This is a list of male players who have been named in the national water polo team squad in at least three or four Olympic tournaments since the inaugural official edition in 1900.

Abbreviations Apps Appearances Rk Rank Ref Reference ISHOF International Swimming Hall of Fame Pos Playing position FP Field player GK Goalkeeper (C) Captain p. page pp. pages

Overall multi-time Olympians As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, 87 male players have been named in the national water polo team squad in four or more men's Olympic tournaments.

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: 27 July 2021.

Legend Team* – Host team

Year Total Six-time Olympian Five-time Olympian Four-time Olympian 1900 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 1908 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 1912 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 1920 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 1924 3 — 0 — 0 : Joseph Pletincx: Paul Radmilovic, Charles Smith (GK) 3 1928 1 — 0 : Paul Radmilovic 1 — 0 1932 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 1936 4 — 0 — 0 : Gérard Blitz: Henri Padou: Márton Homonnai: Wally O'Connor 4 1948 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 1952 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 1956 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 1960 2 — 0 — 0 : Dezső Gyarmati, László Jeney (GK) 2 1964 2 — 0 : Dezső Gyarmati 1 : György Kárpáti 1 1968 1 — 0 — 0 : Mihály Mayer 1 1972 4 — 0 — 0 : András Bodnár: Franco Lavoratori, Eraldo Pizzo: Mirko Sandić 4 Year Total Six-time Olympian Five-time Olympian Four-time Olympian 1976 1 — 0 — 0 : Ozren Bonačić 1 1980 6 — 0 — 0 : Oscar Periche (GK): Endre Molnár (GK), István Szívós Jr.: Alberto Alberani (GK), Gianni De Magistris*: Aleksei Barkalov 6 1984 3 — 0 : Gianni De Magistris 1 : Peter Montgomery: Ton Buunk 2 1988 2 — 0 — 0 : Andrew Kerr: Armando Fernández 2 1992 3 — 0 — 0 : Peter Röhle (GK): Kyriakos Giannopoulos*: Manuel Estiarte 3 1996 4 — 0 : Manuel Estiarte 1 : George Mavrotas, Anastasios Papanastasiou: Jordi Sans 3 2000 7 : Manuel Estiarte 1 : George Mavrotas: Jordi Sans 2 : Filippos Kaiafas: Pedro García, Salvador Gómez, Jesús Rollán (GK) 4 2004 10 — 0 : Salvador Gómez, Jesús Rollán (GK) 2 : Dubravko Šimenc*: Konstantinos Loudis: Tibor Benedek: Carlo Silipo: Dmitry Gorshkov, Nikolay Kozlov: Daniel Ballart, Sergi Pedrerol 8 Year Total Six-time Olympian Five-time Olympian Four-time Olympian 2008 11 — 0 : Tibor Benedek 1 : Igor Hinić: Georgios Afroudakis: Tamás Kásás: Alberto Angelini, Fabio Bencivenga, Alessandro Calcaterra: Aleksandar Šapić, Dejan Savić, Vladimir Vujasinović: Ángel Andreo (GK) 10 2012 17 — 0 : Igor Hinić: Georgios Afroudakis: Tamás Kásás 3 : Thomas Whalan, Gavin Woods: Samir Barać, Frano Vićan (GK): Theodoros Chatzitheodorou, Nikolaos Deligiannis (GK): Péter Biros, Gergely Kiss, Zoltán Szécsi (GK): Stefano Tempesti (GK): Nikolay Maksimov (GK): Iván Pérez: Tony Azevedo, Ryan Bailey 14 2016 9 — 0 : Stefano Tempesti (GK): Tony Azevedo 2 : Damir Burić, Xavier García: Christos Afroudakis: Pietro Figlioli: Predrag Jokić: Guillermo Molina: Jesse Smith 7 2020 15 — 0 : Xavier García: Pietro Figlioli: Jesse Smith 3 : Richie Campbell, Rhys Howden: Andro Bušlje, Maro Joković: Norbert Hosnyánszky, Dénes Varga: Draško Brguljan, Aleksandar Ivović: Filip Filipović, Duško Pijetlović, Andrija Prlainović: Felipe Perrone 12 Year Total Six-time Olympian Five-time Olympian Four-time Olympian

By confederation Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Confederation Number of multi-time Olympians Six-time Five-time Four-time Total Africa – CANA 0 0 0 0 Americas – UANA 0 2 3 5 Asia – AASF 0 0 1 1 Europe – LEN 1 14 60 75 Oceania – OSA 0 0 6 6 Total 1 16 70 87

By team Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend Team† – Defunct team

Men's team Number of multi-time Olympians Confederation Six-time Five-time Four-time Total 0 0 6 6 Oceania – OSA 0 0 2 2 Europe – LEN 0 2 6 8 Europe – LEN 0 0 1 1 Americas – UANA 0 0 1 1 Europe – LEN 0 0 1 1 Europe – LEN 0 1 1 2 Europe – LEN 0 2 7 9 Europe – LEN 0 3 12 15 Europe – LEN 0 3 7 10 Europe – LEN 0 0 1 1 Asia – AASF 0 0 3 3 Europe – LEN 0 0 1 1 Europe – LEN 0 0 2 2 Europe – LEN 0 0 6 6 Europe – LEN † 0 0 1 1 Europe – LEN 1 3 7 11 Europe – LEN 0 2 2 4 Americas – UANA † 0 0 1 1 Europe – LEN † 0 0 2 2 Europe – LEN Total 1 16 70 87

By position Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Position Number of multi-time Olympians Six-time Five-time Four-time Total Field player 1 14 59 74 Goalkeeper 0 2 11 13 Total 1 16 70 87

Five-time Olympians

Multi-time Olympians by team The following tables are 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.

Legend Year* – As host team Team† – Defunct team

Argentina Men's national team: Team appearances: 4 (1928, 1948–1952, 1960) As host team: — Number of five-time Olympians: 0 Number of four-time Olympians: 0 Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Australia Men's national team: Team appearances: 17 (1948–1964, 1972–1992, 2000*–2020) As host team: 1956*, 2000* * Number of five-time Olympians: 0 Number of four-time Olympians: 6 Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend – Hosts

+ Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics Apps Player Birth Pos Water polo tournaments Age offirst/last ISHOFmember Note Ref 1 2 3 4 5 4 Peter Montgomery FP 1972 1976 1980 1984 22/34 2013 Andrew Kerr FP 1976 1980 1984 1988 22/34 Gavin Woods FP 2000 2004 2008 2012 22/34 Thomas Whalan FP 2000 2004 2008 2012 19/31 Rhys Howden FP 2008 2012 2016 2020 21/34 Richie Campbell FP 2008 2012 2016 2020 20/33 Note: Pietro Figlioli is listed in section Italy.

Austria Men's national team: Team appearances: 3 (1912, 1936, 1952) As host team: — Number of four-time Olympians: 0 Number of three-time Olympians: 0 Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Belgium Men's national team: Team appearances: 11 (1900, 1908–1928, 1936–1952, 1960–1964) As host team: 1920* * Number of five-time Olympians: 0 Number of four-time Olympians: 2 Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend – Hosts

+ Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics Apps Player Birth Pos Water polo tournaments Age offirst/last ISHOFmember Note Ref 1 2 3 4 5 4 Joseph Pletincx FP 1908 1912 1920 1924 20/36 1988 Gérard Blitz FP 1920 1924 1928 1936 19/35 1990

Brazil Men's national team: Team appearances: 8 (1920, 1932, 1952, 1960–1968, 1984, 2016*) As host team: 2016* * Number of four-time Olympians: 0 Number of three-time Olympians: 3 Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend and abbreviation – Hosts BRA – Brazil SRB – Serbia

+ Male athletes who competed in water polo at three or more Olympics Apps Player Birth Pos Water polo tournaments Age offirst/last ISHOFmember Note Ref 1 2 3 4 5 3 Márvio dos Santos FP 1952 1960 1964 18/30 João Gonçalves FP 1960 1964 1968 25/33 Slobodan Soro GK 2008SRB 2012SRB 2016BRA 29/37

Bulgaria Men's national team: Team appearances: 2 (1972, 1980) As host team: — Number of four-time Olympians: 0 Number of three-time Olympians: 0 Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Canada Men's national team: Team appearances: 4 (1972–1976*, 1984, 2008) As host team: 1976* * Number of four-time Olympians: 0 Number of three-time Olympians: 0 Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Chile Men's national team: Team appearances: 1 (1948) As host team: — Number of four-time Olympians: 0 Number of three-time Olympians: 0 Last updated: 27 July 2021.

China Men's national team: Team appearances: 3 (1984–1988, 2008*) As host team: 2008* Number of four-time Olympians: 0 Number of three-time Olympians: 0 Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Croatia Men's national team: Team appearances: 7 (1996–2020) As host team: — Related team: Yugoslavia† * Number of six-time Olympians: 0 Number of five-time Olympians: 2 Number of four-time Olympians: 6 Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Abbreviation CRO – Croatia ESP – Spain YUG – Yugoslavia

+ Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics Apps Player Birth Pos Water polo tournaments Age offirst/last ISHOFmember Note Ref 1 2 3 4 5 5 Igor Hinić FP 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 20/36 Xavier García FP 2004ESP 2008ESP 2012ESP 2016CRO 2020 20/37 4 Dubravko Šimenc FP 1988YUG 1996CRO 2000CRO 2004CRO 21/37 Flag bearer for Croatia (2004) Samir Barać FP 2000 2004 2008 2012 26/38 Frano Vićan GK 2000 2004 2008 2012 24/36 Damir Burić FP 2004 2008 2012 2016 23/35 Andro Bušlje FP 2008 2012 2016 2020 22/35 Flag bearer for Croatia (2020) Maro Joković FP 2008 2012 2016 2020 20/33

Cuba Men's national team: Team appearances: 5 (1968–1980, 1992) As host team: — Number of five-time Olympians: 0 Number of four-time Olympians: 1 Last updated: 27 July 2021.

+ Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics Apps Player Birth Pos Water polo tournaments Age offirst/last ISHOFmember Note Ref 1 2 3 4 5 4 Oscar Periche GK 1968 1972 1976 1980 18/30 Note: Iván Pérez is listed in section Spain.

Czechoslovakia Men's national team: † Team appearances: 5 (1920–1928, 1936, 1992) As host team: — Related team: Slovakia Number of five-time Olympians: 0 Number of four-time Olympians: 0 Last updated: 27 July 2021.

East Germany Men's national team: † Team appearances: 1 (1968) As host team: — Related teams: Germany, United Team of Germany† Number of four-time Olympians: 0 Number of three-time Olympians: 0 Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Egypt Men's national team: Team appearances: 6 (1948–1952, 1960–1968, 2004) As host team: — * Number of four-time Olympians: 0 Number of three-time Olympians: 2 Last updated: 27 July 2021.

+ Male athletes who competed in water polo at three or more Olympics Apps Player Birth Pos Water polo tournaments Age offirst/last ISHOFmember Note Ref 1 2 3 4 5 3 Abdel Aziz Khalifa FP 1948 1952 1960 22–23/34–35 Dorri El-Said FP 1948 1952 1960 21/33

France Men's national team: Team appearances: 11 (1900*, 1912–1928, 1936–1948, 1960, 1988–1992, 2016) As host team: 1900*, 1924* * Number of five-time Olympians: 0 Number of four-time Olympians: 1 Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend – Hosts

+ Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics Apps Player Birth Pos Water polo tournaments Age offirst/last ISHOFmember Note Ref 1 2 3 4 5 4 Henri Padou FP 1920 1924 1928 1936 22/38 1970

Germany Men's national team: Team appearances: 9 (1900, 1928–1936*, 1952, 1992–1996, 2004–2008) As host team: 1936* Related teams: United Team of Germany†, East Germany†, West Germany† Number of five-time Olympians: 0 Number of four-time Olympians: 1 Last updated: 8 March 2021.

Legend and abbreviation – Hosts FRG – West Germany GER – Germany

+ Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics Apps Player Birth Pos Water polo tournaments Age offirst/last ISHOFmember Note Ref 1 2 3 4 5 4 Peter Röhle GK 1976FRG 1984FRG 1988FRG 1992GER 19/35

Great Britain Men's national team: Team appearances: 11 (1900, 1908*–1928, 1936–1956, 2012*) As host team: 1908*, 1948*, 2012* * Number of six-time Olympians: 0 Number of five-time Olympians: 1 Number of four-time Olympians: 1 Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend – Hosts

+ Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics Apps Player Birth Pos Water polo tournaments Age offirst/last ISHOFmember Note Ref 1 2 3 4 5 5 Paul Radmilovic FP 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 22/42 1967 4 Charles Smith GK 1908 1912 1920 1924 29/45 1981 Flag bearer for Great Britain (1912)

Greece Men's national team: Team appearances: 16 (1920–1924, 1948, 1968–1972, 1980–2020) As host team: 2004* * Number of six-time Olympians: 0 Number of five-time Olympians: 2 Number of four-time Olympians: 7 Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend – Hosts