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

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The Montenegro men's national water polo team has participated in 4 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
  • 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 Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Part of YugoslaviaP. of FRY / SCG444Q4
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 1092242155211Defunct12
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia [lower-alpha 1] Part of Yugoslavia83Defunct2
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro Part of YugoslaviaSee FRY2Defunct1
Total teams74612131451618211016131516121212121212121212121212

Number of appearances

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Men's team [1] AppsRecord
streak
Active
streak
DebutMost
recent
Best finishConfederation
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 44420082020Fourth placeEurope – LEN

Best finishes

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Men's team [1] Best finishAppsConfederation
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Fourth place (2008, 2012, 2016)4Europe – LEN

Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's team [1] TotalChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeFirstLast
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 33 (2008, 2012, 2016)20082016

Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro  (MNE)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.

Abbreviation
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
4 Predrag Jokić 1983FP2004
SCG
2008
MNE
2012
MNE
2016
MNE
21/33 Flag bearer for Montenegro (2016) [2]
Draško Brguljan 1984FP200820122016202023/36 Flag bearer for Montenegro (2020) [3]
Aleksandar Ivović 1986FP200820122016202022/35 [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.

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 Aleksandar Ivović 1986Right382008
(9)
2012
(19)
2016
(10)
22/30 [5]
2 Mlađan Janović 1984Right312008
(13)
2012
(9)
2016
(9)
24/32 [6]

Source:

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.

Abbreviation
YearCap
No.
GoalkeeperBirthAgeSavesShotsEff %ISHOF
member
NoteRef
20081 Zdravko Radić 197929121866.7% [7]
13 Miloš Šćepanović 198225499949.5%Starting goalkeeper [8]
20121 Denis Šefik (3)197635101662.5% [9]
13 Miloš Šćepanović (2)1982295912248.4%Starting goalkeeper [8]
20161 Zdravko Radić (2)19793752025.0% [7]
13 Miloš Šćepanović (3)1982335210251.0%Starting goalkeeper [8]
20201 Slaven Kandić 199130 [10]
13 Petar Tešanović 199822 [11]
YearCap
No.
GoalkeeperBirthAgeSavesShotsEff %ISHOF
member
NoteRef

Source:

Note:

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 Vjekoslav Pasković 1985214744.7%2008
(3/12)
2012
(8/17)
2016
(10/18)
23/31 [12]
2 Mlađan Janović 198481747.1%2008
(5/10)
2012
(2/5)
2016
(1/2)
24/32 [13]
3 Draško Brguljan 198471741.2%2008
(0/0)
2012
(4/6)
2016
(3/11)
23/31 [3]

Source:

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, three male water polo players were given the honour to carry the flag for Montenegro.

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
12008 OFlag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro Veljko Uskoković 1971371.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia FP1996200012 years
(25/37)
0011 [14]
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro FP2008
12008 CFlag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro Veljko Uskoković 1971371.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia FP1996200012 years
(25/37)
0011 [14]
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro FP2008
22016 CFlag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro Predrag Jokić 1983331.88 m
(6 ft 2 in)
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro FP200412 years
(21/33)
0101 [2]
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro FP200820122016
32020 OFlag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro Draško Brguljan 1984361.94 m
(6 ft 4 in)
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro FP200820122016202013 years
(23/36)
0000 [3]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 After the breakup of Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team participated at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, and won a bronze medal in 2000. In 2003, after the country was renamed from FR Yugoslavia to Serbia and Montenegro, the team was also renamed to "Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team".

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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 "Predrag Jokić". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Draško Brguljan". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  4. "Aleksandar Ivović". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. "Aleksandar Ivović". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  6. "Mlađan Janović". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Zdravko Radić". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 "Miloš Šćepanović". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. "Denis Šefik". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. "Slaven Kandić". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  11. "Petar Tešanović". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  12. "Vjekoslav Pasković". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
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  14. 1 2 "Veljko Uskoković". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

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Official Reports (FINA)

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Official website (IOC)

Water polo on the International Olympic Committee website:

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