This article contains lists of medalists for the United States men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics , and is part of the United States men's Olympic water polo team statistics series. The lists are updated as of October 5, 2019.
This article contains lists of medalists for the United States men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics , and is part of the United States men's Olympic water polo team statistics series. The lists are updated as of October 5, 2019.
| No. | Cap number | Rk | Rank | Ref | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | Handedness | L | Left-handed | R | Right-handed |
| Pos | Playing position | FP | Field player | GK | Goalkeeper |
| CB | Center back (2-meter defense) | CF | Center forward (2-meter offense) | D | Driver (attacker) |
| U | Utility (except goalkeeper) |
The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic medals (in descending order), type of the Olympic medal (in descending order), date of receiving an Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively.
Eighty-seven athletes have won Olympic medals in water polo. Six of them have each won two Olympic medals. Aside from Wally O'Connor, who won medals before World War II, all were members of the men's national team that won consecutive silver medals in 1984 and 1988.
| Rk | Name | Pos | H | Height | Games as player | Medals | Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | S | B | T | |||||||
| 1 | Jody Campbell | CF | 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) | 1984  , 1988 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [1] [2] | |
| Peter Campbell | CF/U | 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) | 1984 , 1988 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [3] [4] | ||
| Kevin Robertson | D | L | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) | 1984 , 1988 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [5] [6] | |
| Terry Schroeder | CF | 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) | 1984 , 1988 , 1992 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [7] [8] | ||
| Craig Wilson | GK | 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m) | 1984 , 1988 , 1992 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [9] [10] | ||
| 6 | Wally O'Connor | FP | 1924  , 1928, 1932 , 1936 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [11] [12] | ||
| 7 | David Bratton | 1904  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | [13] | |||
| Budd Goodwin | FP | 1904 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | [14] | |||
| Louis Handley | FP | 1904 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | [15] [16] | |||
| David Hesser | FP | 1904 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | [17] | |||
| Joe Ruddy | FP | 1904 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | [18] [19] | |||
| James Steen | 1904 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | [20] | ||||
| George Van Cleaf | FP | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 1904 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | [21] [22] | ||
| 14 | Rex Beach | 1904 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [23] | |||
| David Hammond | 1904 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [24] | ||||
| Charles Healy | 1904 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [25] | ||||
| Frank Kehoe | 1904 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [26] | ||||
| Jerome Steever | 1904 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [27] | ||||
| Edwin Swatek | 1904 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [28] | ||||
| Bill Tuttle | 1904 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [29] | ||||
| Doug Burke | D | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 1984 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [30] [31] | ||
| Chris Dorst | GK | 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) | 1984 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [32] [33] | ||
| Gary Figueroa | D | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 1984 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [34] [35] | ||
| Drew McDonald | CB | 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m) | 1984 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [36] [37] | ||
| Tim Shaw | D | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 1984 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [38] [39] | ||
| John Siman | CB | 6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m) | 1984 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [40] [41] | ||
| Jon Svendsen | CB | 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) | 1984 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [42] [43] | ||
| Joe Vargas | D | 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) | 1984 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [44] [45] | ||
| James Bergeson | D | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 1988 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [46] [47] | ||
| Greg Boyer | CF | 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) | 1988 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [48] [49] | ||
| Jeff Campbell | CB | 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) | 1988 , 1992 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [50] [51] | ||
| Chris Duplanty | GK | 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) | 1988 , 1992, 1996 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [52] [53] | ||
| Mike Evans | D | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 1988 , 1992, 1996 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [54] [55] | ||
| Doug Kimbell | CB | 6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m) | 1988 , 1992 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [56] [57] | ||
| Craig Klass | CF | L | 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m) | 1988 , 1992 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [58] [59] | |
| Alan Mouchawar | U | 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) | 1988 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [60] [61] | ||
| Tony Azevedo | D | R | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 2000, 2004, 2008 , 2012, 2016 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [62] | |
| Ryan Bailey | CF | R | 6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m) | 2000, 2004, 2008 , 2012 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [63] [64] | |
| Layne Beaubien | CB/U | R | 6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m) | 2004, 2008 , 2012 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [65] | |
| Brandon Brooks | GK | R | 6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m) | 2004, 2008 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [66] | |
| Peter Hudnut | CB | R | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 2008 , 2012 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [67] | |
| Tim Hutten | CB | R | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 2008 , 2012 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [68] | |
| J. W. Krumpholz | CF | R | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [69] | |
| Rick Merlo | U | R | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [70] | |
| Merrill Moses | GK | R | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 2008 , 2012, 2016 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [71] | |
| Jeff Powers | CF/CB/U | R | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 2004, 2008 , 2012 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [72] [73] | |
| Jesse Smith | CB/U | R | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 2004, 2008 , 2012, 2016 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [74] | |
| Peter Varellas | D | L | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 2008 , 2012 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [75] | |
| Adam Wright | D | R | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 2004, 2008 , 2012 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [76] [77] | |
| 50 | Gwynne Evans | 1904 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [78] | |||
| Gus Goessling | 1904 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [79] | ||||
| John Meyers | 1904 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [80] | ||||
| Bill Orthwein | 1904 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [81] | ||||
| Amedee Reyburn | 1904 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [82] | ||||
| Frank Schreiner | 1904 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [83] | ||||
| Manfred Toeppen | 1904 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [84] | ||||
| Art Austin | FP | 1924 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [85] [86] | |||
| Elmer Collett | GK | 1924 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [87] | |||
| Jam Handy | FP | 1924 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [88] [89] | |||
| Oliver Horn | FP | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 1924 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [90] | ||
| Fred Lauer | GK | 1924 , 1936 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [91] [92] | |||
| George Mitchell | FP | 1924 , 1928 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [93] [94] | |||
| John Norton | FP | 1924 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [95] | |||
| George Schroth | FP | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 1924 , 1928 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [96] [97] | ||
| Herb Vollmer | FP | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 1920, 1924 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [98] [99] | ||
| Johnny Weissmuller | FP | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 1924 , 1928 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [100] | ||
| Austin Clapp | FP | 1932 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [101] [102] | |||
| Phil Daubenspeck | FP | 1932 , 1936 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [103] [104] | |||
| Charley Finn | FP | 1932 , 1936 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [105] [106] | |||
| Harold McCallister | FP | 1932 , 1936 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [107] [108] | |||
| Cal Strong | FP | 1932 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [109] [110] | |||
| Herb Wildman | GK | 1932 , 1936 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [111] [112] | |||
| Peter Asch | FP | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 1972 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [113] [114] | ||
| Steve Barnett | GK | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 1968, 1972 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [115] [116] | ||
| Bruce Bradley | FP | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 1968, 1972 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [117] [118] | ||
| Stan Cole | CF/D | R | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 1964, 1968, 1972 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [119] [120] | |
| Jim Ferguson | D | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 1972 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [121] [122] | ||
| Eric Lindroth | CF | L | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 1972 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [123] [124] | |
| John Parker | FP | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 1968, 1972 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [125] [126] | ||
| Gary Sheerer | FP | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) | 1968, 1972 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [127] [128] | ||
| Jim Slatton | GK | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 1972 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [129] [130] | ||
| Russ Webb | CB | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 1968, 1972 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [131] [132] | ||
| Barry Weitzenberg | FP | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 1968, 1972 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [133] [134] | ||
| Rk | Name | Pos | H | Height | Games as player | G | S | B | T | Ref |
| Medals | ||||||||||
The following tables are pre-sorted by number of Olympic medals (in descending order), type of the Olympic medal (in descending order), date of receiving an Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively.
Monte Nitzkowski is the first and only man to have won two Olympic medals as the head coach of the United States men's national team.
| Rk | Name | Games as head coach | Medals | Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | S | B | T | ||||
| 1 | Monte Nitzkowski | 1972 , 1984 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | [135] |
| 2 | Gus Sundstrom | 1904 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | [136] |
| 3 | Alex Meffert | 1904 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [137] |
| Bill Barnett | 1988 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [138] | |
| Terry Schroeder | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [7] [137] | |
| 6 | (Unknown) | 1904 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Otto Wahle | 1924 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [139] [140] | |
| Frank Rivas | 1932 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | [137] | |
Terry Schroeder is the first and only American (man or woman) to have won medals in the Olympic water polo tournaments both as a player and as a head coach.
| Rk | Name | Games | Medals | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As player | As head coach | G | S | B | T | |||
| 1 | Terry Schroeder | 1984 , 1988 , 1992 | 2008 , 2012 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | [7] [8] |
Budd Goodwin is the only American to have won Olympic medals in water polo, diving and swimming.
| Name | Height | Water polo | Diving | Swimming | Medals | Ref | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | No. | Pos | H | G | S | B | T | |||||
| Budd Goodwin | 1904 | FP | 1904 – Plunge for distance | 1904 – 4×50 yard freestyle relay 1908 – 4×200 meter freestyle relay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | [14] | |||
Aside from Budd Goodwin, Frank Kehoe is the other American to have won Olympic medals in water polo and diving.
| Name | Height | Water polo | Diving | Medals | Ref | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | No. | Pos | H | G | S | B | T | ||||
| Frank Kehoe | 1904 | 1904 – Platform | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | [26] | ||||
The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic medals (in descending order), type of the Olympic medal (in descending order), date of the Olympic water polo tournament (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
Twelve American athletes aside from Budd Goodwin have won Olympic medals in water polo and swimming.
As a member of the 1924 and 1928 U.S. Olympic water polo team, Johnny Weissmuller won five Olympic gold medals in swimming and one bronze medal in water polo.
Tim Shaw is the only American athlete to have won Olympic medals in water polo and swimming after World War II.
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Austin Rhone Clapp was an American competition swimmer and water polo player who represented the United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics.
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