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Water polo at the 1964 Summer Olympics was held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Shibuya, Tokyo. The gymnasium was built in 1961-1964 as the first indoor pool for Olympic water polo; it also hosted all swimming and diving events and could accommodate over 13,000 people.
The Serbia men's national water polo team represents Serbia in international water polo competitions and is controlled by the Water Polo Association of Serbia. They have won gold medals in the Olympics, World and European Championships, World Cup, FINA World League, Mediterranean Games and Universiade, making them one of the most successful men's water polo teams in the world.
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The Kazakhstan men's national water polo team is the representative for Kazakhstan in international men's water polo.
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Alexandr Shvedov is a Kazakhstani water polo goalkeeper. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Kazakhstan men's national water polo team in the men's event. He is 6 ft 6 inches tall.
Arno Havenga is a Dutch male former water polo player and current coach. He was a member of the Netherlands men's national water polo team. He competed with the team at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics. He was also part of the national team at the 2001 Men's European Water Polo Championship and 2003 Men's European Water Polo Championship.
The men's tournament of water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics at Tokyo, Japan began on 25 July and ended on 8 August 2021. It was held at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. It was the 27th official appearance of the tournament, which was not held in 1896 and was a demonstration sport in 1904 but otherwise had been held at every Olympics.
The women's tournament of water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics at Tokyo, Japan was played from 24 July to 7 August 2021 at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. It was the sixth appearance of the women's tournament, which had been held consecutively since 2000.
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Hungary men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Kazakhstan men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
Madikhan Makhmetov is a Kazakhstani water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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- 1 2 "Stanislav Shvedov". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ↑ "Stanislav Shvedov". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ↑ "Men's Water Polo: Preliminary Round - Group B" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
