Comprehensive results by tournament

Notes:

• Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games.
• At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested, but only American contestants participated. Currently the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Swimming Federation (FINA) consider water polo event as part of unofficial program in 1904.
• Related teams: Croatia men's Olympic water polo team (statistics), FR Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team^{†[lower-alpha 1]} (statistics), Serbia and Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team^† (statistics), Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team (statistics), Serbia men's Olympic water polo team (statistics).
• Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend

Abbreviation

• FRY – FR Yugoslavia
• SCG – Serbia and Montenegro

More information Men's team, Years ...

Men's team[1]	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	Years
Yugoslavia†	—	—	—	—					10	9	2	2	4	2	1	5	5	2	1	1	Defunct								12
Croatia	—	—	—	—	Part of Yugoslavia																	2	7	10	6	1	2	5	7
Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro†[lower-alpha 1]	—	—	—	—	Part of Yugoslavia																—	8	3	2	Defunct				3
Montenegro	—	—	—	—	Part of Yugoslavia																P. of FRY / SCG				4	4	4	8	4
Serbia	—	—	—		Part of Yugoslavia																P. of FRY / SCG				3	3	1	1	4
Total teams	7		4	6	12	13	14	5	16	18	21	10	16	13	15	16	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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Number of appearances

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend

• Team^† – Defunct team

More information Men's team, Apps ...

Men's team[1]	Apps	Record streak	Active streak	Debut	Most recent	Best finish	Confederation
Yugoslavia†	12	12	0	1936	1988	Champions	Europe – LEN

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Best finishes

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend

• Team^† – Defunct team

More information Men's team, Best finish ...

Men's team[1]	Best finish	Apps	Confederation
Yugoslavia†	Champions (1968, 1984, 1988)	12	Europe – LEN

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Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend

• Team^† – Defunct team

More information Men's team, Total ...

Men's team[1]	Total	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	First	Last
Yugoslavia†	8	3 (1968, 1984, 1988)	4 (1952, 1956, 1964, 1980)		1 (1960)	1952	1988

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Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend

• Team^† – Defunct team

More information Men's team, Gold ...

Men's team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Yugoslavia (YUG)†	3	4	0	7

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Multiple appearances

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of birth (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

• Number of five-time Olympians: 0
• Number of four-time Olympians: 2
• Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Note:

• Dubravko Šimenc is listed in Croatia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.

Multiple medalists

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.

• 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 Croatia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.

Top goalscorers

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total goals (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

• Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 0
• Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
• Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 3
• Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Source:

• Official Reports (PDF): 1936–1988.

Note:

• Dubravko Šimenc is listed in Croatia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.

Goalkeepers

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively.

Last updated: 23 May 2021.

More information Year, Cap No. ...

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
1936		Miro Mihovilović	1915	21		Starting goalkeeper	[7]
		(Unknown)
1948		Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić	1925	23	1984		[8]
		Juraj Amšel	1924	23			[9][10]
1952		Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić (2)	1925	27	1984	Starting goalkeeper	[8]
		Juraj Amšel (2)	1924	27			[9][10]
1956		Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić (3)	1925	31	1984	Flag bearer for Yugoslavia Starting goalkeeper	[8]
		Juraj Amšel (3)	1924	31			[9][10]
1960		Milan Muškatirović	1934	26		Starting goalkeeper	[11]
		(Unknown)
1964	1	Milan Muškatirović (2)	1934	30			[11]
	11	Karlo Stipanić	1941	22			[12]
1968	1	Karlo Stipanić (2)	1941	26			[12]
	11	Zdravko Hebel	1943	25			[13]
1972	1	Karlo Stipanić (3)	1941	30			[12]
	11	Miloš Marković	1947	25			[14]
1976	1	Miloš Marković (2)	1947	29			[14]
	11	Zoran Kačić	1953	22			[15]
1980	1	Luka Vezilić	1948	32			[16]
	11	Milorad Krivokapić	1956	24			[17]
1984	1	Milorad Krivokapić (2)	1956	28			[17]
	13	Andrija Popović	1959	24			[18]
1988	1	Aleksandar Šoštar	1964	24	2011		[19]
	13	Renco Posinković	1964	24			[20]
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

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Note:

• Aleksandar Šoštar is also listed in FR Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.

Medals as coach and player

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 winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Ratko Rudić won a silver medal for Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Upon retirement as an athlete, he immediately entered the coaching ranks. During his career, Rudić guided three different men's national teams to five Olympic medals, more than any other coaches.^[21][22][23]

Ivo Trumbić won the silver medal in 1964 and Yugoslavia's first Olympic gold medal in water polo in 1968. He moved to the Netherlands in 1973, hired as the head coach of the Netherlands men's national team. At the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, he led the Dutch team to win a bronze medal.^[24][25]

More information Rk, Person ...

Rk	Person	Birth	Height	Player				Head coach			Total medals				Ref
				Age	Men's team	Pos	Medal	Age	Men's team	Medal	G	S	B	T
1	Ratko Rudić	1948	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	32	Yugoslavia	FP	1980	36–40	Yugoslavia	1984 , 1988	4	1	1	6	[21] [22] [23]
								44–48	Italy	1992 , 1996
								64	Croatia	2012
2	Ivo Trumbić	1935	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	29–33	Yugoslavia	FP	1964 , 1968	41	Netherlands	1976	1	1	1	3	[24] [25]

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1968 Summer Olympics

• Edition of men's tournament: 15th
• Host city: Mexico City, Mexico
• Number of participating teams: 15
• Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
• Champion:  Yugoslavia (1st title; 2nd place in preliminary B group)

More information Match, Round ...

Match	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Goals for	Goals against	Goal diff.
Match 1/9	Preliminary round – Group B	14 October 1968	Egypt	Won	13	2	11
Match 2/9	Preliminary round – Group B	16 October 1968	East Germany	Drawn	4	4	0
Match 3/9	Preliminary round – Group B	17 October 1968	Mexico	Won	9	0	9
Match 4/9	Preliminary round – Group B	19 October 1968	Netherlands	Won	7	4	3
Match 5/9	Preliminary round – Group B	20 October 1968	Italy	Lost	4	5	–1
Match 6/9	Preliminary round – Group B	21 October 1968	Greece	Won	11	1	10
Match 7/9	Preliminary round – Group B	22 October 1968	Japan	Won	17	2	15
Match 8/9	Semi-finals	24 October 1968	Hungary	Won	8	6	2
Match 9/9	Gold medal match	26 October 1968	Soviet Union	Won	13	11	2
Total	Matches played: 9 • Wins: 7 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 77.8%				86	35	51

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Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1968 (pp. 812, 814, 816, 817, 819, 822, 824, 826).

• Head coach: Aleksandar Sajfert (1st title as head coach)

Sources:

• Official Reports (PDF): 1968 (pp. 812, 814, 816, 817, 819, 822, 824, 826);
• Olympedia: 1968 (men's tournament);
• Sports Reference: 1968 (men's tournament);
• ISHOF.

1984 Summer Olympics

• Edition of men's tournament: 19th
• Host city: Los Angeles, United States
• Number of participating teams: 12
• Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool
• Champion:  Yugoslavia (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary A group; 1st place in final D group)

More information Match, Round ...

Match	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Goals for	Goals against	Goal diff.
Match 1/7	Preliminary round – Group A	1 August 1984	Canada	Won	13	4	9
Match 2/7	Preliminary round – Group A	2 August 1984	China	Won	12	7	5
Match 3/7	Preliminary round – Group A	3 August 1984	Netherlands	Won	9	5	4
Match 4/7	Final round – Group D	6 August 1984	Australia	Won	9	6	3
Match 5/7	Final round – Group D	7 August 1984	West Germany	Won	10	9	1
Match 6/7	Final round – Group D	9 August 1984	Spain	Won	14	8	6
Match 7/7	Final round – Group D	10 August 1984	United States	Drawn	5	5	0
Total	Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 85.7%				72	44	28

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Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1984 (pp. 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533).

• Head coach: Ratko Rudić (1st title as head coach)

Sources:

• Official Reports (PDF): 1984 (pp. 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533);
• Olympedia: 1984 (men's tournament);
• Sports Reference: 1984 (men's tournament);
• ISHOF.

1988 Summer Olympics

• Edition of men's tournament: 20th
• Host city: Seoul, South Korea
• Number of participating teams: 12
• Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
• Champion:  Yugoslavia (3rd title; 1st place in preliminary B group)

More information Match, Round ...

Match	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Goals for	Goals against	Goal diff.
Match 1/7	Preliminary round – Group B	21 September 1988	United States	Lost	6	7	–1
Match 2/7	Preliminary round – Group B	22 September 1988	Hungary	Won	10	9	1
Match 3/7	Preliminary round – Group B	23 September 1988	Greece	Won	17	7	10
Match 4/7	Preliminary round – Group B	26 September 1988	Spain	Won	10	8	2
Match 5/7	Preliminary round – Group B	27 September 1988	China	Won	17	7	10
Match 6/7	Semi-finals	30 September 1988	West Germany	Won	14	10	4
Match 7/7	Gold medal match	1 October 1988	United States	Won	9	7	2
Total	Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 85.7%				83	55	28

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Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1988 (pp. 593, 594, 595, 597).

• Head coach: Ratko Rudić (2nd title as head coach)

Sources:

• Official Reports (PDF): 1988 (pp. 593, 594, 595, 597);
• Olympedia: 1988 (men's tournament);
• Sports Reference: 1988 (men's tournament);
• ISHOF.

Flag bearers

Some sportspeople were chosen to carry the national flag of their country at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games. As of the 1988 Summer Olympics, three male water polo players were given the honour to carry the flag for Yugoslavia.

Legend

•  2008 O  – Opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics
•  2012 C  – Closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics
• Flag bearer^‡ – Flag bearer who won the tournament with his team

More information #, Year ...

Water polo people who were flag bearers at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games

#	Year	Country	Flag bearer	Birth	Age	Height	Team	Pos	Water polo tournaments					Period (age of first/last)	Medals				Ref
									1	2	3	4	5		G	S	B	T
1	1948 O	Yugoslavia	Božo Grkinić	1913	34		Yugoslavia	FP	1948					0 years (34/34)	0	0	0	0	[26]
2	1956 O	Yugoslavia	Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić	1925	31		Yugoslavia	GK	1948	1952	1956			8 years (23/31)	0	2	0	2	[8]
3	1972 O	Yugoslavia	Mirko Sandić	1942	30	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Yugoslavia	FP	1960	1964	1968	1972		12 years (18/30)	1	1	0	2	[2]

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