germany men's national water polo team, the United Team of Germany men's national water polo team, and the West Germany men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.

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The Germany men's national water polo team, the United Team of Germany men's national water polo team, and the West Germany men's national water polo team have participated in 17 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
  • = – More than one team tied for that rank
  • Team – Defunct team
Abbreviation
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 Germany.svg  Germany =512215See EUASee FRG and GDR795109
German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg United Team of Germany See Germany666See FRG and GDRSee Germany3
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Part of GermanyP. of EUA6Part of Germany1
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Part of GermanyP. of EUA104634Part of Germany5
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 Germany.svg  Germany 93019002008ChampionsEurope – LEN
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 53019681988Third placeEurope – LEN
German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg United Team of Germany 33019561964Sixth placeEurope – LEN

Best finishes

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
Men's team [1] Best finishAppsConfederation
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Champions (1928)9Europe – LEN
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Third place (1984)5Europe – LEN
German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg United Team of Germany Sixth place (1956, 1960, 1964)3Europe – LEN

Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
Men's team [1] TotalChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeFirstLast
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 31 (1928)2 (1932, 1936*)19281936
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 31 (1984)2 (1972*, 1988)19721988
German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg United Team of Germany 0

Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
Men's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)1203
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)0011
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany  (EUA)0000
Totals (3 entries)1214

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.

Abbreviation
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
4 Armando Fernández 1955FP1972
MEX
1976
MEX
1984
FRG
1988
FRG
17/33 [2]
Peter Röhle 1957GK1976
FRG
1984
FRG
1988
FRG
1992
GER
19/35 [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 Fritz Gunst 1908FP1928193219368 years
(19/27)
1203 [4]

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.

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 Hagen Stamm 1960Right451984
FRG
(18)
1988
FRG
(15)
1992
GER
(12)
24/32 [5]
2 Frank Otto 1959Left381984
FRG
(18)
1988
FRG
(16)
1992
GER
(4)
25/33 [6]
3 Armando Fernández 1955371972
MEX
(11)
1976
MEX
(16)
1984
FRG
(6)
1988
FRG
(4)
17/33 [7]

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: 1 April 2021.

Legend and abbreviation
YearCap
No.
GoalkeeperBirthAgeISHOF
member
NoteRef
1900 Georg Hax 187029The only goalkeeper in the squad [8]
1928 Gold medal.svg Johann Blank 190424 [9]
Erich Rademacher 1901271972 [10]
1932 Silver medal.svg Hans Eckstein 190823 [11]
Erich Rademacher (2)1901311972 [10]
1936 Silver medal.svg Paul Klingenburg 190728 [12]
Fritz Stolze 191025 [13]
1952 Emil Bildstein 193121 [14]
Günter Heine 191932 [15]
1956 Emil Bildstein (2)193125 [14]
Karl Neuse 193025 [16]
1960 Emil Bildstein (3)193129 [14]
Hans Hoffmeister 193624 [17]
1964 Heinz Mäder 193727 [18]
Peter Schmidt 193726 [19]
19681 Hans Hoffmeister (2)193632 [17]
11 Günter Kilian 195018 [20]
19721 Gerd Olbert 194824 [21]
11 Hans Hoffmeister (3)193636 [17]
19761 Günter Kilian (2)195026 [20]
11 Peter Röhle 195719 [3]
1984 Bronze medal.svg1 Peter Röhle (2)195727 [3]
12 Santiago Chalmovsky 195925
19881 Peter Röhle (3)195731 [3]
7 Ingo Borgmann 196523 [22]
19921 Ingo Borgmann (2)196527 [22]
5 Peter Röhle (4)195735 [3]
YearCap
No.
GoalkeeperBirthAgeSavesShotsEff %ISHOF
member
NoteRef
19961 Ingo Borgmann (3)1965315111145.9%Starting goalkeeper [22]
9 Daniel Voß 1971252366.7% [23]
20041 Alexander Tchigir (2)196835398048.8%Starting goalkeeper [24]
2 Michael Zellmer 1977273650.0% [25]
20081 Alexander Tchigir (3)1968396313048.5%Starting goalkeeper [24]
13 Michael Zellmer (2)19773100 [25]

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Notes:

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): 0

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 Tobias Kreuzmann 1981253473.5%2004
(17/22)
2008
(8/12)
23/27 [26]
2 Moritz Oeler 198581650.0%2008
(8/16)
22/22 [27]

Source:

Olympic champions

1928 Summer Olympics

MatchRoundDateOpponentResultGoals
for
Goals
against
Goal
diff.
Match 1/3Quarter-finals6 August 1928Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Won532
Match 2/3Semi-finals7 August 1928Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Won853
Match 3/3Gold medal match10 August 1928Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary Won523
TotalMatches played: 3 • Wins: 3 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100%18108

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1928 (pp. 803, 804, 806).

Roster
#PlayerPosHeightWeightDate of birthAge of
winning gold
Oly
debut
ISHOF
member
P1 Max Amann FP19 January 190523 years, 205 daysYes
P2 Karl Bähre FP11 April 189929 years, 122 daysYes
P3 Emil Benecke FP1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)4 October 189829 years, 312 daysYes
P4 Johann Blank GK17 April 190424 years, 116 daysYes
P5 Otto Cordes FP31 August 190522 years, 346 daysYes
P6 Fritz Gunst FP22 September 190819 years, 324 daysYes1990
P7 Erich Rademacher GK9 June 190127 years, 63 daysYes1972
P8 Joachim Rademacher FP20 June 190622 years, 52 daysYes
Average17 September 190324 years, 329 days

Note: Erich Rademacher and Joachim Rademacher are brothers.
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