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

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The Romania men's national water polo team has participated in 9 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
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 Romania.svg  Romania 1785584911109
Total teams74612131451618211016131516121212121212121212121212

Number of appearances

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's team [1] AppsRecord
streak
Active
streak
DebutMost
recent
Best finishConfederation
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 94019522012Fourth placeEurope – LEN

Best finishes

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's team [1] Best finishAppsConfederation
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Fourth place (1976)9Europe – LEN

Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's team [1] TotalChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeFirstLast
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 11 (1976)19761976

Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)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.

Male athletes who competed in water polo at three or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
3 Alexandru Szabo 1937FP19561960196419/27 [2]
Aurel Zahan 1938FP19561960196418/26 [3]
Claudiu Rusu 1949FP19721976198023/31 [4]
Dinu Popescu 1949FP19721976198023/31 [5]
Viorel Rus 1952FP19721976198019/27 [6]

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.

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.

Abbreviation
YearCap
No.
GoalkeeperBirthAgeISHOF
member
NoteRef
1952 Zoltan Norman 191932Starting goalkeeper [7]
(Unknown)
1956 Iosif Deutsch 193223–24 [8]
Alexandru Marinescu 193224 [9]
1960 Mircea Ştefănescu 193623Starting goalkeeper [10]
(Unknown)
19641 Mircea Ştefănescu (2)193627 [10]
11 Emil Mureşan 193925 [11]
19721 Şerban Huber 195121 [12]
11 Cornel Frăţilă 194131 [13]
19761 Florin Slăvei 195125 [14]
11 Doru Spînu 195520 [15]
19801 Doru Spînu (2)195524 [15]
11 Florin Slăvei (2)195129 [14]
YearCap
No.
GoalkeeperBirthAgeISHOF
member
NoteRef
YearCap
No.
GoalkeeperBirthAgeSavesShotsEff %ISHOF
member
NoteRef
19961 Gelu Lisac 1967284110041.0%Starting goalkeeper [16]
2 Robert Dinu 197422102441.7% [17]
20121 Dragoș Stoenescu 197933489749.5%Starting goalkeeper [18]
13 Mihai Drăgușin 19842871353.8% [19]

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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 Alexandru Matei 198061833.3%2012
(6/18)
31/31 [20]

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See also

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References

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  2. "Alexandru Szabo". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. "Aurel Zahan". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. "Claudiu Rusu". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  5. "Dinu Popescu". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  6. "Viorel Rus". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  7. "Zoltan Norman". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. "Iosif Deutsch". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. "Alexandru Marinescu". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. 1 2 "Mircea Ştefănescu". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  11. "Emil Mureşan". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  12. "Şerban Huber". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  13. "Cornel Frăţilă". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  14. 1 2 "Florin Slăvei". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  15. 1 2 "Doru Spînu". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  16. "Gelu Lisac". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  17. "Robert Dinu". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  18. "Dragoș Stoenescu". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  19. "Mihai Drăgușin". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  20. "Alexandru Matei". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

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Official Reports (FINA)

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