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

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The Serbia men's national water polo team has participated in 4 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 Serbia.svg  Serbia ———Part of YugoslaviaP. of FRY / SCG33114
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia †————1092242155211Defunct12
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  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
Total teams74612131451618211016131516121212121212121212121212

Number of appearances

Last updated: 11 August 2024.

Men's team [1] AppsRecord
streak		Active
streak		DebutMost
recent		Best finishConfederation
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 55520082024ChampionsEurope – LEN

Best finishes

Last updated: 11 August 2024.

Men's team [1] Best finishAppsConfederation
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Champions (2016, 2020, 2024)5Europe – LEN

Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 11 August 2024.

Men's team [1] TotalChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeFirstLast
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 53 (2016, 2020, 2024)2 (2008, 2012)20082024

Medal table

Last updated: 11 August 2024.

Men's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  (SRB)3025

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]
Duško Pijetlović 1985FP200820122016202023/36 [5]
Andrija Prlainović 1987FP200820122016202021/34 [6]
Filip Filipović 1987FP200820122016202021/34 Flag bearer for Serbia (2020) [7]

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 Filip Filipović 19871.96 m
(6 ft 5 in)		FP200820122016202013 years
(21/34)		2024 [7]
Duško Pijetlović 19851.97 m
(6 ft 6 in)		FP200820122016202013 years
(23/36)		2024 [5]
Andrija Prlainović 19871.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)		FP200820122016202013 years
(21/34)		2024 [6]
4 Milan Aleksić 19861.93 m
(6 ft 4 in)		FP2012201620209 years
(26/35)		2013 [8]
Dušan Mandić 19942.02 m
(6 ft 8 in)		FP2012201620209 years
(18/37)		2013 [9]
Stefan Mitrović 19881.95 m
(6 ft 5 in)		FP2012201620209 years
(24/33)		2013 [10]
Gojko Pijetlović 19831.94 m
(6 ft 4 in)		GK2012201620209 years
(29/38)		2013 [11]
4 Slobodan Nikić 19831.97 m
(6 ft 6 in)		FP2004
SCG		2012
SRB		2016
SRB		12 years
(21/33)		1113 [12]
9 Živko Gocić 19821.93 m
(6 ft 4 in)		FP2008201220168 years
(25/33)		1023 [13]
10 Aleksandar Ćirić 19771.92 m
(6 ft 4 in)		FP2000
FRY		2004
SCG		2008
SRB		8 years
(22/30)		0123 [14]
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 [15]
RkPlayerBirthHeightPos12345Period
(age of
first/last)		GSBTRef
Water polo tournamentsMedals

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 [16]
2 Filip Filipović 1987Left412008
(4)		2012
(18)		2016
(19)		21/29 [17]
3 Vladimir Vujasinović 1973Right341996
FRY
(14)		2000
FRY
(5)		2004
SCG
(3)		2008
SRB
(12)		22/35 [18]
4 Andrija Prlainović 1987Right312008
(4)		2012
(22)		2016
(5)		21/29 [19]

Sources:

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: 27 July 2021.

Abbreviation
YearCap
No.		GoalkeeperBirthAgeSavesShotsEff %ISHOF
member		NoteRef
2008 Bronze medal.svg1 Denis Šefik (2)197631224351.2% [20]
13 Slobodan Soro 197829579361.3%Starting goalkeeper [21]
2012 Bronze medal.svg1 Slobodan Soro (2)1978337513555.6%Starting goalkeeper [21]
13 Gojko Pijetlović 198329111764.7% [11]
2016 Gold medal.svg1 Gojko Pijetlović (2)198333142166.7% [11]
13 Branislav Mitrović 1985316011950.4%Starting goalkeeper [22]
20201 Gojko Pijetlović (3)198338 [11]
13 Branislav Mitrović (2)198536 [22]
YearCap
No.		GoalkeeperBirthAgeSavesShotsEff %ISHOF
member		NoteRef

Source:

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.

* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won, since 2000): 1

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 [14]
2 Filip Filipović 1987102245.5%2008
(8/15)		2012
(2/6)		2016
(0/1)		21/29 [7]
3 Aleksa Šaponjić 199271163.6%2012
(7/11)		20/20 [23]
Stefan Mitrović 198872035.0%2012
(3/8)		2016
(4/12)		24/28 [10]
5 Živko Gocić 198261931.6%2008
(1/4)		2012
(2/7)		2016
(3/8)		26/33 [13]
6 Miloš Ćuk 199051145.5%2016
(5/11)		25/25 [24]

Source:

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.

As a water polo player, 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 Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  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

Olympic champions

2016 Summer Olympics

Results
MatchRoundDateCap
color		OpponentResultGoals
for		Goals
against		Goal
diff.
Match 1/8Preliminary round – Group A6 August 2016  WhiteFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Drawn13130
Match 2/8Preliminary round – Group A8 August 2016  WhiteFlag of Greece.svg  Greece Drawn990
Match 3/8Preliminary round – Group A10 August 2016  BlueFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Lost56–1
Match 4/8Preliminary round – Group A12 August 2016  WhiteFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Won1082
Match 5/8Preliminary round – Group A14 August 2016  WhiteFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Won1284
Match 6/8Quarter-finals16 August 2016  WhiteFlag of Spain.svg  Spain Won1073
Match 7/8Semi-finals18 August 2016  BlueFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Won1082
Match 8/8Gold medal match20 August 2016  BlueFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Won1174
TotalMatches played: 8 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 2 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 62.5%806614

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (pp. 9, 21, 37, 53, 65, 75, 83, 91).

Filip Filipovic scored 19 goals at the 2016 Olympics, helping Serbia win gold. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the men's water polo tournament. Filip Filipovic Rio 2016.jpg
Filip Filipović scored 19 goals at the 2016 Olympics, helping Serbia win gold. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the men's water polo tournament.
Roster
Cap
No.		PlayerPosL/RHeightWeightDate of birthAge of
winning gold		Oly
debut		ISHOF
member
1 Gojko Pijetlović GKR1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)92 kg (203 lb)7 August 198333 years, 13 daysNo
2 Dušan Mandić FPL2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)105 kg (231 lb)16 June 199422 years, 65 daysNo
3 Živko Gocić (C)FPR1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)93 kg (205 lb)22 August 198233 years, 364 daysNo
4 Sava Ranđelović FPR1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)98 kg (216 lb)17 July 199323 years, 34 daysYes
5 Miloš Ćuk FPR1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)91 kg (201 lb)21 December 199025 years, 243 daysYes
6 Duško Pijetlović FPR1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)97 kg (214 lb)25 April 198531 years, 117 daysNo
7 Slobodan Nikić FPR1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)106 kg (234 lb)25 January 198333 years, 208 daysNo
8 Milan Aleksić FPR1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)96 kg (212 lb)13 May 198630 years, 99 daysNo
9 Nikola Jakšić FPR1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)89 kg (196 lb)17 January 199719 years, 216 daysYes
10 Filip Filipović FPL1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)101 kg (223 lb)2 May 198729 years, 110 daysNo
11 Andrija Prlainović FPR1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)93 kg (205 lb)28 April 198729 years, 114 daysNo
12 Stefan Mitrović FPR1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)91 kg (201 lb)29 March 198828 years, 144 daysNo
13 Branislav Mitrović GKR2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)100 kg (220 lb)30 January 198531 years, 203 daysYes
Average1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)96 kg (212 lb)28 January 198828 years, 205 days
Coach Dejan Savić 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)24 April 197541 years, 118 days

Note: Duško Pijetlović and Gojko Pijetlović are brothers.
Sources:

Abbreviation
  • MP – Matches played
  • Min – Minutes
  • G – Goals
  • Sh – Shots
  • AS – Assists
  • TF – Turnover fouls
  • ST – Steals
  • BL – Blocked shots
  • SP – Sprints
  • 20S – 20 seconds exclusion
  • DE – Double exclusion
  • Pen – Penalty
  • EX – Exclusion
Statistics
Cap
No.		PlayerPosMPMinutes playedGoals/ShotsASTFSTBLSprintsPersonal fouls
Min %GSh %WonSP %20SDEPenEX
1 Gojko Pijetlović GK83212.5%1
2 Dušan Mandić FP817066.4%122450.0%410166
3 Živko Gocić (C)FP815660.9%21216.7%33333837.5%11
4 Sava Ranđelović FP86023.4%2450.0%2421311
5 Miloš Ćuk FP812247.7%62128.6%143251145.5%411
6 Duško Pijetlović FP812950.4%81650.0%1172111
7 Slobodan Nikić FP811544.9%102050.0%113124
8 Milan Aleksić FP813452.3%41330.8%46531112
9 Nikola Jakšić FP88834.4%4757.1%4221312
10 Filip Filipović FP817869.5%194443.2%7966010.0%7
11 Andrija Prlainović FP821082.0%52520.0%65559112
12 Stefan Mitrović FP817468.0%82630.8%1104741233.3%3
13 Branislav Mitrović GK822487.5%11
Team3
Total8256100%8021237.7%28864640123237.5%92159
Against6621630.6%241024722203262.5%82147
Cap
No.		PlayerPosSaves/Shots
SavesShots %
1 Gojko Pijetlović GK142166.7%
13 Branislav Mitrović GK6011950.4%
Total7414052.9%

Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (p. 131).

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. As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, one male water polo player was given the honour to carry the flag for Serbia.

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
12020 OFlag of Serbia.svg Serbia Filip Filipović ‡1987341.96 m
(6 ft 5 in)		Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia FP200820122016202013 years
(21/34)		2024 [7]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 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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