Italy men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

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This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Italy men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.

The Italy men's national water polo team has participated in 21 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments, continuously since 1948.[1]

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

Team statistics

Comprehensive results by tournament

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
  •  1  – Champions
  •  2  – Runners-up
  •  3  – Third place
  •  4  – Fourth place
  •    – The nation did not participate in the Games
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
  •     – Hosts
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
 Italy 1011134144628771358923Q21
Total teams 74612131451618211016131516121212121212121212121212

Number of appearances

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Men's team[1]AppsRecord
streak
Active
streak
DebutMost
recent
Best finishConfederation
 Italy21191919202020ChampionsEurope – LEN

Best finishes

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Men's team[1]Best finishAppsConfederation
 ItalyChampions (1948, 1960*, 1992)21Europe – LEN

Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Men's team[1]TotalChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeFirstLast
 Italy133 (1948, 1960*, 1992)2 (1976, 2012)3 (1952, 1996, 2016)3 (1956, 1964, 1968)19482016

Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Italy (ITA)3238

Player statistics

Multiple appearances

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 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[2]
Stefano Tempesti1979GK2000200420082012201621/37[3]
Pietro Figlioli1984FP2004
AUS
2008
AUS
2012
ITA
2016
ITA
2020
ITA
20/37[4]
4Eraldo Pizzo1938FP196019641968197222/341990[5]
Franco Lavoratori1941FP196019641968197219/31[6]
Alberto Alberani1947GK196819721976198021/33[7]
Carlo Silipo1971FP199219962000200420/322014[8]
Alberto Angelini1974FP199620002004200821/33[9]
Alessandro Calcaterra1975FP199620002004200821/33[10]
Fabio Bencivenga1976FP199620002004200820/32[11]

Multiple medalists

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 player (in ascending order), respectively.

  • Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
  • Last updated: 1 May 2021.

Top goalscorers

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): 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[12]
2Eraldo Pizzo1938Right531960
(7)
1964
(5)
1968
(29)
1972
(12)
22/34[13]
3Pietro Figlioli1984Right472004
AUS
(8)
2008
AUS
(16)
2012
ITA
(9)
2016
ITA
(14)
20/32[14]
4Alessandro Calcaterra1975Right461996
(5)
2000
(9)
2004
(5)
2008
(27)
21/33[15]
5Alberto Angelini1974Right351996
(11)
2000
(4)
2004
(11)
2008
(9)
21/33[16]
6Maurizio Felugo1981Right342004
(6)
2008
(16)
2012
(12)
23/31[17]
7Valentino Gallo1985Left332008
(15)
2012
(10)
2016
(8)
23/31[18]
8Leonardo Sottani1973Left301996
(8)
2000
(11)
2008
(11)
22/34[19]
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).

Goalkeepers

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: 27 July 2021.

Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
YearCap
No.
GoalkeeperBirthAgeISHOF
member
NoteRef
1920Salvatore Cabella189623–24Starting goalkeeper[20]
(Unknown)
1924Mario Balla190320–21Starting goalkeeper[21]
(Unknown)
1948 Olympic gold medalPasquale Buonocore191632Starting goalkeeper[22]
(Unknown)
1952 Olympic bronze medalRaffaello Gambino192824[23]
Renato Traiola192427[24]
1956Cosimo Antonelli192531[25]
Enzo Cavazzoni193224[26]
1960 Olympic gold medalDante Rossi193624[27]
Brunello Spinelli193921[28]
1964Eugenio Merello194024[29]
Dante Rossi (2)193628[27]
19681Alberto Alberani194721[7]
11Eugenio Merello (2)194028[29]
19721Alberto Alberani (2)194725[7]
11Ferdinando Lignano194828[30]
1976 Olympic silver medal1Alberto Alberani (3)194729[7]
11Umberto Panerai195323[31]
19801Alberto Alberani (4)194733[7]
11Umberto Panerai (2)195327[31]
19841Roberto Gandolfi195628[32]
13Umberto Panerai (3)195331[31]
19881Paolo Trapanese196226[33]
13Gianni Averaimo196424[34]
1992 Olympic gold medal1Francesco Attolico196329[35]
13Gianni Averaimo (2)196427[34]
YearCap
No.
GoalkeeperBirthAgeISHOF
member
NoteRef
YearCap
No.
GoalkeeperBirthAgeSavesShotsEff %ISHOF
member
NoteRef
1996 Olympic bronze medal1Francesco Attolico (2)1963334411040.0%Starting goalkeeper[35]
10Marco Gerini19712461540.0%[36]
20001Francesco Attolico (3)196337286145.9%[35]
5Stefano Tempesti197921244355.8%[3]
20041Stefano Tempesti (2)197925508658.1%Starting goalkeeper[3]
5Marco Gerini (2)197133040.0%[36]
20081Stefano Tempesti (3)1979298316949.1%Starting goalkeeper[3]
13Fabio Violetti19743400
2012 Olympic silver medal1Stefano Tempesti (4)1979338714759.2%Starting goalkeeper[3]
13Giacomo Pastorino19803200[37]
2016 Olympic bronze medal1Stefano Tempesti (5)1979375110150.5%Starting goalkeeper[3]
13Marco Del Lungo199026213756.8%[38]
20201Marco Del Lungo (2)199031[38]
13Gianmarco Nicosia199823[39]
YearCap
No.
GoalkeeperBirthAgeSavesShotsEff %ISHOF
member
NoteRef

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).

Top sprinters

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): 1

  • Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won, since 2000): 0
  • Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won, since 2000): 4
  • Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won, since 2000): 0
  • Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
  • AUS – Australia
  • ITA – Italy
Male players with 5 or more sprints won at the Olympics (statistics since 2000)
RkSprinterBirthTotal
sprints
won
Total
sprints
contested
Eff %Water polo tournaments
(sprints won / contested)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
NoteRef
12345
1Pietro Figlioli1984788690.7%2004
AUS
(24/27)
2008
AUS
(21/23)
2012
ITA
(19/21)
2016
ITA
(14/15)
20/32[4]
2Francesco Di Fulvio1993161794.1%2016
(16/17)
23/23[40]
3Goran Fiorentini1981152268.2%2004
(15/22)
22/22[41]
4Alberto Ghibellini1973101662.5%1996
(N/A)
2000
(10/16)
23/27[42]
Deni Fiorentini19841010100.0%2012
(10/10)
28/28[43]

Source:

  • 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).

Coach statistics

Medals as coach and player

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 winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021.

As a water polo player, Ratko Rudić won a silver medal for Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He led Italy men's national water polo team to win two Olympic medals in 1992 and 1996.[44][45][46]

Italian Alessandro Campagna won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, coached by Ratko Rudić. As a head coach, he guided Italy men's national team to two medals in 2012 and 2016.[47][48]

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
RkPersonBirthHeightPlayerHead coachTotal medalsRef
AgeMen's teamPosMedalAgeMen's teamMedalGSBT
1Ratko Rudić19481.88 m
(6 ft 2 in)
32 YugoslaviaFP1980 Olympic silver medal44–48 Italy1992 Olympic gold medal, 1996 Olympic bronze medal1113[44][45]
[46]
Alessandro Campagna19631.82 m
(6 ft 0 in)
29 ItalyFP1992 Olympic gold medal49–53 Italy2012 Olympic silver medal, 2016 Olympic bronze medal1113[47]
[48]
3Gianni Lonzi19381.82 m
(6 ft 0 in)
22 ItalyFP1960* Olympic gold medal37 Italy1976 Olympic silver medal1102[49]
[50]
4Mario Majoni191038 ItalyFP1948* Olympic gold medal42 Italy1952 Olympic bronze medal1012[51]
[52]

Olympic champions

1948 Summer Olympics

  • Edition of men's tournament: 10th
  • Host city: United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
  • Number of participating teams: 18
  • Competition format: Series of round-robin elimination pools, followed by round-robin semi-final pools, and then round-robin final pools
  • Champion:  Italy (1st title; 1st place in round one D group; 1st place in round two I group; 1st place in semi-final L group; 1st place in final group)
MatchRoundDateOpponentResultGoals
for
Goals
against
Goal
diff.
Note
Match 1/7Round one – Group D30 July 1948 AustraliaWon909
Match 2/7Round one – Group D30 July 1948 YugoslaviaWon422The match result was annulled and ordered to be replayed.[a]
Replay 2/7Round one – Group D1 August 1948 YugoslaviaDrawn440Replay of Match 2/7[a]
Match 3/7Round two – Group I2 August 1948 HungaryWon431
Match 4/7Semi-final round – Group L4 August 1948 EgyptWon514
Match 5/7Semi-final round – Group L5 August 1948 FranceWon523
Match 6/7Final round – Group6 August 1948 BelgiumWon422
Match 7/7Final round – Group7 August 1948 NetherlandsWon422
TotalMatches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 85.7%351421Note

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1948 (pp. 643, 645, 646).

Roster
#PlayerPosHeightWeightDate of birthAge of
winning gold
Oly
debut
ISHOF
member
P1Gildo ArenaFP25 February 192127 years, 164 daysYes
P2Emilio BulgarelliFP15 February 191731 years, 174 daysYes
P3Pasquale BuonocoreGK17 May 191632 years, 82 daysYes
P4Aldo GhiraFP4 April 192028 years, 125 daysYes
P5Mario MajoniFP27 May 191038 years, 72 daysYes1972
P6Geminio OgnioFP13 December 191730 years, 238 daysYes
P7Gianfranco PandolfiniFP16 September 192027 years, 326 daysYes
P8Tullio PandolfiniFP6 August 191434 years, 1 dayYes
P9Cesare RubiniFP2 November 192324 years, 279 daysYes2000
Average17 January 191830 years, 203 days
CoachGiuseppe Valle15 March 190444 years, 145 days

Note: Gianfranco Pandolfini and Tullio Pandolfini are brothers.
Sources:

1960 Summer Olympics

  • Edition of men's tournament: 13th
  • Host city: Italy Rome, Italy
  • Number of participating teams: 16
  • Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin semi-final pool; round-robin semi-final pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool
  • Champion:  Italy (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary A group; 1st place in semi-final A group; 1st place in final group)
MatchRoundDateOpponentResultGoals
for
Goals
against
Goal
diff.
Match 1/7Preliminary round – Group A25 August 1960 RomaniaWon431
Match 2/7Preliminary round – Group A26 August 1960 JapanWon817
Match 3/7Preliminary round – Group A27 August 1960 EgyptWon945
Match 4/7Semi-final round – Group A30 August 1960Germany United Team of GermanyWon303
Match 5/7Semi-final round – Group A31 August 1960 Soviet UnionWon202
Match 6/7Final round – Group2 September 1960 YugoslaviaWon211
Match 7/7Final round – Group3 September 1960 HungaryDrawn330
TotalMatches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 85.7%311219

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1960 (pp. 618, 619, 627, 628, 631).

Eraldo Pizzo scored 7 goals at the 1960 Olympics, helping Italy win gold.
Roster
#PlayerPosHeightWeightDate of birthAge of
winning gold
Oly
debut
GoalsISHOF
member
P1Amedeo AmbronFP1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)77 kg (170 lb)23 January 193921 years, 224 daysYes1
P2Danio BardiFP1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)76 kg (168 lb)23 May 193723 years, 103 daysYes2
P3Giuseppe D'AltruiFP1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)82 kg (181 lb)7 April 193426 years, 149 daysNo12010
P4Salvatore GiontaFP1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)81 kg (179 lb)22 December 193029 years, 256 daysNo2
P5Giancarlo GuerriniFP1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)72 kg (159 lb)29 December 193920 years, 249 daysYes3
P6Franco LavoratoriFP1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)78 kg (172 lb)15 March 194119 years, 172 daysYes4
P7Gianni LonziFP1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)74 kg (163 lb)4 August 193822 years, 30 daysYes02009
P8Luigi MannelliFP1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)96 kg (212 lb)21 February 193921 years, 195 daysNo4
P9Rosario ParmegianiFP1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)77 kg (170 lb)12 March 193723 years, 175 daysYes7
P10Eraldo PizzoFP1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)84 kg (185 lb)21 April 193822 years, 135 daysYes71990
P11Dante RossiGK1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)89 kg (196 lb)28 August 193624 years, 6 daysYes0
P12Brunello SpinelliGK1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)82 kg (181 lb)26 May 193921 years, 100 daysYes0
Average1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)81 kg (179 lb)6 September 193722 years, 363 daysTotal31
CoachAndres Zolyomy2010

Sources:

1992 Summer Olympics

  • Edition of men's tournament: 21st
  • Host city: Spain Barcelona, Spain
  • Number of participating teams: 12
  • Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
  • Champion:  Italy (3rd title; 2nd place in preliminary B group)

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1992 (pp. 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 399, 400).

Note: Francesco Porzio and Pino Porzio are brothers.
Sources:

Statistics
Cap
No.
PlayerPosMatches
played
Goals/Shots
GoalsShots%
1 Francesco AttolicoGK7
2 Marco D'AltruiFP73837.5%
3 Alessandro BovoFP71812.5%
4 Pino PorzioFP731127.3%
5 Sandro CampagnaFP761442.9%
6 Paolo CaldarellaFP761442.9%
7 Mario FiorilloFP741330.8%
8 Francesco PorzioFP7102737.0%
9 Amedeo PomilioFP731030.0%
10 Ferdinando GandolfiFP761540.0%
11 Massimiliano FerrettiFP7143441.2%
12 Carlo SilipoFP731520.0%
13 Gianni AveraimoGK7
Total85916934.9%
Against5017229.1%

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1992 (pp. 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 399, 400).

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