Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
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This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Yugoslavia men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Yugoslavia men's national water polo team has participated in 12 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.
- Related teams: Croatia men's Olympic water polo team (statistics), FR Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team†[a] (statistics), Serbia and Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team† (statistics), Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team (statistics), Serbia men's Olympic water polo team (statistics).
- 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
- Team† – Defunct team
- Abbreviation
- FRY – FR Yugoslavia
- SCG – Serbia and Montenegro
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 |
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Yugoslavia† | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Defunct | 12 | |||||||||||
Croatia | — | — | — | — | Part of Yugoslavia | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro†[a] | — | — | — | — | Part of Yugoslavia | — | 8 | 3 | 2 | Defunct | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Montenegro | — | — | — | — | Part of Yugoslavia | P. of FRY / SCG | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Serbia | — | — | — | Part of Yugoslavia | P. of FRY / SCG | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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: 5 May 2021.
- Legend
- Team† – Defunct team
Men's team[1] | Apps | Record streak |
Active streak |
Debut | Most recent |
Best finish | Confederation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yugoslavia† | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1936 | 1988 | Champions | Europe – LEN |
Best finishes
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
- Legend
- Team† – Defunct team
Men's team[1] | Best finish | Apps | Confederation |
---|---|---|---|
Yugoslavia† | Champions (1968, 1984, 1988) | 12 | Europe – LEN |
Finishes in the top four
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
- Legend
- Team† – Defunct team
Men's team[1] | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yugoslavia† | 8 | 3 (1968, 1984, 1988) | 4 (1952, 1956, 1964, 1980) | 1 (1960) | 1952 | 1988 |
Medal table
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
- Legend
- Team† – Defunct team
Men's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yugoslavia (YUG)† | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
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 five-time Olympians: 0
- Number of four-time Olympians: 2
- Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Apps | Player | Birth | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Age of first/last |
ISHOF member |
Note | Ref | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
4 | Mirko Sandić | 1942 | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 18/30 | 1999 | Flag bearer for Yugoslavia (1972) | [2] | |
Ozren Bonačić | 1942 | FP | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 22/34 | [3] |
Note:
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.
Note:
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): 0
- Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
- Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 3
- Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Rk | Player | Birth | L/R | Total goals |
Water polo tournaments (goals) |
Age of first/last |
ISHOF member |
Note | Ref | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
1 | Zoran Janković | 1940 | 34 | 1964 (6) |
1968 (21) |
1972 (7) |
24/32 | 2004 | [4] | ||||
2 | Mirko Sandić | 1942 | Right | 31 | 1960 (3) |
1964 (6) |
1968 (17) |
1972 (5) |
18/30 | 1999 | Flag bearer for Yugoslavia (1972) | [5] [2] | |
3 | Uroš Marović | 1946 | 30 | 1968 (10) |
1972 (8) |
1976 (12) |
22/30 | [6] |
Source:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1936–1988.
Note:
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: 23 May 2021.
Year | Cap No. |
Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | ISHOF member |
Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1936 | Miro Mihovilović | 1915 | 21 | Starting goalkeeper | [7] | ||
(Unknown) | |||||||
1948 | Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić | 1925 | 23 | 1984 | [8] | ||
Juraj Amšel | 1924 | 23 | [9][10] | ||||
1952 | Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić (2) | 1925 | 27 | 1984 | Starting goalkeeper | [8] | |
Juraj Amšel (2) | 1924 | 27 | [9][10] | ||||
1956 | Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić (3) | 1925 | 31 | 1984 | Flag bearer for Yugoslavia Starting goalkeeper |
[8] | |
Juraj Amšel (3) | 1924 | 31 | [9][10] | ||||
1960 | Milan Muškatirović | 1934 | 26 | Starting goalkeeper | [11] | ||
(Unknown) | |||||||
1964 | 1 | Milan Muškatirović (2) | 1934 | 30 | [11] | ||
11 | Karlo Stipanić | 1941 | 22 | [12] | |||
1968 | 1 | Karlo Stipanić (2) | 1941 | 26 | [12] | ||
11 | Zdravko Hebel | 1943 | 25 | [13] | |||
1972 | 1 | Karlo Stipanić (3) | 1941 | 30 | [12] | ||
11 | Miloš Marković | 1947 | 25 | [14] | |||
1976 | 1 | Miloš Marković (2) | 1947 | 29 | [14] | ||
11 | Zoran Kačić | 1953 | 22 | [15] | |||
1980 | 1 | Luka Vezilić | 1948 | 32 | [16] | ||
11 | Milorad Krivokapić | 1956 | 24 | [17] | |||
1984 | 1 | Milorad Krivokapić (2) | 1956 | 28 | [17] | ||
13 | Andrija Popović | 1959 | 24 | [18] | |||
1988 | 1 | Aleksandar Šoštar | 1964 | 24 | 2011 | [19] | |
13 | Renco Posinković | 1964 | 24 | [20] | |||
Year | Cap No. |
Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | ISHOF member |
Note | Ref |
Note:
- Aleksandar Šoštar is also listed in FR Yugoslavia 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.
Ratko Rudić won a silver medal for Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Upon retirement as an athlete, he immediately entered the coaching ranks. During his career, Rudić guided three different men's national teams to five Olympic medals, more than any other coaches.[21][22][23]
Ivo Trumbić won the silver medal in 1964 and Yugoslavia's first Olympic gold medal in water polo in 1968. He moved to the Netherlands in 1973, hired as the head coach of the Netherlands men's national team. At the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, he led the Dutch team to win a bronze medal.[24][25]
Rk | Person | Birth | Height | Player | Head coach | Total medals | Ref | ||||||||
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Age | Men's team | Pos | Medal | Age | Men's team | Medal | G | S | B | T | |||||
1 | Ratko Rudić | 1948 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
32 | Yugoslavia | FP | 1980 | 36–40 | Yugoslavia | 1984 , 1988 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | [21] [22] [23] |
44–48 | Italy | 1992 , 1996 | |||||||||||||
64 | Croatia | 2012 | |||||||||||||
2 | Ivo Trumbić | 1935 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) |
29–33 | Yugoslavia | FP | 1964 , 1968 | 41 | Netherlands | 1976 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [24] [25] |
Olympic champions
1968 Summer Olympics
- Edition of men's tournament: 15th
- Host city: Mexico City, Mexico
- Number of participating teams: 15
- Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
- Champion: Yugoslavia (1st title; 2nd place in preliminary B group)
Match | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Goals for |
Goals against |
Goal diff. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match 1/9 | Preliminary round – Group B | 14 October 1968 | Egypt | Won | 13 | 2 | 11 |
Match 2/9 | Preliminary round – Group B | 16 October 1968 | East Germany | Drawn | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Match 3/9 | Preliminary round – Group B | 17 October 1968 | Mexico | Won | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Match 4/9 | Preliminary round – Group B | 19 October 1968 | Netherlands | Won | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Match 5/9 | Preliminary round – Group B | 20 October 1968 | Italy | Lost | 4 | 5 | –1 |
Match 6/9 | Preliminary round – Group B | 21 October 1968 | Greece | Won | 11 | 1 | 10 |
Match 7/9 | Preliminary round – Group B | 22 October 1968 | Japan | Won | 17 | 2 | 15 |
Match 8/9 | Semi-finals | 24 October 1968 | Hungary | Won | 8 | 6 | 2 |
Match 9/9 | Gold medal match | 26 October 1968 | Soviet Union | Won | 13 | 11 | 2 |
Total | Matches played: 9 • Wins: 7 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 77.8% | 86 | 35 | 51 |
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1968 (pp. 812, 814, 816, 817, 819, 822, 824, 826).
- Head coach: Aleksandar Sajfert (1st title as head coach)
Cap No. |
Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Age of winning gold |
Oly debut |
Goals | ISHOF member |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Karlo Stipanić | GK | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 8 December 1941 | 26 years, 323 days | No | 0 | |
2 | Ivo Trumbić | FP | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 103 kg (227 lb) | 2 April 1935 | 33 years, 207 days | No | 8 | 2015 |
3 | Ozren Bonačić | FP | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 110 kg (243 lb) | 5 January 1942 | 26 years, 295 days | No | 6 | |
4 | Uroš Marović | FP | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 4 July 1946 | 22 years, 114 days | Yes | 11 | |
5 | Ronald Lopatni | FP | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 19 September 1944 | 24 years, 37 days | Yes | 3 | |
6 | Zoran Janković | FP | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 8 January 1940 | 28 years, 292 days | No | 21 | 2004 |
7 | Miroslav Poljak | FP | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 3 September 1944 | 24 years, 53 days | Yes | 13 | |
8 | Dejan Dabović | FP | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 3 August 1944 | 24 years, 84 days | Yes | 1 | |
9 | Đorđe Perišić | FP | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 80 kg (176 lb) | 6 May 1941 | 27 years, 173 days | Yes | 6 | |
10 | Mirko Sandić | FP | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 9 May 1942 | 26 years, 170 days | No | 17 | 1999 |
11 | Zdravko Hebel | GK | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 21 January 1943 | 25 years, 279 days | Yes | 0 | |
Average | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 28 May 1942 | 26 years, 151 days | Total | 86 | |||
Coach | Aleksandar Sajfert |
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1968 (pp. 812, 814, 816, 817, 819, 822, 824, 826);
- Olympedia: 1968 (men's tournament);
- Sports Reference: 1968 (men's tournament);
- ISHOF.
1984 Summer Olympics
- Edition of men's tournament: 19th
- Host city: Los Angeles, United States
- Number of participating teams: 12
- Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool
- Champion: Yugoslavia (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary A group; 1st place in final D group)
Match | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Goals for |
Goals against |
Goal diff. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match 1/7 | Preliminary round – Group A | 1 August 1984 | Canada | Won | 13 | 4 | 9 |
Match 2/7 | Preliminary round – Group A | 2 August 1984 | China | Won | 12 | 7 | 5 |
Match 3/7 | Preliminary round – Group A | 3 August 1984 | Netherlands | Won | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Match 4/7 | Final round – Group D | 6 August 1984 | Australia | Won | 9 | 6 | 3 |
Match 5/7 | Final round – Group D | 7 August 1984 | West Germany | Won | 10 | 9 | 1 |
Match 6/7 | Final round – Group D | 9 August 1984 | Spain | Won | 14 | 8 | 6 |
Match 7/7 | Final round – Group D | 10 August 1984 | United States | Drawn | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Total | Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 85.7% | 72 | 44 | 28 |
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1984 (pp. 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533).
- Head coach: Ratko Rudić (1st title as head coach)
Cap No. |
Player | Pos | L/R | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Age of winning gold |
Oly debut |
Goals | ISHOF member |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Milorad Krivokapić | GK | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 8 January 1956 | 28 years, 215 days | No | 0 | ||
2 | Deni Lušić | FP | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 14 April 1962 | 22 years, 118 days | Yes | 7 | ||
3 | Zoran Petrović | FP | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 22 August 1960 | 23 years, 354 days | Yes | 0 | ||
4 | Božo Vuletić | FP | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (198 lb) | 1 July 1958 | 26 years, 40 days | Yes | 5 | ||
5 | Veselin Đuho | FP | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 5 January 1960 | 24 years, 218 days | Yes | 8 | ||
6 | Zoran Roje | FP | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 7 October 1955 | 28 years, 308 days | No | 7 | ||
7 | Milivoj Bebić | FP | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 29 August 1959 | 24 years, 347 days | No | 16 | 2013 | |
8 | Perica Bukić | FP | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 20 February 1966 | 18 years, 172 days | Yes | 0 | 2008 | |
9 | Goran Sukno | FP | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 6 April 1959 | 25 years, 126 days | Yes | 6 | ||
10 | Tomislav Paškvalin | FP | L | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | 29 August 1961 | 22 years, 347 days | Yes | 11 | |
11 | Igor Milanović | FP | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 18 December 1965 | 18 years, 236 days | Yes | 6 | 2006 | |
12 | Dragan Andrić | FP | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 6 June 1962 | 22 years, 65 days | Yes | 6 | ||
13 | Andrija Popović | GK | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 22 September 1959 | 24 years, 323 days | Yes | 0 | ||
Average | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 14 August 1960 | 23 years, 362 days | Total | 72 | ||||
Coach | Ratko Rudić | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 7 June 1948 | 36 years, 64 days | 2007 |
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1984 (pp. 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533);
- Olympedia: 1984 (men's tournament);
- Sports Reference: 1984 (men's tournament);
- ISHOF.
1988 Summer Olympics
- Edition of men's tournament: 20th
- Host city: Seoul, South Korea
- Number of participating teams: 12
- Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
- Champion: Yugoslavia (3rd title; 1st place in preliminary B group)
Match | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Goals for |
Goals against |
Goal diff. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match 1/7 | Preliminary round – Group B | 21 September 1988 | United States | Lost | 6 | 7 | –1 |
Match 2/7 | Preliminary round – Group B | 22 September 1988 | Hungary | Won | 10 | 9 | 1 |
Match 3/7 | Preliminary round – Group B | 23 September 1988 | Greece | Won | 17 | 7 | 10 |
Match 4/7 | Preliminary round – Group B | 26 September 1988 | Spain | Won | 10 | 8 | 2 |
Match 5/7 | Preliminary round – Group B | 27 September 1988 | China | Won | 17 | 7 | 10 |
Match 6/7 | Semi-finals | 30 September 1988 | West Germany | Won | 14 | 10 | 4 |
Match 7/7 | Gold medal match | 1 October 1988 | United States | Won | 9 | 7 | 2 |
Total | Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 85.7% | 83 | 55 | 28 |
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1988 (pp. 593, 594, 595, 597).
- Head coach: Ratko Rudić (2nd title as head coach)
Cap No. |
Player | Pos | L/R | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Age of winning gold |
Oly debut |
Goals | ISHOF member |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aleksandar Šoštar | GK | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | 21 January 1964 | 24 years, 254 days | Yes | 0 | 2011 | |
2 | Deni Lušić | FP | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 14 April 1962 | 26 years, 170 days | No | 10 | ||
3 | Dubravko Šimenc | FP | R | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 115 kg (254 lb) | 2 November 1966 | 21 years, 334 days | Yes | 3 | |
4 | Perica Bukić | FP | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 20 February 1966 | 22 years, 224 days | No | 10 | 2008 | |
5 | Veselin Đuho | FP | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 5 January 1960 | 28 years, 270 days | No | 9 | ||
6 | Dragan Andrić | FP | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 6 June 1962 | 26 years, 117 days | No | 11 | ||
7 | Mirko Vičević | FP | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 30 June 1968 | 20 years, 93 days | Yes | 3 | ||
8 | Igor Gočanin | FP | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 24 July 1966 | 22 years, 69 days | Yes | 5 | ||
9 | Mislav Bezmalinović | FP | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 11 May 1967 | 21 years, 143 days | Yes | 4 | ||
10 | Tomislav Paškvalin | FP | L | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | 29 August 1961 | 27 years, 33 days | No | 6 | |
11 | Igor Milanović | FP | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 18 December 1965 | 22 years, 288 days | No | 16 | 2006 | |
12 | Goran Rađenović | FP | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 4 November 1966 | 21 years, 332 days | Yes | 6 | ||
13 | Renco Posinković | GK | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 4 January 1964 | 24 years, 271 days | Yes | 0 | ||
Average | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 26 October 1964 | 23 years, 341 days | Total | 83 | ||||
Coach | Ratko Rudić | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 7 June 1948 | 40 years, 116 days | 2007 |
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1988 (pp. 593, 594, 595, 597);
- Olympedia: 1988 (men's tournament);
- Sports Reference: 1988 (men's tournament);
- ISHOF.
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 1988 Summer Olympics, three male water polo players were given the honour to carry the flag for Yugoslavia.
- Legend
- 2008 O – Opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics
- 2012 C – Closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Flag bearer‡ – Flag bearer who won the tournament with his team
# | Year | Country | Flag bearer | Birth | Age | Height | Team | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) |
Medals | Ref | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | G | S | B | T | |||||||||||
1 | 1948 O | Yugoslavia | Božo Grkinić | 1913 | 34 | Yugoslavia | FP | 1948 | 0 years (34/34) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [26] | |||||
2 | 1956 O | Yugoslavia | Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić | 1925 | 31 | Yugoslavia | GK | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 8 years (23/31) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [8] | |||
3 | 1972 O | Yugoslavia | Mirko Sandić | 1942 | 30 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
Yugoslavia | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 12 years (18/30) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [2] |
See also
- Croatia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- Serbia and Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics
- Lists of Olympic water polo records and statistics
- Yugoslavia at the Olympics
Notes
- ^ a b 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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ISHOF
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