List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers

This is a list of male goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.

Abbreviations

GK	Goalkeeper	Rk	Rank	Ref	Reference	ISHOF	International Swimming Hall of Fame
(C)	Captain	p.	page	pp.	pages

Winning goalkeepers

Main article: List of Olympic champions in men's water polo

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

•  Team  – Olympic winning streak (winning three or more Olympic titles in a row)
•  Team  – Winning all matches during the tournament
•  Team  – Host team
• Team^† – Defunct team
• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Winning goalkeepers by tournament

Year^[1]	Winning team	Cap	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Height	Saves	Shots	Eff %	Note	Ref
1900	Great Britain (1st title)		William Henry	1859	41		—	—	—	The only GK	^[2]
1904	Water polo was an unofficial sport
1908	Great Britain (2nd title)		Charles Smith	1879	29	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	—	—	—	The only GK	^[3]
1912	Great Britain (3rd title)		Charles Smith (2)	1879	33	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)				The only GK	^[3]
1920	Great Britain (4th title)		Charles Smith (3)	1879	41	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)				The only GK	^[3]
1924	France (1st title)		Paul Dujardin	1894	30					The only GK	^[4]
1928	Germany (1st title)		Johann Blank	1904	24						^[5]
			Erich Rademacher	1901	27						^[6]
1932	Hungary (1st title)		István Barta	1895	37						^[7]
			György Bródy	1908	24	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)					^[8]
1936	Hungary (2nd title)		György Bródy (2)	1908	28	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)				Starting GK	^[8]
			György Kutasi	1910	25						^[9]
1948	Italy (1st title)		Pasquale Buonocore	1916	32					Starting GK	^[10]
			(Unknown)
1952	Hungary (3rd title)		Róbert Antal	1921	31						^[11]
			László Jeney	1923	29	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)				Starting GK	^[12]
1956	Hungary (4th title)		Ottó Boros	1929	27	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)				Starting GK	^[13]
			László Jeney (2)	1923	33	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)					^[12]
1960	Italy (2nd title)		Dante Rossi	1936	24	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)				Starting GK	^[14]
			Brunello Spinelli	1939	21	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)					^[15]
1964	Hungary (5th title)		Miklós Ambrus	1933	31	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)					^[16]
			Ottó Boros (2)	1929	35	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)				Starting GK	^[13]
1968	Yugoslavia^† (1st title)	1	Karlo Stipanić	1941	26	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)					^[17]
		11	Zdravko Hebel	1943	25	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)					^[18]
1972	Soviet Union^† (1st title)	1	Vadim Gulyayev	1941	31	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)					^[19]
		11	Viacheslav Sobchenko	1949	23	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)					^[20]
1976	Hungary (6th title)	1	Endre Molnár	1945	31	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)					^[21]
		11	Tibor Cservenyák	1948	27	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)					^[22]
1980	Soviet Union^† (2nd title)	1	Yevgeny Sharonov	1958	21	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)					^[23]
		11	Viacheslav Sobchenko (2)	1949	31	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)					^[20]
1984	Yugoslavia^† (2nd title)	1	Milorad Krivokapić	1956	28	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)				Starting GK	^[24]
		13	Andrija Popović	1959	24	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)					^[25]
1988	Yugoslavia^† (3rd title)	1	Aleksandar Šoštar	1964	24	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)				Starting GK	^[26]
		13	Renco Posinković	1964	24	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)					^[27]
1992	Italy (3rd title)	1	Francesco Attolico	1963	29	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)				Starting GK	^[28]
		13	Gianni Averaimo	1964	27	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)					^[29]
1996	Spain (1st title)	1	Jesús Rollán	1968	28	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	62	110	56.4%	Starting GK	^[30]
		4	Ángel Andreo	1972	23	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	0	0	—		^[31]
2000	Hungary (7th title)	1	Zoltán Kósz	1967	32	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	58	112	51.8%	Starting GK	^[32]
		10	Zoltán Szécsi	1977	22	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	6	9	66.7%		^[33]
2004	Hungary (8th title)	1	Zoltán Szécsi (2)	1977	26	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	40	75	53.3%	Starting GK	^[33]
		10	István Gergely	1976	28	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	8	12	66.7%		^[34]
2008	Hungary (9th title)	1	Zoltán Szécsi (3)	1977	30	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	42	83	50.6%	Starting GK	^[33]
		13	István Gergely (2)	1976	32	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	24	38	63.2%		^[34]
2012	Croatia (1st title)	1	Josip Pavić	1982	30	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	85	121	70.2%	Starting GK	^[35]
		13	Frano Vićan	1976	36	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	10	16	62.5%		^[36]
2016	Serbia (1st title)	1	Gojko Pijetlović	1983	33	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	14	21	66.7%		^[37]
		13	Branislav Mitrović	1985	31	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	60	119	50.4%	Starting GK	^[38]
Year	Winning team	Cap	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Height	Saves	Shots	Eff %	Note	Ref

Sources:

• Official Reports (PDF): 1908 (pp. 360–361), 1912 (pp. 1022, 1024, 1033), 1920 (p. 130), 1924 (pp. 488, 490, 492), 1928 (pp. 803–804, 806), 1932 (pp. 646, 649–650), 1936 (pp. 347, 349, 355), 1948 (pp. 643, 645–646), 1952 (pp. 602–603, 606–608), 1956 (pp. 625–626), 1960 (pp. 618–619, 627–628, 631), 1964 (pp. 685, 687, 691, 694–695, 698), 1968 (pp. 812, 814, 816–817, 819, 822, 824, 826), 1972 (pp. 358–359, 363–365), 1976 (pp. 487, 489, 491–492), 1980 (pp. 497, 500–502), 1984 (pp. 528–533), 1988 (pp. 593–595, 597), 1992 (pp. 391–395, 399–400), 1996 (pp. 57–61, 70–71, 73);
• Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45, 50, 55, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90), 2004 (pp. 207–208), 2008 (pp. 202–203), 2012 (pp. 471–472), 2016 (pp. 131–132).

Records and statistics

See also: List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics

Multiple appearances

See also: List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments

By tournament

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the team (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, 52 male goalkeepers have been named in the national water polo team in three or more Olympic tournaments.

Legend

• Team^* – Host team

Year	Total	Five-time Olympian (GK)		Four-time Olympian (GK)		Three-time Olympian (GK)
1900	0	—	0	—	0	—	0
1908	0	—	0	—	0	—	0
1912	0	—	0	—	0	—	0
1920	2	—	0	—	0	Great Britain: Charles Smith   Sweden: Torsten Kumfeldt	2
1924	2	—	0	Great Britain: Charles Smith	1	Belgium: Albert Durant	1
1928	0	—	0	—	0	—	0
1932	1	—	0	—	0	Hungary: István Barta	1
1936	0	—	0	—	0	—	0
1948	0	—	0	—	0	—	0
1952	0	—	0	—	0	—	0
1956	3	—	0	—	0	Hungary: László Jeney   Yugoslavia: Juraj Amšel, Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić	3
1960	3	—	0	Hungary: László Jeney	1	United Team of Germany: Emil Bildstein   Soviet Union: Boris Goykhman	2
1964	1	—	0	—	0	Hungary: Ottó Boros	1
1968	0	—	0	—	0	—	0
1972	3	—	0	—	0	Australia: Michael Withers   West Germany^*: Hans Hoffmeister   Yugoslavia: Karlo Stipanić	3
Year	Total	Five-time Olympian (GK)		Four-time Olympian (GK)		Three-time Olympian (GK)
1976	4	—	0	—	0	Cuba: Oscar Periche   Hungary: Endre Molnár   Italy: Alberto Alberani   Netherlands: Evert Kroon	4
1980	3	—	0	Cuba: Oscar Periche   Hungary: Endre Molnár   Italy: Alberto Alberani	3	—	0
1984	1	—	0	—	0	Italy: Umberto Panerai	1
1988	1	—	0	—	0	West Germany: Peter Röhle	1
1992	4	—	0	Germany: Peter Röhle	1	Australia: Glenn Townsend   Unified Team:^[a] Yevgeny Sharonov   United States: Craig Wilson	3
1996	5	—	0	—	0	Germany: Ingo Borgmann   Greece: Evangelos Patras   Hungary: Péter Kuna   Spain: Jesús Rollán   United States^*: Christopher Duplanty	5
2000	5	—	0	Spain: Jesús Rollán	1	Hungary: Zoltán Kósz   Italy: Francesco Attolico   Netherlands: Arie van de Bunt   FR Yugoslavia:^[b] Aleksandar Šoštar	4
2004	3	Spain: Jesús Rollán	1	—	0	Russia: Nikolay Maksimov   Spain: Ángel Andreo	2
Year	Total	Five-time Olympian (GK)		Four-time Olympian (GK)		Three-time Olympian (GK)
2008	9	—	0	Spain: Ángel Andreo	1	Australia: Rafael Sterk   Croatia: Frano Vićan   Germany: Alexander Tchigir   Greece: Nikolaos Deligiannis, Georgios Reppas   Hungary: István Gergely, Zoltán Szécsi   Italy: Stefano Tempesti	8
2012	7	—	0	Croatia: Frano Vićan   Greece: Nikolaos Deligiannis   Hungary: Zoltán Szécsi   Italy: Stefano Tempesti   Kazakhstan: Nikolay Maksimov	5	Kazakhstan: Alexandr Shvedov   Montenegro: Denis Šefik	2
2016	7	Italy: Stefano Tempesti	1	—	0	Australia: James Stanton   Brazil^*: Slobodan Soro   Croatia: Josip Pavić   Montenegro: Miloš Šćepanović   Spain: Iñaki Aguilar   United States: Merrill Moses	6
2020	4	—	0	—	0	Australia: Joel Dennerley   Hungary: Viktor Nagy   Serbia: Gojko Pijetlović   Spain: Daniel López	4
Year	Total	Five-time Olympian (GK)		Four-time Olympian (GK)		Three-time Olympian (GK)

Four-time Olympians

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of birth (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Thirteen male goalkeepers have been named in the national water polo tea in four or more Olympic tournaments between 1900 and 2016 inclusive.

Legend and abbreviation

•     – Hosts
• Apps – Appearances

Male goalkeepers who have been named in the national team in four or more Olympic tournaments

Apps	Goalkeeper	Birth	Height	Men's team	Water polo tournaments					Period (age of first/last)	Medals				Ref
					1	2	3	4	5		G	S	B	T
5	Jesús Rollán	1968	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	Spain	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	16 years (20/36)	1	1	0	2	^[30]
	Stefano Tempesti	1979	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	Italy	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	16 years (21/37)	0	1	1	2	^[39]
4	Charles Smith	1879	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Great Britain	1908	1912	1920	1924		16 years (29/45)	3	0	0	3	^[3]
	László Jeney	1923	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Hungary	1948	1952	1956	1960		12 years (25/37)	2	1	1	4	^[12]
	Endre Molnár	1945	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Hungary	1968	1972	1976	1980		12 years (23/35)	1	1	2	4	^[21]
	Alberto Alberani	1947	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	Italy	1968	1972	1976	1980		12 years (21/33)	0	1	0	1	^[40]
	Oscar Periche	1949	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Cuba	1968	1972	1976	1980		12 years (18/30)	0	0	0	0	^[41]
	Peter Röhle	1957	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	West Germany	1976		1984	1988		16 years (19/35)	0	0	1	1	^[42]
				Germany					1992
	Ángel Andreo	1972	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	Spain	1996	2000	2004	2008		12 years (23/35)	1	0	0	1	^[31]
	Nikolay Maksimov	1972	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Russia	1996	2000	2004			16 years (23/39)	0	1	1	2	^[43]
				Kazakhstan					2012
	Frano Vićan	1976	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	Croatia	2000	2004	2008	2012		12 years (24/36)	1	0	0	1	^[36]
	Nikolaos Deligiannis	1976	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Greece	2000	2004	2008	2012		12 years (24/35)	0	0	0	0	^[44]
	Zoltán Szécsi	1977	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Hungary	2000	2004	2008	2012		12 years (22/34)	3	0	0	3	^[33]
Apps	Goalkeeper	Birth	Height	Men's team	1	2	3	4	5	Period (age of first/last)	G	S	B	T	Ref
					Water polo tournaments						Medals

Multiple medalists

Main article: List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)

The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of receiving the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of receiving the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

As of 2016, eight male goalkeepers have won three or more Olympic medals in water polo.

Legend

•     – Hosts

Male goalkeepers who have won three or more Olympic medals in water polo

Rk	Goalkeeper	Birth	Height	Men's team	Water polo tournaments					Period (age of first/last)	Medals				Ref
					1	2	3	4	5		G	S	B	T
1	László Jeney	1923	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Hungary	1948	1952	1956	1960		12 years (25/37)	2	1	1	4	^[12]
2	Endre Molnár	1945	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Hungary	1968	1972	1976	1980		12 years (23/35)	1	1	2	4	^[21]
3	Charles Smith	1879	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Great Britain	1908	1912	1920	1924		16 years (29/45)	3	0	0	3	^[3]
	Zoltán Szécsi	1977	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Hungary	2000	2004	2008	2012		12 years (22/34)	3	0	0	3	^[33]
5	Ottó Boros	1929	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Hungary	1956	1960	1964			8 years (27/35)	2	0	1	3	^[13]
6	Yevgeny Sharonov	1958	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	Soviet Union	1980		1988			12 years (21/33)	1	0	2	3	^[23]
				Unified Team^[a]				1992
7	Albert Durant	1892		Belgium	1912	1920	1924			12 years (20/32)	0	2	1	3	^[45]
8	Torsten Kumfeldt	1886		Sweden	1908	1912	1920			12 years (22/34)	0	1	2	3	^[46]
Rk	Goalkeeper	Birth	Height	Men's team	1	2	3	4	5	Period (age of first/last)	G	S	B	T	Ref
					Water polo tournaments						Medals

Multiple gold medalists

Main article: List of Olympic champions in men's water polo

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), number of Olympic bronze medals (in descending order), 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: 1 April 2021.

As of 2016, seven male goalkeepers have won two or more Olympic gold medals in water polo.

Legend

•     – Hosts

Male goalkeepers who won two or more Olympic gold medals in water polo

Rk	Goalkeeper	Birth	Height	Men's team	Water polo tournaments					Period (age of first/last)	Medals				Ref
					1	2	3	4	5		G	S	B	T
1	Charles Smith	1879	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Great Britain	1908	1912	1920	1924		16 years (29/45)	3	0	0	3	^[3]
	Zoltán Szécsi	1977	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Hungary	2000	2004	2008	2012		12 years (22/34)	3	0	0	3	^[33]
3	László Jeney	1923	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Hungary	1948	1952	1956	1960		12 years (25/37)	2	1	1	4	^[12]
4	Ottó Boros	1929	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Hungary	1956	1960	1964			8 years (27/35)	2	0	1	3	^[13]
5	György Bródy	1908	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Hungary	1932	1936				4 years (24/28)	2	0	0	2	^[8]
	Viacheslav Sobchenko	1949	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	Soviet Union	1972		1980			8 years (23/31)	2	0	0	2	^[20]
	István Gergely	1976	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	Slovakia	2000					8 years (24/32)	2	0	0	2	^[34]
				Hungary		2004	2008
Rk	Goalkeeper	Birth	Height	Men's team	1	2	3	4	5	Period (age of first/last)	G	S	B	T	Ref
					Water polo tournaments						Medals

Most saves

One match

 

Hungarian Viktor Nagy saved 16 shots in a match in 2016.

The following table is pre-sorted by date of the match (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Since 1996, nine male water polo goalkeepers have each saved sixteen or more shots in an Olympic match.

The first man to do so was Christopher Duplanty, with the United States men's national team in Atlanta. He blocked 20 shots on 24 July 1996, setting the record for the most shots saved by a water polo goalkeeper in a single Olympic match.

The most recent goalkeeper to do so was Viktor Nagy, with Hungary men's national team in Rio de Janeiro on 18 August 2016.

Italian Stefano Tempesti is the only water polo goalkeeper to achieve this feat twice.

Legend and abbreviation

•   – Player's team drew the match
•   – Player's team lost the match
•  Team  – Host team
• Player^‡ – Player who won the tournament with his team
• aet – After extra time
• pso – Penalty shootout
• OR – Official Reports
• ORB – Official Results Books

Male goalkeepers with sixteen or more saves in an Olympic match (statistics since 1996)

#	Saves	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Height	For	Result	Against	Tournament	Round	Date	Ref
1	20	Christopher Duplanty	1965	30	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	United States	10–8	Croatia	Atlanta 1996	Preliminary round Group B	24 Jul 1996	OR 1996 (p. 66)
2	16	Siniša Školneković	1968	28	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	Croatia	4–4 7–6 (aet)	Italy		Semi-finals	27 Jul 1996	OR 1996 (p. 72)
3	17	Nikolay Maksimov	1972	27	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Russia	6–4	Australia	Sydney 2000	Preliminary round Group A	23 Sep 2000	ORB 2000 (p. 66)
4	19	Stefano Tempesti	1979	29	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	Italy	10–10 13–13 (aet) 3–4 (pso)	Australia	Beijing 2008	Classification round 7th–10th place	22 Aug 2008	ORB 2008 (p. 152)
5	16	Merrill Moses	1977	31	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	United States	10–5	Serbia		Semi-finals	22 Aug 2008	ORB 2008 (p. 158)
6	17	Stefano Tempesti (2)	1979	33	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	Italy	8–5	Australia	London 2012	Preliminary round Group A	29 Jul 2012	ORB 2012 (p. 377)
7	17	Dragoș Stoenescu	1979	33	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	Romania	13–4	Great Britain		Preliminary round Group B		ORB 2012 (p. 381)
8	16	Iñaki Aguilar	1983	28	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	Spain	11–9	Greece		Preliminary round Group A	4 Aug 2012	ORB 2012 (p. 417)
9	16	Viktor Nagy	1984	32	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Hungary	13–4	Brazil	Rio 2016	Classification round 5th–8th place	18 Aug 2016	ORB 2016 (p. 77)
#	Saves	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Height	For	Result	Against	Tournament	Round	Date	Ref

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of shots saved by a male water polo goalkeeper in a single Olympic match since 1996. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend

•  Team  – Host team
• Player^‡ – Player who won the tournament with his team
• OR – Official Reports
• ORB – Official Results Books

Historical progression of records:
Most shots saved by a male goalkeeper, one match (statistics since 1996)

Saves	Achievement	Year	Goalkeeper	Age	Height	Men's team	Date	Duration of record	Ref
20	Set record	1996	Christopher Duplanty	30	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	United States	24 July 1996	27 years, 132 days	OR 1996 (p. 66)

One tournament

 

Josip Pavić saved 85 shots at the 2012 Games, helping Croatia win the Olympic title. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the men's water polo tournament.

The following table is pre-sorted by number of saves (in descending order), edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), number of matches played (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Since 1996, six male goalkeepers have saved 75 or more shots in an Olympic water polo tournament.

Stefano Tempesti of Italy is the first water polo goalkeeper to achieve this feat twice. At the 2008 Olympics, Tempesti saved 83 shots. Four years later in London, he blocked 87 shots, setting the record for the most saves by a water polo goalkeeper in a single Olympic tournament.

Slobodan Soro is the second goalkeeper to achieve this feat twice. At the 2012 London Olympics, Soro saved 75 shots for Serbia. In Rio de Janeiro, he saved 81 shots for Brazil.

At the 2012 Summer Games, Josip Pavić saved 85 shots, including nine in the gold medal match, helping the Croatia team win the Olympics. He is the most efficient one among these six goalkeepers.

Legend and abbreviation

•  Team  – Host team
• Player^‡ – Player who won the tournament with his team
• MP – Matches played
• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
• 70.2% – Highest save efficiency

Male goalkeepers with 75 or more saves in an Olympic tournament (statistics since 1996)

Rk	Year	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Height	Saves	Shots	Eff %	MP	Saves per match	Men's team	Finish	Ref
1	2012	Stefano Tempesti	1979	33	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	87	147	59.2%	8	10.875	Italy	2nd of 12 teams	^[39]
2	2012	Josip Pavić^‡	1982	30	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	85	121	70.2%	8	10.625	Croatia	1st of 12 teams	^[35]
3	2008	Stefano Tempesti (2)	1979	29	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	83	169	49.1%	8	10.375	Italy	9th of 12 teams	^[39]
4	1996	Arie van de Bunt	1969	27	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	81	154	52.6%	8	10.125	Netherlands	10th of 12 teams	^[47]
	2016	Slobodan Soro	1978	37	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	81	152	53.3%	8	10.125	Brazil	8th of 12 teams	^[48]
6	1996	Christopher Duplanty	1965	30	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	77	132	58.3%	8	9.625	United States	7th of 12 teams	^[49]
	1996	Siniša Školneković	1968	28	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	77	135	57.0%	8	9.625	Croatia	2nd of 12 teams	^[50]
8	2012	Slobodan Soro (2)	1978	33	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	75	135	55.6%	8	9.375	Serbia	3rd of 12 teams	^[48]
Rk	Year	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Height	Saves	Shots	Eff %	MP	Saves per match	Men's team	Finish	Ref

Sources:

• Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (pp. 56–73);
• Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45–92), 2004 (p. 180), 2008 (p. 175), 2012 (p. 462), 2016 (p. 102).

 

Stefano Tempesti of Italy saved 83 and 87 shots at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, respectively.

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), number of matches played (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

At the 2004 Summer Games, Nikolay Maksimov saved 62 shots, including seven in the bronze medal match, helping Russia win the match.

Stefano Tempesti of Italy blocked 83 shots at the 2008 Olympics. In the 2012 edition, he saved 87 shots, helping the Italian team win the Olympic silver medal.

Slobodan Soro, representing Brazil, saved 81 shots at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Legend and abbreviation

•  Team  – Host team
• Player^‡ – Player who won the tournament with his team
• MP – Matches played
• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Male goalkeepers with the most saves in each Olympic tournament (statistics since 1996)

Year	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Height	Saves	Shots	Eff %	MP	Saves per match	Men's team	Finish	Ref
1996	Arie van de Bunt	1969	27	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	81	154	52.6%	8	10.125	Netherlands	10th of 12 teams	^[47]
2000	Dan Hackett	1970	30	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	70	135	51.9%	8	8.750	United States	6th of 12 teams	^[51]
2004	Nikolay Maksimov	1972	31	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	62	104	59.6%	8	7.750	Russia	3rd of 12 teams	^[43]
2008	Stefano Tempesti	1979	29	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	83	169	49.1%	8	10.375	Italy	9th of 12 teams	^[39]
2012	Stefano Tempesti (2)	1979	33	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	87	147	59.2%	8	10.875	Italy	2nd of 12 teams	^[39]
2016	Slobodan Soro	1978	37	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	81	152	53.3%	8	10.125	Brazil	8th of 12 teams	^[48]

Sources:

• Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (pp. 56–73);
• Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45–92), 2004 (p. 180), 2008 (p. 175), 2012 (p. 462), 2016 (p. 102).

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of shots saved by a male water polo goalkeeper in a single Olympic tournament since 1996. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend

•  Team  – Host team
• Player^‡ – Player who won the tournament with his team

Historical progression of records:
Most shots saved by a male goalkeeper, one tournament (statistics since 1996)

Saves	Achievement	Year	Goalkeeper	Age	Height	Men's team	Date	Duration of record	Ref
81	Set record	1996	Arie van de Bunt	27	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Netherlands	28 July 1996	12 years, 27 days	^[47]
83	Broke record	2008	Stefano Tempesti	29	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	Italy	24 August 2008	3 years, 354 days	^[39]
87	Broke record	2012	Stefano Tempesti (2)	33	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	Italy	12 August 2012	11 years, 113 days	^[39]

All-time

 

Russian-Kazakhstani goalkeeper Nikolay Maksimov saved 228 shots at four Olympics (1996–2004, 2012).

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total saves (in descending order), number of total Olympic matches played (in ascending order), date of the last Olympic match played (in ascending order), date of the first Olympic match played (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Five-time Olympian Stefano Tempesti holds the record for the most shots saved by a water polo goalkeeper at the Olympics since 1996, with 295 saves.

Nikolay Maksimov, representing Russia, saved 178 shots at three Olympics (1996–2004). Eight years later, he represented Kazakhstan at the 2012 London Olympics, blocking 50 shots.

Slobodan Soro saved 132 shots in 2008 and 2012, representing Serbia. He was a member of the Brazil men's national team that competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics, blocking 81 shots.

Legend

•     – Hosts

All-time male goalkeepers with 200 or more saves at the Olympics (statistics since 1996)

Rk	Goalkeeper	Birth	Height	Men's team	Total saves	Total matches played	Saves per match	Tournaments (saves)					Period (age of first/last)	Medals				Ref
								1	2	3	4	5		G	S	B	T
1	Stefano Tempesti	1979	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	Italy	295	39	7.564	2000 (24)	2004 (50)	2008 (83)	2012 (87)	2016 (51)	16 years (21/37)	0	1	1	2	^[39]
2	Nikolay Maksimov	1972	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Russia	228	29	7.862	1996 (58)	2000 (58)	2004 (62)			16 years (23/39)	0	1	1	2	^[43]
				Kazakhstan								2012 (50)
3	Slobodan Soro	1978	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	Serbia	213	24	8.875	2008 (57)	2012 (75)				8 years (29/37)	0	0	2	2	^[48]
				Brazil						2016 (81)

Sources:

• Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (pp. 56–73);
• Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45–92), 2004 (p. 180), 2008 (p. 175), 2012 (p. 462), 2016 (p. 102).

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of total shots saved by a male water polo goalkeeper at the Summer Olympics since 1996. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend

•  Team  – Host team
• Player^‡ – Player who won the tournament with his team

Historical progression of records:
Most shots saved by a male goalkeeper, all-time (statistics since 1996)

Total saves	Achievement	Year	Goalkeeper	Age	Height	Men's team	Date	Duration of record	Ref
146	Set record	2000	Arie van de Bunt	31	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Netherlands	1 October 2000	3 years, 333 days	^[47]
178	Broke record	2004	Nikolay Maksimov	31	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Russia	29 August 2004	7 years, 349 days	^[43]
244	Broke record	2012	Stefano Tempesti	33	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	Italy	12 August 2012	4 years, 8 days	^[39]
295	Broke record	2016	Stefano Tempesti (2)	37	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	Italy	20 August 2016	7 years, 105 days	^[39]

Flag bearers

 

Evert Kroon was the flag bearer for the Netherlands at the closing ceremony of the 1976 Olympics.

Main article: Water polo at the Summer Olympics § Flag bearers

Some sportspeople were chosen to carry the national flag of their country at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games. As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, six male water polo goalkeepers were given the honour.

On 6 July 1912, Charles Smith of Great Britain carried the national flag at the opening ceremony of the 1912 Games in Stockholm, becoming the first water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics. Seven days later, He won his second Olympic gold medal with his teammates.^[3]

Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić, representing Yugoslavia, was the flag bearer during the opening ceremony at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.^[52]

After winning bronze in the men's tournament, Evert Kroon, the starting goalkeeper of the Dutch water polo team, carried the national flag of the Netherlands at the closing ceremony of the 1976 Montreal Olympics.^[53]

Forty years later, Josip Pavić of Croatia was the flag bearer during the opening ceremony at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the first water polo goalkeeper to be given the honour in the 21st century.^[35]

Legend

•  1912 O  – Opening ceremony of the 1912 Summer Olympics
•  1976 C  – Closing ceremony of the 1976 Summer Olympics
•     – Hosts
• Flag bearer^‡ – Flag bearer who won the tournament with his team

Male water polo goalkeepers who were flag bearers at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games

#	Year	Country	Flag bearer (goalkeeper)	Birth	Age	Height	Team	Water polo tournaments					Period (age of first/last)	Medals				Ref
								1	2	3	4	5		G	S	B	T
1	1912 O	Great Britain	Charles Smith^‡	1879	33	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Great Britain	1908	1912	1920	1924		16 years (29/45)	3	0	0	3	^[3]
2	1928 O	France	Jean Thorailler	1888	40		France	1912	1920				8 years (24/32)	0	0	0	0	^[54]
3	1952 O	Egypt	Ahmed Fouad Nessim	1924	27		Egypt	1948	1952				4 years (23/27)	0	0	0	0	^[55]
4	1956 O	Yugoslavia	Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić	1925	31		Yugoslavia	1948	1952	1956			8 years (23/31)	0	2	0	2	^[52]
5	1976 C	Netherlands	Evert Kroon	1946	29	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	Netherlands	1968	1972	1976			8 years (22/29)	0	0	1	1	^[53]
6	2016 O	Croatia	Josip Pavić	1982	34	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	Croatia	2008	2012	2016			8 years (26/34)	1	1	0	2	^[35]
#	Year	Country	Flag bearer (goalkeeper)	Birth	Age	Height	Team	1	2	3	4	5	Period (age of first/last)	G	S	B	T	Ref
								Water polo tournaments						Medals

Goalkeepers by team

The following tables are pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively.

Legend

• Year^* – As host team
• Team^† – Defunct team

Argentina

• Men's national team:   Argentina
• Team appearances: 4 (1928, 1948–1952, 1960)
• As host team: —

Australia

• Men's national team:   Australia
• Team appearances: 17 (1948–1964, 1972–1992, 2000^*–2020)
• As host team: 1956^*, 2000^*
• Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

•     – Hosts
• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
1948		Ben Dalley	1916	32		Starting goalkeeper	^[56]
		(Unknown)
1952		Doug Laing	1931	21		Starting goalkeeper	^[57]
		(Unknown)
1956		Doug Laing (2)	1931	25			^[57]
		Bill McCabe	1935	21			^[58]
1960		Michael Withers	1938	22		Starting goalkeeper	^[59]
		(Unknown)
1964	1	Michael Withers (2)	1938	26		Starting goalkeeper	^[59]
		(Unknown)
1972	1	Michael Withers (3)	1938	34			^[59]
	13	Bill Tilley	1938	33			^[60]
1976	1	Paul Williams	1955	21			^[61]
	11	Rodney Woods	1954	21			^[62]
1980	1	Michael Turner	1951	29			^[63]
	11	Andrew Steward	1954	25			^[64]
1984	1	Michael Turner (2)	1951	33			^[63]
	13	Glenn Townsend	1962	22			^[65]
1988	1	Glenn Townsend (2)	1962	26			^[65]
	13	Donald Cameron	1954	34			^[66]
1992	1	Glenn Townsend (3)	1962	30			^[65]
	9	Guy Newman	1969	23			^[67]
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2000	1	Eddie Denis	1970	29	56	107	52.3%		Starting goalkeeper	^[68]
	13	Rafael Sterk	1978	22	8	18	44.4%			^[69]
2004	1	James Stanton	1983	21	57	108	52.8%		Starting goalkeeper	^[70]
	13	Rafael Sterk (2)	1978	26	1	3	33.3%			^[69]
2008	1	James Stanton (2)	1983	25	48	109	44.0%		Starting goalkeeper	^[70]
	13	Rafael Sterk (3)	1978	30	5	9	55.6%			^[69]
2012	1	Joel Dennerley	1987	25	51	104	49.0%		Starting goalkeeper	^[71]
	13	James Clark	1991	21	15	36	41.7%			^[72]
2016	1	Joel Dennerley (2)	1987	29	29	51	56.9%			^[71]
	13	James Stanton (3)	1983	33	22	40	55.0%			^[70]
2020	1	Anthony Hrysanthos	1995	25						^[73]
	13	Joel Dennerley (3)	1987	34						^[71]
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 48, 52, 56, 65–66, 71, 73, 76), 2004 (pp. 187–188), 2008 (pp. 181–182), 2012 (pp. 468–469), 2016 (pp. 103–104).

Austria

• Men's national team:   Austria
• Team appearances: 3 (1912, 1936, 1952)
• As host team: —

Belgium

• Men's national team:   Belgium
• Team appearances: 11 (1900, 1908–1928, 1936–1952, 1960–1964)
• As host team: 1920^*
• Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend

•     – Hosts

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
1900		Albert Michant				Starting goalkeeper	^[74]
		(Unknown)
1908		Albert Michant (2)				Starting goalkeeper	^[74]
		(Unknown)
1912		Albert Durant	1892	20		Starting goalkeeper	^[45]
		(Unknown)
1920		Albert Durant (2)	1892	28		Starting goalkeeper	^[45]
		(Unknown)
1924		Albert Durant (3)	1892	32		Starting goalkeeper	^[45]
		(Unknown)
1928		Jules Brandeleer				Starting goalkeeper	^[75]
		(Unknown)
1936		Henri Disy	1913	22		Starting goalkeeper	^[76]
		(Unknown)
1948		Théo-Léo De Smet	1917	30		Starting goalkeeper	^[77]
		(Unknown)
1952		Théo-Léo De Smet (2)	1917	34			^[77]
		François Maesschalck	1921	30			^[78]
1960		Bruno De Hesselle	1941	18		Starting goalkeeper	^[79]
		(Unknown)
1964	1	Bruno De Hesselle (2)	1941	23		Starting goalkeeper	^[79]
		(Unknown)
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Brazil

• Men's national team:   Brazil
• Team appearances: 8 (1920, 1932, 1952, 1960–1968, 1984, 2016^*)
• As host team: 2016^*
• Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

•     – Hosts
• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
1920		Agostinho Sampaio de Sá	1897	23		Starting goalkeeper	^[80]
		(Unknown)
1932		Luiz da Silva	1903	28–29		Starting goalkeeper	^[81]
		(Unknown)
1952		Lucio Figueirêdo	1927	24			^[82]
		Henrique Melmann	1931	21			^[83]
1960		Luiz Daniel	1936	23		Starting goalkeeper	^[84]
		(Unknown)
1964		Luiz Daniel (2)	1936	28		Starting goalkeeper	^[84]
		(Unknown)
1968	1	Arnaldo Marsili	1947	21		Starting goalkeeper	^[85]
		(Unknown)
1984	1	Roberto Borelli	1963	20		Starting goalkeeper	^[86]
		(Unknown)
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2016	1	Slobodan Soro (3)	1978	37	81	152	53.3%		Starting goalkeeper	^[48]
	13	Vinicius Antonelli	1990	26	0	0	—			^[87]

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (pp. 106–107).

Note:

• Slobodan Soro is also listed in section Serbia.

Bulgaria

• Men's national team:   Bulgaria
• Team appearances: 2 (1972, 1980)
• As host team: —

Canada

• Men's national team:   Canada
• Team appearances: 4 (1972–1976^*, 1984, 2008)
• As host team: 1976^*
• Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

•     – Hosts
• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
1972	1	William Van der Pol	1938	34			^[88]
	11	Guy Leclerc	1955	16			^[89]
1976	1	Guy Leclerc (2)	1955	20		Starting goalkeeper	^[89]
		(Unknown)
1984	1	Rick Zayonc	1959	24		Starting goalkeeper	^[90]
		(Unknown)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2008	1	Robin Randall	1980	28	55	129	42.6%		Starting goalkeeper	^[91]
	13	Nic Youngblud	1981	27	13	20	65.0%			^[92]

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (pp. 184–185).

Chile

• Men's national team:   Chile
• Team appearances: 1 (1948)
• As host team: —

China

• Men's national team:   China
• Team appearances: 3 (1984–1988, 2008^*)
• As host team: 2008^*
• Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

•     – Hosts
• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2008	1	Ge Weiqing	1977	31	58	143	40.6%		Starting goalkeeper	^[93]
	13	Ma Jianjun	1984	23	0	0	—			^[94]

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (pp. 187–188).

Croatia

• Men's national team:   Croatia
• Team appearances: 7 (1996–2020)
• As host team: —
• Related team: Yugoslavia^†
• Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Abbreviation

• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
1996	1	Siniša Školneković	1968	28	77	135	57.0%		Starting goalkeeper	^[50]
	12	Maro Balić	1971	25	0	0	—			^[95]
2000	1	Siniša Školneković (2)	1968	32	33	70	47.1%			^[50]
	12	Frano Vićan	1976	24	23	42	54.8%			^[36]
2004	1	Frano Vićan (2)	1976	28	41	81	50.6%		Starting goalkeeper	^[36]
	5	Goran Volarević	1977	27	11	32	34.4%			^[96]
2008	1	Frano Vićan (3)	1976	32	49	94	52.1%		Starting goalkeeper	^[36]
	13	Josip Pavić	1982	26	5	9	55.6%			^[35]
2012	1	Josip Pavić (2)	1982	30	85	121	70.2%		Starting goalkeeper	^[35]
	13	Frano Vićan (4)	1976	36	10	16	62.5%			^[36]
2016	1	Josip Pavić (3)	1982	34	24	45	53.3%		Flag bearer for Croatia	^[35]
	13	Marko Bijač	1991	25	57	98	58.2%			^[97]
2020	1	Marko Bijač (2)	1991	30						^[97]
	13	Ivan Marcelić	1994	27						^[98]
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Sources:

• Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (pp. 62–66, 70, 72–73);
• Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 48, 51, 54, 79, 82, 86–87, 92), 2004 (pp. 191–192), 2008 (pp. 190–191), 2012 (pp. 471–472), 2016 (pp. 109–110).

Cuba

• Men's national team:   Cuba
• Team appearances: 5 (1968–1980, 1992)
• As host team: —

Czechoslovakia

• Men's national team:   Czechoslovakia^†
• Team appearances: 5 (1920–1928, 1936, 1992)
• As host team: —
• Related team: Slovakia

East Germany

• Men's national team:   East Germany^†
• Team appearances: 1 (1968)
• As host team: —
• Related teams: Germany, United Team of Germany^†
• Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
1968	1	Hans-Georg Fehn	1943	25			^[99]
	13	Peter Schmidt (2)	1937	30			^[100]

Note:

• Peter Schmidt is also listed in section United Team of Germany.

Egypt

• Men's national team:   Egypt
• Team appearances: 6 (1948–1952, 1960–1968, 2004)
• As host team: —
• Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Abbreviation

• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
1948		Ahmed Fouad Nessim	1924	23		Starting goalkeeper	^[55]
		(Unknown)
1952		Ahmed Fouad Nessim (2)	1924	27		Flag bearer for Egypt Starting goalkeeper	^[55]
		(Unknown)
1960		Mohamed Azmi	1921	38–39			^[101]
		Gamal El-Nazer	1930	30			^[102]
1964		Mohamed Khalil	1939	25			^[103]
		(Unknown)
1968	1	Mohamed Abid Soliman	1945	23			^[104]
	13	(Unknown)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2004	1	Amr Mohamed	1974	30	41	135	30.4%		The only goalkeeper in the squad	^[105]

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 195–196).

France

• Men's national team:   France
• Team appearances: 11 (1900^*, 1912–1928, 1936–1948, 1960, 1988–1992, 2016)
• As host team: 1900^*, 1924^*
• Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

•     – Hosts
• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
1900		(Unknown)
1912		Jean Thorailler	1888	24		The only goalkeeper in the squad	^[54]
1920		Jean Thorailler (2)	1888	32		The only goalkeeper in the squad	^[54]
1924		Paul Dujardin	1894	30		The only goalkeeper in the squad	^[4]
1928		Paul Dujardin (2)	1894	34		Starting goalkeeper	^[4]
		(Unknown)
1936		Georges Delporte	1912	24		Starting goalkeeper	^[106]
		(Unknown)
1948		François Débonnet	1931	16–17			^[107]
		René Massol	1927	21			^[108]
1960		Gérard Faetibolt	1932	28			^[109]
		Roland Moellé	1940	20			^[110]
1988	1	Arnaud Bouet	1960	28			^[111]
	13	Christian Volpi	1965	23			^[112]
1992	1	Jean-Marie Olivon	1967	25			^[113]
	12	Christophe Gautier	1966	26			^[114]
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2016	1	Rémi Garsau	1984	32	46	88	52.3%		Starting goalkeeper	^[115]
	13	Jonathan Moriamé	1984	32	0	0	—			^[116]

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (pp. 114–115).

Germany

• Men's national team:   Germany
• Team appearances: 9 (1900, 1928–1936^*, 1952, 1992–1996, 2004–2008)
• As host team: 1936^*
• Related teams: United Team of Germany^†, East Germany^†, West Germany^†
• Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

•     – Hosts
• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
1900		Georg Hax	1870	29		The only goalkeeper in the squad	^[117]
1928		Johann Blank	1904	24			^[5]
		Erich Rademacher	1901	27	1972		^[6]
1932		Hans Eckstein	1908	23			^[118]
		Erich Rademacher (2)	1901	31	1972		^[6]
1936		Paul Klingenburg	1907	28			^[119]
		Fritz Stolze	1910	25			^[120]
1952		Emil Bildstein	1931	21			^[121]
		Günter Heine	1919	32			^[122]
1992	1	Ingo Borgmann (2)	1965	27			^[123]
	5	Peter Röhle (4)	1957	35			^[42]

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
1996	1	Ingo Borgmann (3)	1965	31	51	111	45.9%		Starting goalkeeper	^[123]
	9	Daniel Voß	1971	25	2	3	66.7%			^[124]
2004	1	Alexander Tchigir (2)	1968	35	39	80	48.8%		Starting goalkeeper	^[125]
	2	Michael Zellmer	1977	27	3	6	50.0%			^[126]
2008	1	Alexander Tchigir (3)	1968	39	63	130	48.5%		Starting goalkeeper	^[125]
	13	Michael Zellmer (2)	1977	31	0	0	—			^[126]

Sources:

• Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (pp. 57–61, 67–69);
• Official Results Books (PDF): 2004 (pp. 199–200), 2008 (pp. 196–197).

Notes:

• Emil Bildstein is also listed in section United Team of Germany.
• Ingo Borgmann is also listed in section West Germany.
• Peter Röhle is also listed in section West Germany.
• Alexander Tchigir is also listed in section Unified Team.

Great Britain

• Men's national team:   Great Britain
• Team appearances: 11 (1900, 1908^*–1928, 1936–1956, 2012^*)
• As host team: 1908^*, 1948^*, 2012^*
• Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

•     – Hosts
• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
1900		William Henry	1859	41	1974	The only goalkeeper in the squad	^[2]
1908		Charles Smith	1879	29	1981	The only goalkeeper in the squad	^[3]
1912		Charles Smith (2)	1879	33	1981	Flag bearer for Great Britain The only goalkeeper in the squad	^[3]
1920		Charles Smith (3)	1879	41	1981	The only goalkeeper in the squad	^[3]
1924		Charles Smith (4)	1879	45	1981	Starting goalkeeper	^[3]
		(Unknown)
1928		Leslie Ablett	1904	24			^[127]
		William Quick	1902	26			^[128]
1936		Leslie Ablett (2)	1904	32			^[127]
		Alfred North	1908	20			^[129]
1948		Ian Johnson	1930	17–18		Starting goalkeeper	^[130]
		(Unknown)
1952		Ian Johnson (2)	1930	21–22		Starting goalkeeper	^[130]
		(Unknown)
1956		Arthur Grady	1922	34		Starting goalkeeper	^[131]
		(Unknown)
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2012	1	Edward Scott	1988	24	18	52	34.6%			^[132]
	13	Matthew Holland	1989	23	29	72	40.3%			^[133]

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2012 (pp. 476–477).

Greece

• Men's national team:   Greece
• Team appearances: 16 (1920–1924, 1948, 1968–1972, 1980–2020)
• As host team: 2004^*
• Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

•     – Hosts
• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
1920		Nikolaos Baltatzis-Mavrokordatos	1897	22–23			^[134]
		Konstantinos Nikolopoulos					^[135]
1924		Nikolaos Baltatzis-Mavrokordatos (2)	1897	26–27		Starting goalkeeper	^[134]
		(Unknown)
1948		Alexandros Monastiriotis				Starting goalkeeper	^[136]
		(Unknown)
1968	1	Ioannis Thymaras	1934	33–34			^[137]
	11	Takis Michalos	1947	20			^[138]
1972	1	Dimitrios Konstas					^[139]
	11	Takis Michalos (2)	1947	24			^[138]
1980	1	Ioannis Vossos	1960	19			^[140]
	11	Ioannis Giannouris	1958	22			^[141]
1984	1	Ioannis Vossos (2)	1960	23			^[140]
	13	Stavros Giannopoulos	1961	23			^[142]
1988	1	Nikolaos Christoforidis	1965	23			^[143]
	12	Evangelos Patras	1968	19			^[144]
1992	1	Evangelos Patras (2)	1968	23			^[144]
	13	Gerasimos Voltirakis	1968	24			^[145]
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
1996	1	Gerasimos Voltirakis (2)	1968	28	64	124	51.6%		Starting goalkeeper	^[145]
	13	Evangelos Patras (3)	1968	27	1	7	14.3%			^[144]
2000	1	Georgios Reppas	1974	25	7	23	30.4%			^[146]
	6	Nikolaos Deligiannis	1976	24	48	97	49.5%		Starting goalkeeper	^[44]
2004	1	Georgios Reppas (2)	1974	29	18	37	48.6%			^[146]
	12	Nikolaos Deligiannis (2)	1976	27	31	52	59.6%			^[44]
2008	1	Nikolaos Deligiannis (3)	1976	31	38	82	46.3%			^[44]
	13	Georgios Reppas (3)	1974	33	28	65	43.1%			^[146]
2012	1	Nikolaos Deligiannis (4)	1976	35	45	83	54.2%		Starting goalkeeper	^[44]
	13	Filippos Karampetsos	1977	34	6	11	54.5%			^[147]
2016	1	Konstantinos Flegkas	1988	28	56	120	46.7%		Starting goalkeeper	^[148]
	13	Stefanos Galanopoulos	1993	23	1	5	20.0%			^[149]
2020	1	Emmanouil Zerdevas	1997	23						^[150]
	13	Konstantinos Galanidis	1990	30						^[151]
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Sources:

• Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (pp. 62–66, 69, 71–72);
• Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 57, 59, 61, 80–81, 86, 88, 91), 2004 (pp. 203–204), 2008 (pp. 199–200), 2012 (pp. 478–479), 2016 (pp. 117–118).

Hungary

• Men's national team:   Hungary
• Team appearances: 23 (1912, 1924–1980, 1988–2020)
• As host team: —
• Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Abbreviation

• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
1912		János Wenk	1894	18		The only goalkeeper in the squad	^[152]
1924		István Barta	1895	28		Starting goalkeeper	^[7]
		(Unknown)
1928		István Barta (2)	1895	32		Starting goalkeeper	^[7]
		(Unknown)
1932		István Barta (3)	1895	37			^[7]
		György Bródy	1908	24			^[8]
1936		György Bródy (2)	1908	28			^[8]
		György Kutasi	1910	25			^[9]
1948		Endre Győrfi	1920	28			^[153]
		László Jeney	1923	25			^[12]
1952		Róbert Antal	1921	31			^[11]
		László Jeney (2)	1923	29			^[12]
1956		Ottó Boros	1929	27			^[13]
		László Jeney (3)	1923	33			^[12]
1960		Ottó Boros (2)	1929	31			^[13]
		László Jeney (4)	1923	37			^[12]
1964		Miklós Ambrus	1933	31			^[16]
		Ottó Boros (3)	1929	35			^[13]
1968	1	Endre Molnár	1945	23			^[21]
	11	János Steinmetz	1947	21			^[154]
1972	1	Endre Molnár (2)	1945	27			^[21]
	11	Tibor Cservenyák	1948	24			^[22]
1976	1	Endre Molnár (3)	1945	31			^[21]
	11	Tibor Cservenyák (2)	1948	27			^[22]
1980	1	Endre Molnár (4)	1945	35			^[21]
	11	Károly Hauszler	1952	28			^[155]
1988	1	Péter Kuna	1965	23			^[156]
	12	Zoltán Kósz	1967	20			^[32]
1992	1	Gábor Nemes	1964	27			^[157]
	7	Péter Kuna (2)	1965	27			^[156]
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
1996	1	Zoltán Kósz (2)	1967	28	57	121	47.1%		Starting goalkeeper	^[32]
	12	Péter Kuna (3)	1965	31	8	14	57.1%			^[156]
2000	1	Zoltán Kósz (3)	1967	32	58	112	51.8%		Starting goalkeeper	^[32]
	10	Zoltán Szécsi	1977	22	6	9	66.7%	2016		^[33]
2004	1	Zoltán Szécsi (2)	1977	26	40	75	53.3%	2016	Starting goalkeeper	^[33]
	10	István Gergely (2)	1976	28	8	12	66.7%			^[34]
2008	1	Zoltán Szécsi (3)	1977	30	42	83	50.6%	2016	Starting goalkeeper	^[33]
	13	István Gergely (3)	1976	32	24	38	63.2%			^[34]
2012	1	Zoltán Szécsi (4)	1977	34	44	94	46.8%	2016		^[33]
	13	Viktor Nagy	1984	28	38	68	55.9%			^[158]
2016	1	Viktor Nagy (2)	1984	32	67	118	56.8%		Starting goalkeeper	^[158]
	13	Attila Decker	1987	29	14	29	48.3%			^[159]
2020	1	Viktor Nagy (3)	1984	37						^[158]
	13	Soma Vogel	1997	24						^[160]
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Sources:

• Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (pp. 57–61, 69, 71, 73);
• Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45, 50, 55, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90), 2004 (pp. 207–208), 2008 (pp. 202–203), 2012 (pp. 481–482), 2016 (pp. 120–121).

Note:

• István Gergely is also listed in section Slovakia.

Iceland

• Men's national team:   Iceland
• Team appearances: 1 (1936)
• As host team: —

India

• Men's national team:   India
• Team appearances: 2 (1948–1952)
• As host team: —

Iran

• Men's national team:   Iran
• Team appearances: 1 (1976)
• As host team: —

Republic of Ireland

• Men's national team:   Ireland
• Team appearances: 2 (1924–1928)
• As host team: —

Italy

• Men's national team:   Italy
• Team appearances: 21 (1920–1924, 1948–2020)
• As host team: 1960^*
• Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

•     – Hosts
• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
1920		Salvatore Cabella	1896	23–24		Starting goalkeeper	^[161]
		(Unknown)
1924		Mario Balla	1903	20–21		Starting goalkeeper	^[162]
		(Unknown)
1948		Pasquale Buonocore	1916	32		Starting goalkeeper	^[10]
		(Unknown)
1952		Raffaello Gambino	1928	24			^[163]
		Renato Traiola	1924	27			^[164]
1956		Cosimo Antonelli	1925	31			^[165]
		Enzo Cavazzoni	1932	24			^[166]
1960		Dante Rossi	1936	24			^[14]
		Brunello Spinelli	1939	21			^[15]
1964		Eugenio Merello	1940	24			^[167]
		Dante Rossi (2)	1936	28			^[14]
1968	1	Alberto Alberani	1947	21			^[40]
	11	Eugenio Merello (2)	1940	28			^[167]
1972	1	Alberto Alberani (2)	1947	25			^[40]
	11	Ferdinando Lignano	1948	28			^[168]
1976	1	Alberto Alberani (3)	1947	29			^[40]
	11	Umberto Panerai	1953	23			^[169]
1980	1	Alberto Alberani (4)	1947	33			^[40]
	11	Umberto Panerai (2)	1953	27			^[169]
1984	1	Roberto Gandolfi	1956	28			^[170]
	13	Umberto Panerai (3)	1953	31			^[169]
1988	1	Paolo Trapanese	1962	26			^[171]
	13	Gianni Averaimo	1964	24			^[29]
1992	1	Francesco Attolico	1963	29			^[28]
	13	Gianni Averaimo (2)	1964	27			^[29]
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
1996	1	Francesco Attolico (2)	1963	33	44	110	40.0%		Starting goalkeeper	^[28]
	10	Marco Gerini	1971	24	6	15	40.0%			^[172]
2000	1	Francesco Attolico (3)	1963	37	28	61	45.9%			^[28]
	5	Stefano Tempesti	1979	21	24	43	55.8%			^[39]
2004	1	Stefano Tempesti (2)	1979	25	50	86	58.1%		Starting goalkeeper	^[39]
	5	Marco Gerini (2)	1971	33	0	4	0.0%			^[172]
2008	1	Stefano Tempesti (3)	1979	29	83	169	49.1%		Starting goalkeeper	^[39]
	13	Fabio Violetti	1974	34	0	0	—
2012	1	Stefano Tempesti (4)	1979	33	87	147	59.2%		Starting goalkeeper	^[39]
	13	Giacomo Pastorino	1980	32	0	0	—			^[173]
2016	1	Stefano Tempesti (5)	1979	37	51	101	50.5%		Starting goalkeeper	^[39]
	13	Marco Del Lungo	1990	26	21	37	56.8%			^[174]
2020	1	Marco Del Lungo (2)	1990	31						^[174]
	13	Gianmarco Nicosia	1998	23						^[175]
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Sources:

• Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (pp. 62–66, 70, 72–73);
• Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 47, 52, 55, 64, 68–69, 74, 76), 2004 (pp. 211–212), 2008 (pp. 205–206), 2012 (pp. 484–485), 2016 (pp. 123–124).

Japan

• Men's national team:   Japan
• Team appearances: 9 (1932–1936, 1960–1972, 1984, 2016–2020)
• As host team: 1964, 2020^*
• Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

•     – Hosts
• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
1932		Takashige Matsumoto	1908	23		Starting goalkeeper	^[176]
		(Unknown)
1936		Jihei Furusho	1914	21		Starting goalkeeper	^[177]
		(Unknown)
1960		Mineo Kato	1934	26		Starting goalkeeper	^[178]
		(Unknown)
1964		Mineo Kato (2)	1934	30		Starting goalkeeper	^[178]
		(Unknown)
1968	1	Tetsunosuke Ishii	1944	24		Starting goalkeeper	^[179]
		(Unknown)
1972	1	Yukiharu Oshita	1949	23		Starting goalkeeper	^[180]
		(Unknown)
1984	1	Etsuji Fujita	1961	23		Starting goalkeeper	^[181]
		(Unknown)
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2016	1	Katsuyuki Tanamura	1989	27	52	113	46.0%		Starting goalkeeper	^[182]
	13	Tomoyoshi Fukushima	1993	23	0	0	—			^[183]
2020	1	Katsuyuki Tanamura (2)	1989	31						^[182]
	13	Tomoyoshi Fukushima (2)	1993	28						^[183]

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (pp. 125–126).

Kazakhstan

• Men's national team:   Kazakhstan
• Team appearances: 4 (2000–2004, 2012, 2020)
• As host team: —
• Related teams: Soviet Union^†, Unified Team^†[a]
• Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Abbreviation

• Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2000	1	Konstantin Chernov	1967	32	52	96	54.2%		Starting goalkeeper	^[184]
	3	Alexandr Shvedov	1973	27	13	33	39.4%			^[185]
2004	1	Alexandr Shvedov (2)	1973	31	54	111	48.6%		Starting goalkeeper	^[185]
	13	Alexandr Polukhin	1961	42	2	4	50.0%			^[186]
2012	1	Nikolay Maksimov (4)	1972	39	50	103	48.5%		Starting goalkeeper	^[43]
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This is a list of male goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team at the Summer Olympics Contents 1 Abbreviations 2 Winning goalkeepers 3 Records and statistics 3 1 Multiple appearances 3 1 1 By tournament 3 1 2 Four time Olympians 3 2 Multiple medalists 3 3 Multiple gold medalists 3 4 Most saves 3 4 1 One match 3 4 2 One tournament 3 4 3 All time 4 Flag bearers 5 Goalkeepers by team 5 1 Argentina 5 2 Australia 5 3 Austria 5 4 Belgium 5 5 Brazil 5 6 Bulgaria 5 7 Canada 5 8 Chile 5 9 China 5 10 Croatia 5 11 Cuba 5 12 Czechoslovakia 5 13 East Germany 5 14 Egypt 5 15 France 5 16 Germany 5 17 Great Britain 5 18 Greece 5 19 Hungary 5 20 Iceland 5 21 India 5 22 Iran 5 23 Republic of Ireland 5 24 Italy 5 25 Japan 5 26 Kazakhstan 5 27 Luxembourg 5 28 Malta 5 29 Mexico 5 30 Montenegro 5 31 Netherlands 5 32 Portugal 5 33 Romania 5 34 Russia 5 35 Serbia 5 36 Serbia and Montenegro 5 37 Singapore 5 38 Slovakia 5 39 South Africa 5 40 South Korea 5 41 Soviet Union 5 42 Spain 5 43 Sweden 5 44 Switzerland 5 45 Ukraine 5 46 Unified Team 5 47 United States 5 48 United Team of Germany 5 49 Uruguay 5 50 West Germany 5 51 Yugoslavia 5 52 FR Yugoslavia 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 Sources 9 1 Official Reports IOC 9 2 Official Results Books IOC 9 3 Official Reports FINA 9 4 Official website IOC 9 5 Olympedia 9 6 Sports Reference 9 7 Todor66 9 8 ISHOF 10 External linksAbbreviations editGK Goalkeeper Rk Rank Ref Reference ISHOF International Swimming Hall of Fame C Captain p page pp pagesWinning goalkeepers editMain article List of Olympic champions in men s water polo The following table is pre sorted by edition of the Olympics in ascending order cap number or name of the goalkeeper in ascending order respectively Last updated 1 April 2021 Legend and abbreviation Team Olympic winning streak winning three or more Olympic titles in a row Team Winning all matches during the tournament Team Host team Team Defunct team Eff Save efficiency Saves Shots Winning goalkeepers by tournament Year 1 Winning team Cap Goalkeeper Birth Age Height Saves Shots Eff Note Ref1900 nbsp Great Britain 1st title William Henry 1859 41 The only GK 2 1904 Water polo was an unofficial sport1908 nbsp Great Britain 2nd title Charles Smith 1879 29 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in The only GK 3 1912 nbsp Great Britain 3rd title Charles Smith 2 1879 33 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in The only GK 3 1920 nbsp Great Britain 4th title Charles Smith 3 1879 41 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in The only GK 3 1924 nbsp France 1st title Paul Dujardin 1894 30 The only GK 4 1928 nbsp Germany 1st title Johann Blank 1904 24 5 Erich Rademacher 1901 27 6 1932 nbsp Hungary 1st title Istvan Barta 1895 37 7 Gyorgy Brody 1908 24 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in 8 1936 nbsp Hungary 2nd title Gyorgy Brody 2 1908 28 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in Starting GK 8 Gyorgy Kutasi 1910 25 9 1948 nbsp Italy 1st title Pasquale Buonocore 1916 32 Starting GK 10 Unknown 1952 nbsp Hungary 3rd title Robert Antal 1921 31 11 Laszlo Jeney 1923 29 1 81 m 5 ft 11 in Starting GK 12 1956 nbsp Hungary 4th title Otto Boros 1929 27 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in Starting GK 13 Laszlo Jeney 2 1923 33 1 81 m 5 ft 11 in 12 1960 nbsp Italy 2nd title Dante Rossi 1936 24 1 91 m 6 ft 3 in Starting GK 14 Brunello Spinelli 1939 21 1 82 m 6 ft 0 in 15 1964 nbsp Hungary 5th title Miklos Ambrus 1933 31 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in 16 Otto Boros 2 1929 35 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in Starting GK 13 1968 nbsp Yugoslavia 1st title 1 Karlo Stipanic 1941 26 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in 17 11 Zdravko Hebel 1943 25 1 87 m 6 ft 2 in 18 1972 nbsp Soviet Union 1st title 1 Vadim Gulyayev 1941 31 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in 19 11 Viacheslav Sobchenko 1949 23 1 87 m 6 ft 2 in 20 1976 nbsp Hungary 6th title 1 Endre Molnar 1945 31 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in 21 11 Tibor Cservenyak 1948 27 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in 22 1980 nbsp Soviet Union 2nd title 1 Yevgeny Sharonov 1958 21 1 89 m 6 ft 2 in 23 11 Viacheslav Sobchenko 2 1949 31 1 87 m 6 ft 2 in 20 1984 nbsp Yugoslavia 2nd title 1 Milorad Krivokapic 1956 28 1 87 m 6 ft 2 in Starting GK 24 13 Andrija Popovic 1959 24 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in 25 1988 nbsp Yugoslavia 3rd title 1 Aleksandar Sostar 1964 24 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in Starting GK 26 13 Renco Posinkovic 1964 24 1 97 m 6 ft 6 in 27 1992 nbsp Italy 3rd title 1 Francesco Attolico 1963 29 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in Starting GK 28 13 Gianni Averaimo 1964 27 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in 29 1996 nbsp Spain 1st title 1 Jesus Rollan 1968 28 1 87 m 6 ft 2 in 62 110 56 4 Starting GK 30 4 Angel Andreo 1972 23 1 91 m 6 ft 3 in 0 0 31 2000 nbsp Hungary 7th title 1 Zoltan Kosz 1967 32 1 92 m 6 ft 4 in 58 112 51 8 Starting GK 32 10 Zoltan Szecsi 1977 22 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in 6 9 66 7 33 2004 nbsp Hungary 8th title 1 Zoltan Szecsi 2 1977 26 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in 40 75 53 3 Starting GK 33 10 Istvan Gergely 1976 28 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in 8 12 66 7 34 2008 nbsp Hungary 9th title 1 Zoltan Szecsi 3 1977 30 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in 42 83 50 6 Starting GK 33 13 Istvan Gergely 2 1976 32 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in 24 38 63 2 34 2012 nbsp Croatia 1st title 1 Josip Pavic 1982 30 1 95 m 6 ft 5 in 85 121 70 2 Starting GK 35 13 Frano Vican 1976 36 1 92 m 6 ft 4 in 10 16 62 5 36 2016 nbsp Serbia 1st title 1 Gojko Pijetlovic 1983 33 1 94 m 6 ft 4 in 14 21 66 7 37 13 Branislav Mitrovic 1985 31 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in 60 119 50 4 Starting GK 38 Year Winning team Cap Goalkeeper Birth Age Height Saves Shots Eff Note RefSources Official Reports PDF 1908 pp 360 361 1912 pp 1022 1024 1033 1920 p 130 1924 pp 488 490 492 1928 pp 803 804 806 1932 pp 646 649 650 1936 pp 347 349 355 1948 pp 643 645 646 1952 pp 602 603 606 608 1956 pp 625 626 1960 pp 618 619 627 628 631 1964 pp 685 687 691 694 695 698 1968 pp 812 814 816 817 819 822 824 826 1972 pp 358 359 363 365 1976 pp 487 489 491 492 1980 pp 497 500 502 1984 pp 528 533 1988 pp 593 595 597 1992 pp 391 395 399 400 1996 pp 57 61 70 71 73 Official Results Books PDF 2000 pp 45 50 55 78 81 84 87 90 2004 pp 207 208 2008 pp 202 203 2012 pp 471 472 2016 pp 131 132 Records and statistics editSee also List of men s Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics Multiple appearances edit See also List of players who have appeared in multiple men s Olympic water polo tournaments By tournament edit The following table is pre sorted by edition of the Olympics in ascending order name of the team in ascending order name of the goalkeeper in ascending order respectively Last updated 1 April 2021 As of the 2020 Summer Olympics 52 male goalkeepers have been named in the national water polo team in three or more Olympic tournaments LegendTeam Host teamYear Total Five time Olympian GK Four time Olympian GK Three time Olympian GK 1900 0 0 0 01908 0 0 0 01912 0 0 0 01920 2 0 0 nbsp Great Britain Charles Smith nbsp Sweden Torsten Kumfeldt 21924 2 0 nbsp Great Britain Charles Smith 1 nbsp Belgium Albert Durant 11928 0 0 0 01932 1 0 0 nbsp Hungary Istvan Barta 11936 0 0 0 01948 0 0 0 01952 0 0 0 01956 3 0 0 nbsp Hungary Laszlo Jeney nbsp Yugoslavia Juraj Amsel Zdravko Ciro Kovacic 31960 3 0 nbsp Hungary Laszlo Jeney 1 nbsp United Team of Germany Emil Bildstein nbsp Soviet Union Boris Goykhman 21964 1 0 0 nbsp Hungary Otto Boros 11968 0 0 0 01972 3 0 0 nbsp Australia Michael Withers nbsp West Germany Hans Hoffmeister nbsp Yugoslavia Karlo Stipanic 3Year Total Five time Olympian GK Four time Olympian GK Three time Olympian GK 1976 4 0 0 nbsp Cuba Oscar Periche nbsp Hungary Endre Molnar nbsp Italy Alberto Alberani nbsp Netherlands Evert Kroon 41980 3 0 nbsp Cuba Oscar Periche nbsp Hungary Endre Molnar nbsp Italy Alberto Alberani 3 01984 1 0 0 nbsp Italy Umberto Panerai 11988 1 0 0 nbsp West Germany Peter Rohle 11992 4 0 nbsp Germany Peter Rohle 1 nbsp Australia Glenn Townsend nbsp Unified Team a Yevgeny Sharonov nbsp United States Craig Wilson 31996 5 0 0 nbsp Germany Ingo Borgmann nbsp Greece Evangelos Patras nbsp Hungary Peter Kuna nbsp Spain Jesus Rollan nbsp United States Christopher Duplanty 52000 5 0 nbsp Spain Jesus Rollan 1 nbsp Hungary Zoltan Kosz nbsp Italy Francesco Attolico nbsp Netherlands Arie van de Bunt nbsp FR Yugoslavia b Aleksandar Sostar 42004 3 nbsp Spain Jesus Rollan 1 0 nbsp Russia Nikolay Maksimov nbsp Spain Angel Andreo 2Year Total Five time Olympian GK Four time Olympian GK Three time Olympian GK 2008 9 0 nbsp Spain Angel Andreo 1 nbsp Australia Rafael Sterk nbsp Croatia Frano Vican nbsp Germany Alexander Tchigir nbsp Greece Nikolaos Deligiannis Georgios Reppas nbsp Hungary Istvan Gergely Zoltan Szecsi nbsp Italy Stefano Tempesti 82012 7 0 nbsp Croatia Frano Vican nbsp Greece Nikolaos Deligiannis nbsp Hungary Zoltan Szecsi nbsp Italy Stefano Tempesti nbsp Kazakhstan Nikolay Maksimov 5 nbsp Kazakhstan Alexandr Shvedov nbsp Montenegro Denis Sefik 22016 7 nbsp Italy Stefano Tempesti 1 0 nbsp Australia James Stanton nbsp Brazil Slobodan Soro nbsp Croatia Josip Pavic nbsp Montenegro Milos Scepanovic nbsp Spain Inaki Aguilar nbsp United States Merrill Moses 62020 4 0 0 nbsp Australia Joel Dennerley nbsp Hungary Viktor Nagy nbsp Serbia Gojko Pijetlovic nbsp Spain Daniel Lopez 4Year Total Five time Olympian GK Four time Olympian GK Three time Olympian GK Four time Olympians edit The following table is pre sorted by number of Olympic appearances in descending order year of the last Olympic appearance in ascending order year of the first Olympic appearance in ascending order date of birth in ascending order name of the goalkeeper in ascending order respectively Last updated 1 April 2021 Thirteen male goalkeepers have been named in the national water polo tea in four or more Olympic tournaments between 1900 and 2016 inclusive Legend and abbreviation Hosts Apps AppearancesMale goalkeepers who have been named in the national team in four or more Olympic tournaments Apps Goalkeeper Birth Height Men s team Water polo tournaments Period age offirst last Medals Ref1 2 3 4 5 G S B T5 Jesus Rollan 1968 1 87 m 6 ft 2 in nbsp Spain 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 16 years 20 36 1 1 0 2 30 Stefano Tempesti 1979 2 05 m 6 ft 9 in nbsp Italy 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 16 years 21 37 0 1 1 2 39 4 Charles Smith 1879 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in nbsp Great Britain 1908 1912 1920 1924 16 years 29 45 3 0 0 3 3 Laszlo Jeney 1923 1 81 m 5 ft 11 in nbsp Hungary 1948 1952 1956 1960 12 years 25 37 2 1 1 4 12 Endre Molnar 1945 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in nbsp Hungary 1968 1972 1976 1980 12 years 23 35 1 1 2 4 21 Alberto Alberani 1947 1 92 m 6 ft 4 in nbsp Italy 1968 1972 1976 1980 12 years 21 33 0 1 0 1 40 Oscar Periche 1949 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in nbsp Cuba 1968 1972 1976 1980 12 years 18 30 0 0 0 0 41 Peter Rohle 1957 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in nbsp West Germany 1976 1984 1988 16 years 19 35 0 0 1 1 42 nbsp Germany 1992Angel Andreo 1972 1 91 m 6 ft 3 in nbsp Spain 1996 2000 2004 2008 12 years 23 35 1 0 0 1 31 Nikolay Maksimov 1972 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in nbsp Russia 1996 2000 2004 16 years 23 39 0 1 1 2 43 nbsp Kazakhstan 2012Frano Vican 1976 1 92 m 6 ft 4 in nbsp Croatia 2000 2004 2008 2012 12 years 24 36 1 0 0 1 36 Nikolaos Deligiannis 1976 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in nbsp Greece 2000 2004 2008 2012 12 years 24 35 0 0 0 0 44 Zoltan Szecsi 1977 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in nbsp Hungary 2000 2004 2008 2012 12 years 22 34 3 0 0 3 33 Apps Goalkeeper Birth Height Men s team 1 2 3 4 5 Period age offirst last G S B T RefWater polo tournaments MedalsMultiple medalists edit Main article List of Olympic medalists in water polo men The following table is pre sorted by total number of Olympic medals in descending order number of Olympic gold medals in descending order number of Olympic silver medals in descending order year of receiving the last Olympic medal in ascending order year of receiving the first Olympic medal in ascending order name of the goalkeeper in ascending order respectively Last updated 1 April 2021 As of 2016 eight male goalkeepers have won three or more Olympic medals in water polo Legend HostsMale goalkeepers who have won three or more Olympic medals in water polo Rk Goalkeeper Birth Height Men s team Water polo tournaments Period age offirst last Medals Ref1 2 3 4 5 G S B T1 Laszlo Jeney 1923 1 81 m 5 ft 11 in nbsp Hungary 1948 1952 1956 1960 12 years 25 37 2 1 1 4 12 2 Endre Molnar 1945 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in nbsp Hungary 1968 1972 1976 1980 12 years 23 35 1 1 2 4 21 3 Charles Smith 1879 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in nbsp Great Britain 1908 1912 1920 1924 16 years 29 45 3 0 0 3 3 Zoltan Szecsi 1977 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in nbsp Hungary 2000 2004 2008 2012 12 years 22 34 3 0 0 3 33 5 Otto Boros 1929 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in nbsp Hungary 1956 1960 1964 8 years 27 35 2 0 1 3 13 6 Yevgeny Sharonov 1958 1 89 m 6 ft 2 in nbsp Soviet Union 1980 1988 12 years 21 33 1 0 2 3 23 nbsp Unified Team a 19927 Albert Durant 1892 nbsp Belgium 1912 1920 1924 12 years 20 32 0 2 1 3 45 8 Torsten Kumfeldt 1886 nbsp Sweden 1908 1912 1920 12 years 22 34 0 1 2 3 46 Rk Goalkeeper Birth Height Men s team 1 2 3 4 5 Period age offirst last G S B T RefWater polo tournaments MedalsMultiple gold medalists edit Main article List of Olympic champions in men s water polo The following table is pre sorted by number of Olympic gold medals in descending order number of Olympic silver medals in descending order number of Olympic bronze medals in descending order 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 1 April 2021 As of 2016 seven male goalkeepers have won two or more Olympic gold medals in water polo Legend HostsMale goalkeepers who won two or more Olympic gold medals in water polo Rk Goalkeeper Birth Height Men s team Water polo tournaments Period age offirst last Medals Ref1 2 3 4 5 G S B T1 Charles Smith 1879 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in nbsp Great Britain 1908 1912 1920 1924 16 years 29 45 3 0 0 3 3 Zoltan Szecsi 1977 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in nbsp Hungary 2000 2004 2008 2012 12 years 22 34 3 0 0 3 33 3 Laszlo Jeney 1923 1 81 m 5 ft 11 in nbsp Hungary 1948 1952 1956 1960 12 years 25 37 2 1 1 4 12 4 Otto Boros 1929 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in nbsp Hungary 1956 1960 1964 8 years 27 35 2 0 1 3 13 5 Gyorgy Brody 1908 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in nbsp Hungary 1932 1936 4 years 24 28 2 0 0 2 8 Viacheslav Sobchenko 1949 1 87 m 6 ft 2 in nbsp Soviet Union 1972 1980 8 years 23 31 2 0 0 2 20 Istvan Gergely 1976 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in nbsp Slovakia 2000 8 years 24 32 2 0 0 2 34 nbsp Hungary 2004 2008Rk Goalkeeper Birth Height Men s team 1 2 3 4 5 Period age offirst last G S B T RefWater polo tournaments MedalsMost saves edit One match edit nbsp Hungarian Viktor Nagy saved 16 shots in a match in 2016 The following table is pre sorted by date of the match in ascending order name of the goalkeeper in ascending order respectively Last updated 1 April 2021 Since 1996 nine male water polo goalkeepers have each saved sixteen or more shots in an Olympic match The first man to do so was Christopher Duplanty with the United States men s national team in Atlanta He blocked 20 shots on 24 July 1996 setting the record for the most shots saved by a water polo goalkeeper in a single Olympic match The most recent goalkeeper to do so was Viktor Nagy with Hungary men s national team in Rio de Janeiro on 18 August 2016 Italian Stefano Tempesti is the only water polo goalkeeper to achieve this feat twice Legend and abbreviation Player s team drew the match Player s team lost the match Team Host team Player Player who won the tournament with his team aet After extra time pso Penalty shootout OR Official Reports ORB Official Results Books Male goalkeepers with sixteen or more saves in an Olympic match statistics since 1996 Saves Goalkeeper Birth Age Height For Result Against Tournament Round Date Ref1 20 Christopher Duplanty 1965 30 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in nbsp United States 10 8 nbsp Croatia Atlanta 1996 Preliminary roundGroup B 24 Jul 1996 OR 1996 p 66 2 16 Sinisa Skolnekovic 1968 28 1 94 m 6 ft 4 in nbsp Croatia 4 47 6 aet nbsp Italy Semi finals 27 Jul 1996 OR 1996 p 72 3 17 Nikolay Maksimov 1972 27 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in nbsp Russia 6 4 nbsp Australia Sydney 2000 Preliminary roundGroup A 23 Sep 2000 ORB 2000 p 66 4 19 Stefano Tempesti 1979 29 2 05 m 6 ft 9 in nbsp Italy 10 1013 13 aet 3 4 pso nbsp Australia Beijing 2008 Classification round7th 10th place 22 Aug 2008 ORB 2008 p 152 5 16 Merrill Moses 1977 31 1 91 m 6 ft 3 in nbsp United States 10 5 nbsp Serbia Semi finals 22 Aug 2008 ORB 2008 p 158 6 17 Stefano Tempesti 2 1979 33 2 05 m 6 ft 9 in nbsp Italy 8 5 nbsp Australia London 2012 Preliminary roundGroup A 29 Jul 2012 ORB 2012 p 377 7 17 Dragoș Stoenescu 1979 33 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in nbsp Romania 13 4 nbsp Great Britain Preliminary roundGroup B ORB 2012 p 381 8 16 Inaki Aguilar 1983 28 1 89 m 6 ft 2 in nbsp Spain 11 9 nbsp Greece Preliminary roundGroup A 4 Aug 2012 ORB 2012 p 417 9 16 Viktor Nagy 1984 32 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in nbsp Hungary 13 4 nbsp Brazil Rio 2016 Classification round5th 8th place 18 Aug 2016 ORB 2016 p 77 Saves Goalkeeper Birth Age Height For Result Against Tournament Round Date RefThe following table shows the historical progression of the record of shots saved by a male water polo goalkeeper in a single Olympic match since 1996 Last updated 1 April 2021 Legend Team Host team Player Player who won the tournament with his team OR Official Reports ORB Official Results BooksHistorical progression of records Most shots saved by a male goalkeeper one match statistics since 1996 Saves Achievement Year Goalkeeper Age Height Men s team Date Duration of record Ref20 Set record 1996 Christopher Duplanty 30 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in nbsp United States 24 July 1996 27 years 132 days OR 1996 p 66 One tournament edit nbsp Josip Pavic saved 85 shots at the 2012 Games helping Croatia win the Olympic title He was named the Most Valuable Player of the men s water polo tournament The following table is pre sorted by number of saves in descending order edition of the Olympics in ascending order number of matches played in ascending order name of the goalkeeper in ascending order respectively Last updated 1 April 2021 Since 1996 six male goalkeepers have saved 75 or more shots in an Olympic water polo tournament Stefano Tempesti of Italy is the first water polo goalkeeper to achieve this feat twice At the 2008 Olympics Tempesti saved 83 shots Four years later in London he blocked 87 shots setting the record for the most saves by a water polo goalkeeper in a single Olympic tournament Slobodan Soro is the second goalkeeper to achieve this feat twice At the 2012 London Olympics Soro saved 75 shots for Serbia In Rio de Janeiro he saved 81 shots for Brazil At the 2012 Summer Games Josip Pavic saved 85 shots including nine in the gold medal match helping the Croatia team win the Olympics He is the most efficient one among these six goalkeepers Legend and abbreviation Team Host team Player Player who won the tournament with his team MP Matches played Eff Save efficiency Saves Shots 70 2 Highest save efficiencyMale goalkeepers with 75 or more saves in an Olympic tournament statistics since 1996 Rk Year Goalkeeper Birth Age Height Saves Shots Eff MP Savespermatch Men s team Finish Ref1 2012 Stefano Tempesti 1979 33 2 05 m 6 ft 9 in 87 147 59 2 8 10 875 nbsp Italy 2nd of 12teams 39 2 2012 Josip Pavic 1982 30 1 95 m 6 ft 5 in 85 121 70 2 8 10 625 nbsp Croatia 1st of 12teams 35 3 2008 Stefano Tempesti 2 1979 29 2 05 m 6 ft 9 in 83 169 49 1 8 10 375 nbsp Italy 9th of 12teams 39 4 1996 Arie van de Bunt 1969 27 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in 81 154 52 6 8 10 125 nbsp Netherlands 10th of 12teams 47 2016 Slobodan Soro 1978 37 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in 81 152 53 3 8 10 125 nbsp Brazil 8th of 12teams 48 6 1996 Christopher Duplanty 1965 30 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in 77 132 58 3 8 9 625 nbsp United States 7th of 12teams 49 1996 Sinisa Skolnekovic 1968 28 1 94 m 6 ft 4 in 77 135 57 0 8 9 625 nbsp Croatia 2nd of 12teams 50 8 2012 Slobodan Soro 2 1978 33 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in 75 135 55 6 8 9 375 nbsp Serbia 3rd of 12teams 48 Rk Year Goalkeeper Birth Age Height Saves Shots Eff MP Savespermatch Men s team Finish RefSources Official Reports PDF 1996 pp 56 73 Official Results Books PDF 2000 pp 45 92 2004 p 180 2008 p 175 2012 p 462 2016 p 102 nbsp Stefano Tempesti of Italy saved 83 and 87 shots at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics respectively The following table is pre sorted by edition of the Olympics in ascending order number of matches played in ascending order name of the goalkeeper in ascending order respectively Last updated 1 April 2021 At the 2004 Summer Games Nikolay Maksimov saved 62 shots including seven in the bronze medal match helping Russia win the match Stefano Tempesti of Italy blocked 83 shots at the 2008 Olympics In the 2012 edition he saved 87 shots helping the Italian team win the Olympic silver medal Slobodan Soro representing Brazil saved 81 shots at the 2016 Rio Olympics Legend and abbreviation Team Host team Player Player who won the tournament with his team MP Matches played Eff Save efficiency Saves Shots Male goalkeepers with the most saves in each Olympic tournament statistics since 1996 Year Goalkeeper Birth Age Height Saves Shots Eff MP Savespermatch Men s team Finish Ref1996 Arie van de Bunt 1969 27 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in 81 154 52 6 8 10 125 nbsp Netherlands 10th of 12teams 47 2000 Dan Hackett 1970 30 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in 70 135 51 9 8 8 750 nbsp United States 6th of 12teams 51 2004 Nikolay Maksimov 1972 31 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in 62 104 59 6 8 7 750 nbsp Russia 3rd of 12teams 43 2008 Stefano Tempesti 1979 29 2 05 m 6 ft 9 in 83 169 49 1 8 10 375 nbsp Italy 9th of 12teams 39 2012 Stefano Tempesti 2 1979 33 2 05 m 6 ft 9 in 87 147 59 2 8 10 875 nbsp Italy 2nd of 12teams 39 2016 Slobodan Soro 1978 37 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in 81 152 53 3 8 10 125 nbsp Brazil 8th of 12teams 48 Sources Official Reports PDF 1996 pp 56 73 Official Results Books PDF 2000 pp 45 92 2004 p 180 2008 p 175 2012 p 462 2016 p 102 The following table shows the historical progression of the record of shots saved by a male water polo goalkeeper in a single Olympic tournament since 1996 Last updated 1 April 2021 Legend Team Host team Player Player who won the tournament with his teamHistorical progression of records Most shots saved by a male goalkeeper one tournament statistics since 1996 Saves Achievement Year Goalkeeper Age Height Men s team Date Duration of record Ref81 Set record 1996 Arie van de Bunt 27 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in nbsp Netherlands 28 July 1996 12 years 27 days 47 83 Broke record 2008 Stefano Tempesti 29 2 05 m 6 ft 9 in nbsp Italy 24 August 2008 3 years 354 days 39 87 Broke record 2012 Stefano Tempesti 2 33 2 05 m 6 ft 9 in nbsp Italy 12 August 2012 11 years 113 days 39 All time edit nbsp Russian Kazakhstani goalkeeper Nikolay Maksimov saved 228 shots at four Olympics 1996 2004 2012 The following table is pre sorted by number of total saves in descending order number of total Olympic matches played in ascending order date of the last Olympic match played in ascending order date of the first Olympic match played in ascending order name of the goalkeeper in ascending order respectively Last updated 1 April 2021 Five time Olympian Stefano Tempesti holds the record for the most shots saved by a water polo goalkeeper at the Olympics since 1996 with 295 saves Nikolay Maksimov representing Russia saved 178 shots at three Olympics 1996 2004 Eight years later he represented Kazakhstan at the 2012 London Olympics blocking 50 shots Slobodan Soro saved 132 shots in 2008 and 2012 representing Serbia He was a member of the Brazil men s national team that competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics blocking 81 shots Legend HostsAll time male goalkeepers with 200 or more saves at the Olympics statistics since 1996 Rk Goalkeeper Birth Height Men s team Totalsaves Totalmatchesplayed Savespermatch Tournaments saves Period age offirst last Medals Ref1 2 3 4 5 G S B T1 Stefano Tempesti 1979 2 05 m 6 ft 9 in nbsp Italy 295 39 7 564 2000 24 2004 50 2008 83 2012 87 2016 51 16 years 21 37 0 1 1 2 39 2 Nikolay Maksimov 1972 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in nbsp Russia 228 29 7 862 1996 58 2000 58 2004 62 16 years 23 39 0 1 1 2 43 nbsp Kazakhstan 2012 50 3 Slobodan Soro 1978 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in nbsp Serbia 213 24 8 875 2008 57 2012 75 8 years 29 37 0 0 2 2 48 nbsp Brazil 2016 81 Sources Official Reports PDF 1996 pp 56 73 Official Results Books PDF 2000 pp 45 92 2004 p 180 2008 p 175 2012 p 462 2016 p 102 The following table shows the historical progression of the record of total shots saved by a male water polo goalkeeper at the Summer Olympics since 1996 Last updated 1 April 2021 Legend Team Host team Player Player who won the tournament with his teamHistorical progression of records Most shots saved by a male goalkeeper all time statistics since 1996 Totalsaves Achievement Year Goalkeeper Age Height Men s team Date Duration of record Ref146 Set record 2000 Arie van de Bunt 31 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in nbsp Netherlands 1 October 2000 3 years 333 days 47 178 Broke record 2004 Nikolay Maksimov 31 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in nbsp Russia 29 August 2004 7 years 349 days 43 244 Broke record 2012 Stefano Tempesti 33 2 05 m 6 ft 9 in nbsp Italy 12 August 2012 4 years 8 days 39 295 Broke record 2016 Stefano Tempesti 2 37 2 05 m 6 ft 9 in nbsp Italy 20 August 2016 7 years 105 days 39 Flag bearers edit nbsp Evert Kroon was the flag bearer for the Netherlands at the closing ceremony of the 1976 Olympics Main article Water polo at the Summer Olympics Flag bearers Some sportspeople were chosen to carry the national flag of their country at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games As of the 2020 Summer Olympics six male water polo goalkeepers were given the honour On 6 July 1912 Charles Smith of Great Britain carried the national flag at the opening ceremony of the 1912 Games in Stockholm becoming the first water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics Seven days later He won his second Olympic gold medal with his teammates 3 Zdravko Ciro Kovacic representing Yugoslavia was the flag bearer during the opening ceremony at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne 52 After winning bronze in the men s tournament Evert Kroon the starting goalkeeper of the Dutch water polo team carried the national flag of the Netherlands at the closing ceremony of the 1976 Montreal Olympics 53 Forty years later Josip Pavic of Croatia was the flag bearer during the opening ceremony at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro becoming the first water polo goalkeeper to be given the honour in the 21st century 35 Legend 1912 O Opening ceremony of the 1912 Summer Olympics 1976 C Closing ceremony of the 1976 Summer Olympics Hosts Flag bearer Flag bearer who won the tournament with his teamMale water polo goalkeepers who were flag bearers at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games Year Country Flag bearer goalkeeper Birth Age Height Team Water polo tournaments Period age offirst last Medals Ref1 2 3 4 5 G S B T1 1912 O nbsp Great Britain Charles Smith 1879 33 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in nbsp Great Britain 1908 1912 1920 1924 16 years 29 45 3 0 0 3 3 2 1928 O nbsp France Jean Thorailler 1888 40 nbsp France 1912 1920 8 years 24 32 0 0 0 0 54 3 1952 O nbsp Egypt Ahmed Fouad Nessim 1924 27 nbsp Egypt 1948 1952 4 years 23 27 0 0 0 0 55 4 1956 O nbsp Yugoslavia Zdravko Ciro Kovacic 1925 31 nbsp Yugoslavia 1948 1952 1956 8 years 23 31 0 2 0 2 52 5 1976 C nbsp Netherlands Evert Kroon 1946 29 1 92 m 6 ft 4 in nbsp Netherlands 1968 1972 1976 8 years 22 29 0 0 1 1 53 6 2016 O nbsp Croatia Josip Pavic 1982 34 1 95 m 6 ft 5 in nbsp Croatia 2008 2012 2016 8 years 26 34 1 1 0 2 35 Year Country Flag bearer goalkeeper Birth Age Height Team 1 2 3 4 5 Period age offirst last G S B T RefWater polo tournaments MedalsGoalkeepers by team editThe following tables are pre sorted by edition of the Olympics in ascending order cap number or name of the goalkeeper in ascending order respectively LegendYear As host team Team Defunct teamArgentina edit Men s national team nbsp Argentina Team appearances 4 1928 1948 1952 1960 As host team Australia edit Men s national team nbsp Australia Team appearances 17 1948 1964 1972 1992 2000 2020 As host team 1956 2000 Last updated 27 July 2021 Legend and abbreviation Hosts Eff Save efficiency Saves Shots Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note Ref1948 Ben Dalley 1916 32 Starting goalkeeper 56 Unknown 1952 Doug Laing 1931 21 Starting goalkeeper 57 Unknown 1956 Doug Laing 2 1931 25 57 Bill McCabe 1935 21 58 1960 Michael Withers 1938 22 Starting goalkeeper 59 Unknown 1964 1 Michael Withers 2 1938 26 Starting goalkeeper 59 Unknown 1972 1 Michael Withers 3 1938 34 59 13 Bill Tilley 1938 33 60 1976 1 Paul Williams 1955 21 61 11 Rodney Woods 1954 21 62 1980 1 Michael Turner 1951 29 63 11 Andrew Steward 1954 25 64 1984 1 Michael Turner 2 1951 33 63 13 Glenn Townsend 1962 22 65 1988 1 Glenn Townsend 2 1962 26 65 13 Donald Cameron 1954 34 66 1992 1 Glenn Townsend 3 1962 30 65 9 Guy Newman 1969 23 67 Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note RefYear CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff ISHOFmember Note Ref2000 1 Eddie Denis 1970 29 56 107 52 3 Starting goalkeeper 68 13 Rafael Sterk 1978 22 8 18 44 4 69 2004 1 James Stanton 1983 21 57 108 52 8 Starting goalkeeper 70 13 Rafael Sterk 2 1978 26 1 3 33 3 69 2008 1 James Stanton 2 1983 25 48 109 44 0 Starting goalkeeper 70 13 Rafael Sterk 3 1978 30 5 9 55 6 69 2012 1 Joel Dennerley 1987 25 51 104 49 0 Starting goalkeeper 71 13 James Clark 1991 21 15 36 41 7 72 2016 1 Joel Dennerley 2 1987 29 29 51 56 9 71 13 James Stanton 3 1983 33 22 40 55 0 70 2020 1 Anthony Hrysanthos 1995 25 73 13 Joel Dennerley 3 1987 34 71 Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff ISHOFmember Note RefSource Official Results Books PDF 2000 pp 48 52 56 65 66 71 73 76 2004 pp 187 188 2008 pp 181 182 2012 pp 468 469 2016 pp 103 104 Austria edit Men s national team nbsp Austria Team appearances 3 1912 1936 1952 As host team Belgium edit Men s national team nbsp Belgium Team appearances 11 1900 1908 1928 1936 1952 1960 1964 As host team 1920 Last updated 1 April 2021 Legend HostsYear CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note Ref1900 nbsp Albert Michant Starting goalkeeper 74 Unknown 1908 nbsp Albert Michant 2 Starting goalkeeper 74 Unknown 1912 nbsp Albert Durant 1892 20 Starting goalkeeper 45 Unknown 1920 nbsp Albert Durant 2 1892 28 Starting goalkeeper 45 Unknown 1924 nbsp Albert Durant 3 1892 32 Starting goalkeeper 45 Unknown 1928 Jules Brandeleer Starting goalkeeper 75 Unknown 1936 nbsp Henri Disy 1913 22 Starting goalkeeper 76 Unknown 1948 Theo Leo De Smet 1917 30 Starting goalkeeper 77 Unknown 1952 Theo Leo De Smet 2 1917 34 77 Francois Maesschalck 1921 30 78 1960 Bruno De Hesselle 1941 18 Starting goalkeeper 79 Unknown 1964 1 Bruno De Hesselle 2 1941 23 Starting goalkeeper 79 Unknown Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note RefBrazil edit Men s national team nbsp Brazil Team appearances 8 1920 1932 1952 1960 1968 1984 2016 As host team 2016 Last updated 1 April 2021 Legend and abbreviation Hosts Eff Save efficiency Saves Shots Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note Ref1920 Agostinho Sampaio de Sa 1897 23 Starting goalkeeper 80 Unknown 1932 Luiz da Silva 1903 28 29 Starting goalkeeper 81 Unknown 1952 Lucio Figueiredo 1927 24 82 Henrique Melmann 1931 21 83 1960 Luiz Daniel 1936 23 Starting goalkeeper 84 Unknown 1964 Luiz Daniel 2 1936 28 Starting goalkeeper 84 Unknown 1968 1 Arnaldo Marsili 1947 21 Starting goalkeeper 85 Unknown 1984 1 Roberto Borelli 1963 20 Starting goalkeeper 86 Unknown Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note RefYear CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff ISHOFmember Note Ref2016 1 Slobodan Soro 3 1978 37 81 152 53 3 Starting goalkeeper 48 13 Vinicius Antonelli 1990 26 0 0 87 Source Official Results Books PDF 2016 pp 106 107 Note Slobodan Soro is also listed in section Serbia Bulgaria edit Men s national team nbsp Bulgaria Team appearances 2 1972 1980 As host team Canada edit Men s national team nbsp Canada Team appearances 4 1972 1976 1984 2008 As host team 1976 Last updated 1 April 2021 Legend and abbreviation Hosts Eff Save efficiency Saves Shots Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note Ref1972 1 William Van der Pol 1938 34 88 11 Guy Leclerc 1955 16 89 1976 1 Guy Leclerc 2 1955 20 Starting goalkeeper 89 Unknown 1984 1 Rick Zayonc 1959 24 Starting goalkeeper 90 Unknown Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff ISHOFmember Note Ref2008 1 Robin Randall 1980 28 55 129 42 6 Starting goalkeeper 91 13 Nic Youngblud 1981 27 13 20 65 0 92 Source Official Results Books PDF 2008 pp 184 185 Chile edit Men s national team nbsp Chile Team appearances 1 1948 As host team China edit Men s national team nbsp China Team appearances 3 1984 1988 2008 As host team 2008 Last updated 1 April 2021 Legend and abbreviation Hosts Eff Save efficiency Saves Shots Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff ISHOFmember Note Ref2008 1 Ge Weiqing 1977 31 58 143 40 6 Starting goalkeeper 93 13 Ma Jianjun 1984 23 0 0 94 Source Official Results Books PDF 2008 pp 187 188 Croatia edit Men s national team nbsp Croatia Team appearances 7 1996 2020 As host team Related team Yugoslavia Last updated 27 July 2021 AbbreviationEff Save efficiency Saves Shots Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff ISHOFmember Note Ref1996 nbsp 1 Sinisa Skolnekovic 1968 28 77 135 57 0 Starting goalkeeper 50 12 Maro Balic 1971 25 0 0 95 2000 1 Sinisa Skolnekovic 2 1968 32 33 70 47 1 50 12 Frano Vican 1976 24 23 42 54 8 36 2004 1 Frano Vican 2 1976 28 41 81 50 6 Starting goalkeeper 36 5 Goran Volarevic 1977 27 11 32 34 4 96 2008 1 Frano Vican 3 1976 32 49 94 52 1 Starting goalkeeper 36 13 Josip Pavic 1982 26 5 9 55 6 35 2012 nbsp 1 Josip Pavic 2 1982 30 85 121 70 2 Starting goalkeeper 35 13 Frano Vican 4 1976 36 10 16 62 5 36 2016 nbsp 1 Josip Pavic 3 1982 34 24 45 53 3 Flag bearer for Croatia 35 13 Marko Bijac 1991 25 57 98 58 2 97 2020 1 Marko Bijac 2 1991 30 97 13 Ivan Marcelic 1994 27 98 Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff ISHOFmember Note RefSources Official Reports PDF 1996 pp 62 66 70 72 73 Official Results Books PDF 2000 pp 48 51 54 79 82 86 87 92 2004 pp 191 192 2008 pp 190 191 2012 pp 471 472 2016 pp 109 110 Cuba edit Men s national team nbsp Cuba Team appearances 5 1968 1980 1992 As host team Czechoslovakia edit Men s national team nbsp Czechoslovakia Team appearances 5 1920 1928 1936 1992 As host team Related team SlovakiaEast Germany edit Men s national team nbsp East Germany Team appearances 1 1968 As host team Related teams Germany United Team of Germany Last updated 1 April 2021 Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note Ref1968 1 Hans Georg Fehn 1943 25 99 13 Peter Schmidt 2 1937 30 100 Note Peter Schmidt is also listed in section United Team of Germany Egypt edit Men s national team nbsp Egypt Team appearances 6 1948 1952 1960 1968 2004 As host team Last updated 1 April 2021 AbbreviationEff Save efficiency Saves Shots Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note Ref1948 Ahmed Fouad Nessim 1924 23 Starting goalkeeper 55 Unknown 1952 Ahmed Fouad Nessim 2 1924 27 Flag bearer for EgyptStarting goalkeeper 55 Unknown 1960 Mohamed Azmi 1921 38 39 101 Gamal El Nazer 1930 30 102 1964 Mohamed Khalil 1939 25 103 Unknown 1968 1 Mohamed Abid Soliman 1945 23 104 13 Unknown Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff ISHOFmember Note Ref2004 1 Amr Mohamed 1974 30 41 135 30 4 The only goalkeeper in the squad 105 Source Official Results Books PDF 2004 pp 195 196 France edit Men s national team nbsp France Team appearances 11 1900 1912 1928 1936 1948 1960 1988 1992 2016 As host team 1900 1924 Last updated 1 April 2021 Legend and abbreviation Hosts Eff Save efficiency Saves Shots Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note Ref1900 nbsp Unknown 1912 Jean Thorailler 1888 24 The only goalkeeper in the squad 54 1920 Jean Thorailler 2 1888 32 The only goalkeeper in the squad 54 1924 nbsp Paul Dujardin 1894 30 The only goalkeeper in the squad 4 1928 nbsp Paul Dujardin 2 1894 34 Starting goalkeeper 4 Unknown 1936 Georges Delporte 1912 24 Starting goalkeeper 106 Unknown 1948 Francois Debonnet 1931 16 17 107 Rene Massol 1927 21 108 1960 Gerard Faetibolt 1932 28 109 Roland Moelle 1940 20 110 1988 1 Arnaud Bouet 1960 28 111 13 Christian Volpi 1965 23 112 1992 1 Jean Marie Olivon 1967 25 113 12 Christophe Gautier 1966 26 114 Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note RefYear CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff ISHOFmember Note Ref2016 1 Remi Garsau 1984 32 46 88 52 3 Starting goalkeeper 115 13 Jonathan Moriame 1984 32 0 0 116 Source Official Results Books PDF 2016 pp 114 115 Germany edit Men s national team nbsp Germany Team appearances 9 1900 1928 1936 1952 1992 1996 2004 2008 As host team 1936 Related teams United Team of Germany East Germany West Germany Last updated 1 April 2021 Legend and abbreviation Hosts Eff Save efficiency Saves Shots Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note Ref1900 Georg Hax 1870 29 The only goalkeeper in the squad 117 1928 nbsp Johann Blank 1904 24 5 Erich Rademacher 1901 27 1972 6 1932 nbsp Hans Eckstein 1908 23 118 Erich Rademacher 2 1901 31 1972 6 1936 nbsp Paul Klingenburg 1907 28 119 Fritz Stolze 1910 25 120 1952 Emil Bildstein 1931 21 121 Gunter Heine 1919 32 122 1992 1 Ingo Borgmann 2 1965 27 123 5 Peter Rohle 4 1957 35 42 Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff ISHOFmember Note Ref1996 1 Ingo Borgmann 3 1965 31 51 111 45 9 Starting goalkeeper 123 9 Daniel Voss 1971 25 2 3 66 7 124 2004 1 Alexander Tchigir 2 1968 35 39 80 48 8 Starting goalkeeper 125 2 Michael Zellmer 1977 27 3 6 50 0 126 2008 1 Alexander Tchigir 3 1968 39 63 130 48 5 Starting goalkeeper 125 13 Michael Zellmer 2 1977 31 0 0 126 Sources Official Reports PDF 1996 pp 57 61 67 69 Official Results Books PDF 2004 pp 199 200 2008 pp 196 197 Notes Emil Bildstein is also listed in section United Team of Germany Ingo Borgmann is also listed in section West Germany Peter Rohle is also listed in section West Germany Alexander Tchigir is also listed in section Unified Team Great Britain edit Men s national team nbsp Great Britain Team appearances 11 1900 1908 1928 1936 1956 2012 As host team 1908 1948 2012 Last updated 1 April 2021 Legend and abbreviation Hosts Eff Save efficiency Saves Shots Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note Ref1900 nbsp William Henry 1859 41 1974 The only goalkeeper in the squad 2 1908 nbsp Charles Smith 1879 29 1981 The only goalkeeper in the squad 3 1912 nbsp Charles Smith 2 1879 33 1981 Flag bearer for Great BritainThe only goalkeeper in the squad 3 1920 nbsp Charles Smith 3 1879 41 1981 The only goalkeeper in the squad 3 1924 Charles Smith 4 1879 45 1981 Starting goalkeeper 3 Unknown 1928 Leslie Ablett 1904 24 127 William Quick 1902 26 128 1936 Leslie Ablett 2 1904 32 127 Alfred North 1908 20 129 1948 Ian Johnson 1930 17 18 Starting goalkeeper 130 Unknown 1952 Ian Johnson 2 1930 21 22 Starting goalkeeper 130 Unknown 1956 Arthur Grady 1922 34 Starting goalkeeper 131 Unknown Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note RefYear CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff ISHOFmember Note Ref2012 1 Edward Scott 1988 24 18 52 34 6 132 13 Matthew Holland 1989 23 29 72 40 3 133 Source Official Results Books PDF 2012 pp 476 477 Greece edit Men s national team nbsp Greece Team appearances 16 1920 1924 1948 1968 1972 1980 2020 As host team 2004 Last updated 27 July 2021 Legend and abbreviation Hosts Eff Save efficiency Saves Shots Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note Ref1920 Nikolaos Baltatzis Mavrokordatos 1897 22 23 134 Konstantinos Nikolopoulos 135 1924 Nikolaos Baltatzis Mavrokordatos 2 1897 26 27 Starting goalkeeper 134 Unknown 1948 Alexandros Monastiriotis Starting goalkeeper 136 Unknown 1968 1 Ioannis Thymaras 1934 33 34 137 11 Takis Michalos 1947 20 138 1972 1 Dimitrios Konstas 139 11 Takis Michalos 2 1947 24 138 1980 1 Ioannis Vossos 1960 19 140 11 Ioannis Giannouris 1958 22 141 1984 1 Ioannis Vossos 2 1960 23 140 13 Stavros Giannopoulos 1961 23 142 1988 1 Nikolaos Christoforidis 1965 23 143 12 Evangelos Patras 1968 19 144 1992 1 Evangelos Patras 2 1968 23 144 13 Gerasimos Voltirakis 1968 24 145 Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note RefYear CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff ISHOFmember Note Ref1996 1 Gerasimos Voltirakis 2 1968 28 64 124 51 6 Starting goalkeeper 145 13 Evangelos Patras 3 1968 27 1 7 14 3 144 2000 1 Georgios Reppas 1974 25 7 23 30 4 146 6 Nikolaos Deligiannis 1976 24 48 97 49 5 Starting goalkeeper 44 2004 1 Georgios Reppas 2 1974 29 18 37 48 6 146 12 Nikolaos Deligiannis 2 1976 27 31 52 59 6 44 2008 1 Nikolaos Deligiannis 3 1976 31 38 82 46 3 44 13 Georgios Reppas 3 1974 33 28 65 43 1 146 2012 1 Nikolaos Deligiannis 4 1976 35 45 83 54 2 Starting goalkeeper 44 13 Filippos Karampetsos 1977 34 6 11 54 5 147 2016 1 Konstantinos Flegkas 1988 28 56 120 46 7 Starting goalkeeper 148 13 Stefanos Galanopoulos 1993 23 1 5 20 0 149 2020 1 Emmanouil Zerdevas 1997 23 150 13 Konstantinos Galanidis 1990 30 151 Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff ISHOFmember Note RefSources Official Reports PDF 1996 pp 62 66 69 71 72 Official Results Books PDF 2000 pp 57 59 61 80 81 86 88 91 2004 pp 203 204 2008 pp 199 200 2012 pp 478 479 2016 pp 117 118 Hungary edit Men s national team nbsp Hungary Team appearances 23 1912 1924 1980 1988 2020 As host team Last updated 27 July 2021 AbbreviationEff Save efficiency Saves Shots Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note Ref1912 Janos Wenk 1894 18 The only goalkeeper in the squad 152 1924 Istvan Barta 1895 28 Starting goalkeeper 7 Unknown 1928 nbsp Istvan Barta 2 1895 32 Starting goalkeeper 7 Unknown 1932 nbsp Istvan Barta 3 1895 37 7 Gyorgy Brody 1908 24 8 1936 nbsp Gyorgy Brody 2 1908 28 8 Gyorgy Kutasi 1910 25 9 1948 nbsp Endre Gyorfi 1920 28 153 Laszlo Jeney 1923 25 12 1952 nbsp Robert Antal 1921 31 11 Laszlo Jeney 2 1923 29 12 1956 nbsp Otto Boros 1929 27 13 Laszlo Jeney 3 1923 33 12 1960 nbsp Otto Boros 2 1929 31 13 Laszlo Jeney 4 1923 37 12 1964 nbsp Miklos Ambrus 1933 31 16 Otto Boros 3 1929 35 13 1968 nbsp 1 Endre Molnar 1945 23 21 11 Janos Steinmetz 1947 21 154 1972 nbsp 1 Endre Molnar 2 1945 27 21 11 Tibor Cservenyak 1948 24 22 1976 nbsp 1 Endre Molnar 3 1945 31 21 11 Tibor Cservenyak 2 1948 27 22 1980 nbsp 1 Endre Molnar 4 1945 35 21 11 Karoly Hauszler 1952 28 155 1988 1 Peter Kuna 1965 23 156 12 Zoltan Kosz 1967 20 32 1992 1 Gabor Nemes 1964 27 157 7 Peter Kuna 2 1965 27 156 Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note RefYear CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff ISHOFmember Note Ref1996 1 Zoltan Kosz 2 1967 28 57 121 47 1 Starting goalkeeper 32 12 Peter Kuna 3 1965 31 8 14 57 1 156 2000 nbsp 1 Zoltan Kosz 3 1967 32 58 112 51 8 Starting goalkeeper 32 10 Zoltan Szecsi 1977 22 6 9 66 7 2016 33 2004 nbsp 1 Zoltan Szecsi 2 1977 26 40 75 53 3 2016 Starting goalkeeper 33 10 Istvan Gergely 2 1976 28 8 12 66 7 34 2008 nbsp 1 Zoltan Szecsi 3 1977 30 42 83 50 6 2016 Starting goalkeeper 33 13 Istvan Gergely 3 1976 32 24 38 63 2 34 2012 1 Zoltan Szecsi 4 1977 34 44 94 46 8 2016 33 13 Viktor Nagy 1984 28 38 68 55 9 158 2016 1 Viktor Nagy 2 1984 32 67 118 56 8 Starting goalkeeper 158 13 Attila Decker 1987 29 14 29 48 3 159 2020 1 Viktor Nagy 3 1984 37 158 13 Soma Vogel 1997 24 160 Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff ISHOFmember Note RefSources Official Reports PDF 1996 pp 57 61 69 71 73 Official Results Books PDF 2000 pp 45 50 55 78 81 84 87 90 2004 pp 207 208 2008 pp 202 203 2012 pp 481 482 2016 pp 120 121 Note Istvan Gergely is also listed in section Slovakia Iceland edit Men s national team nbsp Iceland Team appearances 1 1936 As host team India edit Men s national team nbsp India Team appearances 2 1948 1952 As host team Iran edit Men s national team nbsp Iran Team appearances 1 1976 As host team Republic of Ireland edit Men s national team nbsp Ireland Team appearances 2 1924 1928 As host team Italy edit Men s national team nbsp Italy Team appearances 21 1920 1924 1948 2020 As host team 1960 Last updated 27 July 2021 Legend and abbreviation Hosts Eff Save efficiency Saves Shots Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note Ref1920 Salvatore Cabella 1896 23 24 Starting goalkeeper 161 Unknown 1924 Mario Balla 1903 20 21 Starting goalkeeper 162 Unknown 1948 nbsp Pasquale Buonocore 1916 32 Starting goalkeeper 10 Unknown 1952 nbsp Raffaello Gambino 1928 24 163 Renato Traiola 1924 27 164 1956 Cosimo Antonelli 1925 31 165 Enzo Cavazzoni 1932 24 166 1960 nbsp Dante Rossi 1936 24 14 Brunello Spinelli 1939 21 15 1964 Eugenio Merello 1940 24 167 Dante Rossi 2 1936 28 14 1968 1 Alberto Alberani 1947 21 40 11 Eugenio Merello 2 1940 28 167 1972 1 Alberto Alberani 2 1947 25 40 11 Ferdinando Lignano 1948 28 168 1976 nbsp 1 Alberto Alberani 3 1947 29 40 11 Umberto Panerai 1953 23 169 1980 1 Alberto Alberani 4 1947 33 40 11 Umberto Panerai 2 1953 27 169 1984 1 Roberto Gandolfi 1956 28 170 13 Umberto Panerai 3 1953 31 169 1988 1 Paolo Trapanese 1962 26 171 13 Gianni Averaimo 1964 24 29 1992 nbsp 1 Francesco Attolico 1963 29 28 13 Gianni Averaimo 2 1964 27 29 Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note RefYear CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff ISHOFmember Note Ref1996 nbsp 1 Francesco Attolico 2 1963 33 44 110 40 0 Starting goalkeeper 28 10 Marco Gerini 1971 24 6 15 40 0 172 2000 1 Francesco Attolico 3 1963 37 28 61 45 9 28 5 Stefano Tempesti 1979 21 24 43 55 8 39 2004 1 Stefano Tempesti 2 1979 25 50 86 58 1 Starting goalkeeper 39 5 Marco Gerini 2 1971 33 0 4 0 0 172 2008 1 Stefano Tempesti 3 1979 29 83 169 49 1 Starting goalkeeper 39 13 Fabio Violetti 1974 34 0 0 2012 nbsp 1 Stefano Tempesti 4 1979 33 87 147 59 2 Starting goalkeeper 39 13 Giacomo Pastorino 1980 32 0 0 173 2016 nbsp 1 Stefano Tempesti 5 1979 37 51 101 50 5 Starting goalkeeper 39 13 Marco Del Lungo 1990 26 21 37 56 8 174 2020 1 Marco Del Lungo 2 1990 31 174 13 Gianmarco Nicosia 1998 23 175 Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff ISHOFmember Note RefSources Official Reports PDF 1996 pp 62 66 70 72 73 Official Results Books PDF 2000 pp 47 52 55 64 68 69 74 76 2004 pp 211 212 2008 pp 205 206 2012 pp 484 485 2016 pp 123 124 Japan edit Men s national team nbsp Japan Team appearances 9 1932 1936 1960 1972 1984 2016 2020 As host team 1964 2020 Last updated 27 July 2021 Legend and abbreviation Hosts Eff Save efficiency Saves Shots Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note Ref1932 Takashige Matsumoto 1908 23 Starting goalkeeper 176 Unknown 1936 Jihei Furusho 1914 21 Starting goalkeeper 177 Unknown 1960 Mineo Kato 1934 26 Starting goalkeeper 178 Unknown 1964 Mineo Kato 2 1934 30 Starting goalkeeper 178 Unknown 1968 1 Tetsunosuke Ishii 1944 24 Starting goalkeeper 179 Unknown 1972 1 Yukiharu Oshita 1949 23 Starting goalkeeper 180 Unknown 1984 1 Etsuji Fujita 1961 23 Starting goalkeeper 181 Unknown Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note RefYear CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff ISHOFmember Note Ref2016 1 Katsuyuki Tanamura 1989 27 52 113 46 0 Starting goalkeeper 182 13 Tomoyoshi Fukushima 1993 23 0 0 183 2020 1 Katsuyuki Tanamura 2 1989 31 182 13 Tomoyoshi Fukushima 2 1993 28 183 Source Official Results Books PDF 2016 pp 125 126 Kazakhstan edit Men s national team nbsp Kazakhstan Team appearances 4 2000 2004 2012 2020 As host team Related teams Soviet Union Unified Team a Last updated 27 July 2021 AbbreviationEff Save efficiency Saves Shots Year CapNo Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff ISHOFmember Note Ref2000 1 Konstantin Chernov 1967 32 52 96 54 2 Starting goalkeeper 184 3 Alexandr Shvedov 1973 27 13 33 39 4 185 2004 1 Alexandr Shvedov 2 1973 31 54 111 48 6 Starting goalkeeper 185 13 Alexandr Polukhin 1961 42 2 4 50 0 186 2012 1 Nikolay Maksimov 4 1972 39 50 103 48 5 Starting goalkeeper 43 13 Alexandr Shvedov 3, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article , read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. © Copyright 2021, All Rights Reserved  |   www.wiki3.en-us.nina.az Rss Feed SiteMap Ping DMCA Contact Us HomePage Closed Call: