This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Serbia men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Serbia men's national water polo team has participated in 4 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments.
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: Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team† (statistics), FR Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team† (statistics), Serbia and Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team† (statistics). Last updated: 8 August 2021.
Legend
– Champions – Runners-up – Third place – Fourth place – The nation did not participate in the Games – Qualified for forthcoming tournament Team† – Defunct team
Abbreviation FRY – FR Yugoslavia SCG – Serbia and Montenegro
Men's team 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 24 Years — — — Part of Yugoslavia P. of / 3 3 1 1 1 5 † — — — — 10 9 2 2 4 2 1 5 5 2 1 1 Defunct 12 † — — — — Part of Yugoslavia — 8 3 Defunct 2 † — — — — Part of Yugoslavia See 2 Defunct 1 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 12
Number of appearances Last updated: 11 August 2024.
Men's team Apps Recordstreak Activestreak Debut Mostrecent Best finish Confederation 5 5 5 2008 2024 Champions Europe – LEN
Best finishes Last updated: 11 August 2024.
Men's team Best finish Apps Confederation Champions (2016, 2020, 2024) 5 Europe – LEN
Finishes in the top four Last updated: 11 August 2024.
Men's team Total Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place First Last 5 3 (2016, 2020, 2024) 2 (2008, 2012) 2008 2024
Medal table Last updated: 11 August 2024.
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.
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.
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.
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: 11 August 2024.
Abbreviation Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year CapNo. Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOFmember Note Ref 2008 1 Denis Šefik (2) 31 22 43 51.2% 13 Slobodan Soro 29 57 93 61.3% Starting goalkeeper 2012 1 Slobodan Soro (2) 33 75 135 55.6% Starting goalkeeper 13 Gojko Pijetlović 29 11 17 64.7% 2016 1 Gojko Pijetlović (2) 33 14 21 66.7% 13 Branislav Mitrović 31 60 119 50.4% Starting goalkeeper 2020 1 Gojko Pijetlović (3) 38 19 38 50.0% 13 Branislav Mitrović (2) 36 70 122 57.4% Starting goalkeeper 2024 1 Radoslav Filipović 27 59 143 41.3% Starting goalkeeper 13 Vladimir Mišović 23 6 13 46.2% Year CapNo. Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOFmember Note Ref Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (pp. 211–212), 2012 (pp. 494–495), 2016 (pp. 131–132). Notes: Denis Šefik is also listed in Serbia and Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics, and Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics. Slobodan Soro is also listed in Brazil men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.
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): 1 Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won, since 2000): 4 Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Abbreviation Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested) FRY – FR Yugoslavia SCG – Serbia and Montenegro SRB – Serbia
+ Male players with 5 or more sprints won at the Olympics (statistics since 2000) Rk Sprinter Birth Totalsprintswon Totalsprintscontested Eff % Water polo tournaments(sprints won / contested) Age offirst/last ISHOFmember Note Ref 1 2 3 4 5 1 Aleksandar Ćirić 40 56 71.4% 2000FRY(17/24) 2004SCG(14/20) 2008SRB(9/12) 22/30 2 Filip Filipović 10 22 45.5% 2008(8/15) 2012(2/6) 2016(0/1) 21/29 3 Aleksa Šaponjić 7 11 63.6% 2012(7/11) 20/20 Stefan Mitrović 7 20 35.0% 2012(3/8) 2016(4/12) 24/28 5 Živko Gocić 6 19 31.6% 2008(1/4) 2012(2/7) 2016(3/8) 26/33 6 Miloš Ćuk 5 11 45.5% 2016(5/11) 25/25 Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 46, 50, 56, 78, 83, 85, 88, 92), 2004 (pp. 223–224), 2008 (pp. 211–212), 2012 (pp. 494–495), 2016 (pp. 131–132).
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: 11 August 2024.
As a water polo player, Dejan Savić won three consecutive Olympic medals between 2000 and 2008. At the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, he coached Serbia men's national team to the Olympic title.
Rk Person Birth Height Player Head coach Total medals Ref Age Men's team Pos Medal Age Men's team Medal G S B T 1 Dejan Savić 25 FP 2000 41 2016 2 1 2 5 29 FP 2004 33 FP 2008 46 2020
Olympic champions
2016 Summer Olympics
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 Serbia.
Legend – Opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics – Closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics 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 offirst/last) Medals Ref 1 2 3 4 5 G S B T 1 2020 O Serbia Filip Filipović‡ 34 FP 2008 2012 2016 2020 13 years(21/34) 2 0 2 4
See also Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics Serbia and Montenegro 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 Serbia at the Olympics
Notes
References
Sources
ISHOF
External links Serbia men's national water polo team – Official website Olympic water polo – Official website