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This article contains lists of various statistics on the United States men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics. The lists are updated as of March 30, 2020.

Abbreviations[]

No.	Cap number	Rk	Rank	App	Appearance	Ref	Reference
(C)	Captain	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)
G	Goals	TG	Total goals	G/M	Goals per match
MC	Matches coached	MP	Matches played	TMP	Total matches played

Basics[]

Men's water polo tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1900. The United States has participated in 22 of 27 tournaments. The United States team is the only non-European squad to win medals in the men's Olympic water polo tournament.^[1]

Best results:

• 1st place ( Gold medal):
  • 1904 St. Louis (demonstration event)
• 2nd place ( Silver medal):
  • 1904 St. Louis (demonstration event)
  • 1984 Los Angeles
  • 1988 Seoul
  • 2008 Beijing
• 3rd place ( Bronze medal):
  • 1904 St. Louis (demonstration event)
  • 1924 Paris
  • 1932 Los Angeles
  • 1972 Munich

Latest medal:

• Silver medal (2nd place): 2008 Beijing

Team[]

Results[]

By tournament[]

The following table shows results of the United States men's national water polo team at the Olympic Games by tournament.

Games	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Finish	Ref
1900 Paris	Did not participate
1904 St. Louis	Demonstration event
1908 London	Did not participate
1912 Stockholm	Did not participate
1920 Antwerp	5	2	0	3	18	19	-1	40.00%	4th of 12	[2][3][4]
1924 Paris	5	2	0	3	10	11	-1	40.00%	3rd of 13	[5][6][7]
1928 Amsterdam	3	1	0	2	11	7	+4	33.33%	7th of 14	[8][9][10]
1932 Los Angeles	4	2	1	1	20	12	+8	50.00%	3rd of 5	[11][12][13]
1936 Berlin	3	1	0	2	7	8	-1	33.33%	9th of 16	[14][15][16]
1948 London	3	1	1	1	11	11	0	33.33%	11th of 18	[17][18][19]
1952 Helsinki	9	5	0	4	35	31	+4	55.56%	4th of 21	[20][21][22]
1956 Melbourne	6	2	0	4	15	23	-8	33.33%	5th of 10	[23][24][25]
1960 Rome	7	3	0	4	33	35	-2	42.86%	7th of 16	[26][27][28]
1964 Tokyo	3	1	0	2	12	9	+3	33.33%	9th of 13	[29][30][31]
1968 Mexico City	8	5	1	2	49	43	+6	62.50%	5th of 15	[32][33][34]
1972 Munich	9	6	2	1	50	38	+12	66.67%	3rd of 16	[35][36][37]
1976 Montreal	Did not qualify
1980 Moscow	Qualified but withdrew
1984 Los Angeles	7	6	1	0	65	43	+22	85.71%	2nd of 12	[38][39][40]
1988 Seoul	7	5	0	2	71	56	+15	71.43%	2nd of 12	[41][42][43]
1992 Barcelona	7	4	0	3	48	38	+10	57.14%	4th of 12	[44][45][46]
1996 Atlanta	8	5	0	3	67	57	+10	62.50%	7th of 12	[47][48][49]
2000 Sydney	8	3	0	5	69	68	+1	37.50%	6th of 12	[50][51][52]
2004 Athens	7	4	0	3	47	50	-3	57.14%	7th of 12	[53][54][55]
2008 Beijing	7	5	0	2	57	50	+7	71.43%	2nd of 12	[56][57][58]
2012 London	8	3	0	5	61	70	-9	37.50%	8th of 12	[59][60]
2016 Rio de Janeiro	5	2	0	3	35	35	0	40.00%	10th of 12	[61][62]
Total	129	68	6	55	791	714	+77	52.71%
Games	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Finish	Ref

Historical progression – best finish[]

The following table shows the historical progression of the best finish at the Olympic Games.

Best finish	Achievement	Games	Date	Duration of record	Ref
4th	Set record	1920 Antwerp	Aug 29, 1920	3 years, 326 days	[2][3][4]
3rd	Broke record	1924 Paris	Jul 20, 1924	60 years, 21 days	[5][6][7]
	Tied record	1932 Los Angeles	Aug 13, 1932		[11][12][13]
	Tied record	1972 Munich	Sep 4, 1972		[35][36][37]
2nd	Broke record	1984 Los Angeles	Aug 10, 1984	37 years, 207 days	[38][39][40]
	Tied record	1988 Seoul	Oct 1, 1988		[41][42][43]
	Tied record	2008 Beijing	Aug 24, 2008		[56][57][58]

By opponent[]

The following tables show results of the United States men's national water polo team at the Olympic Games by opponent.

Continent	Medals	First	Latest	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Confederation
Teams from Americas	0	1936	1984	10	9	1	0	70	30	+40	90.00%	ASUA
Teams from Asia	0	1932	2008	4	4	0	0	41	17	+24	100.00%	AASF
Teams from Europe	73	1920	2016	111	52	5	54	645	641	+4	46.85%	LEN
Teams from Oceania	0	1984	2012	4	3	0	1	35	26	+9	75.00%	OSA
Total	73	1920	2016	129	68	6	55	791	714	+77	52.71%

Team	Medals	First	Latest	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Confederation
Australia	0	1984	2012	4	3	0	1	35	26	+9	75.00%	OSA
Austria	0	1952	1952	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00%	LEN
Belgium^	6	1920	1932	7	2	1	4	20	23	-3	28.57%	LEN
Brazil	0	1964	1984	4	4	0	0	33	11	+22	100.00%	ASUA
Canada	0	1972	1972	1	1	0	0	8	1	+7	100.00%	ASUA
China	0	1988	2008	2	2	0	0	22	11	+11	100.00%	AASF
Croatia^	3	1996	2016	7	4	0	3	47	52	-5	57.14%	LEN
Cuba	0	1968	1972	2	1	1	0	13	12	+1	50.00%	ASUA
Czechoslovakia†	0	1992	1992	1	1	0	0	9	3	+6	100.00%	LEN
East Germany†	0	1968	1968	1	1	0	0	6	4	+2	100.00%	LEN
France^	4	1924	2016	5	3	0	2	29	19	+10	60.00%	LEN
Germany^	3	1932	2008	5	3	1	1	26	20	+6	60.00%	LEN
Great Britain^	4	1920	2012	4	3	0	1	28	20	+8	75.00%	LEN
Greece	0	1920	2000	6	5	0	1	61	31	+30	83.33%	LEN
Hungary^	15	1928	2012	12	1	0	11	48	90	-42	8.33%	LEN
Italy^	8	1952	2016	8	4	0	4	58	59	-1	50.00%	LEN
Japan	0	1932	1932	1	1	0	0	10	0	+10	100.00%	AASF
Kazakhstan	0	2004	2004	1	1	0	0	9	6	+3	100.00%	AASF
Malta	0	1928	1928	1	1	0	0	10	0	+10	100.00%	LEN
Mexico	0	1972	1972	1	1	0	0	7	5	+2	100.00%	ASUA
Montenegro	0	2012	2016	2	1	0	1	13	15	-2	50.00%	LEN
Netherlands^	2	1924	2000	7	5	0	2	43	35	+8	71.43%	LEN
Romania	0	1952	2012	5	4	0	1	34	25	+9	80.00%	LEN
Russia^	2	2000	2004	2	0	0	2	17	20	-3	0.00%	LEN
Serbia^	3	2008	2012	3	1	0	2	18	20	-2	33.33%	LEN
Serbia and Montenegro^†	1	1996	2004	3	1	0	2	21	25	-4	33.33%	LEN
Soviet Union^†	7	1956	1988	4	1	1	2	18	24	-6	25.00%	LEN
Spain^	2	1920	2016	9	4	0	5	62	57	+5	44.44%	LEN
Sweden^	3	1920	1952	4	1	0	3	6	19	-13	25.00%	LEN
Ukraine	0	1996	1996	1	1	0	0	9	7	+2	100.00%	LEN
Unified Team^†	1	1992	1992	2	0	0	2	9	16	-7	0.00%	LEN
Uruguay	0	1936	1948	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	100.00%	ASUA
West Germany^†	1	1968	1984	3	2	1	0	19	16	+3	66.67%	LEN
Yugoslavia^†	8	1952	1988	8	2	1	5	30	40	-10	25.00%	LEN
Total	73	1920	2016	129	68	6	55	791	714	+77	52.71%
Team	Medals	First	Latest	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Confederation

^{^}Teams that have won at least one Olympic medal are shown in bold.
^†Defunct teams are shown in italic.

Victories, ties and defeats[]

• Biggest victory in an Olympic match
  • 10–0 vs.  Malta, Aug 8, 1928
  • 10–0 vs.  Japan, Aug 7, 1932

• Heaviest defeat in an Olympic match
  • 0–7 vs.  Hungary, Aug 11, 1932
  • 0–7 vs.  Sweden, Aug 3, 1948

• Most victories in an Olympic tournament
  • 6, 1972 Summer Olympics
  • 6, 1984 Summer Olympics

• Most matches without defeat in an Olympic tournament
  • 8, 1972 Summer Olympics

• Most defeats in an Olympic tournament
  • 5, 2000 Summer Olympics
  • 5, 2012 Summer Olympics

• Most matches without victory in an Olympic tournament
  • 5, 2000 Summer Olympics
  • 5, 2012 Summer Olympics

• Most ties in an Olympic tournament
  • 2, 1972 Summer Olympics

• Most matches without a tie in an Olympic tournament
  • 9, 1952 Summer Olympics

Goals for and against[]

• Most goals for in an Olympic match
  • 18–9 vs.  Greece, Sep 26, 1988

• Least goals for in an Olympic match
  • 0–5 vs.  Hungary, Aug 6, 1928
  • 0–7 vs.  Hungary, Aug 11, 1932
  • 0–7 vs.  Sweden, Aug 3, 1948
  • 0–4 vs.  Hungary, Aug 2, 1952

• Most goals against in an Olympic match
  • 10–14 vs.  Hungary, Aug 24, 2008

• Least goals against in an Olympic match
  • 7–0 vs.  Greece, Aug 24, 1920
  • 5–0 vs.  Spain, Aug 28, 1920
  • 10–0 vs.  Malta, Aug 8, 1928
  • 10–0 vs.  Japan, Aug 7, 1932
  • 7–0 vs.  Uruguay, Jul 30, 1948

• Most matches scoring in an Olympic tournament
  • 9, 1972 Summer Olympics

• Most matches without scoring in an Olympic tournament
  • 1, 1928 Summer Olympics
  • 1, 1932 Summer Olympics
  • 1, 1948 Summer Olympics
  • 1, 1952 Summer Olympics

• Most matches conceding a goal in an Olympic tournament
  • 9, 1952 Summer Olympics
  • 9, 1972 Summer Olympics

Rosters[]

Number of competitors and average age, height & weight[]

The following table shows number of competitors and average age, height & weight at the Olympic Games by tournament.

Games	Competitors	Returning Olympians		Average			Finish	Ref
	Number	Number	%	Age	Height	Weight
1920 Antwerp	11	0	0.00%	26 years, 77 days			4th of 12	[2][3][4]
1924 Paris	11	1	9.09%	25 years, 72 days[a]			3rd of 13	[5][6][7]
1928 Amsterdam	11	4	36.36%	25 years, 364 days[b]			7th of 14	[8][9][10]
1932 Los Angeles	7[c]	1	14.29%	26 years, 220 days			3rd of 5	[11][12][13]
1936 Berlin	9[d]	6	66.67%	29 years, 183 days			9th of 16	[14][15][16]
1948 London	8[e]	2	25.00%	31 years, 185 days			11th of 18	[17][18][19]
1952 Helsinki	10[f]	0	0.00%	22 years, 77 days			4th of 21	[20][21][22]
1956 Melbourne	10[g]	2	20.00%	25 years, 230 days	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	5th of 10	[23][24][25]
1960 Rome	10[h]	4	40.00%	24 years, 361 days	5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	7th of 16	[26][27][28]
1964 Tokyo	11	2	18.18%	23 years, 204 days	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	9th of 13	[29][30][31]
1968 Mexico City	11	4	36.36%	24 years, 187 days	6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	5th of 15	[32][33][34]
1972 Munich	11	7	63.64%	25 years, 152 days	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	3rd of 16	[35][36][37]
1984 Los Angeles	13	0	0.00%	27 years, 188 days	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2nd of 12	[38][39][40]
1988 Seoul	13	5	38.46%	27 years, 345 days	6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	2nd of 12	[41][42][43]
1992 Barcelona	13	7	53.85%	28 years, 348 days	6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	4th of 12	[44][45][46]
1996 Atlanta	13	5	38.46%	27 years, 24 days	6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	7th of 12	[47][48][49]
2000 Sydney	13	6	46.15%	27 years, 353 days	6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	6th of 12	[50][51][52]
2004 Athens	13	3	23.08%	25 years, 359 days	6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	7th of 12	[53][54][55]
2008 Beijing	13	7	53.85%	27 years, 186 days	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	2nd of 12	[56][57][58]
2012 London	13	10	76.92%	30 years, 316 days	6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	8th of 12	[59][63][60]
2016 Rio de Janeiro	13	4	30.77%	25 years, 251 days	6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	10th of 12	[61][64][62]
Games	Number	Number	%	Age	Height	Weight	Finish	Ref
	Competitors	Returning Olympians		Average

Historical progression – returning Olympians[]

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of returning Olympians.

Returning Olympians	Achievement	Games	Date	Duration of record	Ref
0	Set record	1920 Antwerp	Aug 24, 1920	3 years, 324 days	[2][3][4]
1	Broke record	1924 Paris	Jul 13, 1924	4 years, 24 days	[5][6][7]
4	Broke record	1928 Amsterdam	Aug 6, 1928	8 years, 2 days	[8][9][10]
6	Broke record	1936 Berlin	Aug 8, 1936	36 years, 19 days	[14][15][16]
7	Broke record	1972 Munich	Aug 27, 1972	39 years, 337 days	[35][36][37]
	Tied record	1992 Barcelona	Aug 1, 1992		[44][45][46]
	Tied record	2008 Beijing	Aug 10, 2008		[56][57][58]
10	Broke record	2012 London	Jul 29, 2012	9 years, 219 days	[59][63][60]

Historical progression – average age, height and weight[]

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of average age at the Olympic Games.

Average age	Achievement	Games	Date	Duration of record	Ref
26 years, 77 days	Set record	1920 Antwerp	Aug 24, 1920	11 years, 348 days	[2][3][4]
26 years, 220 days	Broke record	1932 Los Angeles	Aug 6, 1932	4 years, 2 days	[11][12][13]
29 years, 183 days	Broke record	1936 Berlin	Aug 8, 1936	11 years, 357 days	[14][15][16]
31 years, 185 days	Broke record	1948 London	Jul 30, 1948	73 years, 218 days	[17][18][19]

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of average height at the Olympic Games.

Average height	Achievement	Games	Date	Duration of record	Ref
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Set record	1956 Melbourne	Nov 28, 1956	27 years, 247 days	[23][24][25]
	Tied record	1972 Munich	Aug 27, 1972		[35][36][37]
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Broke record	1984 Los Angeles	Aug 1, 1984	4 years, 51 days	[38][39][40]
6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	Broke record	1988 Seoul	Sep 21, 1988	3 years, 315 days	[41][42][43]
6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	Broke record	1992 Barcelona	Aug 1, 1992	16 years, 9 days	[44][45][46]
	Tied record	1996 Atlanta	Jul 20, 1996		[47][48][49]
	Tied record	2000 Sydney	Sep 23, 2000		[50][51][52]
	Tied record	2004 Athens	Aug 15, 2004		[53][54][55]
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Broke record	2008 Beijing	Aug 10, 2008	3 years, 354 days	[56][57][58]
6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	Broke record	2012 London	Jul 29, 2012	9 years, 219 days	[59][63][60]
	Tied record	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Aug 6, 2016		[61][64][62]

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of average weight at the Olympic Games.

Average weight	Achievement	Games	Date	Duration of record	Ref
182 lb (83 kg)	Set record	1956 Melbourne	Nov 28, 1956	11 years, 321 days	[23][24][25]
184 lb (83 kg)	Broke record	1968 Mexico City	Oct 14, 1968	3 years, 318 days	[32][33][34]
188 lb (85 kg)	Broke record	1972 Munich	Aug 27, 1972	11 years, 340 days	[35][36][37]
192 lb (87 kg)	Broke record	1984 Los Angeles	Aug 1, 1984	4 years, 51 days	[38][39][40]
201 lb (91 kg)	Broke record	1988 Seoul	Sep 21, 1988	3 years, 315 days	[41][42][43]
203 lb (92 kg)	Broke record	1992 Barcelona	Aug 1, 1992	8 years, 53 days	[44][45][46]
	Tied record	1996 Atlanta	Jul 20, 1996		[47][48][49]
205 lb (93 kg)	Broke record	2000 Sydney	Sep 23, 2000	3 years, 327 days	[50][51][52]
211 lb (96 kg)	Broke record	2004 Athens	Aug 15, 2004	3 years, 361 days	[53][54][55]
218 lb (99 kg)	Broke record	2008 Beijing	Aug 10, 2008	3 years, 354 days	[56][57][58]
220 lb (100 kg)	Broke record	2012 London	Jul 29, 2012	9 years, 219 days	[59][63][60]
	Tied record	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Aug 6, 2016		[61][64][62]

Individual[]

Appearances[]

Most appearances[]

The following tables are pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), date of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively.

Sixteen athletes have each made at least three Olympic appearances. Tony Azevedo is the first and only American water polo player (man or woman) to have competed in five Olympic Games (2000–2016).

Rk	Name	Pos	H	App	Games as player	Period	Birthdate	Age of first Olympic app	Age of last Olympic app	Ref
1	Tony Azevedo	D	R	5	2000, 2004, 2008 , 2012, 2016	15 years, 326 days	Nov 21, 1981	18 years, 307 days	34 years, 267 days	[65]
2	Wally O'Connor	FP		4	1924 , 1928, 1932 , 1936	12 years, 28 days	Aug 25, 1903	20 years, 323 days	32 years, 351 days	[66][67]
	Ryan Bailey	CF	R	4	2000, 2004, 2008 , 2012	11 years, 324 days	Aug 28, 1975	25 years, 26 days	36 years, 350 days	[68][69]
	Jesse Smith	CB/U	R	4	2004, 2008 , 2012, 2016	11 years, 365 days	Apr 27, 1983	21 years, 110 days	33 years, 109 days	[70]
5	Ron Crawford	D/CF	R	3	1960, 1964, 1968	8 years, 60 days	Dec 6, 1939	20 years, 264 days	28 years, 324 days	[71][72]
	Stan Cole	CF/D	R	3	1964, 1968, 1972	7 years, 329 days	Oct 12, 1945	18 years, 365 days	26 years, 328 days	[73][74]
	Terry Schroeder	CF		3	1984 , 1988 , 1992	8 years, 8 days	Oct 9, 1958	25 years, 297 days	33 years, 305 days	[75][76]
	Craig Wilson	GK		3	1984 , 1988 , 1992	8 years, 8 days	Feb 5, 1957	27 years, 178 days	35 years, 186 days	[77][78]
	Chris Duplanty	GK		3	1988 , 1992, 1996	7 years, 311 days	Oct 21, 1965	22 years, 336 days	30 years, 281 days	[79][80]
	Mike Evans	D		3	1988 , 1992, 1996	7 years, 311 days	Mar 26, 1960	28 years, 179 days	36 years, 124 days	[81][82]
	Chris Humbert	CF	L	3	1992, 1996, 2000	8 years, 61 days	Dec 27, 1969	22 years, 218 days	30 years, 279 days	[83][84]
	Wolf Wigo	D		3	1996, 2000, 2004	8 years, 40 days	May 8, 1973	23 years, 73 days	31 years, 113 days	[85][86]
	Layne Beaubien	CB/U	R	3	2004, 2008 , 2012	7 years, 363 days	Jul 4, 1976	28 years, 42 days	36 years, 39 days	[87]
	Jeff Powers	CF/CB/U	R	3	2004, 2008 , 2012	7 years, 363 days	Jan 21, 1980	24 years, 207 days	32 years, 204 days	[88][89]
	Adam Wright	D	R	3	2004, 2008 , 2012	7 years, 363 days	May 4, 1977	27 years, 103 days	35 years, 100 days	[90][91]
	Merrill Moses	GK	R	3	2008 , 2012, 2016	8 years, 4 days	Aug 13, 1977	30 years, 363 days	39 years, 1 day	[92]
Rk	Name	Pos	H	App	Games as player	Period	Birthdate	Age of first Olympic app	Age of last Olympic app	Ref

Six men have each made two Olympic appearances as head coaches of the United States men's national team.

Name	App	Games as head coach	Period	Birthdate	Age of first Olympic app	Age of last Olympic app	Ref
Otto Wahle	2	1920, 1924	3 years, 331 days	Nov 5, 1879	40 years, 293 days	44 years, 258 days	[93][94]
	2	1956, 1960	3 years, 280 days				[95]
	2	1952, 1964	12 years, 80 days				[96]
Monte Nitzkowski	2	1972 , 1984	11 years, 349 days	Sep 7, 1929	42 years, 355 days	54 years, 338 days	[97]
	2	1988 , 1992	3 years, 323 days				[98]
Terry Schroeder	2	2008 , 2012	4 years, 2 days	Oct 9, 1958	49 years, 306 days	53 years, 308 days	[76]

Four Americans have each made Olympic appearances as players and as head coaches of the United States men's national team.

Rk	Name	App	Games		Period	Birthdate	Age of first Olympic app	Age of last Olympic app	Ref
			As player	As head coach
1	Terry Schroeder	5	1984 , 1988 , 1992	2008 , 2012	28 years, 11 days	Oct 9, 1958	25 years, 297 days	53 years, 308 days	[76]
2	Perry McGillivray	2	1920	1928	7 years, 353 days	Aug 5, 1893	27 years, 19 days	35 years, 6 days	[99][100]
	Austin Clapp	2	1932	1948	15 years, 363 days	Nov 8, 1910	21 years, 272 days	37 years, 269 days	[101][102]
	John Vargas	2	1992	2000	8 years, 61 days	Jun 17, 1961	31 years, 45 days	39 years, 106 days	[103][104]

Historical progression – appearances of players[]

The following table shows the historical progression of appearances of players at the Olympic Games.

App	Achievement	Games	No.	Player	Pos	H	Height	Date	Age	Duration of record	Ref
2	Set record	1924		Herb Vollmer	FP		6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jul 13, 1924	29	8 years, 24 days	[105][106]
	Tied record	1928		George Mitchell	FP			Aug 6, 1928	27		[107][108]
				Wally O'Connor	FP				24		[66][67]
				George Schroth	FP		6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)		28		[109][110]
				Johnny Weissmuller	FP		6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)		24		[111]
3	Broke record	1932		Wally O'Connor	FP			Aug 6, 1932	28	4 years, 2 days	[66][67]
4	Broke record	1936		Wally O'Connor	FP			Aug 8, 1936	32	79 years, 364 days	[66][67]
	Tied record	2012	8	Tony Azevedo	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jul 29, 2012	30		[65]
			9	Ryan Bailey	CF	R	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)		36		[68][69]
5	Broke record	2016	8	Tony Azevedo	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Aug 6, 2016	34	5 years, 211 days	[65]

Matches played[]

Players with at least 20 matches played at the Olympics[]

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total matches played (in descending order), edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Tony Azevedo is the American water polo player with the most matches played at the Olympic Games.

Players with at least 20 matches played at the Olympics (1920–2016)

Rk	Player	Games (matches played)	TMP	Pos	H	Height	Ref
1	Tony Azevedo	2000 (8), 2004 (7), 2008 (7) , 2012 (8), 2016 (5)	35	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	[65]
2	Ryan Bailey	2000 (8), 2004 (7), 2008 (7) , 2012 (8)	30	CF	R	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	[68]
3	Jesse Smith	2004 (7), 2008 (7) , 2012 (8), 2016 (5)	27	CB/U	R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	[70]
4	Chris Humbert	1992 (7), 1996 (8), 2000 (8)	23	CF	L	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	[83]
	Wolf Wigo	1996 (8), 2000 (8), 2004 (7)	23	D		6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)	[85]
6	Layne Beaubien	2004 (7), 2008 (7) , 2012 (8)	22	CB/U	R	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	[87]
	Jeff Powers	2004 (7), 2008 (7) , 2012 (8)	22	CF/CB/U	R	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	[88]
	Adam Wright	2004 (7), 2008 (7) , 2012 (8)	22	D	R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	[90]
9	Terry Schroeder	1984 (7) , 1988 (7) , 1992 (7)	21	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	[75]
	Craig Wilson	1984 (7) , 1988 (7) , 1992 (7)	21	GK		6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	[77]
	Mike Evans	1988 (7) , 1992 (6), 1996 (8)	21	D		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	[81]
12	Stan Cole	1964 (3), 1968 (8), 1972 (9)	20	CF/D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	[73]

Historical progression – total matches played[]

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of total matches played at the Olympic Games.

TMP	Achievement	Games	No.	Player	Pos	H	Height	Date	Age	Duration of record	Ref
10	Set record	1936		Wally O'Connor	FP			Aug 10, 1936	32	20 years, 116 days	[66]
14	Broke record	1956		Bob Hughes	CF		6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Dec 4, 1956	25	11 years, 326 days	[112]
17	Broke record	1968	4	Ron Crawford	D/CF	R	5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)	Oct 25, 1968	28	3 years, 315 days	[71]
20	Broke record	1972	2	Stan Cole	CF/D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sep 4, 1972	26	19 years, 340 days	[73]
21	Broke record	1992	1	Craig Wilson	GK		6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	Aug 9, 1992	35	8 years, 53 days	[77]
			10	Terry Schroeder	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)		33		[75]
	Tied record	1996	11	Mike Evans	D		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jul 28, 1996	36		[81]
23	Broke record	2000	10	Chris Humbert	CF	L	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	Oct 1, 2000	30	11 years, 316 days	[83]
	Tied record	2004	2	Wolf Wigo	D		6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)	Aug 29, 2004	31		[85]
30	Broke record	2012	8	Tony Azevedo	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Aug 12, 2012	30	4 years, 2 days	[65]
			9	Ryan Bailey	CF	R	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)		36		[68]
35	Broke record	2016	8	Tony Azevedo	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Aug 14, 2016	34	5 years, 203 days	[65]

Players with at least 9 matches played in an Olympic tournament[]

Scorers[]

Players with at least 15 goals at the Olympics[]

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total goals (in descending order), number of total matches played (in ascending order), edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Tony Azevedo is the top scorer of all time for the United States men's Olympic water polo team, with 61 goals.

As a left-hander, Chris Humbert is the American water polo player with the second most goals at the Olympic Games, scoring 37.

Players with at least 15 goals at the Olympics (1920–2016)

Rk	Player	Games (goals)	TG	TMP	G/M	Pos	H	Height	Ref
1	Tony Azevedo	2000 (13), 2004 (15), 2008 (17) , 2012 (11), 2016 (5)	61	35	1.743	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	[65]
2	Chris Humbert	1992 (7), 1996 (14), 2000 (16)	37	23	1.609	CF	L	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	[83]
3	Bruce Bradley	1968 (18), 1972 (17)	35	17	2.059	FP		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	[113]
4	Wolf Wigo	1996 (8), 2000 (16), 2004 (7)	31	23	1.348	D		6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)	[85]
5	Terry Schroeder	1984 (13) , 1988 (10) , 1992 (4)	27	21	1.286	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	[75]
6	Ryan Bailey	2000 (3), 2004 (2), 2008 (6) , 2012 (13)	24	30	0.800	CF	R	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	[68]
7	Jody Campbell	1984 (10) , 1988 (12)	22	14	1.571	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	[114]
8	Mike Evans	1988 (10) , 1992 (7), 1996 (5)	22	21	1.048	D		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	[81]
9	Kevin Robertson	1984 (13) , 1988 (8)	21	14	1.500	D	L	5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)	[115]
10	Chris Oeding	1996 (11), 2000 (8)	19	16	1.188	D		6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m)	[116]
11	Phil Daubenspeck	1932 (14) , 1936 (4)	18	7	2.571	FP			[117]
12	Layne Beaubien	2004 (5), 2008 (8) , 2012 (4)	17	22	0.773	CB/U	R	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	[87]
13	Peter Varellas	2008 (5) , 2012 (11)	16	15	1.067	D	L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	[118]
14	Jesse Smith	2004 (9), 2008 (3) , 2012 (3), 2016 (1)	16	27	0.593	CB/U	R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	[70]
15	Gary Sheerer	1968 (8), 1972 (7)	15	17	0.882	FP		5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)	[119]
16	Jeff Powers	2004 (4), 2008 (6) , 2012 (5)	15	22	0.682	CF/CB/U	R	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	[88]
Rk	Player	Games (goals)	TG	TMP	G/M	Pos	H	Height	Ref

Historical progression – total goals at the Olympics[]

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of total goals at the Olympic Games.

TG	Achievement	Games	No.	Player	Pos	H	Height	Date	Age	Duration of record	Ref
6	Set record	1928		Herbert Topp	FP			Aug 11, 1928	28	4 years, 0 days	[120]
14	Broke record	1932		Phil Daubenspeck	FP			Aug 11, 1932	26	3 years, 365 days	[117]
18	Broke record	1936		Phil Daubenspeck	FP			Aug 10, 1936	30	36 years, 25 days	[117]
	Tied record	1968	6	Bruce Bradley	FP		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Oct 25, 1968	21		[113]
35	Broke record	1972	6	Bruce Bradley	FP		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sep 4, 1972	25	28 years, 27 days	[113]
37	Broke record	2000	10	Chris Humbert	CF	L	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	Oct 1, 2000	30	7 years, 328 days	[83]
45	Broke record	2008	8	Tony Azevedo	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Aug 24, 2008	26	3 years, 354 days	[65]
56	Broke record	2012	8	Tony Azevedo	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Aug 12, 2012	30	4 years, 2 days	[65]
61	Broke record	2016	8	Tony Azevedo	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Aug 14, 2016	34	5 years, 203 days	[65]

Players with at least 10 goals in an Olympic tournament[]

The following table is pre-sorted by number of goals (in descending order), number of matches played (in ascending order), edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Bruce Bradley is the American male player with the most goals in an Olympic tournament, scoring 18.

Players with at least 10 goals in an Olympic tournament (1920–2016)

Rk	Player	Games	No.	G	MP	G/M	Pos	H	Height	Age	Ref
1	Bruce Bradley	1968	6	18	8	2.250	FP		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	21	[113]
2	Tony Azevedo	2008	8	17	7	2.429	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	26	[65]
3	Bruce Bradley	1972	6	17	9	1.889	FP		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	25	[113]
4	Wolf Wigo	2000	9	16	8	2.000	D		6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)	27	[85]
	Chris Humbert	2000	10	16	8	2.000	CF	L	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	30	[83]
6	Tony Azevedo	2004	8	15	7	2.143	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	22	[65]
7	Phil Daubenspeck	1932		14	4	3.500	FP			26	[117]
8	Chris Humbert	1996	10	14	8	1.750	CF	L	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	26	[83]
9	Kevin Robertson	1984	2	13	7	1.857	D	L	5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)	25	[115]
	Terry Schroeder	1984	10	13	7	1.857	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	25	[75]
11	Tony Azevedo	2000	8	13	8	1.625	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	18	[65]
	Ryan Bailey	2012	9	13	8	1.625	CF	R	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	36	[68]
13	Fred Tisue	1960		12	7	1.714	FP		5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)	21	[121]
	Jody Campbell	1988	11	12	7	1.714	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	28	[114]
15	Chris Oeding	1996	5	11	8	1.375	D		6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m)	24	[116]
	Peter Varellas	2012	2	11	8	1.375	D	L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	27	[118]
	Tony Azevedo	2012	8	11	8	1.375	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	30	[65]
18	Jody Campbell	1984	11	10	7	1.429	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	24	[114]
	Terry Schroeder	1988	10	10	7	1.429	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	29	[75]
	Mike Evans	1988	13	10	7	1.429	D		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	28	[81]
Rk	Player	Games	No.	G	MP	G/M	Pos	H	Height	Age	Ref

Historical progression – goals in an Olympic tournament[]

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of goals in an Olympic tournament.

G	Achievement	Games	No.	Player	Pos	H	Height	Date	Age	Duration of record	Ref
6	Set record	1928		Herbert Topp	FP			Aug 11, 1928	28	4 years, 0 days	[120]
14	Broke record	1932		Phil Daubenspeck	FP			Aug 11, 1932	26	36 years, 75 days	[117]
18	Broke record	1968	6	Bruce Bradley	FP		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Oct 25, 1968	21	53 years, 131 days	[113]

Top scorers for each Olympic tournament[]

The following table shows the top scorers with at least five goals for each Olympic tournament, and is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), number of goals (in descending order), Cap number or name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Chris Humbert is the first and only American male player to have been the team-leading scorer for three Olympic tournaments (1992–2000).

Top scorers for each Olympic tournament (1920–2016)

Games	No.	Player	G	MP	G/M	Pos	H	Height	Age	Ref
1920	No players with at least five goals
1924	No players with at least five goals
1928		Herbert Topp	6	3	2.000	FP			28	[120]
1932		Phil Daubenspeck	14	4	3.500	FP			26	[117]
1936	No players with at least five goals
1948	No players with at least five goals
1952		Bill Kooistra	7	7	1.000	FP		5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)	25	[122]
1956	No players with at least five goals
1960		Fred Tisue	12	7	1.714	FP		5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)	21	[121]
1964	No players with at least five goals
1968	6	Bruce Bradley	18	8	2.250	FP		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	21	[113]
1972	6	Bruce Bradley	17	9	1.889	FP		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	25	[113]
1984	2	Kevin Robertson	13	7	1.857	D	L	5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)	25	[115]
	10	Terry Schroeder	13	7	1.857	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	25	[75]
1988	11	Jody Campbell	12	7	1.714	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	28	[114]
1992	4	Mike Evans	7	6	1.167	D		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	32	[81]
	9	Chris Humbert	7	7	1.000	CF	L	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	22	[83]
	12	Erich Fischer	7	7	1.000	CB/U		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	26	[123]
1996	10	Chris Humbert	14	8	1.750	CF	L	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	26	[83]
2000	9	Wolf Wigo	16	8	2.000	D		6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)	27	[85]
	10	Chris Humbert	16	8	2.000	CF	L	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	30	[83]
2004	8	Tony Azevedo	15	7	2.143	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	22	[65]
2008	8	Tony Azevedo	17	7	2.429	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	26	[65]
2012	9	Ryan Bailey	13	8	1.625	CF	R	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	36	[68]
2016	10	Bret Bonanni	8	5	1.600	D	R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	22	[124]
Games	No.	Player	G	MP	G/M	Pos	H	Height	Age	Ref

Players with at least 4 goals in an Olympic match[]

The following table is pre-sorted by number of goals (in descending order), date of the match (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

In water polo, if a player scores three times in a game, a hat-trick is made. Thirty-two American athletes have each made at least one hat-trick in an Olympic match.

Tony Azevedo is the American water polo player with the most hat-tricks made at the Olympic Games, scoring 11.

Bruce Bradley and Chris Humbert are the joint American male players with the second most hat-tricks made at the Olympic Games, scoring 6.

Players with at least 4 goals in an Olympic match (1920–2016)

Rk	Player	Games	No.	G	Date	Match	Pos	H	Age	Ref
1	Herbert Topp	1928		6	Aug 8, 1928	United States 10–0  Malta	FP		28	[120]
	Phil Daubenspeck	1932		6	Aug 6, 1932	United States 6–1  Brazil	FP		26	[117]
3	Phil Daubenspeck	1932		5	Aug 7, 1932	United States 10–0  Japan	FP		26	[117]
	Fred Tisue	1960		5	Aug 27, 1960	United States 10–4  France	FP		21	[121]
	Tony Azevedo	2008	8	5	Aug 10, 2008	United States 8–4  China	D	R	26	[65]
6	Bill Kooistra	1952		4	Jul 27, 1952	United States 8–3  Great Britain	FP		25	[122]
	Bruce Bradley	1968	6	4	Oct 16, 1968	United States 10–7  Spain	FP		21	[113]
	Terry Schroeder	1988	10	4	Sep 23, 1988	United States 14–7  China	CF		29	[75]
	Jody Campbell	1988	11	4	Sep 26, 1988	United States 18–9  Greece	CF		28	[114]
	Chris Humbert	1996	10	4	Jul 21, 1996	United States 9–7  Greece	CF	L	26	[83]
	Chris Humbert	2000	10	4	Sep 25, 2000	United States 12–8  Netherlands	CF	L	30	[83]
	Wolf Wigo	2004	2	4	Aug 17, 2004	United States 9–6  Kazakhstan	D		31	[85]
	Tony Azevedo	2008	8	4	Aug 24, 2008	Hungary 14–10  United States	D	R	26	[65]
	Tony Azevedo	2012	8	4	Aug 2, 2012	United States 13–7  Great Britain	D	R	30	[65]
	Bret Bonanni	2016	10	4	Aug 8, 2016	Spain 10–9  United States	D	R	22	[124]
Rk	Player	Games	No.	G	Date	Match	Pos	H	Age	Ref

Goalkeepers[]

Starting goalkeepers[]

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), number of matches played (in descending order), Cap number or name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Craig Wilson is the first starting goalkeeper for the United States men's national team to have competed in three Olympic Games (1984–1992). He is the only starting goalkeeper to have won two Olympic medals (1984 , 1988 ).

Starting goalkeepers (1920–2016)

Games	No.	Goalkeeper	H	Height	Birthdate	Age	MP	Ref
1920		(Unknown)
1924		Fred Lauer			Oct 13, 1898	25 years, 281 days	5	[125][126]
1928		Harry Daniels			Jun 23, 1900	28 years, 49 days	3	[127]
1932		Herb Wildman			Sep 6, 1912	19 years, 340 days	4	[128][129]
1936						23 years, 339 days	2
1948		Ralph Budelman			Apr 19, 1918	30 years, 106 days	3	[130][131]
1952		Harry Bisbey			May 10, 1931	21 years, 84 days	9	[132][133]
1956		Robert Horn		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	Nov 1, 1931	25 years, 34 days	5	[134][135]
1960						28 years, 307 days	4
1964	1	Tony van Dorp	R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jun 25, 1936	28 years, 110 days	3	[136][137]
1968	1					32 years, 122 days	8
1972	1	Jim Slatton		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jul 30, 1947	25 years, 36 days	9	[138][139]
1984	1	Craig Wilson		6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	Feb 5, 1957	27 years, 187 days	7	[77][78]
1988	1					31 years, 239 days	7
1992	1					35 years, 186 days	7
1996	1	Chris Duplanty		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	Oct 21, 1965	30 years, 281 days	8	[79][80]
2000	1	Dan Hackett		6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	Sep 11, 1970	30 years, 20 days	8	[140]
2004	1	Brandon Brooks	R	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	Apr 29, 1981	23 years, 122 days	7	[141]
2008	1	Merrill Moses	R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Aug 13, 1977	31 years, 11 days	7	[92]
2012	1					34 years, 365 days	8
2016	1					39 years, 1 day	4
Games	No.	Goalkeeper	H	Height	Birthdate	Age	MP	Ref

Most appearances of goalkeepers[]

The following table is pre-sorted by number of Olympic appearances (in descending order), date of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively.

Ten American goalkeepers have each made at least two Olympic appearances.

Rk	Name	H	App	Games as player	Period	Birthdate	Age of first Olympic app	Age of last Olympic app	Ref
1	Craig Wilson		3	1984 , 1988 , 1992	8 years, 8 days	Feb 5, 1957	27 years, 178 days	35 years, 186 days	[77][78]
	Chris Duplanty		3	1988 , 1992, 1996	7 years, 311 days	Oct 21, 1965	22 years, 336 days	30 years, 281 days	[79][80]
	Merrill Moses	R	3	2008 , 2012, 2016	8 years, 4 days	Aug 13, 1977	30 years, 363 days	39 years, 1 day	[92]
4	Fred Lauer		2	1924 , 1936	12 years, 28 days	Oct 13, 1898	25 years, 274 days	37 years, 302 days	[125][126]
	Herb Wildman		2	1932 , 1936	4 years, 4 days	Sep 6, 1912	19 years, 335 days	23 years, 339 days	[128][129]
	Robert Horn		2	1956, 1960	3 years, 280 days	Nov 1, 1931	25 years, 27 days	28 years, 307 days	[134][135]
	Tony van Dorp	R	2	1964, 1968	4 years, 14 days	Jun 25, 1936	28 years, 108 days	32 years, 122 days	[136][137]
	Steve Barnett		2	1968, 1972	3 years, 326 days	Jun 6, 1943	25 years, 130 days	29 years, 90 days	[142][143]
	Dan Hackett		2	1996, 2000	4 years, 73 days	Sep 11, 1970	25 years, 313 days	30 years, 20 days	[140]
	Brandon Brooks	R	2	2004, 2008	4 years, 9 days	Apr 29, 1981	23 years, 108 days	27 years, 117 days	[141]

Historical progression – appearances of goalkeepers[]

The following table shows the historical progression of appearances of goalkeepers at the Olympic Games.

App	Achievement	Games	No.	Goalkeeper	H	Height	Date	Age	Duration of record	Ref
2	Set record	1936		Herb Wildman			Aug 8, 1936	23	55 years, 359 days	[128][129]
				Fred Lauer				37		[125][126]
	Tied record	1960		Robert Horn		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	Aug 26, 1960	28		[134][135]
	Tied record	1968	1	Tony van Dorp	R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Oct 14, 1968	32		[136][137]
	Tied record	1972	9	Steve Barnett		6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Aug 27, 1972	29		[142][143]
	Tied record	1988	1	Craig Wilson		6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	Sep 21, 1988	31		[77][78]
3	Broke record	1992	1	Craig Wilson		6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	Aug 1, 1992	35	29 years, 216 days	[77][78]
	Tied record	1996	1	Chris Duplanty		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	Jul 20, 1996	30		[79][80]
	Tied record	2016	1	Merrill Moses	R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Aug 6, 2016	38		[92]

Goalkeepers with at least 10 matches played at the Olympics[]

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total matches played (in descending order), edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the goalkeeper (in ascending order), respectively.

Craig Wilson is the American goalkeeper with the most matches played at the Olympic Games.

Goalkeepers with at least 10 matches played at the Olympics (1920–2016)

Rk	Goalkeeper	Games (matches played)	TMP	H	Height	Ref
1	Craig Wilson	1984 (7) , 1988 (7) , 1992 (7)	21		6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	[77]
2	Merrill Moses	2008 (7) , 2012 (8), 2016 (4)	19	R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	[92]
3	Steve Barnett	1968 (8), 1972 (9)	17		6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	[142]
4	Chris Duplanty	1988 (7) , 1992 (1), 1996 (8)	16		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	[79]
5	Tony van Dorp	1964 (3), 1968 (8)	11	R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	[136]
6	Dan Hackett	1996 (2), 2000 (8)	10		6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	[140]

Historical progression – total matches played by goalkeepers[]

The following table shows the historical progression of the record of total matches played by goalkeepers at the Olympic Games.

TMP	Achievement	Games	No.	Goalkeeper	H	Height	Date	Age	Duration of record	Ref
5	Set record	1924		Fred Lauer			Jul 20, 1924	25	12 years, 20 days	[125]
6	Broke record	1936		Herb Wildman			Aug 9, 1936	23	15 years, 359 days	[128]
	Tied record	1936		Fred Lauer			Aug 10, 1936	37		[125]
9	Broke record	1952		Harry Bisbey			Aug 2, 1952	21	16 years, 84 days	[132]
	Tied record	1960		Robert Horn		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	Sep 2, 1960	28		[134]
11	Broke record	1968	1	Tony van Dorp	R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Oct 25, 1968	32	3 years, 315 days	[136]
17	Broke record	1972	1	Jim Slatton		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sep 4, 1972	29	19 years, 340 days	[142]
21	Broke record	1992	1	Craig Wilson		6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	Aug 9, 1992	35	29 years, 208 days	[77]

Goalkeepers with at least 8 matches played in an Olympic tournament[]

Shots saved and efficiency[]

Medalists[]

Multiple Olympic medalists in water polo[]

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.

Six American athletes have each won two Olympic medals in water polo. 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.

Rk	Name	Pos	H	Height	Games as player	Medals				Ref
						G	S	B	T
1	Jody Campbell	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	1984 , 1988	0	2	0	2	[114][144]
	Peter Campbell	CF/U		6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	1984 , 1988	0	2	0	2	[145][146]
	Kevin Robertson	D	L	5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)	1984 , 1988	0	2	0	2	[115][147]
	Terry Schroeder	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	1984 , 1988 , 1992	0	2	0	2	[75][76]
	Craig Wilson	GK		6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	1984 , 1988 , 1992	0	2	0	2	[77][78]
6	Wally O'Connor	FP			1924 , 1928, 1932 , 1936	0	0	2	2	[66][67]

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.

Rk	Name	Games as head coach	Medals				Ref
			G	S	B	T
1	Monte Nitzkowski	1972 , 1984	0	1	1	2	[97]

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.

Rk	Name	Games		Medals				Ref
		As player	As head coach	G	S	B	T
1	Terry Schroeder	1984 , 1988 , 1992	2008 , 2012	0	3	0	3	[75][76]

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.

Five American athletes 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.

Rk	Name	Height	Water polo				Swimming	Medals				Ref
			Year	No.	Pos	H		G	S	B	T
1	Johnny Weissmuller	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1924 1928		FP		1924 – 100 meter freestyle 1924 – 400 meter freestyle 1924 – 4×200 meter freestyle relay 1928 – 100 meter freestyle 1928 – 4×200 meter freestyle relay	5	0	1	6	[111]
2	Wally O'Connor		1924 1928 1932 1936		FP		1924 – 4×200 meter freestyle relay	1	0	2	3	[66][67]
3	Austin Clapp		1932		FP		1928 – 4×200 meter freestyle relay	1	0	1	2	[101][102]
4	Tim Shaw	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1984	12	D		1976 – 400 meter freestyle	0	2	0	2	[148][149]
5	Jam Handy		1924		FP		1904 – 440 yard breaststroke	0	0	2	2	[150][151]

Swimming Olympic medalists without an Olympic medal in water polo[]

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.

Aside from five athletes above, another five American water polo players have won Olympic medals in swimming.

Among the ten athletes, Brad Schumacher is the only American player to have competed in an Olympic water polo tournament since 2000.

Rk	Name	Height	Water polo				Swimming	Medals				Ref
			Year	No.	Pos	H		G	S	B	T
1	Norman Ross	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1920		FP		1920 – 400 meter freestyle 1920 – 1500 meter freestyle 1920 – 4×200 meter freestyle relay	3	0	0	3	[152]
2	Harry Hebner	5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)	1920		FP		1908 – 4×200 meter freestyle relay 1912 – 100 meter backstroke 1912 – 4×200 meter freestyle relay	1	1	1	3	[153][154]
3	Brad Schumacher	6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	2000	7	D		1996 – 4×100 meter freestyle relay 1996 – 4×200 meter freestyle relay	2	0	0	2	[155]
4	Perry McGillivray	5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m)	1920		FP		1912 – 4×200 meter freestyle relay 1920 – 4×200 meter freestyle relay	1	1	0	2	[99][100]
5	Wally Wolf	5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)	1956 1960		FP		1948 – 4x200 meter freestyle relay	1	0	0	1	[156][157]

Head coaches[]

Monte Nitzkowski is the first and only coach to lead the United States men's national team to have won two Olympic medals (1972 , 1984 ).^[97]

Head coaches (1920–2016)

Games	Head coach	Nationality	Birthdate	Age	MC	W	D	L	Win %	Ref
1920	Otto Wahle	United States	Nov 5, 1879	40 years, 298 days	5	2	0	3	40.00%	[2][3][93][94]
1924	Harry Hebner (did not go)[i]	United States	Jun 15, 1891	33 years, 35 days	0	––	––	––	––	[153][154]
	Otto Wahle	United States	Nov 5, 1879	44 years, 258 days	5	2	0	3	40.00%	[5][6][93][94]
1928	Perry McGillivray	United States	Aug 5, 1893	35 years, 6 days	3	1	0	2	33.33%	[8][9][99][100]
1932		United States			4	2	1	1	50.00%	[11][12][104]
1936	Clyde Swendsen	United States	May 25, 1895	41 years, 77 days	3	1	0	2	33.33%	[14][15][158][159]
1948	Austin Clapp	United States	Nov 8, 1910	37 years, 269 days	3	1	1	1	33.33%	[17][18][101][102]
1952		United States			9	5	0	4	55.56%	[20][21][96]
1956		United States			6	2	0	4	33.33%	[23][24][95]
1960		United States			7	3	0	4	42.86%	[26][27][95]
1964		United States			3	1	0	2	33.33%	[29][30][96]
1968		United States			8	5	1	2	62.50%	[32][33][160]
1972	Monte Nitzkowski	United States	Sep 7, 1929	42 years, 363 days	9	6	2	1	66.67%	[35][36][97]
1980*	Monte Nitzkowski	United States	Sep 7, 1929	50 years, 326 days	0	Qualified but withdrew				[97]
1984	Monte Nitzkowski	United States	Sep 7, 1929	54 years, 338 days	7	6	1	0	85.71%	[38][39][97]
1988		United States			7	5	0	2	71.43%	[41][42][98]
1992		United States			7	4	0	3	57.14%	[44][45][98]
1996		United States			8	5	0	3	62.50%	[47][48][161]
2000	John Vargas	United States	Jun 17, 1961	39 years, 106 days	8	3	0	5	37.50%	[50][51][103][104]
2004	Ratko Rudić	Italy	Jun 7, 1948	56 years, 83 days	7	4	0	3	57.14%	[53][54][104]
2008	Terry Schroeder	United States	Oct 9, 1958	49 years, 320 days	7	5	0	2	71.43%	[56][57][75][104]
2012	Terry Schroeder	United States	Oct 9, 1958	53 years, 308 days	8	3	0	5	37.50%	[59][75][104]
2016	Dejan Udovičić	Serbia	Jul 27, 1970	46 years, 18 days	5	2	0	3	40.00%	[61][104]
Games	Head coach	Nationality	Birthdate	Age	MC	W	D	L	Win %	Ref

^*Qualified but withdrew.

Historical progression – appearances of head coaches[]

The following table shows the historical progression of appearances of head coaches at the Olympic Games.

App	Achievement	Games	Head coach	Date	Age	Duration of record	Ref
1	Set record	1920	Otto Wahle	Aug 24, 1920	40	3 years, 324 days	[93][94]
2	Broke record	1924	Otto Wahle	Jul 13, 1924	44	97 years, 235 days	[93][94]
	Tied record	1960		Aug 26, 1960			[95]
	Tied record	1964		Oct 11, 1964			[96]
	Tied record	1984	Monte Nitzkowski	Aug 1, 1984	54		[97]
	Tied record	1992		Aug 1, 1992			[98]
	Tied record	2012	Terry Schroeder	Jul 29, 2012	53		[75][104]

Captains[]

Terry Schroeder and Tony Azevedo are the only two American water polo players (men or women) to have each captained in three Olympic tournaments.

Captains (1920–2016)

Games	No.	Captain	Pos	H	Height	Birthdate	Age	G	MP	G/M	Ref
1920		Harry Hebner	FP		5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)	Jun 15, 1891	29 years, 75 days	1	3	0.333	[153][154]
1924		Herb Vollmer	FP		6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Feb 15, 1895	29 years, 156 days	3	5	0.600	[105][106]
1928		George Mitchell	FP			Apr 23, 1901	27 years, 110 days	0	3	0.000	[107][108]
1932		Wally O'Connor	FP			Aug 25, 1903	28 years, 352 days	2	4	0.500	[66][67]
1936			FP				32 years, 351 days	2	3	0.667
1948		Edwin Knox	FP			Jul 24, 1914	34 years, 10 days	1	2	0.500	[162][163]
1952		Jim Norris	CB		5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)	Jul 7, 1930	22 years, 26 days	0	8	0.000	[164]
1956		Bill Kooistra	FP		5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)	Aug 26, 1926	30 years, 101 days	1	5	0.200	[122][165]
1960		(Unknown)
1964		(Unknown)
1968	2	Dave Ashleigh	FP	R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Aug 8, 1943	25 years, 78 days	2	8	0.250	[166][167]
1972	5	Gary Sheerer	FP		5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)	Feb 18, 1947	25 years, 199 days	7	9	0.778	[119][168]
1980*		(Unknown)						––	––	––
1984	10	Terry Schroeder	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	Oct 9, 1958	25 years, 306 days	13	7	1.857	[75][76]
1988	10		CF				29 years, 358 days	10	7	1.429
1992	10		CF				33 years, 305 days	4	7	0.571
1996	1	Chris Duplanty	GK		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	Oct 21, 1965	30 years, 281 days	0	8	0.000	[79][80]
2000	5	Chris Oeding	D		6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m)	Sep 10, 1971	29 years, 21 days	8	8	1.000	[116]
2004	2	Wolf Wigo	D		6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)	May 8, 1973	31 years, 113 days	7	7	1.000	[85][86]
2008	8	Tony Azevedo	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Nov 21, 1981	26 years, 277 days	17	7	2.429	[65]
2012	8		D				30 years, 265 days	11	8	1.375
2016	8		D				34 years, 267 days	5	5	1.000
Games	No.	Captain	Pos	H	Height	Birthdate	Age	G	MP	G/M	Ref

^*Qualified but withdrew.

Historical progression – appearances of captains[]

The following table shows the historical progression of appearances of captains at the Olympic Games.

App	Achievement	Games	No.	Captain	Pos	H	Height	Date	Age	Duration of record	Ref
1	Set record	1920		Harry Hebner	FP		5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)	Aug 24, 1920	29	15 years, 350 days	[153][154]
	Tied record	1924		Herb Vollmer	FP		6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jul 13, 1924	29		[105][106]
	Tied record	1928		George Mitchell	FP			Aug 6, 1928	27		[107][108]
	Tied record	1932		Wally O'Connor	FP			Aug 6, 1932	28		[66][67]
2	Broke record	1936		Wally O'Connor	FP			Aug 8, 1936	32	55 years, 359 days	[66][67]
	Tied record	1988	10	Terry Schroeder	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	Sep 21, 1988	29		[75][76]
3	Broke record	1992	10	Terry Schroeder	CF		6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	Aug 1, 1992	33	29 years, 216 days	[75][76]
	Tied record	2016	8	Tony Azevedo	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Aug 6, 2016	34		[65]

Sprinters[]

The following table shows the players with at least three sprints for each Olympic tournament (2000–2016), and is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), number of sprints (in descending order), number of matches played (in descending order), Cap number or name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Sprinters are usually the fastest swimmers of the water polo team. If a water polo player won an Olympic medal in swimming, he would be an outstanding sprinter.

Brad Schumacher is the latest example. He won two gold medals for the United States at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics: in the men's 4×100 meter freestyle relay and in the men's 4×200 meter freestyle relay. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, he was the top sprinter of the men's water polo tournament.

Sprinters (2000–2016)

Games	No.	Sprinter	MP	Sprints			Pos	H	Height	Birthdate	Age	Note	Ref
				W	T	Win %
2000	7	Brad Schumacher	8	20	34	58.82%	D		6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	Mar 6, 1974	26	1996 – 4×100 meter freestyle relay. 1996 – 4×200 meter freestyle relay. Top sprinter – 2000 water polo tournament.	[155]
2004	8	Tony Azevedo	7	6	10	60.00%	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Nov 21, 1981	22		[65]
	3	Omar Amr	7	4	8	50.00%	D		5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)	Sep 20, 1974	29		[169]
	2	Wolf Wigo	7	2	8	25.00%	D		6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)	May 8, 1973	31		[85]
2008	2	Peter Varellas	7	8	18	44.44%	D	L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Oct 2, 1984	23		[118]
	8	Tony Azevedo	7	2	5	40.00%	D	R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Nov 21, 1981	26		[65]
	7	Layne Beaubien	7	3	4	75.00%	U	R	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	Jul 4, 1976	32		[87]
2012	2	Peter Varellas	8	10	15	66.67%	D	L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Oct 2, 1984	27		[118]
	7	Layne Beaubien	8	4	8	50.00%	U	R	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	Jul 4, 1976	36		[87]
	6	Shea Buckner	8	1	6	16.67%	D	R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Dec 12, 1986	25		[170]
2016	7	Josh Samuels	5	5	10	50.00%	D	R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jul 8, 1991	25		[171]
	2	Thomas Dunstan	5	0	3	0.00%	D	L	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sep 29, 1997	18		[172]
Games	No.	Sprinter	MP	W	T	Win %	Pos	H	Height	Birthdate	Age	Note	Ref
				Sprints

Left-handed players[]

Most water polo players are right-handed. Skilled left-handed players are very valuable, because they can get special angles that right-handed players can not get. Left-handed drivers (attackers) are usually on the right side of the field. With right-handed drivers on the left side of the field, left-handed drivers allow their teams to launch two-sided attacks.

As a left-handed center (2-meter man), Chris Humbert is the American male player with the second most goals at the Olympic Games.

Kevin Robertson is one of the smallest but quickest player in American water polo history. As a left-handed driver (attacker), he is the American male player with the ninth most goals at the Olympic Games, and he is the first and only American male left-hander to have won two Olympic medals in water polo.

Left-handed players (1920–2016)

Games	No.	Player	Pos	Height	Birthdate	Age	G	MP	G/M	Ref
1972	11	Eric Lindroth	CF	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sep 12, 1951	20 years, 358 days	0	9	0.000	[173][174]
1980*		Eric Lindroth	CF	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sep 12, 1951	28 years, 321 days	––	––	––	[173][174]
		Kevin Robertson	D	5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)	Feb 2, 1959	21 years, 178 days	––	––	––	[115][147]
1984	2	Kevin Robertson	D	5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)	Feb 2, 1959	25 years, 190 days	13	7	1.857	[115][147]
1988	2	Kevin Robertson	D	5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)	Feb 2, 1959	29 years, 242 days	8	7	1.143	[115][147]
	6	Craig Klass	CF	6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	Jun 20, 1965	23 years, 103 days	2	7	0.286	[175][176]
1992	9	Chris Humbert	CF	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	Dec 27, 1969	22 years, 226 days	7	7	1.000	[83][84]
	11	Craig Klass	CF	6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	Jun 20, 1965	27 years, 50 days	5	6	0.833	[175][176]
	13	Alex Rousseau	CF	6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	Nov 4, 1967	24 years, 279 days	5	7	0.714	[177][178]
1996	3	Jeremy Laster	D	6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	Feb 24, 1974	22 years, 155 days	7	8	0.875	[179]
	7	Alex Rousseau	CF	6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	Nov 4, 1967	28 years, 267 days	2	8	0.250	[177][178]
	10	Chris Humbert	CF	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	Dec 27, 1969	26 years, 214 days	14	8	1.750	[83][84]
2000	10	Chris Humbert	CF	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	Dec 27, 1969	30 years, 279 days	16	8	2.000	[83][84]
2008	2	Peter Varellas	D	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Oct 2, 1984	23 years, 327 days	5	7	0.714	[118]
2012	2	Peter Varellas	D	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Oct 2, 1984	27 years, 315 days	11	8	1.375	[118]
2016	2	Thomas Dunstan	D	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sep 29, 1997	18 years, 320 days	1	5	0.200	[172]
Games	No.	Player	Pos	Height	Birthdate	Age	G	MP	G/M	Ref

^*Qualified but withdrew.

Miscellaneous[]

Age records[]

Top 10 oldest players[]

The following table is pre-sorted by age of the last Olympic appearance (in descending order), date of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), Cap number or name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Top 10 oldest players (1920–2016)

Rk	Player	Pos	H	Birthdate	Date of last Olympic app	Age of last Olympic app	Games	No.	Ref
1	Charley Finn	FP		July 28, 1897	August 10, 1936	39 years, 13 days	1936		[180][181]
2	Merrill Moses	GK	R	August 13, 1977	August 14, 2016	39 years, 1 day	2016	1	[92]
3	Jam Handy	FP		March 6, 1886	July 20, 1924	38 years, 136 days	1924		[150][151]
4	Fred Lauer	GK		October 13, 1898	August 10, 1936	37 years, 302 days	1936		[125][126]
5	Ryan Bailey	CF	R	August 28, 1975	August 12, 2012	36 years, 350 days	2012	9	[68][69]
6	Mike Evans	D		March 26, 1960	July 28, 1996	36 years, 124 days	1996	11	[81][82]
7	Layne Beaubien	U	R	July 4, 1976	August 12, 2012	36 years, 39 days	2012	7	[87]
8	Craig Wilson	GK		February 5, 1957	August 9, 1992	35 years, 186 days	1992	1	[77][78]
9	Adam Wright	D	R	May 4, 1977	August 12, 2012	35 years, 100 days	2012	5	[90][91]
10	Tony Azevedo	D	R	November 21, 1981	August 14, 2016	34 years, 267 days	2016	8	[65]

Top 10 oldest Olympic debutants[]

The following table is pre-sorted by age of the first Olympic appearance (in descending order), date of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), Cap number or name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Top 10 oldest Olympic debutants (1920–2016)

Rk	Player	Pos	H	Birthdate	Date of first Olympic app	Age of first Olympic app	Games	No.	Ref
1	Jam Handy	FP		March 6, 1886	July 13, 1924	38 years, 129 days	1924		[150][151]
2	Charley Finn	FP		July 28, 1897	August 6, 1932	35 years, 9 days	1932		[180][181]
3	Edwin Knox	FP		July 24, 1914	July 30, 1948	34 years, 6 days	1948		[162][163]
4	Robert Lynn	CB/U		February 7, 1967	September 23, 2000	33 years, 229 days	2000	3	[182]
5	John Siman	CB		October 7, 1952	August 1, 1984	31 years, 299 days	1984	8	[183][184]
6	John Vargas	D		June 17, 1961	August 1, 1992	31 years, 45 days	1992	2	[103]
7	Sophus Jensen			July 27, 1889	August 24, 1920	31 years, 28 days	1920		[185]
8	Harold Dash	FP		July 22, 1917	July 30, 1948	31 years, 8 days	1948		[186][187]
9	Merrill Moses	GK	R	August 13, 1977	August 10, 2008	30 years, 363 days	2008	1	[92]
10	Lee Case	FP		August 8, 1917	July 30, 1948	30 years, 357 days	1948		[188][189]

Top 10 youngest players (Olympic debutants)[]

The following table is pre-sorted by age of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), date of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), Cap number or name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Top 10 youngest players (Olympic debutants, 1920–2016)

Rk	Player	Pos	H	Birthdate	Date of first Olympic app	Age of first Olympic app	Games	No.	Ref
1	Bob Saari	FP	R	June 7, 1948	October 11, 1964	16 years, 126 days	1964	7	[190]
2	Ben Hallock	CF	R	November 22, 1997	August 6, 2016	18 years, 258 days	2016	3	[191]
3	Bill Dornblaser	FP		November 4, 1933	July 25, 1952	18 years, 264 days	1952		[192]
4	Tony Azevedo	D	R	November 21, 1981	September 23, 2000	18 years, 307 days	2000	8	[65]
5	Thomas Dunstan	D	L	September 29, 1997	August 6, 2016	18 years, 312 days	2016	2	[172]
6	Stan Cole	CF/D	R	October 12, 1945	October 11, 1964	18 years, 365 days	1964	6	[73][74]
7	James Carson	FP		July 30, 1901	August 24, 1920	19 years, 25 days	1920		[193]
8	Norman Lake	FP		December 8, 1932	July 25, 1952	19 years, 230 days	1952		[194]
9	Herb Wildman	GK		September 6, 1912	August 6, 1932	19 years, 335 days	1932		[128][129]
10	Johnny Weissmuller	FP		June 2, 1904	July 13, 1924	20 years, 41 days	1924		[111]

Top 10 oldest Olympic medalists[]

The following table is pre-sorted by age of receiving an Olympic medal (in descending order), date of receiving an Olympic medal (in ascending order), Cap number or name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Top 10 oldest Olympic medalists (1920–2016)

Rk	Player	Pos	H	Birthdate	Date of receiving an Olympic medal	Age of receiving an Olympic medal	Games	No.	Ref
1	Jam Handy	FP		March 6, 1886	July 20, 1924	38 years, 136 days	1924		[150][151]
2	Charley Finn	FP		July 28, 1897	August 13, 1932	35 years, 16 days	1932		[180][181]
3	Ryan Bailey	CF	R	August 28, 1975	August 24, 2008	32 years, 362 days	2008	9	[68][69]
4	Layne Beaubien	U	R	July 4, 1976	August 24, 2008	32 years, 51 days	2008	7	[87]
5	John Siman	CB		October 7, 1952	August 10, 1984	31 years, 308 days	1984	8	[183][184]
6	Craig Wilson	GK		February 5, 1957	October 1, 1988	31 years, 239 days	1988	1	[77][78]
7	Adam Wright	D	R	May 4, 1977	August 24, 2008	31 years, 112 days	2008	5	[90][91]
8	Merrill Moses	GK	R	August 13, 1977	August 24, 2008	31 years, 11 days	2008	1	[92]
9	Jon Svendsen	CB		October 26, 1953	August 10, 1984	30 years, 289 days	1984	7	[195][196]
10	Greg Boyer	CF		February 5, 1958	October 1, 1988	30 years, 239 days	1988	9	[197][198]

Top 10 youngest Olympic medalists[]

The following table is pre-sorted by age of receiving an Olympic medal (in ascending order), date of receiving an Olympic medal (in ascending order), Cap number or name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Top 10 youngest Olympic medalists (1920–2016)

Rk	Player	Pos	H	Birthdate	Date of receiving an Olympic medal	Age of receiving an Olympic medal	Games	No.	Ref
1	Herb Wildman	GK		September 6, 1912	August 13, 1932	19 years, 342 days	1932		[128][129]
2	Johnny Weissmuller	FP		June 2, 1904	July 20, 1924	20 years, 48 days	1924		[111]
3	Wally O'Connor	FP		August 25, 1903	July 20, 1924	20 years, 330 days	1924		[66][67]
4	J. W. Krumpholz	CF	R	September 22, 1987	August 24, 2008	20 years, 337 days	2008	12	[199]
5	Eric Lindroth	CF	L	September 12, 1951	September 4, 1972	20 years, 358 days	1972	11	[173][174]
6	Austin Clapp	FP		November 8, 1910	August 13, 1932	21 years, 279 days	1932		[101][102]
7	Art Austin	FP		July 8, 1902	July 20, 1924	22 years, 12 days	1924		[200][201]
8	Chris Duplanty	GK		October 21, 1965	October 1, 1988	22 years, 346 days	1988	12	[79][80]
9	Oliver Horn	FP		June 22, 1901	July 20, 1924	23 years, 28 days	1924		[202]
10	Tim Hutten	CB	R	June 4, 1985	August 24, 2008	23 years, 81 days	2008	10	[203]

Physical records[]

Top 10 tallest players[]

The following table is pre-sorted by height of the player (in descending order), edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Top 10 tallest players (1920–2016)

Rk	Player	Pos	H	Height	Maximum weight	Games	Ref
1	Doug Kimbell	CB		6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	1988 , 1992	[204][205]
2	McQuin Baron	GK	R	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	2016	[206]
3	Genai Kerr	GK		6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	2004	[207]
4	Jeff Powers	CF/CB/U	R	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	2004, 2008 , 2012	[88][89]
	Alex Roelse	CB	R	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	2016	[208]
6	Chris Humbert	CF	L	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1992, 1996, 2000	[83][84]
	Kyle Kopp	CF		6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	1996, 2000	[209][210]
8	Bob Hughes	CF		6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1952, 1956	[112][211]
	John Mann	CF	R	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	249 lb (113 kg)	2012, 2016	[212]
	Ben Hallock	CF	R	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	2016	[191]
	Alex Obert	CF/CB	R	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2016	[213]

Top 10 shortest players[]

The following table is pre-sorted by height of the player (in ascending order), edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Top 10 shortest players (1920–2016)

Rk	Player	Pos	H	Height	Minimum weight	Games	Ref
1	Perry McGillivray	FP		5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m)		1920	[99][100]
	Herbert Taylor			5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m)		1920	[214]
3	William Vosburgh	FP		5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)		1920	[215][216]
4	Fred Tisue	FP		5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	1960	[121]
	Gary Sheerer	FP		5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	1968, 1972	[119][168]
	Kevin Robertson	D	L	5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1980*, 1984 , 1988	[115][147]
7	Clement Browne			5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)		1920	[217]
	Jack Spargo	D		5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)		1952	[218][219]
9	Oliver Horn	FP		5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)		1924	[202]
	Ned McIlroy	FP	R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1964	[220]
	John Vargas	D		5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	154 lb (70 kg)	1992	[103]

^*Qualified but withdrew.

Top 10 heaviest players[]

The following table is pre-sorted by maximum weight of the player (in descending order), edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Top 10 heaviest players (1920–2016)

Rk	Player	Pos	H	Height	Maximum weight	Games	Ref
1	Paul Samson	FP		6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	1928	[221]
2	Ryan Bailey	CF	R	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	249 lb (113 kg)	2000, 2004, 2008 , 2012	[68][69]
	John Mann	CF	R	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	249 lb (113 kg)	2012, 2016	[212]
4	Brandon Brooks	GK	R	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	2004, 2008	[141]
	Ben Hallock	CF	R	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	2016	[191]
6	Jesse Smith	CB/U	R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	2004, 2008 , 2012, 2016	[70]
7	Jeff Powers	CF/CB/U	R	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	2004, 2008 , 2012	[88][89]
8	Peter Hudnut	CB	R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	2008 , 2012	[222]
	Alex Roelse	CB	R	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	2016	[208]
10	Doug Kimbell	CB		6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	1988 , 1992	[204][205]
	Kyle Kopp	CF		6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	1996, 2000	[209][210]
	McQuin Baron	GK	R	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	2016	[206]

Top 10 lightest players[]

The following table is pre-sorted by minimum weight of the player (in descending order), edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Top 10 lightest players (1920–2016)

Rk	Player	Pos	H	Height	Minimum weight	Games	Ref
1	Ronald Severa	FP		5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)	154 lb (70 kg)	1956, 1960	[223][224]
	John Vargas	D		5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	154 lb (70 kg)	1992	[103]
3	Ron Crawford	D/CF	R	5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	1960, 1964, 1968	[71][72]
	Gary Sheerer	FP		5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	1968, 1972	[119][168]
5	Chick McIlroy	D/CF	R	5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	1960, 1964	[225][226]
	Fred Tisue	FP		5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	1960	[121]
7	Ned McIlroy	FP	R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1964	[220]
		FP	R	5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1964	[227]
	Ralph Whitney	FP	R	5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1964	[228]
	Kevin Robertson	D	L	5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1980*, 1984 , 1988	[115][147]

^*Qualified but withdrew.

Birthplaces[]

Players born outside the United States[]

The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), Cap number or name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

Twelve players were born outside the United States, in four continents (Asia, Europe, North America, and South America).

Players born outside the United States (1920–2016)

Games	No.	Player	Pos	H	Birthplace	Country	Continent	Birthdate	Age	Ref
1920		Clement Browne			Freetown, Antigua	Leeward Islands	North America	Jan 4, 1896	24	[217]
1924		Johnny Weissmuller	FP		Freidorf (Szabadfalva)	Austria-Hungary	Europe	Jun 2, 1904	20	[111]
1928		Herbert Topp	FP		Copenhagen	Denmark	Europe	Apr 20, 1900	28	[120]
		Johnny Weissmuller	FP		Freidorf (Szabadfalva)	Austria-Hungary	Europe	Jun 2, 1904	24	[111]
1956		Bob Frojen	FP		Hamburg, Hamburg	Germany	Europe	Dec 1, 1930	25	[229][230]
		Bill Ross	FP		Toronto, Ontario	Canada	North America	Jul 6, 1928	28	[231][232]
1964	1	Tony van Dorp	GK	R	Batavia	Dutch East Indies	Asia	Jun 25, 1936	28	[136][137]
1968	1	Tony van Dorp	GK	R	Batavia	Dutch East Indies	Asia	Jun 25, 1936	32	[136][137]
1980*		Drew McDonald	CB		Vancouver, British Columbia	Canada	North America	Oct 19, 1955	24	[233][234]
1984	9	Drew McDonald	CB		Vancouver, British Columbia	Canada	North America	Oct 19, 1955	28	[233][234]
1988	6	Craig Klass	CF	L	Wiesbaden, Hesse	West Germany	Europe	Jun 20, 1965	23	[175][176]
1992	11	Craig Klass	CF	L	Wiesbaden, Hesse	West Germany	Europe	Jun 20, 1965	27	[175][176]
	13	Alex Rousseau	CF	L	Paris	France	Europe	Nov 4, 1967	24	[177][178]
1996	7	Alex Rousseau	CF	L	Paris	France	Europe	Nov 4, 1967	28	[177][178]
2000	8	Tony Azevedo	D	R	Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	South America	Nov 21, 1981	18	[65]
2004	8	Tony Azevedo	D	R	Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	South America	Nov 21, 1981	22	[65]
2008	8	Tony Azevedo (C)	D	R	Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	South America	Nov 21, 1981	26	[65]
2012	8	Tony Azevedo (C)	D	R	Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	South America	Nov 21, 1981	30	[65]
2016	5	Alex Roelse	CB	R	Gorinchem, South Holland	Netherlands	Europe	Jan 10, 1995	21	[208]
	6	Luca Cupido	D	R	Genoa, Liguria	Italy	Europe	Nov 9, 1995	20	[235]
	8	Tony Azevedo (C)	D	R	Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	South America	Nov 21, 1981	34	[65]
Games	No.	Player	Pos	H	Birthplace	Country	Continent	Birthdate	Age	Ref

^*Qualified but withdrew.

Colleges[]

The following table is pre-sorted by number of times of players (in descending order), number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of editions of the Olympics (in descending order), edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the college (in ascending order), respectively.

Most athletes played collegiate water polo, many of them were NCAA Champions. The graduates from seven colleges in California (Long Beach State, Pepperdine, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UCLA, and USC) have gone on to be the major part of the United States men's water polo Olympic team.

Rk	College		Players		Games				Medals				Ref
	Name	Team	Number	Times	Year	Debut	Last	Edition	G	S	B	T
1	Stanford University	Stanford Cardinal	29	49	1924 , 1928, 1932 , 1936, 1956, 1964, 1968, 1972 , 1980*, 1984 , 1988 , 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 , 2012, 2016[j]	1924	2016	18	0	12	10	22	[236]
2	University of California, Los Angeles	UCLA Bruins	24	37	1936, 1948, 1952, 1964, 1968, 1972 , 1980*, 1984 , 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 , 2012, 2016[k]	1936	2016	15	0	3	6	9	[237]
3	University of California, Berkeley	California Golden Bears	16	27	1924 , 1928, 1960, 1968, 1972 , 1980*, 1984 , 1988 , 1992, 1996, 2000, 2012, 2016[l]	1924	2016	13	0	3	3	6	[238][239]
4	University of California, Irvine	UC Irvine Anteaters	13	26	1980*, 1984 , 1988 , 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 , 2012[m]	1980*	2012	9	0	10	0	10	[240]
5	University of Southern California	USC Trojans	20	25	1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1992, 2000, 2008 , 2012, 2016[n]	1936	2016	12	0	1	0	1	[241]
6	California State University, Long Beach	Long Beach State 49ers	9	16	1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 , 1984 , 1988 , 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004[o]	1956	2004	11	0	2	1	3	[242]
7	Pepperdine University	Pepperdine Waves	3	11	1980*, 1984 , 1988 , 1992, 2004, 2008 , 2012, 2016[p]	1980*	2016	8	0	4	0	4	[243]
8	University of California, Santa Barbara	UC Santa Barbara Gauchos	2	4	1984 , 1988 , 1992[q]	1984	1992	3	0	3	0	3	[244]
9	Columbia University	Columbia Lions	3	4	1920, 1924 , 1936, 1952[r]	1920	1952	4	0	0	1	1
10	Northwestern University	Northwestern Wildcats	3	4	1948, 1952, 1956[s]	1948	1956	3	0	0	0	0
11	El Camino College		3	3	1952, 1964[t]	1952	1964	2	0	0	0	0
12	California State University, Fullerton	Cal State Fullerton Titans	1	2	1980*, 1984 [u]	1980*	1984	2	0	1	0	1
13	University of Michigan	Michigan Wolverines	2	2	1924 , 1928[v]	1924	1928	2	0	0	1	1
	Saint Mary's College of California	Saint Mary's Gaels	1	2	1924 , 1928[w]	1924	1928	2	0	0	1	1
15	University of the Pacific	Pacific Tigers	2	2	2000, 2016[x]	2000	2016	2	0	0	0	0
16	University of Illinois	Illinois Fighting Illini	2	2	1920[y]	1920	1920	1	0	0	0	0
17	University of Arizona	Arizona Wildcats	1	1	1984 [z]	1984	1984	1	0	0	1	1
18	University of Wisconsin	Wisconsin Badgers	1	1	1920[aa]	1920	1920	1	0	0	0	0
	Fordham University	Fordham Rams	1	1	1928[ab]	1928	1928	1	0	0	0	0
	University of Iowa	Iowa Hawkeyes	1	1	1928[ac]	1928	1928	1	0	0	0	0
	DePaul University	DePaul Blue Demons	1	1	1956[ad]	1956	1956	1	0	0	0	0
	San Jose State University	San Jose State Spartans	1	1	1980*[ae]	1980*	1980*	1	0	0	0	0
Rk	Name	Team	Number	Times	Year	Debut	Last	Edition	G	S	B	T	Ref
	College		Players		Games				Medals

^*Qualified but withdrew.

Water polo families[]

Brothers[]

The three McIlroy brothers (, Chick and Ned) were all members of the 1964 United States men's Olympic water polo team.

The Kooistra brothers (Bill and Sam) played for the United States in water polo at the 1956 Olympics. Jeff Campbell competed alongside his elder brother, Peter, at the 1988 Olympics.

Relation- ship	Family	Name	Pos	Birthdate	Games	Age	Note	Ref
Three brothers	McIlroy	Chick McIlroy	D/CF	Aug 1, 1938	1960	22 years, 25 days		[225][226]
			FP	May 12, 1937	1964	27 years, 152 days	Three brothers in an Olympic tournament	[227]
		Chick McIlroy	D/CF	Aug 1, 1938		26 years, 71 days		[225][226]
		Ned McIlroy	FP	Jul 26, 1939		25 years, 77 days		[220]
Two brothers	Kooistra	Bill Kooistra	FP	Aug 26, 1926	1952	25 years, 334 days		[122][165]
		Bill Kooistra	FP	Aug 26, 1926	1956	30 years, 94 days	Two brothers in an Olympic tournament	[122][165]
		Sam Kooistra	FP	Aug 18, 1935		21 years, 102 days		[245][246]
	Campbell	Peter Campbell	CF	May 21, 1960	1984	24 years, 72 days		[145][146]
		Peter Campbell	CF/U	May 21, 1960	1988	28 years, 123 days	Two brothers in an Olympic tournament	[145][146]
		Jeff Campbell	CB	Oct 2, 1962		25 years, 355 days		[247][248]
		Jeff Campbell	CB	Oct 2, 1962	1992	29 years, 304 days		[247][248]
	Vargas	Joe Vargas	D	Oct 4, 1955	1980*	24 years, 290 days		[249][250]
		Joe Vargas	D	Oct 4, 1955	1984	28 years, 302 days		[249][250]
		John Vargas	D	Jun 17, 1961	1992	31 years, 45 days		[247][248]
		John Vargas	Coach	Jun 17, 1961	2000	39 years, 98 days		[247][248]

^*Qualified but withdrew.

Tony van Dorp, a Dutch-American goalkeeper, competed in the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics for the United States. His younger brother, Fred, was a Dutch field player, and played against his brother at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics.

Relation- ship	Family	Country represented	Name	Pos	Birthdate	Games	Age	Note	Ref
Two brothers	van Dorp	Netherlands	Fred van Dorp	FP	Oct 13, 1938	1960	21 years, 318 days		[251]
		United States	Tony van Dorp	GK	Jun 25, 1936	1964	28 years, 110 days	NED 6–4  USA (Oct 13, 1964)	[136][137]
		Netherlands	Fred van Dorp	FP	Oct 13, 1938		26 years, 0 days		[251]
		United States	Tony van Dorp	GK	Jun 25, 1936	1968	32 years, 121 days	USA 6–3  NED (Oct 24, 1968)	[136][137]
		Netherlands	Fred van Dorp	FP	Oct 13, 1938		30 years, 11 days		[251]

Father-son[]

Relation- ship	Family	Name	Pos	Birthdate	Games	Age	Note	Ref
Father and son(s)	Saari		Head coach		1952			[96]
			Asst. coach		1960			[96]
			Head coach		1964		Father and son in an Olympic tournament	[96]
		Bob Saari	FP	Jun 7, 1948		16 years, 126 days		[190]
	Azevedo	Ricardo Azevedo	Asst. coach	Aug 24, 1956	1996	39 years, 331 days		[104]
		Tony Azevedo	D	Nov 21, 1981	2000	18 years, 307 days		[65]
		Ricardo Azevedo	Asst. coach	Aug 24, 1956	2004	47 years, 357 days	Father and son in an Olympic tournament	[104]
		Tony Azevedo	D	Nov 21, 1981		22 years, 268 days		[65]
		Tony Azevedo	D	Nov 21, 1981	2008	26 years, 263 days		[65]
		Tony Azevedo	D	Nov 21, 1981	2012	30 years, 251 days		[65]
		Tony Azevedo	D	Nov 21, 1981	2016	34 years, 259 days		[65]

Father-daughter[]

Relation- ship	Family	Name	Pos	Birthdate	Games	Age	Note	Ref
Father and daughter(s)	Fischer	Erich Fischer	CB/U	Mar 12, 1966	1992	26 years, 142 days		[123]
		Makenzie Fischer	CB	Mar 29, 1997	2016	19 years, 133 days	Two sisters in an Olympic tournament	[252]
		Aria Fischer	CF	Mar 2, 1999		17 years, 160 days		[253]

Hall of Fame inductees[]

See also[]

• 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)
• United States men's Olympic water polo team statistics (medalists)
• United States men's Olympic water polo team results
• List of United States men's Olympic water polo team rosters
• United States men's national water polo team

Notes[]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website