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The Netherlands national water polo team represents the Netherlands in men's international water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team won bronze medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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The following is the list of squads that took part in the men's water polo tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
The following is the list of squads that took part in the men's water polo tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
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This article contains lists of various statistics on the United States men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics. The lists are updated as of March 30, 2020.
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The following is the list of squads that took part in the men's water polo tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
The following is the list of squads that took part in the men's water polo tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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- ↑ "Egypt Water Polo at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ↑ "Hungary Water Polo at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ↑ "Italy Water Polo at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ↑ "Japan Water Polo at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ↑ "Netherlands Water Polo at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ↑ "Romania Water Polo at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ↑ "Soviet Union Water Polo at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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