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List of Olympic champions in men's water polo

January 08, 2023

This is a list of Olympic champions in men's water polo since the inaugural official edition in 1900.

Abbreviations

Rk Rank Ref Reference Cap No. Water polo cap number
Pos Playing position FP Field player GK Goalkeeper ISHOF International Swimming Hall of Fame
L/R Handedness L Left-handed R Right-handed Oly debut Olympic debut in water polo
(C) Captain p. page pp. pages

History

Men's water polo tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1900. At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested, but only American contestants participated. Currently International Swimming Federation (FINA) considers water polo event as part of unofficial program in 1904.

As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, men's water polo teams from ten European countries won all 27 official tournaments.[1]

From 1908 to 1920, the Great Britain men's national water polo team won three consecutive gold medals at the Olympics, becoming the first team to have an Olympic winning streak in water polo.

Hungary is the most successful country in the men's Olympic water polo tournament, with nine Olympic gold medals. The team won three gold medals in a row between 2000 and 2008, becoming the second water polo team to have an Olympic winning streak.

Italy and Yugoslavia have both won three Olympic titles in men's water polo tournament.

The Serbia men's national team is current Olympic champion.

Legend
  •  D  – Debut
  •  C  – Champions
  •  C  – Olympic winning streak (winning three or more Olympic titles in a row)
  •     – Hosts
  • Team† – Defunct team
Champions 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 24 Total
  Croatia Part of Yugoslavia† D C 1
  France D C 1
  Germany D C East Germany† and West Germany† 1
  Great Britain C C C C 4
  Hungary D C C C C C C C C C 9
  Italy D C C C 3
  Serbia Part of Yugoslavia†, then of FR Yugoslavia†, and Serbia and Montenegro† D C C 2
  Soviet Union† D C C Defunct 2
  Spain D C 1
  Yugoslavia† D C C C Defunct 3
Champions 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 24 Total

Team statistics

Results

 
Serbia men's national water polo team celebrated after the gold medal match of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

The following table shows results of Olympic champions in men's water polo by tournament. Last updated: 8 August 2021.

Legend
  •  6  – Winning 6 matches during the tournament
  •  4  – Drawing 4 matches during the tournament
  •  2  – Losing 2 matches during the tournament
  •  100.0%  – Winning all matches during the tournament
  •  Team  – Olympic winning streak (winning three or more Olympic titles in a row)
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Team† – Defunct team
Abbreviation
  • MP – Matches played
  • W – Won
  • D – Drawn
  • L – Lost
  • GF – Goals for
  • GA – Goals against
  • GD – Goal difference
  • GF/MP – Goals for per match
  • GA/MP – Goals against per match
  • GD/MP – Goal difference per match
Results of champions by tournament
# Men's tournament Champions MP W D L Win % GF GA GD GF/MP GA/MP GD/MP
1   Paris 1900   Great Britain (1st title) 3 3 0 0 100.0% 29 3 26 9.667 1.000 8.667
2   St. Louis 1904 Water polo was an unofficial sport
3   London 1908   Great Britain (2nd title) 1[a] 1 0 0 100.0% 9 2 7 9.000 2.000 7.000
4   Stockholm 1912   Great Britain (3rd title) 3 3 0 0 100.0% 21 8 13 7.000 2.667 4.333
5   Antwerp 1920   Great Britain (4th title) 3 3 0 0 100.0% 19 4 15 6.333 1.333 5.000
6   Paris 1924   France (1st title) 4 4 0 0 100.0% 16 6 10 4.000 1.500 2.500
7   Amsterdam 1928   Germany (1st title) 3 3 0 0 100.0% 18 10 8 6.000 3.333 2.667
8   Los Angeles 1932   Hungary (1st title) 3[b] 3 0 0 100.0% 30 2 28 10.000 0.667 9.333
9   Berlin 1936   Hungary (2nd title) 7 6 1 0 85.7% 44 4 40 6.286 0.571 5.714
10   London 1948   Italy (1st title) 7[c] 6 1 0 85.7% 35 14 21 5.000 2.000 3.000
11   Helsinki 1952   Hungary (3rd title) 8 6 2 0 75.0% 53 16 37 6.625 2.000 4.625
12   Melbourne 1956   Hungary (4th title) 6 6 0 0 100.0% 26 4 22 4.333 0.667 3.667
13   Rome 1960   Italy (2nd title) 7 6 1 0 85.7% 31 12 19 4.429 1.714 2.714
14   Tokyo 1964   Hungary (5th title) 6 5 1 0 83.3% 34 13 21 5.667 2.167 3.500
15   Mexico City 1968   Yugoslavia† (1st title) 9 7 1 1 77.8% 86 35 51 9.556 3.889 5.667
16   Munich 1972   Soviet Union† (1st title) 8 6 2 0 75.0% 48 24 24 6.000 3.000 3.000
17   Montreal 1976   Hungary (6th title) 8 7 1 0 87.5% 45 32 13 5.625 4.000 1.625
18   Moscow 1980   Soviet Union† (2nd title) 8 8 0 0 100.0% 58 31 27 7.250 3.875 3.375
19   Los Angeles 1984   Yugoslavia† (2nd title) 7 6 1 0 85.7% 72 44 28 10.286 6.286 4.000
20   Seoul 1988   Yugoslavia† (3rd title) 7 6 0 1 85.7% 83 55 28 11.857 7.857 4.000
21   Barcelona 1992   Italy (3rd title) 7 5 2 0 71.4% 59 50 9 8.429 7.143 1.286
22   Atlanta 1996   Spain (1st title) 8 6 0 2 75.0% 58 48 10 7.250 6.000 1.250
23   Sydney 2000   Hungary (7th title) 8 6 0 2 75.0% 78 57 21 9.750 7.125 2.625
24   Athens 2004   Hungary (8th title) 7 7 0 0 100.0% 59 39 20 8.429 5.571 2.857
25   Beijing 2008   Hungary (9th title) 7 6 1 0 85.7% 85 55 30 12.143 7.857 4.286
26   London 2012   Croatia (1st title) 8 8 0 0 100.0% 73 42 31 9.125 5.250 3.875
27   Rio 2016   Serbia (1st title) 8 5 2 1 62.5% 80 66 14 10.000 8.250 1.750
28   Tokyo 2020   Serbia (2nd title) 8 6 0 2 75.0% 103 71 32 12.875 8.875 4.000
# Men's tournament Total 169 144 16 9 85.2% 1352 747 605 8.000 4.420 3.580
Champions MP W D L Win % GF GA GD GF/MP GA/MP GD/MP

Sources:

From 1900 to 1928, single-elimination tournaments were used to determine Olympic champions in men's water polo. The following table shows men's teams that won all matches during the Olympic tournament since 1932.

Winning all matches during the tournament
(since 1932)
# Year Champions MP W D L Win %
1 1932   Hungary (1st title) 3[b] 3 0 0 100.0%
2 1956   Hungary (4th title) 6 6 0 0 100.0%
3 1980   Soviet Union† (2nd title) 8 8 0 0 100.0%
4 2004   Hungary (8th title) 7 7 0 0 100.0%
5 2012   Croatia (1st title) 8 8 0 0 100.0%

The following tables show records of goals for per match.

Historical progression of records: Goals for per match
Goals for
per match		 Achievement Year Champions Date of
winning gold		 Duration of record
9.667 Set record 1900   Great Britain (1st title) 12 August 1900 32 years, 1 day
10.000 Broke record 1932   Hungary (1st title) 13 August 1932 51 years, 363 days
10.286 Broke record 1984   Yugoslavia† (2nd title) 10 August 1984 4 years, 52 days
11.857 Broke record 1988   Yugoslavia† (3rd title) 1 October 1988 19 years, 328 days
12.143 Broke record 2008   Hungary (9th title) 24 August 2008 12 years, 349 days
12.875 Broke record 2020   Serbia (2nd title) 8 August 2021 1 year, 153 days

The following tables show records of goals against per match.

The following tables show records of goal difference per match.

Squads

The following table shows number of players and average age, height and weight of Olympic champions in men's water polo by tournament. Last updated: 30 August 2021.

Legend
  •  Team  – Olympic winning streak
  •  Team  – Winning all matches during the tournament
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Team† – Defunct team
Winning squads by tournament
# Men's tournament Champions Players Returning Olympians Average
Number Number % Age Height Weight
1   Paris 1900   Great Britain (1st title) 7 0 0.0%
2   St. Louis 1904 Water polo was an unofficial sport
3   London 1908   Great Britain (2nd title) 7 0 0.0% 26 years, 111 days
4   Stockholm 1912   Great Britain (3rd title) 7 4 57.1% 29 years, 16 days
5   Antwerp 1920   Great Britain (4th title) 7 3 42.9% 33 years, 279 days
6   Paris 1924   France (1st title) 7 3 42.9% 26 years, 303 days
7   Amsterdam 1928   Germany (1st title) 8 0 0.0% 24 years, 329 days
8   Los Angeles 1932   Hungary (1st title) 10 7 70.0% 27 years, 291 days
9   Berlin 1936   Hungary (2nd title) 11 5 45.5% 26 years, 66 days
10   London 1948   Italy (1st title) 9 0 0.0% 30 years, 203 days
11   Helsinki 1952   Hungary (3rd title) 13 6 46.2% 26 years, 337 days
12   Melbourne 1956   Hungary (4th title) 12 7 58.3% 26 years, 148 days 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[d] 80 kg (176 lb)[e]
13   Rome 1960   Italy (2nd title) 12 3 25.0% 22 years, 363 days 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb)
14   Tokyo 1964   Hungary (5th title) 12 10 83.3% 28 years, 208 days 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
15   Mexico City 1968   Yugoslavia† (1st title) 11 5 45.5% 26 years, 151 days 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
16   Munich 1972   Soviet Union† (1st title) 11 5 45.5% 26 years, 351 days 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
17   Montreal 1976   Hungary (6th title) 11 6 54.5% 25 years, 333 days 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
18   Moscow 1980   Soviet Union† (2nd title) 11 4 36.4% 25 years, 117 days 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
19   Los Angeles 1984   Yugoslavia† (2nd title) 13 3 23.1% 23 years, 362 days 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb)
20   Seoul 1988   Yugoslavia† (3rd title) 13 6 46.2% 23 years, 341 days 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
21   Barcelona 1992   Italy (3rd title) 13 7 53.8% 26 years, 224 days 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[f] 81 kg (179 lb)[g]
22   Atlanta 1996   Spain (1st title) 13 9 69.2% 26 years, 279 days 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 81 kg (179 lb)
23   Sydney 2000   Hungary (7th title) 13 5 38.5% 25 years, 254 days 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
24   Athens 2004   Hungary (8th title) 13 10 76.9% 27 years, 344 days 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 96 kg (212 lb)
25   Beijing 2008   Hungary (9th title) 13 9 69.2% 29 years, 248 days 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
26   London 2012   Croatia (1st title) 13 8 61.5% 29 years, 85 days 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
27   Rio 2016   Serbia (1st title) 13 9 69.2% 28 years, 205 days 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 96 kg (212 lb)
28   Tokyo 2020   Serbia (2nd title) 13 10 76.9% 31 years, 250 days 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
# Men's tournament Champions Number Number % Age Height Weight
Players Returning Olympians Average

Sources:

The following tables show records of the number of returning Olympians.

The following tables show records of average age.

The following tables show records of average height.

Historical progression of records: Average height (statistics since 1956)
Average height Achievement Year Champions Date of
winning gold		 Duration of record
1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[d] Set record 1956   Hungary (4th title) 7 December 1956 3 years, 271 days
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Broke record 1960   Italy (2nd title) 3 September 1960 8 years, 53 days
Tied record 1964   Hungary (5th title) 18 October 1964
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Broke record 1968   Yugoslavia† (1st title) 26 October 1968 15 years, 289 days
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Broke record 1984   Yugoslavia† (2nd title) 10 August 1984 4 years, 52 days
1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Broke record 1988   Yugoslavia† (3rd title) 1 October 1988 15 years, 333 days
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Broke record 2004   Hungary (8th title) 29 August 2004 7 years, 349 days
Tied record 2008   Hungary (9th title) 24 August 2008
1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Broke record 2012   Croatia (1st title) 12 August 2012 10 years, 149 days

The following tables show records of average weight.

Historical progression of records: Average weight (statistics since 1956)
Average weight Achievement Year Champions Date of
winning gold		 Duration of record
80 kg (176 lb)[e] Set record 1956   Hungary (4th title) 7 December 1956 3 years, 271 days
81 kg (179 lb) Broke record 1960   Italy (2nd title) 3 September 1960 4 years, 45 days
82 kg (181 lb) Broke record 1964   Hungary (5th title) 18 October 1964 4 years, 8 days
94 kg (207 lb) Broke record 1968   Yugoslavia† (1st title) 26 October 1968 35 years, 308 days
Tied record 1988   Yugoslavia† (3rd title) 1 October 1988
96 kg (212 lb) Broke record 2004   Hungary (8th title) 29 August 2004 3 years, 361 days
100 kg (220 lb) Broke record 2008   Hungary (9th title) 24 August 2008 3 years, 354 days
102 kg (225 lb) Broke record 2012   Croatia (1st title) 12 August 2012 10 years, 149 days

Olympic and world champions (teams)

See also: List of world champions in men's water polo § Team statistics

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic titles (in descending order), number of world titles (in descending order), name of the team (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 8 July 2022.

As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, there are seven men's national water polo teams that won gold medals at the Summer Olympics and the World Aquatics Championships.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
  • Team† – Defunct team
# Champions Olympic title World title Total First Last
1   Hungary 9 (1932–1936, 1952–1956, 1964, 1976, 2000–2004–2008) 3 (1973, 2003, 2013) 12 1932 2013
2   Italy 3 (1948, 1960*, 1992) 4 (1978, 1994*, 2011, 2019) 7 1948 2019
3   Yugoslavia† 3 (1968, 1984–1988) 2 (1986–1991) 5 1968 1991
4   Serbia 2 (2016–2020) 2 (2009, 2015) 4 2009 2020
  Soviet Union† 2 (1972, 1980*) 2 (1975, 1982) 4 1972 1982
6   Spain 1 (1996) 2 (1998–2001, 2022) 4 1996 2022
7   Croatia 1 (2012) 2 (2007, 2017) 3 2007 2017

Player statistics

Age records

 
38-year-old Samir Barać was the captain of Croatia at the 2012 Olympics.

The following tables show the oldest and youngest male Olympic champions in water polo. Last updated: 12 September 2021.

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
Top 10 oldest male Olympic champions in water polo
Rk Player Age of
winning gold		 Men's team Pos Date of birth Date of
winning gold
1 Charles Smith 41 years, 216 days   Great Britain GK 26 January 1879 29 August 1920
2 William Henry 41 years, 45 days   Great Britain GK 28 June 1859 12 August 1900
3 Samir Barać 38 years, 284 days   Croatia FP 2 November 1973 12 August 2012
4 Mario Majoni 38 years, 72 days   Italy FP 27 May 1910 7 August 1948
5 Gojko Pijetlović 38 years, 1 day   Serbia GK 7 August 1983 8 August 2021
6 István Barta 37 years, 0 days   Hungary GK 13 August 1895 13 August 1932
7 Dezső Gyarmati 36 years, 361 days   Hungary FP 23 October 1927 18 October 1964
8 Igor Hinić 36 years, 252 days   Croatia FP 4 December 1975 12 August 2012
9 Frano Vićan 36 years, 201 days   Croatia GK 24 January 1976 12 August 2012
10 Branislav Mitrović 36 years, 190 days   Serbia GK 30 January 1985 8 August 2021
Rk Player Age of
winning gold		 Men's team Pos Date of birth Date of
winning gold
Top 10 youngest male Olympic champions in water polo
Rk Player Age of
winning gold		 Men's team Pos Date of birth Date of
winning gold
1 György Kárpáti 17 years, 40 days   Hungary FP 23 June 1935 2 August 1952
2 Perica Bukić 18 years, 172 days   Yugoslavia FP 20 February 1966 10 August 1984
3 Igor Milanović 18 years, 236 days   Yugoslavia FP 18 December 1965 10 August 1984
4 Franco Lavoratori 19 years, 172 days   Italy FP 15 March 1941 3 September 1960
5 Nikola Jakšić 19 years, 216 days   Serbia FP 17 January 1997 20 August 2016
6 Fritz Gunst 19 years, 324 days   Germany FP 22 September 1908 11 August 1928
7 Giorgi Mshvenieradze 19 years, 352 days   Soviet Union FP 12 August 1960 29 July 1980
8 György Kenéz 20 years, 34 days   Hungary FP 23 June 1956 27 July 1976
9 Antal Bolvári 20 years, 88 days   Hungary FP 6 May 1932 2 August 1952
10 Mirko Vičević 20 years, 93 days   Yugoslavia FP 30 June 1968 1 October 1988
Rk Player Age of
winning gold		 Men's team Pos Date of birth Date of
winning gold

Multiple gold medalists

See also: List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) and List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event

The following tables are pre-sorted by year of receiving the last Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), year of receiving the first Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 12 September 2021.

Ten male athletes won three Olympic gold medals in water polo.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Male athletes who won three Olympic gold medals in water polo
Year Player Date of birth Height Men's team Pos Olympic titles Age of
first/last
1920 Paul Radmilovic 5 March 1886 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)   Great Britain FP 1908*–1912–1920 22/34
Charles Smith 26 January 1879 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) GK 29/41
1964 Dezső Gyarmati 23 October 1927 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)   Hungary FP 1952–1956, 1964 24/36
György Kárpáti 23 June 1935 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) FP 17/29
2008 Tibor Benedek 12 July 1972 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)   Hungary FP 2000–2004–2008 28/36
Péter Biros 5 April 1976 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) FP 24/32
Tamás Kásás 20 July 1976 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) FP 24/32
Gergely Kiss 21 September 1977 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) FP 23/30
Tamás Molnár 2 August 1975 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) FP 25/33
Zoltán Szécsi 22 December 1977 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) GK 22/30
Year Player Date of birth Height Men's team Pos Olympic titles Age of
first/last

Forty-one male athletes won two Olympic gold medals in water polo.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Male athletes who won two Olympic gold medals in water polo
Year Player Date of birth Height Men's team Pos Olympic titles Age of
first/last
1912 George Cornet 15 July 1877 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)   Great Britain FP 1908*–1912 31/35
George Wilkinson 3 March 1879 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) FP 29/33
1920 Charles Bugbee 29 August 1887 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)   Great Britain FP 1912–1920 25/33
1936 György Bródy 21 July 1908 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)   Hungary GK 1932–1936 24/28
Olivér Halassy 31 July 1909 FP 23/27
Márton Homonnai 5 February 1906 FP 26/30
János Németh 12 June 1906 FP 26/30
Miklós Sárkány 15 August 1908 FP 23/28
1956 Antal Bolvári 6 May 1932   Hungary FP 1952–1956 20/24
László Jeney 30 May 1923 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) GK 29/33
Kálmán Markovits 26 August 1931 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) FP 20/25
Miklós Martin 29 June 1931 FP 21/25
István Szívós Sr. 20 August 1920 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) FP 31/36
1964 Ottó Boros 5 August 1929 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)   Hungary GK 1956, 1964 27/35
Tivadar Kanizsa 4 April 1933 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) FP 23/31
Mihály Mayer 27 December 1933 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) FP 22/30
1980 Aleksei Barkalov 18 February 1946 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)   Soviet Union FP 1972, 1980* 26/34
Aleksandr Kabanov 11 June 1948 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) FP 24/32
Viacheslav Sobchenko 18 April 1949 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) GK 23/31
1988 Dragan Andrić 6 June 1962 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)   Yugoslavia FP 1984–1988 22/26
Perica Bukić 20 February 1966 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) FP 18/22
Veselin Đuho 5 January 1960 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) FP 24/28
Deni Lušić 14 April 1962 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) FP 22/26
Igor Milanović 18 December 1965 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) FP 18/22
Tomislav Paškvalin 29 August 1961 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) FP 22/27
2004 Rajmund Fodor 21 February 1976 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)   Hungary FP 2000–2004 24/28
Barnabás Steinmetz 6 October 1975 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) FP 24/28
Attila Vári 26 February 1976 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) FP 24/28
2008 István Gergely 20 August 1976 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)   Hungary GK 2004–2008 28/32
Norbert Madaras 1 December 1979 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) FP 24/28
Tamás Varga 14 July 1975 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) FP 29/33
2020 Milan Aleksić 13 May 1986 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)   Serbia FP 2016–2020 30/35
Filip Filipović 2 May 1987 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) FP 29/34
Nikola Jakšić 17 January 1997 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) FP 19/24
Dušan Mandić 16 June 1994 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) FP 22/27
Branislav Mitrović 30 January 1985 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) GK 31/36
Stefan Mitrović 29 March 1988 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) FP 28/33
Duško Pijetlović 25 April 1985 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) FP 31/36
Gojko Pijetlović 7 August 1983 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) GK 33/38
Andrija Prlainović 28 April 1987 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) FP 29/34
Sava Ranđelović 17 July 1993 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) FP 23/28
Year Player Date of birth Height Men's team Pos Olympic titles Age of
first/last

Olympic and world champions (players)

See also: List of world champions in men's water polo § Player statistics

The following tables are pre-sorted by number of Olympic titles (in descending order), number of world titles (in descending order), year of receiving the last gold medal (in ascending order), year of receiving the first gold medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 12 September 2021.

As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, there are ninety-six male athletes who won gold medals in water polo at the Summer Olympics and the World Aquatics Championships.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Male water polo players who won three Olympic titles and one or more world titles
# Player Birth Height Pos Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships Total
titles		 ISHOF
member
Age Men's team Title Age Men's team Title
1 Tibor Benedek 1972 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) FP 28–32–36   Hungary 2000–2004–2008 31   Hungary 2003 4 2016
Péter Biros 1976 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) FP 24–28–32 27 2016
Tamás Kásás 1976 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) FP 24–28–32 27 2016
Gergely Kiss 1977 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) FP 23–26–30 25 2016
Tamás Molnár 1975 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) FP 25–29–33 27 2016
Zoltán Szécsi 1977 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) GK 22–26–30 25 2016
Male water polo players who won two Olympic titles and two or more world titles
# Player Birth Height Pos Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships Total
titles		 ISHOF
member
Age Men's team Title Age Men's team Title
7 Aleksandr Kabanov 1948 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) FP 24, 32   Soviet Union 1972, 1980* 27, 34   Soviet Union 1975, 1982 4 2001
8 Perica Bukić 1966 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) FP 18–22   Yugoslavia 1984–1988 20–24   Yugoslavia 1986–1991 4 2008
Igor Milanović 1965 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) FP 18–22 20–25 2006
10 Norbert Madaras 1979 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) FP 24–28   Hungary 2004–2008 23, 33   Hungary 2003, 2013 4
11 Milan Aleksić 1986 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) FP 30–35   Serbia 2016–2020 23, 29   Serbia 2009, 2015 4
Filip Filipović 1987 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) FP 29–34 22, 28
Stefan Mitrović 1988 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) FP 28–33 21, 27
Duško Pijetlović 1985 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) FP 31–36 24, 30
Gojko Pijetlović 1983 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) GK 33–38 25, 32
Andrija Prlainović 1987 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) FP 29–34 22, 28
# Player Birth Height Pos Age Men's team Title Age Men's team Title Total
titles		 ISHOF
member
Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships
Male water polo players who won two Olympic titles and a world title
# Player Birth Height Pos Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships Total
titles		 ISHOF
member
Age Men's team Title Age Men's team Title
17 Aleksei Barkalov 1946 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) FP 26, 34   Soviet Union 1972, 1980* 29   Soviet Union 1975 3 1993
18 Dragan Andrić 1962 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) FP 22–26   Yugoslavia 1984–1988 24   Yugoslavia 1986 3
Veselin Đuho 1960 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) FP 24–28 26
Deni Lušić 1962 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) FP 22–26 24
Tomislav Paškvalin 1961 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) FP 22–27 24
22 Rajmund Fodor 1976 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) FP 24–28   Hungary 2000–2004 27   Hungary 2003 3
Barnabás Steinmetz 1975 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) FP 24–28 27
Attila Vári 1976 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) FP 24–28 27
25 István Gergely 1976 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) GK 28–32   Hungary 2004–2008 26   Hungary 2003 3
Tamás Varga 1975 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) FP 29–33 28
27 Nikola Jakšić 1997 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) FP 19–24   Serbia 2016–2020 18   Serbia 2015 3
Dušan Mandić 1994 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) FP 22–27 21
Branislav Mitrović 1985 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) GK 31–36 30
Sava Ranđelović 1993 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) FP 23–28 22
# Player Birth Height Pos Age Men's team Title Age Men's team Title Total
titles		 ISHOF
member
Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships
Male water polo players who won an Olympic title and two or more world titles
# Player Birth Height Pos Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships Total
titles		 ISHOF
member
Age Men's team Title Age Men's team Title
31 Slobodan Nikić 1983 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) FP 33   Serbia 2016 22   Serbia and Montenegro 2005 4
26, 32   Serbia 2009, 2015
32 Dubravko Šimenc 1966 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) FP 21   Yugoslavia 1988 19–24   Yugoslavia 1986–1991 3
Mirko Vičević 1968 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) FP 20 18–22
34 Daniel Ballart 1973 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) FP 23   Spain 1996 24–28   Spain 1998–2001 3
Salvador Gómez 1968 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) FP 28 29–33
Iván Moro 1974 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) FP 21 23–26
Sergi Pedrerol 1969 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) FP 26 28–31
Jesús Rollán 1968 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) GK 28 29–33 2012
Carles Sanz 1975 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) FP 21 22–26
40 Živko Gocić 1982 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) FP 33   Serbia 2016 26, 32   Serbia 2009, 2015 3
41 Andro Bušlje 1986 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) FP 26   Croatia 2012 21, 31   Croatia 2007, 2017 3
Maro Joković 1987 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) FP 24 19, 29
# Player Birth Height Pos Age Men's team Title Age Men's team Title Total
titles		 ISHOF
member
Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships
Male water polo players who won an Olympic title and a world title (part 1/3)
# Player Birth Height Pos Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships Total
titles		 ISHOF
member
Age Men's team Title Age Men's team Title
43 András Bodnár 1942 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) FP 22   Hungary 1964 31   Hungary 1973 2 2017
44 Aleksandr Dolgushin 1946 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) FP 26   Soviet Union 1972 29   Soviet Union 1975 2 2010
Aleksandr Dreval 1944 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) FP 28 31
Nikolay Melnikov 1948 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) FP 24 27
47 Gábor Csapó 1950 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) FP 25   Hungary 1976 22   Hungary 1973 2
Tibor Cservenyák 1948 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) FP 27 25
Tamás Faragó 1952 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) FP 23 21 1993
Ferenc Konrád 1945 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) FP 31 28
Endre Molnár 1945 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) GK 31 28
László Sárosi 1946 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) FP 29 26
István Szívós Jr. 1948 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) FP 28 25 1996
54 Vladimir Akimov 1953 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) FP 27   Soviet Union 1980* 29   Soviet Union 1982 2
Mikhail Ivanov 1958 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) FP 22 24
Sergey Kotenko 1956 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) FP 23 25
Giorgi Mshvenieradze 1960 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) FP 19 21
Erkin Shagaev 1959 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) FP 21 23
Yevgeny Sharonov 1958 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) GK 21 23 2003
# Player Birth Height Pos Age Men's team Title Age Men's team Title Total
titles		 ISHOF
member
Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships
Male water polo players who won an Olympic title and a world title (part 2/3)
# Player Birth Height Pos Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships Total
titles		 ISHOF
member
Age Men's team Title Age Men's team Title
60 Milorad Krivokapić 1956 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) GK 28   Yugoslavia 1984 30   Yugoslavia 1986 2
Zoran Petrović 1960 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) FP 23 26
Andrija Popović 1959 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) GK 24 26
Goran Sukno 1959 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) FP 25 27
64 Mislav Bezmalinović 1967 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) FP 21   Yugoslavia 1988 23   Yugoslavia 1991 2
Renco Posinković 1964 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) GK 24 27
Goran Rađenović 1966 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) FP 21 24
Aleksandar Šoštar 1964 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) GK 24 26 2011
68 Francesco Attolico 1963 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) FP 29   Italy 1992 31   Italy 1994* 2
Gianni Averaimo 1964 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) GK 27 30
Alessandro Bovo 1969 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) FP 23 25
Sandro Campagna 1963 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) FP 29 31 2019
Marco D'Altrui 1964 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) FP 28 30 2010
Massimiliano Ferretti 1966 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) FP 26 28
Mario Fiorillo 1962 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) FP 29 31
Ferdinando Gandolfi 1967 FP 25 27
Amedeo Pomilio 1967 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) FP 25 27
Francesco Porzio 1966 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) FP 26 28
Pino Porzio 1967 FP 25 27
Carlo Silipo 1971 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) FP 20 23
# Player Birth Height Pos Age Men's team Title Age Men's team Title Total
titles		 ISHOF
member
Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships
Male water polo players who won an Olympic title and a world title (part 3/3)
# Player Birth Height Pos Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships Total
titles		 ISHOF
member
Age Men's team Title Age Men's team Title
80 Manuel Estiarte 1961 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) FP 34   Spain 1996 36   Spain 1998 2 2007
Pedro García 1968 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) FP 27 29
Jordi Sans 1965 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) FP 30 32
83 Ángel Andreo 1972 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) GK 23   Spain 1996 28   Spain 2001 2
84 Zsolt Varga 1972 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) FP 28   Hungary 2000 31   Hungary 2003 2
85 Samir Barać 1973 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) FP 38   Croatia 2012 33   Croatia 2007 2
Miho Bošković 1983 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) FP 29 24
Damir Burić 1980 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) FP 31 26
Igor Hinić 1975 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) FP 36 31
Josip Pavić 1982 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) GK 30 25
Frano Vićan 1976 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) GK 36 31
91 Norbert Hosnyánszky 1984 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) FP 24   Hungary 2008 29   Hungary 2013 2
Dániel Varga 1983 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) FP 24 29
Dénes Varga 1987 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) FP 21 26
94 Miloš Ćuk 1990 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) FP 25   Serbia 2016 24   Serbia 2015 2
95 Ivan Buljubašić 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) FP 24   Croatia 2012 29   Croatia 2017 2
Sandro Sukno 1990 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) FP 22 27
# Player Birth Height Pos Age Men's team Title Age Men's team Title Total
titles		 ISHOF
member
Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships

Olympic champion families

The following tables are pre-sorted by year of receiving the Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 12 September 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Relationship Family Player Date of birth Height Men's team Pos Olympic
title		 Age Note Ref
Two brothers Rademacher Erich Rademacher 9 June 1901   Germany GK 1928 27 Two brothers in an
Olympic tournament		 [2]
Joachim Rademacher 20 June 1906 FP 22 [3]
Keserű Alajos Keserű 8 March 1905   Hungary FP 1932 27 Two brothers in an
Olympic tournament		 [4]
Ferenc Keserű 27 August 1903 FP 28 [5]
Pandolfini Gianfranco Pandolfini 16 September 1920   Italy FP 1948 27 Two brothers in an
Olympic tournament		 [6]
Tullio Pandolfini 6 August 1914 34 [7]
Konrád János Konrád 27 August 1941 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)   Hungary FP 1964 23 [8]
Ferenc Konrád 17 April 1945 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) FP 1976 31 [9]
Akimov Anatoly Akimov 15 November 1947 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)   Soviet Union FP 1972 24 [10]
Vladimir Akimov 20 July 1953 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) FP 1980* 27 [11]
Porzio Francesco Porzio 26 January 1966 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)   Italy FP 1992 26 Two brothers in an
Olympic tournament		 [12]
Pino Porzio 26 February 1967 FP 25 [13]
Steinmetz Barnabás Steinmetz 6 October 1975 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)   Hungary CB 2000 24 [14]
2004 28 Two brothers in an
Olympic tournament
Ádám Steinmetz 11 August 1980 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) FP 24 [15]
Varga Dániel Varga 25 September 1983 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)   Hungary FP 2008 24 Two brothers in an
Olympic tournament		 [16]
Dénes Varga 29 March 1987 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) FP 21 [17]
Pijetlović Duško Pijetlović 25 April 1985 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)   Serbia FP 2016–2020 31–36 Two brothers in an
Olympic tournament		 [18]
Gojko Pijetlović 7 August 1983 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) GK 33–38 [19]
Relationship Family Player Date of birth Height Men's team Pos Olympic
title		 Age Note Ref
Relationship Family Player Date of birth Height Men's team Pos Olympic
title		 Age Ref
Father and son Szívós István Szívós Sr. 20 August 1920 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)   Hungary FP 1952–1956 31–36 [20]
István Szívós Jr. 24 April 1948 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) FP 1976 28 [21]
D'Altrui Giuseppe D'Altrui 7 April 1934 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)   Italy FP 1960* 26 [22]
Marco D'Altrui 25 April 1964 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) FP 1992 28 [23]
Sukno Goran Sukno 6 April 1959 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)   Yugoslavia FP 1984 25 [24]
Sandro Sukno 30 June 1990 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)   Croatia FP 2012 22 [25]

Coach statistics

Most successful coaches

 
Ratko Rudić coached three men's national teams to four Olympic gold medals.

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), year of winning the last Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), name of the coach (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 12 September 2021.

There are four coaches who led men's national water polo teams to win two or more Olympic gold medals.

Ratko Rudić is the most successful water polo coach in Olympic history. As a head coach, he led three men's national water polo teams to win four Olympic gold medals. He guided Yugoslavia men's national team to two consecutive gold medals in 1984 and 1988, Italy men's national team to a gold medal in 1992, and Croatia men's national team to a gold medal in 2012, making him the first and only coach to lead three different men's national water polo teams to the Olympic titles.[26][27]

Dénes Kemény of Hungary is another coach who led men's national water polo team(s) to win three Olympic gold medals. Under his leadership, the Hungary men's national team won three gold in a row between 2000 and 2008, becoming the second water polo team to have an Olympic winning streak.[28]

Béla Rajki coached the Hungary men's national team to two consecutive Olympic gold medals in 1952 and 1956.[29]

Dejan Savić led Serbia men's national team to win two consecutive Olympic gold medals in 2016 and 2021.[30]

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Head coaches who led men's national teams to win two or more Olympic gold medals
Rk Head coach Nationality Birth Age Men's team Olympic titles Total Ref
1 Ratko Rudić   Yugoslavia 1948 36–40   Yugoslavia 1984–1988 4 [31]
[26]
[27]
  Croatia 44   Italy 1992
64   Croatia 2012
2 Dénes Kemény   Hungary 1954 46–54   Hungary 2000–2004–2008 3 [28]
3 Béla Rajki   Hungary 1909 43–47   Hungary 1952–1956 2 [29]
Dejan Savić   Serbia 1975 41–46   Serbia 2016–2020 2 [30]

Champions as coach and player

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), year of winning the last Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 12 September 2021.

Only one water polo player won an Olympic gold medal and then guided a men's national water polo team to the Olympic title as a head coach.

Dezső Gyarmati of Hungary won three Olympic gold medals in 1952–1956 and 1964. He coached the Hungary men's national team to a gold in 1976.[32][33]

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Rk Person Birth Height Player Head coach Total
titles		 Ref
Age Men's team Pos Olympic title Age Men's team Olympic title
1 Dezső Gyarmati 1927 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 24–27, 36   Hungary FP 1952–1956, 1964 48   Hungary 1976 4 [32][33]

Olympic and world champions (coaches)

See also: List of world champions in men's water polo § Coach statistics

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic titles (in descending order), number of world titles (in descending order), year of winning the last gold medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first gold medal (in ascending order), name of the coach (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 12 September 2021.

As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, there are six head coaches who led men's national teams to win gold medals in water polo at the Summer Olympics and the World Aquatics Championships.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Head coaches who led men's national teams to win gold medals in water polo
at the Summer Olympics and the World Aquatics Championships
# Coach Nationality Birth Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships Total
titles		 ISHOF
member		 Ref
Age Men's team Title Age Men's team Title
1 Ratko Rudić   Yugoslavia 1948 36–40   Yugoslavia 1984–1988 38   Yugoslavia 1986 7 2007 [31]
[26]
[27]
  Croatia 44   Italy 1992 46   Italy 1994*
64   Croatia 2012 58   Croatia 2007
2 Dénes Kemény   Hungary 1954 46–54   Hungary 2000–2004–2008 49   Hungary 2003 4 2011 [28]
3 Dejan Savić   Serbia 1975 41–46   Serbia 2016–2020 40   Serbia 2015 3 [30]
4 Juan Jané   Spain 1953 43   Spain 1996 44–48   
January 08, 2023
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This is a list of Olympic champions in men s water polo since the inaugural official edition in 1900 Contents 1 Abbreviations 2 History 3 Team statistics 3 1 Results 3 2 Squads 3 3 Olympic and world champions teams 4 Player statistics 4 1 Age records 4 2 Multiple gold medalists 4 3 Olympic and world champions players 4 4 Olympic champion families 5 Coach statistics 5 1 Most successful coaches 5 2 Champions as coach and player 5 3 Olympic and world champions coaches 6 Champions by tournament 6 1 2020 Serbia 2nd title 6 2 2016 Serbia 1st title 6 3 2012 Croatia 1st title 6 4 2008 Hungary 9th title 6 5 2004 Hungary 8th title 6 6 2000 Hungary 7th title 6 7 1996 Spain 1st title 6 8 1992 Italy 3rd title 6 9 1988 Yugoslavia 3rd title 6 10 1984 Yugoslavia 2nd title 6 11 1980 Soviet Union 2nd title 6 12 1976 Hungary 6th title 6 13 1972 Soviet Union 1st title 6 14 1968 Yugoslavia 1st title 6 15 1964 Hungary 5th title 6 16 1960 Italy 2nd title 6 17 1956 Hungary 4th title 6 18 1952 Hungary 3rd title 6 19 1948 Italy 1st title 6 20 1936 Hungary 2nd title 6 21 1932 Hungary 1st title 6 22 1928 Germany 1st title 6 23 1924 France 1st title 6 24 1920 Great Britain 4th title 6 25 1912 Great Britain 3rd title 6 26 1908 Great Britain 2nd title 6 27 1904 unofficial program 6 28 1900 Great Britain 1st title 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 Sources 10 1 Official Reports IOC 10 2 Official Results Books IOC 10 3 Official Reports FINA 10 4 Official website IOC 10 5 Olympedia 10 6 Sports Reference 10 7 Todor66 10 8 ISHOF 11 External linksAbbreviations EditRk Rank Ref Reference Cap No Water polo cap numberPos Playing position FP Field player GK Goalkeeper ISHOF International Swimming Hall of FameL R Handedness L Left handed R Right handed Oly debut Olympic debut in water polo C Captain p page pp pagesHistory EditMen s water polo tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1900 At the 1904 Summer Olympics a water polo tournament was contested but only American contestants participated Currently International Swimming Federation FINA considers water polo event as part of unofficial program in 1904 As of the 2020 Summer Olympics men s water polo teams from ten European countries won all 27 official tournaments 1 From 1908 to 1920 the Great Britain men s national water polo team won three consecutive gold medals at the Olympics becoming the first team to have an Olympic winning streak in water polo Hungary is the most successful country in the men s Olympic water polo tournament with nine Olympic gold medals The team won three gold medals in a row between 2000 and 2008 becoming the second water polo team to have an Olympic winning streak Italy and Yugoslavia have both won three Olympic titles in men s water polo tournament The Serbia men s national team is current Olympic champion Legend D Debut C Champions C Olympic winning streak winning three or more Olympic titles in a row Hosts Team Defunct team Champions 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 24 Total Croatia Part of Yugoslavia D C 1 France D C 1 Germany D C East Germany and West Germany 1 Great Britain C C C C 4 Hungary D C C C C C C C C C 9 Italy D C C C 3 Serbia Part of Yugoslavia then of FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro D C C 2 Soviet Union D C C Defunct 2 Spain D C 1 Yugoslavia D C C C Defunct 3Champions 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 24 TotalTeam statistics EditResults Edit Serbia men s national water polo team celebrated after the gold medal match of the 2016 Summer Olympics The following table shows results of Olympic champions in men s water polo by tournament Last updated 8 August 2021 viewedit Legend 6 Winning 6 matches during the tournament 4 Drawing 4 matches during the tournament 2 Losing 2 matches during the tournament 100 0 Winning all matches during the tournament Team Olympic winning streak winning three or more Olympic titles in a row Team Host team Team Defunct teamAbbreviationMP Matches played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference GF MP Goals for per match GA MP Goals against per match GD MP Goal difference per match Results of champions by tournament Men s tournament Champions MP W D L Win GF GA GD GF MP GA MP GD MP1 Paris 1900 Great Britain 1st title 3 3 0 0 100 0 29 3 26 9 667 1 000 8 6672 St Louis 1904 Water polo was an unofficial sport3 London 1908 Great Britain 2nd title 1 a 1 0 0 100 0 9 2 7 9 000 2 000 7 0004 Stockholm 1912 Great Britain 3rd title 3 3 0 0 100 0 21 8 13 7 000 2 667 4 3335 Antwerp 1920 Great Britain 4th title 3 3 0 0 100 0 19 4 15 6 333 1 333 5 0006 Paris 1924 France 1st title 4 4 0 0 100 0 16 6 10 4 000 1 500 2 5007 Amsterdam 1928 Germany 1st title 3 3 0 0 100 0 18 10 8 6 000 3 333 2 6678 Los Angeles 1932 Hungary 1st title 3 b 3 0 0 100 0 30 2 28 10 000 0 667 9 3339 Berlin 1936 Hungary 2nd title 7 6 1 0 85 7 44 4 40 6 286 0 571 5 71410 London 1948 Italy 1st title 7 c 6 1 0 85 7 35 14 21 5 000 2 000 3 00011 Helsinki 1952 Hungary 3rd title 8 6 2 0 75 0 53 16 37 6 625 2 000 4 62512 Melbourne 1956 Hungary 4th title 6 6 0 0 100 0 26 4 22 4 333 0 667 3 66713 Rome 1960 Italy 2nd title 7 6 1 0 85 7 31 12 19 4 429 1 714 2 71414 Tokyo 1964 Hungary 5th title 6 5 1 0 83 3 34 13 21 5 667 2 167 3 50015 Mexico City 1968 Yugoslavia 1st title 9 7 1 1 77 8 86 35 51 9 556 3 889 5 66716 Munich 1972 Soviet Union 1st title 8 6 2 0 75 0 48 24 24 6 000 3 000 3 00017 Montreal 1976 Hungary 6th title 8 7 1 0 87 5 45 32 13 5 625 4 000 1 62518 Moscow 1980 Soviet Union 2nd title 8 8 0 0 100 0 58 31 27 7 250 3 875 3 37519 Los Angeles 1984 Yugoslavia 2nd title 7 6 1 0 85 7 72 44 28 10 286 6 286 4 00020 Seoul 1988 Yugoslavia 3rd title 7 6 0 1 85 7 83 55 28 11 857 7 857 4 00021 Barcelona 1992 Italy 3rd title 7 5 2 0 71 4 59 50 9 8 429 7 143 1 28622 Atlanta 1996 Spain 1st title 8 6 0 2 75 0 58 48 10 7 250 6 000 1 25023 Sydney 2000 Hungary 7th title 8 6 0 2 75 0 78 57 21 9 750 7 125 2 62524 Athens 2004 Hungary 8th title 7 7 0 0 100 0 59 39 20 8 429 5 571 2 85725 Beijing 2008 Hungary 9th title 7 6 1 0 85 7 85 55 30 12 143 7 857 4 28626 London 2012 Croatia 1st title 8 8 0 0 100 0 73 42 31 9 125 5 250 3 87527 Rio 2016 Serbia 1st title 8 5 2 1 62 5 80 66 14 10 000 8 250 1 75028 Tokyo 2020 Serbia 2nd title 8 6 0 2 75 0 103 71 32 12 875 8 875 4 000 Men s tournament Total 169 144 16 9 85 2 1352 747 605 8 000 4 420 3 580Champions MP W D L Win GF GA GD GF MP GA MP GD MPSources Official Reports PDF 1900 1996 men s tournaments Official Results Books PDF 2000 pp 45 92 2004 p 207 2008 p 202 2012 p 471 2016 p 131 2020 p 150 Olympedia 1900 2020 men s tournaments Sports Reference 1900 2016 men s tournaments From 1900 to 1928 single elimination tournaments were used to determine Olympic champions in men s water polo The following table shows men s teams that won all matches during the Olympic tournament since 1932 viewedit Winning all matches during the tournament since 1932 Year Champions MP W D L Win 1 1932 Hungary 1st title 3 b 3 0 0 100 0 2 1956 Hungary 4th title 6 6 0 0 100 0 3 1980 Soviet Union 2nd title 8 8 0 0 100 0 4 2004 Hungary 8th title 7 7 0 0 100 0 5 2012 Croatia 1st title 8 8 0 0 100 0 The following tables show records of goals for per match viewedit Top 5 most goals for per match Rk Year Champions MP GF GF MP1 2020 Serbia 2nd title 8 103 12 8752 2008 Hungary 9th title 7 85 12 1433 1988 Yugoslavia 3rd title 7 83 11 8574 1984 Yugoslavia 2nd title 7 72 10 2865 1932 Hungary 1st title 3 b 30 10 0002016 Serbia 1st title 8 80 10 000 Top 5 fewest goals for per match Rk Year Champions MP GF GF MP1 1924 France 1st title 4 16 4 0002 1956 Hungary 4th title 6 26 4 3333 1960 Italy 2nd title 7 31 4 4294 1948 Italy 1st title 7 c 35 5 0005 1976 Hungary 6th title 8 45 5 625 Historical progression of records Goals for per match Goals forper match Achievement Year Champions Date ofwinning gold Duration of record9 667 Set record 1900 Great Britain 1st title 12 August 1900 32 years 1 day10 000 Broke record 1932 Hungary 1st title 13 August 1932 51 years 363 days10 286 Broke record 1984 Yugoslavia 2nd title 10 August 1984 4 years 52 days11 857 Broke record 1988 Yugoslavia 3rd title 1 October 1988 19 years 328 days12 143 Broke record 2008 Hungary 9th title 24 August 2008 12 years 349 days12 875 Broke record 2020 Serbia 2nd title 8 August 2021 1 year 153 daysThe following tables show records of goals against per match viewedit Top 5 most goals against per match Rk Year Champions MP GA GA MP1 2020 Serbia 2nd title 8 71 8 8752 2016 Serbia 1st title 8 66 8 2503 1988 Yugoslavia 3rd title 7 55 7 8572008 Hungary 9th title 7 55 7 8575 1992 Italy 3rd title 7 50 7 143 Top 5 fewest goals against per match Rk Year Champions MP GA GA MP1 1936 Hungary 2nd title 7 4 0 5712 1932 Hungary 1st title 3 b 2 0 6671956 Hungary 4th title 6 4 0 6674 1900 Great Britain 1st title 3 3 1 0005 1920 Great Britain 4th title 3 4 1 333 The following tables show records of goal difference per match viewedit Top 5 most goal difference per match Rk Year Champions MP GD GD MP1 1932 Hungary 1st title 3 b 28 9 3332 1900 Great Britain 1st title 3 26 8 6673 1908 Great Britain 2nd title 1 a 7 7 0004 1936 Hungary 2nd title 7 40 5 7145 1968 Yugoslavia 1st title 9 51 5 667 Top 5 fewest goal difference per match Rk Year Champions MP GD GD MP1 1996 Spain 1st title 8 10 1 2502 1992 Italy 3rd title 7 9 1 2863 1976 Hungary 6th title 8 13 1 6254 2016 Serbia 1st title 8 14 1 7505 1924 France 1st title 4 10 2 500 Squads Edit The following table shows number of players and average age height and weight of Olympic champions in men s water polo by tournament Last updated 30 August 2021 viewedit Legend Team Olympic winning streak Team Winning all matches during the tournament Team Host team Team Defunct teamWinning squads by tournament Men s tournament Champions Players Returning Olympians AverageNumber Number Age Height Weight1 Paris 1900 Great Britain 1st title 7 0 0 0 2 St Louis 1904 Water polo was an unofficial sport3 London 1908 Great Britain 2nd title 7 0 0 0 26 years 111 days4 Stockholm 1912 Great Britain 3rd title 7 4 57 1 29 years 16 days5 Antwerp 1920 Great Britain 4th title 7 3 42 9 33 years 279 days6 Paris 1924 France 1st title 7 3 42 9 26 years 303 days7 Amsterdam 1928 Germany 1st title 8 0 0 0 24 years 329 days8 Los Angeles 1932 Hungary 1st title 10 7 70 0 27 years 291 days9 Berlin 1936 Hungary 2nd title 11 5 45 5 26 years 66 days10 London 1948 Italy 1st title 9 0 0 0 30 years 203 days11 Helsinki 1952 Hungary 3rd title 13 6 46 2 26 years 337 days12 Melbourne 1956 Hungary 4th title 12 7 58 3 26 years 148 days 1 81 m 5 ft 11 in d 80 kg 176 lb e 13 Rome 1960 Italy 2nd title 12 3 25 0 22 years 363 days 1 82 m 6 ft 0 in 81 kg 179 lb 14 Tokyo 1964 Hungary 5th title 12 10 83 3 28 years 208 days 1 82 m 6 ft 0 in 82 kg 181 lb 15 Mexico City 1968 Yugoslavia 1st title 11 5 45 5 26 years 151 days 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in 94 kg 207 lb 16 Munich 1972 Soviet Union 1st title 11 5 45 5 26 years 351 days 1 84 m 6 ft 0 in 87 kg 192 lb 17 Montreal 1976 Hungary 6th title 11 6 54 5 25 years 333 days 1 87 m 6 ft 2 in 88 kg 194 lb 18 Moscow 1980 Soviet Union 2nd title 11 4 36 4 25 years 117 days 1 84 m 6 ft 0 in 87 kg 192 lb 19 Los Angeles 1984 Yugoslavia 2nd title 13 3 23 1 23 years 362 days 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in 92 kg 203 lb 20 Seoul 1988 Yugoslavia 3rd title 13 6 46 2 23 years 341 days 1 95 m 6 ft 5 in 94 kg 207 lb 21 Barcelona 1992 Italy 3rd title 13 7 53 8 26 years 224 days 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in f 81 kg 179 lb g 22 Atlanta 1996 Spain 1st title 13 9 69 2 26 years 279 days 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in 81 kg 179 lb 23 Sydney 2000 Hungary 7th title 13 5 38 5 25 years 254 days 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in 93 kg 205 lb 24 Athens 2004 Hungary 8th title 13 10 76 9 27 years 344 days 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in 96 kg 212 lb 25 Beijing 2008 Hungary 9th title 13 9 69 2 29 years 248 days 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in 100 kg 220 lb 26 London 2012 Croatia 1st title 13 8 61 5 29 years 85 days 1 97 m 6 ft 6 in 102 kg 225 lb 27 Rio 2016 Serbia 1st title 13 9 69 2 28 years 205 days 1 95 m 6 ft 5 in 96 kg 212 lb 28 Tokyo 2020 Serbia 2nd title 13 10 76 9 31 years 250 days 1 94 m 6 ft 4 in 95 kg 209 lb Men s tournament Champions Number Number Age Height WeightPlayers Returning Olympians AverageSources Official Reports PDF 1900 1996 men s tournaments Official Results Books PDF 2000 pp 45 92 2004 p 208 2008 p 203 2012 p 472 2016 p 132 2020 p 151 Olympedia 1900 2020 men s tournaments Sports Reference 1900 2016 men s tournaments The following tables show records of the number of returning Olympians viewedit Records number of returning Olympians in descending order Rk Year Champions Players Returning OlympiansNumber Number 1 1964 Hungary 5th title 12 10 83 3 2 2004 Hungary 8th title 13 10 76 9 2020 Serbia 2nd title 13 10 76 9 4 1932 Hungary 1st title 10 7 70 0 5 1996 Spain 1st title 13 9 69 2 2008 Hungary 9th title 13 9 69 2 2016 Serbia 1st title 13 9 69 2 Records number of returning Olympians in ascending order Rk Year Champions Players Returning OlympiansNumber Number 1 1948 Italy 1st title 9 0 0 0 2 1928 Germany 1st title 8 0 0 0 3 1900 Great Britain 1st title 7 0 0 0 1908 Great Britain 2nd title 7 0 0 0 5 1984 Yugoslavia 2nd title 13 3 23 1 The following tables show records of average age viewedit Top 5 oldest winning squads Rk Year Champions Average age Note1 1920 Great Britain 4th title 33 years 279 days The Games after World War I2 2020 Serbia 2nd title 31 years 250 days The Games postponed to 20213 1948 Italy 1st title 30 years 203 days The Games after World War II4 2008 Hungary 9th title 29 years 248 days5 2012 Croatia 1st title 29 years 85 days Top 5 youngest winning squads Rk Year Champions Average age1 1960 Italy 2nd title 22 years 363 days2 1988 Yugoslavia 3rd title 23 years 341 days3 1984 Yugoslavia 2nd title 23 years 362 days4 1928 Germany 1st title 24 years 329 days5 1980 Soviet Union 2nd title 25 years 117 days The following tables show records of average height viewedit Top 5 tallest winning squads statistics since 1956 Rk Year Champions Average height1 2012 Croatia 1st title 1 97 m 6 ft 6 in 2 2004 Hungary 8th title 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in 2008 Hungary 9th title 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in 4 1988 Yugoslavia 3rd title 1 95 m 6 ft 5 in 2016 Serbia 1st title 1 95 m 6 ft 5 in Top 5 shortest winning squads statistics since 1956 Rk Year Champions Average height1 1956 Hungary 4th title 1 81 m 5 ft 11 in d 2 1960 Italy 2nd title 1 82 m 6 ft 0 in 1964 Hungary 5th title 1 82 m 6 ft 0 in 4 1972 Soviet Union 1st title 1 84 m 6 ft 0 in 1980 Soviet Union 2nd title 1 84 m 6 ft 0 in Historical progression of records Average height statistics since 1956 Average height Achievement Year Champions Date ofwinning gold Duration of record1 81 m 5 ft 11 in d Set record 1956 Hungary 4th title 7 December 1956 3 years 271 days1 82 m 6 ft 0 in Broke record 1960 Italy 2nd title 3 September 1960 8 years 53 daysTied record 1964 Hungary 5th title 18 October 19641 90 m 6 ft 3 in Broke record 1968 Yugoslavia 1st title 26 October 1968 15 years 289 days1 93 m 6 ft 4 in Broke record 1984 Yugoslavia 2nd title 10 August 1984 4 years 52 days1 95 m 6 ft 5 in Broke record 1988 Yugoslavia 3rd title 1 October 1988 15 years 333 days1 96 m 6 ft 5 in Broke record 2004 Hungary 8th title 29 August 2004 7 years 349 daysTied record 2008 Hungary 9th title 24 August 20081 97 m 6 ft 6 in Broke record 2012 Croatia 1st title 12 August 2012 10 years 149 daysThe following tables show records of average weight viewedit Top 5 heaviest winning squads statistics since 1956 Rk Year Champions Average weight1 2012 Croatia 1st title 102 kg 225 lb 2 2008 Hungary 9th title 100 kg 220 lb 3 2004 Hungary 8th title 96 kg 212 lb 2016 Serbia 1st title 96 kg 212 lb 5 2020 Serbia 2nd title 95 kg 209 lb Top 5 lightest winning squads statistics since 1956 Rk Year Champions Average weight1 1956 Hungary 4th title 80 kg 176 lb e 2 1960 Italy 2nd title 81 kg 179 lb 1992 Italy 3rd title 81 kg 179 lb g 1996 Spain 1st title 81 kg 179 lb 5 1964 Hungary 5th title 82 kg 181 lb Historical progression of records Average weight statistics since 1956 Average weight Achievement Year Champions Date ofwinning gold Duration of record80 kg 176 lb e Set record 1956 Hungary 4th title 7 December 1956 3 years 271 days81 kg 179 lb Broke record 1960 Italy 2nd title 3 September 1960 4 years 45 days82 kg 181 lb Broke record 1964 Hungary 5th title 18 October 1964 4 years 8 days94 kg 207 lb Broke record 1968 Yugoslavia 1st title 26 October 1968 35 years 308 daysTied record 1988 Yugoslavia 3rd title 1 October 198896 kg 212 lb Broke record 2004 Hungary 8th title 29 August 2004 3 years 361 days100 kg 220 lb Broke record 2008 Hungary 9th title 24 August 2008 3 years 354 days102 kg 225 lb Broke record 2012 Croatia 1st title 12 August 2012 10 years 149 daysOlympic and world champions teams Edit See also List of world champions in men s water polo Team statistics The following table is pre sorted by number of Olympic titles in descending order number of world titles in descending order name of the team in ascending order respectively Last updated 8 July 2022 As of the 2020 Summer Olympics there are seven men s national water polo teams that won gold medals at the Summer Olympics and the World Aquatics Championships viewedit LegendYear As host team Team Defunct team Champions Olympic title World title Total First Last1 Hungary 9 1932 1936 1952 1956 1964 1976 2000 2004 2008 3 1973 2003 2013 12 1932 20132 Italy 3 1948 1960 1992 4 1978 1994 2011 2019 7 1948 20193 Yugoslavia 3 1968 1984 1988 2 1986 1991 5 1968 19914 Serbia 2 2016 2020 2 2009 2015 4 2009 2020 Soviet Union 2 1972 1980 2 1975 1982 4 1972 19826 Spain 1 1996 2 1998 2001 2022 4 1996 20227 Croatia 1 2012 2 2007 2017 3 2007 2017Player statistics EditAge records Edit 38 year old Samir Barac was the captain of Croatia at the 2012 Olympics The following tables show the oldest and youngest male Olympic champions in water polo Last updated 12 September 2021 Legend Team Host teamTop 10 oldest male Olympic champions in water polo Rk Player Age ofwinning gold Men s team Pos Date of birth Date ofwinning gold1 Charles Smith 41 years 216 days Great Britain GK 26 January 1879 29 August 19202 William Henry 41 years 45 days Great Britain GK 28 June 1859 12 August 19003 Samir Barac 38 years 284 days Croatia FP 2 November 1973 12 August 20124 Mario Majoni 38 years 72 days Italy FP 27 May 1910 7 August 19485 Gojko Pijetlovic 38 years 1 day Serbia GK 7 August 1983 8 August 20216 Istvan Barta 37 years 0 days Hungary GK 13 August 1895 13 August 19327 Dezso Gyarmati 36 years 361 days Hungary FP 23 October 1927 18 October 19648 Igor Hinic 36 years 252 days Croatia FP 4 December 1975 12 August 20129 Frano Vican 36 years 201 days Croatia GK 24 January 1976 12 August 201210 Branislav Mitrovic 36 years 190 days Serbia GK 30 January 1985 8 August 2021Rk Player Age ofwinning gold Men s team Pos Date of birth Date ofwinning goldTop 10 youngest male Olympic champions in water polo Rk Player Age ofwinning gold Men s team Pos Date of birth Date ofwinning gold1 Gyorgy Karpati 17 years 40 days Hungary FP 23 June 1935 2 August 19522 Perica Bukic 18 years 172 days Yugoslavia FP 20 February 1966 10 August 19843 Igor Milanovic 18 years 236 days Yugoslavia FP 18 December 1965 10 August 19844 Franco Lavoratori 19 years 172 days Italy FP 15 March 1941 3 September 19605 Nikola Jaksic 19 years 216 days Serbia FP 17 January 1997 20 August 20166 Fritz Gunst 19 years 324 days Germany FP 22 September 1908 11 August 19287 Giorgi Mshvenieradze 19 years 352 days Soviet Union FP 12 August 1960 29 July 19808 Gyorgy Kenez 20 years 34 days Hungary FP 23 June 1956 27 July 19769 Antal Bolvari 20 years 88 days Hungary FP 6 May 1932 2 August 195210 Mirko Vicevic 20 years 93 days Yugoslavia FP 30 June 1968 1 October 1988Rk Player Age ofwinning gold Men s team Pos Date of birth Date ofwinning goldMultiple gold medalists Edit See also List of Olympic medalists in water polo men and List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event The following tables are pre sorted by year of receiving the last Olympic gold medal in ascending order year of receiving the first Olympic gold medal in ascending order name of the player in ascending order respectively Last updated 12 September 2021 Ten male athletes won three Olympic gold medals in water polo LegendYear As host teamMale athletes who won three Olympic gold medals in water polo Year Player Date of birth Height Men s team Pos Olympic titles Age offirst last1920 Paul Radmilovic 5 March 1886 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in Great Britain FP 1908 1912 1920 22 34Charles Smith 26 January 1879 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in GK 29 411964 Dezso Gyarmati 23 October 1927 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in Hungary FP 1952 1956 1964 24 36Gyorgy Karpati 23 June 1935 1 67 m 5 ft 6 in FP 17 292008 Tibor Benedek 12 July 1972 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in Hungary FP 2000 2004 2008 28 36Peter Biros 5 April 1976 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in FP 24 32Tamas Kasas 20 July 1976 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in FP 24 32Gergely Kiss 21 September 1977 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in FP 23 30Tamas Molnar 2 August 1975 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in FP 25 33Zoltan Szecsi 22 December 1977 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in GK 22 30Year Player Date of birth Height Men s team Pos Olympic titles Age offirst lastForty one male athletes won two Olympic gold medals in water polo LegendYear As host teamMale athletes who won two Olympic gold medals in water polo Year Player Date of birth Height Men s team Pos Olympic titles Age offirst last1912 George Cornet 15 July 1877 1 91 m 6 ft 3 in Great Britain FP 1908 1912 31 35George Wilkinson 3 March 1879 1 73 m 5 ft 8 in FP 29 331920 Charles Bugbee 29 August 1887 1 91 m 6 ft 3 in Great Britain FP 1912 1920 25 331936 Gyorgy Brody 21 July 1908 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in Hungary GK 1932 1936 24 28Oliver Halassy 31 July 1909 FP 23 27Marton Homonnai 5 February 1906 FP 26 30Janos Nemeth 12 June 1906 FP 26 30Miklos Sarkany 15 August 1908 FP 23 281956 Antal Bolvari 6 May 1932 Hungary FP 1952 1956 20 24Laszlo Jeney 30 May 1923 1 81 m 5 ft 11 in GK 29 33Kalman Markovits 26 August 1931 1 78 m 5 ft 10 in FP 20 25Miklos Martin 29 June 1931 FP 21 25Istvan Szivos Sr 20 August 1920 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in FP 31 361964 Otto Boros 5 August 1929 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in Hungary GK 1956 1964 27 35Tivadar Kanizsa 4 April 1933 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in FP 23 31Mihaly Mayer 27 December 1933 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in FP 22 301980 Aleksei Barkalov 18 February 1946 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in Soviet Union FP 1972 1980 26 34Aleksandr Kabanov 11 June 1948 1 81 m 5 ft 11 in FP 24 32Viacheslav Sobchenko 18 April 1949 1 87 m 6 ft 2 in GK 23 311988 Dragan Andric 6 June 1962 1 92 m 6 ft 4 in Yugoslavia FP 1984 1988 22 26Perica Bukic 20 February 1966 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in FP 18 22Veselin Đuho 5 January 1960 1 87 m 6 ft 2 in FP 24 28Deni Lusic 14 April 1962 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in FP 22 26Igor Milanovic 18 December 1965 1 95 m 6 ft 5 in FP 18 22Tomislav Paskvalin 29 August 1961 2 04 m 6 ft 8 in FP 22 272004 Rajmund Fodor 21 February 1976 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in Hungary FP 2000 2004 24 28Barnabas Steinmetz 6 October 1975 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in FP 24 28Attila Vari 26 February 1976 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in FP 24 282008 Istvan Gergely 20 August 1976 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in Hungary GK 2004 2008 28 32Norbert Madaras 1 December 1979 1 91 m 6 ft 3 in FP 24 28Tamas Varga 14 July 1975 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in FP 29 332020 Milan Aleksic 13 May 1986 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in Serbia FP 2016 2020 30 35Filip Filipovic 2 May 1987 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in FP 29 34Nikola Jaksic 17 January 1997 1 97 m 6 ft 6 in FP 19 24Dusan Mandic 16 June 1994 2 02 m 6 ft 8 in FP 22 27Branislav Mitrovic 30 January 1985 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in GK 31 36Stefan Mitrovic 29 March 1988 1 95 m 6 ft 5 in FP 28 33Dusko Pijetlovic 25 April 1985 1 97 m 6 ft 6 in FP 31 36Gojko Pijetlovic 7 August 1983 1 94 m 6 ft 4 in GK 33 38Andrija Prlainovic 28 April 1987 1 87 m 6 ft 2 in FP 29 34Sava Ranđelovic 17 July 1993 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in FP 23 28Year Player Date of birth Height Men s team Pos Olympic titles Age offirst lastOlympic and world champions players Edit See also List of world champions in men s water polo Player statistics The following tables are pre sorted by number of Olympic titles in descending order number of world titles in descending order year of receiving the last gold medal in ascending order year of receiving the first gold medal in ascending order name of the player in ascending order respectively Last updated 12 September 2021 As of the 2020 Summer Olympics there are ninety six male athletes who won gold medals in water polo at the Summer Olympics and the World Aquatics Championships viewedit LegendYear As host teamMale water polo players who won three Olympic titles and one or more world titles Player Birth Height Pos Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships Totaltitles ISHOFmemberAge Men s team Title Age Men s team Title1 Tibor Benedek 1972 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in FP 28 32 36 Hungary 2000 2004 2008 31 Hungary 2003 4 2016Peter Biros 1976 1 94 m 6 ft 4 in FP 24 28 32 27 2016Tamas Kasas 1976 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in FP 24 28 32 27 2016Gergely Kiss 1977 1 99 m 6 ft 6 in FP 23 26 30 25 2016Tamas Molnar 1975 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in FP 25 29 33 27 2016Zoltan Szecsi 1977 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in GK 22 26 30 25 2016viewedit Male water polo players who won two Olympic titles and two or more world titles Player Birth Height Pos Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships Totaltitles ISHOFmemberAge Men s team Title Age Men s team Title7 Aleksandr Kabanov 1948 1 81 m 5 ft 11 in FP 24 32 Soviet Union 1972 1980 27 34 Soviet Union 1975 1982 4 20018 Perica Bukic 1966 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in FP 18 22 Yugoslavia 1984 1988 20 24 Yugoslavia 1986 1991 4 2008Igor Milanovic 1965 1 95 m 6 ft 5 in FP 18 22 20 25 200610 Norbert Madaras 1979 1 91 m 6 ft 3 in FP 24 28 Hungary 2004 2008 23 33 Hungary 2003 2013 411 Milan Aleksic 1986 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in FP 30 35 Serbia 2016 2020 23 29 Serbia 2009 2015 4Filip Filipovic 1987 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in FP 29 34 22 28Stefan Mitrovic 1988 1 95 m 6 ft 5 in FP 28 33 21 27Dusko Pijetlovic 1985 1 97 m 6 ft 6 in FP 31 36 24 30Gojko Pijetlovic 1983 1 94 m 6 ft 4 in GK 33 38 25 32Andrija Prlainovic 1987 1 87 m 6 ft 2 in FP 29 34 22 28 Player Birth Height Pos Age Men s team Title Age Men s team Title Totaltitles ISHOFmemberSummer Olympics World Aquatics Championshipsviewedit Male water polo players who won two Olympic titles and a world title Player Birth Height Pos Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships Totaltitles ISHOFmemberAge Men s team Title Age Men s team Title17 Aleksei Barkalov 1946 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in FP 26 34 Soviet Union 1972 1980 29 Soviet Union 1975 3 199318 Dragan Andric 1962 1 92 m 6 ft 4 in FP 22 26 Yugoslavia 1984 1988 24 Yugoslavia 1986 3Veselin Đuho 1960 1 87 m 6 ft 2 in FP 24 28 26Deni Lusic 1962 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in FP 22 26 24Tomislav Paskvalin 1961 2 04 m 6 ft 8 in FP 22 27 2422 Rajmund Fodor 1976 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in FP 24 28 Hungary 2000 2004 27 Hungary 2003 3Barnabas Steinmetz 1975 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in FP 24 28 27Attila Vari 1976 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in FP 24 28 2725 Istvan Gergely 1976 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in GK 28 32 Hungary 2004 2008 26 Hungary 2003 3Tamas Varga 1975 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in FP 29 33 2827 Nikola Jaksic 1997 1 97 m 6 ft 6 in FP 19 24 Serbia 2016 2020 18 Serbia 2015 3Dusan Mandic 1994 2 02 m 6 ft 8 in FP 22 27 21Branislav Mitrovic 1985 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in GK 31 36 30Sava Ranđelovic 1993 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in FP 23 28 22 Player Birth Height Pos Age Men s team Title Age Men s team Title Totaltitles ISHOFmemberSummer Olympics World Aquatics Championshipsviewedit Male water polo players who won an Olympic title and two or more world titles Player Birth Height Pos Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships Totaltitles ISHOFmemberAge Men s team Title Age Men s team Title31 Slobodan Nikic 1983 1 97 m 6 ft 6 in FP 33 Serbia 2016 22 Serbia and Montenegro 2005 426 32 Serbia 2009 201532 Dubravko Simenc 1966 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in FP 21 Yugoslavia 1988 19 24 Yugoslavia 1986 1991 3Mirko Vicevic 1968 1 92 m 6 ft 4 in FP 20 18 2234 Daniel Ballart 1973 1 78 m 5 ft 10 in FP 23 Spain 1996 24 28 Spain 1998 2001 3Salvador Gomez 1968 1 94 m 6 ft 4 in FP 28 29 33Ivan Moro 1974 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in FP 21 23 26Sergi Pedrerol 1969 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in FP 26 28 31Jesus Rollan 1968 1 87 m 6 ft 2 in GK 28 29 33 2012Carles Sanz 1975 1 77 m 5 ft 10 in FP 21 22 2640 Zivko Gocic 1982 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in FP 33 Serbia 2016 26 32 Serbia 2009 2015 341 Andro Buslje 1986 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in FP 26 Croatia 2012 21 31 Croatia 2007 2017 3Maro Jokovic 1987 2 03 m 6 ft 8 in FP 24 19 29 Player Birth Height Pos Age Men s team Title Age Men s team Title Totaltitles ISHOFmemberSummer Olympics World Aquatics Championshipsviewedit Male water polo players who won an Olympic title and a world title part 1 3 Player Birth Height Pos Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships Totaltitles ISHOFmemberAge Men s team Title Age Men s team Title43 Andras Bodnar 1942 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in FP 22 Hungary 1964 31 Hungary 1973 2 201744 Aleksandr Dolgushin 1946 1 87 m 6 ft 2 in FP 26 Soviet Union 1972 29 Soviet Union 1975 2 2010Aleksandr Dreval 1944 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in FP 28 31Nikolay Melnikov 1948 1 84 m 6 ft 0 in FP 24 2747 Gabor Csapo 1950 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in FP 25 Hungary 1976 22 Hungary 1973 2Tibor Cservenyak 1948 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in FP 27 25Tamas Farago 1952 1 94 m 6 ft 4 in FP 23 21 1993Ferenc Konrad 1945 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in FP 31 28Endre Molnar 1945 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in GK 31 28Laszlo Sarosi 1946 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in FP 29 26Istvan Szivos Jr 1948 2 02 m 6 ft 8 in FP 28 25 199654 Vladimir Akimov 1953 1 84 m 6 ft 0 in FP 27 Soviet Union 1980 29 Soviet Union 1982 2Mikhail Ivanov 1958 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in FP 22 24Sergey Kotenko 1956 1 76 m 5 ft 9 in FP 23 25Giorgi Mshvenieradze 1960 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in FP 19 21Erkin Shagaev 1959 1 78 m 5 ft 10 in FP 21 23Yevgeny Sharonov 1958 1 89 m 6 ft 2 in GK 21 23 2003 Player Birth Height Pos Age Men s team Title Age Men s team Title Totaltitles ISHOFmemberSummer Olympics World Aquatics Championshipsviewedit Male water polo players who won an Olympic title and a world title part 2 3 Player Birth Height Pos Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships Totaltitles ISHOFmemberAge Men s team Title Age Men s team Title60 Milorad Krivokapic 1956 1 87 m 6 ft 2 in GK 28 Yugoslavia 1984 30 Yugoslavia 1986 2Zoran Petrovic 1960 2 03 m 6 ft 8 in FP 23 26Andrija Popovic 1959 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in GK 24 26Goran Sukno 1959 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in FP 25 2764 Mislav Bezmalinovic 1967 1 97 m 6 ft 6 in FP 21 Yugoslavia 1988 23 Yugoslavia 1991 2Renco Posinkovic 1964 1 97 m 6 ft 6 in GK 24 27Goran Rađenovic 1966 1 97 m 6 ft 6 in FP 21 24Aleksandar Sostar 1964 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in GK 24 26 201168 Francesco Attolico 1963 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in FP 29 Italy 1992 31 Italy 1994 2Gianni Averaimo 1964 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in GK 27 30Alessandro Bovo 1969 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in FP 23 25Sandro Campagna 1963 1 82 m 6 ft 0 in FP 29 31 2019Marco D Altrui 1964 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in FP 28 30 2010Massimiliano Ferretti 1966 1 94 m 6 ft 4 in FP 26 28Mario Fiorillo 1962 1 79 m 5 ft 10 in FP 29 31Ferdinando Gandolfi 1967 FP 25 27Amedeo Pomilio 1967 1 78 m 5 ft 10 in FP 25 27Francesco Porzio 1966 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in FP 26 28Pino Porzio 1967 FP 25 27Carlo Silipo 1971 1 99 m 6 ft 6 in FP 20 23 Player Birth Height Pos Age Men s team Title Age Men s team Title Totaltitles ISHOFmemberSummer Olympics World Aquatics Championshipsviewedit Male water polo players who won an Olympic title and a world title part 3 3 Player Birth Height Pos Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships Totaltitles ISHOFmemberAge Men s team Title Age Men s team Title80 Manuel Estiarte 1961 1 78 m 5 ft 10 in FP 34 Spain 1996 36 Spain 1998 2 2007Pedro Garcia 1968 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in FP 27 29Jordi Sans 1965 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in FP 30 3283 Angel Andreo 1972 1 91 m 6 ft 3 in GK 23 Spain 1996 28 Spain 2001 284 Zsolt Varga 1972 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in FP 28 Hungary 2000 31 Hungary 2003 285 Samir Barac 1973 1 87 m 6 ft 2 in FP 38 Croatia 2012 33 Croatia 2007 2Miho Boskovic 1983 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in FP 29 24Damir Buric 1980 2 05 m 6 ft 9 in FP 31 26Igor Hinic 1975 2 02 m 6 ft 8 in FP 36 31Josip Pavic 1982 1 95 m 6 ft 5 in GK 30 25Frano Vican 1976 1 92 m 6 ft 4 in GK 36 3191 Norbert Hosnyanszky 1984 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in FP 24 Hungary 2008 29 Hungary 2013 2Daniel Varga 1983 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in FP 24 29Denes Varga 1987 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in FP 21 2694 Milos Cuk 1990 1 91 m 6 ft 3 in FP 25 Serbia 2016 24 Serbia 2015 295 Ivan Buljubasic 1987 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in FP 24 Croatia 2012 29 Croatia 2017 2Sandro Sukno 1990 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in FP 22 27 Player Birth Height Pos Age Men s team Title Age Men s team Title Totaltitles ISHOFmemberSummer Olympics World Aquatics ChampionshipsOlympic champion families Edit The following tables are pre sorted by year of receiving the Olympic gold medal in ascending order name of the player in ascending order respectively Last updated 12 September 2021 LegendYear As host teamRelationship Family Player Date of birth Height Men s team Pos Olympictitle Age Note RefTwo brothers Rademacher Erich Rademacher 9 June 1901 Germany GK 1928 27 Two brothers in anOlympic tournament 2 Joachim Rademacher 20 June 1906 FP 22 3 Keseru Alajos Keseru 8 March 1905 Hungary FP 1932 27 Two brothers in anOlympic tournament 4 Ferenc Keseru 27 August 1903 FP 28 5 Pandolfini Gianfranco Pandolfini 16 September 1920 Italy FP 1948 27 Two brothers in anOlympic tournament 6 Tullio Pandolfini 6 August 1914 34 7 Konrad Janos Konrad 27 August 1941 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in Hungary FP 1964 23 8 Ferenc Konrad 17 April 1945 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in FP 1976 31 9 Akimov Anatoly Akimov 15 November 1947 1 81 m 5 ft 11 in Soviet Union FP 1972 24 10 Vladimir Akimov 20 July 1953 1 84 m 6 ft 0 in FP 1980 27 11 Porzio Francesco Porzio 26 January 1966 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in Italy FP 1992 26 Two brothers in anOlympic tournament 12 Pino Porzio 26 February 1967 FP 25 13 Steinmetz Barnabas Steinmetz 6 October 1975 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in Hungary CB 2000 24 14 2004 28 Two brothers in anOlympic tournamentAdam Steinmetz 11 August 1980 1 97 m 6 ft 6 in FP 24 15 Varga Daniel Varga 25 September 1983 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in Hungary FP 2008 24 Two brothers in anOlympic tournament 16 Denes Varga 29 March 1987 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in FP 21 17 Pijetlovic Dusko Pijetlovic 25 April 1985 1 97 m 6 ft 6 in Serbia FP 2016 2020 31 36 Two brothers in anOlympic tournament 18 Gojko Pijetlovic 7 August 1983 1 94 m 6 ft 4 in GK 33 38 19 Relationship Family Player Date of birth Height Men s team Pos Olympictitle Age Note RefRelationship Family Player Date of birth Height Men s team Pos Olympictitle Age RefFather and son Szivos Istvan Szivos Sr 20 August 1920 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in Hungary FP 1952 1956 31 36 20 Istvan Szivos Jr 24 April 1948 2 02 m 6 ft 8 in FP 1976 28 21 D Altrui Giuseppe D Altrui 7 April 1934 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in Italy FP 1960 26 22 Marco D Altrui 25 April 1964 1 80 m 5 ft 11 in FP 1992 28 23 Sukno Goran Sukno 6 April 1959 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in Yugoslavia FP 1984 25 24 Sandro Sukno 30 June 1990 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in Croatia FP 2012 22 25 Coach statistics EditMost successful coaches Edit Ratko Rudic coached three men s national teams to four Olympic gold medals The following table is pre sorted by number of Olympic gold medals in descending order year of winning the last Olympic gold medal in ascending order name of the coach in ascending order respectively Last updated 12 September 2021 There are four coaches who led men s national water polo teams to win two or more Olympic gold medals Ratko Rudic is the most successful water polo coach in Olympic history As a head coach he led three men s national water polo teams to win four Olympic gold medals He guided Yugoslavia men s national team to two consecutive gold medals in 1984 and 1988 Italy men s national team to a gold medal in 1992 and Croatia men s national team to a gold medal in 2012 making him the first and only coach to lead three different men s national water polo teams to the Olympic titles 26 27 Denes Kemeny of Hungary is another coach who led men s national water polo team s to win three Olympic gold medals Under his leadership the Hungary men s national team won three gold in a row between 2000 and 2008 becoming the second water polo team to have an Olympic winning streak 28 Bela Rajki coached the Hungary men s national team to two consecutive Olympic gold medals in 1952 and 1956 29 Dejan Savic led Serbia men s national team to win two consecutive Olympic gold medals in 2016 and 2021 30 LegendYear As host teamHead coaches who led men s national teams to win two or more Olympic gold medals Rk Head coach Nationality Birth Age Men s team Olympic titles Total Ref1 Ratko Rudic Yugoslavia 1948 36 40 Yugoslavia 1984 1988 4 31 26 27 Croatia 44 Italy 199264 Croatia 20122 Denes Kemeny Hungary 1954 46 54 Hungary 2000 2004 2008 3 28 3 Bela Rajki Hungary 1909 43 47 Hungary 1952 1956 2 29 Dejan Savic Serbia 1975 41 46 Serbia 2016 2020 2 30 Champions as coach and player Edit The following table is pre sorted by number of Olympic gold medals in descending order year of winning the last Olympic gold medal in ascending order name of the person in ascending order respectively Last updated 12 September 2021 Only one water polo player won an Olympic gold medal and then guided a men s national water polo team to the Olympic title as a head coach Dezso Gyarmati of Hungary won three Olympic gold medals in 1952 1956 and 1964 He coached the Hungary men s national team to a gold in 1976 32 33 LegendYear As host teamRk Person Birth Height Player Head coach Totaltitles RefAge Men s team Pos Olympic title Age Men s team Olympic title1 Dezso Gyarmati 1927 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in 24 27 36 Hungary FP 1952 1956 1964 48 Hungary 1976 4 32 33 Olympic and world champions coaches Edit See also List of world champions in men s water polo Coach statistics The following table is pre sorted by number of Olympic titles in descending order number of world titles in descending order year of winning the last gold medal in ascending order year of winning the first gold medal in ascending order name of the coach in ascending order respectively Last updated 12 September 2021 As of the 2020 Summer Olympics there are six head coaches who led men s national teams to win gold medals in water polo at the Summer Olympics and the World Aquatics Championships viewedit LegendYear As host teamHead coaches who led men s national teams to win gold medals in water poloat the Summer Olympics and the World Aquatics Championships Coach Nationality Birth Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships Totaltitles ISHOFmember RefAge Men s team Title Age Men s team Title1 Ratko Rudic Yugoslavia 1948 36 40 Yugoslavia 1984 1988 38 Yugoslavia 1986 7 2007 31 26 27 Croatia 44 Italy 1992 46 Italy 1994 64 Croatia 2012 58 Croatia 20072 Denes Kemeny Hungary 1954 46 54 Hungary 2000 2004 2008 49 Hungary 2003 4 2011 28 3 Dejan Savic Serbia 1975 41 46 Serbia 2016 2020 40 Serbia 2015 3 30 4 Juan Jane Spain 1953 43 Spain 1996 44 48 a, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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