Water polo at the Summer Olympics
- Water polo at the Summer Olympics
Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Hungary, Italy and Great Britain have dominated this sport, with the first having won more gold medals than the other two combined.
Medalists
Men
Participating nations
Men
(Note: Where applicable, numbers refer to the number of teams from each country)
Notes
References
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Water polo at the 1992 Summer Olympics — The Men s Water Polo Tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics was held from August 1 to August 10, 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. Reigning world champion Yugoslavia had qualified for the tournament, but as it had formally dissolved in the interim, it… … Wikipedia
Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's tournament — The men s tournament of water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing, People s Republic of China, began on August 10 and lasted until August 24 2008. All games were held at the Ying Tung Natatorium.FormatFormat of Water polo at the 2008… … Wikipedia
Water polo at the 1996 Summer Olympics — The Men s Water Polo Tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from July 20 to July 28, 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia.Teams;GROUP A *wp|GER *wp|HUN *wp|NED *wp|RUS *wp|ESP *wp|YUG ;GROUP B *wp|CRO *wp|GRE *wp|ITA *wp|ROM *wp|UKR *wp|USA… … Wikipedia
Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics — took place at the Olympic Aquatic Centre where women competed for only the second time in the event at the Summer Olympics.Twelve teams battled it out for the gold medal in the men s event, where Russia was trying to avenge their defeat by… … Wikipedia
Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics — as usual was a part of the swimming sport , other two parts were swimming and diving. They were not three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation mdash; FINA. Water Polo discipline consisted of one event: men s team.In… … Wikipedia
Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics — as usual was part of the swimming sport , the other two being swimming and diving. They were not seen as three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation mdash; FINA. Water polo discipline consisted of one event: the men s… … Wikipedia
Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics — as usual was part of the swimming sport , the other two being swimming and diving. They were not seen as three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation mdash; FINA. Water polo discipline consisted of one event: the men s… … Wikipedia
Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics — was held from August 10 to August 24 2008, at the Ying Tung Natatorium in Beijing, People s Republic of China.MedalistsMen s medalistsWater polo womenExternal links* [http://fina.org/water polo/index.php FINA Water Polo] *… … Wikipedia
Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics — The water polo competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia saw Hungary’s return to the gold medal platform and the introduction of the women’s tournament. The Australian women had lobbied the IOC hard for the inclusion of women’s … Wikipedia
Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's team rosters — This is the complete list of men s team rosters for water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The men s tournament included twelve teams, with a maximum of thirteen players per team. TOC Source: ATHOC [ Water polo Official Results … Wikipedia
