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A water polo tournament was held on the Seine on 11 and 12 August 1900 as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics. Eight teams from four countries, all European, entered the event, although only seven ended up playing. The Osborne Swimming Club of Manchester, England, which has been listed with two rosters that are nearly entirely different, became the first Olympic water polo champions by defeating the Brussels Swimming and Water Polo Club of Belgium. Third place went to the two French-based semi-finalists, Libellule de Paris and Pupilles de Neptune de Lille, the latter of whom entered two teams, but merged them together after the first round.
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 was the first to win both the men's and women's water polo tournaments.
Belgium was the host nation for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. 336 competitors, 326 men and 10 women, took part in 121 events in 23 sports.
Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics:
Hans Maier was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Born in Madioen, Dutch East Indies, he was part of the Dutch team which finished fifth in the 1936 tournament, playing in all seven matches. He died in November 2018 at the age of 102.
Johannes Jacobus "Joop" van Woerkom was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Dutch team which finished fifth in the 1936 tournament. He played two matches as goalkeeper.
Paul Lambert was a French water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the French team which finished fourth in the 1936 tournament. He played all seven matches.
The following is the list of squads that took part in the men's water polo tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
The following is the list of squads that took part in the men's water polo tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Anton Ludwig "Tony" van Dorp was a Dutch-American water polo goalkeeper. He was born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, to Dutch parents and played in the Netherlands and for the Dutch national team until 1963. However, since 1957 he lived most of the time in the United States and had the US citizenship. Thus he competed in the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics for the United States. He then played for the club Phillips 66, Long Beach, and became AAU All-American in 1964–68. In 1967, his team won the Pan American Games where he stopped 50% of penalty shots and was named the outstanding goalkeeper of the tournament. Beside water polo, he served for 21 years as an air traffic controller with the US Air Force in the US, Germany, and Vietnam.
Grant Van De Casteele is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender.
This article presents the national team appearances in the men's Olympic water polo tournament since the inaugural official edition in 1900.
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Netherlands men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the France men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
