This is a list of male goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.

Abbreviations GK Goalkeeper Rk Rank Ref Reference ISHOF International Swimming Hall of Fame (C) Captain p. page pp. pages

Winning 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. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend and abbreviation – Olympic winning streak (winning three or more Olympic titles in a row) – Winning all matches during the tournament – Host team Team† – Defunct team Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

+ Winning goalkeepers by tournament Year Winning team Cap Goalkeeper Birth Age Height Saves Shots Eff % Note Ref 1900 (1st title) William Henry The only GK 1904 Water polo was an unofficial sport 1908 (2nd title) Charles Smith rowspan="34" rowspan="34" rowspan="34" The only GK 1912 (3rd title) Charles Smith (2) The only GK 1920 (4th title) Charles Smith (3) The only GK 1924 (1st title) Paul Dujardin The only GK 1928 (1st title) Johann Blank Erich Rademacher 1932 (1st title) István Barta György Bródy 1936 (2nd title) György Bródy (2) Starting GK György Kutasi 1948 (1st title) Pasquale Buonocore Starting GK (Unknown) 1952 (3rd title) Róbert Antal László Jeney Starting GK 1956 (4th title) Ottó Boros Starting GK László Jeney (2) 1960 (2nd title) Dante Rossi Starting GK Brunello Spinelli 1964 (5th title) Miklós Ambrus Ottó Boros (2) Starting GK 1968 † (1st title) 1 Karlo Stipanić 11 Zdravko Hebel 1972 † (1st title) 1 Vadim Gulyayev 11 Viacheslav Sobchenko 1976 (6th title) 1 Endre Molnár 11 Tibor Cservenyák 1980 (2nd title) 1 Yevgeny Sharonov 11 Viacheslav Sobchenko (2) 1984 † (2nd title) 1 Milorad Krivokapić Starting GK 13 Andrija Popović 1988 † (3rd title) 1 Aleksandar Šoštar Starting GK 13 Renco Posinković 1992 (3rd title) 1 Francesco Attolico Starting GK 13 Gianni Averaimo 1996 (1st title) 1 Jesús Rollán 62 110 56.4% Starting GK 4 Ángel Andreo 0 0 — 2000 (7th title) 1 Zoltán Kósz 58 112 51.8% Starting GK 10 Zoltán Szécsi 6 9 66.7% 2004 (8th title) 1 Zoltán Szécsi (2) 40 75 53.3% Starting GK 10 István Gergely 8 12 66.7% 2008 (9th title) 1 Zoltán Szécsi (3) 42 83 50.6% Starting GK 13 István Gergely (2) 24 38 63.2% 2012 (1st title) 1 Josip Pavić 85 121 70.2% Starting GK 13 Frano Vićan 10 16 62.5% 2016 (1st title) 1 Gojko Pijetlović 14 21 66.7% 13 Branislav Mitrović 60 119 50.4% Starting GK Year Winning team Cap Goalkeeper Birth Age Height Saves Shots Eff % Note Ref Sources: Official Reports (PDF): 1908 (pp. 360–361), 1912 (pp. 1022, 1024, 1033), 1920 (p. 130), 1924 (pp. 488, 490, 492), 1928 (pp. 803–804, 806), 1932 (pp. 646, 649–650), 1936 (pp. 347, 349, 355), 1948 (pp. 643, 645–646), 1952 (pp. 602–603, 606–608), 1956 (pp. 625–626), 1960 (pp. 618–619, 627–628, 631), 1964 (pp. 685, 687, 691, 694–695, 698), 1968 (pp. 812, 814, 816–817, 819, 822, 824, 826), 1972 (pp. 358–359, 363–365), 1976 (pp. 487, 489, 491–492), 1980 (pp. 497, 500–502), 1984 (pp. 528–533), 1988 (pp. 593–595, 597), 1992 (pp. 391–395, 399–400), 1996 (pp. 57–61, 70–71, 73); Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45, 50, 55, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90), 2004 (pp. 207–208), 2008 (pp. 202–203), 2012 (pp. 471–472), 2016 (pp. 131–132).

Records and statistics

Multiple appearances

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 goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, 52 male goalkeepers have been named in the national water polo team in three or more Olympic tournaments.

Legend Team* – Host team

Year Total Five-time Olympian (GK) Four-time Olympian (GK) Three-time Olympian (GK) 1900 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 1908 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 1912 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 1920 2 — 0 — 0 : Charles Smith: Torsten Kumfeldt 2 1924 2 — 0 : Charles Smith 1 : Albert Durant 1 1928 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 1932 1 — 0 — 0 : István Barta 1 1936 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 1948 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 1952 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 1956 3 — 0 — 0 : László Jeney: Juraj Amšel, Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić 3 1960 3 — 0 : László Jeney 1 United Team of Germany: Emil Bildstein: Boris Goykhman 2 1964 1 — 0 — 0 : Ottó Boros 1 1968 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 1972 3 — 0 — 0 : Michael Withers*: Hans Hoffmeister: Karlo Stipanić 3 Year Total Five-time Olympian (GK) Four-time Olympian (GK) Three-time Olympian (GK) 1976 4 — 0 — 0 : Oscar Periche: Endre Molnár: Alberto Alberani: Evert Kroon 4 1980 3 — 0 : Oscar Periche: Endre Molnár Italy: Alberto Alberani 3 — 0 1984 1 — 0 — 0 : Umberto Panerai 1 1988 1 — 0 — 0 : Peter Röhle 1 1992 4 — 0 : Peter Röhle 1 : Glenn Townsend Unified Team: Yevgeny Sharonov: Craig Wilson 3 1996 5 — 0 — 0 : Ingo Borgmann: Evangelos Patras: Péter Kuna: Jesús Rollán*: Christopher Duplanty 5 2000 5 — 0 : Jesús Rollán 1 : Zoltán Kósz: Francesco Attolico: Arie van de Bunt: Aleksandar Šoštar 4 2004 3 : Jesús Rollán 1 — 0 : Nikolay Maksimov: Ángel Andreo 2 Year Total Five-time Olympian (GK) Four-time Olympian (GK) Three-time Olympian (GK) 2008 9 — 0 : Ángel Andreo 1 : Rafael Sterk: Frano Vićan: Alexander Tchigir: Nikolaos Deligiannis, Georgios Reppas: István Gergely, Zoltán Szécsi: Stefano Tempesti 8 2012 7 — 0 : Frano Vićan: Nikolaos Deligiannis: Zoltán Szécsi: Stefano Tempesti: Nikolay Maksimov 5 : Alexandr Shvedov: Denis Šefik 2 2016 7 : Stefano Tempesti 1 — 0 : James Stanton*: Slobodan Soro: Josip Pavić: Miloš Šćepanović: Iñaki Aguilar: Merrill Moses 6 2020 4 — 0 — 0 : Joel Dennerley: Viktor Nagy: Gojko Pijetlović: Daniel López 4 Year Total Five-time Olympian (GK) Four-time Olympian (GK) Three-time Olympian (GK)

Four-time Olympians 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 goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Thirteen male goalkeepers have been named in the national water polo tea in four or more Olympic tournaments between 1900 and 2016 inclusive.

Legend and abbreviation – Hosts Apps – Appearances

+ Male goalkeepers who have been named in the national team in four or more Olympic tournaments Apps Goalkeeper Birth Height Men's team Water polo tournaments Period(age offirst/last) Medals Ref 1 2 3 4 5 G S B T 5 Jesús Rollán 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 16 years(20/36) 1 1 0 2 Stefano Tempesti 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 16 years(21/37) 0 1 1 2 4 Charles Smith 1908 1912 1920 1924 16 years(29/45) 3 0 0 3 László Jeney 1948 1952 1956 1960 12 years(25/37) 2 1 1 4 Endre Molnár 1968 1972 1976 1980 12 years(23/35) 1 1 2 4 Alberto Alberani 1968 1972 1976 1980 12 years(21/33) 0 1 0 1 Oscar Periche 1968 1972 1976 1980 12 years(18/30) 0 0 0 0 Peter Röhle 1976 1984 1988 16 years(19/35) 0 0 1 1 1992 Ángel Andreo 1996 2000 2004 2008 12 years(23/35) 1 0 0 1 Nikolay Maksimov 1996 2000 2004 16 years(23/39) 0 1 1 2 2012 Frano Vićan 2000 2004 2008 2012 12 years(24/36) 1 0 0 1 Nikolaos Deligiannis 2000 2004 2008 2012 12 years(24/35) 0 0 0 0 Zoltán Szécsi 2000 2004 2008 2012 12 years(22/34) 3 0 0 3 Apps Goalkeeper Birth Height Men's team 1 2 3 4 5 Period(age offirst/last) G S B T Ref Water polo tournaments Medals

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 goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

As of 2016, eight male goalkeepers have won three or more Olympic medals in water polo.

Legend – Hosts

+ Male goalkeepers who have won three or more Olympic medals in water polo Rk Goalkeeper Birth Height Men's team Water polo tournaments Period(age offirst/last) Medals Ref 1 2 3 4 5 G S B T 1 László Jeney 1948 1952 1956 1960 12 years(25/37) 2 1 1 4 2 Endre Molnár 1968 1972 1976 1980 12 years(23/35) 1 1 2 4 3 Charles Smith 1908 1912 1920 1924 16 years(29/45) 3 0 0 3 Zoltán Szécsi 2000 2004 2008 2012 12 years(22/34) 3 0 0 3 5 Ottó Boros 1956 1960 1964 8 years(27/35) 2 0 1 3 6 Yevgeny Sharonov 1980 1988 12 years(21/33) 1 0 2 3 Unified Team 1992 7 Albert Durant 1912 1920 1924 12 years(20/32) 0 2 1 3 8 Torsten Kumfeldt 1908 1912 1920 12 years(22/34) 0 1 2 3 Rk Goalkeeper Birth Height Men's team 1 2 3 4 5 Period(age offirst/last) G S B T Ref Water polo tournaments Medals

Multiple gold medalists

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), number of Olympic bronze medals (in descending order), year of receiving the last Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), year of receiving the first Olympic gold medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 1 April 2021.

As of 2016, seven male goalkeepers have won two or more Olympic gold medals in water polo.

Legend – Hosts

+ Male goalkeepers who won two or more Olympic gold medals in water polo Rk Goalkeeper Birth Height Men's team Water polo tournaments Period(age offirst/last) Medals Ref 1 2 3 4 5 G S B T 1 Charles Smith 1908 1912 1920 1924 16 years(29/45) 3 0 0 3 Zoltán Szécsi 2000 2004 2008 2012 12 years(22/34) 3 0 0 3 3 László Jeney 1948 1952 1956 1960 12 years(25/37) 2 1 1 4 4 Ottó Boros 1956 1960 1964 8 years(27/35) 2 0 1 3 5 György Bródy 1932 1936 4 years(24/28) 2 0 0 2 Viacheslav Sobchenko 1972 1980 8 years(23/31) 2 0 0 2 István Gergely 2000 8 years(24/32) 2 0 0 2 2004 2008 Rk Goalkeeper Birth Height Men's team 1 2 3 4 5 Period(age offirst/last) G S B T Ref Water polo tournaments Medals

Most saves One match

One tournament

All-time

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, six male water polo goalkeepers were given the honour.

On 6 July 1912, Charles Smith of Great Britain carried the national flag at the opening ceremony of the 1912 Games in Stockholm, becoming the first water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics. Seven days later, He won his second Olympic gold medal with his teammates.

Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić, representing Yugoslavia, was the flag bearer during the opening ceremony at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.

After winning bronze in the men's tournament, Evert Kroon, the starting goalkeeper of the Dutch water polo team, carried the national flag of the Netherlands at the closing ceremony of the 1976 Montreal Olympics.

Forty years later, Josip Pavić of Croatia was the flag bearer during the opening ceremony at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the first water polo goalkeeper to be given the honour in the 21st century.

Legend – Opening ceremony of the 1912 Summer Olympics – Closing ceremony of the 1976 Summer Olympics – Hosts Flag bearer‡ – Flag bearer who won the tournament with his team