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

This is a list of male players who have been named in the national water polo team squad in at least three or four Olympic tournaments since the inaugural official edition in 1900.

Abbreviations edit

AppsAppearancesRkRankRefReferenceISHOFInternational Swimming Hall of Fame
PosPlaying positionFPField playerGKGoalkeeper
(C)Captainp.pagepp.pages

Overall multi-time Olympians edit

As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, 87 male players have been named in the national water polo team squad in four or more men's Olympic 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 player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend
  • Team* – Host team
YearTotalSix-time OlympianFive-time OlympianFour-time Olympian
19000000
19080000
19120000
19200000
1924300  Belgium: Joseph Pletincx
 Great Britain: Paul Radmilovic, Charles Smith (GK)
3
192810  Great Britain: Paul Radmilovic10
19320000
1936400  Belgium: Gérard Blitz
 France: Henri Padou
 Hungary: Márton Homonnai
 United States: Wally O'Connor
4
19480000
19520000
19560000
1960200  Hungary: Dezső Gyarmati, László Jeney (GK)2
196420  Hungary: Dezső Gyarmati1  Hungary: György Kárpáti1
1968100  Hungary: Mihály Mayer1
1972400  Hungary: András Bodnár
 Italy: Franco Lavoratori, Eraldo Pizzo
 Yugoslavia: Mirko Sandić
4
YearTotalSix-time OlympianFive-time OlympianFour-time Olympian
1976100  Yugoslavia: Ozren Bonačić1
1980600  Cuba: Oscar Periche (GK)
 Hungary: Endre Molnár (GK), István Szívós Jr.
 Italy: Alberto Alberani (GK), Gianni De Magistris
 Soviet Union*: Aleksei Barkalov
6
198430  Italy: Gianni De Magistris1  Australia: Peter Montgomery
 Netherlands: Ton Buunk
2
1988200  Australia: Andrew Kerr
 West Germany: Armando Fernández
2
1992300  Germany: Peter Röhle (GK)
 Greece: Kyriakos Giannopoulos
 Spain*: Manuel Estiarte
3
199640  Spain: Manuel Estiarte1  Greece: George Mavrotas, Anastasios Papanastasiou
 Spain: Jordi Sans
3
20007  Spain: Manuel Estiarte1  Greece: George Mavrotas
 Spain: Jordi Sans
2  Greece: Filippos Kaiafas
 Spain: Pedro García, Salvador Gómez, Jesús Rollán (GK)
4
2004100  Spain: Salvador Gómez, Jesús Rollán (GK)2  Croatia: Dubravko Šimenc
 Greece*: Konstantinos Loudis
 Hungary: Tibor Benedek
 Italy: Carlo Silipo
 Russia: Dmitry Gorshkov, Nikolay Kozlov
 Spain: Daniel Ballart, Sergi Pedrerol
8
YearTotalSix-time OlympianFive-time OlympianFour-time Olympian
2008110  Hungary: Tibor Benedek1  Croatia: Igor Hinić
 Greece: Georgios Afroudakis
 Hungary: Tamás Kásás
 Italy: Alberto Angelini, Fabio Bencivenga, Alessandro Calcaterra
 Serbia: Aleksandar Šapić, Dejan Savić, Vladimir Vujasinović
 Spain: Ángel Andreo (GK)
10
2012170  Croatia: Igor Hinić
 Greece: Georgios Afroudakis
 Hungary: Tamás Kásás
3  Australia: Thomas Whalan, Gavin Woods
 Croatia: Samir Barać, Frano Vićan (GK)
 Greece: Theodoros Chatzitheodorou, Nikolaos Deligiannis (GK)
 Hungary: Péter Biros, Gergely Kiss, Zoltán Szécsi (GK)
 Italy: Stefano Tempesti (GK)
 Kazakhstan: Nikolay Maksimov (GK)
 Spain: Iván Pérez
 United States: Tony Azevedo, Ryan Bailey
14
201690  Italy: Stefano Tempesti (GK)
 United States: Tony Azevedo
2  Croatia: Damir Burić, Xavier García
 Greece: Christos Afroudakis
 Italy: Pietro Figlioli
 Montenegro: Predrag Jokić
 Spain: Guillermo Molina
 United States: Jesse Smith
7
2020150  Croatia: Xavier García
 Italy: Pietro Figlioli
 United States: Jesse Smith
3  Australia: Richie Campbell, Rhys Howden
 Croatia: Andro Bušlje, Maro Joković
 Hungary: Norbert Hosnyánszky, Dénes Varga
 Montenegro: Draško Brguljan, Aleksandar Ivović
 Serbia: Filip Filipović, Duško Pijetlović, Andrija Prlainović
 Spain: Felipe Perrone
12
YearTotalSix-time OlympianFive-time OlympianFour-time Olympian

By confederation edit

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

ConfederationNumber of multi-time Olympians
Six-timeFive-timeFour-timeTotal
AfricaCANA0000
AmericasUANA0235
AsiaAASF0011
EuropeLEN1146075
OceaniaOSA0066
Total1167087

By team edit

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend
  • Team – Defunct team
Men's teamNumber of multi-time OlympiansConfederation
Six-timeFive-timeFour-timeTotal
 Australia0066Oceania – OSA
 Belgium0022Europe – LEN
 Croatia0268Europe – LEN
 Cuba0011Americas – UANA
 France0011Europe – LEN
 Germany0011Europe – LEN
 Great Britain0112Europe – LEN
 Greece0279Europe – LEN
 Hungary031215Europe – LEN
 Italy03710Europe – LEN
 Kazakhstan0011Asia – AASF
 Montenegro0033Europe – LEN
 Netherlands0011Europe – LEN
 Russia0022Europe – LEN
 Serbia0066Europe – LEN
 Soviet Union0011Europe – LEN
 Spain13711Europe – LEN
 United States0224Americas – UANA
 West Germany0011Europe – LEN
 Yugoslavia0022Europe – LEN
Total1167087

By position edit

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

PositionNumber of multi-time Olympians
Six-timeFive-timeFour-timeTotal
Field player1145974
Goalkeeper021113
Total1167087

Five-time Olympians edit

Manuel Estiarte of Spain is the only water polo player to compete at six Olympic Games (1980–2000).

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 player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 26 July 2021.

Seventeen athletes competed in water polo at five or more Olympic Games between 1900 and 2020 inclusive. Paul Radmilovic, representing Great Britain, is the first water polo player to compete at five Olympics (1908–1928).[1]

Four players (Manuel Estiarte, Salvador Gómez, Jesús Rollán and Jordi Sans) were all members of the Spain men's national water polo team (1988–2000). Manuel Estiarte is the first and only water polo player (man or woman) to compete at six Olympics (1980–2000).[2] Jesús Rollán is the first water polo goalkeeper of either gender to compete at five Olympics (1984–2004).[3]

Tony Azevedo of the United States is the first non-European water polo player to compete at five Olympic Games (2000–2016).[4]

Italian goalkeeper Stefano Tempesti competed at five Olympics between 2000 and 2016.[5]

Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Apps – Appearances
Male athletes who competed in water polo at five or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthHeightMen's teamPosWater polo tournamentsPeriod
(age of
first/last)
MedalsRef
123456GSBT
6Manuel Estiarte19611.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
 SpainFP19801984198819921996200020 years
(18/38)
1102[2]
5Paul Radmilovic18861.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
 Great BritainFP1908191219201924192820 years
(22/42)
3003[1]
Dezső Gyarmati19271.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 HungaryFP1948195219561960196416 years
(20/36)
3115[6]
Gianni De Magistris19501.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 ItalyFP1968197219761980198416 years
(17/33)
0101[7]
Jordi Sans19651.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
 SpainFP1984198819921996200016 years
(18/35)
1102[8]
George Mavrotas19671.75 m
(5 ft 9 in)
 GreeceFP1984198819921996200016 years
(17/33)
0000[9]
Salvador Gómez19681.94 m
(6 ft 4 in)
 SpainFP1988199219962000200416 years
(20/36)
1102[10]
Jesús Rollán19681.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)
 SpainGK1988199219962000200416 years
(20/36)
1102[3]
Tibor Benedek19721.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
 HungaryFP1992199620002004200816 years
(20/36)
3003[11]
Igor Hinić19752.02 m
(6 ft 8 in)
 CroatiaFP1996200020042008201216 years
(20/36)
1102[12]
Tamás Kásás19762.00 m
(6 ft 7 in)
 HungaryFP1996200020042008201216 years
(20/36)
3003[13]
Georgios Afroudakis19761.94 m
(6 ft 4 in)
 GreeceFP1996200020042008201216 years
(19/35)
0000[14]
Stefano Tempesti19792.05 m
(6 ft 9 in)
 ItalyGK2000200420082012201616 years
(21/37)
0112[5]
Tony Azevedo19811.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 United StatesFP2000200420082012201616 years
(18/34)
0101[4]
Jesse Smith19831.93 m
(6 ft 4 in)
 United StatesFP2004200820122016202017 years
(21/38)
0101[15]
Xavier García19841.98 m
(6 ft 6 in)
 SpainFP20042008201217 years
(20/37)
0101[16]
 CroatiaFP20162020
Pietro Figlioli19841.91 m
(6 ft 3 in)
 AustraliaFP2004200817 years
(20/37)
0112[17]
 ItalyFP201220162020
AppsPlayerBirthHeightMen's teamPos123456Period
(age of
first/last)
GSBTRef
Water polo tournamentsMedals

Multi-time Olympians by team edit

The following tables are 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 player (in ascending order), respectively.

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

Argentina edit

  • Men's national team:  Argentina
  • Team appearances: 4 (1928, 1948–1952, 1960)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of five-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Australia edit

  • Men's national team:  Australia
  • Team appearances: 17 (1948–1964, 1972–1992, 2000*–2020)
  • As host team: 1956*, 2000*
  • Number of five-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 6
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
4Peter Montgomery1950FP197219761980198422/342013[18]
Andrew Kerr1954FP197619801984198822/34[19]
Gavin Woods1978FP200020042008201222/34[20]
Thomas Whalan1980FP200020042008201219/31[21]
Rhys Howden1987FP200820122016202021/34[22]
Richie Campbell1987FP200820122016202020/33[23]

Note:

Austria edit

  • Men's national team:  Austria
  • Team appearances: 3 (1912, 1936, 1952)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Belgium edit

  • Men's national team:  Belgium
  • Team appearances: 11 (1900, 1908–1928, 1936–1952, 1960–1964)
  • As host team: 1920*
  • Number of five-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 2
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
4Joseph Pletincx1888FP190819121920192420/361988[24]
Gérard Blitz1901FP192019241928193619/351990[25]

Brazil edit

  • Men's national team:  Brazil
  • Team appearances: 8 (1920, 1932, 1952, 1960–1968, 1984, 2016*)
  • As host team: 2016*
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 3
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • BRA – Brazil
  • SRB – Serbia
Male athletes who competed in water polo at three or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
3Márvio dos Santos1934FP19521960196418/30[26]
João Gonçalves1934FP19601964196825/33[27]
Slobodan Soro1978GK2008
SRB
2012
SRB
2016
BRA
29/37[28]

Bulgaria edit

  • Men's national team:  Bulgaria
  • Team appearances: 2 (1972, 1980)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Canada edit

  • Men's national team:  Canada
  • Team appearances: 4 (1972–1976*, 1984, 2008)
  • As host team: 1976*
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Chile edit

  • Men's national team:  Chile
  • Team appearances: 1 (1948)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.

China edit

  • Men's national team:  China
  • Team appearances: 3 (1984–1988, 2008*)
  • As host team: 2008*
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Croatia edit

  • Men's national team:  Croatia
  • Team appearances: 7 (1996–2020)
  • As host team: —
  • Related team: Yugoslavia
  • Number of six-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of five-time Olympians: 2
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 6
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Abbreviation
  • CRO – Croatia
  • ESP – Spain
  • YUG – Yugoslavia
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
5Igor Hinić1975FP1996200020042008201220/36[12]
Xavier García1984FP2004
ESP
2008
ESP
2012
ESP
2016
CRO
202020/37[16]
4Dubravko Šimenc1966FP1988
YUG
1996
CRO
2000
CRO
2004
CRO
21/37Flag bearer for Croatia (2004)[29]
Samir Barać1973FP200020042008201226/38[30]
Frano Vićan1976GK200020042008201224/36[31]
Damir Burić1980FP200420082012201623/35[32]
Andro Bušlje1986FP200820122016202022/35Flag bearer for Croatia (2020)[33]
Maro Joković1987FP200820122016202020/33[34]

Cuba edit

  • Men's national team:  Cuba
  • Team appearances: 5 (1968–1980, 1992)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of five-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 1
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
4Oscar Periche1949GK196819721976198018/30[35]

Note:

Czechoslovakia edit

  • Men's national team:  Czechoslovakia
  • Team appearances: 5 (1920–1928, 1936, 1992)
  • As host team: —
  • Related team: Slovakia
  • Number of five-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.

East Germany edit

  • Men's national team:  East Germany
  • Team appearances: 1 (1968)
  • As host team: —
  • Related teams: Germany, United Team of Germany
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Egypt edit

  • Men's national team:  Egypt
  • Team appearances: 6 (1948–1952, 1960–1968, 2004)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 2
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Male athletes who competed in water polo at three or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
3Abdel Aziz Khalifa1925FP19481952196022–23/34–35[36]
Dorri El-Said1927FP19481952196021/33[37]

France edit

  • Men's national team:  France
  • Team appearances: 11 (1900*, 1912–1928, 1936–1948, 1960, 1988–1992, 2016)
  • As host team: 1900*, 1924*
  • Number of five-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 1
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
4Henri Padou1898FP192019241928193622/381970[38]

Germany edit

  • 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 five-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 1
  • Last updated: 8 March 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • FRG – West Germany
  • GER – Germany
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
4Peter Röhle1957GK1976
FRG
1984
FRG
1988
FRG
1992
GER
19/35[39]

Great Britain edit

  • Men's national team:  Great Britain
  • Team appearances: 11 (1900, 1908*–1928, 1936–1956, 2012*)
  • As host team: 1908*, 1948*, 2012*
  • Number of six-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of five-time Olympians: 1
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 1
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
5Paul Radmilovic1886FP1908191219201924192822/421967[1]
4Charles Smith1879GK190819121920192429/451981Flag bearer for Great Britain (1912)[40]

Greece edit

  • Men's national team:  Greece
  • Team appearances: 16 (1920–1924, 1948, 1968–1972, 1980–2020)
  • As host team: 2004*
  • Number of six-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of five-time Olympians: 2
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 7
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
5George Mavrotas1967FP1984198819921996200017/33[9]
Georgios Afroudakis1976FP1996200020042008201219/35[14]
4Kyriakos Giannopoulos1959FP198019841988199221/33[41]
Anastasios Papanastasiou1964FP198419881992199620/32[42]
Filippos Kaiafas1968FP198819921996200020/32[43]
Konstantinos Loudis1969FP199219962000200423/35[44]
Theodoros Chatzitheodorou1976FP199620002004201219/35[45]
Nikolaos Deligiannis1976GK200020042008201224/35[46]
Christos Afroudakis1984FP200420082012201620/32[47]

Hungary edit

  • Men's national team:  Hungary
  • Team appearances: 23 (1912, 1924–1980, 1988–2020)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of six-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of five-time Olympians: 3
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 12
  • Last updated: 8 August 2021.
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
5Dezső Gyarmati1927FP1948195219561960196420/361976[6]
Tibor Benedek1972FP1992199620002004200820/362016[11]
Tamás Kásás1976FP1996200020042008201220/362016[13]
4Márton Homonnai1906FP192419281932193618/301971[48]
László Jeney1923GK194819521956196025/37[49]
György Kárpáti1935FP195219561960196417/291982[50]
Mihály Mayer1933FP195619601964196822/341987[51]
András Bodnár1942FP196019641968197218/302017[52]
Endre Molnár1945GK196819721976198023/35[53]
István Szívós Jr.1948FP196819721976198020/321996[54]
Péter Biros1976FP200020042008201224/362016Flag bearer for Hungary (2012)[55]
Gergely Kiss1977FP200020042008201222/342016[56]
Zoltán Szécsi1977GK200020042008201222/342016[57]
Norbert Hosnyánszky1984FP200820122016202024/37[58]
Dénes Varga1987FP200820122016202021/34[59]

Iceland edit

  • Men's national team:  Iceland
  • Team appearances: 1 (1936)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.

India edit

  • Men's national team:  India
  • Team appearances: 2 (1948–1952)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Iran edit

  • Men's national team:  Iran
  • Team appearances: 1 (1976)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Republic of Ireland edit

  • Men's national team:  Ireland
  • Team appearances: 2 (1924–1928)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Italy edit

  • Men's national team:  Italy
  • Team appearances: 21 (1920–1924, 1948–2020)
  • As host team: 1960*
  • Number of six-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of five-time Olympians: 3
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 7
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • AUS – Australia
  • ITA – Italy
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
5Gianni De Magistris1950FP1968197219761980198417/331995[7]
Stefano Tempesti1979GK2000200420082012201621/37[5]
Pietro Figlioli1984FP2004
AUS
2008
AUS
2012
ITA
2016
ITA
2020
ITA
20/37[17]
4Eraldo Pizzo1938FP196019641968197222/341990[60]
Franco Lavoratori1941FP196019641968197219/31[61]
Alberto Alberani1947GK196819721976198021/33[62]
Carlo Silipo1971FP199219962000200420/322014[63]
Alberto Angelini1974FP199620002004200821/33[64]
Alessandro Calcaterra1975FP199620002004200821/33[65]
Fabio Bencivenga1976FP199620002004200820/32[66]

Japan edit

  • Men's national team:  Japan
  • Team appearances: 9 (1932–1936, 1960–1972, 1984, 2016–2020)
  • As host team: 1964, 2020*
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Kazakhstan edit

  • Men's national team:  Kazakhstan
  • Team appearances: 4 (2000–2004, 2012, 2020)
  • As host team: —
  • Related teams: Soviet Union, Unified Team
  • Number of five-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 1
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Abbreviation
  • KAZ – Kazakhstan
  • RUS – Russia
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
4Nikolay Maksimov1972GK1996
RUS
2000
RUS
2004
RUS
2012
KAZ
23/39[67]

Luxembourg edit

  • Men's national team:  Luxembourg
  • Team appearances: 1 (1928)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Malta edit

  • Men's national team:  Malta
  • Team appearances: 2 (1928, 1936)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Mexico edit

  • Men's national team:  Mexico
  • Team appearances: 4 (1952, 1968*–1976)
  • As host team: 1968*
  • Number of five-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Note:

Montenegro edit

Abbreviation
  • MNE – Montenegro
  • SCG – Serbia and Montenegro
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
4Predrag Jokić1983FP2004
SCG
2008
MNE
2012
MNE
2016
MNE
21/33Flag bearer for Montenegro (2016)[68]
Draško Brguljan1984FP200820122016202023/36Flag bearer for Montenegro (2020)[69]
Aleksandar Ivović1986FP200820122016202022/35[70]

Netherlands edit

  • Men's national team:  Netherlands
  • Team appearances: 17 (1908, 1920–1928*, 1936–1952, 1960–1984, 1992–2000)
  • As host team: 1928*
  • Number of five-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 1
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
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4Ton Buunk1952FP197219761980198419/31Flag bearer for the Netherlands (1984)[71]

Portugal edit

  • Men's national team:  Portugal
  • Team appearances: 1 (1952)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Romania edit

  • Men's national team:  Romania
  • Team appearances: 9 (1952–1964, 1972–1980, 1996, 2012)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 5
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Male athletes who competed in water polo at three or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
3Alexandru Szabo1937FP19561960196419/27[72]
Aurel Zahan1938FP19561960196418/26[73]
Claudiu Rusu1949FP19721976198023/31[74]
Dinu Popescu1949FP19721976198023/31[75]
Viorel Rus1952FP19721976198019/27[76]

Russia edit

  • Men's national team:  Russia
  • Team appearances: 3 (1996–2004)
  • As host team: —
  • Related teams: Soviet Union, Unified Team
  • Number of five-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 2
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Abbreviation
  • EUN – Unified Team
  • RUS – Russia
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
4Dmitry Gorshkov1967FP1992
EUN
1996
RUS
2000
RUS
2004
RUS
25/37[77]
Nikolay Kozlov1972FP1992
EUN
1996
RUS
2000
RUS
2004
RUS
20/32[78]

Note:

Serbia edit

Abbreviation
  • FRY – FR Yugoslavia
  • SCG – Serbia and Montenegro
  • SRB – Serbia
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
4Vladimir Vujasinović1973FP1996
FRY
2000
FRY
2004
SCG
2008
SRB
22/35[79]
Dejan Savić1975FP1996
FRY
2000
FRY
2004
SCG
2008
SRB
21/33[80]
Aleksandar Šapić1978FP1996
FRY
2000
FRY
2004
SCG
2008
SRB
18/30[81]
Duško Pijetlović1985FP200820122016202023/36[82]
Andrija Prlainović1987FP200820122016202021/34[83]
Filip Filipović1987FP200820122016202021/34Flag bearer for Serbia (2020)[84]

Serbia and Montenegro edit

Notes:

Singapore edit

  • Men's national team:  Singapore
  • Team appearances: 1 (1956)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Slovakia edit

  • Men's national team:  Slovakia
  • Team appearances: 1 (2000)
  • As host team: —
  • Related team: Czechoslovakia
  • Number of five-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.

South Africa edit

  • Men's national team:  South Africa
  • Team appearances: 3 (1952, 1960, 2020)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.

South Korea edit

  • Men's national team:  South Korea
  • Team appearances: 1 (1988*)
  • As host team: 1988*
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Soviet Union edit

  • Men's national team:  Soviet Union
  • Team appearances: 9 (1952–1980*, 1988)
  • As host team: 1980*
  • Related teams: Unified Team, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine
  • Number of five-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 1
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
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4Aleksei Barkalov1946FP196819721976198022/341993[85]

Spain edit

  • Men's national team:  Spain
  • Team appearances: 18 (1920–1928, 1948–1952, 1968–1972, 1980–2020)
  • As host team: 1992*
  • Number of six-time Olympians: 1
  • Number of five-time Olympians: 3
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 7
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • CUB – Cuba
  • ESP – Spain
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
123456
6Manuel Estiarte1961FP19801984198819921996200018/382007Flag bearer for Spain (2000)[2]
5Jordi Sans1965FP1984198819921996200018/35[8]
Salvador Gómez1968FP1988199219962000200420/36[10]
Jesús Rollán1968GK1988199219962000200420/362012[3]
4Pedro García1968FP198819921996200019/31[86]
Sergi Pedrerol1969FP199219962000200422/34[87]
Daniel Ballart1973FP199219962000200419/31[88]
Ángel Andreo1972GK199620002004200823/35[89]
Iván Pérez1971FP1992
CUB
2004
ESP
2008
ESP
2012
ESP
21/41[90]
Guillermo Molina1984FP200420082012201620/32[91]
Felipe Perrone1986FP200820122016202022/35[92]

Note:

Sweden edit

  • Men's national team:  Sweden
  • Team appearances: 8 (1908–1924, 1936–1952, 1980)
  • As host team: 1912*
  • Number of five-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Switzerland edit

  • Men's national team:   Switzerland
  • Team appearances: 5 (1920–1928, 1936–1948)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of five-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Ukraine edit

  • Men's national team:  Ukraine
  • Team appearances: 1 (1996)
  • As host team: —
  • Related teams: Soviet Union, Unified Team
  • Number of five-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Unified Team edit

Notes:

United States edit

  • Men's national team:  United States
  • Team appearances: 22 (1920–1972, 1984*–2020)
  • As host team: 1932*, 1984*, 1996*
  • Number of six-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of five-time Olympians: 2
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 2
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
5Tony Azevedo1981FP2000200420082012201618/34[4]
Jesse Smith1983FP2004200820122016202021/38[15]
4Wally O'Connor1903FP192419281932193620/321966[93]
Ryan Bailey1975FP200020042008201225/36[94]

United Team of Germany edit

Uruguay edit

  • Men's national team:  Uruguay
  • Team appearances: 2 (1936–1948)
  • As host team: —
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.

West Germany edit

  • 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 five-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 1
  • Last updated: 8 March 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • FRG – West Germany
  • MEX – Mexico
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
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4Armando Fernández1955FP1972
MEX
1976
MEX
1984
FRG
1988
FRG
17/33[95]

Note:

Yugoslavia edit

Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
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4Mirko Sandić1942FP196019641968197218/301999Flag bearer for Yugoslavia (1972)[96]
Ozren Bonačić1942FP196419681972197622/34[97]

Note:

FR Yugoslavia edit

Notes:

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ 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. ^ 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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