This article contains lists of medalists for the United States men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics, and is part of the United States men's Olympic water polo team statistics series. The lists are updated as of October 5, 2019.
Abbreviations No. Cap number Rk Rank Ref Reference 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)
Water polo Olympic medalists
Players The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic medals (in descending order), type of the Olympic medal (in descending order), date of receiving an Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively.
Eighty-seven athletes have won Olympic medals in water polo. Six of them have each won two Olympic medals. Aside from Wally O'Connor, who won medals before World War II, all were members of the men's national team that won consecutive silver medals in 1984 and 1988.
Name Height Games as player Medals 1 Jody Campbell CF 1984 , 1988 0 2 0 2 Peter Campbell CF/U 1984 , 1988 0 2 0 2 Kevin Robertson D L 1984 , 1988 0 2 0 2 Terry Schroeder CF 1984 , 1988 , 1992 0 2 0 2 Craig Wilson GK 1984 , 1988 , 1992 0 2 0 2 6 Wally O'Connor FP 1924 , 1928, 1932 , 1936 0 0 2 2 7 David Bratton 1904 1 0 0 1 Budd Goodwin FP 1904 1 0 0 1 Louis Handley FP 1904 1 0 0 1 David Hesser FP 1904 1 0 0 1 Joe Ruddy FP 1904 1 0 0 1 James Steen 1904 1 0 0 1 George Van Cleaf FP 1904 1 0 0 1 14 Rex Beach 1904 0 1 0 1 David Hammond 1904 0 1 0 1 Charles Healy 1904 0 1 0 1 Frank Kehoe 1904 0 1 0 1 Jerome Steever 1904 0 1 0 1 Edwin Swatek 1904 0 1 0 1 Bill Tuttle 1904 0 1 0 1 Doug Burke D 1984 0 1 0 1 Chris Dorst GK 1984 0 1 0 1 Gary Figueroa D 1984 0 1 0 1 Drew McDonald CB 1984 0 1 0 1 Tim Shaw D 1984 0 1 0 1 John Siman CB 1984 0 1 0 1 Jon Svendsen CB 1984 0 1 0 1 Joe Vargas D 1984 0 1 0 1 James Bergeson D 1988 0 1 0 1 Greg Boyer CF 1988 0 1 0 1 Jeff Campbell CB 1988 , 1992 0 1 0 1 Chris Duplanty GK 1988 , 1992, 1996 0 1 0 1 Mike Evans D 1988 , 1992, 1996 0 1 0 1 Doug Kimbell CB 1988 , 1992 0 1 0 1 Craig Klass CF L 1988 , 1992 0 1 0 1 Alan Mouchawar U 1988 0 1 0 1 Tony Azevedo D R 2000, 2004, 2008 , 2012, 2016 0 1 0 1 Ryan Bailey CF R 2000, 2004, 2008 , 2012 0 1 0 1 Layne Beaubien CB/U R 2004, 2008 , 2012 0 1 0 1 Brandon Brooks GK R 2004, 2008 0 1 0 1 Peter Hudnut CB R 2008 , 2012 0 1 0 1 Tim Hutten CB R 2008 , 2012 0 1 0 1 J. W. Krumpholz CF R 2008 0 1 0 1 Rick Merlo U R 2008 0 1 0 1 Merrill Moses GK R 2008 , 2012, 2016 0 1 0 1 Jeff Powers CF/CB/U R 2004, 2008 , 2012 0 1 0 1 Jesse Smith CB/U R 2004, 2008 , 2012, 2016 0 1 0 1 Peter Varellas D L 2008 , 2012 0 1 0 1 Adam Wright D R 2004, 2008 , 2012 0 1 0 1 50 Gwynne Evans 1904 0 0 1 1 Gus Goessling 1904 0 0 1 1 John Meyers 1904 0 0 1 1 Bill Orthwein 1904 0 0 1 1 Amedee Reyburn 1904 0 0 1 1 Frank Schreiner 1904 0 0 1 1 Manfred Toeppen 1904 0 0 1 1 Art Austin FP 1924 0 0 1 1 Elmer Collett GK 1924 0 0 1 1 Jam Handy FP 1924 0 0 1 1 Oliver Horn FP 1924 0 0 1 1 Fred Lauer GK 1924 , 1936 0 0 1 1 George Mitchell FP 1924 , 1928 0 0 1 1 John Norton FP 1924 0 0 1 1 George Schroth FP 1924 , 1928 0 0 1 1 Herb Vollmer FP 1920, 1924 0 0 1 1 Johnny Weissmuller FP 1924 , 1928 0 0 1 1 Austin Clapp FP 1932 0 0 1 1 Phil Daubenspeck FP 1932 , 1936 0 0 1 1 Charley Finn FP 1932 , 1936 0 0 1 1 Harold McCallister FP 1932 , 1936 0 0 1 1 Cal Strong FP 1932 0 0 1 1 Herb Wildman GK 1932 , 1936 0 0 1 1 Peter Asch FP 1972 0 0 1 1 Steve Barnett GK 1968, 1972 0 0 1 1 Bruce Bradley FP 1968, 1972 0 0 1 1 Stan Cole CF/D R 1964, 1968, 1972 0 0 1 1 Jim Ferguson D 1972 0 0 1 1 Eric Lindroth CF L 1972 0 0 1 1 John Parker FP 1968, 1972 0 0 1 1 Gary Sheerer FP 1968, 1972 0 0 1 1 Jim Slatton GK 1972 0 0 1 1 Russ Webb CB 1968, 1972 0 0 1 1 Barry Weitzenberg FP 1968, 1972 0 0 1 1 Name Height Games as player Medals
Head coaches The following tables are pre-sorted by number of Olympic medals (in descending order), type of the Olympic medal (in descending order), date of receiving an Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively.
Monte Nitzkowski is the first and only man to have won two Olympic medals as the head coach of the United States men's national team.
Name Games as head coach Medals 1 Monte Nitzkowski 1972 , 1984 0 1 1 2 2 Gus Sundstrom 1904 1 0 0 1 3 Alex Meffert 1904 0 1 0 1 Bill Barnett 1988 0 1 0 1 Terry Schroeder 2008 0 1 0 1 6 (Unknown) 1904 0 0 1 1 Otto Wahle 1924 0 0 1 1 Frank Rivas 1932 0 0 1 1
Terry Schroeder is the first and only American (man or woman) to have won medals in the Olympic water polo tournaments both as a player and as a head coach.
Name Games Medals As player As head coach 1 Terry Schroeder 1984 , 1988 , 1992 2008 , 2012 0 3 0 3
Multiple Olympic medalists in water polo, diving and swimming Budd Goodwin is the only American to have won Olympic medals in water polo, diving and swimming.
Name Height Water polo Diving Swimming Medals Year Budd Goodwin 1904 FP 1904 – Plunge for distance 1904 – 4×50 yard freestyle relay1908 – 4×200 meter freestyle relay 2 0 2 4
Multiple Olympic medalists in water polo and diving Aside from Budd Goodwin, Frank Kehoe is the other American to have won Olympic medals in water polo and diving.
Name Height Water polo Diving Medals Year Frank Kehoe 1904 1904 – Platform 0 1 1 2
Multiple Olympic medalists in water polo and swimming The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic medals (in descending order), type of the Olympic medal (in descending order), date of the Olympic water polo tournament (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
Twelve American athletes aside from Budd Goodwin have won Olympic medals in water polo and swimming.
As a member of the 1924 and 1928 U.S. Olympic water polo team, Johnny Weissmuller won five Olympic gold medals in swimming and one bronze medal in water polo.
Tim Shaw is the only American athlete to have won Olympic medals in water polo and swimming after World War II.
Name Height Water polo Swimming Medals Year 1 Johnny Weissmuller 1924 1928 FP 1924 – 100 meter freestyle1924 – 400 meter freestyle1924 – 4×200 meter freestyle relay1928 – 100 meter freestyle1928 – 4×200 meter freestyle relay 5 0 1 6 2 Wally O'Connor 1924 19281932 1936 FP 1924 – 4×200 meter freestyle relay 1 0 2 3 3 Louis Handley 1904 FP 1904 – 4×50 yard freestyle relay 2 0 0 2 Joe Ruddy 1904 FP 1904 – 4×50 yard freestyle relay 2 0 0 2 5 Austin Clapp 1932 FP 1928 – 4×200 meter freestyle relay 1 0 1 2 6 David Hammond 1904 1904 – 4×50 yard freestyle relay 0 2 0 2 Bill Tuttle 1904 1904 – 4×50 yard freestyle relay 0 2 0 2 Tim Shaw 1984 12 D 1976 – 400 meter freestyle 0 2 0 2 9 Gwynne Evans 1904 1904 – 4×50 yard freestyle relay 0 0 2 2 Bill Orthwein 1904 1904 – 4×50 yard freestyle relay 0 0 2 2 Amedee Reyburn 1904 1904 – 4×50 yard freestyle relay 0 0 2 2 Jam Handy 1924 FP 1904 – 440 yard breaststroke 0 0 2 2
See also United States men's Olympic water polo team statistics United States men's Olympic water polo team statistics (appearances) United States men's Olympic water polo team statistics (matches played) United States men's Olympic water polo team statistics (scorers) United States men's Olympic water polo team statistics (goalkeepers) List of United States men's Olympic water polo team rosters United States men's Olympic water polo team results United States men's national water polo team
References
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