History Men's water polo tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1900. Men's water polo was among the first team sports introduced at the modern Olympic Games in 1900. [1] Seven European teams from four countries, including four from the host nation France, took part in the competition. The British team was the inaugural champion. [2] At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested, three club teams of seven players each entered. [3] A German team tried to enter, but its entry was refused because the players did not play for the same club. [4] The event took place in a pond in Forest Park, the location of both the Olympics and the World's Fair. [5] Previously, the International Olympic Committee and International Swimming Federation (FINA) considered the water polo event at the 1904 Olympics as a demonstration sport. [3] However, in July 2021, after accepting the recommendation of Olympic historian Bill Mallon, the IOC recognized water polo along with several others as an official sport of the 1904 Olympic program. [6] Water polo was not played at the 1906 Olympics. [1]
As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, men's water polo teams from ten European countries won all 27 official tournaments. [3]
From 1908 to 1920, the Great Britain men's national water polo team won three consecutive gold medals at the Olympics, becoming the first team to have an Olympic winning streak in water polo.
Hungary is the most successful country in the men's Olympic water polo tournament, with nine Olympic gold medals. The team won three gold medals in a row between 2000 and 2008, becoming the second water polo team to have an Olympic winning streak.
Italy and Yugoslavia have both won three Olympic titles in men's water polo tournament.
The Serbia men's national team is current Olympic champion.
Legend D C C winning streak (winning three or more Olympic titles in a row) Team † – Defunct teamChampions 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 24 Total Croatia Part of Yugoslavia † D C 1 France D C 1 Germany D C East Germany † and West Germany † 1 Great Britain C C C C 4 Hungary D C C C C C C C C C 9 Italy D C C C 3 Serbia Part of Yugoslavia † , then of FR Yugoslavia † , and Serbia and Montenegro † D C C 2 Soviet Union † D C C Defunct 2 Spain D C 1 Yugoslavia † D C C C Defunct 3 Champions 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 24 Total
Coach statistics Most successful coaches Ratko Rudić coached three men's national teams to four Olympic gold medals. The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), year of winning the last Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), name of the coach (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 12 September 2021.
There are four coaches who led men's national water polo teams to win two or more Olympic gold medals.
Ratko Rudić is the most successful water polo coach in Olympic history. As a head coach, he led three men's national water polo teams to win four Olympic gold medals. He guided Yugoslavia men's national team to two consecutive gold medals in 1984 and 1988, Italy men's national team to a gold medal in 1992, and Croatia men's national team to a gold medal in 2012, making him the first and only coach to lead three different men's national water polo teams to the Olympic titles. [31] [32]
Dénes Kemény of Hungary is another coach who led men's national water polo team(s) to win three Olympic gold medals. Under his leadership, the Hungary men's national team won three gold in a row between 2000 and 2008, becoming the second water polo team to have an Olympic winning streak . [33]
Béla Rajki coached the Hungary men's national team to two consecutive Olympic gold medals in 1952 and 1956. [34]
Dejan Savić led Serbia men's national team to win two consecutive Olympic gold medals in 2016 and 2021. [35]
Legend Champions as coach and player The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), year of winning the last Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 12 September 2021.
Only one water polo player won an Olympic gold medal and then guided a men's national water polo team to the Olympic title as a head coach.
Dezső Gyarmati of Hungary won three Olympic gold medals in 1952–1956 and 1964. He coached the Hungary men's national team to a gold in 1976. [37] [38]
Legend Rk Person Birth Height Player Head coach Total Ref Age Men's team Pos Olympic title Age Men's team Olympic title 1 Dezső Gyarmati 1927 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 24–27, 36 Hungary FP 1952–1956, 1964 48 Hungary 1976 4 [37] [38]
As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, there are six head coaches who led men's national teams to win gold medals in water polo at the Summer Olympics and the World Aquatics Championships .
Legend Champions by tournament 28th
Results Match Round Date Cap Opponent Result Goals Goals Goal Match 1/8 Preliminary round – Group B 25 July 2021 Spain Lost 12 13 –1 Match 2/8 Preliminary round – Group B 27 July 2021 Kazakhstan Won 19 5 14 Match 3/8 Preliminary round – Group B 29 July 2021 Australia Won 14 8 6 Match 4/8 Preliminary round – Group B 31 July 2021 Croatia Lost 12 14 –2 Match 5/8 Preliminary round – Group B 2 August 2021 Montenegro Won 13 6 7 Match 6/8 Quarter-finals 4 August 2021 Italy Won 10 6 4 Match 7/8 Semi-finals 6 August 2021 Spain Won 10 9 1 Match 8/8 Gold medal match 8 August 2021 Greece Won 13 10 3 Total Matches played: 8 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 2 • Win %: 75.0% 103 71 32
Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2020 (pp. 22, 28, 48, 54, 68, 76, 88, 96).
Branislav Mitrović saved 70 shots at the 2020 Olympics, helping Serbia win gold. Roster Cap Player Pos L/R Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly ISHOF 1 Gojko Pijetlović GK R 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 7 August 1983 38 years, 1 day No 2 Dušan Mandić FP L 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 16 June 1994 27 years, 53 days No 3 Nikola Dedović FP R 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 25 January 1992 29 years, 195 days Yes 4 Sava Ranđelović FP R 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 17 July 1993 28 years, 22 days No 5 Đorđe Lazić FP R 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 19 May 1996 25 years, 81 days Yes 6 Duško Pijetlović FP R 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 25 April 1985 36 years, 105 days No 7 Strahinja Rašović FP R 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 9 March 1992 29 years, 152 days Yes 8 Milan Aleksić FP R 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 13 May 1986 35 years, 87 days No 9 Nikola Jakšić FP R 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 17 January 1997 24 years, 203 days No 10 Filip Filipović (C) FP L 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 2 May 1987 34 years, 98 days No 11 Andrija Prlainović FP R 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 28 April 1987 34 years, 102 days No 12 Stefan Mitrović FP R 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 29 March 1988 33 years, 132 days No 13 Branislav Mitrović GK R 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 30 January 1985 36 years, 190 days No Average 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 1 December 1989 31 years, 250 days Coach Dejan Savić 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 24 April 1975 46 years, 106 days
Note: Duško Pijetlović and Gojko Pijetlović are brothers.
Abbreviation MP – Matches played Min – Minutes Avg min – Average minutes G – Goals Sh – Shots TF – Turnover fouls ST – Steals RB – Rebounds BL – Blocked shots SP – Sprints Abbreviation CP – Centre forward position exclusion FP – Field exclusion DS – Driving situation exclusion M6 – Exclusion in 6 metre free throw situation CS – Counter attacking situation exclusion DE – Double exclusion Pen – Penalty foul EX – Exclusions with substitution Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2020 (p. 150).
27th
Host city: Rio de Janeiro , Brazil Number of participating teams: 12 Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches Champion: Serbia (1st title; 4th place in preliminary A group) Results Match Round Date Cap Opponent Result Goals Goals Goal Match 1/8 Preliminary round – Group A 6 August 2016 Hungary Drawn 13 13 0 Match 2/8 Preliminary round – Group A 8 August 2016 Greece Drawn 9 9 0 Match 3/8 Preliminary round – Group A 10 August 2016 Brazil Lost 5 6 –1 Match 4/8 Preliminary round – Group A 12 August 2016 Australia Won 10 8 2 Match 5/8 Preliminary round – Group A 14 August 2016 Japan Won 12 8 4 Match 6/8 Quarter-finals 16 August 2016 Spain Won 10 7 3 Match 7/8 Semi-finals 18 August 2016 Italy Won 10 8 2 Match 8/8 Gold medal match 20 August 2016 Croatia Won 11 7 4 Total Matches played: 8 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 2 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 62.5% 80 66 14
Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (pp. 9, 21, 37, 53, 65, 75, 83, 91).
Filip Filipović scored 19 goals at the 2016 Olympics, helping Serbia win gold. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the men's water polo tournament. Roster Cap Player Pos L/R Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly ISHOF 1 Gojko Pijetlović GK R 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 7 August 1983 33 years, 13 days No 2 Dušan Mandić FP L 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 16 June 1994 22 years, 65 days No 3 Živko Gocić (C) FP R 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 22 August 1982 33 years, 364 days No 4 Sava Ranđelović FP R 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 17 July 1993 23 years, 34 days Yes 5 Miloš Ćuk FP R 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 21 December 1990 25 years, 243 days Yes 6 Duško Pijetlović FP R 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 25 April 1985 31 years, 117 days No 7 Slobodan Nikić FP R 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 25 January 1983 33 years, 208 days No 8 Milan Aleksić FP R 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 13 May 1986 30 years, 99 days No 9 Nikola Jakšić FP R 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 17 January 1997 19 years, 216 days Yes 10 Filip Filipović FP L 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 2 May 1987 29 years, 110 days No 11 Andrija Prlainović FP R 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 28 April 1987 29 years, 114 days No 12 Stefan Mitrović FP R 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 29 March 1988 28 years, 144 days No 13 Branislav Mitrović GK R 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 30 January 1985 31 years, 203 days Yes Average 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 28 January 1988 28 years, 205 days Coach Dejan Savić 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 24 April 1975 41 years, 118 days
Note: Duško Pijetlović and Gojko Pijetlović are brothers.
Abbreviation MP – Matches played Min – Minutes G – Goals Sh – Shots AS – Assists TF – Turnover fouls ST – Steals BL – Blocked shots SP – Sprints 20S – 20 seconds exclusion DE – Double exclusion Pen – Penalty EX – Exclusion Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (p. 131).
26th
Host city: London , United Kingdom Number of participating teams: 12 Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches Champion: Croatia (1st title; 1st place in preliminary A group) Results Match Round Date Cap Opponent Result Goals Goals Goal Match 1/8 Preliminary round – Group A 29 July 2012 Greece Won 8 6 2 Match 2/8 Preliminary round – Group A 31 July 2012 Spain Won 8 7 1 Match 3/8 Preliminary round – Group A 2 August 2012 Italy Won 11 6 5 Match 4/8 Preliminary round – Group A 4 August 2012 Australia Won 11 6 5 Match 5/8 Preliminary round – Group A 6 August 2012 Kazakhstan Won 12 4 8 Match 6/8 Quarter-finals 8 August 2012 United States Won 8 2 6 Match 7/8 Semi-finals 10 August 2012 Montenegro Won 7 5 2 Match 8/8 Gold medal match 12 August 2012 Italy Won 8 6 2 Total Matches played: 8 • Wins: 8 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100% 73 42 31
Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (pp. 373, 391, 399, 415, 421, 433, 445, 455).
Josip Pavić saved 85 shots at the 2012 Games, helping Croatia win the Olympic title. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the men's water polo tournament. Roster Cap Player Pos L/R Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly ISHOF 1 Josip Pavić GK R 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 15 January 1982 30 years, 210 days No 2 Damir Burić FP R 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 2 December 1980 31 years, 254 days No 3 Miho Bošković FP R 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 11 January 1983 29 years, 214 days No 4 Nikša Dobud FP R 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 118 kg (260 lb) 5 August 1985 27 years, 7 days Yes 5 Maro Joković FP L 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 1 October 1987 24 years, 316 days No 6 Ivan Buljubašić FP R 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 31 October 1987 24 years, 286 days Yes 7 Petar Muslim FP R 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 26 March 1988 24 years, 139 days Yes 8 Andro Bušlje FP R 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 4 January 1986 26 years, 221 days No 9 Sandro Sukno FP R 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 30 June 1990 22 years, 43 days Yes 10 Samir Barać (C) FP R 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 2 November 1973 38 years, 284 days No 11 Igor Hinić FP R 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 4 December 1975 36 years, 252 days No 12 Paulo Obradović FP R 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 9 March 1986 26 years, 156 days Yes 13 Frano Vićan GK R 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 24 January 1976 36 years, 201 days No Average 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 19 May 1983 29 years, 85 days Coach Ratko Rudić 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 7 June 1948 64 years, 66 days 2007
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Abbreviation MP – Matches played Min – Minutes G – Goals Sh – Shots AS – Assists TF – Turnover fouls ST – Steals BL – Blocked shots SP – Sprints 20S – 20 seconds exclusion DE – Double exclusion Pen – Penalty EX – Exclusion Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (p. 471).
25th
Host city: Beijing , China Number of participating teams: 12 Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches Champion: Hungary (9th title; 1st place in preliminary A group) Results Match Round Date Cap Opponent Result Goals Goals Goal Match 1/7 Preliminary round – Group A 10 August 2008 Montenegro Drawn 10 10 0 Match 2/7 Preliminary round – Group A 12 August 2008 Greece Won 17 6 11 Match 3/7 Preliminary round – Group A 14 August 2008 Spain Won 8 5 3 Match 4/7 Preliminary round – Group A 16 August 2008 Australia Won 13 12 1 Match 5/7 Preliminary round – Group A 18 August 2008 Canada Won 12 3 9 Match 6/7 Semi-finals 22 August 2008 Montenegro Won 11 9 2 Match 7/7 Gold medal match 24 August 2008 United States Won 14 10 4 Total Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 85.7% 85 55 30
Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (pp. 84, 92, 94, 104, 106, 156, 168).
Roster Cap Player Pos L/R Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly ISHOF 1 Zoltán Szécsi GK R 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 22 December 1977 30 years, 246 days No 2016 2 Tamás Varga FP R 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 14 July 1975 33 years, 41 days No 3 Norbert Madaras FP L 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 1 December 1979 28 years, 267 days No 4 Dénes Varga FP R 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 29 March 1987 21 years, 148 days Yes 5 Tamás Kásás FP R 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 20 July 1976 32 years, 35 days No 2016 6 Norbert Hosnyánszky FP R 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 4 March 1984 24 years, 173 days Yes 7 Gergely Kiss FP L 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 21 September 1977 30 years, 338 days No 2016 8 Tibor Benedek (C) FP L 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 12 July 1972 36 years, 43 days No 2016 9 Dániel Varga FP R 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 25 September 1983 24 years, 334 days Yes 10 Péter Biros FP R 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 5 April 1976 32 years, 141 days No 2016 11 Gábor Kis FP R 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 27 September 1982 25 years, 332 days Yes 12 Tamás Molnár FP R 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 2 August 1975 33 years, 22 days No 2016 13 István Gergely GK R 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 20 August 1976 32 years, 4 days No Average 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 20 December 1978 29 years, 248 days Coach Dénes Kemény 14 June 1954 54 years, 71 days 2011
Note: Dániel Varga and Dénes Varga are brothers.
Abbreviation MP – Matches played Min – Minutes G – Goals Sh – Shots AS – Assists TF – Turnover fouls ST – Steals BL – Blocked shots SP – Sprints 20S – 20 seconds exclusion Pen – Penalty EX – Exclusion Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (p. 202).
24th
Host city: Athens , Greece Number of participating teams: 12 Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches Champion: Hungary (8th title; 1st place in preliminary A group) Results Match Round Date Cap Opponent Result Goals Goals Goal Match 1/7 Preliminary round – Group A 15 August 2004 Serbia and Montenegro Won 6 4 2 Match 2/7 Preliminary round – Group A 17 August 2004 Croatia Won 10 8 2 Match 3/7 Preliminary round – Group A 19 August 2004 United States Won 7 5 2 Match 4/7 Preliminary round – Group A 21 August 2004 Kazakhstan Won 14 4 10 Match 5/7 Preliminary round – Group A 23 August 2004 Russia Won 7 6 1 Match 6/7 Semi-finals 27 August 2004 Russia Won 7 5 2 Match 7/7 Gold medal match 29 August 2004 Serbia and Montenegro Won 8 7 1 Total Matches played: 7 • Wins: 7 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100% 59 39 20
Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 93, 101, 105, 109, 116, 164, 173).
Gergely Kiss scored 14 goals at the 2004 Olympics, helping Hungary win gold. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the men's water polo tournament. Roster Cap Player Pos L/R Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly ISHOF 1 Zoltán Szécsi GK R 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 22 December 1977 26 years, 251 days No 2016 2 Tamás Varga FP R 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 14 July 1975 29 years, 46 days Yes 3 Norbert Madaras FP L 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 1 December 1979 24 years, 272 days Yes 4 Ádám Steinmetz FP R 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 11 August 1980 24 years, 18 days Yes 5 Tamás Kásás FP R 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 20 July 1976 28 years, 40 days No 2016 6 Attila Vári FP R 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 February 1976 28 years, 185 days No 7 Gergely Kiss FP L 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 21 September 1977 26 years, 343 days No 2016 8 Tibor Benedek (C) FP L 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 12 July 1972 32 years, 48 days No 2016 9 Rajmund Fodor FP R 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 21 February 1976 28 years, 190 days No 10 István Gergely GK R 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 20 August 1976 28 years, 9 days No 11 Barnabás Steinmetz FP R 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 6 October 1975 28 years, 328 days No 12 Tamás Molnár FP R 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 2 August 1975 29 years, 27 days No 2016 13 Péter Biros FP R 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 5 April 1976 28 years, 146 days No 2016 Average 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 20 September 1976 27 years, 344 days Coach Dénes Kemény 14 June 1954 50 years, 76 days 2011
Note: Ádám Steinmetz and Barnabás Steinmetz are brothers.
Abbreviation MP – Matches played Min – Minutes G – Goals Sh – Shots AS – Assists TF – Turnover fouls ST – Steals BL – Blocked shots SP – Sprints 20S – 20 seconds exclusion Pen – Penalty EX – Exclusion Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (p. 207).
23rd
Host city: Sydney , Australia Number of participating teams: 12 Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches Champion: Hungary (7th title; 3rd place in preliminary B group) Results Match Round Date Cap Opponent Result Goals Goals Goal Match 1/8 Preliminary round – Group B 23 September 2000 Greece Won 7 4 3 Match 2/8 Preliminary round – Group B 24 September 2000 Netherlands Won 16 8 8 Match 3/8 Preliminary round – Group B 25 September 2000 Croatia Lost 7 8 –1 Match 4/8 Preliminary round – Group B 26 September 2000 United States Won 10 9 1 Match 5/8 Preliminary round – Group B 27 September 2000 Yugoslavia [lower-alpha 8] Lost 9 10 –1 Match 6/8 Quarter-finals 29 September 2000 Italy Won 8 5 3 Match 7/8 Semi-finals 30 September 2000 Yugoslavia [lower-alpha 8] Won 8 7 1 Match 8/8 Gold medal match 1 October 2000 Russia Won 13 6 7 Total Matches played: 8 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 2 • Win %: 75.0% 78 57 21
Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45, 50, 55, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90).
Roster Cap Player Pos L/R Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly ISHOF 1 Zoltán Kósz GK R 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 November 1967 32 years, 310 days No 2 Bulcsú Székely FP R 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 2 June 1976 24 years, 121 days Yes 3 Tamás Märcz FP R 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 17 July 1974 26 years, 76 days Yes 4 Zsolt Varga FP R 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 9 March 1972 28 years, 206 days No 5 Tamás Kásás FP R 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 20 July 1976 24 years, 73 days No 2016 6 Attila Vári FP R 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 February 1976 24 years, 218 days Yes 7 Gergely Kiss FP L 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 21 September 1977 23 years, 10 days Yes 2016 8 Tibor Benedek FP L 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 12 July 1972 28 years, 81 days No 2016 9 Rajmund Fodor FP R 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 21 February 1976 24 years, 223 days No 10 Zoltán Szécsi GK R 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 22 December 1977 22 years, 284 days Yes 2016 11 Barnabás Steinmetz FP R 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 6 October 1975 24 years, 361 days Yes 12 Tamás Molnár FP R 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 2 August 1975 25 years, 60 days Yes 2016 13 Péter Biros FP R 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 5 April 1976 24 years, 179 days Yes 2016 Average 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 21 January 1975 25 years, 254 days Coach Dénes Kemény 14 June 1954 46 years, 109 days 2011
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Abbreviation MP – Matches played Min – Minutes G – Goals Sh – Shots AS – Assists TF – Turnover fouls ST – Steals BL – Blocked shots SP – Sprints 20S – 20 seconds exclusion Pen – Penalty EX – Exclusion Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45, 50, 55, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90).
22nd
Host city: Atlanta , United States Number of participating teams: 12 Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches Champion: Spain (1st title; 3rd place in preliminary A group) Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals Goals Goal Match 1/8 Preliminary round – Group A 20 July 1996 Germany Won 9 3 6 Match 2/8 Preliminary round – Group A 21 July 1996 Netherlands Won 8 7 1 Match 3/8 Preliminary round – Group A 22 July 1996 Yugoslavia [lower-alpha 8] Lost 7 9 –2 Match 4/8 Preliminary round – Group A 23 July 1996 Hungary Lost 7 8 –1 Match 5/8 Preliminary round – Group A 24 July 1996 Russia Won 8 6 2 Match 6/8 Quarter-finals 26 July 1996 United States Won 5 4 1 Match 7/8 Semi-finals 27 July 1996 Hungary Won 7 6 1 Match 8/8 Gold medal match 28 July 1996 Croatia Won 7 5 2 Total Matches played: 8 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 2 • Win %: 75.0% 58 48 10
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (p. 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 70, 71, 73).
34-year-old Manuel Estiarte , the captain of Spain, won a gold medal during his fifth Olympics. Roster Cap Player Pos L/R Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly ISHOF 1 Jesús Rollán GK R 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 4 April 1968 28 years, 115 days No 2012 2 Josep María Abarca FP 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 19 June 1974 22 years, 39 days Yes 3 Sergi Pedrerol FP L 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 16 December 1969 26 years, 225 days No 4 Ángel Andreo GK R 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 3 December 1972 23 years, 238 days Yes 5 Manuel Estiarte (C) FP R 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 62 kg (137 lb) 26 October 1961 34 years, 276 days No 2007 6 Daniel Ballart FP R 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 17 March 1973 23 years, 133 days No 7 Jorge Payá FP 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 10 July 1963 33 years, 18 days No 8 Iván Moro FP R 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 25 December 1974 21 years, 216 days Yes 9 Jordi Sans FP 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 3 August 1965 30 years, 360 days No 10 Salvador Gómez FP R 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 11 March 1968 28 years, 139 days No 11 Miki Oca FP 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 15 April 1970 26 years, 104 days No 12 Carles Sanz FP 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 25 May 1975 21 years, 64 days Yes 13 Pedro García FP 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 9 December 1968 27 years, 232 days No Average 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 23 October 1969 26 years, 279 days Coach Juan Jané 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 May 1953 43 years, 58 days
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Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (p. 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 70, 71, 73).
21st
Host city: Barcelona , Spain Number of participating teams: 12 Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches Champion: Italy (3rd title; 2nd place in preliminary B group) Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals Goals Goal Match 1/7 Preliminary round – Group B 1 August 1992 Hungary Drawn 7 7 0 Match 2/7 Preliminary round – Group B 2 August 1992 Netherlands Won 6 4 2 Match 3/7 Preliminary round – Group B 3 August 1992 Cuba Won 11 8 3 Match 4/7 Preliminary round – Group B 5 August 1992 Spain Drawn 9 9 0 Match 5/7 Preliminary round – Group B 6 August 1992 Greece Won 8 6 2 Match 6/7 Semi-finals 8 August 1992 Unified Team [lower-alpha 9] Won 9 8 1 Match 7/7 Gold medal match 9 August 1992 Spain Won 9 8 1 Total Matches played: 7 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 2 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 71.4% 59 50 9
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1992 (pp. 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 399, 400).
Roster Cap Player Pos L/R Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly ISHOF 1 Francesco Attolico GK 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 23 March 1963 29 years, 139 days Yes 2 Marco D'Altrui FP 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 25 April 1964 28 years, 106 days No 2010 3 Alessandro Bovo FP 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 1 January 1969 23 years, 221 days Yes 4 Pino Porzio FP 26 February 1967 25 years, 165 days Yes 5 Sandro Campagna FP R 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 26 June 1963 29 years, 44 days No 2019 6 Paolo Caldarella FP 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 20 September 1964 27 years, 324 days No 7 Mario Fiorillo FP 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 16 December 1962 29 years, 237 days No 8 Francesco Porzio FP L 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 26 January 1966 26 years, 196 days No 9 Amedeo Pomilio FP L 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 11 February 1967 25 years, 180 days Yes 10 Ferdinando Gandolfi FP 5 January 1967 25 years, 217 days Yes 11 Massimiliano Ferretti FP 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 22 June 1966 26 years, 48 days No 12 Carlo Silipo FP R 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 10 September 1971 20 years, 334 days Yes 13 Gianni Averaimo GK 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 10 September 1964 27 years, 334 days No Average 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [lower-alpha 6] 81 kg (179 lb) [lower-alpha 7] 29 December 1965 26 years, 224 days Coach Ratko Rudić 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 7 June 1948 44 years, 63 days 2007
Note: Francesco Porzio and Pino Porzio are brothers.
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1992 (pp. 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 399, 400).
20th
Host city: Seoul , South Korea Number of participating teams: 12 Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches Champion: Yugoslavia (3rd title; 1st place in preliminary B group) Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals Goals Goal Match 1/7 Preliminary round – Group B 21 September 1988 United States Lost 6 7 –1 Match 2/7 Preliminary round – Group B 22 September 1988 Hungary Won 10 9 1 Match 3/7 Preliminary round – Group B 23 September 1988 Greece Won 17 7 10 Match 4/7 Preliminary round – Group B 26 September 1988 Spain Won 10 8 2 Match 5/7 Preliminary round – Group B 27 September 1988 China Won 17 7 10 Match 6/7 Semi-finals 30 September 1988 West Germany Won 14 10 4 Match 7/7 Gold medal match 1 October 1988 United States Won 9 7 2 Total Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 85.7% 83 55 28
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1988 (pp. 593, 594, 595, 597).
Roster Cap Player Pos L/R Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly Goals ISHOF 1 Aleksandar Šoštar GK 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 21 January 1964 24 years, 254 days Yes 0 2011 2 Deni Lušić FP 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 14 April 1962 26 years, 170 days No 10 3 Dubravko Šimenc FP R 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 2 November 1966 21 years, 334 days Yes 3 4 Perica Bukić FP 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 20 February 1966 22 years, 224 days No 10 2008 5 Veselin Đuho FP 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 5 January 1960 28 years, 270 days No 9 6 Dragan Andrić FP 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 6 June 1962 26 years, 117 days No 11 7 Mirko Vičević FP 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 30 June 1968 20 years, 93 days Yes 3 8 Igor Gočanin FP 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 24 July 1966 22 years, 69 days Yes 5 9 Mislav Bezmalinović FP 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 11 May 1967 21 years, 143 days Yes 4 10 Tomislav Paškvalin FP L 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 29 August 1961 27 years, 33 days No 6 11 Igor Milanović FP 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 18 December 1965 22 years, 288 days No 16 2006 12 Goran Rađenović FP 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 4 November 1966 21 years, 332 days Yes 6 13 Renco Posinković GK 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 4 January 1964 24 years, 271 days Yes 0 Average 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 26 October 1964 23 years, 341 days Total 83 Coach Ratko Rudić 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 7 June 1948 40 years, 116 days 2007
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19th
Host city: Los Angeles , United States Number of participating teams: 12 Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool Champion: Yugoslavia (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary A group; 1st place in final D group) Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals Goals Goal Match 1/7 Preliminary round – Group A 1 August 1984 Canada Won 13 4 9 Match 2/7 Preliminary round – Group A 2 August 1984 China Won 12 7 5 Match 3/7 Preliminary round – Group A 3 August 1984 Netherlands Won 9 5 4 Match 4/7 Final round – Group D 6 August 1984 Australia Won 9 6 3 Match 5/7 Final round – Group D 7 August 1984 West Germany Won 10 9 1 Match 6/7 Final round – Group D 9 August 1984 Spain Won 14 8 6 Match 7/7 Final round – Group D 10 August 1984 United States Drawn 5 5 0 Total Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 85.7% 72 44 28
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1984 (pp. 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533).
Roster Cap Player Pos L/R Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly Goals ISHOF 1 Milorad Krivokapić GK 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 8 January 1956 28 years, 215 days No 0 2 Deni Lušić FP 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 14 April 1962 22 years, 118 days Yes 7 3 Zoran Petrović FP 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 22 August 1960 23 years, 354 days Yes 0 4 Božo Vuletić FP 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 1 July 1958 26 years, 40 days Yes 5 5 Veselin Đuho FP 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 5 January 1960 24 years, 218 days Yes 8 6 Zoran Roje FP 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 7 October 1955 28 years, 308 days No 7 7 Milivoj Bebić FP 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 29 August 1959 24 years, 347 days No 16 2013 8 Perica Bukić FP 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 20 February 1966 18 years, 172 days Yes 0 2008 9 Goran Sukno FP 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 6 April 1959 25 years, 126 days Yes 6 10 Tomislav Paškvalin FP L 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 29 August 1961 22 years, 347 days Yes 11 11 Igor Milanović FP 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 18 December 1965 18 years, 236 days Yes 6 2006 12 Dragan Andrić FP 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 6 June 1962 22 years, 65 days Yes 6 13 Andrija Popović GK 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 22 September 1959 24 years, 323 days Yes 0 Average 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 14 August 1960 23 years, 362 days Total 72 Coach Ratko Rudić 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 7 June 1948 36 years, 64 days 2007
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18th
Host city: Moscow , Soviet Union Number of participating teams: 12 Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool Champion: Soviet Union (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary A group; 1st place in final A group) Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals Goals Goal Match 1/8 Preliminary round – Group A 20 July 1980 Italy Won 8 6 2 Match 2/8 Preliminary round – Group A 21 July 1980 Spain Won 4 3 1 Match 3/8 Preliminary round – Group A 22 July 1980 Sweden Won 12 1 11 Match 4/8 Final round – Group A 24 July 1980 Hungary Won 5 4 1 Match 5/8 Final round – Group A 25 July 1980 Spain Won 6 2 4 Match 6/8 Final round – Group A 26 July 1980 Cuba Won 8 5 3 Match 7/8 Final round – Group A 28 July 1980 Netherlands Won 7 3 4 Match 8/8 Final round – Group A 29 July 1980 Yugoslavia Won 8 7 1 Total Matches played: 8 • Wins: 8 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100% 58 31 27
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1980 (pp. 497, 500, 501, 502).
Roster Cap Player Pos Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly Goals ISHOF 1 Yevgeny Sharonov GK 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 11 December 1958 21 years, 231 days Yes 0 2003 2 Sergey Kotenko FP 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 2 December 1956 23 years, 240 days No 9 3 Vladimir Akimov FP 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 20 July 1953 27 years, 9 days Yes 3 4 Yevgeny Grishin FP 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 1 October 1959 20 years, 302 days Yes 5 5 Mait Riisman FP 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 23 September 1956 23 years, 310 days Yes 4 6 Aleksandr Kabanov FP 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 11 June 1948 32 years, 48 days No 5 2001 7 Aleksei Barkalov FP 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 18 February 1946 34 years, 162 days No 8 1993 8 Erkin Shagaev FP 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 12 February 1959 21 years, 168 days Yes 5 9 Giorgi Mshvenieradze FP 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 12 August 1960 19 years, 352 days Yes 9 10 Mikhail Ivanov FP 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 18 April 1958 22 years, 102 days Yes 10 11 Viacheslav Sobchenko GK 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 18 April 1949 31 years, 102 days No 0 Average 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 3 April 1955 25 years, 117 days Total 58 Coach Boris Popov 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 21 March 1941 39 years, 130 days 2019
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17th
Host city: Montreal , Canada Number of participating teams: 12 Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool Champion: Hungary (6th title; 1st place in preliminary C group; 1st place in final E group) Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals Goals Goal Match 1/8 Preliminary round – Group C 18 July 1976 Australia Won 7 6 1 Match 2/8 Preliminary round – Group C 19 July 1976 Canada Won 4 2 2 Match 3/8 Preliminary round – Group C 20 July 1976 West Germany Won 4 0 4 Match 4/8 Final round – Group E 22 July 1976 Italy Won 6 5 1 Match 5/8 Final round – Group E 23 July 1976 West Germany Won 5 3 2 Match 6/8 Final round – Group E 24 July 1976 Netherlands Won 5 3 2 Match 7/8 Final round – Group E 26 July 1976 Romania Won 9 8 1 Match 8/8 Final round – Group E 27 July 1976 Yugoslavia Drawn 5 5 0 Total Matches played: 8 • Wins: 7 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 87.5% 45 32 13
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1976 (pp. 487, 489, 491, 492).
Roster Cap Player Pos Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly Goals ISHOF 1 Endre Molnár GK 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 23 July 1945 31 years, 4 days No 0 2 István Szívós Jr. FP 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 24 April 1948 28 years, 94 days No 4 1996 3 Tamás Faragó FP 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 5 August 1952 23 years, 357 days No 22 1993 4 László Sárosi FP 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 12 October 1946 29 years, 289 days No 3 5 György Horkai FP 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 1 July 1954 22 years, 26 days Yes 10 6 Gábor Csapó FP 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 20 September 1950 25 years, 311 days Yes 4 7 Attila Sudár FP 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 11 April 1954 22 years, 107 days Yes 0 8 György Kenéz FP 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 23 June 1956 20 years, 34 days Yes 0 9 György Gerendás FP 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 23 February 1954 22 years, 155 days Yes 1 10 Ferenc Konrád FP 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 17 April 1945 31 years, 101 days No 1 11 Tibor Cservenyák GK 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 8 August 1948 27 years, 354 days No 0 Average 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 29 August 1950 25 years, 333 days Total 45 Coach Dezső Gyarmati 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 23 October 1927 48 years, 278 days 1976
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16th
Host city: Munich , West Germany Number of participating teams: 16 Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool Champion: Soviet Union (1st title; 1st place in preliminary C group; 1st place in final I group) Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals Goals Goal Match 1/8 Preliminary round – Group C 27 August 1972 Italy Won 4 1 3 Match 2/8 Preliminary round – Group C 28 August 1972 Japan Won 11 1 10 Match 3/8 Preliminary round – Group C 29 August 1972 Bulgaria Won 7 2 5 Match 4/8 Preliminary round – Group C 30 August 1972 Spain Won 8 5 3 Match 5/8 Final round – Group I 1 September 1972 Yugoslavia Won 5 4 1 Match 6/8 Final round – Group I 2 September 1972 West Germany Won 4 2 2 Match 7/8 Final round – Group I 3 September 1972 United States Drawn 6 6 0 Match 8/8 Final round – Group I 4 September 1972 Hungary Drawn 3 3 0 Total Matches played: 8 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 2 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 75.0% 48 24 24
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1972 (pp. 358, 359, 363, 364, 365).
Roster Cap Player Pos Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly Goals ISHOF 1 Vadim Gulyayev GK 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 5 February 1941 31 years, 212 days No 0 2 Anatoly Akimov FP 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 15 November 1947 24 years, 294 days Yes 10 3 Aleksandr Dreval FP 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 17 July 1944 28 years, 49 days Yes 11 4 Aleksandr Dolgushin FP 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 7 March 1946 26 years, 181 days No 2 2010 5 Vladimir Zhmudsky FP 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 23 January 1947 25 years, 225 days Yes 2 6 Aleksandr Kabanov FP 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 11 June 1948 24 years, 85 days Yes 1 2001 7 Aleksei Barkalov FP 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 18 February 1946 26 years, 199 days No 10 1993 8 Aleksandr Shidlovsky FP 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 1 February 1941 31 years, 216 days No 4 9 Nikolay Melnikov FP 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 24 January 1948 24 years, 224 days Yes 1 10 Leonid Osipov FP 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 6 February 1943 29 years, 211 days No 7 11 Viacheslav Sobchenko GK 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 18 April 1949 23 years, 139 days Yes 0 Average 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 19 September 1945 26 years, 351 days Total 48 Coach Vladimir Semyonov 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 10 May 1938 34 years, 117 days
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15th
Host city: Mexico City , Mexico Number of participating teams: 15 Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches Champion: Yugoslavia (1st title; 2nd place in preliminary B group) Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals Goals Goal Match 1/9 Preliminary round – Group B 14 October 1968 Egypt Won 13 2 11 Match 2/9 Preliminary round – Group B 16 October 1968 East Germany Drawn 4 4 0 Match 3/9 Preliminary round – Group B 17 October 1968 Mexico Won 9 0 9 Match 4/9 Preliminary round – Group B 19 October 1968 Netherlands Won 7 4 3 Match 5/9 Preliminary round – Group B 20 October 1968 Italy Lost 4 5 –1 Match 6/9 Preliminary round – Group B 21 October 1968 Greece Won 11 1 10 Match 7/9 Preliminary round – Group B 22 October 1968 Japan Won 17 2 15 Match 8/9 Semi-finals 24 October 1968 Hungary Won 8 6 2 Match 9/9 Gold medal match 26 October 1968 Soviet Union Won 13 11 2 Total Matches played: 9 • Wins: 7 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 77.8% 86 35 51
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1968 (pp. 812, 814, 816, 817, 819, 822, 824, 826).
Mirko Sandić scored 17 goals at the 1968 Olympics, helping Yugoslavia win gold. Roster Cap Player Pos Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly Goals ISHOF 1 Karlo Stipanić GK 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 8 December 1941 26 years, 323 days No 0 2 Ivo Trumbić FP 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 2 April 1935 33 years, 207 days No 8 2015 3 Ozren Bonačić FP 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 5 January 1942 26 years, 295 days No 6 4 Uroš Marović FP 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 4 July 1946 22 years, 114 days Yes 11 5 Ronald Lopatni FP 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 19 September 1944 24 years, 37 days Yes 3 6 Zoran Janković FP 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 8 January 1940 28 years, 292 days No 21 2004 7 Miroslav Poljak FP 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 3 September 1944 24 years, 53 days Yes 13 8 Dejan Dabović FP 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 3 August 1944 24 years, 84 days Yes 1 9 Đorđe Perišić FP 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 6 May 1941 27 years, 173 days Yes 6 10 Mirko Sandić FP 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 9 May 1942 26 years, 170 days No 17 1999 11 Zdravko Hebel GK 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 21 January 1943 25 years, 279 days Yes 0 Average 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 28 May 1942 26 years, 151 days Total 86 Coach Aleksandar Sajfert
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14th
Host city: Tokyo , Japan Number of participating teams: 13 Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin semi-final pool; round-robin semi-final pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool Champion: Hungary (5th title; 1st place in preliminary D group; 2nd place in semi-final B group; 1st place in final group) Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals Goals Goal Match 1/6 Preliminary round – Group D 11 October 1964 Egypt Won 11 1 10 Match 2/6 Preliminary round – Group D 12 October 1964 Belgium Won 5 0 5 Match 3/6 Semi-final round – Group B 14 October 1964 Netherlands Won 6 5 1 Match 4/6 Semi-final round – Group B 15 October 1964 Yugoslavia Drawn 4 4 0 Match 5/6 Final round – Group 17 October 1964 Italy Won 3 1 2 Match 6/6 Final round – Group 18 October 1964 Soviet Union Won 5 2 3 Total Matches played: 6 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 83.3% 34 13 21
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1964 (pp. 685, 687, 691, 694, 695, 698).
Roster # Player Pos Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly Goals ISHOF P1 Miklós Ambrus GK 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 31 May 1933 31 years, 140 days Yes 0 P2 András Bodnár FP 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 9 April 1942 22 years, 192 days No 2 2017 P3 Ottó Boros GK 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 5 August 1929 35 years, 74 days No 0 P4 Zoltán Dömötör FP 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 21 August 1935 29 years, 58 days No 7 P5 László Felkai FP 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 1 March 1941 23 years, 231 days No 6 P6 Dezső Gyarmati (C) FP 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 23 October 1927 36 years, 361 days No 2 1976 P7 Tivadar Kanizsa FP 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 4 April 1933 31 years, 197 days No 1 P8 György Kárpáti FP 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 23 June 1935 29 years, 117 days No 4 1982 P9 János Konrád FP 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 27 August 1941 23 years, 52 days No 2 P10 Mihály Mayer FP 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 27 December 1933 30 years, 296 days No 0 1987 P11 Dénes Pócsik FP 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 9 March 1940 24 years, 223 days Yes 2 P12 Péter Rusorán FP 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 11 April 1940 24 years, 190 days No 8 Average 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 24 March 1936 28 years, 208 days Total 34 Coach Károly Laky
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13th
Host city: Rome , Italy Number of participating teams: 16 Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin semi-final pool; round-robin semi-final pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool Champion: Italy (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary A group; 1st place in semi-final A group; 1st place in final group) Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals Goals Goal Match 1/7 Preliminary round – Group A 25 August 1960 Romania Won 4 3 1 Match 2/7 Preliminary round – Group A 26 August 1960 Japan Won 8 1 7 Match 3/7 Preliminary round – Group A 27 August 1960 Egypt Won 9 4 5 Match 4/7 Semi-final round – Group A 30 August 1960 United Team of Germany Won 3 0 3 Match 5/7 Semi-final round – Group A 31 August 1960 Soviet Union Won 2 0 2 Match 6/7 Final round – Group 2 September 1960 Yugoslavia Won 2 1 1 Match 7/7 Final round – Group 3 September 1960 Hungary Drawn 3 3 0 Total Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 85.7% 31 12 19
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1960 (pp. 618, 619, 627, 628, 631).
Eraldo Pizzo scored 7 goals at the 1960 Olympics, helping Italy win gold. Roster # Player Pos Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly Goals ISHOF P1 Amedeo Ambron FP 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 23 January 1939 21 years, 224 days Yes 1 P2 Danio Bardi FP 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 23 May 1937 23 years, 103 days Yes 2 P3 Giuseppe D'Altrui FP 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 7 April 1934 26 years, 149 days No 1 2010 P4 Salvatore Gionta FP 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 22 December 1930 29 years, 256 days No 2 P5 Giancarlo Guerrini FP 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 29 December 1939 20 years, 249 days Yes 3 P6 Franco Lavoratori FP 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 15 March 1941 19 years, 172 days Yes 4 P7 Gianni Lonzi FP 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 4 August 1938 22 years, 30 days Yes 0 2009 P8 Luigi Mannelli FP 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 21 February 1939 21 years, 195 days No 4 P9 Rosario Parmegiani FP 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 12 March 1937 23 years, 175 days Yes 7 P10 Eraldo Pizzo FP 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 21 April 1938 22 years, 135 days Yes 7 1990 P11 Dante Rossi GK 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 28 August 1936 24 years, 6 days Yes 0 P12 Brunello Spinelli GK 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 26 May 1939 21 years, 100 days Yes 0 Average 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 6 September 1937 22 years, 363 days Total 31 Coach Andres Zolyomy 2010
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12th
Host city: Melbourne , Australia Number of participating teams: 10 Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool Champion: Hungary (4th title; 1st place in preliminary B group; 1st place in final group) Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals Goals Goal Note Match 1/6 Preliminary round – Group B 29 November 1956 Great Britain Won 6 1 5 Match 2/6 Preliminary round – Group B 30 November 1956 United States Won 6 2 4 Match 3/6 Final round – Group 3 December 1956 Italy Won 4 0 4 Match 4/6 Final round – Group 5 December 1956 United Team of Germany Won 4 0 4 Match 5/6 Final round – Group 6 December 1956 Soviet Union Won 4 0 4 Blood in the Water match Match 6/6 Final round – Group 7 December 1956 Yugoslavia Won 2 1 0 Total Matches played: 6 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100% 26 4 22 Note
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1956 (pp. 625, 626).
Roster # Player Pos Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly ISHOF P1 Antal Bolvári FP 6 May 1932 24 years, 215 days No P2 Ottó Boros GK 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 5 August 1929 27 years, 124 days Yes P3 Dezső Gyarmati (C) FP 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 23 October 1927 29 years, 45 days No 1976 P4 István Hevesi FP 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 2 April 1931 25 years, 249 days Yes P5 László Jeney GK 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 30 May 1923 33 years, 191 days No P6 Tivadar Kanizsa FP 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 4 April 1933 23 years, 247 days Yes P7 György Kárpáti FP 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 23 June 1935 21 years, 167 days No 1982 P8 Kálmán Markovits FP 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 26 August 1931 25 years, 103 days No 1994 P9 Miklós Martin FP 29 June 1931 25 years, 161 days No P10 Mihály Mayer FP 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 27 December 1933 22 years, 346 days Yes 1987 P11 István Szívós Sr. FP 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 20 August 1920 36 years, 109 days No 1997 P12 Ervin Zádor FP 7 June 1935 21 years, 183 days Yes Average 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [lower-alpha 4] 80 kg (176 lb) [lower-alpha 5] 12 July 1930 26 years, 148 days Coach Béla Rajki 2 February 1909 47 years, 309 days 1996
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11th
Host city: Helsinki , Finland Number of participating teams: 21 Competition format: Single-elimination tournament qualifying; round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin semi-final pool; round-robin semi-final pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool Champion: Hungary (3rd title; 1st place in preliminary B group; 1st place in semi-final F group; 1st place in final group) Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals Goals Goal Match 1/8 Eliminating round – First round 25 July 1952 Mexico Won 13 4 9 Match 2/8 Preliminary round – Group B 26 July 1952 Egypt Won 9 0 9 Match 3/8 Preliminary round – Group B 27 July 1952 Soviet Union Won 5 3 2 Match 4/8 Preliminary round – Group B 28 July 1952 Germany Won 9 1 8 Match 5/8 Semi-final round – Group F 30 July 1952 Netherlands Drawn 4 4 0 Match 6/8 Semi-final round – Group F 31 July 1952 Yugoslavia Drawn 2 2 0 Match 7/8 Final round – Group 1 August 1952 Italy Won 7 2 5 Match 8/8 Final round – Group 2 August 1952 United States Won 4 0 4 Total Matches played: 8 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 2 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 75.0% 53 16 37
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1952 (pp. 602, 603, 606, 607, 608).
Roster # Player Pos Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly ISHOF P1 Róbert Antal GK 21 July 1921 31 years, 12 days Yes P2 Antal Bolvári FP 6 May 1932 20 years, 88 days Yes P3 Dezső Fábián FP 17 December 1918 33 years, 229 days No P4 Dezső Gyarmati FP 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 23 October 1927 24 years, 284 days No 1976 P5 István Hasznos FP 8 December 1924 27 years, 238 days Yes P6 László Jeney GK 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 30 May 1923 29 years, 64 days No P7 György Kárpáti FP 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 23 June 1935 17 years, 40 days Yes 1982 P8 Dezső Lemhényi FP 71 kg (157 lb) 9 December 1917 34 years, 237 days No 1998 P9 Kálmán Markovits FP 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 26 August 1931 20 years, 342 days Yes 1994 P10 Miklós Martin FP 29 June 1931 21 years, 34 days Yes P11 Károly Szittya FP 18 June 1918 34 years, 45 days No P12 István Szívós Sr. FP 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 20 August 1920 31 years, 348 days No 1997 P13 György Vizvári FP 18 December 1928 23 years, 228 days Yes Average 31 August 1925 26 years, 337 days Coach Béla Rajki 2 February 1909 43 years, 182 days 1996
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10th
Host city: London , United Kingdom Number of participating teams: 18 Competition format: Series of round-robin elimination pools, followed by round-robin semi-final pools, and then round-robin final pools Champion: Italy (1st title; 1st place in round one D group; 1st place in round two I group; 1st place in semi-final L group; 1st place in final group) Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals Goals Goal Note Match 1/7 Round one – Group D 30 July 1948 Australia Won 9 0 9 Match 2/7 Round one – Group D 30 July 1948 Yugoslavia Won 4 2 2 The match result was annulled and ordered to be replayed. [lower-alpha 3] Replay 2/7 Round one – Group D 1 August 1948 Yugoslavia Drawn 4 4 0 Replay of Match 2/7 [lower-alpha 3] Match 3/7 Round two – Group I 2 August 1948 Hungary Won 4 3 1 Match 4/7 Semi-final round – Group L 4 August 1948 Egypt Won 5 1 4 Match 5/7 Semi-final round – Group L 5 August 1948 France Won 5 2 3 Match 6/7 Final round – Group 6 August 1948 Belgium Won 4 2 2 Match 7/7 Final round – Group 7 August 1948 Netherlands Won 4 2 2 Total Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 85.7% 35 14 21 Note
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1948 (pp. 643, 645, 646).
Roster # Player Pos Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly ISHOF P1 Gildo Arena FP 25 February 1921 27 years, 164 days Yes P2 Emilio Bulgarelli FP 15 February 1917 31 years, 174 days Yes P3 Pasquale Buonocore GK 17 May 1916 32 years, 82 days Yes P4 Aldo Ghira FP 4 April 1920 28 years, 125 days Yes P5 Mario Majoni FP 27 May 1910 38 years, 72 days Yes 1972 P6 Geminio Ognio FP 13 December 1917 30 years, 238 days Yes P7 Gianfranco Pandolfini FP 16 September 1920 27 years, 326 days Yes P8 Tullio Pandolfini FP 6 August 1914 34 years, 1 day Yes P9 Cesare Rubini FP 2 November 1923 24 years, 279 days Yes 2000 Average 17 January 1918 30 years, 203 days Coach Giuseppe Valle 15 March 1904 44 years, 145 days
Note: Gianfranco Pandolfini and Tullio Pandolfini are brothers.
9th
Host city: Berlin , Germany Number of participating teams: 16 Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin semi-final pool; round-robin semi-final pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool Champion: Hungary (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary II group; 1st place in semi-final I group; 1st place in final group) Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals Goals Goal Match 1/7 Preliminary round – Group II 8 August 1936 Yugoslavia Won 4 1 3 Match 2/7 Preliminary round – Group II 9 August 1936 Malta Won 12 0 12 Match 3/7 Preliminary round – Group II 10 August 1936 Great Britain Won 10 1 9 Match 4/7 Semi-final round – Group I 11 August 1936 Belgium Won 3 0 3 Match 5/7 Semi-final round – Group I 12 August 1936 Netherlands Won 8 0 8 Match 6/7 Final round – Group 14 August 1936 Germany Drawn 2 2 0 Match 7/7 Final round – Group 15 August 1936 France Won 5 0 5 Total Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 85.7% 44 4 40
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1936 (pp. 347, 349, 355).
Despite his disability of losing the left leg below the knee, Olivér Halassy won three consecutive Olympic medals (two gold and one silver) in water polo between 1928 and 1936. Head coach: Roster # Player Pos Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly ISHOF P1 Mihály Bozsi FP 2 March 1911 25 years, 166 days Yes P2 Jenő Brandi FP 23 May 1913 23 years, 84 days Yes P3 György Bródy GK 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 21 July 1908 28 years, 25 days No P4 Olivér Halassy FP 31 July 1909 27 years, 15 days No 1978 P5 Kálmán Hazai FP 17 July 1913 23 years, 29 days Yes P6 Márton Homonnai FP 5 February 1906 30 years, 192 days No 1971 P7 György Kutasi GK 16 September 1910 25 years, 334 days Yes P8 István Molnár FP 5 January 1913 23 years, 223 days Yes P9 János Németh FP 12 June 1906 30 years, 64 days No 1969 P10 Miklós Sárkány FP 15 August 1908 28 years, 0 days No P11 Sándor Tarics FP 23 September 1913 22 years, 327 days Yes Average 10 June 1910 26 years, 66 days
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The 1932 Hungary men's Olympic water polo team. From left to right: Sándor Ivády , György Bródy , József Vértesy , János Németh , Márton Homonnai , Alajos Keserű , and Olivér Halassy . Edition of men's tournament: 8th Host city: Los Angeles , United States Number of participating teams: 5 Competition format: Round-robin tournament Champion: Hungary (1st title) Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals Goals Goal Match 1/4 Round-robin group 6 August 1932 Germany Won 6 2 4 Match 2/4 Round-robin group 8 August 1932 Japan Won 17 0 17 Match 3/4 Round-robin group 11 August 1932 United States Won 7 0 7 Match 4/4 Round-robin group Scheduled Brazil Brazil was disqualified. [lower-alpha 2] Total Matches played: 3 [lower-alpha 2] • Wins: 3 [lower-alpha 2] • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100% 30 2 28
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1932 (pp. 646, 649, 650).
Head coach: Roster # Player Pos Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly ISHOF P1 István Barta GK 13 August 1895 37 years, 0 days No P2 György Bródy GK 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 21 July 1908 24 years, 23 days Yes P3 Olivér Halassy FP 31 July 1909 23 years, 13 days No 1978 P4 Márton Homonnai FP 5 February 1906 26 years, 190 days No 1971 P5 Sándor Ivády FP 1 May 1903 29 years, 104 days No P6 Alajos Keserű FP 8 March 1905 27 years, 158 days No P7 Ferenc Keserű FP 27 August 1903 28 years, 352 days No P8 János Németh FP 12 June 1906 26 years, 62 days Yes 1969 P9 Miklós Sárkány FP 15 August 1908 23 years, 364 days Yes P10 József Vértesy FP 19 February 1901 31 years, 176 days No Average 27 October 1904 27 years, 291 days
Note: Alajos Keserű and Ferenc Keserű are brothers.
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Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals Goals Goal Match 1/3 Quarter-finals 6 August 1928 Belgium Won 5 3 2 Match 2/3 Semi-finals 7 August 1928 Great Britain Won 8 5 3 Match 3/3 Gold medal match 10 August 1928 Hungary Won 5 2 3 Total Matches played: 3 • Wins: 3 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100% 18 10 8
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1928 (pp. 803, 804, 806).
Head coach: Roster # Player Pos Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly ISHOF P1 Max Amann FP 19 January 1905 23 years, 205 days Yes P2 Karl Bähre FP 11 April 1899 29 years, 122 days Yes P3 Emil Benecke FP 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 4 October 1898 29 years, 312 days Yes P4 Johann Blank GK 17 April 1904 24 years, 116 days Yes P5 Otto Cordes FP 31 August 1905 22 years, 346 days Yes P6 Fritz Gunst FP 22 September 1908 19 years, 324 days Yes 1990 P7 Erich Rademacher GK 9 June 1901 27 years, 63 days Yes 1972 P8 Joachim Rademacher FP 20 June 1906 22 years, 52 days Yes Average 17 September 1903 24 years, 329 days
Note: Erich Rademacher and Joachim Rademacher are brothers.
The 1924 France men's Olympic water polo team. From left to right: Noël Delberghe , Paul Dujardin , Robert Desmettre , Albert Deborgies , Henri Padou , Albert Mayaud , and Georges Rigal . Edition of men's tournament: 6th Host city: Paris , France Number of participating teams: 13 Competition format: Single-elimination tournament; Bergvall system for second- and third-place Champion: France (1st title) Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals Goals Goal Match 1/4 Round one 13 July 1924 United States Won 3 1 2 Match 2/4 Quarter-finals 15 July 1924 Netherlands Won 6 3 3 Match 3/4 Semi-finals 16 July 1924 Sweden Won 4 2 2 Match 4/4 Gold medal match 17 July 1924 Belgium Won 3 0 3 Total Matches played: 4 • Wins: 4 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100% 16 6 10
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1924 (pp. 488, 490, 492).
Head coach: Roster # Player Pos Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly ISHOF P1 Albert Deborgies FP 6 July 1902 22 years, 14 days Yes P2 Noël Delberghe FP 25 December 1897 26 years, 208 days Yes P3 Robert Desmettre FP 5 August 1901 22 years, 350 days Yes P4 Paul Dujardin GK 10 May 1894 30 years, 71 days Yes P5 Albert Mayaud FP 31 March 1899 25 years, 111 days No P6 Henri Padou FP 15 May 1898 26 years, 66 days No 1970 P7 Georges Rigal (C) FP 6 January 1890 34 years, 196 days No Average 21 September 1897 26 years, 303 days
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Host city: Antwerp , Belgium Number of participating teams: 12 Competition format: Single-elimination tournament; Bergvall system for second- and third-place Champion: Great Britain (4th title) Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals Goals Goal Match 1/3 Round one 24 August 1920 Spain Won 9 0 9 Match 2/3 Semi-finals 26 August 1920 United States Won 7 2 5 Match 3/3 Gold medal match 27 August 1920 Belgium Won 3 2 1 Total Matches played: 3 • Wins: 3 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100% 19 4 15
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1920 (p. 130).
Paul Radmilovic won three gold medals in water polo at the 1908, 1912 and 1920 Olympics. Head coach: Roster # Player Pos Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly ISHOF P1 Charles Bugbee FP 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 August 1887 33 years, 0 days No P2 William Dean FP 6 February 1887 33 years, 205 days Yes P3 Christopher Jones FP 23 June 1884 36 years, 67 days Yes P4 William Peacock FP 6 December 1891 28 years, 267 days Yes P5 Noel Purcell FP 15 November 1891 28 years, 288 days Yes P6 Paul Radmilovic (C) FP 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 5 March 1886 34 years, 177 days No 1967 P7 Charles Smith GK 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 26 January 1879 41 years, 216 days No 1981 Average 24 November 1886 33 years, 279 days
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The 1912 Great Britain men's Olympic water polo team. Edition of men's tournament: 4th Host city: Stockholm , Sweden Number of participating teams: 6 Competition format: Single-elimination tournament Champion: Great Britain (3rd title) Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals Goals Goal Match 1/3 Round one 7 July 1912 Belgium Won 7 5 2 Match 2/3 Semi-finals 11 July 1912 Sweden Won 6 3 3 Match 3/3 Gold medal match 13 July 1912 Austria Won 8 0 8 Total Matches played: 3 • Wins: 3 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100% 21 8 13
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1912 (pp. 1022, 1024, 1033).
Head coach: Roster # Player Pos Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly ISHOF P1 Isaac Bentham FP 27 October 1886 25 years, 263 days Yes P2 Charles Bugbee FP 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 August 1887 24 years, 322 days Yes P3 George Cornet FP 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 15 July 1877 35 years, 1 day No P4 Arthur Hill FP 9 January 1888 24 years, 189 days Yes P5 Paul Radmilovic FP 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 5 March 1886 26 years, 133 days No 1967 P6 Charles Smith GK 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 26 January 1879 33 years, 172 days No 1981 P7 George Wilkinson (C) FP 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 3 March 1879 33 years, 135 days No 1980 Average 30 June 1883 29 years, 16 days
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Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1908 (pp. 360, 361).
Head coach: Roster # Player Pos Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly ISHOF P1 George Cornet FP 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 15 July 1877 31 years, 7 days Yes P2 Charles Forsyth FP 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 23 years, 194 days Yes P3 George Nevinson FP 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 3 October 1882 25 years, 293 days Yes P4 Paul Radmilovic FP 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 5 March 1886 22 years, 139 days Yes 1967 P5 Charles Smith (C) GK 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 26 January 1879 29 years, 178 days Yes 1981 P6 Thomas Thould FP 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 11 January 1886 22 years, 193 days Yes P7 George Wilkinson FP 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 3 March 1879 29 years, 141 days Yes 1980 Average 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 2 April 1882 26 years, 111 days
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Host city: Paris , France Number of participating teams: 7 teams from 4 countries, including 4 from France [lower-alpha 10] Competition format: Single-elimination tournament Champion: Osborne Swimming Club ( Great Britain , 1st title) Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals Goals Goal Match 1/3 Round one 11 August 1900 Tritons Lillois ( France ) Won 12 0 12 Match 2/3 Semi-finals 12 August 1900 Pupilles de Neptune de Lille #2 ( France ) Won 10 1 9 Match 3/3 Gold medal match 12 August 1900 Brussels Swimming and Water Polo Club ( Belgium ) Won 7 2 5 Total Matches played: 3 • Wins: 3 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100% 29 3 26
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Head coach: Roster # Player Pos Height Weight Date of birth Age of Oly ISHOF P1 Thomas Coe (C) FP 3 November 1873 26 years, 282 days Yes P2 Robert Crawshaw FP 6 March 1869 31 years, 159 days Yes P3 William Henry GK 28 June 1859 41 years, 45 days Yes 1974 P4 John Jarvis FP 24 February 1872 28 years, 169 days Yes 1968 P5 Peter Kemp FP 1878 21 years, 224 days – Yes P6 Victor Lindberg FP 26 July 1875 25 years, 17 days Yes P7 Frederick Stapleton FP 11 March 1877 23 years, 154 days Yes Average 15 March 1872 6 May 1872 28 years, 98 days –
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