Brazil men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

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

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Notes:

• Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games.
• At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested, but only American contestants participated. Currently the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Swimming Federation (FINA) consider water polo event as part of unofficial program in 1904.
• Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend

Men's team[1]	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	Years
Brazil	—	—	—	—	6		—	[a]			9		12	13	13				12								8		8
Total teams	7		4	6	12	13	14	5	16	18	21	10	16	13	15	16	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend

• Year^* – As host team

Men's team[1]	Apps	Record streak	Active streak	Debut	Most recent	Best finish	Confederation
Brazil	8	3	0	1920	2016*	Sixth place	Americas – UANA

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend

• Year^* – As host team

Men's team[1]	Best finish	Apps	Confederation
Brazil	Sixth place (1920)	8	Americas – UANA

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend

• Year^* – As host team

Men's team[1]	Total	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	First	Last
Brazil	0					—	—

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Brazil (BRA)	0	0	0	0

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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.

• 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

Apps	Player	Birth	Pos	Water polo tournaments					Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
				1	2	3	4	5
3	Márvio dos Santos	1934	FP	1952		1960	1964		18/30			[2]
	João Gonçalves	1934	FP	1960	1964	1968			25/33			[3]
	Slobodan Soro	1978	GK	2008 SRB	2012 SRB	2016 BRA			29/37			[4]

Note:

• Felipe Perrone is listed in Spain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.

The following table is 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.

• 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:

• Felipe Perrone is listed in Spain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.

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

•     – 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	[5]
		(Unknown)
1932		Luiz da Silva	1903	28–29		Starting goalkeeper	[6]
		(Unknown)
1952		Lucio Figueirêdo	1927	24			[7]
		Henrique Melmann	1931	21			[8]
1960		Luiz Daniel	1936	23		Starting goalkeeper	[9]
		(Unknown)
1964		Luiz Daniel (2)	1936	28		Starting goalkeeper	[9]
		(Unknown)
1968	1	Arnaldo Marsili	1947	21		Starting goalkeeper	[10]
		(Unknown)
1984	1	Roberto Borelli	1963	20		Starting goalkeeper	[11]
		(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	[4]
	13	Vinicius Antonelli	1990	26	0	0	—			[12]

Source:

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

Note:

• Slobodan Soro is also listed in Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total sprints won (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the sprinter (in ascending order), respectively.

* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won, since 2000): 0

• Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won, since 2000): 0
• Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won, since 2000): 0
• Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won, since 2000): 0
• Last updated: 15 May 2021.

Source:

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

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, one male water polo player was given the honour to carry the flag for Brazil.

Legend

•  2008 O  – Opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics
•  2012 C  – Closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics
•     – Hosts
• Flag bearer^‡ – Flag bearer who won the tournament with his team

Water polo people who were flag bearers at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games

#	Year	Country	Flag bearer	Birth	Age	Height	Team	Pos	Water polo tournaments					Period (age of first/last)	Medals				Ref
									1	2	3	4	5		G	S	B	T
1	1968 O	Brazil	João Gonçalves	1934	33	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Brazil	FP	1960	1964	1968			8 years (25/33)	0	0	0	0	[3]

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