This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Japan men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Japan men's national water polo team has participated in 9 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments.
| 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 |
See also: National team appearances in the men's Olympic water polo tournament.
Notes:
Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
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.
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.
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.
| Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | ISHOF member | Note | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 23 | Starting goalkeeper | ||||||
| (Unknown) | ||||||||
| 1936 | 21 | Starting goalkeeper | ||||||
| (Unknown) | ||||||||
| 1960 | 26 | Starting goalkeeper | ||||||
| (Unknown) | ||||||||
| 1964 | Mineo Kato (2) | 30 | Starting goalkeeper | |||||
| (Unknown) | ||||||||
| 1968 | 1 | 24 | Starting goalkeeper | |||||
| (Unknown) | ||||||||
| 1972 | 1 | 23 | Starting goalkeeper | |||||
| (Unknown) | ||||||||
| 1984 | 1 | 23 | Starting goalkeeper | |||||
| (Unknown) | ||||||||
| Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | Saves | Shots | Eff % | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 27 | 52 | 113 | 46.0% | Starting goalkeeper | ||||
| 13 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | ||||||
| 2020 | 1 | Katsuyuki Tanamura (2) | 31 | |||||||
| 13 | Tomoyoshi Fukushima (2) | 28 |
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