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The most famous water polo match in Olympic history often referred to as the Blood in the Water match, was a 1956 Summer Olympics semi-final match between Hungary and the Soviet Union, played in Melbourne on 6 December 1956. As the athletes left for the games, the Hungarian revolution began, and the Soviet army crushed the uprising. The match ...
This is a summary of men's water polo at the Summer Olympics by tournament. The following table shows winning teams, coaches and captains by tournament. Last updated: 8 August 2021. Legend Team – Olympic winning streak (winning three or more Olympic titles in a row) Team – Winning all matches during the tournament Team – Host team
Belgium men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics; Croatia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics; France men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
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.
As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, men's water polo teams from ten European countries won all 27 official tournaments. [ 3 ] From 1908 to 1920, the Great Britain men's national water polo team won three consecutive gold medals at the Olympics, becoming the first team to have an Olympic winning streak in water polo.
The men's tournament of water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics at Tokyo, Japan began on 25 July and ended on 8 August 2021. It was held at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center . [ 1 ] It was the 27th official appearance of the tournament, which was not held in 1896 and was a demonstration sport in 1904 but otherwise had been held at ...
The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), number of matches played (in descending order), Cap number or name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Craig Wilson is the first starting goalkeeper for the United States men's national team to have competed in three Olympic Games (1984–1992).
The table does not count revoked medals (e.g., due to doping). A total of 162 current and historical NOCs have earned at least one medal. Medal totals in this table are current through the 2024 Summer Olympics, and all changes in medal standings due to doping cases and medal redistributions up to 11 August 2024 are taken into account.