This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Netherlands men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Netherlands men's national water polo team has participated in 17 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments.
Abbreviations Apps Appearances Rk Rank Ref Reference Cap No. Water polo cap number Pos Playing position FP Field player GK Goalkeeper ISHOF International Swimming Hall of Fame L/R Handedness L Left-handed R Right-handed Oly debut Olympic debut in water polo (C) Captain p. page pp. pages
Team statistics
Comprehensive results by tournament Notes: Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games. At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested, but only American contestants participated. Currently the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Swimming Federation (FINA) consider the water polo event as part of unofficial program in 1904. Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Legend
– Champions – Runners-up – Third place – Fourth place – The nation did not participate in the Games – Qualified for forthcoming tournament – Hosts
Men's team 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 Years — 4 5 7 5 5 3 5 8 8 7 7 3 6 6 9 10 11 17 Total teams 7 4 6 12 13 14 5 16 18 21 10 16 13 15 16 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Number of appearances Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Legend Year* – As host team
Men's team Apps Recordstreak Activestreak Debut Mostrecent Best finish Confederation 17 7 0 1908 2000 Third place Europe – LEN
Best finishes Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Legend Year* – As host team
Men's team Best finish Apps Confederation Third place (1948, 1976) 17 Europe – LEN
Finishes in the top four Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Legend Year* – As host team
Men's team Total Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place First Last 3 2 (1948, 1976) 1 (1908) 1908 1976
Medal table Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Player statistics Multiple appearances
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 player (in ascending order), respectively.
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 player (in ascending order), respectively.
Top goalscorers
The following table is pre-sorted by number of total goals (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
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 – Hosts Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year CapNo. Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note Ref 1908 Johan Rühl 23 The only goalkeeper in the squad 1920 Leen Hoogendijk 30 Karel Struijs 27 1924 Karel Struijs (2) 31 Starting goalkeeper (Unknown) 1928 Abraham van Olst 30 Starting goalkeeper (Unknown) 1936 Herman Veenstra 24 Joop van Woerkom 24 1948 Joop Rohner 21 Piet Salomons 24 1952 Max van Gelder 27 Starting goalkeeper (Unknown) 1960 Henk Hermsen 23 Ben Kniest 33 1964 1 Henk Hermsen (2) 27 11 Ben Kniest (2) 37 1968 1 Feike de Vries 25 11 Evert Kroon 22 1972 1 Evert Kroon (2) 25 Starting goalkeeper 11 Wim van de Schilde 23 1976 1 Evert Kroon (3) 29 Starting goalkeeperFlag bearer for the Netherlands 11 Alex Boegschoten 20 1980 1 Wouly de Bie 22 11 Ruud Misdorp 28 1984 1 Wouly de Bie (2) 26 13 Ruud Misdorp (2) 32 1992 1 Arie van de Bunt 23 13 Bert Brinkman 24 Year CapNo. Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note Ref
Year CapNo. Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOFmember Note Ref 1996 1 Arie van de Bunt (2) 27 81 154 52.6% Starting goalkeeper 11 Wim Vermeulen 0 0 — 2000 1 Arie van de Bunt (3) 31 65 140 46.4% Starting goalkeeper 3 Wim Vermeulen (2) 0 0 — Sources: Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (pp. 57–61, 67–68); Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 58, 60–61, 79, 83–84, 89, 91).
Top sprinters The following table is pre-sorted by number of total sprints won (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the sprinter (in ascending order), respectively.
* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won, since 2000): 0 Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won, since 2000): 0 Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won, since 2000): 0 Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won, since 2000): 1 Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Abbreviation Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
+ Male players with 5 or more sprints won at the Olympics (statistics since 2000) Rk Sprinter Birth Totalsprintswon Totalsprintscontested Eff % Water polo tournaments(sprints won / contested) Age offirst/last ISHOFmember Note Ref 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bjørn Boom 6 10 60.0% 2000(6/10) 24/24 Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 58, 60–61, 79, 83–84, 89, 91).
Coach statistics
Medals as coach and player 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 winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Ivo Trumbić won the silver medal in 1964 and Yugoslavia's first Olympic gold medal in water polo in 1968. He moved to the Netherlands in 1973, hired as the head coach of the Netherlands men's national water polo team. At the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, he led the Dutch team to win a bronze medal.
Legend Year* – As host team
Rk Person Birth Height Player Head coach Total medals Ref Age Men's team Pos Medal Age Men's team Medal G S B T 1 Ivo Trumbić 29–33 FP 1964 , 1968 41 1976 1 1 1 3
Water polo people at the opening and closing ceremonies 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, three male water polo players were given the honour to carry the flag for the Netherlands.
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Fred van Dorp became the first water polo player to be a flag bearer for the Netherlands at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.
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.
Four-time Olympian Ton Buunk was the flag bearer for the Netherlands during the opening ceremony at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Legend – Opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics – Closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics – Hosts Flag bearer‡ – Flag bearer who won the tournament with his team
+ Water polo people who were flag bearers at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games # Year Country Flag bearer Birth Age Height Team Pos Water polo tournaments Period(age offirst/last) Medals Ref 1 2 3 4 5 G S B T 1 1968 O Netherlands Fred van Dorp 30 FP 1960 1964 1968 8 years(21/30) 0 0 0 0 1 1968 C Netherlands Fred van Dorp 30 FP 1960 1964 1968 8 years(21/30) 0 0 0 0 2 1976 C Netherlands Evert Kroon 29 GK 1968 1972 1976 8 years(22/29) 0 0 1 1 3 1984 O Netherlands Ton Buunk 31 FP 1972 1976 1980 1984 12 years(19/31) 0 0 1 1
See also Netherlands women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics Lists of Olympic water polo records and statistics Netherlands at the Olympics
References
Sources
ISHOF
External links Netherlands men's national water polo team – Official website Olympic water polo – Official website