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

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The Japan men's national water polo team has participated in 9 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 Japan.svg  Japan ———414—14111215—1112Q9
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 Japan.svg  Japan 94219322020*Fourth placeAsia – AASF

Best finishes

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend
Men's team [1] Best finishAppsConfederation
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Fourth place (1932)9Asia – AASF

Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
Men's team [1] TotalChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeFirstLast
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 11 (1932)19321932

Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)0000

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.

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: 27 July 2021.

Legend and abbreviation
YearCap
No.		GoalkeeperBirthAgeISHOF
member		NoteRef
1932 Takashige Matsumoto 190823Starting goalkeeper [2]
(Unknown)
1936 Jihei Furusho 191421Starting goalkeeper [3]
(Unknown)
1960 Mineo Kato 193426Starting goalkeeper [4]
(Unknown)
1964 Mineo Kato (2)193430Starting goalkeeper [4]
(Unknown)
19681 Tetsunosuke Ishii 194424Starting goalkeeper [5]
(Unknown)
19721 Yukiharu Oshita 194923Starting goalkeeper [6]
(Unknown)
19841 Etsuji Fujita 196123Starting goalkeeper [7]
(Unknown)
YearCap
No.		GoalkeeperBirthAgeISHOF
member		NoteRef
YearCap
No.		GoalkeeperBirthAgeSavesShotsEff %ISHOF
member		NoteRef
20161 Katsuyuki Tanamura 1989275211346.0%Starting goalkeeper [8]
13 Tomoyoshi Fukushima 19932300— [9]
20201 Katsuyuki Tanamura (2)198931 [8]
13 Tomoyoshi Fukushima (2)199328 [9]

Source:

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

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 Mitsuaki Shiga 199161346.2%2016
(6/13)		24/24 [10]

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See also

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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. ↑ "Takashige Matsumoto". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Jihei Furusho". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Mineo Kato". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Tetsunosuke Ishii". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Yukiharu Oshita". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Etsuji Fujita". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Katsuyuki Tanamura". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Tomoyoshi Fukushima". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "Mitsuaki Shiga". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

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