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Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Serbia men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.

The Serbia men's national water polo team has participated in 4 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments.

Abbreviations

Team statistics

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: Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team<sup>†</sup> (statistics), FR Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team<sup>†</sup> (statistics), Serbia and Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team<sup>†</sup> (statistics).
  • Last updated: 8 August 2021.
Legend
  • – Champions
  • – Runners-up
  • – Third place
  • – Fourth place
  • – The nation did not participate in the Games
  • – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
  • Team<sup>†</sup> – Defunct team
Abbreviation
  • FRY – FR Yugoslavia
  • SCG – Serbia and Montenegro

Number of appearances

Last updated: 11 August 2024.

Best finishes

Last updated: 11 August 2024.

Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 11 August 2024.

Medal table

Last updated: 11 August 2024.

Player statistics

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.

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.

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.

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.

<section begin=Goalkeepers />Last updated: 11 August 2024.

Abbreviation
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (pp.&nbsp;211–212), 2012 (pp.&nbsp;494–495), 2016 (pp.&nbsp;131–132).<section end=Goalkeepers />

Notes:

Top sprinters

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

<section begin=Sprinters />* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won, since 2000): 1

  • Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won, since 2000): 0
  • Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won, since 2000): 1
  • Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won, since 2000): 4
  • Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Abbreviation
  • Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
  • FRY – FR Yugoslavia
  • SCG – Serbia and Montenegro
  • SRB – Serbia

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp.&nbsp;46, 50, 56, 78, 83, 85, 88, 92), 2004 (pp.&nbsp;223–224), 2008 (pp.&nbsp;211–212), 2012 (pp.&nbsp;494–495), 2016 (pp.&nbsp;131–132).<section end=Sprinters />

Coach 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: 11 August 2024.

As a water polo player, Dejan Savić won three consecutive Olympic medals between 2000 and 2008. At the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, he coached Serbia men's national team to the Olympic title.

Olympic champions

2016 Summer Olympics

Water polo people at the opening and closing ceremonies

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 2020 Summer Olympics, one male water polo player was given the honour to carry the flag for Serbia.

Legend
  • – Opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics
  • – Closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics
  • Flag bearer<sup>‡</sup> – Flag bearer who won the tournament with his team

See also

Notes

References

Sources

ISHOF

External links