Water polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics
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Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...

 tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...

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Medal summary


Albert Delborgies
Albert Delborgies
Albert Deborgies was a French water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was part of the French team which won the gold medal. He played all four matches.-External links:**...


Noël Delberghe
Noël Delberghe
Noël Delberghe was a French water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was part of the French team which won the gold medal. He played all four matches and scored one goal....


Robert Desmettre
Robert Desmettre
Robert Desmettre was a French water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was part of the French team which won the gold medal. He played all four matches and scored eight goals.-External links:...


Paul Dujardin
Paul Dujardin
Paul L. Dujardin was a French water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics....


Albert Mayaud
Albert Mayaud
Albert Mayaud was a French water polo player and freestyle swimmer. He competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.-Career:...


Henri Padou
Henri Padou
Henri Padou was a French water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics....


Georges Rigal
Georges Rigal
Georges Rigal was a French water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.-Biography:He was born in Paris on January 6, 1890....


R. Bertrand
A. Fasani
Jean Lasquin
L. Perol

Gérard Blitz
Gérard Blitz (sportsman)
Gérard Blitz was a Belgian Olympic swimmer and water polo player during 1920s. Born in Amsterdam, he was the younger brother of Maurice Blitz, also a waterpolo player, and uncle of Gérard Blitz who founded Club Med in 1950.Blitz was Jewish. In 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp Blitz won medals in...


Maurice Blitz
Maurice Blitz
Maurice Blitz was a Belgian Olympic water polo player during 1920s.He was the older brother of sporting champion Gérard Blitz, and father of Gérard Blitz who founded Club Med in 1950....


Joseph Cludts
Joseph Cludts
Joseph Cludts was a Belgian freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....


Joseph de Combe
Joseph De Combe
Joseph De Combe was a Belgian swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, 1928 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics....


Pierre Dewin
Pierre Dewin
Pierre Dewin was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Belgian team and was able to win two silver medals.-External links:*...


Albert Durant
Albert Durant
Albert Paul Durant was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....


Georges Fleurix
Georges Fleurix
Georges Fleurix was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he won the silver medal with the Belgian water polo team. He played five matches and scored one goal....


Paul Gailly
Paul Gailly
Paul Gailly was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Belgian team and was able to win two silver medals.-External links:*...


Joseph Pletinckx
Joseph Pletinckx
Joseph Pletinckx was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....


Jules Thiry
Jules Thiry
Jules Thiry was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he won the silver medal with the Belgian water polo team. He played two matches.-External links:*...


Jean-Pierre Vermetten
Jean-Pierre Vermetten
Jean-Pierre Vermetten was a Belgian freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....


Arthur Austin
Arthur Austin
Arthur "Gin" Austin was an American water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in California....


Oliver Horn
Oliver Horn
Oliver c.M Horner was an American water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in St. Louis, Missouri....


Fred Lauer
Fred Lauer
Frederick "Fred" W. Lauer was an American water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics....


George Mitchell
George Mitchell (water polo)
George Frederick Mitchell was an American water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He died in Alameda, California....


John Norton
John Norton (water polo)
John Bayes Norton was an American water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He died in Lebanon, Pennsylvania....


Wallace O'Connor
Wallace O'Connor
James Wallace "Wally" O'Connor was an American swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, 1928 Summer Olympics, 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics....


George Schroth
George Schroth
George Edward Schroth was an American water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was born in Sacramento, California and died in Los Molinos, California....


Herb Vollmer
Herb Vollmer
Herbert "Herb" Eberhard Jordan Vollmer was an American water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....


Johnny Weissmuller
Johnny Weissmuller
Johnny Weissmuller was an Austro-Hungarian-born American swimmer and actor best known for playing Tarzan in movies. Weissmuller was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal. He won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven...


Elmer Collett
Henry Jamison Handy
Henry Jamison Handy
Henry Jamison "Jam" Handy was an Olympic breaststroke swimmer, water polo player, and leader in the field of commercial audio and visual communications...



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 International Olympic Committee medal database exclusively credits them all as medalists. However the official report did not even count them as competitors.

Results

Silver Medal Tournament

Bronze Medal Tournament

Participating nations

Each country was allowed to enter a team of 11 players and they all were eligible for participation.
Austria withdrew without playing a match.
A total of 101(*) water polo players from 13 nations competed at the Paris Games:

Ireland
Ireland men's national water polo team
Ireland is an international men's water polo team representing the island of Ireland. It is organised by the Irish Water Polo Association , which is affiliated to Swim Ireland.-History:...

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(*) NOTE: There are only players counted, which participated in one game at least.

Summary

Place Nation
1
Albert Delborgies
Albert Delborgies
Albert Deborgies was a French water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was part of the French team which won the gold medal. He played all four matches.-External links:**...


Noël Delberghe
Noël Delberghe
Noël Delberghe was a French water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was part of the French team which won the gold medal. He played all four matches and scored one goal....


Robert Desmettre
Robert Desmettre
Robert Desmettre was a French water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was part of the French team which won the gold medal. He played all four matches and scored eight goals.-External links:...


Paul Dujardin
Paul Dujardin
Paul L. Dujardin was a French water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics....


Albert Mayaud
Albert Mayaud
Albert Mayaud was a French water polo player and freestyle swimmer. He competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.-Career:...


Henri Padou
Henri Padou
Henri Padou was a French water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics....


Georges Rigal
Georges Rigal
Georges Rigal was a French water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.-Biography:He was born in Paris on January 6, 1890....


R. Bertrand
A. Fasani
Jean Lasquin
L. Perol
2
Gérard Blitz
Gérard Blitz (sportsman)
Gérard Blitz was a Belgian Olympic swimmer and water polo player during 1920s. Born in Amsterdam, he was the younger brother of Maurice Blitz, also a waterpolo player, and uncle of Gérard Blitz who founded Club Med in 1950.Blitz was Jewish. In 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp Blitz won medals in...


Maurice Blitz
Maurice Blitz
Maurice Blitz was a Belgian Olympic water polo player during 1920s.He was the older brother of sporting champion Gérard Blitz, and father of Gérard Blitz who founded Club Med in 1950....


Joseph Cludts
Joseph Cludts
Joseph Cludts was a Belgian freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....


Joseph de Combe
Joseph De Combe
Joseph De Combe was a Belgian swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, 1928 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics....


Pierre Dewin
Pierre Dewin
Pierre Dewin was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Belgian team and was able to win two silver medals.-External links:*...


Albert Durant
Albert Durant
Albert Paul Durant was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....


Georges Fleurix
Georges Fleurix
Georges Fleurix was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he won the silver medal with the Belgian water polo team. He played five matches and scored one goal....


Paul Gailly
Paul Gailly
Paul Gailly was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Belgian team and was able to win two silver medals.-External links:*...


Joseph Pletinckx
Joseph Pletinckx
Joseph Pletinckx was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....


Jules Thiry
Jules Thiry
Jules Thiry was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he won the silver medal with the Belgian water polo team. He played two matches.-External links:*...


Jean-Pierre Vermetten
Jean-Pierre Vermetten
Jean-Pierre Vermetten was a Belgian freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....

3
Arthur Austin
Arthur Austin
Arthur "Gin" Austin was an American water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in California....


Oliver Horn
Oliver Horn
Oliver c.M Horner was an American water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in St. Louis, Missouri....


Fred Lauer
Fred Lauer
Frederick "Fred" W. Lauer was an American water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics....


George Mitchell
George Mitchell (water polo)
George Frederick Mitchell was an American water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He died in Alameda, California....


John Norton
John Norton (water polo)
John Bayes Norton was an American water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He died in Lebanon, Pennsylvania....


Wallace O'Connor
Wallace O'Connor
James Wallace "Wally" O'Connor was an American swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, 1928 Summer Olympics, 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics....


George Schroth
George Schroth
George Edward Schroth was an American water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was born in Sacramento, California and died in Los Molinos, California....


Herb Vollmer
Herb Vollmer
Herbert "Herb" Eberhard Jordan Vollmer was an American water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....


Johnny Weissmuller
Johnny Weissmuller
Johnny Weissmuller was an Austro-Hungarian-born American swimmer and actor best known for playing Tarzan in movies. Weissmuller was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal. He won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven...


Elmer Collett
Henry Jamison Handy
Henry Jamison Handy
Henry Jamison "Jam" Handy was an Olympic breaststroke swimmer, water polo player, and leader in the field of commercial audio and visual communications...

Coach: Otto Wahle
Otto Wahle
Otto Wahle was a Jewish Austrian swimmer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century.-Swimming career:...

4
Cletus Andersson
Cletus Andersson
Cletus Erik Thule Andersson was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was part of the Swedish team, which finished fourth. He played all six matches and scored four goals....

 (SK Neptun)
Erik Andersson (Stockholms KK)
Vilhelm Andersson
Vilhelm Andersson
Vilhelm Cletus Andersson was a Swedish water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....

 (SK Neptun)
Nils Backlund
Nils Backlund
Nils Robert Backlund was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....

 (SK Neptun)
Theodor Nauman
Theodor Nauman
Frans Johan Theodor Nauman was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....

 (Stockholms KK)
Martin Norberg
Martin Norberg
Martin Norberg was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was part of the Swedish team which finished fourth. He played all six matches....

 (Stockholms KK)
Gösta Persson (Stockholms KK)
Hilmar Wictorin
Hilmar Wictorin
Hilmar "Himpa" O. Wictorin was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was part of the Swedish team which finished fourth. He played one match....

 (SK Neptun)
S. Friberg
E. Skoglund
N. Skoglund
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István Barta
István Barta
István Barta was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics....

 (III. ker TVE)
Tibor Fazekas
Tibor Fazekas
Tibor Fazekas was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....

 (FTC)
Lajos Homonnai
Lajos Homonnai
Lajos Homonnai was a Hungarian water polo player who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.Born in Budapest, he was part of the Hungarian team in the 1924 tournament, in which he played three matches.-Footnotes:...

 (III. ker TVE)
Márton Homonnai
Márton Homonnai
Márton Homonnai was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics....

 (III. ker TVE)
Alajos Keserű
Alajos Keseru
Alajos Keserű was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics....

 (FTC)
Ferenc Keserű
Ferenc Keseru
Ferenc Keserű was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics....

 (III. ker TVE)
József Vértesy
József Vértesy
József Vértesy was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.Born in Sombor and died in Budapest....

 (FTC)
János Wenk
János Wenk
----János Wenk was a Hungarian water polo player and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....

 (FTC)
A. Ivády
F. Kann
B. Nagy
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Václav Ankrt
Frantšek Franěk
Jan Hora
Hugo Klempfner
František Kůrka
Vojtech Neményi
Jiří Reitman
Josef Tomášek
Frantšek Vacín
František Cerník
František Cerník
František Černík is a professional ice hockey player who played in 1984–85 for the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League.* 1970 - 1984 - HC Vítkovice* 1984 - 1985 - Detroit Red Wings...


J. Humelhans
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Gé Bohlander
Willy Bohlander
Willem Bokhoven
Jan den Boer
Sjaak Köhler
Karel Struijs
Han van Senus
A. Goedings
Abraham van Olst
Abraham van Olst
Abraham van Olst was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch team in the 1928 tournament. He played both matches as goalkeeper....


Pieter van Senus
R. van Senus
-   Ireland
Ireland men's national water polo team
Ireland is an international men's water polo team representing the island of Ireland. It is organised by the Irish Water Polo Association , which is affiliated to Swim Ireland.-History:...


Charles Barrett
James Beckett
James Brady
John Convery
Charles Fagan
Michael O'Connor
Noel Purcell
W. Fagan
Norman Judd
John O'Connor
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Manuel Basté
Jaime Cruells Folguera
Jaime Fontanet
Francesc Gibert
Lluís Gibert
Enrique Granados Gal
José María Puig Bori
A. Bretos
J. Trigo
Mariano Trigo
Mariano Trigo
Marino Trigo Serrano was a Spanish water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Spanish team in the 1928 tournament. He played in the only match for Spain....


Alfonso Tusell Alonso
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Harold Annison
Harold Annison
Harold Edward Annison was an English swimmer and water polo player who was born in Croydon. He competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and 1924 Summer Olympics....


John Budd
Charles Bugbee
Charles Bugbee
Charles G. Bugbee was a British water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....


Richard Hodgson
Arthur Hunt
Paul Radmilovic
Charles Sydney Smith
Charles Sydney Smith
Charles Sydney Smith was born in Wigan, the ninth of eleven children born to Thomas Smith and Elizabeth née Sayer. He was a British water polo player who competed as goalkeeper for the England Water Polo team which won gold medals in the London games of 1908, and the Stockholm games of 1912...


D. Edward
R. Haston
William Peacock
William Peacock
.William Peacock was a British water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the British team, which was able to win the gold medal.-External links:*...

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Theodorakis Anastassios
Andreas Asimakopoulos
Nikolaos Mavrokordatos Baltatzis
Georgios Chalkiopoulos
Nikolaos Kaloudis
Pantelis Psychas
Dionysios Vassilopoulos
Christos Peppas
E. Vlassis
C. Vourvoulis
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Charles Biefer
Henri Demiéville
Robert Girod
Charles Kopp
Albert Moret
Fernand Moret
Robert Wyss
Armand Boppart
P. Renevier
H. Rich
René Ricolfi-Doria
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Tito Ambrosini (Doria)
Mario Balla (Doria)
Arnoldo Berruti (Sturla)
Mario Cazzaniga (R.N. Milano)
Eugenio Della Casa (Doria)
Achille Francesco Gavoglio (Doria)
Giuseppe M. Valle (Sturla)
Ottone Andreancich (R.N. Milano)
Gian Battista Benvenuto
Emilio Gavoglio
Carmine De Luca (138ª Legione)
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