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

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The Spain men's national water polo team has participated in 18 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
  •     – Hosts
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 Spain.svg  Spain 7109889104462146567Q18
Total teams74612131451618211016131516121212121212121212121212

Number of appearances

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend
Men's team [1] AppsRecord
streak
Active
streak
DebutMost
recent
Best finishConfederation
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 18111119202020ChampionsEurope – LEN

Best finishes

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend
Men's team [1] Best finishAppsConfederation
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Champions (1996)18Europe – LEN

Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
Men's team [1] TotalChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeFirstLast
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 51 (1996)1 (1992*)3 (1980, 1984, 2000)19802000

Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1102

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.

Legend and abbreviation
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
123456
6 Manuel Estiarte 1961FP19801984198819921996200018/382007 Flag bearer for Spain (2000) [2]
5 Jordi Sans 1965FP1984198819921996200018/35 [3]
Salvador Gómez 1968FP1988199219962000200420/36 [4]
Jesús Rollán 1968GK1988199219962000200420/362012 [5]
4 Pedro García 1968FP198819921996200019/31 [6]
Sergi Pedrerol 1969FP199219962000200422/34 [7]
Daniel Ballart 1973FP199219962000200419/31 [8]
Ángel Andreo 1972GK199620002004200823/35 [9]
Iván Pérez 1971FP1992
CUB
2004
ESP
2008
ESP
2012
ESP
21/41 [10]
Guillermo Molina 1984FP200420082012201620/32 [11]
Felipe Perrone 1986FP200820122016202022/35 [12]

Note:

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.

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.

Legend and 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
123456
1 Manuel Estiarte 1961Right1271980
(21)
1984
(34)
1988
(27)
1992
(22)
1996
(13)
2000
(10)
18/382007 Flag bearer for Spain (2000) [13]
[2]
2 Felipe Perrone 1986Right422008
ESP
(16)
2012
ESP
(16)
2016
BRA
(10)
22/30 [14]
3 Guillermo Molina 1984Right412004
(4)
2008
(13)
2012
(5)
2016
(19)
20/32 [15]
4 Salvador Gómez 1968Right371988
(8)
1992
(5)
1996
(12)
2000
(5)
2004
(7)
20/36 [16]
5 Pedro García 1968351988
(9)
1992
(13)
1996
(7)
2000
(6)
19/31 [17]
6 Jordi Sans 1965331984
(0)
1988
(13)
1992
(8)
1996
(7)
2000
(5)
19/35 [18]
7 Iván Pérez 1971Left311992
CUB
(16)
2004
ESP
(6)
2008
ESP
(3)
2012
ESP
(6)
21/41 [19]
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
123456Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
Water polo tournaments
(goals)

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.

Legend and abbreviation
YearCap
No.
GoalkeeperBirthAgeISHOF
member
NoteRef
1920 Luis Gibert 190317Starting goalkeeper [20]
(Unknown)
1924 Jaime Cruells 190618Starting goalkeeper [21]
(Unknown)
1928 Gonzalo Jiménez 190226Starting goalkeeper [22]
(Unknown)
1948 Joan Serra 192720Starting goalkeeper [23]
(Unknown)
1952 Leandro Ribera Abad 193417Starting goalkeeper [24]
(Unknown)
19681 Luis Bestit 194523 [25]
11 Vicente Brugat 194720 [26]
19721 Salvador Franch 194923 [27]
11 Luis Bestit (2)194527 [25]
19801 Manuel Delgado 195525 [28]
11 Salvador Franch (2)194931 [27]
19841 Leandro Ribera Perpiñá 196222 [29]
13 Mariano Moya 196320 [30]
19881 Jesús Rollán 1968202012 [5]
11 Mariano Moya (2)196324 [30]
1992 Silver medal.svg1 Jesús Rollán (2)1968242012Starting goalkeeper [5]
12 Manuel Silvestre 196527 [31]
YearCap
No.
GoalkeeperBirthAgeISHOF
member
NoteRef
YearCap
No.
GoalkeeperBirthAgeSavesShotsEff %ISHOF
member
NoteRef
1996 Gold medal.svg1 Jesús Rollán (3)1968286211056.4%2012Starting goalkeeper [5]
4 Ángel Andreo 19722300 [9]
20001 Jesús Rollán (4)1968325811650.0%2012Starting goalkeeper [5]
2 Ángel Andreo (2)19722700 [9]
20041 Jesús Rollán (5)1968365771.4%2012 [5]
2 Ángel Andreo (3)197231509254.3%Starting goalkeeper [9]
20081 Iñaki Aguilar 1983245810754.2%Starting goalkeeper [32]
13 Ángel Andreo (4)1972351425.0% [9]
20121 Iñaki Aguilar (2)198328529853.1% [32]
13 Daniel López 198032265448.1% [33]
20161 Iñaki Aguilar (3)198332162661.5% [32]
13 Daniel López (2)1980366311554.8%Starting goalkeeper [33]
20201 Daniel López (3)198041 [33]
13 Unai Aguirre 200219 [34]
YearCap
No.
GoalkeeperBirthAgeSavesShotsEff %ISHOF
member
NoteRef

Sources:

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

Legend and 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 Albert Español 1985203557.1%2012
(15/25)
2016
(5/10)
26/30 [35]
2 Sergi Pedrerol 1969123831.6%1992
(N/A)
1996
(N/A)
2000
(10/27)
2004
(2/11)
22/34 [7]
3 Gonzalo Echenique 199081457.1%2016
(8/14)
26/26 [36]

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.

Spanish water polo player Miki Oca won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Four years later, he won a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. As a head coach, he guided Spain women's national water polo team to a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics. [37]

Legend
RkPersonBirthHeightPlayerHead coachTotal medalsRef
AgeMen's teamPosMedalAgeWomen's teamMedalGSBT
1 Miki Oca 19701.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)
22–26Flag of Spain.svg  Spain FP1992*Silver medal.svg, 1996 Gold medal.svg42Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2012 Silver medal.svg1203 [37]

Olympic champions

1996 Summer Olympics

MatchRoundDateOpponentResultGoals
for
Goals
against
Goal
diff.
Match 1/8Preliminary round – Group A20 July 1996Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Won936
Match 2/8Preliminary round – Group A21 July 1996Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Won871
Match 3/8Preliminary round – Group A22 July 1996Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia [lower-alpha 1] Lost79–2
Match 4/8Preliminary round – Group A23 July 1996Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Lost78–1
Match 5/8Preliminary round – Group A24 July 1996Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Won862
Match 6/8Quarter-finals26 July 1996Flag of the United States.svg  United States Won541
Match 7/8Semi-finals27 July 1996Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Won761
Match 8/8Gold medal match28 July 1996Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Won752
TotalMatches played: 8 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 2 • Win %: 75.0%584810

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (p. 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 70, 71, 73).

34-year-old Manuel Estiarte, the captain of Spain, won a gold medal during his fifth Olympics. Manel Estiarte (Diada de Sant Jordi 2009).jpg
34-year-old Manuel Estiarte, the captain of Spain, won a gold medal during his fifth Olympics.
Roster
Cap
No.
PlayerPosL/RHeightWeightDate of birthAge of
winning gold
Oly
debut
ISHOF
member
1 Jesús Rollán GKR1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)87 kg (192 lb)4 April 196828 years, 115 daysNo2012
2 Josep María Abarca FP1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)83 kg (183 lb)19 June 197422 years, 39 daysYes
3 Sergi Pedrerol FPL1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)78 kg (172 lb)16 December 196926 years, 225 daysNo
4 Ángel Andreo GKR1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)83 kg (183 lb)3 December 197223 years, 238 daysYes
5 Manuel Estiarte (C)FPR1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)62 kg (137 lb)26 October 196134 years, 276 daysNo2007
6 Daniel Ballart FPR1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)73 kg (161 lb)17 March 197323 years, 133 daysNo
7 Jorge Payá FP1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)78 kg (172 lb)10 July 196333 years, 18 daysNo
8 Iván Moro FPR1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)84 kg (185 lb)25 December 197421 years, 216 daysYes
9 Jordi Sans FP1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)70 kg (154 lb)3 August 196530 years, 360 daysNo
10 Salvador Gómez FPR1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)96 kg (212 lb)11 March 196828 years, 139 daysNo
11 Miki Oca FP1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)83 kg (183 lb)15 April 197026 years, 104 daysNo
12 Carles Sanz FP1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)88 kg (194 lb)25 May 197521 years, 64 daysYes
13 Pedro García FP1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)83 kg (183 lb)9 December 196827 years, 232 daysNo
Average1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)81 kg (179 lb)23 October 196926 years, 279 days
Coach Juan Jané 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)31 May 195343 years, 58 days

Sources:

Statistics
Cap
No.
PlayerPosMatches
played
Goals/Shots
GoalsShots %
1 Jesús Rollán GK8
2 Josep María Abarca FP8010.0%
3 Sergi Pedrerol FP81137.7%
4 Ángel Andreo GK8
5 Manuel Estiarte (C)FP8133339.4%
6 Daniel Ballart FP831323.1%
7 Jorge Payá FP81250.0%
8 Iván Moro FP821513.3%
9 Jordi Sans FP871838.9%
10 Salvador Gómez FP8123831.6%
11 Miki Oca FP892733.3%
12 Carles Sanz FP831127.3%
13 Pedro García FP872924.1%
Total85820029.0%
Against4820024.0%
Cap
No.
PlayerPosSaves/Shots
SavesShots %
1 Jesús Rollán GK6211056.4%
4 Ángel Andreo GK
Total6211056.4%

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (p. 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 70, 71, 73).

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 Spain.

Six-time Olympian Manuel Estiarte of Spain was the flag bearer during the opening ceremony at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. [2]

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
123456GSBT
12000 OFlag of Spain.svg Spain Manuel Estiarte 1961381.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain FP19801984198819921996200020 years
(18/38)
1102 [2]

Oath takers

Some sportspeople from the host nations were chosen to take the Olympic Oath at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, one water polo referee from Spain was given the honour. [38]

Eugeni Asensio, a Spanish water polo referee, took the Officials' Oath at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. [39]

Legend
Water polo people who were oath takers at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games
#YearOathCountryOath takerBirthAgeWater polo tournamentRef
21992Officials' OathFlag of Spain.svg Spain Eugeni Asensio 1992As referee (official) [39]

See also

Notes

  1. 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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