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

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The Netherlands men's national water polo team has 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
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 the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands —457553588773669101117
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 the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 177019082000Third placeEurope – LEN

Best finishes

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
Men's team [1] Best finishAppsConfederation
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Third place (1948, 1976)17Europe – LEN

Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
Men's team [1] TotalChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeFirstLast
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 32 (1948, 1976)1 (1908)19081976

Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)0022

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.

Legend
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last		ISHOF
member		NoteRef
12345
4 Ton Buunk 1952FP197219761980198419/31 Flag bearer for the Netherlands (1984) [2]

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.

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 Nico van der Voet 1944431964
(10)		1968
(33)		20/24 [3]
2 Harry van der Meer 1973Right401992
(8)		1996
(16)		2000
(16)		18/26 [4]
3 Ruud van Feggelen 1924321948
(16)		1952
(16)		24/28 [5]

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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
1908 Johan Rühl 188523The only goalkeeper in the squad [6]
1920 Leen Hoogendijk 189030 [7]
Karel Struijs 189227 [8]
1924 Karel Struijs (2)189231Starting goalkeeper [8]
(Unknown)
1928 Abraham van Olst 189730Starting goalkeeper [9]
(Unknown)
1936 Herman Veenstra 191124 [10]
Joop van Woerkom 191224 [11]
1948 Bronze medal.svg Joop Rohner 192721 [12]
Piet Salomons 192424 [13]
1952 Max van Gelder 192427Starting goalkeeper [14]
(Unknown)
1960 Henk Hermsen 193723 [15]
Ben Kniest 192733 [16]
19641 Henk Hermsen (2)193727 [15]
11 Ben Kniest (2)192737 [16]
19681 Feike de Vries 194325 [17]
11 Evert Kroon 194622 [18]
19721 Evert Kroon (2)194625Starting goalkeeper [18]
11 Wim van de Schilde 194823 [19]
1976 Bronze medal.svg1 Evert Kroon (3)194629Starting goalkeeper
Flag bearer for the Netherlands 		[18]
11 Alex Boegschoten 195620 [20]
19801 Wouly de Bie 195822 [21]
11 Ruud Misdorp 195228 [22]
19841 Wouly de Bie (2)195826 [21]
13 Ruud Misdorp (2)195232 [22]
19921 Arie van de Bunt 196923 [23]
13 Bert Brinkman 196824 [24]
YearCap
No.		GoalkeeperBirthAgeISHOF
member		NoteRef
YearCap
No.		GoalkeeperBirthAgeSavesShotsEff %ISHOF
member		NoteRef
19961 Arie van de Bunt (2)1969278115452.6%Starting goalkeeper [23]
11 Wim Vermeulen 00—
20001 Arie van de Bunt (3)1969316514046.4%Starting goalkeeper [23]
3 Wim Vermeulen (2)00—

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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 Bjørn Boom 197561060.0%2000
(6/10)		24/24 [25]

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Coach statistics

Medals as coach and player

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 winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Ivo Trumbić won the silver medal in 1964 and Yugoslavia's first Olympic gold medal in water polo in 1968. He moved to the Netherlands in 1973, hired as the head coach of the Netherlands men's national water polo team. At the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, he led the Dutch team to win a bronze medal. [26] [27]

Legend
RkPersonBirthHeightPlayerHead coachTotal medalsRef
AgeMen's teamPosMedalAgeMen's teamMedalGSBT
1 Ivo Trumbić 19351.97 m
(6 ft 6 in)		29–33Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia FP1964 Silver medal.svg, 1968 Gold medal.svg41Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1976 Bronze medal.svg1113 [26]
[27]

Water polo people at the opening and closing ceremonies

Flag bearers

Evert Kroon was the flag bearer for the Netherlands at the closing ceremony of the 1976 Olympics. Evert Kroon 1976.jpg
Evert Kroon was the flag bearer for the Netherlands at the closing ceremony of the 1976 Olympics.

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 the Netherlands.

At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Fred van Dorp became the first water polo player to be a flag bearer for the Netherlands at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics. [28]

After winning bronze in the men's tournament, Evert Kroon, the starting goalkeeper of the Dutch water polo team, carried the national flag of the Netherlands at the closing ceremony of the 1976 Montreal Olympics. [18]

Four-time Olympian Ton Buunk was the flag bearer for the Netherlands during the opening ceremony at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. [2]

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
11968 OFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Fred van Dorp 1938301.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands FP1960196419688 years
(21/30)		0000 [28]
11968 CFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Fred van Dorp 1938301.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands FP1960196419688 years
(21/30)		0000 [28]
21976 CFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Evert Kroon 1946291.92 m
(6 ft 4 in)		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands GK1968197219768 years
(22/29)		0011 [18]
31984 OFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Ton Buunk 1952311.96 m
(6 ft 5 in)		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands FP197219761980198412 years
(19/31)		0011 [2]

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  8. 1 2 "Karel Struijs". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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  15. 1 2 "Henk Hermsen". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  16. 1 2 "Ben Kniest". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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  21. 1 2 "Wouly de Bie". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  22. 1 2 "Ruud Misdorp". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  23. 1 2 3 "Arie van de Bunt". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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  25. ↑ "Bjørn Boom". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
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