List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
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Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Olympic medals, becoming the most successful country in men's tournament.
There are fifty-nine male athletes who have won three or more Olympic medals in water polo. Dezső Gyarmati of Hungary is the only athlete of either gender to win five Olympic medals in water polo.[1]
| Rk | Rank | Ref | Reference | LH | Left-handed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Playing position | FP | Field player | GK | Goalkeeper |
| (C) | Captain | p. | page | pp. | pages |
Medalists by tournament
Overall multiple medalists
As of the 2024 Summer Olympics, 61 male athletes have won three or more Olympic medals in water polo.
By tournament
The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the team (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 11 August 2021.
- Legend
- Team* – Host team
Sources:
- Sports Reference: Athlete Medal Leaders (1900–2016);
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 27), 2004 (p. 89), 2008 (p. 79), 2012 (p. 370), 2016 (p. 6), 2020 (p. 11).
By confederation
Last updated: 11 August 2021.
| Confederation | Number of multi-time Olympic medalists | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five-time | Four-time | Three-time | Total | |
| Africa – CANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Americas – UANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asia – AASF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Europe – LEN | 1 | 10 | 48 | 59 |
| Oceania – OSA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 10 | 48 | 59 |
By team
Last updated: 11 August 2021.
- Legend
- Team† – Defunct team
| Men's team | Number of multi-time Olympians | Confederation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five-time | Four-time | Three-time | Total | ||
 Belgium | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Europe – LEN |
 Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Europe – LEN |
 Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Europe – LEN |
 Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Europe – LEN |
 Hungary | 1 | 6 | 19 | 26 | Europe – LEN |
 Russia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Europe – LEN |
 Serbia | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | Europe – LEN |
 Soviet Union† | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | Europe – LEN |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | Europe – LEN |
 Unified Team†[d] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Europe – LEN |
| Total | 1 | 10 | 48 | 59 | |
By position
Last updated: 11 August 2021.
| Position | Number of multi-time Olympians | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five-time | Four-time | Three-time | Total | |
| Field player | 1 | 8 | 41 | 50 |
| Goalkeeper | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Total | 1 | 10 | 48 | 59 |
Four or more Olympic medals
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. Last updated: 11 August 2024.
Eleven male athletes won four or more Olympic medals in water polo. Among them, seven were members of the Hungary men's national water polo team. Dezső Gyarmati is the first and only athlete (man or woman) to win five Olympic medals in water polo (three gold, one silver and one bronze).[1]
Filip Filipović, Duško Pijetlović and Andrija Prlainović, all representing Serbia, won four consecutive Olympic medals between 2008 and 2021.[3][4][5]
Legend
- – Hosts
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Men's team | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | ||||||||
| 1 | Dezső Gyarmati | 1927 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Hungary | FP | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 16 years (20/36) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | [1] |
| 2 | György Kárpáti | 1935 | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | Hungary | FP | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 12 years (17/29) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | [6] | |
| Dušan Mandić | 1994 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | Serbia | FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | 12 years (18/30) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | [7] | ||
| 4 | László Jeney | 1923 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | Hungary | GK | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 12 years (25/37) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | [8] | |
| 5 | Mihály Mayer | 1933 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Hungary | FP | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 12 years (22/34) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | [9] | |
| Filip Filipović | 1987 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | Serbia | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 13 years (21/34) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | [3] | ||
| Duško Pijetlović | 1985 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | Serbia | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 13 years (23/36) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | [4] | ||
| Andrija Prlainović | 1987 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | Serbia | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 13 years (21/34) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | [5] | ||
| 9 | András Bodnár | 1942 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Hungary | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 12 years (18/30) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | [10] | |
| Endre Molnár | 1945 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Hungary | GK | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 12 years (23/35) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | [11] | ||
| István Szívós Jr. | 1948 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | Hungary | FP | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 12 years (20/32) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | [12] | ||
| 12 | Joseph Pletincx | 1888 | Belgium | FP | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 1924 | 16 years (20/36) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | [13] | ||
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Men's team | Pos | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Period (age of first/last) | G | S | B | T | Ref |
| Water polo tournaments | Medals | |||||||||||||||
Sources:
- Sports Reference: Athlete Medal Leaders (1900–2016);
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 27), 2004 (p. 89), 2008 (p. 79), 2012 (p. 370), 2016 (p. 6), 2020 (p. 11).
Three Olympic medals
The following table is pre-sorted by 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. Last updated: 11 August 2024.
Forty-eight male athletes won three Olympic medals in water polo.
- Legend
- – Hosts
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Men's team | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | ||||||||
| 13 | Paul Radmilovic | 1886 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Great Britain | FP | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 20 years (22/42) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [14] |
| Charles Smith | 1879 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Great Britain | GK | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 1924 | 16 years (29/45) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [15] | ||
| Tibor Benedek | 1972 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Hungary | FP | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 16 years (20/36) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [16] | |
| Péter Biros | 1976 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | Hungary | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 12 years (24/36) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [17] | ||
| Tamás Kásás | 1976 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | Hungary | FP | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 16 years (20/36) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [18] | |
| Gergely Kiss | 1977 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | Hungary | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 12 years (22/34) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [19] | ||
| Tamás Molnár | 1975 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | Hungary | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 8 years (25/33) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [20] | |||
| Zoltán Szécsi | 1977 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | Hungary | GK | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 12 years (22/34) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [21] | ||
| Nikola Jakšić | 1997 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | Serbia | FP | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | 8 years (19/27) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [22] | |||
| Sava Ranđelović | 1993 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | Serbia | FP | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | 8 years (23/31) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [23] | |||
| 23 | Olivér Halassy | 1909 | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | Hungary | FP | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 8 years (18/27) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | [24] | ||
| Márton Homonnai | 1906 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Hungary | FP | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 12 years (18/30) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | [25] | ||
| István Szívós Sr. | 1920 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Hungary | FP | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 8 years (27/36) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | [26] | |||
| Aleksei Barkalov | 1946 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Soviet Union | FP | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 12 years (22/34) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | [27] | ||
| Perica Bukić | 1966 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |  Yugoslavia | FP | 1984 | 1988 | 12 years (18/30) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | [28] | ||||
| Croatia | 1996 | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | Kálmán Markovits | 1931 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Hungary | FP | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 8 years (20/28) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | [29] | ||
| Ottó Boros | 1929 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Hungary | GK | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 8 years (27/35) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | [30] | |||
| Tivadar Kanizsa | 1933 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Hungary | FP | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 8 years (23/31) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | [31] | |||
| Milan Aleksić | 1986 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | Serbia | FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (26/35) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | [32] | |||
| Stefan Mitrović | 1988 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | Serbia | FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (24/33) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | [33] | |||
| Gojko Pijetlović | 1983 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | Serbia | GK | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (29/38) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | [34] | |||
| 35 | Fritz Gunst | 1908 | Germany | FP | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 8 years (19/27) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | [35] | |||
| 36 | Leonid Osipov | 1943 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | Soviet Union | FP | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 8 years (21/29) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [36] | ||
| Dénes Pócsik | 1940 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | Hungary | FP | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 8 years (24/32) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [37] | |||
| Ferenc Konrád | 1945 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Hungary | FP | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 8 years (23/31) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [38] | |||
| László Sárosi | 1946 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Hungary | FP | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 8 years (22/29) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [39] | |||
| Tamás Faragó | 1952 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | Hungary | FP | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 8 years (20/27) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [40] | |||
| Slobodan Nikić | 1983 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) |  Serbia and Montenegro | FP | 2004 | 12 years (21/33) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [41] | |||||
| Serbia | 2012 | 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| 43 | Zoltán Dömötör | 1935 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Hungary | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 8 years (25/33) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | [42] | ||
| László Felkai | 1941 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Hungary | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 8 years (19/27) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | [43] | |||
| János Konrád | 1941 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Hungary | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 8 years (18/27) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | [44] | |||
| Yevgeny Sharonov | 1958 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | Soviet Union | GK | 1980 | 1988 | 12 years (21/33) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | [45] | ||||
| Unified Team | 1992 | |||||||||||||||
| Živko Gocić | 1982 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | Serbia | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 8 years (25/33) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | [46] | |||
| 47 | Oscar Grégoire | 1877 | Belgium | FP | 1900 | 1908 | 1912 | 12 years (23/35) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | [47] | |||
| Albert Durant | 1892 | Belgium | GK | 1912 | 1920 | 1924 | 12 years (20/32) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | [48] | ||||
| Gérard Blitz | 1901 | Belgium | FP | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1936 | 16 years (19/35) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | [49] | |||
| Vladimir Semyonov | 1938 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | Soviet Union | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 8 years (22/30) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | [50] | |||
| 51 | Robert Andersson | 1886 | Sweden | FP | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 12 years (21/33) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [51] | |||
| Pontus Hanson | 1884 | Sweden | FP | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 12 years (24/36) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [52] | ||||
| Harald Julin | 1890 | Sweden | FP | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 12 years (18/30) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [53] | ||||
| Torsten Kumfeldt | 1886 | Sweden | GK | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 12 years (22/34) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [54] | ||||
| Viktor Ageyev | 1936 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | Soviet Union | FP | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 8 years (20/28) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [55] | |||
| Dmitry Gorshkov | 1967 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Unified Team | FP | 1992 | 12 years (25/37) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [56] | |||||
| Russia | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | |||||||||||||
| Nikolay Kozlov | 1972 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | Unified Team | FP | 1992 | 12 years (20/32) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [57] | |||||
| Russia | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | |||||||||||||
| Aleksandar Ćirić | 1977 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | Yugoslavia | FP | 2000 | 8 years (22/30) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [58] | |||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 2004 | |||||||||||||||
| Serbia | 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| Aleksandar Šapić | 1978 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Yugoslavia | FP | 1996 | 2000 | 12 years (18/30) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [59] | ||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 2004 | |||||||||||||||
| Serbia | 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| Dejan Savić | 1975 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Yugoslavia | FP | 1996 | 2000 | 12 years (21/33) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [60] | ||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 2004 | |||||||||||||||
| Serbia | 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| Vladimir Vujasinović | 1973 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | Yugoslavia | FP | 1996 | 2000 | 12 years (22/34) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [61] | ||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 2004 | |||||||||||||||
| Serbia | 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| Vanja Udovičić | 1982 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | Serbia and Montenegro | FP | 2004 | 8 years (21/29) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [62] | |||||
| Serbia | 2008 | 2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Men's team | Pos | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Period (age of first/last) | G | S | B | T | Ref |
| Water polo tournaments | Medals | |||||||||||||||
Sources:
- Sports Reference: Athlete Medal Leaders (1900–2016);
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 27), 2004 (p. 89), 2008 (p. 79), 2012 (p. 370), 2016 (p. 6), 2020 (p. 11).
Multiple medalists by team
The following tables are 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.
- Legend
- Year* – As host team
- Team† – Defunct team
Belgium
- Men's national team:
Belgium - Team appearances: 11 (1900, 1908–1928, 1936–1952, 1960–1964)
- As host team: 1920*
* Number of five-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 1
- Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 3
- Last updated: 1 May 2021.
- Legend
- – Hosts
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | |||||||
| 1 | Joseph Pletincx | 1888 | FP | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 1924 | 16 years (20/36) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | [13] | ||
| 2 | Oscar Grégoire | 1877 | FP | 1900 | 1908 | 1912 | 12 years (23/35) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | [47] | |||
| Albert Durant | 1892 | GK | 1912 | 1920 | 1924 | 12 years (20/32) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | [48] | ||||
| Gérard Blitz | 1901 | FP | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1936 | 16 years (19/35) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | [49] | |||
Croatia
- Men's national team:
Croatia - Team appearances: 7 (1996–2020)
- As host team: —
- Related team: Yugoslavia†
* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 1
- Last updated: 1 May 2021.
- Abbreviation
- CRO – Croatia
- YUG – Yugoslavia
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | |||||||
| 1 | Perica Bukić | 1966 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | FP | 1984 YUG | 1988 YUG | 1996 CRO | 12 years (18/30) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | [28] | ||
France
- Men's national team:
France - Team appearances: 11 (1900*, 1912–1928, 1936–1948, 1960, 1988–1992, 2016)
- As host team: 1900*, 1924*
* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Last updated: 1 May 2021.
Germany
- Men's national team:
Germany - Team appearances: 9 (1900, 1928–1936*, 1952, 1992–1996, 2004–2008)
- As host team: 1936*
- Related team: West Germany†
* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 1
- Last updated: 1 May 2021.
- Legend
- – Hosts
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | |||||||
| 1 | Fritz Gunst | 1908 | FP | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 8 years (19/27) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | [35] | |||
Great Britain
- Men's national team:
Great Britain - Team appearances: 11 (1900, 1908*–1928, 1936–1956, 2012*)
- As host team: 1908*, 1948*, 2012*
* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 2
- Last updated: 1 May 2021.
- Legend
- – Hosts
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | |||||||
| 1 | Paul Radmilovic | 1886 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | FP | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 20 years (22/42) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [14] |
| Charles Smith | 1879 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | GK | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 1924 | 16 years (29/45) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [15] | ||
Greece
- Men's national team:
Greece - Team appearances: 16 (1920–1924, 1948, 1968–1972, 1980–2020)
- As host team: 2004*
* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Last updated: 11 August 2021.
Hungary
- Men's national team:
Hungary - Team appearances: 23 (1912, 1924–1980, 1988–2020)
- As host team: —
* Number of five-time Olympic medalists: 1
- Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 6
- Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 19
- Last updated: 11 August 2021.
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | |||||||
| 1 | Dezső Gyarmati | 1927 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | FP | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 16 years (20/36) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | [1] |
| 2 | György Kárpáti | 1935 | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | FP | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 12 years (17/29) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | [6] | |
| 3 | László Jeney | 1923 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | GK | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 12 years (25/37) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | [8] | |
| 4 | Mihály Mayer | 1933 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | FP | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 12 years (22/34) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | [9] | |
| 5 | András Bodnár | 1942 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 12 years (18/30) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | [10] | |
| Endre Molnár | 1945 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | GK | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 12 years (23/35) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | [11] | ||
| István Szívós Jr. | 1948 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | FP | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 12 years (20/32) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | [12] | ||
| 8 | Tibor Benedek | 1972 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | FP | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 16 years (20/36) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [16] |
| Péter Biros | 1976 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 12 years (24/36) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [17] | ||
| Tamás Kásás | 1976 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | FP | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 16 years (20/36) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [18] | |
| Gergely Kiss | 1977 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 12 years (22/34) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [19] | ||
| Tamás Molnár | 1975 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | FP | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 8 years (25/33) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [20] | |||
| Zoltán Szécsi | 1977 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | GK | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 12 years (22/34) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [21] | ||
| 14 | Olivér Halassy | 1909 | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | FP | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 8 years (18/27) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | [24] | ||
| Márton Homonnai | 1906 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | FP | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 12 years (18/30) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | [25] | ||
| István Szívós Sr. | 1920 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | FP | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 8 years (27/36) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | [26] | |||
| 17 | Kálmán Markovits | 1931 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | FP | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 8 years (20/28) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | [29] | ||
| Ottó Boros | 1929 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | GK | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 8 years (27/35) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | [30] | |||
| Tivadar Kanizsa | 1933 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | FP | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 8 years (23/31) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | [31] | |||
| 20 | Dénes Pócsik | 1940 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | FP | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 8 years (24/32) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [37] | ||
| Ferenc Konrád | 1945 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | FP | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 8 years (23/31) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [38] | |||
| László Sárosi | 1946 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | FP | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 8 years (22/29) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [39] | |||
| Tamás Faragó | 1952 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | FP | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 8 years (20/27) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [40] | |||
| 24 | Zoltán Dömötör | 1935 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 8 years (25/33) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | [42] | ||
| László Felkai | 1941 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 8 years (19/27) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | [43] | |||
| János Konrád | 1941 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 8 years (18/27) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | [44] | |||
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Period (age of first/last) | G | S | B | T | Ref |
| Water polo tournaments | Medals | ||||||||||||||
Italy
- Men's national team:
Italy - Team appearances: 21 (1920–1924, 1948–2020)
- As host team: 1960*
* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Last updated: 1 May 2021.
Netherlands
- Men's national team:
Netherlands - Team appearances: 17 (1908, 1920–1928*, 1936–1952, 1960–1984, 1992–2000)
- As host team: 1928*
* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Last updated: 1 May 2021.
Russia
- Men's national team:
Russia - Team appearances: 3 (1996–2004)
- As host team: —
- Related teams: Soviet Union†, Unified Team†[d]
* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 2
- Last updated: 1 May 2021.
- Abbreviation
- EUN – Unified Team
- RUS – Russia
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | |||||||
| 1 | Dmitry Gorshkov | 1967 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | FP | 1992 EUN | 1996 RUS | 2000 RUS | 2004 RUS | 12 years (25/37) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [56] | |
| Nikolay Kozlov | 1972 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | FP | 1992 EUN | 1996 RUS | 2000 RUS | 2004 RUS | 12 years (20/32) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [57] | ||
Serbia
- Men's national team:
Serbia - Team appearances: 4 (2008–2020)
- As host team: —
- Related teams: Yugoslavia†, FR Yugoslavia†[c], Serbia and Montenegro†
* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 4
- Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 13
- Last updated: 11 August 2024.
- Abbreviation
- FRY – FR Yugoslavia
- SCG – Serbia and Montenegro
- SRB – Serbia
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | |||||||
| 1 | Dušan Mandić | 1994 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | 12 years (18/30) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | [7] | |
| 2 | Filip Filipović | 1987 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 13 years (21/34) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | [3] | |
| Duško Pijetlović | 1985 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 13 years (23/36) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | [4] | ||
| Andrija Prlainović | 1987 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 13 years (21/34) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | [5] | ||
| 5 | Nikola Jakšić | 1997 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | FP | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | 8 years (19/27) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [22] | ||
| Sava Ranđelović | 1993 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | FP | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | 8 years (23/31) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | [23] | |||
| 7 | Milan Aleksić | 1986 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (26/35) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | [32] | ||
| Stefan Mitrović | 1988 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (24/33) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | [33] | |||
| Gojko Pijetlović | 1983 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | GK | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 9 years (29/38) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | [34] | |||
| 4 | Slobodan Nikić | 1983 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | FP | 2004 SCG | 2012 SRB | 2016 SRB | 12 years (21/33) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [41] | ||
| 9 | Živko Gocić | 1982 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 8 years (25/33) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | [46] | ||
| 10 | Aleksandar Ćirić | 1977 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | FP | 2000 FRY | 2004 SCG | 2008 SRB | 8 years (22/30) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [58] | ||
| Aleksandar Šapić | 1978 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | FP | 1996 FRY | 2000 FRY | 2004 SCG | 2008 SRB | 12 years (18/30) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [59] | ||
| Dejan Savić | 1975 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | FP | 1996 FRY | 2000 FRY | 2004 SCG | 2008 SRB | 12 years (21/33) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [60] | ||
| Vladimir Vujasinović | 1973 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | FP | 1996 FRY | 2000 FRY | 2004 SCG | 2008 SRB | 12 years (22/34) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [61] | ||
| Vanja Udovičić | 1982 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | FP | 2004 SCG | 2008 SRB | 2012 SRB | 8 years (21/29) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [62] | |||
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Period (age of first/last) | G | S | B | T | Ref |
| Water polo tournaments | Medals | ||||||||||||||
Serbia and Montenegro
- Men's national team:
Serbia and Montenegro† - Team appearances: 1 (2004)
- As host team: —
- Related teams: Yugoslavia†, FR Yugoslavia†[c], Montenegro, Serbia
- Number of five-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Last updated: 1 May 2021.
Notes:
- Aleksandar Ćirić is listed in section Serbia.
- Slobodan Nikić is listed in section Serbia.
- Aleksandar Šapić is listed in section Serbia.
- Dejan Savić is listed in section Serbia.
- Vanja Udovičić is listed in section Serbia.
- Vladimir Vujasinović is listed in section Serbia.
Soviet Union
- Men's national team:
Soviet Union† - Team appearances: 9 (1952–1980*, 1988)
- As host team: 1980*
- Related teams: Unified Team†[d], Russia
- Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 4
- Last updated: 1 May 2021.
- Legend
- – Hosts
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | |||||||
| 1 | Aleksei Barkalov | 1946 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | FP | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 12 years (22/34) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | [27] | |
| 2 | Leonid Osipov | 1943 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | FP | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 8 years (21/29) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [36] | ||
| 3 | Vladimir Semyonov | 1938 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 8 years (22/30) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | [50] | ||
| Viktor Ageyev | 1936 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | FP | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 8 years (20/28) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [55] | |||
Note:
- Yevgeny Sharonov is listed in section Unified Team.
Spain
- Men's national team:
Spain - Team appearances: 18 (1920–1928, 1948–1952, 1968–1972, 1980–2020)
- As host team: 1992*
* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Last updated: 1 May 2021.
Sweden
- Men's national team:
Sweden - Team appearances: 8 (1908–1924, 1936–1952, 1980)
- As host team: 1912*
* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 4
- Last updated: 1 May 2021.
- Legend
- – Hosts
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | |||||||
| 1 | Robert Andersson | 1886 | FP | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 12 years (21/33) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [51] | |||
| Pontus Hanson | 1884 | FP | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 12 years (24/36) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [52] | ||||
| Harald Julin | 1890 | FP | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 12 years (18/30) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [53] | ||||
| Torsten Kumfeldt | 1886 | GK | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 12 years (22/34) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | [54] | ||||
Unified Team
- Men's national team:
Unified Team†[d] - Team appearances: 1 (1992)
- As host team: —
- Related teams: Soviet Union†, Russia
- Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 1
- Last updated: 1 May 2021.
- Legend and abbreviation
- – Hosts
- EUN – Unified Team
- URS – Soviet Union
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | |||||||
| 1 | Yevgeny Sharonov | 1958 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | GK | 1980 URS | 1988 URS | 1992 EUN | 12 years (21/33) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | [45] | ||
Notes:
- Dmitry Gorshkov is listed in section Russia.
- Nikolay Kozlov is listed in section Russia.
United States
- Men's national team:
United States - Team appearances: 22 (1920–1972, 1984*–2020)
- As host team: 1932*, 1984*, 1996*
* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Last updated: 1 May 2021.
West Germany
- Men's national team: West Germany†
- Team appearances: 5 (1968–1976, 1984–1988)
- As host team: 1972*
- Related teams: Germany
- Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Last updated: 1 May 2021.
Yugoslavia
- Men's national team:
Yugoslavia† - Team appearances: 12 (1936–1988)
- As host team: —
- Related teams: Croatia, FR Yugoslavia†[c], Serbia and Montenegro†, Montenegro, Serbia
* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Last updated: 1 May 2021.
Note:
- Perica Bukić is listed in section Croatia.
FR Yugoslavia
- Men's national team: Yugoslavia†[c]
- Team appearances: 2 (1996–2000)
- As host team: —
- Related teams: Yugoslavia†, Serbia and Montenegro†, Montenegro, Serbia
- Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
- Last updated: 1 May 2021.
Notes:
- Aleksandar Ćirić is listed in section Serbia.
- Aleksandar Šapić is listed in section Serbia.
- Dejan Savić is listed in section Serbia.
- Vladimir Vujasinović is listed in section Serbia.
See also
- Lists of Olympic water polo records and statistics
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics
- List of women's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of Olympic champions in women's water polo
- National team appearances in the men's Olympic water polo tournament
- National team appearances in the women's Olympic water polo tournament
- List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments
- List of players who have appeared in multiple women's Olympic water polo tournaments
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
- List of women's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
- List of women's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
- List of Olympic venues in water polo
