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.[1]

Abbreviations

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PosPlaying positionFPField playerGKGoalkeeper
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Medalists by tournament

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1900 Paris
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 Mixed team (ZZX) (Osborne Swimming Club of Manchester)[2]
Thomas Coe
Robert Crawshaw
William Henry
John Arthur Jarvis
Peter Kemp
Victor Lindberg (NZL)
Frederick Stapleton
 Belgium (BEL) (Brussels Swimming and Water Polo Club)
Jean de Backer
Victor de Behr
Henri Cohen
Fernand Feyaerts
Oscar Grégoire
Albert Michant
Georges Romas
Guillaume Séron
Victor Sonnemans
A. R. Upton
 Mixed team (ZZX) (Libellule de Paris)[2]
Bill Burgess (GBR)
Jules Clévenot
Alphonse Decuyper
Louis Laufray
Henri Peslier
Auguste Pesloy
Paul Vasseur
 France (FRA) (Pupilles de Neptune de Lille)[2]
Auguste Camelin
Eugène Coulon
Jean Fardelle
Antoine Fiolet
Pierre Gellé
Louis Marc
Louis Martin
Désiré Mérchez
1904 St. Louis
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Water polo was an unofficial sport
1908 London
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 Great Britain (GBR)
George Cornet
Charles Forsyth
George Nevinson
Paul Radmilovic
Charles Smith
Thomas Thould
George Wilkinson
 Belgium (BEL)
Victor Boin
Herman Donners
Fernand Feyaerts
Oscar Grégoire
Herman Meyboom
Albert Michant
Joseph Pletincx
 Sweden (SWE)
Robert Andersson
Erik Bergvall
Pontus Hanson
Harald Julin
Torsten Kumfeldt
Axel Runström
Gunnar Wennerström
1912 Stockholm
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 Great Britain (GBR)
Isaac Bentham
Charles Bugbee
George Cornet
Arthur Edwin Hill
Paul Radmilovic
Charles Smith
George Wilkinson
 Sweden (SWE)
Robert Andersson
Vilhelm Andersson
Erik Bergqvist
Max Gumpel
Pontus Hanson
Harald Julin
Torsten Kumfeldt
 Belgium (BEL)
Victor Boin
Félicien Courbet
Herman Donners
Albert Durant
Oscar Grégoire
Herman Meyboom
Joseph Pletincx
1920 Antwerp
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 Great Britain (GBR)
Charles Bugbee
William Henry Dean
Christopher Jones
William Peacock
Noel Purcell
Paul Radmilovic
Charles Smith
 Belgium (BEL)
René Bauwens
Gérard Blitz
Maurice Blitz
Pierre Dewin
Albert Durant
Paul Gailly
Pierre Nijs
Joseph Pletincx
 Sweden (SWE)
Erik Andersson
Robert Andersson
Vilhelm Andersson
Nils Backlund
Erik Bergqvist
Max Gumpel
Pontus Hanson
Harald Julin
Torsten Kumfeldt
Theodor Nauman
1924 Paris
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 France (FRA)
Albert Deborgies
Noël Delberghe
Robert Desmettre
Paul Dujardin
Albert Mayaud
Henri Padou
Georges Rigal
 Belgium (BEL)
Gérard Blitz
Maurice Blitz
Joseph Cludts
Joseph De Combe
Pierre Dewin
Albert Durant
Georges Fleurix
Paul Gailly
Joseph Pletincx
Jules Thiry
Jean-Pierre Vermetten
 United States (USA)
Arthur Austin
Charles E. Collett
Jam Handy
Oliver Horn
Fred Lauer
George Mitchell
John Norton
Wally O'Connor
George Schroth
Herb Vollmer
Johnny Weissmuller
1928 Amsterdam
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 Germany (GER)
Max Amann
Karl Bähre
Emil Benecke
Johann Blank
Otto Cordes
Fritz Gunst
Erich Rademacher
Joachim Rademacher
 Hungary (HUN)
István Barta
Olivér Halassy
Márton Homonnai
Sándor Ivády
Alajos Keserű
Ferenc Keserű
József Vértesy
 France (FRA)
Émile Bulteel
Henri Cuvelier
Paul Dujardin
Jules Keignaert
Henri Padou
Ernest Rogez
Albert Thévenon
Achille Tribouillet
Albert Vandeplancke
1932 Los Angeles
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 Hungary (HUN)
István Barta
György Bródy
Olivér Halassy
Márton Homonnai
Sándor Ivády
Alajos Keserű
Ferenc Keserű
János Németh
Miklós Sárkány
József Vértesy
 Germany (GER)
Emil Benecke
Otto Cordes
Hans Eckstein
Fritz Gunst
Erich Rademacher
Joachim Rademacher
Hans Schulze
Heiko Schwartz
 United States (USA)
Austin Clapp
Philip Daubenspeck
Charles Finn
Charles McCallister
Wally O'Connor
Cal Strong
Herbert Wildman
1936 Berlin
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 Hungary (HUN)
Mihály Bozsi
Jenő Brandi
György Bródy
Olivér Halassy
Kálmán Hazai
Márton Homonnai
György Kutasi
István Molnár
János Németh
Miklós Sárkány
Sándor Tarics
 Germany (GER)
Bernhard Baier
Fritz Gunst
Josef Hauser
Alfred Kienzle
Paul Klingenburg
Heinrich Krug
Hans Schneider
Hans Schulze
Gustav Schürger
Helmuth Schwenn
Fritz Stolze
 Belgium (BEL)
Gérard Blitz
Albert Castelyns
Pierre Coppieters
Joseph De Combe
Henri De Pauw
Henri Disy
Fernand Isselé
Edmond Michiels
Henri Stoelen
1948 London
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 Italy (ITA)
Gildo Arena
Emilio Bulgarelli
Pasquale Buonocore
Aldo Ghira
Mario Majoni
Geminio Ognio
Gianfranco Pandolfini
Tullio Pandolfini
Cesare Rubini
 Hungary (HUN)
Jenő Brandi
Oszkár Csuvik
Dezső Fábián
Dezső Gyarmati (LH)
Endre Győrfi
Miklós Holop
László Jeney
Dezső Lemhényi
Károly Szittya
István Szívós Sr.
 Netherlands (NED)
Cor Braasem
Hennie Keetelaar
Nijs Korevaar
Joop Rohner
Frits Ruimschotel
Piet Salomons
Frits Smol
Hans Stam
Ruud van Feggelen
1952 Helsinki
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 Hungary (HUN)
Róbert Antal
Antal Bolvári
Dezső Fábián
Dezső Gyarmati (LH)
István Hasznos
László Jeney
György Kárpáti
Dezső Lemhényi
Kálmán Markovits
Miklós Martin
Károly Szittya
István Szívós Sr.
György Vizvári
 Yugoslavia (YUG)
Veljko Bakašun
Marko Brainović
Vladimir Ivković
Zdravko Ježić
Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić
Ivo Kurtini
Lovro Radonjić
Ivo Štakula
Boško Vuksanović
 Italy (ITA)
Gildo Arena
Lucio Ceccarini
Renato De Sanzuane
Raffaello Gambino
Salvatore Gionta
Maurizio Mannelli
Geminio Ognio
Carlo Peretti
Enzo Polito
Cesare Rubini
Renato Traiola
1956 Melbourne
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 Hungary (HUN)
Antal Bolvári
Ottó Boros
Dezső Gyarmati (LH)
István Hevesi
László Jeney
Tivadar Kanizsa
György Kárpáti
Kálmán Markovits
Mihály Mayer
István Szívós Sr.
Ervin Zádor
 Yugoslavia (YUG)
Ivo Cipci
Tomislav Franjković
Vladimir Ivković
Zdravko Ježić
Hrvoje Kačić
Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić
Lovro Radonjić
Marijan Žužej
 Soviet Union (URS)
Viktor Ageyev
Pyotr Breus
Boris Goykhman
Nodar Gvakhariya
Vyacheslav Kurennoy
Boris Markarov
Petre Mshvenieradze
Valentin Prokopov
Mikhail Ryzhak
Yury Shlyapin
1960 Rome
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 Italy (ITA)
Amedeo Ambron
Danio Bardi
Giuseppe D'Altrui
Salvatore Gionta
Giancarlo Guerrini
Franco Lavoratori
Gianni Lonzi
Luigi Mannelli
Rosario Parmegiani
Eraldo Pizzo
Dante Rossi
Brunello Spinelli
 Soviet Union (URS)
Viktor Ageyev
Givi Chikvanaia
Leri Gogoladze
Boris Goykhman
Yury Grigorovsky
Anatoly Kartashov
Vyacheslav Kurennoy
Petre Mshvenieradze
Vladimir Novikov
Yevgeny Saltsyn
Vladimir Semyonov
 Hungary (HUN)
András Bodnár
Ottó Boros
Zoltán Dömötör
László Felkai
Dezső Gyarmati (LH)
István Hevesi
László Jeney
Tivadar Kanizsa
György Kárpáti
András Katona
János Konrád
Kálmán Markovits
Mihály Mayer
Péter Rusorán
1964 Tokyo
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 Hungary (HUN)
Miklós Ambrus
András Bodnár
Ottó Boros
Zoltán Dömötör
László Felkai
Dezső Gyarmati (LH)
Tivadar Kanizsa
György Kárpáti
János Konrád
Mihály Mayer
Dénes Pócsik
Péter Rusorán
 Yugoslavia (YUG)
Ozren Bonačić
Zoran Janković
Milan Muškatirović
Ante Nardelli
Frane Nonković
Vinko Rosić
Mirko Sandić
Zlatko Šimenc
Božidar Stanišić
Karlo Stipanić
Ivo Trumbić
 Soviet Union (URS)
Viktor Ageyev
Zenon Bortkevich
Eduard Egorov
Igor Grabovsky
Boris Grishin
Nikolay Kalashnikov
Nikolay Kuznetsov
Vladimir Kuznetsov
Leonid Osipov
Boris Popov
Vladimir Semyonov
1968 Mexico City
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 Yugoslavia (YUG)
Ozren Bonačić
Dejan Dabović
Zdravko Hebel
Zoran Janković
Ronald Lopatni
Uroš Marović
Đorđe Perišić
Miroslav Poljak
Mirko Sandić
Karlo Stipanić
Ivo Trumbić
 Soviet Union (URS)
Aleksei Barkalov
Oleg Bovin
Givi Chikvanaia
Aleksandr Dolgushin
Yury Grigorovsky
Boris Grishin
Vadim Gulyayev
Leonid Osipov
Vladimir Semyonov
Aleksandr Shidlovsky
Viacheslav Skok
 Hungary (HUN)
András Bodnár
Zoltán Dömötör
László Felkai
Ferenc Konrád
János Konrád
Mihály Mayer
Endre Molnár
Dénes Pócsik
László Sárosi
János Steinmetz
István Szívós Jr.
1972 Munich
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 Soviet Union (URS)
Anatoly Akimov
Aleksei Barkalov
Aleksandr Dolgushin
Aleksandr Dreval
Vadim Gulyayev
Aleksandr Kabanov
Nikolay Melnikov
Leonid Osipov
Aleksandr Shidlovsky
Viacheslav Sobchenko
Vladimir Zhmudsky
 Hungary (HUN)
András Bodnár
Tibor Cservenyák
Tamás Faragó
István Görgényi
Zoltán Kásás
Ferenc Konrád
István Magas
Endre Molnár
Dénes Pócsik
László Sárosi
István Szívós Jr.
 United States (USA)
Peter Asch
Steven Barnett
Bruce Bradley
Stanley Cole
James Ferguson
Eric Lindroth
John Parker
Gary Sheerer
James Slatton
Russell Webb
Barry Weitzenberg
1976 Montreal
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 Hungary (HUN)
Gábor Csapó
Tibor Cservenyák
Tamás Faragó
György Gerendás
György Horkai
György Kenéz
Ferenc Konrád
Endre Molnár
László Sárosi
Attila Sudár
István Szívós Jr.
 Italy (ITA)
Alberto Alberani
Silvio Baracchini
Luigi Castagnola
Vincenzo D'Angelo
Gianni De Magistris
Riccardo De Magistris
Marcello Del Duca
Alessandro Ghibellini
Sante Marsili
Umberto Panerai
Roldano Simeoni
 Netherlands (NED)
Alex Boegschoten
Ton Buunk
Piet de Zwarte
Andy Hoepelman
Evert Kroon
Nico Landeweerd
Hans Smits
Gijze Stroboer
Rik Toonen
Hans van Zeeland
Jan Evert Veer
1980 Moscow
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 Soviet Union (URS)
Vladimir Akimov
Aleksei Barkalov
Yevgeny Grishin
Mikhail Ivanov
Aleksandr Kabanov
Sergey Kotenko
Giorgi Mshvenieradze
Mait Riisman
Erkin Shagaev
Yevgeny Sharonov
Viacheslav Sobchenko
 Yugoslavia (YUG)
Milivoj Bebić
Zoran Gopčević
Milorad Krivokapić
Boško Lozica
Predrag Manojlović
Zoran Mustur
Damir Polić
Zoran Roje
Ratko Rudić
Slobodan Trifunović
Luka Vezilić
 Hungary (HUN)
Gábor Csapó
Tamás Faragó
György Gerendás
Károly Hauszler
György Horkai
István Kiss
László Kuncz
Endre Molnár
Attila Sudár
István Szívós Jr.
István Udvardi
1984 Los Angeles
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 Yugoslavia (YUG)
Dragan Andrić
Milivoj Bebić
Perica Bukić
Veselin Đuho
Milorad Krivokapić
Deni Lušić
Igor Milanović
Tomislav Paškvalin (LH)
Zoran Petrović
Andrija Popović
Zoran Roje
Goran Sukno
Božo Vuletić
 United States (USA)
Doug Burke
Peter Campbell
Jody Campbell
Christopher Dorst
Gary Figueroa
Andrew McDonald
Kevin Robertson
Terence Schroeder
Timothy Shaw
John Siman
Jon Svendsen
Joseph Vargas
Craig Wilson
 West Germany (FRG)
Armando Fernández
Roland Freund
Rainer Hoppe
Thomas Huber
Thomas Loebb
Werner Obschernikat
Rainer Osselmann
Frank Otto
Peter Röhle
Jürgen Schröder
Hagen Stamm
Dirk Theismann
1988 Seoul
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 Yugoslavia (YUG)
Dragan Andrić
Mislav Bezmalinović
Perica Bukić
Veselin Đuho
Igor Gočanin
Deni Lušić
Igor Milanović
Tomislav Paškvalin (LH)
Renco Posinković
Goran Rađenović
Dubravko Šimenc
Aleksandar Šoštar
Mirko Vičević
 United States (USA)
James Bergeson
Greg Boyer
Peter Campbell
Jeff Campbell
Jody Campbell
Christopher Duplanty
Michael Evans
Douglas Kimbell
Craig Klass
Alan Mouchawar
Kevin Robertson
Terence Schroeder
Craig Wilson
 Soviet Union (URS)
Dmitry Apanasenko
Viktor Berendyuha
Mikheil Giorgadze
Yevgeny Grishin
Mikhail Ivanov
Aleksandr Kolotov
Sergey Kotenko
Serghei Marcoci
Nurlan Mendygaliyev
Giorgi Mshvenieradze
Sergey Naumov
Yevgeny Sharonov
Nikolai Smirnov
1992 Barcelona
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 Italy (ITA)
Francesco Attolico
Gianni Averaimo
Alessandro Bovo
Paolo Caldarella
Alessandro Campagna
Marco D'Altrui
Massimiliano Ferretti
Mario Fiorillo
Ferdinando Gandolfi
Amedeo Pomilio (LH)
Francesco Porzio (LH)
Giuseppe Porzio
Carlo Silipo
 Spain (ESP)
Daniel Ballart
Manuel Estiarte
Pedro García Aguado
Salvador Gómez
Marco Antonio González
Rubén Michavila
Miki Oca
Sergi Pedrerol (LH)
Josep Picó
Jesús Rollán
Ricardo Sánchez
Jordi Sans
Manuel Silvestre
 Unified Team (EUN)
Dmitry Apanasenko
Andrey Belofastov
Yevgeny Sharonov
Dmitry Gorshkov
Vladimir Karabutov
Aleksandr Kolotov
Andrei Kovalenko
Nikolay Kozlov
Serghei Marcoci
Sergey Naumov
Aleksandr Ogorodnikov
Aleksandr Chigir
Aleksey Vdovin
1996 Atlanta
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 Spain (ESP)
Josep María Abarca
Ángel Andreo
Daniel Ballart
Manuel Estiarte
Pedro García Aguado
Salvador Gómez
Iván Moro
Miki Oca
Jorge Payá
Sergi Pedrerol (LH)
Jesús Rollán
Jordi Sans
Carles Sans
 Croatia (CRO)
Maro Balić
Perica Bukić
Damir Glavan
Igor Hinić
Vjekoslav Kobešćak
Joško Kreković
Ognjen Kržić
Dubravko Šimenc
Siniša Školneković
Ratko Štritof
Tino Vegar
Renato Vrbičić
Zdeslav Vrdoljak
 Italy (ITA)
Alberto Angelini
Francesco Attolico
Fabio Bencivenga
Alessandro Bovo
Alessandro Calcaterra
Roberto Calcaterra
Marco Gerini
Alberto Ghibellini
Luca Giustolisi
Amedeo Pomilio (LH)
Francesco Postiglione
Carlo Silipo
Leonardo Sottani
2000 Sydney
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 Hungary (HUN)
Tibor Benedek (LH)
Péter Biros
Rajmund Fodor
Tamás Kásás
Gergely Kiss (LH)
Zoltán Kósz
Tamás Märcz
Tamás Molnár
Barnabás Steinmetz
Zoltán Szécsi
Bulcsú Székely
Zsolt Varga
Attila Vári
 Russia (RUS)
Roman Balashov
Dmitri Dugin
Sergey Garbuzov
Dmitry Gorshkov
Yuri Yatsev
Nikolay Kozlov
Nikolay Maksimov
Andrei Rekechinski
Dmitri Stratan
Revaz Chomakhidze
Aleksandr Yeryshov
Marat Zakirov
Irek Zinnurov
 FR Yugoslavia (YUG)[c]
Aleksandar Ćirić
Danilo Ikodinović
Viktor Jelenić
Nikola Kuljača
Aleksandar Šapić
Dejan Savić
Aleksandar Šoštar
Petar Trbojević
Veljko Uskoković
Jugoslav Vasović
Vladimir Vujasinović
Nenad Vukanić
Predrag Zimonjić
2004 Athens
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 Hungary (HUN)
Tibor Benedek (LH)
Péter Biros
Rajmund Fodor
István Gergely
Tamás Kásás
Gergely Kiss (LH)
Norbert Madaras (LH)
Tamás Molnár
Ádám Steinmetz
Barnabás Steinmetz
Zoltán Szécsi
Tamás Varga
Attila Vári
 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)
Aleksandar Ćirić
Vladimir Gojković
Danilo Ikodinović
Viktor Jelenić
Predrag Jokić
Nikola Kuljača
Slobodan Nikić
Aleksandar Šapić
Dejan Savić
Denis Šefik
Petar Trbojević
Vanja Udovičić
Vladimir Vujasinović
 Russia (RUS)
Roman Balashov
Revaz Chomakhidze
Aleksandr Fyodorov
Sergey Garbuzov
Dmitry Gorshkov
Nikolay Kozlov
Nikolay Maksimov
Andrei Rekechinski
Dmitri Stratan
Aleksandr Yeryshov
Vitaly Yurchik
Marat Zakirov
Irek Zinnurov
2008 Beijing
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 Hungary (HUN)
Zoltán Szécsi
Tamás Varga
Norbert Madaras (LH)
Dénes Varga
Tamás Kásás
Norbert Hosnyánszky
Gergely Kiss (LH)
Tibor Benedek (LH)
Dániel Varga
Péter Biros
Gábor Kis
Tamás Molnár
István Gergely
 United States (USA)
Merrill Moses
Peter Varellas
Peter Hudnut
Jeff Powers
Adam Wright
Rick Merlo
Layne Beaubien
Tony Azevedo
Ryan Bailey
Tim Hutten
Jesse Smith
J. W. Krumpholz
Brandon Brooks
 Serbia (SRB)
Denis Šefik
Živko Gocić
Andrija Prlainović
Vanja Udovičić
Dejan Savić
Duško Pijetlović
Nikola Rađen
Filip Filipović (LH)
Aleksandar Ćirić
Aleksandar Šapić
Vladimir Vujasinović
Branko Peković
Slobodan Soro
2012 London
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 Croatia (CRO)
Josip Pavić (GK)
Damir Burić
Miho Bošković
Nikša Dobud
Maro Joković (LH)
Ivan Buljubašić
Petar Muslim
Andro Bušlje
Sandro Sukno
Samir Barać (C)
Igor Hinić
Paulo Obradović
Frano Vićan (GK)
 Italy (ITA)
Stefano Tempesti (C, GK)
Amaurys Pérez
Niccolò Gitto
Pietro Figlioli
Alex Giorgetti
Maurizio Felugo
Massimo Giacoppo
Valentino Gallo (LH)
Christian Presciutti
Deni Fiorentini
Matteo Aicardi
Danijel Premuš
Giacomo Pastorino (GK)
 Serbia (SRB)
Slobodan Soro (GK)
Aleksa Šaponjić
Živko Gocić
Vanja Udovičić (C)
Dušan Mandić (LH)
Duško Pijetlović
Slobodan Nikić
Milan Aleksić
Nikola Rađen
Filip Filipović (LH)
Andrija Prlainović
Stefan Mitrović
Gojko Pijetlović (GK)
2016 Rio de Janeiro
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 Serbia (SRB)
Gojko Pijetlović (GK)
Dušan Mandić (LH)
Živko Gocić (C)
Sava Ranđelović
Miloš Ćuk
Duško Pijetlović
Slobodan Nikić
Milan Aleksić
Nikola Jakšić
Filip Filipović (LH)
Andrija Prlainović
Stefan Mitrović
Branislav Mitrović (GK)
 Croatia (CRO)
Josip Pavić (C, GK)
Damir Burić
Antonio Petković
Luka Lončar
Maro Joković (LH)
Luka Bukić
Marko Macan
Andro Bušlje
Sandro Sukno
Ivan Krapić
Anđelo Šetka
Xavier García (LH)
Marko Bijač (GK)
 Italy (ITA)
Stefano Tempesti (C, GK)
Francesco Di Fulvio
Niccolò Gitto
Pietro Figlioli
Andrea Fondelli
Alessandro Velotto
Alessandro Nora (LH)
Valentino Gallo (LH)
Christian Presciutti
Michaël Bodegas
Matteo Aicardi
Nicholas Presciutti
Marco Del Lungo (GK)
2020 Tokyo
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 Serbia (SRB)
Gojko Pijetlović (GK)
Dušan Mandić (LH)
Nikola Dedović
Sava Ranđelović
Strahinja Rašović
Duško Pijetlović
Đorđe Lazić
Milan Aleksić
Nikola Jakšić
Filip Filipović (C, LH)
Andrija Prlainović
Stefan Mitrović
Branislav Mitrović (GK)
 Greece (GRE)
Emmanouil Zerdevas (GK)
Konstantinos Genidounias
Dimitrios Skoumpakis
Marios Kapotsis
Ioannis Fountoulis (C)
Alexandros Papanastasiou
Georgios Dervisis
Stylianos Argyropoulos
Konstantinos Mourikis
Christodoulos Kolomvos
Konstantinos Gkiouvetsis
Angelos Vlachopoulos
Konstantinos Galanidis (GK)
 Hungary (HUN)
Viktor Nagy (GK)
Dániel Angyal
Krisztián Manhercz
Gergő Zalánki (LH)
Márton Vámos (LH)
Norbert Hosnyánszky
Mátyás Pásztor
Szilárd Jansik
Balázs Erdélyi
Dénes Varga (C)
Tamás Mezei (LH)
Balázs Hárai
Soma Vogel (GK)
2024 Paris
details

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.

Legend
  • Team* – Host team
YearTotalFive-time Olympic medalistFour-time Olympic medalistThree-time Olympic medalist
19000000
19080000
1912100  Belgium: Oscar Grégoire1
1920700  Belgium*: Joseph Pletincx
 Great Britain: Paul Radmilovic, Charles Sydney Smith (GK)
 Sweden: Robert Andersson, Pontus Hanson, Harald Julin, Torsten Kumfeldt
7
192420  Belgium: Joseph Pletincx1  Belgium: Albert Durant1
19280000
19320000
1936400  Belgium: Gérard Blitz
 Germany*: Fritz Gunst
 Hungary: Olivér Halassy, Márton Homonnai
4
19480000
19520000
1956300  Hungary: Dezső Gyarmati, László Jeney (GK), István Szívós Sr.3
196040  Hungary: Dezső Gyarmati, László Jeney (GK)2  Hungary: György Kárpáti, Kálmán Markovits2
19646  Hungary: Dezső Gyarmati1  Hungary: György Kárpáti1  Hungary: Ottó Boros (GK), Tivadar Kanizsa, Mihály Mayer
 Soviet Union: Viktor Ageyev
4
YearTotalFive-time Olympic medalistFour-time Olympic medalistThree-time Olympic medalist
196860  Hungary: Mihály Mayer1  Hungary: András Bodnár, Zoltán Dömötör, László Felkai, János Konrád
 Soviet Union: Vladimir Semyonov
5
197230  Hungary: András Bodnár1  Hungary: Dénes Pócsik
 Soviet Union: Leonid Osipov
2
1976400  Hungary: Ferenc Konrád, Endre Molnár (GK), László Sárosi, István Szívós Jr.4
198050  Hungary: Endre Molnár (GK), István Szívós Jr.2  Hungary: Tamás Faragó
 Soviet Union*: Aleksei Barkalov, Yevgeny Sharonov
3
19840000
19880000
1992100 Unified Team: Yevgeny Sharonov (GK)1
1996100  Croatia: Perica Bukić1
20000000
2004200  Russia: Dmitry Gorshkov, Nikolay Kozlov2
20081000  Hungary: Tibor Benedek, Péter Biros, Tamás Kásás, Gergely Kiss, Tamás Molnár, Zoltán Szécsi (GK)
 Serbia: Aleksandar Ćirić, Aleksandar Šapić, Dejan Savić, Vladimir Vujasinović
10
2012100  Serbia: Vanja Udovičić1
2016400  Serbia: Filip Filipović, Živko Gocić, Duško Pijetlović, Andrija Prlainović4
202070  Serbia: Filip Filipović, Duško Pijetlović, Andrija Prlainović3  Serbia: Milan Aleksić, Dušan Mandić, Stefan Mitrović, Gojko Pijetlović (GK)4
YearTotalFive-time Olympic medalistFour-time Olympic medalistThree-time Olympic medalist

Sources:

By confederation

Last updated: 11 August 2021.

ConfederationNumber of multi-time Olympic medalists
Five-timeFour-timeThree-timeTotal
AfricaCANA0000
AmericasUANA0000
AsiaAASF0000
EuropeLEN1104859
OceaniaOSA0000
Total1104859

By team

Last updated: 11 August 2021.

Legend
  • Team – Defunct team
Men's teamNumber of multi-time OlympiansConfederation
Five-timeFour-timeThree-timeTotal
 Belgium0134Europe – LEN
 Croatia0011Europe – LEN
 Germany0011Europe – LEN
 Great Britain0022Europe – LEN
 Hungary161926Europe – LEN
 Russia0022Europe – LEN
 Serbia031114Europe – LEN
 Soviet Union0044Europe – LEN
 Sweden0044Europe – LEN
Unified Team[d]0011Europe – LEN
Total1104859

By position

Last updated: 11 August 2021.

PositionNumber of multi-time Olympians
Five-timeFour-timeThree-timeTotal
Field player184150
Goalkeeper0279
Total1104859

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]

Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo
RkPlayerBirthHeightMen's teamPosWater polo tournamentsPeriod
(age of
first/last)
MedalsRef
12345GSBT
1Dezső Gyarmati19271.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 HungaryFP1948195219561960196416 years
(20/36)
3115[1]
2György Kárpáti19351.67 m
(5 ft 6 in)
 HungaryFP195219561960196412 years
(17/29)
3014[6]
3László Jeney19231.81 m
(5 ft 11 in)
 HungaryGK194819521956196012 years
(25/37)
2114[7]
4Mihály Mayer19331.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 HungaryFP195619601964196812 years
(22/34)
2024[8]
Filip Filipović19871.96 m
(6 ft 5 in)
 SerbiaFP200820122016202013 years
(21/34)
2024[3]
Duško Pijetlović19851.97 m
(6 ft 6 in)
 SerbiaFP200820122016202013 years
(23/36)
2024[4]
Andrija Prlainović19871.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)
 SerbiaFP200820122016202013 years
(21/34)
2024[5]
8András Bodnár19421.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
 HungaryFP196019641968197212 years
(18/30)
1124[9]
Endre Molnár19451.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 HungaryGK196819721976198012 years
(23/35)
1124[10]
István Szívós Jr.19482.02 m
(6 ft 8 in)
 HungaryFP196819721976198012 years
(20/32)
1124[11]
11Joseph Pletincx1888  BelgiumFP190819121920192416 years
(20/36)
0314[12]
RkPlayerBirthHeightMen's teamPos12345Period
(age of
first/last)
GSBTRef
Water polo tournamentsMedals

Sources:

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.

Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male athletes who won three Olympic medals in water polo
RkPlayerBirthHeightMen's teamPosWater polo tournamentsPeriod
(age of
first/last)
MedalsRef
12345GSBT
12Paul Radmilovic18861.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
 Great BritainFP1908191219201924192820 years
(22/42)
3003[13]
Charles Smith18791.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 Great BritainGK190819121920192416 years
(29/45)
3003[14]
Tibor Benedek19721.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
 HungaryFP1992199620002004200816 years
(20/36)
3003[15]
Péter Biros19761.96 m
(6 ft 5 in)
 HungaryFP200020042008201212 years
(24/36)
3003[16]
Tamás Kásás19762.00 m
(6 ft 7 in)
 HungaryFP1996200020042008201216 years
(20/36)
3003[17]
Gergely Kiss19771.98 m
(6 ft 6 in)
 HungaryFP200020042008201212 years
(22/34)
3003[18]
Tamás Molnár19751.93 m
(6 ft 4 in)
 HungaryFP2000200420088 years
(25/33)
3003[19]
Zoltán Szécsi19771.98 m
(6 ft 6 in)
 HungaryGK200020042008201212 years
(22/34)
3003[20]
20Olivér Halassy19091.55 m
(5 ft 1 in)
 HungaryFP1928193219368 years
(18/27)
2103[21]
Márton Homonnai19061.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 HungaryFP192419281932193612 years
(18/30)
2103[22]
István Szívós Sr.19201.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 HungaryFP1948195219568 years
(27/36)
2103[23]
Aleksei Barkalov19461.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
 Soviet UnionFP196819721976198012 years
(22/34)
2103[24]
Perica Bukić19661.98 m
(6 ft 6 in)
 YugoslaviaFP1984198812 years
(18/30)
2103[25]
 Croatia1996
25Kálmán Markovits19311.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
 HungaryFP1952195619608 years
(20/28)
2013[26]
Ottó Boros19291.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 HungaryGK1956196019648 years
(27/35)
2013[27]
Tivadar Kanizsa19331.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
 HungaryFP1956196019648 years
(23/31)
2013[28]
Milan Aleksić19861.93 m
(6 ft 4 in)
 SerbiaFP2012201620209 years
(26/35)
2013[29]
Dušan Mandić19942.02 m
(6 ft 8 in)
 SerbiaFP2012201620209 years
(18/37)
2013[30]
Stefan Mitrović19881.95 m
(6 ft 5 in)
 SerbiaFP2012201620209 years
(24/33)
2013[31]
Gojko Pijetlović19831.94 m
(6 ft 4 in)
 SerbiaGK2012201620209 years
(29/38)
2013[32]
32Fritz Gunst1908  GermanyFP1928193219368 years
(19/27)
1203[33]
33Leonid Osipov19431.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)
 Soviet UnionFP1964196819728 years
(21/29)
1113[34]
Dénes Pócsik19401.95 m
(6 ft 5 in)
 HungaryFP1964196819728 years
(24/32)
1113[35]
Ferenc Konrád19451.83 m
(6 ft 0 in)
 HungaryFP1968197219768 years
(23/31)
1113[36]
László Sárosi19461.83 m
(6 ft 0 in)
 HungaryFP1968197219768 years
(22/29)
1113[37]
Tamás Faragó19521.94 m
(6 ft 4 in)
 HungaryFP1972197619808 years
(20/27)
1113[38]
Slobodan Nikić19831.97 m
(6 ft 6 in)
 Serbia and MontenegroFP200412 years
(21/33)
1113[39]
 Serbia20122016
39Zoltán Dömötör19351.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
 HungaryFP1960196419688 years
(25/33)
1023[40]
László Felkai19411.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
 HungaryFP1960196419688 years
(19/27)
1023[41]
János Konrád19411.83 m
(6 ft 0 in)
 HungaryFP1960196419688 years
(18/27)
1023[42]
Yevgeny Sharonov19581.89 m
(6 ft 2 in)
 Soviet UnionGK1980198812 years
(21/33)
1023[43]
Unified Team1992
Živko Gocić19821.93 m
(6 ft 4 in)
 SerbiaFP2008201220168 years
(25/33)
1023[44]
44Oscar Grégoire1877  BelgiumFP19001908191212 years
(23/35)
0213[45]
Albert Durant1892  BelgiumGK19121920192412 years
(20/32)
0213[46]
Gérard Blitz1901  BelgiumFP192019241928193616 years
(19/35)
0213[47]
Vladimir Semyonov19381.84 m
(6 ft 0 in)
 Soviet UnionFP1960196419688 years
(22/30)
0213[48]
48Robert Andersson1886  SwedenFP19081912192012 years
(21/33)
0123[49]
Pontus Hanson1884  SwedenFP19081912192012 years
(24/36)
0123[50]
Harald Julin1890  SwedenFP19081912192012 years
(18/30)
0123[51]
Torsten Kumfeldt1886  SwedenGK19081912192012 years
(22/34)
0123[52]
Viktor Ageyev19361.84 m
(6 ft 0 in)
 Soviet UnionFP1956196019648 years
(20/28)
0123[53]
Dmitry Gorshkov19671.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
Unified TeamFP199212 years
(25/37)
0123[54]
 Russia199620002004
Nikolay Kozlov19721.92 m
(6 ft 4 in)
Unified TeamFP199212 years
(20/32)
0123[55]
 Russia199620002004
Aleksandar Ćirić19771.92 m
(6 ft 4 in)
 YugoslaviaFP20008 years
(22/30)
0123[56]
 Serbia and Montenegro2004
 Serbia2008
Aleksandar Šapić19781.88 m
(6 ft 2 in)
 YugoslaviaFP1996200012 years
(18/30)
0123[57]
 Serbia and Montenegro2004
 Serbia2008
Dejan Savić19751.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
 YugoslaviaFP1996200012 years
(21/33)
0123[58]
 Serbia and Montenegro2004
 Serbia2008
Vladimir Vujasinović19731.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)
 YugoslaviaFP1996200012 years
(22/34)
0123[59]
 Serbia and Montenegro2004
 Serbia2008
Vanja Udovičić19821.93 m
(6 ft 4 in)
 Serbia and MontenegroFP20048 years
(21/29)
0123[60]
 Serbia20082012
RkPlayerBirthHeightMen's teamPos12345Period
(age of
first/last)
GSBTRef
Water polo tournamentsMedals

Sources:

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.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male athletes who won three or more Olympic medals in water polo
RkPlayerBirthHeightPosWater polo tournamentsPeriod
(age of
first/last)
MedalsRef
12345GSBT
1Joseph Pletincx1888FP190819121920192416 years
(20/36)
0314[12]
2Oscar Grégoire1877FP19001908191212 years
(23/35)
0213[45]
Albert Durant1892GK19121920192412 years
(20/32)
0213[46]
Gérard Blitz1901FP192019241928193616 years
(19/35)
0213[47]

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
Male athletes who won three or more Olympic medals in water polo
RkPlayerBirthHeightPosWater polo tournamentsPeriod
(age of
first/last)
MedalsRef
12345GSBT
1Perica Bukić19661.98 m
(6 ft 6 in)
FP1984
YUG
1988
YUG
1996
CRO
12 years
(18/30)
2103[25]

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.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male athletes who won three or more Olympic medals in water polo
RkPlayerBirthHeightPosWater polo tournamentsPeriod
(age of
first/last)
MedalsRef
12345GSBT
1Fritz Gunst1908FP1928193219368 years
(19/27)
1203[33]

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.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male athletes who won three or more Olympic medals in water polo
RkPlayerBirthHeightPosWater polo tournamentsPeriod
(age of
first/last)
MedalsRef
12345GSBT
1Paul Radmilovic18861.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
FP1908191219201924192820 years
(22/42)
3003[13]
Charles Smith18791.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
GK190819121920192416 years
(29/45)
3003[14]

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.
Male athletes who won three or more Olympic medals in water polo
RkPlayerBirthHeightPosWater polo tournamentsPeriod
(age of
first/last)
MedalsRef
12345GSBT
1Dezső Gyarmati19271.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
FP1948195219561960196416 years
(20/36)
3115[1]
2György Kárpáti19351.67 m
(5 ft 6 in)
FP195219561960196412 years
(17/29)
3014[6]
3László Jeney19231.81 m
(5 ft 11 in)
GK194819521956196012 years
(25/37)
2114[7]
4Mihály Mayer19331.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
FP195619601964196812 years
(22/34)
2024[8]
5András Bodnár19421.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
FP196019641968197212 years
(18/30)
1124[9]
Endre Molnár19451.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
GK196819721976198012 years
(23/35)
1124[10]
István Szívós Jr.19482.02 m
(6 ft 8 in)
FP196819721976198012 years
(20/32)
1124[11]
8Tibor Benedek19721.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
FP1992199620002004200816 years
(20/36)
3003[15]
Péter Biros19761.96 m
(6 ft 5 in)
FP200020042008201212 years
(24/36)
3003[16]
Tamás Kásás19762.00 m
(6 ft 7 in)
FP1996200020042008201216 years
(20/36)
3003[17]
Gergely Kiss19771.98 m
(6 ft 6 in)
FP200020042008201212 years
(22/34)
3003[18]
Tamás Molnár19751.93 m
(6 ft 4 in)
FP2000200420088 years
(25/33)
3003[19]
Zoltán Szécsi19771.98 m
(6 ft 6 in)
GK200020042008201212 years
(22/34)
3003[20]
14Olivér Halassy19091.55 m
(5 ft 1 in)
FP1928193219368 years
(18/27)
2103[21]
Márton Homonnai19061.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
FP192419281932193612 years
(18/30)
2103[22]
István Szívós Sr.19201.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)
FP1948195219568 years
(27/36)
2103[23]
17Kálmán Markovits19311.78 m
(5 ft 10 in)
FP1952195619608 years
(20/28)
2013[26]
Ottó Boros19291.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
GK1956196019648 years
(27/35)
2013[27]
Tivadar Kanizsa19331.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
FP1956196019648 years
(23/31)
2013[28]
20Dénes Pócsik19401.95 m
(6 ft 5 in)
FP1964196819728 years
(24/32)
1113[35]
Ferenc Konrád19451.83 m
(6 ft 0 in)
FP1968197219768 years
(23/31)
1113[36]
László Sárosi19461.83 m
(6 ft 0 in)
FP1968197219768 years
(22/29)
1113[37]
Tamás Faragó19521.94 m
(6 ft 4 in)
FP1972197619808 years
(20/27)
1113[38]
24Zoltán Dömötör19351.86 m
(6 ft 1 in)
FP1960196419688 years
(25/33)
1023[40]
László Felkai19411.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
FP1960196419688 years
(19/27)
1023[41]
János Konrád19411.83 m
(6 ft 0 in)
FP1960196419688 years
(18/27)
1023[42]
RkPlayerBirthHeightPos12345Period
(age of
first/last)
GSBTRef
Water polo tournamentsMedals

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

  • Men's national team:  Russia
  • Team appearances: 3 (1996–2004)
  • As host team: —
  • Related teams: Soviet Union, Unified Team[d]
  • 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
Male athletes who won three or more Olympic medals in water polo
RkPlayerBirthHeightPosWater polo tournamentsPeriod
(age of
first/last)
MedalsRef
12345GSBT
1Dmitry Gorshkov19671.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
FP1992
EUN
1996
RUS
2000
RUS
2004
RUS
12 years
(25/37)
0123[54]
Nikolay Kozlov19721.92 m
(6 ft 4 in)
FP1992
EUN
1996
RUS
2000
RUS
2004
RUS
12 years
(20/32)
0123[55]

Serbia

  • Men's national team:  Serbia
  • Team appearances: 4 (2008–2020)
  • As host team: —
  • Related teams: Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia[c], Serbia and Montenegro
  • 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
Male athletes who won three or more Olympic medals in water polo
RkPlayerBirthHeightPosWater polo tournamentsPeriod
(age of
first/last)
MedalsRef
12345GSBT
1Filip Filipović19871.96 m
(6 ft 5 in)
FP200820122016202013 years
(21/34)
2024[3]
Duško Pijetlović19851.97 m
(6 ft 6 in)
FP200820122016202013 years
(23/36)
2024[4]
Andrija Prlainović19871.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)
FP200820122016202013 years
(21/34)
2024[5]
4Milan Aleksić19861.93 m
(6 ft 4 in)
FP2012201620209 years
(26/35)
2013[29]
Dušan Mandić19942.02 m
(6 ft 8 in)
FP2012201620209 years
(18/37)
2013[30]
Stefan Mitrović19881.95 m
(6 ft 5 in)
FP2012201620209 years
(24/33)
2013[31]
Gojko Pijetlović19831.94 m
(6 ft 4 in)
GK2012201620209 years
(29/38)
2013[32]
4Slobodan Nikić19831.97 m
(6 ft 6 in)
FP2004
SCG
2012
SRB
2016
SRB
12 years
(21/33)
1113[39]
9Živko Gocić19821.93 m
(6 ft 4 in)
FP2008201220168 years
(25/33)
1023[44]
10Aleksandar Ćirić19771.92 m
(6 ft 4 in)
FP2000
FRY
2004
SCG
2008
SRB
8 years
(22/30)
0123[56]
Aleksandar Šapić19781.88 m
(6 ft 2 in)
FP1996
FRY
2000
FRY
2004
SCG
2008
SRB
12 years
(18/30)
0123[57]
Dejan Savić19751.90 m
(6 ft 3 in)
FP1996
FRY
2000
FRY
2004
SCG
2008
SRB
12 years
(21/33)
0123[58]
Vladimir Vujasinović19731.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)
FP1996
FRY
2000
FRY
2004
SCG
2008
SRB
12 years
(22/34)
0123[59]
Vanja Udovičić19821.93 m
(6 ft 4 in)
FP2004
SCG
2008
SRB
2012
SRB
8 years
(21/29)
0123[60]
RkPlayerBirthHeightPos12345Period
(age of
first/last)
GSBTRef
Water polo tournamentsMedals

Serbia and Montenegro

Notes:

Soviet Union

  • Men's national team:  Soviet Union
  • Team appearances: 9 (1952–1980*, 1988)
  • As host team: 1980*
  • Related teams: Unified Team[d], Russia
  • Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 4
  • Last updated: 1 May 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male athletes who won three or more Olympic medals in water polo
RkPlayerBirthHeightPosWater polo tournamentsPeriod
(age of
first/last)
MedalsRef
12345GSBT
1Aleksei Barkalov19461.80 m
(5 ft 11 in)
FP196819721976198012 years
(22/34)
2103[24]
2Leonid Osipov19431.87 m
(6 ft 2 in)
FP1964196819728 years
(21/29)
1113[34]
3Vladimir Semyonov19381.84 m
(6 ft 0 in)
FP1960196419688 years
(22/30)
0213[48]
Viktor Ageyev19361.84 m
(6 ft 0 in)
FP1956196019648 years
(20/28)
0123[53]

Note:

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.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male athletes who won three or more Olympic medals in water polo
RkPlayerBirthHeightPosWater polo tournamentsPeriod
(age of
first/last)
MedalsRef
12345GSBT
1Robert Andersson1886FP19081912192012 years
(21/33)
0123[49]
Pontus Hanson1884FP19081912192012 years
(24/36)
0123[50]
Harald Julin1890FP19081912192012 years
(18/30)
0123[51]
Torsten Kumfeldt1886GK19081912192012 years
(22/34)
0123[52]

Unified Team

  • Men's national team: Unified Team[d]
  • 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.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • EUN – Unified Team
  • URS – Soviet Union
Male athletes who won three or more Olympic medals in water polo
RkPlayerBirthHeightPosWater polo tournamentsPeriod
(age of
first/last)
MedalsRef
12345GSBT
1Yevgeny Sharonov19581.89 m
(6 ft 2 in)
GK1980
URS
1988
URS
1992
EUN
12 years
(21/33)
1023[43]

Notes:

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

Note:

FR Yugoslavia

Notes:

See also

Notes

References

Sources

Official Reports (IOC)

PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:

Official Results Books (IOC)

PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:

PDF documents on the FINA website:

PDF documents in the Olympic World Library:

PDF documents on the International Olympic Committee website:

Official Reports (FINA)

PDF documents on the FINA website:

Official website (IOC)

Water polo on the International Olympic Committee website:

Olympedia

Water polo on the Olympedia website:

Sports Reference

Water polo on the Sports Reference website:

Todor66

Water polo on the Todor66 website:

External links