List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers

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

Abbreviations

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RkRankRefReferenceISHOFInternational Swimming Hall of Fame
L/RHandednessLLeft-handedRRight-handed
(C)Captainp.pagepp.pages

Overall top goalscorers

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As of 2016, 57 male players have scored 30 or more goals at the Summer Olympics.

By confederation

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Last updated: 1 April 2021.

ConfederationNumber of top goalscorers
Total goals: 50+Total goals: 40–49Total goals: 30–39Total
AfricaCANA0000
AmericasUANA1034
AsiaAASF0000
EuropeLEN6142949
OceaniaOSA1034
Total8143557

By team

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Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend
  • Team – Defunct team
Men's teamNumber of top goalscorersConfederation
Total goals: 50+Total goals: 40–49Total goals: 30–39Total
 Australia1034Oceania – OSA
 Croatia0022Europe – LEN
 France0011Europe – LEN
 Germany0112Europe – LEN
 Greece0224Europe – LEN
 Hungary2349Europe – LEN
 Italy2248Europe – LEN
 Montenegro0022Europe – LEN
 Netherlands0213Europe – LEN
 Russia0112Europe – LEN
 Serbia1124Europe – LEN
 Soviet Union0011Europe – LEN
 Spain1247Europe – LEN
 United States1034Americas – UANA
 West Germany0011Europe – LEN
 Yugoslavia0033Europe – LEN
Total8143557

Notes:

Most goals scored

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One match

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Despite his disability of losing the left leg below the knee, Olivér Halassy of Hungary scored seven goals in a match in 1932.

The following table is pre-sorted by date of the match (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 4 August 2021.

Scoring seven or more goals in a water polo match is a great feat, as it has only been accomplished 12 times, by 12 players, in the history of men's Olympic tournament.

The first two Olympians to do so were Olivér Halassy and János Németh, with Hungary men's national team in Los Angeles on 8 August 1932.[1] Halassy lost his left leg below the knee when he was a boy.[2] He is the first and only amputee athlete to compete in water polo at the Summer Olympics.[3]

The most recent player to do so was Krisztián Manhercz, with Hungary men's national team in Tokyo on 4 August 2021.[4]

Four players have each netted nine goals in an Olympic match. Hungarian center forward János Németh is the first water polo player to achieve this feat.[1] On 22 October 1968, Zoran Janković of Yugoslavia became the second player to do so.[5] And Manuel Estiarte of Spain is the third player.[6] At the 2008 Games, Aleksandar Šapić of Serbia became the first player to score nine goals in an Olympic match in the 21st century.

At the 1968 Summer Olympics, László Felkai netted seven goals in the bronze medal match on 26 October 1968, helping the Hungarian team win the match.[7] A few hours later, Yugoslavia won the gold medal match over the Soviet Union after extra time, 13–11, despite seven goals scored by Aleksei Barkalov.[8][9]

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
  • G – Goals
  • aet – After extra time
  • pso – Penalty shootout
Male players with seven or more goals in an Olympic match
#GPlayerBirthAgeHeightL/RForResultAgainstTournamentRoundDateRef
17Olivér Halassy1909231.55 m
(5 ft 1 in)
 Hungary18–0  JapanLos Angeles 1932Round-robin group8 Aug 1932[1]
29János Németh1906261.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
38Veit Herrmanns1946221.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 East Germany19–2  EgyptMexico City 1968Preliminary round
Group B
21 Oct 1968[10]
49Zoran Janković1940281.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
 Yugoslavia17–2  Japan22 Oct 1968[5]
57László Felkai1941271.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
 Hungary9–4  ItalyBronze medal match26 Oct 1968[7]
67Aleksei Barkalov1946221.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
 Soviet Union11–11
11–13 (aet)
 YugoslaviaGold medal match[8]
[9]
79Manuel Estiarte1961221.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right  Spain19–12  BrazilLos Angeles 1984Preliminary round
Group B
1 Aug 1984[6]
88Pierre Garsau1961261.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 France11–4  ChinaSeoul 1988Classification round
9th–12th place
30 Sep 1988[11]
97Ivan Zaitsev1975291.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
Right  Kazakhstan15–7  EgyptAthens 200411th–12th place match27 Aug 2004[12]
109Aleksandar Šapić1978301.88 m
(6 ft 2 in)
Right  Serbia15–5  ChinaBeijing 2008Preliminary round
Group B
16 Aug 2008[13]
117Felipe Perrone1986221.83 m
(6 ft 0 in)
Right  Spain10–6  GreecePreliminary round
Group A
18 Aug 2008[14]
127Krisztián Manhercz1997241.91 m
(6 ft 3 in)
Right  Hungary15–11  CroatiaTokyo 2020Quarter-finals4 Aug 2021[4]
#GPlayerBirthAgeHeightL/RForResultAgainstTournamentRoundDateRef
Zoran Janković of Yugoslavia scored nine goals in a match in 1968.

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of goals scored by a male water polo player in a single Olympic match. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
Historical progression of records:
Most goals scored by a male player, one match
GoalsAchievementYearPlayerAgeHeightL/RMen's teamDateDuration of recordRef
6Set record1900John Jarvis28  Great Britain11 August 190031 years, 363 days[15]
Tied record1908Fernand Feyaerts27–28  Belgium15 July 1908[16]
Tied record1928Koos Köhler22  Netherlands5 August 1928[17]
Tied record1928Herbert Topp28  United States8 August 1928[18]
Tied record1932Philip Daubenspeck26  United States6 August 1932[19]
9Broke record1932János Németh261.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 Hungary8 August 193291 years, 311 days[1]
Tied record1968Zoran Janković281.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
 Yugoslavia22 October 1968[5]
Tied record1984Manuel Estiarte221.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right  Spain1 August 1984[6]
Tied record2008Aleksandar Šapić301.88 m
(6 ft 2 in)
Right  Serbia16 August 2008[13]
GoalsAchievementYearPlayerAgeHeightL/RMen's teamDateDuration of recordRef

One tournament

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Eraldo Pizzo of Italy scored 29 goals at the 1968 Olympics.

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

Five male players have scored 25 or more goals in an Olympic water polo tournament.

Spaniard Manuel Estiarte is the first and only water polo player to achieve this feat twice. At the 1984 Summer Olympics, Estiarte netted 34 goals, setting the record for the most goals scored by a water polo player in a single Olympic tournament. Four years later, he scored 27 goals in Seoul.[20]

The most recent player to scoring 25 or more goals in a tournament was Alessandro Calcaterra, with Italy men's national team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[21]

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
Male players with 25 or more goals in an Olympic tournament
RkYearPlayerBirthAgeHeightL/RGoalsMatches
played
Goals
per
match
Men's teamFinishRef
11984Manuel Estiarte1961221.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right3474.857  Spain4th of 12
teams
[20]
21968Nico van der Voet1944241.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
3393.667  Netherlands7th of 15
teams
[22]
31968Eraldo Pizzo1938301.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)
Right2993.222  Italy4th of 15
teams
[23]
41988Manuel Estiarte (2)1961261.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right2773.857  Spain6th of 12
teams
[20]
2008Alessandro Calcaterra1975331.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)
Right2783.375  Italy9th of 12
teams
[21]
61968Rubén Junco1950181.54 m
(5 ft 1 in)
2683.250  Cuba8th of 15
teams
[24]
RkYearPlayerBirthAgeHeightL/RGoalsMatches
played
Goals
per
match
Men's teamFinishRef

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

Legend
  • Team* – Host team
Male players with 20 or more goals in an Olympic tournament (ordered chronologically)
YearTotal30+ goals25–29 goals20–24 goals
19000000
19080000
19120000
19200000
19240000
19280000
19320000
1936200  Germany*: Hans Schneider (22)
 Hungary: János Németh (20)
2
19480000
19520000
19560000
19600000
19640000
19686  Netherlands: Nico van der Voet (33)1  Cuba: Rubén Junco (26)
 Italy: Eraldo Pizzo (29)
2  Greece: Ioannis Palios (20)
 Hungary: László Felkai (24)
 Yugoslavia: Zoran Janković (21)
3
19720000
YearTotal30+ goals25–29 goals20–24 goals
1976100  Hungary: Tamás Faragó (22)1
1980300  Cuba: Jorge Rizo (20)
Italy: Gianni De Magistris (20)
Spain: Manuel Estiarte (21)
3
19841  Spain: Manuel Estiarte (34)100
198820  Spain: Manuel Estiarte (27)1  France: Pierre Garsau (20)1
1992300  Hungary: Tibor Benedek (22)
 Spain*: Manuel Estiarte (22)
Unified Team:[a] Dmitry Apanasenko (20)
3
19960000
20000000
20040000
200830  Italy: Alessandro Calcaterra (27)1  Greece: Georgios Ntoskas (20)
 Serbia: Aleksandar Šapić (20)
2
2012100  Serbia: Andrija Prlainović (22)1
20160000
2020
YearTotal30+ goals25–29 goals20–24 goals

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Top goalscorers in each tournament

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Filip Filipović scored 19 goals at the 2016 Olympics, helping Serbia win gold. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the men's water polo tournament.

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

Hans Schneider of Germany scored 22 goals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics,[25] which stood as an Olympic water polo record for one Games until 1968, when the Dutch player Nico van der Voet netted 33 goals in Mexico City.[22]

At 18 years old, Manuel Estiarte of Spain made his Olympic debut at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, where he was the youngest-ever male top goalscorer with 21 goals. He was also the top goalscorer at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and the 1988 Seoul Olympics, with 34 and 27 goals, respectively. He was the joint top goalscorer at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics with 22 goals.[20]

Hungarian left-handed player Tibor Benedek was the joint top goalscorer at the 1992 Games with 22 goals, and the top goalscorer at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics with 19 goals.[26]

Aleksandar Šapić, representing FR Yugoslavia, was the top goalscorer at the 2000 Sydney Olympics with 18 goals. Four years later, he netted 18 goals for Serbia and Montenegro, becoming the top goalscorer at the 2004 Athens Olympics.[27]

31-year-old István Szívós Sr. scored 16 goals for Hungary at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics,[28] which stood as an age record for the oldest top goalscorer in a single Olympic water polo tournament until 2008, when 33-year-old Alessandro Calcaterra of Italy netted 27 goals in Beijing.[21]

Left-hander Filip Filipović of Serbia was the joint top goalscorer at the 2016 Olympics, with 19 goals. He netted two goals in the gold medal match, helping the Serbian team win the Olympics.[29]

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
Male players with the most goals in each Olympic tournament
YearPlayerBirthAgeHeightL/RGoalsMatches
played
Goals
per
match
Men's teamFinishRef
1900John Jarvis187228616.000  Great Britain1st of 7
teams
[30]
1908Fernand Feyaerts188027–28832.667  Belgium2nd of 4
teams
[31]
1912Robert Andersson188625942.250  Sweden2nd of 6
teams
[32]
1920Erik Andersson1896241042.500  Sweden3rd of 12
teams
[33]
1924Pierre Dewin189429–301452.800  Belgium2nd of 13
teams
[34]
1928Ferenc Keserű1903241.55 m
(5 ft 1 in)
1042.500  Hungary2nd of 14
teams
[35]
1932Philip Daubenspeck1905261443.500  United States3rd of 5
teams
[36]
1936Hans Schneider1909262273.143  Germany2nd of 16
teams
[25]
1948Aldo Ghira19202818[b]7[b]2.571  Italy1st of 18
teams
[37]
1952Ruud van Feggelen19242816[c]8[c]2.000  Netherlands5th of 21
teams
[38]
István Szívós Sr.1920311.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
Right1682.000  Hungary1st of 21
teams
[28]
1956Petre Mshvenieradze1929271.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
1171.571  Soviet Union3rd of 10
teams
[39]
1960Fred Tisue1938211.75 m
(5 ft 9 in)
1271.714  United States7th of 16
teams
[40]
Aurel Zahan1938221.83 m
(6 ft 0 in)
1271.714  Romania5th of 16
teams
[41]
1964Nico van der Voet1944201.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
1071.429  Netherlands8ht of 13
teams
[22]
1968Nico van der Voet (2)1944241.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
3393.667  Netherlands7th of 15
teams
[22]
1972Carlos Sánchez1952201.71 m
(5 ft 7 in)
1892.000  Cuba9th of 16
teams
[42]
1976Tamás Faragó1952231.94 m
(6 ft 4 in)
Right2282.750  Hungary1st of 12
teams
[43]
1980Manuel Estiarte1961181.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right2182.625  Spain4th of 12
teams
[20]
1984Manuel Estiarte (2)1961221.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right3474.857  Spain4th of 12
teams
[20]
1988Manuel Estiarte (3)1961261.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right2773.857  Spain6th of 12
teams
[20]
1992Tibor Benedek1972201.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
Left2273.143  Hungary6th of 12
teams
[26]
Manuel Estiarte (4)1961301.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right2273.143  Spain2nd of 12
teams
[20]
1996Tibor Benedek (2)1972241.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
Left1982.375  Hungary4th of 12
teams
[26]
2000Aleksandar Šapić1978221.88 m
(6 ft 2 in)
Right1882.250  Yugoslavia3rd of 12
teams
[27]
2004Aleksandar Šapić (2)1978261.88 m
(6 ft 2 in)
Right1882.250  Serbia and Montenegro2nd of 12
teams
[27]
2008Alessandro Calcaterra1975331.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)
Right2783.375  Italy9th of 12
teams
[21]
2012Andrija Prlainović1987251.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)
Right2282.750  Serbia3rd of 12
teams
[44]
2016Filip Filipović1987291.96 m
(6 ft 5 in)
Left1982.375  Serbia1st of 12
teams
[29]
Guillermo Molina1984321.95 m
(6 ft 5 in)
Right1982.375  Spain7th of 12
teams
[45]
YearPlayerBirthAgeHeightL/RGoalsMatches
played
Goals
per
match
Men's teamFinishRef

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Nico van der Voet of the Netherlands scored 33 goals at the 1968 Olympics.

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of goals scored by a male water polo player in a single Olympic tournament. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
Historical progression of records:
Most goals scored by a male player, one tournament
GoalsAchievementYearPlayerAgeHeightL/RMen's teamDateDuration of recordRef
6Set record1900John Jarvis28  Great Britain12 August 19007 years, 345 days[30]
8Broke record1908Fernand Feyaerts27–28  Belgium22 July 19083 years, 360 days[31]
9Broke record1912Robert Andersson25  Sweden16 July 19128 years, 44 days[32]
10Broke record1920Erik Andersson24  Sweden29 August 19203 years, 326 days[33]
14Broke record1924Pierre Dewin29–30  Belgium20 July 192412 years, 26 days[34]
Tied record1932Philip Daubenspeck26  United States13 August 1932[36]
22Broke record1936Hans Schneider26  Germany15 August 193632 years, 72 days[25]
33Broke record1968Nico van der Voet241.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 Netherlands26 October 196815 years, 289 days[22]
34Broke record1984Manuel Estiarte221.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right  Spain10 August 198439 years, 309 days[20]
GoalsAchievementYearPlayerAgeHeightL/RMen's teamDateDuration of recordRef

All-time

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Aleksandar Šapić scored 64 goals at four Olympics (1996–2008).

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total goals (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 player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Six-time Olympian Manuel Estiarte holds the record for the most goals scored by a water polo player in Olympic history, with 127 goals, far more than any other player. At his first three Olympics (1980–1988), Estiarte netted 82 goals.[20]

Hungarian left-hander Tibor Benedek scored 65 goals at five Olympics (1992–2008),[26] and his teammate Tamás Kásás netted 56 goals between 1996 and 2012.[46]

Aleksandar Šapić, representing FR Yugoslavia in 1996 and 2000, Serbia and Montenegro in 2004, and Serbia in 2008, scored 64 goals in 32 matches.[27]

Tony Azevedo of the United States holds the record for the most goals scored by a non-European water polo player in Olympic history, with 61 goals at five Olympics (2000–2016).[47]

Gianni De Magistris is the top scorer for the Italy men's Olympic water polo team, with 59 goals (1968–1984).[48] His compatriot Eraldo Pizzo netted 53 goals at four Olympics between 1960 and 1972.[23]

Charles Turner, representing Australia between 1976 and 1984, scored 50 goals in 23 matches.[49]

Legend
  •     – Hosts
All-time male players with 50 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthHeightL/RMen's teamTotal
goals
Total
matches
played
Goals
per
match
Tournaments
(goals)
Period
(age of
first/last)
MedalsRef
123456GSBT
1Manuel Estiarte19611.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right  Spain127452.8221980
(21)
1984
(34)
1988
(27)
1992
(22)
1996
(13)
2000
(10)
20 years
(18/38)
1102[20]
2Tibor Benedek19721.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
Left  Hungary65371.7571992
(22)
1996
(19)
2000
(9)
2004
(5)
2008
(10)
16 years
(20/36)
3003[26]
3Aleksandar Šapić19781.88 m
(6 ft 2 in)
Right  Yugoslavia64322.0001996
(8)
2000
(18)
12 years
(18/30)
0123[27]
 Serbia and Montenegro2004
(18)
 Serbia2008
(20)
4Tony Azevedo19811.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
Right  United States61351.7432000
(13)
2004
(15)
2008
(17)
2012
(11)
2016
(5)
16 years
(18/34)
0101[47]
5Gianni De Magistris19501.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
Right  Italy59401.4751968
(6)
1972
(11)
1976
(11)
1980
(20)
1984
(11)
16 years
(17/33)
0101[48]
6Tamás Kásás19762.00 m
(6 ft 7 in)
Right  Hungary56381.4741996
(13)
2000
(12)
2004
(14)
2008
(8)
2012
(9)
16 years
(20/36)
3003[46]
7Eraldo Pizzo19381.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)
Right  Italy53291.8281960
(7)
1964
(5)
1968
(29)
1972
(12)
12 years
(22/34)
1001[23]
8Charles Turner19521.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
Right  Australia50232.1741976
(15)
1980
(17)
1984
(18)
8 years
(23/31)
0000[49]

Sources:

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

Legend
  • Team* – Host team
All-time male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics (ordered chronologically)
YearTotalTotal goals: 50+Total goals: 40–49Total goals: 30–39
19000000
19080000
19120000
19200000
19240000
19280000
19320000
1936100  Hungary: János Németh (32)1
19480000
1952100  Netherlands: Ruud van Feggelen (32)1
19560000
19600000
19640000
196830  Italy: Eraldo Pizzo (41)
 Netherlands: Nico van der Voet (43)
2  Hungary: László Felkai (34)1
19724  Italy: Eraldo Pizzo (53)10  United States: Bruce Bradley (35)
 Yugoslavia: Zoran Janković (34), Mirko Sandić (31)
3
YearTotalTotal goals: 50+Total goals: 40–49Total goals: 30–39
1976200  Soviet Union: Aleksei Barkalov (30)
 Yugoslavia: Uroš Marović (30)
2
198040  Hungary: Tamás Faragó (42)
Italy: Gianni De Magistris (48)
2 Australia: Charles Turner (32)
 Soviet Union*: Aleksei Barkalov (38)
2
19845  Australia: Charles Turner (50)
 Italy: Gianni De Magistris (59)
 Spain: Manuel Estiarte (55)
30  Greece: Sotirios Stathakis (30)
 West Germany: Armando Fernández (33)
2
19886  Spain: Manuel Estiarte (82)10  Greece: Antonios Aronis (33), Kyriakos Giannopoulos (31)
 West Germany: Frank Otto (34), Hagen Stamm (33), Armando Fernández (37)
5
19928  Spain*: Manuel Estiarte (104)1  Germany: Hagen Stamm (45)
 Greece: Kyriakos Giannopoulos (44)
2  Australia: Christopher Wybrow (36), Geoffrey Clark (32)
 France: Pierre Garsau (33)
 Germany: Frank Otto (38)
Unified Team:[a] Dmitry Apanasenko (34)
5
19963  Spain: Manuel Estiarte (117)1  Hungary: Tibor Benedek (41)
 Russia: Dmitry Apanasenko (40)
20
20007  Hungary: Tibor Benedek (50)
 Spain: Manuel Estiarte (127)
2  Netherlands: Harry van der Meer (40)1  Spain: Pedro García (35), Jordi Sans (33), Salvador Gómez (30)
 United States: Chris Humbert (37)
4
YearTotalTotal goals: 50+Total goals: 40–49Total goals: 30–39
20047  Hungary: Tibor Benedek (55)1  Serbia and Montenegro: Aleksandar Šapić (44)1  Croatia: Dubravko Šimenc (30)
 Hungary: Tamás Kásás (39)
 Russia: Aleksandr Yeryshov (37)
 Spain: Salvador Gómez (37)
 United States: Wolf Wigo (31)
5
200810  Hungary: Tibor Benedek (65)
 Serbia: Aleksandar Šapić (64)
2  Hungary: Tamás Kásás (47)
 Italy: Alessandro Calcaterra (46)
 United States: Tony Azevedo (45)
3  Greece: Georgios Afroudakis (36)
 Hungary: Gergely Kiss (38)
 Italy: Alberto Angelini (35), Leonardo Sottani (30)
 Serbia: Vladimir Vujasinović (34)
5
201211  Hungary: Tamás Kásás (56)
 United States: Tony Azevedo (56)
2  Greece: Georgios Afroudakis (40)
 Hungary: Gergely Kiss (46), Péter Biros (40)
3  Australia: Thomas Whalan (32)
 Hungary: Norbert Madaras (32)
 Italy: Maurizio Felugo (34), Pietro Figlioli (33)
 Spain: Felipe Perrone (32), Iván Pérez (31)
6
201611  United States: Tony Azevedo (61)1  Brazil*: Felipe Perrone (42)
 Italy: Pietro Figlioli (47)
 Serbia: Filip Filipović (41)
 Spain: Guillermo Molina (41)
4  Croatia: Sandro Sukno (31)
 Hungary: Dénes Varga (33)
 Italy: Valentino Gallo (33)
 Montenegro: Aleksandar Ivović (38), Mlađan Janović (31)
 Serbia: Andrija Prlainović (31)
6
2020
YearTotalTotal goals: 50+Total goals: 40–49Total goals: 30–39

Sources:

Gianni De Magistris of Italy scored 59 goals at five Olympics (1968–1984).

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of total goals scored by a male water polo player at the Summer Olympics. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend
  •  Team  – Host team
  • Player – Player who won the tournament with his team
Historical progression of records:
Most goals scored by a male player, all-time
Total
goals
AchievementYearPlayerAgeHeightL/RMen's teamDateDuration of recordRef
32Set record1936János Németh301.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 Hungary15 August 193632 years, 72 days[50]
Tied record1952Ruud van Feggelen28  Netherlands[c]2 August 1952[38]
43Broke record1968Nico van der Voet241.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 Netherlands26 October 19683 years, 314 days[22]
53Broke record1972Eraldo Pizzo341.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)
Right  Italy4 September 197211 years, 341 days[23]
59Broke record1984Gianni De Magistris331.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
Right  Italy10 August 19844 years, 52 days[48]
82Broke record1988Manuel Estiarte261.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right  Spain1 October 19883 years, 313 days[20]
104Broke record1992Manuel Estiarte (2)301.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right  Spain9 August 19923 years, 354 days[20]
117Broke record1996Manuel Estiarte (3)341.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right  Spain28 July 19964 years, 65 days[20]
127Broke record2000Manuel Estiarte (4)381.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
Right  Spain1 October 200023 years, 257 days[20]
Total
goals
AchievementYearPlayerAgeHeightL/RMen's teamDateDuration of recordRef

Top goalscorers by team

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The following tables are pre-sorted by number of total goals (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
  • Team – Defunct team

Argentina

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  • Men's national team:  Argentina
  • Team appearances: 4 (1928, 1948–1952, 1960)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Australia

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  • Men's national team:  Australia
  • Team appearances: 17 (1948–1964, 1972–1992, 2000*–2020)
  • As host team: 1956*, 2000*
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 1
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 3
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Charles Turner1952Right501976
(15)
1980
(17)
1984
(18)
23/31[49]
2Christopher Wybrow1961361984
(15)
1988
(10)
1992
(11)
22/30[51]
3Geoffrey Clark1969321988
(14)
1992
(18)
19/23[52]
Thomas Whalan1980Right322000
(3)
2004
(14)
2008
(7)
2012
(8)
19/31[53]

Sources:

  • Official Reports (PDF): 1948–1964, 1972–1992;
  • 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).

Note:

Austria

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  • Men's national team:  Austria
  • Team appearances: 3 (1912, 1936, 1952)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Belgium

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  • Men's national team:  Belgium
  • Team appearances: 11 (1900, 1908–1928, 1936–1952, 1960–1964)
  • As host team: 1920*
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Brazil

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  • Men's national team:  Brazil
  • Team appearances: 8 (1920, 1932, 1952, 1960–1968, 1984, 2016*)
  • As host team: 2016*
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Note:

Bulgaria

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  • Men's national team:  Bulgaria
  • Team appearances: 2 (1972, 1980)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Canada

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  • Men's national team:  Canada
  • Team appearances: 4 (1972–1976*, 1984, 2008)
  • As host team: 1976*
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Chile

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  • Men's national team:  Chile
  • Team appearances: 1 (1948)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

China

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  • Men's national team:  China
  • Team appearances: 3 (1984–1988, 2008*)
  • As host team: 2008*
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Croatia

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  • Men's national team:  Croatia
  • Team appearances: 7 (1996–2020)
  • As host team: —
  • Related team: Yugoslavia
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 2
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Abbreviation
  • CRO – Croatia
  • YUG – Yugoslavia
Male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Sandro Sukno1990Right312012
(14)
2016
(17)
22/26[54]
2Dubravko Šimenc1966Right301988
YUG
(3)
1996
CRO
(14)
2000
CRO
(9)
2004
CRO
(4)
21/37Flag bearer for Croatia (2004)[55]
[56]

Sources:

  • Official Reports (PDF): 1988, 1996;
  • 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

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  • Men's national team:  Cuba
  • Team appearances: 5 (1968–1980, 1992)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Note:

Czechoslovakia

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  • Men's national team:  Czechoslovakia
  • Team appearances: 5 (1920–1928, 1936, 1992)
  • As host team: —
  • Related team: Slovakia
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

East Germany

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  • Men's national team:  East Germany
  • Team appearances: 1 (1968)
  • As host team: —
  • Related teams: Germany, United Team of Germany
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Egypt

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  • Men's national team:  Egypt
  • Team appearances: 6 (1948–1952, 1960–1968, 2004)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

France

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  • Men's national team:  France
  • Team appearances: 11 (1900*, 1912–1928, 1936–1948, 1960, 1988–1992, 2016)
  • As host team: 1900*, 1924*
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Pierre Garsau1961331988
(20)
1992
(13)
26/30[57]

Sources:

Germany

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  • 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
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 1
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Abbreviation
  • FRG – West Germany
  • GER – Germany
Male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Hagen Stamm1960Right451984
FRG
(18)
1988
FRG
(15)
1992
GER
(12)
24/32[58]
2Frank Otto1959Left381984
FRG
(18)
1988
FRG
(16)
1992
GER
(4)
25/33[59]

Sources:

Great Britain

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  • Men's national team:  Great Britain
  • Team appearances: 11 (1900, 1908*–1928, 1936–1956, 2012*)
  • As host team: 1908*, 1948*, 2012*
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Greece

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  • Men's national team:  Greece
  • Team appearances: 16 (1920–1924, 1948, 1968–1972, 1980–2020)
  • As host team: 2004*
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 2
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 2
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Kyriakos Giannopoulos1959441980
(7)
1984
(6)
1988
(18)
1992
(13)
21/33[60]
2Georgios Afroudakis1976Right401996
(10)
2000
(8)
2004
(9)
2008
(9)
2012
(4)
19/35[61]
3Antonios Aronis1957331980
(4)
1984
(13)
1988
(16)
23/31[62]
4Sotirios Stathakis1953301980
(16)
1984
(14)
27/31[63]

Sources:

  • Official Reports (PDF): 1920–1924, 1948, 1968–1972, 1980–1996;
  • 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

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  • Men's national team:  Hungary
  • Team appearances: 23 (1912, 1924–1980, 1988–2020)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 2
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 3
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 4
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Tibor Benedek1972Left651992
(22)
1996
(19)
2000
(9)
2004
(5)
2008
(10)
20/362016[26]
2Tamás Kásás1976Right561996
(13)
2000
(12)
2004
(14)
2008
(8)
2012
(9)
20/362016[46]
3Gergely Kiss1977Left462000
(14)
2004
(15)
2008
(9)
2012
(8)
23/342016[64]
4Tamás Faragó1952Right421972
(6)
1976
(22)
1980
(14)
20/271993[43]
5Péter Biros1976Right402000
(4)
2004
(7)
2008
(13)
2012
(16)
24/362016Flag bearer for Hungary (2012)[65]
[66]
6László Felkai1941341960
(4)
1964
(6)
1968
(24)
19/27[67]
7Dénes Varga1987Right332008
(10)
2012
(9)
2016
(14)
21/29[68]
8János Németh1906321932
(12)
1936
(20)
26/301969[50]
Norbert Madaras1979Left322004
(5)
2008
(9)
2012
(18)
24/32[69]
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
12345Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
Water polo tournaments
(goals)

Sources:

  • Official Reports (PDF): 1912, 1924–1980, 1988–1996;
  • 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).

Iceland

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  • Men's national team:  Iceland
  • Team appearances: 1 (1936)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

India

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  • Men's national team:  India
  • Team appearances: 2 (1948–1952)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Iran

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  • Men's national team:  Iran
  • Team appearances: 1 (1976)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Republic of Ireland

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  • Men's national team:  Ireland
  • Team appearances: 2 (1924–1928)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Italy

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  • Men's national team:  Italy
  • Team appearances: 21 (1920–1924, 1948–2020)
  • As host team: 1960*
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 2
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 2
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 4
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • AUS – Australia
  • ITA – Italy
Male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Gianni De Magistris1950Right591968
(6)
1972
(11)
1976
(11)
1980
(20)
1984
(11)
17/331995[48]
2Eraldo Pizzo1938Right531960
(7)
1964
(5)
1968
(29)
1972
(12)
22/34[23]
3Pietro Figlioli1984Right472004
AUS
(8)
2008
AUS
(16)
2012
ITA
(9)
2016
ITA
(14)
20/32[70]
4Alessandro Calcaterra1975Right461996
(5)
2000
(9)
2004
(5)
2008
(27)
21/33[21]
5Alberto Angelini1974Right351996
(11)
2000
(4)
2004
(11)
2008
(9)
21/33[71]
6Maurizio Felugo1981Right342004
(6)
2008
(16)
2012
(12)
23/31[72]
7Valentino Gallo1985Left332008
(15)
2012
(10)
2016
(8)
23/31[73]
8Leonardo Sottani1973Left301996
(8)
2000
(11)
2008
(11)
22/34[74]
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
12345Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
Water polo tournaments
(goals)

Sources:

  • Official Reports (PDF): 1920–1924, 1948–1996;
  • 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

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  • Men's national team:  Japan
  • Team appearances: 9 (1932–1936, 1960–1972, 1984, 2016–2020)
  • As host team: 1964, 2020*
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Kazakhstan

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  • Men's national team:  Kazakhstan
  • Team appearances: 4 (2000–2004, 2012, 2020)
  • As host team: —
  • Related teams: Soviet Union, Unified Team[a]
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Luxembourg

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  • Men's national team:  Luxembourg
  • Team appearances: 1 (1928)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Malta

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  • Men's national team:  Malta
  • Team appearances: 2 (1928, 1936)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Mexico

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  • Men's national team:  Mexico
  • Team appearances: 4 (1952, 1968*–1976)
  • As host team: 1968*
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

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Montenegro

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  • Men's national team:  Montenegro
  • Team appearances: 4 (2008–2020)
  • As host team: —
  • Related teams: Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia,[d] Serbia and Montenegro
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 2
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Aleksandar Ivović1986Right382008
(9)
2012
(19)
2016
(10)
22/30[75]
2Mlađan Janović1984Right312008
(13)
2012
(9)
2016
(9)
24/32[76]

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Netherlands

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  • Men's national team:  Netherlands
  • Team appearances: 17 (1908, 1920–1928*, 1936–1952, 1960–1984, 1992–2000)
  • As host team: 1928*
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 2
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Nico van der Voet1944431964
(10)
1968
(33)
20/24[22]
2Harry van der Meer1973Right401992
(8)
1996
(16)
2000
(16)
18/26[77]
3Ruud van Feggelen1924321948
(16)
1952
(16)
24/28[38]

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Portugal

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  • Men's national team:  Portugal
  • Team appearances: 1 (1952)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Romania

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  • Men's national team:  Romania
  • Team appearances: 9 (1952–1964, 1972–1980, 1996, 2012)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Russia

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  • Men's national team:  Russia
  • Team appearances: 3 (1996–2004)
  • As host team: —
  • Related teams: Soviet Union, Unified Team[a]
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 1
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Abbreviation
  • EUN – Unified Team
  • RUS – Russia
  • URS – Soviet Union
Male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Dmitry Apanasenko1967401988
URS
(14)
1992
EUN
(20)
1996
RUS
(6)
21/29[78]
2Aleksandr Yeryshov1973Right371996
(10)
2000
(17)
2004
(10)
23/31[79]

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Serbia

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  • Men's national team:  Serbia
  • Team appearances: 4 (2008–2020)
  • As host team: —
  • Related teams: Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia,[d] Serbia and Montenegro
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 1
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 1
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 2
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Abbreviation
  • FRY – FR Yugoslavia
  • SCG – Serbia and Montenegro
  • SRB – Serbia
Male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Aleksandar Šapić1978Right641996
FRY
(8)
2000
FRY
(18)
2004
SCG
(18)
2008
SRB
(20)
18/30[27]
2Filip Filipović1987Left412008
(4)
2012
(18)
2016
(19)
21/29[29]
3Vladimir Vujasinović1973Right341996
FRY
(14)
2000
FRY
(5)
2004
SCG
(3)
2008
SRB
(12)
22/35[80]
4Andrija Prlainović1987Right312008
(4)
2012
(22)
2016
(5)
21/29[44]

Sources:

  • Official Reports (PDF): 1996;
  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 46, 50, 56, 78, 83, 85, 88, 92), 2004 (pp. 223–224), 2008 (pp. 211–212), 2012 (pp. 494–495), 2016 (pp. 131–132).

Serbia and Montenegro

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Singapore

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  • Men's national team:  Singapore
  • Team appearances: 1 (1956)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Slovakia

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  • Men's national team:  Slovakia
  • Team appearances: 1 (2000)
  • As host team: —
  • Related team: Czechoslovakia
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

South Africa

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  • Men's national team:  South Africa
  • Team appearances: 3 (1952, 1960, 2020)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

South Korea

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  • Men's national team:  South Korea
  • Team appearances: 1 (1988*)
  • As host team: 1988*
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Soviet Union

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  • Men's national team:  Soviet Union
  • Team appearances: 9 (1952–1980*, 1988)
  • As host team: 1980*
  • Related teams: Unified Team,[a] Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Aleksei Barkalov1946381968
(14)
1972
(10)
1976
(6)
1980
(8)
22/341993[81]

Source:

Note:

Spain

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  • Men's national team:  Spain
  • Team appearances: 18 (1920–1928, 1948–1952, 1968–1972, 1980–2020)
  • As host team: 1992*
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 1
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 2
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 4
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • BRA – Brazil
  • CUB – Cuba
  • ESP – Spain
Male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
123456
1Manuel Estiarte1961Right1271980
(21)
1984
(34)
1988
(27)
1992
(22)
1996
(13)
2000
(10)
18/382007Flag bearer for Spain (2000)[20]
[82]
2Felipe Perrone1986Right422008
ESP
(16)
2012
ESP
(16)
2016
BRA
(10)
22/30[83]
3Guillermo Molina1984Right412004
(4)
2008
(13)
2012
(5)
2016
(19)
20/32[45]
4Salvador Gómez1968Right371988
(8)
1992
(5)
1996
(12)
2000
(5)
2004
(7)
20/36[84]
5Pedro García1968351988
(9)
1992
(13)
1996
(7)
2000
(6)
19/31[85]
6Jordi Sans1965331984
(0)
1988
(13)
1992
(8)
1996
(7)
2000
(5)
19/35[86]
7Iván Pérez1971Left311992
CUB
(16)
2004
ESP
(6)
2008
ESP
(3)
2012
ESP
(6)
21/41[87]
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
123456Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
Water polo tournaments
(goals)

Sources:

  • Official Reports (PDF): 1920–1928, 1948–1952, 1968–1972, 1980–1996;
  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 46, 49, 54, 65, 67, 70, 74–75), 2004 (pp. 227–228), 2008 (pp. 193–194), 2012 (pp. 474–475), 2016 (pp. 112–113).

Sweden

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  • Men's national team:  Sweden
  • Team appearances: 8 (1908–1924, 1936–1952, 1980)
  • As host team: 1912*
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Switzerland

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  • Men's national team:   Switzerland
  • Team appearances: 5 (1920–1928, 1936–1948)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Ukraine

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  • Men's national team:  Ukraine
  • Team appearances: 1 (1996)
  • As host team: —
  • Related teams: Soviet Union, Unified Team[a]
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Unified Team

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  • Men's national team: Unified Team[a]
  • Team appearances: 1 (1992)
  • As host team: —
  • Related teams: Soviet Union, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Note:

United States

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  • Men's national team:  United States
  • Team appearances: 22 (1920–1972, 1984*–2020)
  • As host team: 1932*, 1984*, 1996*
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 1
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 3
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Tony Azevedo1981Right612000
(13)
2004
(15)
2008
(17)
2012
(11)
2016
(5)
18/34[47]
2Chris Humbert1969Left371992
(7)
1996
(14)
2000
(16)
22/30[88]
3Bruce Bradley1947Right351968
(18)
1972
(17)
21/25[89]
4Wolf Wigo1973Right311996
(8)
2000
(16)
2004
(7)
23/31[90]

Sources:

  • Official Reports (PDF): 1920–1972, 1984–1996;
  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 47, 51, 53, 80, 82, 85, 89–90), 2004 (pp. 231–232), 2008 (pp. 214–215), 2012 (pp. 497–498), 2016 (pp. 133–134).

United Team of Germany

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  • Men's national team: United Team of Germany
  • Team appearances: 3 (1956–1964)
  • As host team: —
  • Related teams: Germany, East Germany, West Germany
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Uruguay

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  • Men's national team:  Uruguay
  • Team appearances: 2 (1936–1948)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

West Germany

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  • Men's national team:  West Germany
  • Team appearances: 5 (1968–1976, 1984–1988)
  • As host team: 1972*
  • Related teams: Germany, United Team of Germany
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Abbreviation
  • FRG – West Germany
  • MEX – Mexico
Male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Armando Fernández1955371972
MEX
(11)
1976
MEX
(16)
1984
FRG
(6)
1988
FRG
(4)
17/33[91]

Source:

Notes:

Yugoslavia

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Male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals
Water polo tournaments
(goals)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Zoran Janković1940341964
(6)
1968
(21)
1972
(7)
24/322004[92]
2Mirko Sandić1942Right311960
(3)
1964
(6)
1968
(17)
1972
(5)
18/301999Flag bearer for Yugoslavia (1972)[93]
[94]
3Uroš Marović1946301968
(10)
1972
(8)
1976
(12)
22/30[95]

Source:

Note:

FR Yugoslavia

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  • Men's national team:  Yugoslavia[d]
  • Team appearances: 2 (1996–2000)
  • As host team: —
  • Related teams: Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro, Montenegro, Serbia
  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Notes:

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g In 1992, 12 of the 15 former Soviet Republics competed together as the Unified Team and marched under the Olympic Flag in the Barcelona Games.
  2. ^ a b At the 1948 Olympics, the water polo match between Italy and Yugoslavia in Group D, and the match between Egypt and Hungary in Group E were both replayed. For more details, please see here.
  3. ^ a b c At the 1952 Olympics, the water polo match between the Netherlands and Yugoslavia in Group C was replayed. For more details, please see here.
  4. ^ a b c d e After the breakup of Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team participated at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, and won a bronze medal in 2000. In 2003, after the country was renamed from FR Yugoslavia to Serbia and Montenegro, the team was also renamed to "Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team".

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