United_States_men's_national_water_polo_team

United States
FINA code	USA
Association	USA Water Polo
Confederation	UANA (Americas)
Head coach	Dejan Udovičić
Asst coach	Gavin Arroyo; Matthew Ustaszewski
Team manager	Lori Verdegaal
Team official	Christopher Bates (Sports Medicine Manager)
Captain	Ben Hallock
Most caps	Tony Azevedo
Top scorer(s)	Tony Azevedo
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current	7 (as of August 9, 2021)
Highest	2 (2008, 2009)
Lowest	11 (2017)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances	22 (first in 1904)
Best result	(1904 demonstration) ; (1984, 1988, 2008)
5-time Olympian(s)	Tony Azevedo (2000–2016)
Top scorer(s)	Tony Azevedo (61 goals, 2000–2016)
Flag bearer(s)	Terry Schroeder (1988)
World Championship
Appearances	21 (first in 1973)
Best result	4th place (1986, 1991, 2009)
Most caps (FP)	Tony Azevedo (2001/03/05/07/09/11/13/15, 8 times, 50 matches played)
Most caps (GK)	Merrill Moses (2007/09/11/13/15, 5 times, 30 matches played)
World Cup
Appearances	16 (first in 1979)
Best result	(1991, 1997)
Most caps (FP)	Terry Schroeder (1979/81/85/87/91, 5 times)
Most caps (GK)	Craig Wilson (1983/85/87/89/91, 5 times)
Most titles	Chris Humbert (1991, 1997)
World League
Appearances	19 (first in 2002)
Best result	(2008, 2016, 2020–21, 2022)
Most caps (FP)	Jesse Smith (2002/03/06/07/08/09/10/11/12/15/16/18/20, 13 times)
Most caps (GK)	Merrill Moses (2002/03/06/07/08/09/10/11/12/15/16, 11 times)
Pan American Games
Appearances	18 (first in 1951)
Best result	(1959, 1967, 1971, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023)
Most caps (FP)	Jesse Smith (2003/07/11/15/19, 5 times)
Most caps (GK)	Craig Wilson (1983/87/91, 3 times) ; Merrill Moses (2007/11/15, 3 times)
Most medals	Jesse Smith (2003/07/11/15/19, 5 medals)
Most titles	Jesse Smith (2003/07/11/15/19)
UANA Cup
Best result	(2005, 2006, 2013)
Media
Website	usawaterpolo.org
Medal record
Men's water polo
Olympic Games
World Cup
World League
Pan American Games
UANA Cup
	Last updated: July 2, 2021

United States men's national water polo team

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The United States men's national water polo team is the representative for the United States of America in international men's water polo.

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The team is the only non-European squad to win medals in the men's Olympic water polo tournament, most recently during the 2008 Summer Olympics, where they won a silver medal after losing the final to Hungary 14–10.

On May 7, 2013, USA Water Polo named Serbian Dejan Udovičić the head coach of the United States men's senior national team. Udovičić was the former head coach of the Serbian men's national team.^[1]^[2]

Results

Major tournaments

Olympics statistics

Results by opponent

The following tables show results of the United States men's national water polo team at the Olympic Games by opponent.

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^{^}Teams that have won at least one Olympic medal are shown in bold.
^†Defunct teams are shown in italic.

Number of competitors and average age, height & weight

The following table shows number of competitors and average age, height & weight at the Olympic Games by tournament.

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Historical progression – average age, height and weight

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of average age at the Olympic Games.

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The following table shows the historical progression of the record of average height at the Olympic Games.

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The following table shows the historical progression of the record of average weight at the Olympic Games.

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Notes

Harry Hebner was appointed head coach for the 1924 games, but he did not go due to business commitment.
Only 7 players competed in this tournament. They were all listed in page 607, 629, 630, 631, 632 and 633 of the Official Report of the 1932 Olympic Games (page 623, 646, 647, 648, 649 and 650 of the PDF document). The official report of the International Olympic Committee did not count other reserves or alternates as competitors or medalists.
Only 9 players competed in this tournament. They were all listed in page 984 of the Official Report of the 1936 Olympic Games (page 345 of the PDF document). The official report of the International Olympic Committee did not count other reserves or alternates as competitors.
Only 8 players competed in this tournament. They were all listed in page 470 and 472 of the Official Report of the 1948 Olympic Games (page 642 and 644 of the PDF document). The official report of the International Olympic Committee did not count other reserves or alternates as competitors.
Only 10 players competed in this tournament. They were all listed in page 599, 600, 603, 604 and 605 of the Official Report of the 1952 Olympic Games (page 602, 603, 606, 607 and 608 of the PDF document). The official report of the International Olympic Committee did not count other reserves or alternates as competitors.
Only 10 players competed in this tournament. They were all listed in page 623 and 624 of the Official Report of the 1956 Olympic Games (page 625 and 626 of the PDF document). The official report of the International Olympic Committee did not count other reserves or alternates as competitors.
Only 10 players competed in this tournament. They were all listed in page 615, 616, 619, 620 and 623 of the Official Report of the 1960 Olympic Games (page 624, 625, 628, 629 and 632 of the PDF document). The official report of the International Olympic Committee did not count other reserves or alternates as competitors.
Average age of 10 competitors.
Average age of 9 competitors.

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[Harry_Hebner-16] Harry Hebner was appointed head coach for the 1924 games, but he did not go due to business commitment.

[Competitors_1932-22] Only 7 players competed in this tournament. They were all listed in page 607, 629, 630, 631, 632 and 633 of the Official Report of the 1932 Olympic Games (page 623, 646, 647, 648, 649 and 650 of the PDF document). The official report of the International Olympic Committee did not count other reserves or alternates as competitors or medalists.

[Competitors_1936-26] Only 9 players competed in this tournament. They were all listed in page 984 of the Official Report of the 1936 Olympic Games (page 345 of the PDF document). The official report of the International Olympic Committee did not count other reserves or alternates as competitors.

[Competitors_1948-31] Only 8 players competed in this tournament. They were all listed in page 470 and 472 of the Official Report of the 1948 Olympic Games (page 642 and 644 of the PDF document). The official report of the International Olympic Committee did not count other reserves or alternates as competitors.

[Competitors_1952-35] Only 10 players competed in this tournament. They were all listed in page 599, 600, 603, 604 and 605 of the Official Report of the 1952 Olympic Games (page 602, 603, 606, 607 and 608 of the PDF document). The official report of the International Olympic Committee did not count other reserves or alternates as competitors.

[Competitors_1956-39] Only 10 players competed in this tournament. They were all listed in page 623 and 624 of the Official Report of the 1956 Olympic Games (page 625 and 626 of the PDF document). The official report of the International Olympic Committee did not count other reserves or alternates as competitors.

[Competitors_1960-43] Only 10 players competed in this tournament. They were all listed in page 615, 616, 619, 620 and 623 of the Official Report of the 1960 Olympic Games (page 624, 625, 628, 629 and 632 of the PDF document). The official report of the International Olympic Committee did not count other reserves or alternates as competitors.

[Average_age_1924-95] Average age of 10 competitors.

[Average_age_1928-96] Average age of 9 competitors.

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Tournament	Appearances	Finishes
Tournament	Appearances	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Total
Summer Universiade	20	3	4	2	3	12
Total	20	3	4	2	3	12

Games	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Finish	Ref
1900 Paris	Did not participate
1904 St. Louis	Demonstration event
1908 London	Did not participate
1912 Stockholm	Did not participate
1920 Antwerp	5	2	0	3	18	19	-1	40.00%	4th of 12	^[8]^[9]^[10]
1924 Paris	5	2	0	3	10	11	-1	40.00%	3rd of 13	^[13]^[14]^[15]
1928 Amsterdam	3	1	0	2	11	7	+4	33.33%	7th of 14	^[17]^[18]^[19]
1932 Los Angeles	4	2	1	1	20	12	+8	50.00%	3rd of 5	^[21]^[22]^[23]
1936 Berlin	3	1	0	2	7	8	-1	33.33%	9th of 16	^[24]^[25]^[26]
1948 London	3	1	1	1	11	11	0	33.33%	11th of 18	^[28]^[29]^[30]
1952 Helsinki	9	5	0	4	35	31	+4	55.56%	4th of 21	^[31]^[32]^[33]
1956 Melbourne	6	2	0	4	15	23	-8	33.33%	5th of 10	^[34]^[35]^[36]
1960 Rome	7	3	0	4	33	35	-2	42.86%	7th of 16	^[37]^[38]^[39]
1964 Tokyo	3	1	0	2	12	9	+3	33.33%	9th of 13	^[40]^[41]^[42]
1968 Mexico City	8	5	1	2	49	43	+6	62.50%	5th of 15	^[43]^[44]^[45]
1972 Munich	9	6	2	1	50	38	+12	66.67%	3rd of 16	^[46]^[47]^[48]
1976 Montreal	Did not qualify
1980 Moscow	Qualified but withdrew
1984 Los Angeles	7	6	1	0	65	43	+22	85.71%	2nd of 12	^[49]^[50]^[51]
1988 Seoul	7	5	0	2	71	56	+15	71.43%	2nd of 12	^[52]^[53]^[54]
1992 Barcelona	7	4	0	3	48	38	+10	57.14%	4th of 12	^[55]^[56]^[57]
1996 Atlanta	8	5	0	3	67	57	+10	62.50%	7th of 12	^[58]^[59]^[60]
2000 Sydney	8	3	0	5	69	68	+1	37.50%	6th of 12	^[61]^[62]^[63]
2004 Athens	7	4	0	3	47	50	-3	57.14%	7th of 12	^[64]^[65]^[66]
2008 Beijing	7	5	0	2	57	50	+7	71.43%	2nd of 12	^[67]^[68]^[69]
2012 London	8	3	0	5	61	70	-9	37.50%	8th of 12	^[70]^[72]
2016 Rio de Janeiro	5	2	0	3	35	35	0	40.00%	10th of 12	^[73]^[75]
Total	129	68	6	55	791	714	+77	52.71%
Games	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Finish	Ref

Best finish	Achievement	Games	Date	Duration of record	Ref
4th	Set record	1920 Antwerp	Aug 29, 1920	3 years, 326 days	^[8]^[9]^[10]
3rd	Broke record	1924 Paris	Jul 20, 1924	60 years, 21 days	^[13]^[14]^[15]
	Tied record	1932 Los Angeles	Aug 13, 1932		^[21]^[22]^[23]
	Tied record	1972 Munich	Sep 4, 1972		^[46]^[47]^[48]
2nd	Broke record	1984 Los Angeles	Aug 10, 1984	39 years, 252 days	^[49]^[50]^[51]
	Tied record	1988 Seoul	Oct 1, 1988		^[52]^[53]^[54]
	Tied record	2008 Beijing	Aug 24, 2008		^[67]^[68]^[69]

Continent	Medals	First	Latest	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Confederation
Teams from Americas	0	1936	1984	10	9	1	0	70	30	+40	90.00%	ASUA
Teams from Asia	0	1932	2008	4	4	0	0	41	17	+24	100.00%	AASF
Teams from Europe	73	1920	2016	111	52	5	54	645	641	+4	46.85%	LEN
Teams from Oceania	0	1984	2012	4	3	0	1	35	26	+9	75.00%	OSA
Total	73	1920	2016	129	68	6	55	791	714	+77	52.71%

Games	Competitors	Returning Olympians		Average			Finish	Ref
Games	Number	Number	%	Age	Height	Weight	Finish	Ref
1920 Antwerp	11	0	0.00%	26 years, 77 days			4th of 12	^[8]^[9]^[10]
1924 Paris	11	1	9.09%	25 years, 72 days^{[lower-alpha 8]}			3rd of 13	^[13]^[14]^[15]
1928 Amsterdam	11	4	36.36%	25 years, 364 days^{[lower-alpha 9]}			7th of 14	^[17]^[18]^[19]
1932 Los Angeles	7^{[lower-alpha 2]}	1	14.29%	26 years, 220 days			3rd of 5	^[21]^[22]^[23]
1936 Berlin	9^{[lower-alpha 3]}	6	66.67%	29 years, 183 days			9th of 16	^[24]^[25]^[26]
1948 London	8^{[lower-alpha 4]}	2	25.00%	31 years, 185 days			11th of 18	^[28]^[29]^[30]
1952 Helsinki	10^{[lower-alpha 5]}	0	0.00%	22 years, 77 days			4th of 21	^[31]^[32]^[33]
1956 Melbourne	10^{[lower-alpha 6]}	2	20.00%	25 years, 230 days	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	5th of 10	^[34]^[35]^[36]
1960 Rome	10^{[lower-alpha 7]}	4	40.00%	24 years, 361 days	5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	7th of 16	^[37]^[38]^[39]
1964 Tokyo	11	2	18.18%	23 years, 204 days	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	9th of 13	^[40]^[41]^[42]
1968 Mexico City	11	4	36.36%	24 years, 187 days	6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	5th of 15	^[43]^[44]^[45]
1972 Munich	11	7	63.64%	25 years, 152 days	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	3rd of 16	^[46]^[47]^[48]
1984 Los Angeles	13	0	0.00%	27 years, 188 days	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2nd of 12	^[49]^[50]^[51]
1988 Seoul	13	5	38.46%	27 years, 345 days	6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	2nd of 12	^[52]^[53]^[54]
1992 Barcelona	13	7	53.85%	28 years, 348 days	6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	4th of 12	^[55]^[56]^[57]
1996 Atlanta	13	5	38.46%	27 years, 24 days	6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	7th of 12	^[58]^[59]^[60]
2000 Sydney	13	6	46.15%	27 years, 353 days	6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	6th of 12	^[61]^[62]^[63]
2004 Athens	13	3	23.08%	25 years, 359 days	6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	7th of 12	^[64]^[65]^[66]
2008 Beijing	13	7	53.85%	27 years, 186 days	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	2nd of 12	^[67]^[68]^[69]
2012 London	13	10	76.92%	30 years, 316 days	6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	8th of 12	^[70]^[71]^[72]
2016 Rio de Janeiro	13	4	30.77%	25 years, 251 days	6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	10th of 12	^[73]^[74]^[75]
Games	Number	Number	%	Age	Height	Weight	Finish	Ref
Games	Competitors	Returning Olympians		Average			Finish	Ref

United_States_men's_national_water_polo_team

United States men's national water polo team

Results

Major tournaments

Competitive record

Olympic Games

World Championships

FINA World Cup

FINA World League

Pan American Games

Minor tournaments

Competitive record

Summer Universiade

ASUA Cup (UANA Cup)

Team

Current squad

Former squads

Olympic Games

World Aquatics Championships

FINA World Cup

Pan American Games

Olympics statistics

Results by tournament

Historical progression – best finish

Results by opponent

Number of competitors and average age, height & weight

Historical progression – returning Olympians

Historical progression – average age, height and weight

See also

Notes

References

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Team	Medals	First	Latest	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Confederation
Australia	0	1984	2012	4	3	0	1	35	26	+9	75.00%	OSA
Austria	0	1952	1952	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00%	LEN
Belgium^{^}	6	1920	1932	7	2	1	4	20	23	-3	28.57%	LEN
Brazil	0	1964	1984	4	4	0	0	33	11	+22	100.00%	ASUA
Canada	0	1972	1972	1	1	0	0	8	1	+7	100.00%	ASUA
China	0	1988	2008	2	2	0	0	22	11	+11	100.00%	AASF
Croatia^{^}	3	1996	2016	7	4	0	3	47	52	-5	57.14%	LEN
Cuba	0	1968	1972	2	1	1	0	13	12	+1	50.00%	ASUA
Czechoslovakia^†	0	1992	1992	1	1	0	0	9	3	+6	100.00%	LEN
East Germany^†	0	1968	1968	1	1	0	0	6	4	+2	100.00%	LEN
France^{^}	4	1924	2016	5	3	0	2	29	19	+10	60.00%	LEN
Germany^{^}	3	1932	2008	5	3	1	1	26	20	+6	60.00%	LEN
Great Britain^{^}	4	1920	2012	4	3	0	1	28	20	+8	75.00%	LEN
Greece	0	1920	2000	6	5	0	1	61	31	+30	83.33%	LEN
Hungary^{^}	15	1928	2012	12	1	0	11	48	90	-42	8.33%	LEN
Italy^{^}	8	1952	2016	8	4	0	4	58	59	-1	50.00%	LEN
Japan	0	1932	1932	1	1	0	0	10	0	+10	100.00%	AASF
Kazakhstan	0	2004	2004	1	1	0	0	9	6	+3	100.00%	AASF
Malta	0	1928	1928	1	1	0	0	10	0	+10	100.00%	LEN
Mexico	0	1972	1972	1	1	0	0	7	5	+2	100.00%	ASUA
Montenegro	0	2012	2016	2	1	0	1	13	15	-2	50.00%	LEN
Netherlands^{^}	2	1924	2000	7	5	0	2	43	35	+8	71.43%	LEN
Romania	0	1952	2012	5	4	0	1	34	25	+9	80.00%	LEN
Russia^{^}	2	2000	2004	2	0	0	2	17	20	-3	0.00%	LEN
Serbia^{^}	3	2008	2012	3	1	0	2	18	20	-2	33.33%	LEN
Serbia and Montenegro^{^†}	1	1996	2004	3	1	0	2	21	25	-4	33.33%	LEN
Soviet Union^{^†}	7	1956	1988	4	1	1	2	18	24	-6	25.00%	LEN
Spain^{^}	2	1920	2016	9	4	0	5	62	57	+5	44.44%	LEN
Sweden^{^}	3	1920	1952	4	1	0	3	6	19	-13	25.00%	LEN
Ukraine	0	1996	1996	1	1	0	0	9	7	+2	100.00%	LEN
Unified Team^{^†}	1	1992	1992	2	0	0	2	9	16	-7	0.00%	LEN
Uruguay	0	1936	1948	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	100.00%	ASUA
West Germany^{^†}	1	1968	1984	3	2	1	0	19	16	+3	66.67%	LEN
Yugoslavia^{^†}	8	1952	1988	8	2	1	5	30	40	-10	25.00%	LEN
Total	73	1920	2016	129	68	6	55	791	714	+77	52.71%
Team	Medals	First	Latest	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Confederation

Returning Olympians	Achievement	Games	Date	Duration of record	Ref
0	Set record	1920 Antwerp	Aug 24, 1920	3 years, 324 days	^[8]^[9]^[10]
1	Broke record	1924 Paris	Jul 13, 1924	4 years, 24 days	^[13]^[14]^[15]
4	Broke record	1928 Amsterdam	Aug 6, 1928	8 years, 2 days	^[17]^[18]^[19]
6	Broke record	1936 Berlin	Aug 8, 1936	36 years, 19 days	^[24]^[25]^[26]
7	Broke record	1972 Munich	Aug 27, 1972	39 years, 337 days	^[46]^[47]^[48]
	Tied record	1992 Barcelona	Aug 1, 1992		^[55]^[56]^[57]
	Tied record	2008 Beijing	Aug 10, 2008		^[67]^[68]^[69]
10	Broke record	2012 London	Jul 29, 2012	11 years, 264 days	^[70]^[71]^[72]

Average age	Achievement	Games	Date	Duration of record	Ref
26 years, 77 days	Set record	1920 Antwerp	Aug 24, 1920	11 years, 348 days	^[8]^[9]^[10]
26 years, 220 days	Broke record	1932 Los Angeles	Aug 6, 1932	4 years, 2 days	^[21]^[22]^[23]
29 years, 183 days	Broke record	1936 Berlin	Aug 8, 1936	11 years, 357 days	^[24]^[25]^[26]
31 years, 185 days	Broke record	1948 London	Jul 30, 1948	75 years, 263 days	^[28]^[29]^[30]

Average height	Achievement	Games	Date	Duration of record	Ref
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Set record	1956 Melbourne	Nov 28, 1956	27 years, 247 days	^[34]^[35]^[36]
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Tied record	1972 Munich	Aug 27, 1972	27 years, 247 days	^[46]^[47]^[48]
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Broke record	1984 Los Angeles	Aug 1, 1984	4 years, 51 days	^[49]^[50]^[51]
6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	Broke record	1988 Seoul	Sep 21, 1988	3 years, 315 days	^[52]^[53]^[54]
6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	Broke record	1992 Barcelona	Aug 1, 1992	16 years, 9 days	^[55]^[56]^[57]
	Tied record	1996 Atlanta	Jul 20, 1996		^[58]^[59]^[60]
	Tied record	2000 Sydney	Sep 23, 2000		^[61]^[62]^[63]
	Tied record	2004 Athens	Aug 15, 2004		^[64]^[65]^[66]
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Broke record	2008 Beijing	Aug 10, 2008	3 years, 354 days	^[67]^[68]^[69]
6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	Broke record	2012 London	Jul 29, 2012	11 years, 264 days	^[70]^[71]^[72]
6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	Tied record	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Aug 6, 2016	11 years, 264 days	^[73]^[74]^[75]

Average weight	Achievement	Games	Date	Duration of record	Ref
182 lb (83 kg)	Set record	1956 Melbourne	Nov 28, 1956	11 years, 321 days	^[34]^[35]^[36]
184 lb (83 kg)	Broke record	1968 Mexico City	Oct 14, 1968	3 years, 318 days	^[43]^[44]^[45]
188 lb (85 kg)	Broke record	1972 Munich	Aug 27, 1972	11 years, 340 days	^[46]^[47]^[48]
190 lb (86 kg)	Broke record	1984 Los Angeles	Aug 1, 1984	4 years, 51 days	^[49]^[50]^[51]
201 lb (91 kg)	Broke record	1988 Seoul	Sep 21, 1988	3 years, 315 days	^[52]^[53]^[54]
203 lb (92 kg)	Broke record	1992 Barcelona	Aug 1, 1992	8 years, 53 days	^[55]^[56]^[57]
203 lb (92 kg)	Tied record	1996 Atlanta	Jul 20, 1996	8 years, 53 days	^[58]^[59]^[60]
208 lb (94 kg)	Broke record	2000 Sydney	Sep 23, 2000	3 years, 327 days	^[61]^[62]^[63]
210 lb (95 kg)	Broke record	2004 Athens	Aug 15, 2004	3 years, 361 days	^[64]^[65]^[66]
218 lb (99 kg)	Broke record	2008 Beijing	Aug 10, 2008	3 years, 354 days	^[67]^[68]^[69]
220 lb (100 kg)	Broke record	2012 London	Jul 29, 2012	11 years, 264 days	^[70]^[71]^[72]
220 lb (100 kg)	Tied record	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Aug 6, 2016	11 years, 264 days	^[73]^[74]^[75]