Serbia and 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 FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team and the Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.

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The FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team and the Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team have participated in 3 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 Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia † [lower-alpha 1] ————Part of Yugoslavia—83Defunct2
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro †————Part of YugoslaviaSee FRY2Defunct1
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia †————1092242155211Defunct12
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro ————Part of YugoslaviaP. of FRY / SCG444Q4
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia ———Part of YugoslaviaP. of FRY / SCG331Q4
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 Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia † [lower-alpha 1] 22019962000Third placeEurope – LEN
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro †11020042004Runners-upEurope – LEN

Best finishes

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
Men's team [1] Best finishAppsConfederation
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro †Runners-up (2004)1Europe – LEN
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia † [lower-alpha 1] Third place (2000)2Europe – LEN

Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
Men's team [1] TotalChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeFirstLast
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro †11 (2004)20042004
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia † [lower-alpha 1] 11 (2000)20002000

Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
Men's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro  (SCG)†0101
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg [[Serbia and Montenegro {{{mw}}} national water polo team|FR Yugoslavia]] (FRY)† [lower-alpha 1] 0011
Totals (2 entries)0112

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 Vladimir Vujasinović 1973FP1996
FRY		2000
FRY		2004
SCG		2008
SRB		22/35 [2]
Dejan Savić 1975FP1996
FRY		2000
FRY		2004
SCG		2008
SRB		21/33 [3]
Aleksandar Šapić 1978FP1996
FRY		2000
FRY		2004
SCG		2008
SRB		18/30 [4]
Predrag Jokić 1983FP2004
SCG		2008
MNE		2012
MNE		2016
MNE		21/33 Flag bearer for Montenegro (2016) [5]

Notes:

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.

Abbreviation
Male athletes who won three or more Olympic medals in water polo
RkPlayerBirthHeightPosWater polo tournamentsPeriod
(age of
first/last)		MedalsRef
12345GSBT
1 Slobodan Nikić 19831.97 m
(6 ft 6 in)		FP2004
SCG		2012
SRB		2016
SRB		12 years
(21/33)		1113 [6]
2 Aleksandar Ćirić 19771.92 m
(6 ft 4 in)		FP2000
FRY		2004
SCG		2008
SRB		8 years
(22/30)		0123 [7]
Aleksandar Šapić 19781.88 m
(6 ft 2 in)		FP1996
FRY		2000
FRY		2004
SCG		2008
SRB		12 years
(18/30)		0123 [4]
Dejan Savić 19751.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)		FP1996
FRY		2000
FRY		2004
SCG		2008
SRB		12 years
(21/33)		0123 [3]
Vladimir Vujasinović 19731.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)		FP1996
FRY		2000
FRY		2004
SCG		2008
SRB		12 years
(22/34)		0123 [2]
Vanja Udovičić 19821.93 m
(6 ft 4 in)		FP2004
SCG		2008
SRB		2012
SRB		8 years
(21/29)		0123 [8]

Notes:

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.

Abbreviation
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 Šapić 1978Right641996
FRY
(8)		2000
FRY
(18)		2004
SCG
(18)		2008
SRB
(20)		18/30 [9]
2 Vladimir Vujasinović 1973Right341996
FRY
(14)		2000
FRY
(5)		2004
SCG
(3)		2008
SRB
(12)		22/35 [10]

Sources:

Notes:

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: 5 May 2021.

Abbreviation
YearCap
No.		GoalkeeperBirthAgeSavesShotsEff %ISHOF
member		NoteRef
19961 Aleksandar Šoštar (2)1964325912846.1%2011Starting goalkeeper [11]
13 Milan Tadić 19702621118.2% [12]
2000 Bronze medal.svg1 Aleksandar Šoštar (3)196436498557.6%2011Starting goalkeeper [11]
12 Nikola Kuljača 19742666100.0% [13]
2004 Silver medal.svg1 Denis Šefik 1976276010258.8%Starting goalkeeper [14]
13 Nikola Kuljača (2)19743000— [13]

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Notes:

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.

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 Aleksandar Ćirić 1977405671.4%2000
FRY
(17/24)		2004
SCG
(14/20)		2008
SRB
(9/12)		22/30 [7]

Source:

Note:

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.

Dejan Savić won three consecutive Olympic medals between 2000 and 2008. At the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, he coached Serbia men's national team to the Olympic title. [3]

RkPersonBirthHeightPlayerHead coachTotal medalsRef
AgeMen's teamPosMedalAgeMen's teamMedalGSBT
1 Dejan Savić 19751.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)		25Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia FP2000 Bronze medal.svg41Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2016 Gold medal.svg1124 [3]
29Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro FP2004 Silver medal.svg
33Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia FP2008 Bronze medal.svg

Note:

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.

Igor Milanović, a water polo player representing Yugoslavia and then FR Yugoslavia, was given the honour to carry the flag for FR Yugoslavia.

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
11996 OFlag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg FR Yugoslavia Igor Milanović 1965301.95 m
(6 ft 5 in)		Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia FP1984198812 years
(18/30)		2002 [15]
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia FP1996

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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 "Vladimir Vujasinović". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Dejan Savić". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Aleksandar Šapić". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Predrag Jokić". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Slobodan Nikić". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Aleksandar Ćirić". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Vanja Udovičić". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Aleksandar Šapić". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "Vladimir Vujasinović". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  11. 1 2 "Aleksandar Šoštar". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "Milan Tadić". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  13. 1 2 "Nikola Kuljača". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "Denis Šefik". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  15. ↑ "Igor Milanović". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

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