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At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested, three club teams of seven players each entered. A German team tried to enter, but its entry was refused because the players did not play for the same club. The event took place in a pond in Forest Park, the location of both the Olympics and the World's Fair. Previously, the International Olympic Committee and International Swimming Federation (FINA) considered the water polo event at the 1904 Olympics as a demonstration sport. 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.
Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Hungary has been the most successful country in men's tournament, while the United States is the only team to win multiple times at the women's tournament since its introduction. Italy is the first and only country to win both the men's and women's water polo tournaments.
The 1928 Summer Olympics Water Polo event was held between the fourth and eleventh of August. The final results of the tournament follow below.
The 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm saw the fourth water polo tournament at Olympics. All games took place in the newly built swimming stadium in Djurgårdsbrunnsviken from 7 to 16 July 1912. All medals were decided by using the Bergvall system.
Noël Delberghe was a French water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was part of the French team which won the gold medal. He played all four matches and scored one goal.
Paul L. Dujardin was a French water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was part of the French team which won the gold medal. He played all four matches as goalkeeper. Four years later he was a member of the French team, which won the bronze medal. He played all six matches as goalkeeper.
James Wallace O'Connor was an American competition swimmer and water polo player who played internationally for the United States at four Olympiads: at the 1924, 1928, 1932 and 1936.
Mlađan Janović is a Montenegrin water polo player. He currently plays for AN Brescia and he is a long-standing member of the Montenegrin national water polo team. He was part of the Montenegro national team that was crowned European Champion at the 2008 European Championship in Málaga.
Jean Raymond Henri Thorailler was a French male water polo player. He was a member of the France men's national water polo team. He competed with the team at the 1912 Summer Olympics and 1920 Summer Olympics. Thorailler was given the honour to carry the national flag of France during the opening ceremony of the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, becoming the fourth water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.
Pierre Garsau was an Algerian born French male water polo player. He was a member of the France men's national water polo team. He competed with the team at the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1992 Summer Olympics.
Georges Delporte was a French male water polo player. He was a member of the France men's national water polo team. He competed with the team at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Alphonse Decuyper was a French male water polo player. He was a member of the Libellule de Paris water polo team. He won with the team the bronze medal at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Eugène Coulon was a French male water polo player. He was a member of the Pupilles de Neptune de Lille water polo team. He won with the team the bronze medal at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Marcel Hussaud was a French water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
References
- ↑ "Marcel Spilliaert". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ↑ "Profile of Marcel Spilliaert". sports-reference . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
