Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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Men's water polo
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Campeoes!.jpg
Serbia national team celebrates after the gold medal match
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
City Rio de Janeiro
Venue(s) Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre,
Olympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates6–20 August 2016
Teams 12 (from 4 confederations)
Competitors154
Final positions
Champions Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Third placeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Fourth placeFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Tournament statistics
Matches42
Goals scored704 (16.76 per match)
Multiple
appearances
5-time Olympian(s): 2 players
4-time Olympian(s): 7 players
Multiple
medalists
3-time medalist(s): 5 players
Top scorer(s) Flag of Serbia.svg Filip Filipović
Flag of Spain.svg Guillermo Molina
(19 goals in 8 matches)
Most saves Flag of Brazil.svg Slobodan Soro
(81 saves in 8 matches)
Top sprinter(s) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rhys Howden
(18 sprints won in 5 matches)
MVP Flag of Serbia.svg Filip Filipović
2012
2020

The men's tournament of Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, began on 6 August and ended on 20 August 2016. [1] Games were held at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre and the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.

Serbia won the gold medal by defeating Croatia in the final. Bronze was won by Italy after beating Montenegro. [2] After the Rio Olympics, Serbia national team held Olympic Games, World Championship, European Championship, World Cup and World League titles simultaneously. [2]

Competition schedule

GGroup stage¼Quarter-finals½Semi-finalsBBronze medal matchFFinal
Sat 6Sun 7Mon 8Tue 9Wed 10Thu 11Fri 12Sat 13Sun 14Mon 15Tue 16Wed 17Thu 18Fri 19Sat 20
GGGGG¼½BF

Qualification

QualificationDateHostBerthsQualified
Host nation2 October 2009 Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen 1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2015 FINA World League 23–28 June 2015 Flag of Italy.svg Bergamo 1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
2015 Pan American Games 7–15 July 2015 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2015 FINA World Championships 27 July – 8 August 2015 Flag of Russia.svg Kazan 2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Oceanian Continental Selection [3] 19 October 2015 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth 1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2015 Asian Championship 16–20 December 2015 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Foshan 1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2016 European Championships 10–23 January 2016 Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade 1Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
World Qualification Tournament 3–10 April 2016 Flag of Italy.svg Trieste 4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of France.svg  France
Total12

Draw

The draw was held on 10 April 2016. [4]

Teams from twelve nations compete in the tournament and were seeded into two groups for the preliminary round. The top four teams advance to the quarterfinals.

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 10 April 2016. [5]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5Pot 6
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament. [6]

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 52305743+147 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 52214140+16
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (H)53024039+16
4Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 52214944+56
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 52124440+45
6Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 50053661250
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts

6 August 2016
09:00
Report Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg1313Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
Score by quarters: 3–5, 3–4, 3–2, 4–2
Filipović 3Goals Hosnyánszky 3

6 August 2016
13:00
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg87Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Sergey Naumov (RUS), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–1, 0–4, 4–0
Vlachopoulos 3Goalsthree players 2

6 August 2016
20:50
Report Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg87Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Filippo Gomez (ITA), Francesc Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters:3–2, 2–1, 2–2, 1–2
Delgado 3Goals Campbell, Cotterill 2

8 August 2016
09:00
Report Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg99Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Mark Koganov (AZE), Joseph Peila (USA)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–2, 4–3, 4–2
Filipović 2Goals Fountoulis 4

8 August 2016
13:00
Report Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg99Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Filippo Gomez (ITA)
Score by quarters:4–3, 2–2, 1–3, 2–1
three players 2Goals Campbell 4

8 August 2016
19:30
Report Japan  Flag of Japan.svg816Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Nenad Peris (CRO), Francesc Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 1–3, 4–4, 1–4
three players 2Goals Vrlić 5

10 August 2016
09:00
Report Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg86Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Francesc Buch (ESP), Joseph Peila (USA)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–1, 3–2, 2–1
Kayes 4Goals Okawa, Takei 2

10 August 2016
10:20
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg88Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Nenad Peris (CRO), Mark Koganov (AZE)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–1, 4–2, 2–3
Vlachopoulos 3Goals Hárai 3

10 August 2016
19:30
Report Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg65Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Benjamin Mercier (FRA), Ni Shi Wei (CHN)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 3–1, 2–0, 1–2
Vrlić 2Goalsfive players 1

12 August 2016
09:00
Report Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg177Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Masoud Rezvani (IRI)
Score by quarters:5–1, 6–2, 2–2, 4–2
Kis 5Goals Takei 3

12 August 2016
19:30
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg94Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
Score by quarters:3–1, 1–1, 3–2, 2–0
three players 2Goals Silva 2

12 August 2016
22:10
Report Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg108Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Francesc Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–3, 2–1, 4–2
three players 2Goals Cotterill 2

14 August 2016
14:10
Report Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg127Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Filippo Gomez (ITA), Joseph Peila (USA)
Score by quarters:5–3, 5–1, 0–1, 2–2
Cotterill, Howden 3Goals Fountoulis 3

14 August 2016
19:30
Report Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg128Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Nenad Peris (CRO), Benjamin Mercier (FRA)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 3–0, 4–2, 3–1
Filipović 6Goals Takei 5

14 August 2016
20:50
Report Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg610Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Francesc Buch (ESP), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 1–2, 3–3, 2–2
Gomes, Perrone 2Goalsthree players 2

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 53114635+117 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 5302373706
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5302404116
4Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 52123632+45
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5203353504
6Flag of France.svg  France 51042842142
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

6 August 2016
10:20
Report United States  Flag of the United States.svg57Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–1, 1–2, 1–2
Azevedo 2Goals Joković, Šetka 2

6 August 2016
11:40
Report Spain  Flag of Spain.svg89Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters:3–2, 2–1, 1–2, 2–4
Molina 4Goals Figlioli, Presciutti 3

6 August 2016
19:30
Report France  Flag of France.svg47Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Mark Koganov (AZE), Péter Molnár (HUN)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 0–3, 1–0, 3–2
four players 1Goals Radović 3

8 August 2016
10:20
Report Italy  Flag of Italy.svg118Flag of France.svg  France Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
Score by quarters:4–3, 4–1, 1–2, 2–2
Aicardi 4Goalsthree players 2

8 August 2016
11:40
Report United States  Flag of the United States.svg910Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Péter Molnár (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 3–1, 2–3, 2–2
Bonanni 4Goals Echenique 3

8 August 2016
20:50
Report Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg87Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–1, 1–2, 3–2
three players 2Goals Brguljan, Janović 2

10 August 2016
11:40
Report France  Flag of France.svg36Flag of the United States.svg  United States Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
German Moller (ARG), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 0–4, 0–0, 2–1
three players 1Goals Samuels 3

10 August 2016
13:00
Report Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg56Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Péter Molnár (HUN), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–1, 0–1, 3–2
Brguljan 2Goals Di Fulvio 3

10 August 2016
20:50
Report Spain  Flag of Spain.svg94Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
Score by quarters:2–0, 2–1, 1–2, 4–1
Echenique 4Goalsfour players 1

12 August 2016
10:20
Report Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg107Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Mark Koganov (AZE), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–3, 3–2, 2–1
Sukno 5Goals Gallo 2

12 August 2016
11:40
Report United States  Flag of the United States.svg58Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–0, 2–2, 2–4
Samuels 2Goals Da. Brguljan 2

12 August 2016
20:50
Report Spain  Flag of Spain.svg104Flag of France.svg  France Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Péter Molnár (HUN)
Score by quarters:3–1, 3–0, 1–1, 3-2
Echenique 3Goals Crousillat 2

14 August 2016
12:50
Report Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg99Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Sergey Naumov (RUS), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–2, 2–4, 2–1
three players 2Goals Molina 2

14 August 2016
15:30
Report United States  Flag of the United States.svg107Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 3–2, 3–1, 2–0
four players 2Goals Di Fulvio, Figlioli 2

14 August 2016
16:50
Report France  Flag of France.svg98Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Ni Shi Wei (CHN), Hatem Gaber (EGY)
Score by quarters:3–2, 3–3, 2–1, 1–2
Marzouki 3Goals Sukno 3

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal
 
          
 
16 August
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9 (2)
 
18 August
 
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro (pen.)9 (4)
 
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 8
 
16 August
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 12
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 6
 
20 August
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 10
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 7
 
16 August
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 11
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 5
 
18 August
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8
 
16 August
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 10 Bronze medal
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 10
 
20 August
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7
 
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 10
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 12
 
5th place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
18 August
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 13
 
20 August
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 12
 
18 August
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 10
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 9
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7
 
Seventh place
 
 
20 August
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 8
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 9

Quarter-finals

16 August 2016
11:00
Report Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg99Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Mark Koganov (AZE), Joseph Peila (USA)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–3, 3–3, 3–1   PSO: 2–4
Erdélyi, Vámos 3Goals Ivović 3

16 August 2016
12:20
Report Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg107Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters:3–1, 4–2, 0–2, 3–2
Mandić 4Goals Molina 3

16 August 2016
15:10
Report Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg610Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Benjamin Mercier (FRA)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–4, 3–1, 0–2
Gomes 3Goals García, Joković 3

16 August 2016
16:30
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg59Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Sergey Naumov (RUS), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 2–2, 1–2, 2–3
Fountoulis, Mourikis 2Goals Figlioli 3

5–8th place semifinals

18 August 2016
11:00
Report Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg134Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Filippo Gomez (ITA), Masoud Rezvani (IRI)
Score by quarters:4–1, 3–0, 4–3, 2–0
Erdélyi 4Goals Delgado 2

18 August 2016
15:10
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg97Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Nenad Peris (CRO)
Score by quarters:1–0, 2–1, 4–3, 2–3
Afroudakis, Mourikis 2Goals Molina 4

Semi-finals

18 August 2016
12:20
Report Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg812Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Joseph Peila (USA)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–3, 1–1, 2–4
Brguljan, Ivović 3Goals Bušlje 4

18 August 2016
16:30
Report Italy  Flag of Italy.svg810Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 2–3, 0–1, 6–3
three players 2Goalsthree players 2

Seventh place game

20 August 2016
11:40
Report Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg89Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–1, 1–2, 4–3
three players 2Goalsthree players 2

Fifth place game

20 August 2016
16:30
Report Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1210Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Mark Koganov (AZE), Joseph Peila (USA)
Score by quarters:2–1, 4–4, 3–3, 3–2
Kis, Zalánki 3Goalsfour players 2

Bronze medal game

20 August 2016
13:00
Report Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg1012Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–3, 2–4, 4–3
Janović 3Goals C. Presciutti 4

Gold medal game

20 August 2016
17:50
Report Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg711Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Péter Molnár (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–3, 2–3, 2–2
Sukno 3Goals Mandić 4

Final ranking

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  (SRB) [1]
Gojko Pijetlović (GK)
Dušan Mandić (LH)
Živko Gocić (C)
Sava Ranđelović
Miloš Ćuk
Duško Pijetlović
Slobodan Nikić
Milan Aleksić
Nikola Jakšić
Filip Filipović (LH)
Andrija Prlainović
Stefan Mitrović
Branislav Mitrović (GK)

Head coach: Dejan Savić
Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)
Josip Pavić (C, GK)
Damir Burić
Antonio Petković
Luka Lončar
Maro Joković (LH)
Luka Bukić
Marko Macan
Andro Bušlje
Sandro Sukno
Ivan Krapić
Anđelo Šetka
Xavier García (LH)
Marko Bijač (GK)

Head coach: Ivica Tucak
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
Stefano Tempesti (C, GK)
Francesco Di Fulvio
Niccolò Gitto
Pietro Figlioli
Andrea Fondelli
Alessandro Velotto
Alessandro Nora (LH)
Valentino Gallo (LH)
Christian Presciutti
Michaël Bodegas
Matteo Aicardi
Nicholas Presciutti
Marco Del Lungo (GK)

Head coach: Alessandro Campagna

Statistics

Multi-time Olympians

Five-time Olympian(s): 2 players

Four-time Olympian(s): 7 players

Multiple medalists

Three-time Olympic medalist(s): 5 players

Leading goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoalsMatches
played
Goals
per match
Shots %
1 Filip Filipović Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1982.3754443.2%
Guillermo Molina Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 82.3755038.0%
3 Sandro Sukno Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1782.1254537.8%
4 Draško Brguljan Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 1581.8753246.9%
5 Pietro Figlioli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1481.7503836.8%
Ioannis Fountoulis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 81.7504035.0%
Christian Presciutti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 81.7503145.2%
Koji Takei Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 52.8004233.3%
Márton Vámos Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 81.7503046.7%
Dénes Varga Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 81.7503540.0%

Source: Official Results Book (page 100) [21]

Leading goalkeepers

RankGoalkeeperTeamSavesMatches
played
Saves
per match
Shots %
1 Slobodan Soro Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 81810.12515253.3%
2 Viktor Nagy Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 6788.37511856.8%
3 Daniel López Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 6387.87511554.8%
4 Branislav Mitrović Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 6087.50011950.4%
5 Marko Bijač Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 5787.1259858.2%
6 Konstantinos Flegkas Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 5687.00012046.7%
7 Miloš Šćepanović Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 5286.50010251.0%
Katsuyuki Tanamura Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 510.40011346.0%
9 Stefano Tempesti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5186.37510150.5%
10 Rémi Garsau Flag of France.svg  France 4659.2008852.3%

Source: Official Results Book (page 102) [21]

Leading sprinters

RankSprinterTeamSprints
won
Matches
played
Sprints won
per match
Sprints
contested
 %
1 Rhys Howden Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1853.6001994.7%
2 Francesco Di Fulvio Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1682.0001794.1%
3 Pietro Figlioli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1481.7501593.3%
4 Balázs Erdélyi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1281.5001770.6%
5 Vjekoslav Pasković Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 1081.2501855.6%
6 Gonzalo Echenique Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 881.0001457.1%
Konstantinos Genidounias Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 81.0001844.4%
Anđelo Šetka Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 81.0001457.1%
9 Krisztián Manhercz Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 780.8751070.0%
Josh Samuels Flag of the United States.svg  United States 51.4001258.3%

Source: Official Results Book (page 99) [21]

Awards

The men's all-star team was announced on 20 August 2016. [22]

Most Valuable Player
Media All-Star Team

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Serbia at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships</span> Sporting event delegation

Serbia competed at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Slobodan Nikić</span> Serbian water polo player

Slobodan Nikić is a Serbian professional water polo player. He is currently free agent and he is a long-standing member of the Serbia men's national water polo team. His most notable achievements with the national team are the gold medal from the Olympic Games in 2016, silver from the Olympic Games in 2004 and bronze from the Olympic Games 2012, three gold medals from the World Championships in 2005, 2009 and 2015, and five gold medals from the European Championships in 2003, 2006, 2012, 2014, and finally in 2016.

Serbia takes part in the European Water Polo Championship and has won the men's competition in 2006, 2012, 2014 and 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament</span>

The men's tournament of water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics at London, Great Britain, began on 29 July and lasted until 12 August 2012. All games were held at the Water Polo Arena.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Serbia at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships</span> Sporting event delegation

Serbia is competing at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain between 19 July and 4 August 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Serbia at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships</span> Sporting event delegation

Serbia competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015.

These are the rosters of all participating teams at the men's water polo tournament at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia.

These are the rosters of all participating teams at the men's water polo tournament at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona, Spain from 23 July–3 August.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament</span>

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.

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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