Olympic Games

Water polo at the Summer Olympics

Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics...

• 1900
  Water polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics
  At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested.8 teams entered the water polo event, with one withdrawing before competition. The tournament was played in a single-elimination format, with no playoff for third place. Thus, four of the seven competing teams won...
  
   — did not compete
• 1904
  Water polo at the 1904 Summer Olympics
  At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested. Only American contestants participated; three teams of 7 players each entered....
  
   — did not compete
• 1908
  Water polo at the 1908 Summer Olympics
  At the 1908 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Belgium:* Victor Boin* Herman Donners* Fernand Feyaerts * Oscar Grégoire* Herman Meyboom* Albert Michant * Joseph Pletinckx...
  
   — did not compete
• 1912
  Water polo at the 1912 Summer Olympics
  The 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, saw the fourth water polo tournament at Olympics. All games took place in the newly built swimming stadium in Djurgårdsbrunnsviken from July 7 to July 16, 1912.-Medal summary:...
  
   — did not compete
• 1920
  Water polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics
  -Medal summary:-Gold medal round:-Silver medal round:-Bronze medal round:...
  
   — did not compete
• 1924
  Water polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics
  Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics:-Medal summary:Note: The players above the line played at least one game in this tournament, the players below the line were reserve players and did not compete in this tournament. Nevertheless the exclusively credits them all...
  
   — did not compete
• 1928
  Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics
  -Medal summary:-Results:For the team rosters see: Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads.-Participating nations:Each country was allowed to enter a team of 11 players and they all were eligible for participation....
  
   — did not compete
• 1932
  Water polo at the 1932 Summer Olympics
  -Medal summary:-Round-Robin:All of the five teams played each team once.Germany vs. Brazil4 August 1932USA vs. Brazil6 August 1932Hungary vs. Germany6 August 1932USA vs. Japan7 August 1932Hungary vs. Japan...
  
   — did not compete
• 1936
  Water polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics
  -Medal summary:-Elimination Rounds:In the first round each team in a group played each other team in the same group. The placings were determined on points. If the points were equal, then the better goal average decided...
  
   — did not compete
• 1948
  Water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics
  -Medal summary:-Round One:In the first round each team in a group played each other team in the same group. The placings were determined on points. If the points were equal, then the better goal average decided...
  
   — did not compete
• 1952
  Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics
  -Medal summary:-Results:For the team rosters see: Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads.-Final standings:-References:*...
  
   — 18th place
• 1956
  Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics
  Ten nations competed in water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. The event was open only to men's teams.-Medallists:-Results:For the team rosters see: Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads.-Preliminary round:...
  
   — did not compete
• 1960
  Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics
  -Medal summary:-Results:For the team rosters see: Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads.-Final standings:-References:*...
  
   — did not compete
• 1964
  Water polo at the 1964 Summer Olympics
  Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics:FIRST ROUNDGroup A: Italy,4; Romania,2; Japan,0Group B: USSR,4; Germany,2; Australia,0Group C: Yugoslavia,6; Netherlands,4; USA,2; Brazil,0...
  
   — did not compete
• 1968
  Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics
  The Water Polo Tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics was held from October 14 to October 25, 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico. Australia earned one of sixteen invitations, but the Australian Olympic Committee refused to pay the squad's transportation cost...
  
   — 11th place
• 1972
  Water polo at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  Final results for the water polo competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich.-Medalists:- Pool A :-Pool B:-Pool C:- Group II :Results taken from Preliminary Round...
  
   — 13th place
• 1976
  Water polo at the 1976 Summer Olympics
  The water polo tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics was held from July 18 to July 27, 1976 in Montreal, Canada.-Medalists:-Participating teams:Group AGroup BGroup C-Group A:*July 18, 1976*July 19, 1976*July 20, 1976-Group B:...
  
   — 10th place
• 1980
  Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics
  Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics as usual was a part of the swimming sport, other two parts were swimming and diving. They were not three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation — FINA. Water Polo discipline consisted of one event: men's team.In the preliminary...
  
   — did not compete
• 1984
  Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics
  Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics as usual was part of the swimming sport, the other two being swimming and diving. They were not seen as three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation — FINA. Water polo discipline consisted of one event: the men's team...
  
   — did not compete
• 1988
  Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics as usual was part of the swimming sport, the other two being swimming and diving. They were not seen as three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation — FINA. Water polo discipline consisted of one event: the men's team...
  
   — did not compete
• 1992
  Water polo at the 1992 Summer Olympics
  The men's water polo tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics was held from August 1 to August 10, 1992, in Barcelona, Spain. Reigning world champion Yugoslavia had qualified for the tournament, but as it had formally dissolved in the interim, it didn't participate.The successor countries didn't...
  
   — did not compete
• 1996
  Water polo at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  The men's water polo tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from July 20 to July 28, 1996, in Atlanta, United States.-Group A:*Saturday July 20, 1996*Sunday July 21, 1996*Monday July 22, 1996*Tuesday July 23, 1996...
  
   — 11th place
• 2000
  Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  The water polo competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia saw Hungary’s return to the gold medal platform and the introduction of the women’s tournament...
  
   — did not compete
• 2004
  Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Olympic Aquatic Centre where women competed for only the second time in the event at the Summer Olympics....
  
   — did not compete
• 2008
  Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from 10 August to 24 August 2008 at the Ying Tung Natatorium in Beijing, People's Republic of China.-Men's medalists:-Women's medalists:-Men:-Women:-External links:**...
  
   — did not qualify
  2008 Men's Water Polo Olympic Qualifier
  The 2008 Men's Olympic Water Polo Qualifying Tournament was a tournament to decide the remaining four competing teams at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. Eight teams were already qualified, including China...
  
  

World Championship

• 1973
  1973 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship
  The 1973 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship was the first ever edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA...
  
   — 9th place
• 1975
  1975 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship
  The 1975 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship was the second edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA...
  
   — 9th place
• 1978
  1978 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship
  The 1978 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship was the third edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA...
  
   — 15th place
• 1982 — did not compete
• 1986 — did not compete
• 1991
  1991 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship
  The 1991 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship was the sixth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA...
  
   — did not compete
• 1994
  1994 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship
  The 1994 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship was the seventh edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA...
  
   — did not compete
• 1998
  1998 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship
  The 1998 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship was the eighth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA...
  
   — did not compete
• 2001
  2001 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship
  The 2001 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship was the ninth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA...
  
   — did not compete
• 2003
  2003 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship
  The 2003 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship was the tenth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA...
  
   — did not compete
• 2005 — did not compete
• 2007 — did not compete

FINA World League

FINA Water Polo World League

The FINA Water Polo World League began in 2002 to capitalize on increased worldwide popularity of water polo created by recent Olympic Games, especially in Europe, North America and Australia. Competition between the world’s best male players began on national teams in a season format with a prize...

• 2002
  2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
  The 2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the first edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After two preliminary rounds the Super Final was held in Patras, Greece from August 1 to August 4, 2002....
  
   — did not compete
• 2003
  2003 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
  The 2003 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the second edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA...
  
   — did not compete
• 2004
  2004 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
  The 2004 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the third edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After a preliminary round, the Super Final was held in Long Beach, United States.-Preliminary round:...
  
   — did not compete
• 2005
  2005 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
  The 2005 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the fourth edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After a preliminary round and a semifinal round, the Super Final was held in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro....
  
   — did not compete
• 2006
  2006 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
  The 2006 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the fifth edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After a preliminary round and a semifinal round, the Super Final was held in Athens, Greece....
  
   — did not compete
• 2007
  2007 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
  The 2007 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the sixth edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA...
  
   — Preliminary round
• 2008
  2008 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
  The 2008 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the seventh edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA...
  
   — did not compete

Pan American Games

Water polo at the Pan American Games

Water polo is inducted in the Pan American Games since the first edition of the multi-sports event in 1951, when Buenos Aires was the host. The women's event made its debut in 1999.- Men's Tournament :-Medal table:- Women's Tournament :...

• 1951 — unknown
• 1955 — unknown
• 1959 — unknown
• 1963 — unknown
• 1967 — 3rd place
• 1971 — 3rd place
• 1975 — 1st place
• 1979 — unknown
• 1983 — unknown
• 1987 — unknown
• 1991
  Water polo at the 1991 Pan American Games
  The Water Polo Tournament at the 1991 Pan American Games only had a men's competition in Havana, Cuba. The tournament was held from August 6 to August 13.-GROUP A:*1991-08-06*1991-08-07*1991-08-08*1991-08-10-GROUP B:*1991-08-06...
  
   — unknown
• 1995 — unknown
• 1999
  Water polo at the 1999 Pan American Games
  The Water Polo Tournament at the 1999 Pan American Games had a men's and a women's competition in Winnipeg, Canada. The women were competing for the first time at the Pan American Games.-GROUP A:*July 23, 1999*July 24, 1999*July 25, 1999...
  
   — 8th place
• 2003
  Water polo at the 2003 Pan American Games
  The Water Polo Tournament at the 2003 Pan American Games had a men's and a women's competition. The women were competing for the second time at the Pan American Games.-Preliminary round:*August 2, 2003*August 3, 2003*August 4, 2003...
  
   — 5th place
• 2007
  Water polo at the 2007 Pan American Games
  -Group A:---------Group B:---------Semifinals:-Classification 5-8:-Classification 7-8:-Classification 5-6:-Bronze medal match:-Gold Medal match:-Final classification:-Preliminary round:------------...
  
   — 7th place

Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American and Caribbean Games

The Central American and Caribbean Games are a multi-sport regional championships event, held quadrennial , typically in the middle year between Summer Olympics...

• 1946
  1946 Central American and Caribbean Games
  The 5th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Barranquilla, Colombia, from 5 March to 25 March 1946. These games featured 1.540 athletes from thirteen nations, competing in seventeen sports.-Medal table:-References:...
  
   — 3rd place
• 1950
  1950 Central American and Caribbean Games
  The 6th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, from February 28 to March 12, 1950. The games included 1.390 athletes from fourteen nations, competing in nineteen sports.-References:...
  
   — 1st place
• 1954
  1954 Central American and Caribbean Games
  The 7th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Mexico City, the capital city of Mexico. The games were held from the 5 March to the 20 March 1954, and included 1.356 athletes from twelve countries.-References:...
  
   — 1st place
• 1959
  1959 Central American and Caribbean Games
  The 8th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela, and it was the first time this nation had held the Games. The Games were held from 6 January to 15 January 1959 and included 1.150 athletes from seventeen nations, competing in twelve sports.-References:...
  
   — 1st place
• 1962
  1962 Central American and Caribbean Games
  The 9th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Kingston, the capital city of Jamaica from August 15 to August 28, 1962. This games included 1,559 athletes from fifteen nations.-References:...
  
   — 1st place
• 1966
  1966 Central American and Caribbean Games
  The 10th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico from July 11 to July 25, 1966. These games were one of the largest ever with a total number of 1.689 athletes from eighteen participating nations.-References:...
  
   — 2nd place
• 1970
  1970 Central American and Caribbean Games
  The 11th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Panama City, the capital of Panama from February 28 to March 13, 1970. These games featured 21 participating nations and a total number of 2,095 athletes.-References:...
  
   — 2nd place
• 1974
  1974 Central American and Caribbean Games
  The 12th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from February 27 to March 13, 1974 and included 1,928 athletes from 23 nations competing in 18 sports.-References:...
  
   — 2nd place
• 1978
  1978 Central American and Caribbean Games
  The 13th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Medellín, Colombia from July 7 to July 28, 1978 and included 2.605 athletes from eighteen nations.-References:...
  
   — 2nd place
• 1982
  1982 Central American and Caribbean Games
  The 14th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in La Habana, Cuba from August 7 to August 18, 1982, and included 2.420 athletes from nineteen nations competing in 25 different sports.-Medal table:-References:...
  
   — 2nd place
• 1990
  1990 Central American and Caribbean Games
  The 16th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Mexico City the capital of Mexico from November 20 to December 3, 1990 and included a total of 4.206 competitors from 29 nations, the largest the games had ever seen.-Sports:* Racquetball...
  
   — 2nd place
• 1998
  1998 Central American and Caribbean Games
  The 18th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Maracaibo, Venezuela from August 8 to August 22, 1998 and included 31 nations and a total of 5,200 competitors.-Medals:-References:...
  
   — 3rd place
• 2002
  2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
  The 19th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in San Salvador, El Salvador from November 19 to November 30, 2002 and included 37 nations and a total number of 7,000 competitors. The main stadium for these championships was the Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González. Cuba did not participate...
  
   — 1st place
• 2006
  Water Polo at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
  At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games the game of water polo was played by men and women. They both competed at the Complejo Acuatico U. D. Pedro de Heredia in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia from July 23 to July 29, 2006...
  
   — 3rd place

Squads

• 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
  Water Polo at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
  At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games the game of water polo was played by men and women. They both competed at the Complejo Acuatico U. D. Pedro de Heredia in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia from July 23 to July 29, 2006...
  
   — Bronze Medal
• Maximiliano Aguilar, Oliver Alvarez, Diego Castañeda, Armando García, Omar Gutierrez , Cutberto Hernandez, Hermes Ponce, Rainer Schmidt, Richard Schmidt, Jorge Lopez Chavez, Romel Palacios, Carlos Villegas, and Fausto Vazquez. Head Coach: Raúl de la Peña.

• 2007 Pan American Games
  Water polo at the 2007 Pan American Games
  -Group A:---------Group B:---------Semifinals:-Classification 5-8:-Classification 7-8:-Classification 5-6:-Bronze medal match:-Gold Medal match:-Final classification:-Preliminary round:------------...
  
   — 7th place
• Omar Gutierrez , Jorge Perez Romero, Cutberto Hernandez, Rainer Schmidt, Erik Palácios, Jorge Lopez Chavez, Oliver Alvarez, Richard Schmidt, Diego Castañeda, Armando García, Fausto Vazquez, Julian Gonzalez, and Orlando Ortega. Head Coach: Raúl de la Peña.

• 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
  2008 Men's Water Polo Olympic Qualifier
  The 2008 Men's Olympic Water Polo Qualifying Tournament was a tournament to decide the remaining four competing teams at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. Eight teams were already qualified, including China...
  
   — 11th place
• Orlando Ortega, Diego Castañeda, Rainer Schmidt, Jorge Lopez Chavez, Daniel Vazquez, Maximiliano Aguilar, Oliver Alvarez, Fausto Vazquez, Armando García, Richard Schmidt, Gonzalo Mejia, Jorge Perez Romero, and Andres Oñeto. Head Coach: Raúl de la Peña.