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List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)

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]

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Medalists by tournament

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Overall multiple medalists

As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, 59 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.

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By confederation

Last updated: 11 August 2021.

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By team

Last updated: 11 August 2021.

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By position

Last updated: 11 August 2021.

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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 2021.

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]

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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 2021.

Forty-eight male athletes won three Olympic medals in water polo.

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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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

* 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
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Serbia

* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 3

  • Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 11
  • Last updated: 11 August 2021.
Abbreviation
  • FRY – FR Yugoslavia
  • SCG – Serbia and Montenegro
  • SRB – Serbia
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Serbia and Montenegro

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Soviet Union

  • Men's national team:  Soviet Union
  • Team appearances: 9 (1952–1980*, 1988)
  • As host team: 1980*
  • Related teams: Unified Team[lower-alpha 4], Russia
  • Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 4
  • Last updated: 1 May 2021.
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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.
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Unified Team

  • Men's national team: International Olympic Committee Unified Team[lower-alpha 4]
  • 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.
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  • EUN – Unified Team
  • URS – Soviet Union
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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

* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0

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

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FR Yugoslavia

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See also

Notes

  1. Having drawn a bye in the first round and having received a walkover against Austria in the semi-final, the final was the only match that Great Britain played during the tournament.
  2. There was no bronze medal match for the 1908 Games in London. Belgium beat the Netherlands in the only one first round match and beats Sweden in the only one semifinal.
  3. After the breakup of Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team participated at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, and won a bronze medal in 2000. In 2003, after the country was renamed from FR Yugoslavia to Serbia and Montenegro, the team was also renamed to "Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team".
  4. In 1992, 12 of the 15 former Soviet Republics competed together as the Unified Team and marched under the Olympic Flag in the Barcelona Games.

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