List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)

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.

Abbreviations

Medalists by tournament

Overall multiple medalists

As of the 2024 Summer Olympics, 61 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.

Legend

• Team^* – Host team

Sources:

• Sports Reference: Athlete Medal Leaders (1900–2016);
• Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 27), 2004 (p. 89), 2008 (p. 79), 2012 (p. 370), 2016 (p. 6), 2020 (p. 11).

By confederation

Last updated: 11 August 2021.

By team

Last updated: 11 August 2021.

Legend

• Team^†– Defunct team

By position

Last updated: 11 August 2021.

Four or more Olympic medals

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 2024.

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

Legend

• – Hosts

Sources:

• Sports Reference: Athlete Medal Leaders (1900–2016);
• Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (p. 27), 2004 (p. 89), 2008 (p. 79), 2012 (p. 370), 2016 (p. 6), 2020 (p. 11).

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:
• Team appearances: 11 (1900, 1908–1928, 1936–1952, 1960–1964)
• As host team: 1920^*

<section begin=Belgium />* 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.

Legend

• – Hosts

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Croatia

• Men's national team:
• Team appearances: 7 (1996–2020)
• As host team: —
• Related team: Yugoslavia^â€Â

<section begin=Croatia />* 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:
• Team appearances: 11 (1900^*, 1912–1928, 1936–1948, 1960, 1988–1992, 2016)
• As host team: 1900^*, 1924^*

<section begin=France />* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0

• Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
• Last updated: 1 May 2021.<section end=France />

Germany

• Men's national team:
• Team appearances: 9 (1900, 1928–1936^*, 1952, 1992–1996, 2004–2008)
• As host team: 1936^*
• Related team: West Germany^â€Â

<section begin=Germany />* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0

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

Legend

• – Hosts

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Great Britain

• Men's national team:
• Team appearances: 11 (1900, 1908^*–1928, 1936–1956, 2012^*)
• As host team: 1908^*, 1948^*, 2012^*

<section begin=GreatBritain />* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0

• Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 2
• Last updated: 1 May 2021.

Legend

• – Hosts

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Greece

• Men's national team:
• Team appearances: 16 (1920–1924, 1948, 1968–1972, 1980–2020)
• As host team: 2004^*

<section begin=Greece />* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0

• Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
• Last updated: 11 August 2021.<section end=Greece />

Hungary

• Men's national team:
• Team appearances: 23 (1912, 1924–1980, 1988–2020)
• As host team: —

<section begin=Hungary />* 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:
• Team appearances: 21 (1920–1924, 1948–2020)
• As host team: 1960^*

<section begin=Italy />* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0

• Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
• Last updated: 1 May 2021.<section end=Italy />

Netherlands

• Men's national team:
• Team appearances: 17 (1908, 1920–1928^*, 1936–1952, 1960–1984, 1992–2000)
• As host team: 1928^*

<section begin=Netherlands />* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0

• Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
• Last updated: 1 May 2021.<section end=Netherlands />

Russia

• Men's national team:
• Team appearances: 3 (1996–2004)
• As host team: —
• Related teams: Soviet Union^â€Â, Unified Team^â€Â

<section begin=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

• Men's national team:
• Team appearances: 4 (2008–2020)
• As host team: —
• Related teams: Yugoslavia^â€Â, FR Yugoslavia^â€Â, Serbia and Montenegro^â€Â

<section begin=Serbia />* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 4

• Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 13
• Last updated: 11 August 2024.

Abbreviation

• FRY – FR Yugoslavia
• SCG – Serbia and Montenegro
• SRB – Serbia

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Serbia and Montenegro

• Men's national team: '^â€Â
• Team appearances: 1 (2004)
• As host team: —
• Related teams: Yugoslavia^â€Â, FR Yugoslavia^â€Â, Montenegro, Serbia
• Number of five-time Olympic medalists: 0
• Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
• Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
• Last updated: 1 May 2021.

Notes:

• Aleksandar Ćirić is listed in section Serbia.
• Slobodan Nikić is listed in section Serbia.
• Aleksandar Å apić is listed in section Serbia.
• Dejan Savić is listed in section Serbia.
• Vanja Udovičić is listed in section Serbia.
• Vladimir Vujasinović is listed in section Serbia.

Soviet Union

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

Legend

• – Hosts

Note:

• Yevgeny Sharonov is listed in section Unified Team.

Spain

• Men's national team:
• Team appearances: 18 (1920–1928, 1948–1952, 1968–1972, 1980–2020)
• As host team: 1992^*

<section begin=Spain />* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0

• Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
• Last updated: 1 May 2021.<section end=Spain />

Sweden

• Men's national team:
• Team appearances: 8 (1908–1924, 1936–1952, 1980)
• As host team: 1912^*

<section begin=Sweden />* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0

• Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 4
• Last updated: 1 May 2021.

Legend

• – Hosts

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Unified Team

• Men's national team: Unified Team^â€Â
• Team appearances: 1 (1992)
• As host team: —
• Related teams: Soviet Union^â€Â, Russia
• Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
• Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 1
• Last updated: 1 May 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

• – Hosts
• EUN – Unified Team
• URS – Soviet Union

Notes:

• Dmitry Gorshkov is listed in section Russia.
• Nikolay Kozlov is listed in section Russia.

United States

• Men's national team:
• Team appearances: 22 (1920–1972, 1984^*–2020)
• As host team: 1932^*, 1984^*, 1996^*

<section begin=UnitedStates />* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0

• Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
• Last updated: 1 May 2021.<section end=UnitedStates />

West Germany

• Men's national team: '^â€Â
• 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

• Men's national team: '^â€Â
• Team appearances: 12 (1936–1988)
• As host team: —
• Related teams: Croatia, FR Yugoslavia^â€Â, Serbia and Montenegro^â€Â, Montenegro, Serbia

<section begin=Yugoslavia />* Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0

• Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
• Last updated: 1 May 2021.<section end=Yugoslavia />

Note:

• Perica Bukić is listed in section Croatia.

FR Yugoslavia

• Men's national team: '^â€Â
• Team appearances: 2 (1996–2000)
• As host team: —
• Related teams: Yugoslavia^â€Â, Serbia and Montenegro^â€Â, Montenegro, Serbia
• Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
• Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
• Last updated: 1 May 2021.

Notes:

• Aleksandar Ćirić is listed in section Serbia.
• Aleksandar Å apić is listed in section Serbia.
• Dejan Savić is listed in section Serbia.
• Vladimir Vujasinović is listed in section Serbia.

See also

• Water polo at the Summer Olympics

• Lists of Olympic water polo records and statistics
• List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics
• List of women's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics
• List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
• List of Olympic champions in women's water polo
• National team appearances in the men's Olympic water polo tournament
• National team appearances in the women's Olympic water polo tournament
• List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments
• List of players who have appeared in multiple women's Olympic water polo tournaments
• List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women)
• List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
• List of women's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
• List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
• List of women's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
• List of Olympic venues in water polo

• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo

Notes

References

Sources

External links

• Olympic water polo – Official website