This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Soviet Union men's national water polo team and the Unified Team men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.

The Soviet Union men's national water polo team and the Unified Team men's national water polo team have participated in 10 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: Unified Team men's Olympic water polo team†, Kazakhstan men's Olympic water polo team (statistics), Russia men's Olympic water polo team (statistics), Ukraine men's Olympic water polo team. 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 Team† – Defunct team

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 3 2 3 2 1 8 1 — 3 Defunct 9 Unified Team† — — — — — Part of Soviet Union 3 Defunct 1 — — — — — Part of Soviet Union 9 11 11 Q 4 — — — — — Part of Soviet Union 5 2 3 3 — — — — — — — — — — Part of Soviet Union 12 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

Number of appearances Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend Year* – As host team Team† – Defunct team

Men's team Apps Recordstreak Activestreak Debut Mostrecent Best finish Confederation † 9 8 0 1952 1988 Champions Europe – LEN Unified Team† 1 1 0 1992 1992 Third place Europe – LEN

Best finishes Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend Year* – As host team Team† – Defunct team

Men's team Best finish Apps Confederation † Champions (1972, 1980*) 9 Europe – LEN Unified Team† Third place (1992) 1 Europe – LEN

Finishes in the top four Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend Year* – As host team Team† – Defunct team

Men's team Total Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place First Last † 7 2 (1972, 1980*) 2 (1960, 1968) 3 (1956, 1964, 1988) 1956 1988 Unified Team† 1 1 (1992) 1992 1992

Medal table Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend Team† – Defunct team

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.

Notes: Dmitry Gorshkov is listed in Russia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics. Nikolay Kozlov is listed in Russia 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.

Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0 Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 5 Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend and abbreviation – Hosts EUN – Unified Team URS – Soviet Union

+ Male athletes who won three or more Olympic medals in water polo Rk Player Birth Height Pos Water polo tournaments Period(age offirst/last) Medals Ref 1 2 3 4 5 G S B T 1 Aleksei Barkalov FP 1968 1972 1976 1980 12 years(22/34) 2 1 0 3 2 Leonid Osipov FP 1964 1968 1972 8 years(21/29) 1 1 1 3 3 Yevgeny Sharonov GK 1980URS 1988URS 1992EUN 12 years(21/33) 1 0 2 3 4 Vladimir Semyonov FP 1960 1964 1968 8 years(22/30) 0 2 1 3 Viktor Ageyev FP 1956 1960 1964 8 years(20/28) 0 1 2 3 Notes: Dmitry Gorshkov is listed in Russia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics. Nikolay Kozlov is listed in Russia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.

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.

Note: Dmitry Apanasenko is listed in Russia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.

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: 5 May 2021.

Legend – Hosts

Year CapNo. Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note Ref 1952 Boris Goykhman 33 Starting goalkeeper (Unknown) 1956 Boris Goykhman (2) 37 Mikhail Ryzhak 29 1960 Leri Gogoladze 22 Boris Goykhman (3) 41 1964 1 Igor Grabovsky 23 11 Eduard Egorov 24 1968 1 Vadim Gulyayev 27 11 Oleg Bovin 22 1972 1 Vadim Gulyayev (2) 31 11 Viacheslav Sobchenko 23 1976 1 Anatoly Klebanov 23 11 Aleksandr Zakharov 22 1980 1 Yevgeny Sharonov 21 2003 11 Viacheslav Sobchenko (2) 31 1988 1 Yevgeny Sharonov (2) 29 2003 13 Mikheil Giorgadze 27 1992 1 Yevgeny Sharonov (3) 33 2003 13 Alexander Tchigir 23 Year CapNo. Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOFmember Note Ref Note: Alexander Tchigir is also listed in Germany men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.

Coach statistics

Most successful coaches 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 coach (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Boris Popov led the Soviet Union men's national water polo team to win an Olympic gold medal in 1980 and a bronze medal in 1988. Four years later, he coached the Unified Team men's national water polo team to another bronze medal.

Legend – Hosts

+ Head coaches who led men's national teams to win three or more Olympic medals Rk Head coach Nationality Birth Age Men's team Tournaments(finish) Period Medals Ref 1 2 3 4 5 G S B T 1 Boris Popov 39, 47 1980(1st) 1988(3rd) 12years 1 0 2 3 51 Unified Team 1992(3rd)

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.

Vladimir Semyonov, representing the Soviet Union, won three Olympic medals in a row between 1960 and 1968. As a head coach, he led the Soviet Union men's national water polo team to win an Olympic gold medal in 1972.

Soviet Boris Popov won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964. He guided the Soviet Union men's national team to two Olympic medals in 1980 and 1988, and the Unified Team to a bronze medal in 1992.

Aleksandr Kabanov of the Soviet Union won a gold at the Munich Olympics in 1972, coached by Vladimir Semyonov. Eight years later, he won the second gold medal at the Moscow Olympics in 1980, coached by Boris Popov. As a head coach, he led Russia men's national team to win two consecutive medals in 2000 and 2004.

Legend Year* – As host team

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 Aleksandr Kabanov 24, 32 FP 52–56 2000 , 2004 2 1 1 4 2 Vladimir Semyonov 22–30 FP 1960 , 1964 ,1968 34 1972 1 2 1 4 3 Boris Popov 23 FP 1964 39, 47 1 0 3 4 51 Unified Team 1992

Olympic champions

1972 Summer Olympics

1980 Summer Olympics

See also Kazakhstan men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics Russia 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 Soviet Union at the Olympics Unified Team at the Olympics

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References

Sources

ISHOF

External links Olympic water polo – Official website