This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Spain men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Spain men's national water polo team has participated in 18 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. Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Legend
– Champions – Runners-up – Third place – Fourth place – The nation did not participate in the Games – Qualified for forthcoming tournament – Hosts
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 Years — — — 7 10 9 — 8 8 — 9 10 4 4 6 2 1 4 6 5 6 7 Q 18 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: 27 July 2021.
Legend Year* – As host team
Men's team Apps Recordstreak Activestreak Debut Mostrecent Best finish Confederation 18 11 11 1920 2020 Champions Europe – LEN
Best finishes Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Legend Year* – As host team
Men's team Best finish Apps Confederation Champions (1996) 18 Europe – LEN
Finishes in the top four Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Legend Year* – As host team
Men's team Total Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place First Last 5 1 (1996) 1 (1992*) 3 (1980, 1984, 2000) 1980 2000
Medal table Last updated: 5 May 2021.
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.
Note: Xavier García is listed in Croatia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.
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: 27 July 2021.
Legend and abbreviation – Hosts Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year CapNo. Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note Ref 1920 Luis Gibert 17 Starting goalkeeper (Unknown) 1924 Jaime Cruells 18 Starting goalkeeper (Unknown) 1928 Gonzalo Jiménez 26 Starting goalkeeper (Unknown) 1948 Joan Serra 20 Starting goalkeeper (Unknown) 1952 Leandro Ribera Abad 17 Starting goalkeeper (Unknown) 1968 1 Luis Bestit 23 11 Vicente Brugat 20 1972 1 Salvador Franch 23 11 Luis Bestit (2) 27 1980 1 Manuel Delgado 25 11 Salvador Franch (2) 31 1984 1 Leandro Ribera Perpiñá 22 13 Mariano Moya 20 1988 1 Jesús Rollán 20 2012 11 Mariano Moya (2) 24 1992 1 Jesús Rollán (2) 24 2012 Starting goalkeeper 12 Manuel Silvestre 27 Year CapNo. Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note Ref
Year CapNo. Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOFmember Note Ref 1996 1 Jesús Rollán (3) 28 62 110 56.4% 2012 Starting goalkeeper 4 Ángel Andreo 23 0 0 — 2000 1 Jesús Rollán (4) 32 58 116 50.0% 2012 Starting goalkeeper 2 Ángel Andreo (2) 27 0 0 — 2004 1 Jesús Rollán (5) 36 5 7 71.4% 2012 2 Ángel Andreo (3) 31 50 92 54.3% Starting goalkeeper 2008 1 Iñaki Aguilar 24 58 107 54.2% Starting goalkeeper 13 Ángel Andreo (4) 35 1 4 25.0% 2012 1 Iñaki Aguilar (2) 28 52 98 53.1% 13 Daniel López 32 26 54 48.1% 2016 1 Iñaki Aguilar (3) 32 16 26 61.5% 13 Daniel López (2) 36 63 115 54.8% Starting goalkeeper 2020 1 Daniel López (3) 41 13 Unai Aguirre 19 Year CapNo. Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOFmember Note Ref Sources: Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (pp. 57–61, 70–71, 73); Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 46, 49, 54, 65, 67, 70, 74–75), 2004 (pp. 227–228), 2008 (pp. 193–194), 2012 (pp. 474–475), 2016 (pp. 112–113).
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): 0 Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won, since 2000): 1 Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won, since 2000): 1 Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won, since 2000): 1 Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Legend and abbreviation – Hosts Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
+ 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 Albert Español 20 35 57.1% 2012(15/25) 2016(5/10) 26/30 2 Sergi Pedrerol 12 38 31.6% 1992(N/A) 1996(N/A) 2000(10/27) 2004(2/11) 22/34 3 Gonzalo Echenique 8 14 57.1% 2016(8/14) 26/26 Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 46, 49, 54, 65, 67, 70, 74–75), 2004 (pp. 227–228), 2008 (pp. 193–194), 2012 (pp. 474–475), 2016 (pp. 112–113). Note: Xavier García is listed in Croatia 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.
Spanish water polo player Miki Oca won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Four years later, he won a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. As a head coach, he guided Spain women's national water polo team to a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics.
Legend Year* – As host team
Rk Person Birth Height Player Head coach Total medals Ref Age Men's team Pos Medal Age Women's team Medal G S B T 1 Miki Oca 22–26 FP 42 2012 1 2 0 3
Olympic champions
1996 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 Spain.
Six-time Olympian Manuel Estiarte of Spain was the flag bearer during the opening ceremony at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Legend – Opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics – Closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics – Hosts 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 6 G S B T 1 2000 O Spain Manuel Estiarte 38 FP 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 20 years(18/38) 1 1 0 2
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 Spain was given the honour.
Eugeni Asensio, a Spanish water polo referee, took the Officials' Oath at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Legend – Hosts Oath taker‡ – Oath taker who won the tournament with his team
+ Water polo people who were oath takers at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games # Year Oath Country Oath taker Birth Age Water polo tournament Ref 2 1992 Officials' Oath Eugeni Asensio 1992 As referee (official)
See also Spain women'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 Spain at the Olympics
Notes
References
Sources
ISHOF
External links Spain men's national water polo team – Official website Olympic water polo – Official website