Spain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

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

The Spain men's national water polo team has participated in 18 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

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
— – 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
Spain		—	—	—	7	10	9		—	8	8	—			9	10		4	4	6	2	1	4	6	5	6	7	Q	18

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
Spain	18	11	11	1920	2020	Champions	Europe – LEN

Best finishes

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend

Year^* – As host team

Men's team^[1]	Best finish	Apps	Confederation
Spain	Champions (1996)	18	Europe – LEN

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
Spain	5	1 (1996)	1 (1992^*)		3 (1980, 1984, 2000)	1980	2000

Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Player statistics

Multiple appearances

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

Number of six-time Olympians: 1
Number of five-time Olympians: 3
Number of four-time Olympians: 7
Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

– Hosts
CUB – Cuba
ESP – Spain

**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	6
6	Manuel Estiarte	1961	FP	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	18/38	2007	Flag bearer for Spain (2000)	^[2]
5	Jordi Sans	1965	FP	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000		18/35			^[3]
Salvador Gómez	1968	FP	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004		20/36			^[4]
Jesús Rollán	1968	GK	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004		20/36	2012		^[5]
4	Pedro García	1968	FP	1988	1992	1996	2000			19/31			^[6]
Sergi Pedrerol	1969	FP	1992	1996	2000	2004			22/34			^[7]
Daniel Ballart	1973	FP	1992	1996	2000	2004			19/31			^[8]
Ángel Andreo	1972	GK	1996	2000	2004	2008			23/35			^[9]
Iván Pérez	1971	FP	1992 CUB			2004 ESP	2008 ESP	2012 ESP	21/41			^[10]
Guillermo Molina	1984	FP	2004	2008	2012	2016			20/32			^[11]
Felipe Perrone	1986	FP	2008	2012	2016	2020			22/35			^[12]

Note:

Xavier García is listed in Croatia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.

Multiple medalists

The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of receiving the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of receiving the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.

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

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): 2
Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 4
Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

– Hosts
BRA – Brazil
CUB – Cuba
ESP – Spain

**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	6
1	Manuel Estiarte	1961	Right	127	1980 (21)	1984 (34)	1988 (27)	1992 (22)	1996 (13)	2000 (10)	18/38	2007	Flag bearer for Spain (2000)	^[13] ^[2]
2	Felipe Perrone	1986	Right	42	2008 ESP (16)	2012 ESP (16)	2016 BRA (10)				22/30			^[14]
3	Guillermo Molina	1984	Right	41	2004 (4)	2008 (13)	2012 (5)	2016 (19)			20/32			^[15]
4	Salvador Gómez	1968	Right	37	1988 (8)	1992 (5)	1996 (12)	2000 (5)	2004 (7)		20/36			^[16]
5	Pedro García	1968		35	1988 (9)	1992 (13)	1996 (7)	2000 (6)			19/31			^[17]
6	Jordi Sans	1965		33	1984 (0)	1988 (13)	1992 (8)	1996 (7)	2000 (5)		19/35			^[18]
7	Iván Pérez	1971	Left	31	1992 CUB (16)			2004 ESP (6)	2008 ESP (3)	2012 ESP (6)	21/41			^[19]
Rk	Player	Birth	L/R	Total goals	1	2	3	4	5	6	Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
Water polo tournaments (goals)

Sources:

Official Reports (PDF): 1920–1928, 1948–1952, 1968–1972, 1980–1996;
Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 46, 49, 54, 65, 67, 70, 74–75), 2004 (pp. 227–228), 2008 (pp. 193–194), 2012 (pp. 474–475), 2016 (pp. 112–113).

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
1920		Luis Gibert	1903	17		Starting goalkeeper	^[20]
	(Unknown)
1924		Jaime Cruells	1906	18		Starting goalkeeper	^[21]
	(Unknown)
1928		Gonzalo Jiménez	1902	26		Starting goalkeeper	^[22]
	(Unknown)
1948		Joan Serra	1927	20		Starting goalkeeper	^[23]
	(Unknown)
1952		Leandro Ribera Abad	1934	17		Starting goalkeeper	^[24]
	(Unknown)
1968	1	Luis Bestit	1945	23			^[25]
11	Vicente Brugat	1947	20			^[26]
1972	1	Salvador Franch	1949	23			^[27]
11	Luis Bestit (2)	1945	27			^[25]
1980	1	Manuel Delgado	1955	25			^[28]
11	Salvador Franch (2)	1949	31			^[27]
1984	1	Leandro Ribera Perpiñá	1962	22			^[29]
13	Mariano Moya	1963	20			^[30]
1988	1	Jesús Rollán	1968	20	2012		^[5]
11	Mariano Moya (2)	1963	24			^[30]
1992	1	Jesús Rollán (2)	1968	24	2012	Starting goalkeeper	^[5]
12	Manuel Silvestre	1965	27			^[31]
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
1996	1	Jesús Rollán (3)	1968	28	62	110	56.4%	2012	Starting goalkeeper	^[5]
4	Ángel Andreo	1972	23	0	0	—			^[9]
2000	1	Jesús Rollán (4)	1968	32	58	116	50.0%	2012	Starting goalkeeper	^[5]
2	Ángel Andreo (2)	1972	27	0	0	—			^[9]
2004	1	Jesús Rollán (5)	1968	36	5	7	71.4%	2012		^[5]
2	Ángel Andreo (3)	1972	31	50	92	54.3%		Starting goalkeeper	^[9]
2008	1	Iñaki Aguilar	1983	24	58	107	54.2%		Starting goalkeeper	^[32]
13	Ángel Andreo (4)	1972	35	1	4	25.0%			^[9]
2012	1	Iñaki Aguilar (2)	1983	28	52	98	53.1%			^[32]
13	Daniel López	1980	32	26	54	48.1%			^[33]
2016	1	Iñaki Aguilar (3)	1983	32	16	26	61.5%			^[32]
13	Daniel López (2)	1980	36	63	115	54.8%		Starting goalkeeper	^[33]
2020	1	Daniel López (3)	1980	41						^[33]
13	Unai Aguirre	2002	19						^[34]
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Sources:

Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (pp. 57–61, 70–71, 73);
Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 46, 49, 54, 65, 67, 70, 74–75), 2004 (pp. 227–228), 2008 (pp. 193–194), 2012 (pp. 474–475), 2016 (pp. 112–113).

Top sprinters

The following table is pre-sorted by number of total sprints won (in descending order), year of the last Olympic appearance (in ascending order), year of the first Olympic appearance (in ascending order), name of the sprinter (in ascending order), respectively.

* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won, since 2000): 0

Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won, since 2000): 1
Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won, since 2000): 1
Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won, since 2000): 1
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
1	2	3	4	5
1	Albert Español	1985	20	35	57.1%	2012 (15/25)	2016 (5/10)			26/30	^[35]
2	Sergi Pedrerol	1969	12	38	31.6%	1992 (N/A)	1996 (N/A)	2000 (10/27)	2004 (2/11)	22/34	^[7]
3	Gonzalo Echenique	1990	8	14	57.1%	2016 (8/14)				26/26	^[36]

Source:

Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 46, 49, 54, 65, 67, 70, 74–75), 2004 (pp. 227–228), 2008 (pp. 193–194), 2012 (pp. 474–475), 2016 (pp. 112–113).

Note:

Xavier García is listed in Croatia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.

Coach statistics

Medals as coach and player

The following table is pre-sorted by total number of Olympic medals (in descending order), number of Olympic gold medals (in descending order), number of Olympic silver medals (in descending order), year of winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Spanish water polo player Miki Oca won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Four years later, he won a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. As a head coach, he guided Spain women's national water polo team to a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics.^[37]

Legend

Year^* – As host team

Rk	Person	Birth	Height	Player	Head coach	Total medals	Ref
Age	Men's team	Pos	Medal	Age	Women's team	Medal	G	S	B	T
1	Miki Oca	1970	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	22–26	Spain	FP	1992^* , 1996	42	Spain	2012	1	2	0	3	^[37]

Olympic champions

1996 Summer Olympics

Edition of men's tournament: 22nd
Host city: Atlanta, United States
Number of participating teams: 12
Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
Champion: Spain (1st title; 3rd place in preliminary A group)

Match	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Goals for	Goals against	Goal diff.
Match 1/8	Preliminary round – Group A	20 July 1996	Germany	Won	9	3	6
Match 2/8	Preliminary round – Group A	21 July 1996	Netherlands	Won	8	7	1
Match 3/8	Preliminary round – Group A	22 July 1996	Yugoslavia^[a]	Lost	7	9	–2
Match 4/8	Preliminary round – Group A	23 July 1996	Hungary	Lost	7	8	–1
Match 5/8	Preliminary round – Group A	24 July 1996	Russia	Won	8	6	2
Match 6/8	Quarter-finals	26 July 1996	United States	Won	5	4	1
Match 7/8	Semi-finals	27 July 1996	Hungary	Won	7	6	1
Match 8/8	Gold medal match	28 July 1996	Croatia	Won	7	5	2
Total	Matches played: 8 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 2 • Win %: 75.0%	58	48	10

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (p. 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 70, 71, 73).

34-year-old Manuel Estiarte, the captain of Spain, won a gold medal during his fifth Olympics.

Head coach: Juan Jané (1st title as head coach)
Assistant coach: Santiago Fernandez de Cuevas

Roster
Cap No.	Player	Pos	L/R	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Age of winning gold	Oly debut	ISHOF member
1	Jesús Rollán	GK	R	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	4 April 1968	28 years, 115 days	No	2012
2	Josep María Abarca	FP		1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	19 June 1974	22 years, 39 days	Yes
3	Sergi Pedrerol	FP	L	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	16 December 1969	26 years, 225 days	No
4	Ángel Andreo	GK	R	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	3 December 1972	23 years, 238 days	Yes
5	Manuel Estiarte (C)	FP	R	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	26 October 1961	34 years, 276 days	No	2007
6	Daniel Ballart	FP	R	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	17 March 1973	23 years, 133 days	No
7	Jorge Payá	FP		1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	10 July 1963	33 years, 18 days	No
8	Iván Moro	FP	R	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	25 December 1974	21 years, 216 days	Yes
9	Jordi Sans	FP		1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	3 August 1965	30 years, 360 days	No
10	Salvador Gómez	FP	R	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	11 March 1968	28 years, 139 days	No
11	Miki Oca	FP		1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	15 April 1970	26 years, 104 days	No
12	Carles Sanz	FP		1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	25 May 1975	21 years, 64 days	Yes
13	Pedro García	FP		1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	9 December 1968	27 years, 232 days	No
Average	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	23 October 1969	26 years, 279 days
Coach	Juan Jané	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)		31 May 1953	43 years, 58 days

Sources:

Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (p. 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 70, 71, 73);
Olympedia: 1996 (men's tournament);
Sports Reference: 1996 (men's tournament);
ISHOF.

Statistics
Cap No.	Player	Pos	Matches played	Goals/Shots
Goals	Shots	%
1	Jesús Rollán	GK	8
2	Josep María Abarca	FP	8	0	1	0.0%
3	Sergi Pedrerol	FP	8	1	13	7.7%
4	Ángel Andreo	GK	8
5	Manuel Estiarte (C)	FP	8	13	33	39.4%
6	Daniel Ballart	FP	8	3	13	23.1%
7	Jorge Payá	FP	8	1	2	50.0%
8	Iván Moro	FP	8	2	15	13.3%
9	Jordi Sans	FP	8	7	18	38.9%
10	Salvador Gómez	FP	8	12	38	31.6%
11	Miki Oca	FP	8	9	27	33.3%
12	Carles Sanz	FP	8	3	11	27.3%
13	Pedro García	FP	8	7	29	24.1%
Total	8	58	200	29.0%
Against	48	200	24.0%

Cap No.	Player	Pos	Saves/Shots
Saves	Shots	%
1	Jesús Rollán	GK	62	110	56.4%
4	Ángel Andreo	GK
Total	62	110	56.4%

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (p. 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 70, 71, 73).

Water polo people at the opening and closing ceremonies

Flag bearers

Some sportspeople were chosen to carry the national flag of their country at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games. As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, one male water polo player was given the honour to carry the flag for Spain.

Six-time Olympian Manuel Estiarte of Spain was the flag bearer during the opening ceremony at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.^[2]

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	6	G	S	B	T
1	2000 O	Spain	Manuel Estiarte	1961	38	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Spain	FP	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	20 years (18/38)	1	1	0	2	^[2]

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 Spain was given the honour.^[38]

Eugeni Asensio, a Spanish water polo referee, took the Officials' Oath at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.^[39]

Legend

– Hosts
Oath taker^‡ – Oath taker who won the tournament with his team

**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
2	1992	Officials' Oath	Spain	Eugeni Asensio			1992		As referee (official)	^[39]

Notes

↑ After the breakup of Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team participated at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, and won a bronze medal in 2000. In 2003, after the country was renamed from FR Yugoslavia to Serbia and Montenegro, the team was also renamed to "Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team".

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Official Report of the 1900 Olympic Games (download, archive)
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PDF documents in the Olympic World Library:

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Men's water polo (1900–2016) (archived)
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Water polo at the 1904 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1908 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1912 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1920 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1924 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1928 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1932 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1936 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1948 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1952 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1956 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1960 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1964 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1968 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1972 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1976 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1980 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1984 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1988 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1992 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1996 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 2000 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 2004 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 2008 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 2012 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 2016 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 2020 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)

Todor66

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Water polo at the Summer Games
Water polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1904 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1908 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1912 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1932 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1964 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
Water polo at the 1972 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
Water polo at the 1976 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's European qualification)
Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's European qualification, men's world qualification)
Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
Water polo at the 1992 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
Water polo at the 1996 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
Water polo at the 2024 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)

ISHOF

International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) website:

External links

[FRYugoslavia-38] After the breakup of Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team participated at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, and won a bronze medal in 2000. In 2003, after the country was renamed from FR Yugoslavia to Serbia and Montenegro, the team was also renamed to "Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team".

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[Manuel_Estiarte_OP-2] 1 2 3 4 "Manuel Estiarte". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

[Jordi_Sans_OP-3] "Jordi Sans". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

[Salvador_Gómez_OP-4] "Salvador Gómez". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

[Jesús_Rollán_OP-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jesús Rollán". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

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[Felipe_Perrone_OP-12] "Felipe Perrone". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

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[Felipe_Perrone_SR-14] "Felipe Perrone". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

[Guillermo_Molina_SR-15] "Guillermo Molina". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

[Salvador_Gómez_SR-16] "Salvador Gómez". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

[Pedro_García_SR-17] "Pedro García". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

[Jordi_Sans_SR-18] "Jordi Sans". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

[Iván_Pérez_SR-19] "Iván Pérez". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

[Luis_Gibert_OP-20] "Luis Gibert". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

[Jaime_Cruells_OP-21] "Jaime Cruells". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

[Gonzalo_Jiménez_OP-22] "Gonzalo Jiménez". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

[Joan_Serra_OP-23] "Joan Serra". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

[Leandro_Ribera_Abad_OP-24] "Leandro Ribera Abad". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

[Luis_Bestit_OP-25] 1 2 "Luis Bestit". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

[Vicente_Brugat_OP-26] "Vicente Brugat". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

[Salvador_Franch_OP-27] 1 2 "Salvador Franch". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

[Manuel_Delgado_OP-28] "Manuel Delgado". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

[Leandro_Ribera_Perpiñá_OP-29] "Leandro Ribera Perpiñá". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

[Mariano_Moya_OP-30] 1 2 "Mariano Moya". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

[Manuel_Silvestre_IOC-31] "Manuel Silvestre". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

[Iñaki_Aguilar_OP-32] 1 2 3 "Iñaki Aguilar". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

[Daniel_López_OP-33] 1 2 3 "Daniel López". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

[Unai_Aguirre_OP-34] "Unai Aguirre". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

[Albert_Español_OP-35] "Albert Español". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

[Gonzalo_Echenique_OP-36] "Gonzalo Echenique". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

[Miki_Oca_OP-37] 1 2 "Miki Oca". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

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Olympic water polo records and statistics
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Abbreviations

Team statistics

Comprehensive results by tournament

Number of appearances

Best finishes

Finishes in the top four

Medal table

Player statistics

Multiple appearances

Multiple medalists

Top goalscorers

Goalkeepers

Top sprinters

Coach statistics

Medals as coach and player

Olympic champions

1996 Summer Olympics

Water polo people at the opening and closing ceremonies

Flag bearers

Oath takers

See also

Notes

References

Sources

Official Reports (IOC)

Official Results Books (IOC)

Official Reports (FINA)

Official website (IOC)

Olympedia

Sports Reference

Todor66

ISHOF

External links