Croatia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics explained

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

The Croatia men's national water polo team has participated in 7 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments.

Abbreviations

AppsAppearancesRkRankRefReferenceCap No.Water polo cap number
PosPlaying positionFPField playerGKGoalkeeperISHOFInternational Swimming Hall of Fame
L/RHandednessLLeft-handedRRight-handedOly debutOlympic debut in water polo
(C)Captainp.pagepp.pages

Team statistics

See also: National team appearances in the men's Olympic water polo tournament.

Comprehensive results by tournament

Notes:

Legend
Men's team0004081220242832364852566064687276808488929600040812162024Years
Part of Yugoslavia 2 7 10 6 1 2 5 Q 8
10 9 2 2 4 2 1 5 5 2 1 1 Defunct 12
Total teams7 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: 27 July 2021.

Best finishes

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Player statistics

Multiple appearances

See also: List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments.

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

See also: List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men).

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

See also: List of men's Olympic water polo tournament 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

See also: List of men's Olympic water polo tournament 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.

Abbreviation
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1996 1 28 77 135 57.0% Starting goalkeeper
12 25 0 0
2000 1 Siniša Školneković (2) 32 33 70 47.1%
12 24 23 42 54.8%
2004 1 Frano Vićan (2) 28 41 81 50.6% Starting goalkeeper
5 27 11 32 34.4%
2008 1 Frano Vićan (3) 32 49 94 52.1% Starting goalkeeper
13 26 5 9 55.6%
2012 1 Josip Pavić (2) 30 85 121 70.2% Starting goalkeeper
13 Frano Vićan (4) 36 10 16 62.5%
2016 1 Josip Pavić (3) 34 24 45 53.3% Flag bearer for Croatia
13 25 57 98 58.2%
2020 1 Marko Bijač (2) 30
13 27
Year Cap
No.
Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member
Note Ref
Sources:

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): 2
  • Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won, since 2000): 4
  • Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Abbreviation
  • Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
  • CRO – Croatia
  • ESP – Spain
Male players with 5 or more sprints won at the Olympics (statistics since 2000)
Rk Sprinter Birth Total
sprints
won
Total
sprints
contested
Eff % Water polo tournaments
(sprints won / contested)
Age of
first/last
ISHOF
member
Note Ref
1 2 3 4 5
1 25 36 69.4% 2008
(16/21)
2012
(7/13)
2016
(2/2)
20/28
2 14 28 50.0% 2004
ESP
(5/12)
2008
ESP
(7/11)
2012
ESP
(1/4)
2016
CRO
(1/1)
20/32
14 19 73.7% 2012
(11/16)
2016
(3/3)
22/26
4 9 24 37.5% 2004
(9/24)
26/26
5 8 14 57.1% 2016
(8/14)
30/30
6 6 21 28.6% 2000
(5/19)
2004
(1/2)
2008
(0/0)
2012
(0/0)
26/38
6 12 50.0% 2016
(6/12)
22/22
Source:
  • Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 48, 51, 54, 79, 82, 86–87, 92), 2004 (pp. 191–192), 2008 (pp. 190–191), 2012 (pp. 471–472), 2016 (pp. 109–110).

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.

Ratko Rudić won a silver medal for Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics. As a head coach, he led Croatia men's national water polo team to win an Olympic gold medal in 2012.

Olympic champions

See also: List of Olympic champions in men's water polo.

2012 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, three male water polo players were given the honour to carry the flag for Croatia.

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 of
first/last)
Medals Ref
1 2 3 4 5 G S B T
1 1996 O 30 FP 1984 1988 12 years
(18/30)
2 1 0 3
FP 1996
2 2004 O 37 FP 1988 16 years
(21/37)
1 1 0 2
FP 1996 2000 2004
3 2016 O 34 GK 2008 2012 2016 8 years
(26/34)
1 1 0 2

See also

Sources

ISHOF

External links