This article contains lists of various statistics on the United States men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics. The lists are updated as of March 30, 2020.

Abbreviations No. Cap number Rk Rank App Appearance Ref Reference (C) Captain H Handedness L Left-handed R Right-handed Pos Playing position FP Field player GK Goalkeeper CB Center back (2-meter defense) CF Center forward (2-meter offense) D Driver (attacker) U Utility (except goalkeeper) G Goals TG Total goals G/M Goals per match MC Matches coached MP Matches played TMP Total matches played

Basics Men's water polo tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1900. The United States has participated in 22 of 27 tournaments. The United States team is the only non-European squad to win medals in the men's Olympic water polo tournament.

Best results: 1st place ( Gold medal): 1904 St. Louis 2nd place ( Silver medal): 1904 St. Louis 1984 Los Angeles 1988 Seoul 2008 Beijing 3rd place ( Bronze medal): 1904 St. Louis 1924 Paris 1932 Los Angeles 1972 Munich

Latest medal: Silver medal (2nd place): 2008 Beijing

Team Results By tournament

The following table shows results of the United States men's national water polo team at the Olympic Games by tournament.

Games Win % Finish 1900 Paris Did not participate 1904 St. Louis See Water polo at the 1904 Summer Olympics 1908 London Did not participate 1912 Stockholm Did not participate 1920 Antwerp 5 2 0 3 18 19 -1 40.00% 4th of 12 1924 Paris 5 2 0 3 10 11 -1 40.00% 3rd of 13 1928 Amsterdam 3 1 0 2 11 7 +4 33.33% 7th of 14 1932 Los Angeles 4 2 1 1 20 12 +8 50.00% 3rd of 5 1936 Berlin 3 1 0 2 7 8 -1 33.33% 9th of 16 1948 London 3 1 1 1 11 11 0 33.33% 11th of 18 1952 Helsinki 9 5 0 4 35 31 +4 55.56% 4th of 21 1956 Melbourne 6 2 0 4 15 23 -8 33.33% 5th of 10 1960 Rome 7 3 0 4 33 35 -2 42.86% 7th of 16 1964 Tokyo 3 1 0 2 12 9 +3 33.33% 9th of 13 1968 Mexico City 8 5 1 2 49 43 +6 62.50% 5th of 15 1972 Munich 9 6 2 1 50 38 +12 66.67% 3rd of 16 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 1988 Seoul 7 5 0 2 71 56 +15 71.43% 2nd of 12 1992 Barcelona 7 4 0 3 48 38 +10 57.14% 4th of 12 1996 Atlanta 8 5 0 3 67 57 +10 62.50% 7th of 12 2000 Sydney 8 3 0 5 69 68 +1 37.50% 6th of 12 2004 Athens 7 4 0 3 47 50 -3 57.14% 7th of 12 2008 Beijing 7 5 0 2 57 50 +7 71.43% 2nd of 12 2012 London 8 3 0 5 61 70 -9 37.50% 8th of 12 2016 Rio de Janeiro 5 2 0 3 35 35 0 40.00% 10th of 12 Total 129 68 6 55 791 714 +77 52.71% Games Win % Finish

Historical progression – best finish

The following table shows the historical progression of the best finish at the Olympic Games, excluding the medal sweep by U.S. teams at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics.

Best finish Achievement Games Date Duration of record 4th Set record 1920 Antwerp Aug 29, 1920 3rd Broke record 1924 Paris Jul 20, 1924 Tied record 1932 Los Angeles Aug 13, 1932 Tied record 1972 Munich Sep 4, 1972 2nd Broke record 1984 Los Angeles Aug 10, 1984 Tied record 1988 Seoul Oct 1, 1988 Tied record 2008 Beijing Aug 24, 2008

By opponent

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

Continent Medals First Latest 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%

Team Medals First Latest Win % Confederation 0 1984 2012 4 3 0 1 35 26 +9 75.00% OSA 0 1952 1952 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00% LEN ^ 6 1920 1932 7 2 1 4 20 23 -3 28.57% LEN 0 1964 1984 4 4 0 0 33 11 +22 100.00% ASUA 0 1972 1972 1 1 0 0 8 1 +7 100.00% ASUA 0 1988 2008 2 2 0 0 22 11 +11 100.00% AASF ^ 3 1996 2016 7 4 0 3 47 52 -5 57.14% LEN 0 1968 1972 2 1 1 0 13 12 +1 50.00% ASUA † 0 1992 1992 1 1 0 0 9 3 +6 100.00% LEN † 0 1968 1968 1 1 0 0 6 4 +2 100.00% LEN ^ 4 1924 2016 5 3 0 2 29 19 +10 60.00% LEN ^ 3 1932 2008 5 3 1 1 26 20 +6 60.00% LEN ^ 4 1920 2012 4 3 0 1 28 20 +8 75.00% LEN 0 1920 2000 6 5 0 1 61 31 +30 83.33% LEN ^ 15 1928 2012 12 1 0 11 48 90 -42 8.33% LEN ^ 8 1952 2016 8 4 0 4 58 59 -1 50.00% LEN 0 1932 1932 1 1 0 0 10 0 +10 100.00% AASF 0 2004 2004 1 1 0 0 9 6 +3 100.00% AASF 0 1928 1928 1 1 0 0 10 0 +10 100.00% LEN 0 1972 1972 1 1 0 0 7 5 +2 100.00% ASUA 0 2012 2016 2 1 0 1 13 15 -2 50.00% LEN ^ 2 1924 2000 7 5 0 2 43 35 +8 71.43% LEN 0 1952 2012 5 4 0 1 34 25 +9 80.00% LEN ^ 2 2000 2004 2 0 0 2 17 20 -3 0.00% LEN ^ 3 2008 2012 3 1 0 2 18 20 -2 33.33% LEN ^† 1 1996 2004 3 1 0 2 21 25 -4 33.33% LEN ^† 7 1956 1988 4 1 1 2 18 24 -6 25.00% LEN ^ 2 1920 2016 9 4 0 5 62 57 +5 44.44% LEN ^ 3 1920 1952 4 1 0 3 6 19 -13 25.00% LEN 0 1996 1996 1 1 0 0 9 7 +2 100.00% LEN ^† 1 1992 1992 2 0 0 2 9 16 -7 0.00% LEN 0 1936 1948 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 100.00% ASUA ^† 1 1968 1984 3 2 1 0 19 16 +3 66.67% LEN ^† 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 Win % Confederation ^Teams that have won at least one Olympic medal are shown in bold. †Defunct teams are shown in italic.

Victories, ties and defeats

Biggest victory in an Olympic match 10–0 vs. , Aug 8, 1928 10–0 vs. , Aug 7, 1932

Heaviest defeat in an Olympic match 0–7 vs. , Aug 11, 1932 0–7 vs. , Aug 3, 1948

Most victories in an Olympic tournament 6, 1972 Summer Olympics 6, 1984 Summer Olympics

Most matches without defeat in an Olympic tournament 8, 1972 Summer Olympics

Most defeats in an Olympic tournament 5, 2000 Summer Olympics 5, 2012 Summer Olympics

Most matches without victory in an Olympic tournament 5, 2000 Summer Olympics 5, 2012 Summer Olympics

Most ties in an Olympic tournament 2, 1972 Summer Olympics

Most matches without a tie in an Olympic tournament 9, 1952 Summer Olympics

Goals for and against

Most goals for in an Olympic match 18–9 vs. , Sep 26, 1988

Least goals for in an Olympic match 0–5 vs. , Aug 6, 1928 0–7 vs. , Aug 11, 1932 0–7 vs. , Aug 3, 1948 0–4 vs. , Aug 2, 1952

Most goals against in an Olympic match 10–14 vs. , Aug 24, 2008

Least goals against in an Olympic match 7–0 vs. , Aug 24, 1920 5–0 vs. , Aug 28, 1920 10–0 vs. , Aug 8, 1928 10–0 vs. , Aug 7, 1932 7–0 vs. , Jul 30, 1948

Most matches scoring in an Olympic tournament 9, 1972 Summer Olympics

Most matches without scoring in an Olympic tournament 1, 1928 Summer Olympics 1, 1932 Summer Olympics 1, 1948 Summer Olympics 1, 1952 Summer Olympics

Most matches conceding a goal in an Olympic tournament 9, 1952 Summer Olympics 9, 1972 Summer Olympics

Rosters

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.

Games Competitors Returning Olympians Average Finish Number Number % Age Height Weight 1920 Antwerp 11 0 0.00% 4th of 12 1924 Paris 11 1 9.09% 3rd of 13 1928 Amsterdam 11 4 36.36% 7th of 14 1932 Los Angeles 7 1 14.29% 3rd of 5 1936 Berlin 9 6 66.67% 9th of 16 1948 London 8 2 25.00% 11th of 18 1952 Helsinki 10 0 0.00% 4th of 21 1956 Melbourne 10 2 20.00% 5th of 10 1960 Rome 10 4 40.00% 7th of 16 1964 Tokyo 11 2 18.18% 9th of 13 1968 Mexico City 11 4 36.36% 5th of 15 1972 Munich 11 7 63.64% 3rd of 16 1984 Los Angeles 13 0 0.00% 2nd of 12 1988 Seoul 13 5 38.46% 2nd of 12 1992 Barcelona 13 7 53.85% 4th of 12 1996 Atlanta 13 5 38.46% 7th of 12 2000 Sydney 13 6 46.15% 6th of 12 2004 Athens 13 3 23.08% 7th of 12 2008 Beijing 13 7 53.85% 2nd of 12 2012 London 13 10 76.92% 8th of 12 2016 Rio de Janeiro 13 4 30.77% 10th of 12 Games Number Number % Age Height Weight Finish Competitors Returning Olympians Average

Historical progression – returning Olympians The following table shows the historical progression of the record of returning Olympians.

ReturningOlympians Achievement Games Date Duration of record 0 Set record 1920 Antwerp Aug 24, 1920 1 Broke record 1924 Paris Jul 13, 1924 4 Broke record 1928 Amsterdam Aug 6, 1928 6 Broke record 1936 Berlin Aug 8, 1936 7 Broke record 1972 Munich Aug 27, 1972 Tied record 1992 Barcelona Aug 1, 1992 Tied record 2008 Beijing Aug 10, 2008 10 Broke record 2012 London Jul 29, 2012

Historical progression – average age, height and weight The following table shows the historical progression of the record of average age at the Olympic Games.

Average age Achievement Games Date Duration of record Set record 1920 Antwerp Aug 24, 1920 Broke record 1932 Los Angeles Aug 6, 1932 Broke record 1936 Berlin Aug 8, 1936 Broke record 1948 London Jul 30, 1948 The following table shows the historical progression of the record of average height at the Olympic Games.

Average height Achievement Games Date Duration of record Set record 1956 Melbourne Nov 28, 1956 Tied record 1972 Munich Aug 27, 1972 Broke record 1984 Los Angeles Aug 1, 1984 Broke record 1988 Seoul Sep 21, 1988 Broke record 1992 Barcelona Aug 1, 1992 Tied record 1996 Atlanta Jul 20, 1996 Tied record 2000 Sydney Sep 23, 2000 Tied record 2004 Athens Aug 15, 2004 Broke record 2008 Beijing Aug 10, 2008 Broke record 2012 London Jul 29, 2012 Tied record 2016 Rio de Janeiro Aug 6, 2016 The following table shows the historical progression of the record of average weight at the Olympic Games.

Average weight Achievement Games Date Duration of record Set record 1956 Melbourne Nov 28, 1956 Broke record 1968 Mexico City Oct 14, 1968 Broke record 1972 Munich Aug 27, 1972 Broke record 1984 Los Angeles Aug 1, 1984 Broke record 1988 Seoul Sep 21, 1988 Broke record 1992 Barcelona Aug 1, 1992 Tied record 1996 Atlanta Jul 20, 1996 Broke record 2000 Sydney Sep 23, 2000 Broke record 2004 Athens Aug 15, 2004 Broke record 2008 Beijing Aug 10, 2008 Broke record 2012 London Jul 29, 2012 Tied record 2016 Rio de Janeiro Aug 6, 2016

Individual Appearances Most appearances

The following tables are pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), date of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively.

Sixteen athletes have each made at least three Olympic appearances. Tony Azevedo is the first and only American water polo player (man or woman) to have competed in five Olympic Games (2000–2016).

Name Games as player Period Birthdate Age of firstOlympic Age of lastOlympic 1 Tony Azevedo D R 5 2000, 2004, 2008 , 2012, 2016 Nov 21, 1981 2 Wally O'Connor FP 4 1924 , 1928, 1932 , 1936 Aug 25, 1903 Ryan Bailey CF R 4 2000, 2004, 2008 , 2012 Aug 28, 1975 Jesse Smith CB/U R 4 2004, 2008 , 2012, 2016 Apr 27, 1983 5 Ron Crawford D/CF R 3 1960, 1964, 1968 Dec 6, 1939 Stan Cole CF/D R 3 1964, 1968, 1972 Oct 12, 1945 Terry Schroeder CF 3 1984 , 1988 , 1992 Oct 9, 1958 Craig Wilson GK 3 1984 , 1988 , 1992 Feb 5, 1957 Chris Duplanty GK 3 1988 , 1992, 1996 Oct 21, 1965 Mike Evans D 3 1988 , 1992, 1996 Mar 26, 1960 Chris Humbert CF L 3 1992, 1996, 2000 Dec 27, 1969 Wolf Wigo D 3 1996, 2000, 2004 May 8, 1973 Layne Beaubien CB/U R 3 2004, 2008 , 2012 Jul 4, 1976 Jeff Powers CF/CB/U R 3 2004, 2008 , 2012 Jan 21, 1980 Adam Wright D R 3 2004, 2008 , 2012 May 4, 1977 Merrill Moses GK R 3 2008 , 2012, 2016 Aug 13, 1977 Name Games as player Period Birthdate Age of firstOlympic Age of lastOlympic

Six men have each made two Olympic appearances as head coaches of the United States men's national team.

Name Games as head coach Period Birthdate Age of firstOlympic Age of lastOlympic Otto Wahle 2 1920, 1924 Nov 5, 1879 Neil Kohlhase 2 1956, 1960 Urho Saari 2 1952, 1964 Monte Nitzkowski 2 1972 , 1984 Sep 7, 1929 Bill Barnett 2 1988 , 1992 Terry Schroeder 2 2008 , 2012 Oct 9, 1958

Four Americans have each made Olympic appearances as players and as head coaches of the United States men's national team.