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| Men's Water Polo | ||
Representing  Italy | ||
 | 1960 Rome | Team competition |
 | 1952 Helsinki | Team competition |
Salvatore Gionta (born 22 December 1930) is an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Formia. In 1952 he was part of the Italian team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played two matches. Eight years later he won the gold medal with the Italian team in the 1960 Olympic tournament. He played two matches and scored two goals.
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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.
Raffaello Gambino was an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Geminio Ognio was an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Renato Traiola was an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Naples. In 1952 he was part of the Italian team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played one match as goalkeeper.
László Jeney was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics, and 1960 Summer Olympics. He is one of eight male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo.
György Kárpáti was a Hungarian water polo player who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics, 1960 Summer Olympics, and 1964 Summer Olympics. He is one of eight male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo, and one of ten male athletes who won three Olympic gold medals in water polo.
Kálmán Markovits was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics, and 1960 Summer Olympics.
Tivadar Kanizsa was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Mihály Mayer was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1960 Summer Olympics, 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He is one of eight male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo.
Giuseppe D'Altrui is an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He is the father of Marco D'Altrui, who also won a water polo gold medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Luigi Mannelli was an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Giancarlo Guerrini is an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Gianni Lonzi is an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Boris Abramovich Goykhman was a Soviet water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics, in the 1956 Summer Olympics, and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Petre Mshvenieradze was a Soviet and Georgian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.
András Bodnár is a former Hungarian water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1964 Summer Olympics, 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics. He is one of eight male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo.
Zoltán Dömötör was a Hungarian swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.
This article presents the national team appearances in the men's Olympic water polo tournament since the inaugural official edition in 1900.
