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Italy 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 Italy men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Italy men's national water polo team has participated in 21 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments.[1]
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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
- — – The nation did not participate in the Games
- Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
- – Hosts
Number of appearances
Last updated: 27 July 2021.
- Legend
- Year* – As host team
Best finishes
Last updated: 27 July 2021.
- Legend
- Year* – As host team
Finishes in the top four
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
- Legend
- Year* – As host team
Medal table
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
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Player statistics
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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 six-time Olympians: 0
- Number of five-time Olympians: 3
- Number of four-time Olympians: 7
- Last updated: 27 July 2021.
- Legend and abbreviation
- – Hosts
- AUS – Australia
- ITA – Italy
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.
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): 2
- Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 2
- Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 4
- Last updated: 1 April 2021.
- Legend and abbreviation
- – Hosts
- AUS – Australia
- ITA – Italy
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1920–1924, 1948–1996;
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 47, 52, 55, 64, 68–69, 74, 76), 2004 (pp. 211–212), 2008 (pp. 205–206), 2012 (pp. 484–485), 2016 (pp. 123–124).
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)
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (pp. 62–66, 70, 72–73);
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 47, 52, 55, 64, 68–69, 74, 76), 2004 (pp. 211–212), 2008 (pp. 205–206), 2012 (pp. 484–485), 2016 (pp. 123–124).
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): 4
- 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)
- AUS – Australia
- ITA – Italy
Source:
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 47, 52, 55, 64, 68–69, 74, 76), 2004 (pp. 211–212), 2008 (pp. 205–206), 2012 (pp. 484–485), 2016 (pp. 123–124).
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Coach statistics
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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.
As a water polo player, Ratko Rudić won a silver medal for Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He led Italy men's national water polo team to win two Olympic medals in 1992 and 1996.[44][45][46]
Italian Alessandro Campagna won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, coached by Ratko Rudić. As a head coach, he guided Italy men's national team to two medals in 2012 and 2016.[47][48]
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- Year* – As host team
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Olympic champions
1948 Summer Olympics
- Edition of men's tournament: 10th
- Host city:
London, United Kingdom
- Number of participating teams: 18
- Competition format: Series of round-robin elimination pools, followed by round-robin semi-final pools, and then round-robin final pools
- Champion:
Italy (1st title; 1st place in round one D group; 1st place in round two I group; 1st place in semi-final L group; 1st place in final group)
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1948 (pp. 643, 645, 646).
- Head coach:
Giuseppe Valle (1st title as head coach)
Note: Gianfranco Pandolfini and Tullio Pandolfini are brothers.
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1948 (pp. 643, 645, 646);
- Olympedia: 1948 (men's tournament);
- Sports Reference: 1948 (men's tournament);
- ISHOF.
1960 Summer Olympics
- Edition of men's tournament: 13th
- Host city:
Rome, Italy
- Number of participating teams: 16
- Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin semi-final pool; round-robin semi-final pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool
- Champion:
Italy (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary A group; 1st place in semi-final A group; 1st place in final group)
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1960 (pp. 618, 619, 627, 628, 631).

Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1960 (pp. 618, 619, 627, 628, 631);
- Olympedia: 1960 (men's tournament);
- Sports Reference: 1960 (men's tournament);
- ISHOF.
1992 Summer Olympics
- Edition of men's tournament: 21st
- Host city:
Barcelona, Spain
- Number of participating teams: 12
- Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
- Champion:
Italy (3rd title; 2nd place in preliminary B group)
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1992 (pp. 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 399, 400).
- Head coach:
Ratko Rudić (3rd title as head coach)
- Assistant coach:
Giuseppe Castellucci
Note: Francesco Porzio and Pino Porzio are brothers.
Sources:
- Official Reports (PDF): 1992 (pp. 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 399, 400);
- Olympedia: 1992 (men's tournament);
- Sports Reference: 1992 (men's tournament);
- ISHOF.
Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1992 (pp. 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 399, 400).
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See also
Notes
- At the 1948 Olympics, the water polo match between Italy and Yugoslavia in Group D, and the match between Egypt and Hungary in Group E were both replayed. For more details, please see here.
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