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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 ...
Men's water polo at the Olympics was among the first team sports introduced at the 1900 games in Paris (along with cricket, rugby, football (soccer), polo (with horses), rowing and tug of war). [11] Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games after political protests from the Australian women's team. Such ...
Only one water polo player won an Olympic gold medal and then guided a men's national water polo team to the Olympic title as a head coach. Dezső Gyarmati of Hungary won three Olympic gold medals in 1952–1956 and 1964. He coached the Hungary men's national team to a gold in 1976. [37] [38] Legend. Year * – As host team
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
Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.. As of 2016, women's teams from Europe, North America and Oceania won all five gold medals. [1]The United States is the most successful country in the women's Olympic water polo tournament, with three Olympic gold medals.
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.
The water polo tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris were held from 27 July to 11 August. [1] [2] Preliminary water polo matches occurred at Paris Aquatic Centre, with the final playoffs staged at the iconic Paris La Défense Arena. Similar to the previous edition, twenty-two teams (twelve for men and ten for women) competed against ...
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