Australia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

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This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Australia men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.

The Australia men's national water polo team has participated in 17 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments.[1]

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[]

See also: National team appearances in the men's Olympic water polo tournament

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 water polo event as part of unofficial program in 1904.
  • Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Legend
  •  1  – Champions
  •  2  – Runners-up
  •  3  – Third place
  •  4  – Fourth place
  •   – Qualified but were not allowed to compete
  •  —  – The nation did not participate in the Games
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
  •     – Hosts
Men's team[1] 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
 Australia — — 18 19 9 15 10 [a] 12 11 7 5 8 5 8 9 8 7 9 Q 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: 27 July 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Men's team[1] Apps Record
streak		 Active
streak		 Debut Most
recent		 Best finish Confederation
 Australia 17 6 6 1948 2020 Fifth place Oceania – OSA

Best finishes[]

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Men's team[1] Best finish Apps Confederation
 Australia Fifth place (1984, 1992) 17 Oceania – OSA

Finishes in the top four[]

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Men's team[1] Total Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place First Last
 Australia 0 — —

Medal table[]

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Australia (AUS)0000

Player statistics[]

Multiple appearances[]

See also: List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments

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.

  • 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 of
first/last		 ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
1 2 3 4 5
4 Peter Montgomery 1950 FP 1972 1976 1980 1984 22/34 2013 [2]
Andrew Kerr 1954 FP 1976 1980 1984 1988 22/34 [3]
Gavin Woods 1978 FP 2000 2004 2008 2012 22/34 [4]
Thomas Whalan 1980 FP 2000 2004 2008 2012 19/31 [5]
Rhys Howden 1987 FP 2008 2012 2016 2020 21/34 [6]
Richie Campbell 1987 FP 2008 2012 2016 2020 20/33 [7]

Note:

Top goalscorers[]

See also: List of men's Olympic water polo tournament 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.

  • Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 1
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 3
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics
Rk Player Birth L/R Total
goals		 Water polo tournaments
(goals)		 Age of
first/last		 ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
1 2 3 4 5
1 Charles Turner 1952 Right 50 1976
(15)		 1980
(17)		 1984
(18)		 23/31 [8]
2 Christopher Wybrow 1961 36 1984
(15)		 1988
(10)		 1992
(11)		 22/30 [9]
3 Geoffrey Clark 1969 32 1988
(14)		 1992
(18)		 19/23 [10]
Thomas Whalan 1980 Right 32 2000
(3)		 2004
(14)		 2008
(7)		 2012
(8)		 19/31 [11]

Sources:

  • Official Reports (PDF): 1948–1964, 1972–1992;
  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 48, 52, 56, 65–66, 71, 73, 76), 2004 (pp. 187–188), 2008 (pp. 181–182), 2012 (pp. 468–469), 2016 (pp. 103–104).

Note:

Goalkeepers[]

See also: List of men's Olympic water polo tournament 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: 27 July 2021.

Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.		 Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
1948 Ben Dalley 1916 32 Starting goalkeeper [12]
(Unknown)
1952 Doug Laing 1931 21 Starting goalkeeper [13]
(Unknown)
1956 Doug Laing (2) 1931 25 [13]
Bill McCabe 1935 21 [14]
1960 Michael Withers 1938 22 Starting goalkeeper [15]
(Unknown)
1964 1 Michael Withers (2) 1938 26 Starting goalkeeper [15]
(Unknown)
1972 1 Michael Withers (3) 1938 34 [15]
13 Bill Tilley 1938 33 [16]
1976 1 Paul Williams 1955 21 [17]
11 Rodney Woods 1954 21 [18]
1980 1 Michael Turner 1951 29 [19]
11 Andrew Steward 1954 25 [20]
1984 1 Michael Turner (2) 1951 33 [19]
13 Glenn Townsend 1962 22 [21]
1988 1 Glenn Townsend (2) 1962 26 [21]
13 Donald Cameron 1954 34 [22]
1992 1 Glenn Townsend (3) 1962 30 [21]
9 Guy Newman 1969 23 [23]
Year Cap
No.		 Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
Year Cap
No.		 Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
2000 1 Eddie Denis 1970 29 56 107 52.3% Starting goalkeeper [24]
13 Rafael Sterk 1978 22 8 18 44.4% [25]
2004 1 James Stanton 1983 21 57 108 52.8% Starting goalkeeper [26]
13 Rafael Sterk (2) 1978 26 1 3 33.3% [25]
2008 1 James Stanton (2) 1983 25 48 109 44.0% Starting goalkeeper [26]
13 Rafael Sterk (3) 1978 30 5 9 55.6% [25]
2012 1 Joel Dennerley 1987 25 51 104 49.0% Starting goalkeeper [27]
13 James Clark 1991 21 15 36 41.7% [28]
2016 1 Joel Dennerley (2) 1987 29 29 51 56.9% [27]
13 James Stanton (3) 1983 33 22 40 55.0% [26]
2020 1 Anthony Hrysanthos 1995 25 [29]
13 Joel Dennerley (3) 1987 34 [27]
Year Cap
No.		 Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member		 Note Ref

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 48, 52, 56, 65–66, 71, 73, 76), 2004 (pp. 187–188), 2008 (pp. 181–182), 2012 (pp. 468–469), 2016 (pp. 103–104).

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): 1
  • Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won, since 2000): 0
  • Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won, since 2000): 2
  • Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won, since 2000): 0
  • Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
Male players with 5 or more sprints won at the Olympics (statistics since 2000)
Rk Sprinter Birth Total
sprints
won		 Total
sprints
contested		 Eff % Water polo tournaments
(sprints won / contested)		 Age of
first/last		 ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
1 2 3 4 5
1 Rhys Howden 1987 42 49 85.7% 2008
(5/6)		 2012
(19/24)		 2016
(18/19)		 21/29 [6]
2 Nathan Thomas 1972 15 19 78.9% 2000
(15/19)		 2004
(0/0)		 28/32 [30]
3 Thomas Whalan 1980 13 22 59.1% 2000
(9/13)		 2004
(2/4)		 2008
(1/1)		 2012
(1/4)		 19/31 [5]

Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 48, 52, 56, 65–66, 71, 73, 76), 2004 (pp. 187–188), 2008 (pp. 181–182), 2012 (pp. 468–469), 2016 (pp. 103–104).

Note:

Water polo people at the opening and closing ceremonies[]

Flag bearers[]

See also: Water polo at the Summer Olympics § 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, one male water polo player was given the honour to carry the flag for Australia.

Legend
  •  2008 O  – Opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics
  •  2012 C  – 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 of
first/last)		 Medals Ref
1 2 3 4 5 G S B T
1 1948 O Australia Les McKay 1917 31  Australia FP 1948 0 years
(31/31)		 0 0 0 0 [31]

Oath takers[]

See also: Water polo at the Summer Olympics § Oath takers

Some sportspeople from the host nations were chosen to take the Olympic Oath at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, one water polo referee from Australia was given the honour.[32]

Peter Kerr, an Australian water polo referee, took the Officials' Oath at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.[33]

Legend
  •     – Hosts
Water polo people who were oath takers at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games
# Year Oath Country Oath taker Birth Age Water polo tournament Ref
1 2000 Officials' Oath  Australia Peter Kerr 1996 2000 As referee (official) [33]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ While Australia had qualified to compete as one of sixteen water polo teams, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) did not endorse them. The Australian players responded by paying their own way to travel to Mexico City, but the team were not allowed to compete. For more details, please see here (1, 2).

References[]

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  14. ^ "Bill McCabe". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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  16. ^ "Bill Tilley". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Paul Williams". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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  21. ^ a b c "Glenn Townsend". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Donald Cameron". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  23. ^ "Guy Newman". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  24. ^ "Eddie Denis". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  25. ^ a b c "Rafael Sterk". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  26. ^ a b c "James Stanton". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  27. ^ a b c "Joel Dennerley". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  28. ^ "James Clark". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  29. ^ "Anthony Hrysanthos". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  30. ^ "Nathan Thomas". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  31. ^ "Les McKay". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  32. ^ "Takers of the Officials' Oath". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-08. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  33. ^ a b "Peter Kerr". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

Sources[]

Official Reports (IOC)[]

PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:

Official Results Books (IOC)[]

PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:

PDF documents on the FINA website:

PDF documents in the Olympic World Library:

PDF documents on the International Olympic Committee website:

Official Reports (FINA)[]

PDF documents on the FINA website:

Official website (IOC)[]

Water polo on the International Olympic Committee website:

Olympedia[]

Water polo on the Olympedia website:

Sports Reference[]

Water polo on the Sports Reference website:

Todor66[]

Water polo on the Todor66 website:

ISHOF[]

International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) website:

External links[]

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