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Australia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

Australia 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 Australia men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.

The Australia men's national water polo team has participated in 17 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments.[1]

Abbreviations

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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
  •   – Qualified but were not allowed to compete
  •    – The nation did not participate in the Games
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
  •     – Hosts
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Number of appearances

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
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Best finishes

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
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Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
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Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

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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: 6
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
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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): 1
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 3
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
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Sources:

  • Official Reports (PDF): 1948–1964, 1972–1992;
  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 48, 52, 56, 65–66, 71, 73, 76), 2004 (pp. 187–188), 2008 (pp. 181–182), 2012 (pp. 468–469), 2016 (pp. 103–104).

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: 27 July 2021.

Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
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Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 48, 52, 56, 65–66, 71, 73, 76), 2004 (pp. 187–188), 2008 (pp. 181–182), 2012 (pp. 468–469), 2016 (pp. 103–104).

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): 1

  • Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won, since 2000): 0
  • Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won, since 2000): 2
  • Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won, since 2000): 0
  • Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Legend and abbreviation
  •     – Hosts
  • Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
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Source:

  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 48, 52, 56, 65–66, 71, 73, 76), 2004 (pp. 187–188), 2008 (pp. 181–182), 2012 (pp. 468–469), 2016 (pp. 103–104).

Note:

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 Australia.

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
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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 Australia was given the honour.[32]

Peter Kerr, an Australian water polo referee, took the Officials' Oath at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.[33]

Legend
  •     – Hosts
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See also

Notes

  1. While Australia had qualified to compete as one of sixteen water polo teams, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) did not endorse them. The Australian players responded by paying their own way to travel to Mexico City, but the team were not allowed to compete. For more details, please see here (1, 2).

References

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  2. "Peter Montgomery". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. "Andrew Kerr". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. "Gavin Woods". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  5. "Thomas Whalan". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  6. "Rhys Howden". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  7. "Richie Campbell". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  8. "Charles Turner". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  9. "Christopher Wybrow". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  10. "Geoffrey Clark". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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  12. "Ben Dalley". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  13. "Doug Laing". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  14. "Bill McCabe". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  15. "Michael Withers". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  16. "Bill Tilley". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  17. "Paul Williams". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  18. "Rodney Woods". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  19. "Michael Turner". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  20. "Andrew Steward". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  21. "Glenn Townsend". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  22. "Donald Cameron". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  23. "Guy Newman". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  24. "Eddie Denis". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  25. "Rafael Sterk". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  26. "James Stanton". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  27. "Joel Dennerley". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  28. "James Clark". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  29. "Anthony Hrysanthos". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  30. "Nathan Thomas". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  31. "Les McKay". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  32. "Takers of the Officials' Oath". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-08. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  33. "Peter Kerr". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

Sources

Official Reports (IOC)

PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:

Official Results Books (IOC)

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)

PDF documents on the FINA website:

Official website (IOC)

Water polo on the International Olympic Committee website:

Olympedia

Water polo on the Olympedia website:

Sports Reference

Water polo on the Sports Reference website:

Todor66

Water polo on the Todor66 website:

ISHOF

International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) website:


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