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

The France men's national water polo team has participated in 11 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments.[1]

Abbreviations

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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

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Comprehensive results by tournament

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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
  •  —  – 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
 France 3[a]—6913461010111111
Total teams 74612131451618211016131516121212121212121212121212

Number of appearances

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Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Men's team[1]AppsRecord
streak		Active
streak		DebutMost
recent		Best finishConfederation
 France11401900*2016ChampionsEurope – LEN

Best finishes

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Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Men's team[1]Best finishAppsConfederation
 FranceChampions (1924*)11Europe – LEN

Finishes in the top four

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Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Men's team[1]TotalChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth placeFirstLast
 France51 (1924*)3 (1900*×2,[a] 1928)1 (1936)19001936

Medal table

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Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 France (FRA)[a]1034

Player statistics

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Multiple appearances

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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: 1
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
AppsPlayerBirthPosWater polo tournamentsAge of
first/last		ISHOF
member		NoteRef
12345
4Henri Padou1898FP192019241928193622/381970[2]

Multiple medalists

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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.

  • Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
  • Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
  • Last updated: 1 May 2021.

Top goalscorers

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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): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics
RkPlayerBirthL/RTotal
goals		Water polo tournaments
(goals)		Age of
first/last		ISHOF
member		NoteRef
12345
1Pierre Garsau1961331988
(20)		1992
(13)		26/30[3]

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Goalkeepers

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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)
YearCap
No.		GoalkeeperBirthAgeISHOF
member		NoteRef
1900 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)(Unknown)
1912Jean Thorailler188824The only goalkeeper in the squad[4]
1920Jean Thorailler (2)188832The only goalkeeper in the squad[4]
1924 1st place, gold medalist(s)Paul Dujardin189430The only goalkeeper in the squad[5]
1928 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Paul Dujardin (2)189434Starting goalkeeper[5]
(Unknown)
1936Georges Delporte191224Starting goalkeeper[6]
(Unknown)
1948François Débonnet193116–17[7]
René Massol192721[8]
1960Gérard Faetibolt193228[9]
Roland Moellé194020[10]
19881Arnaud Bouet196028[11]
13Christian Volpi196523[12]
19921Jean-Marie Olivon196725[13]
12Christophe Gautier196626[14]
YearCap
No.		GoalkeeperBirthAgeISHOF
member		NoteRef
YearCap
No.		GoalkeeperBirthAgeSavesShotsEff %ISHOF
member		NoteRef
20161Rémi Garsau198432468852.3%Starting goalkeeper[15]
13Jonathan Moriamé19843200—[16]

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Top sprinters

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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): 0
  • Last updated: 15 May 2021.

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Olympic champions

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1924 Summer Olympics

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The 1924 France men's Olympic water polo team. From left to right: Noël Delberghe, Paul Dujardin, Robert Desmettre, Albert Deborgies, Henri Padou, Albert Mayaud, and Georges Rigal.
  • Edition of men's tournament: 6th
  • Host city: France Paris, France
  • Number of participating teams: 13
  • Competition format: Single-elimination tournament; Bergvall system for second- and third-place
  • Champion:  France (1st title)
MatchRoundDateOpponentResultGoals
for		Goals
against		Goal
diff.
Match 1/4Round one13 July 1924 United StatesWon312
Match 2/4Quarter-finals15 July 1924 NetherlandsWon633
Match 3/4Semi-finals16 July 1924 SwedenWon422
Match 4/4Gold medal match17 July 1924 BelgiumWon303
TotalMatches played: 4 • Wins: 4 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100%16610

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1924 (pp. 488, 490, 492).

France
  • Head coach: France
Roster
#PlayerPosHeightWeightDate of birthAge of
winning gold		Oly
debut		ISHOF
member
P1Albert DeborgiesFP6 July 190222 years, 14 daysYes
P2Noël DelbergheFP25 December 189726 years, 208 daysYes
P3Robert DesmettreFP5 August 190122 years, 350 daysYes
P4Paul DujardinGK10 May 189430 years, 71 daysYes
P5Albert MayaudFP31 March 189925 years, 111 daysNo
P6Henri PadouFP15 May 189826 years, 66 daysNo1970
P7Georges Rigal (C)FP6 January 189034 years, 196 daysNo
Average21 September 189726 years, 303 days

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Water polo people at the opening and closing ceremonies

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Flag bearers

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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 France.

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
#YearCountryFlag bearerBirthAgeHeightTeamPosWater polo tournamentsPeriod
(age of
first/last)		MedalsRef
12345GSBT
41928 O FranceJean Thorailler188840 FranceGK191219208 years
(24/32)		0000[4]

See also

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Notes

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  1. 1 2 3 France had four teams compete in 1900. Bronze medals were given to the losers of both semifinals; France took both bronze.

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Henri Padou". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Pierre Garsau". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Jean Thorailler". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Paul Dujardin". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Georges Delporte". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "François Débonnet". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "René Massol". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Gérard Faetibolt". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "Roland Moellé". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "Arnaud Bouet". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "Christian Volpi". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  13. ↑ "Jean-Marie Olivon". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "Christophe Gautier". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  15. ↑ "Rémi Garsau". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  16. ↑ "Jonathan Moriamé". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

Sources

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Official Reports (IOC)

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PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:

Official Results Books (IOC)

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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)

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PDF documents on the FINA website:

Official website (IOC)

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Water polo on the International Olympic Committee website:

Olympedia

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Water polo on the Olympedia website:

Sports Reference

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Water polo on the Sports Reference website:

Todor66

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Water polo on the Todor66 website:

ISHOF

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International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) website:

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