List of United States men's Olympic water polo team rosters explained

This article contains lists of the United States men's national water polo team rosters at the Summer Olympics. The lists are updated as of March 30, 2020.

Abbreviations

Ordering by nameNo.Cap numberRefReference
(C)CaptainHHandednessLLeft-handedRRight-handed
PosPlaying positionFPField playerGKGoalkeeper
CBCenter back (2-meter defense)CFCenter forward (2-meter offense)DDriver (attacker)UUtility (except goalkeeper)

Rosters by tournament

Men's water polo tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1900. The United States has participated in 22 of 27 tournaments.

1900 Summer Olympics

1904 Summer Olympics

Player Height Weight Birthplace Birthdate Age College
1 data-sort-value="Bratton, David" Oct 1869
2 data-sort-value="Goodwin, Budd" FP Nov 13, 1883
3 data-sort-value="Handley, Lou" FP Feb 14, 1874
4 data-sort-value="Hesser, David" FP Jan 1884
5 data-sort-value="Ruddy, Joe" FP Sep 28, 1878
6 data-sort-value="Steen, James" Nov 19, 1876
7 data-sort-value="Van Cleaf, George" FP Oct 8, 1879
Player Height Weight Birthplace Birthdate Age College
1 data-sort-value="Beach, Rex" Sep 1, 1877
2 data-sort-value="Hammond, David" Jan 5, 1881
3 data-sort-value="Healy, Charles" Oct 4, 1883
4 data-sort-value="Kehoe, Frank"
5 data-sort-value="Steever, Jerome" Jan 7, 1880
6 data-sort-value="Swatek, Edwin" Jan 7, 1885
7 data-sort-value="Tuttle, Bill" Feb 21, 1882
Player Height Weight Birthplace Birthdate Age College
1 data-sort-value="Evans, Gwynne" (Unknown), Missouri Sep 3, 1880
2 data-sort-value="Goessling, Gus" Nov 17, 1878
3 data-sort-value="Meyers, John" Jun 28, 1880
4 data-sort-value="Orthwein, Bill" Oct 16, 1881
5 data-sort-value="Reyburn, Amedee" Mar 25, 1879
6 data-sort-value="Schreiner, Frank" Mar 24, 1879
7 data-sort-value="Toeppen, Manfred" Sep 3, 1887

1908 Summer Olympics

1912 Summer Olympics

1920 Summer Olympics

Player Height Weight Birthplace Birthdate Age College
1 data-sort-value="Browne, Clement" Freetown, Antigua Jan 4, 1896
2 data-sort-value="Carson, James" FP Jul 30, 1901
3 data-sort-value="Hebner, Harry" Harry Hebner (C) FP Jun 15, 1891
4 data-sort-value="Jensen, Sophus" Jul 27, 1889
5 data-sort-value="McDermott, Mike" FP Jan 18, 1893
6 data-sort-value="McGillivray, Perry" FP Aug 5, 1893
7 data-sort-value="Ross, Norman" May 2, 1896
8 data-sort-value="Steiger, Preston" Sep 6, 1898
9 data-sort-value="Taylor, Herbert" Jun 7, 1892
10 data-sort-value="Vollmer, Herb" FP Feb 15, 1895
11 data-sort-value="Vosburgh, William" FP Dec 16, 1890

1924 Summer Olympics

Player Height Weight Birthplace Birthdate Age College
1 data-sort-value="Austin, Art" FP Jul 8, 1902
2 data-sort-value="Collett, Elmer" GK 1903
3 data-sort-value="Handy, Jam" FP Mar 6, 1886
4 data-sort-value="Horn, Oliver" FP Jun 22, 1901
5 data-sort-value="Lauer, Fred" GK Oct 13, 1898
6 data-sort-value="Mitchell, George" FP Apr 23, 1901
7 data-sort-value="Norton, John" FP Nov 27, 1899
8 data-sort-value="O'Connor, Wally" FP Aug 25, 1903
9 data-sort-value="Schroth, George" FP Dec 31, 1899
10 data-sort-value="Vollmer, Herb" Herb Vollmer (C) FP Feb 15, 1895
11 data-sort-value="Weissmuller, Johnny" FP Jun 2, 1904

1928 Summer Olympics

Player Height Weight Birthplace Birthdate Age College
1 data-sort-value="Cattus, John" GK
2 data-sort-value="Daniels, Harry" GK Jun 23, 1900
3 data-sort-value="Farley, Joseph" FP
4 data-sort-value="Greenberg, Richard" FP Jun 13, 1902
5 data-sort-value="Greller, Sam" FP May 18, 1905
6 data-sort-value="Mitchell, George" George Mitchell (C) FP Apr 23, 1901
7 data-sort-value="O'Connor, Wally" FP Aug 25, 1903
8 data-sort-value="Samson, Paul" FP Jun 12, 1905
9 data-sort-value="Schroth, George" FP Dec 31, 1899
10 data-sort-value="Topp, Herbert" FP Apr 20, 1900
11 data-sort-value="Weissmuller, Johnny" FP Jun 2, 1904

1932 Summer Olympics

Player Height Weight Birthplace Birthdate Age College
1 data-sort-value="Clapp, Austin" FP Nov 8, 1910
2 data-sort-value="Daubenspeck, Phil" FP Oct 28, 1905
3 data-sort-value="Finn, Charley" FP Jul 28, 1897
4 data-sort-value="McCallister, Harold" FP Oct 14, 1903
5 data-sort-value="O'Connor, Wally" Wally O'Connor (C) FP Aug 25, 1903
6 data-sort-value="Strong, Cal" FP Aug 12, 1907
7 data-sort-value="Wildman, Herb" GK Sep 6, 1912

1936 Summer Olympics

Player Height Weight Birthplace Birthdate Age College
1 data-sort-value="Beck, Kenneth" FP Apr 19, 1915
2 data-sort-value="Daubenspeck, Phil" FP Oct 28, 1905
3 data-sort-value="Finn, Charley" FP Jul 28, 1897
4 data-sort-value="Fiske, Dixon" FP Sep 7, 1914
5 data-sort-value="Lauer, Fred" GK Oct 13, 1898
6 data-sort-value="McCallister, Harold" FP Oct 14, 1903
7 data-sort-value="O'Connor, Wally" Wally O'Connor (C) FP Aug 25, 1903
8 data-sort-value="Ruddy, Ray" FP Aug 31, 1911
9 data-sort-value="Wildman, Herb" GK Sep 6, 1912

1948 Summer Olympics

Player Height Weight Birthplace Birthdate Age College
1 data-sort-value="Beck, Kenneth" FP Apr 19, 1915
2 data-sort-value="Bray, Bob" CF Sep 27, 1919
3 data-sort-value="Budelman, Ralph" GK Apr 19, 1918
4 data-sort-value="Case, Lee" FP (Unknown), Nebraska Aug 8, 1917
5 data-sort-value="Christensen, Chris" FP Nov 15, 1918
6 data-sort-value="Dash, Harold" FP Jul 22, 1917
7 data-sort-value="Fiske, Dixon" FP Sep 7, 1914
8 data-sort-value="Knox, Edwin" Edwin Knox (C) FP Jul 24, 1914

1952 Summer Olympics

Player Height Weight Birthplace Birthdate Age College
1 data-sort-value="Bisbey, Harry" GK May 10, 1931
2 data-sort-value="Burns, Marvin" FP Jul 6, 1928
3 data-sort-value="Dornblaser, Bill" FP Nov 4, 1933
4 data-sort-value="Hughes, Bob" CF Dec 15, 1930
5 data-sort-value="Jaworski, Edward" FP Mar 11, 1926
6 data-sort-value="Kooistra, Bill" FP Aug 26, 1926
7 data-sort-value="Lake, Norman" FP Dec 8, 1932
8 data-sort-value="Norris, Jim" Jim Norris (C) CB Jul 7, 1930
9 data-sort-value="Spargo, Jack" D Jun 3, 1931
10 data-sort-value="Stange, Pete" FP Feb 28, 1931

1956 Summer Olympics

Player Height Weight Birthplace Birthdate Age College
1 data-sort-value="Frojen, Bob" FP Dec 1, 1930
2 data-sort-value="Gaughran, Jim" FP Jul 5, 1932
3 data-sort-value="Hahn, Ken" GK Jun 5, 1928
4 data-sort-value="Horn, Robert" GK Nov 1, 1931
5 data-sort-value="Hughes, Bob" CF Dec 15, 1930
6 data-sort-value="Kooistra, Bill" Bill Kooistra (C) FP Aug 26, 1926
7 data-sort-value="Kooistra, Sam" FP Aug 18, 1935
8 data-sort-value="Ross, Bill" FP Jul 6, 1928
9 data-sort-value="Severa, Ronald" FP Aug 13, 1936
10 data-sort-value="Wolf, Wally" FP Oct 2, 1930

1960 Summer Olympics

Player Height Weight Birthplace Birthdate Age College
1 data-sort-value="Bittick, Chuck" FP Nov 2, 1939
2 data-sort-value="Burns, Marvin" FP Jul 6, 1928
3 data-sort-value="Crawford, Ron" D/CF R Dec 6, 1939
4 data-sort-value="Hall, Gordie" GK Nov 27, 1935
5 data-sort-value="Horn, Robert" GK Nov 1, 1931
6 data-sort-value="McIlroy, Chick" D/CF R Aug 1, 1938
7 data-sort-value="Severa, Ronald" FP Aug 13, 1936
8 data-sort-value="Tisue, Fred" FP Oct 17, 1938
9 data-sort-value="Volmer, Ron" FP Nov 22, 1935
10 data-sort-value="Wolf, Wally" FP Oct 2, 1930

1964 Summer Olympics

Player Height Weight Birthplace Birthdate Age College
1 data-sort-value="van Dorp, Tony" GK R Jun 25, 1936
2 data-sort-value="Crawford, Ron" D/CF R Dec 6, 1939
3 data-sort-value="Ashleigh, Dave" FP R Aug 8, 1943
4 data-sort-value="McIlroy, Ned" FP R Jul 26, 1939
5 data-sort-value="McIlroy, Chick" D/CF R Aug 1, 1938
6 data-sort-value="Cole, Stan" CF/D R Oct 12, 1945
7 data-sort-value="Saari, Bob" FP R Jun 7, 1948
8 data-sort-value="Drown, Dan" FP R Oct 24, 1942
9 data-sort-value="McIlroy, Paul" FP R (Unknown), North Dakota May 12, 1937
10 data-sort-value="Whitney, Ralph" FP R Oct 30, 1936
11 data-sort-value="Stransky, George" GK R Jan 16, 1944

1968 Summer Olympics

Player Height Weight Birthplace Birthdate Age College
1 data-sort-value="van Dorp, Tony" GK R Jun 25, 1936
2 data-sort-value="Ashleigh, Dave" Dave Ashleigh (C) FP R Aug 8, 1943
3 data-sort-value="Webb, Russ" CB Jun 1, 1945
4 data-sort-value="Crawford, Ron" D/CF R Dec 6, 1939
5 data-sort-value="Cole, Stan" CF/D R Oct 12, 1945
6 data-sort-value="Bradley, Bruce" FP Jan 15, 1947
7 data-sort-value="Willeford, Dean" FP Oct 9, 1944
8 data-sort-value="Weitzenberg, Barry" FP Sep 30, 1946
9 data-sort-value="Sheerer, Gary" FP Feb 18, 1947
10 data-sort-value="Parker, John" FP Sep 13, 1946
11 data-sort-value="Barnett, Steve" GK Jun 6, 1943

1972 Summer Olympics

Player Height Weight Birthplace Birthdate Age College
1 data-sort-value="Slatton, Jim" GK Jul 30, 1947
2 data-sort-value="Cole, Stan" CF/D R Oct 12, 1945
3 data-sort-value="Webb, Russ" CB Jun 1, 1945
4 data-sort-value="Weitzenberg, Barry" FP Sep 30, 1946
5 data-sort-value="Sheerer, Gary" Gary Sheerer (C) FP Feb 18, 1947
6 data-sort-value="Bradley, Bruce" FP Jan 15, 1947
7 data-sort-value="Asch, Peter" FP Oct 16, 1948
8 data-sort-value="Ferguson, Jim" D Apr 27, 1949
9 data-sort-value="Barnett, Steve" GK Jun 6, 1943
10 data-sort-value="Parker, John" FP Sep 13, 1946
11 data-sort-value="Lindroth, Eric" CF L Sep 12, 1951

1976 Summer Olympics

1980 Summer Olympics

Player Height Weight Birthplace Birthdate Age College
1 data-sort-value="Dorst, Chris" GK Jun 5, 1956
2 data-sort-value="Figueroa, Gary" D Sep 28, 1956
3 data-sort-value="Hamann, Steve" GK
4 data-sort-value="Lindroth, Eric" CF L Sep 12, 1951
5 data-sort-value="McDonald, Drew" CB Oct 19, 1955
6 data-sort-value="Robertson, Kevin" D L Feb 2, 1959
7 data-sort-value="Schnugg, Peter" D
8 data-sort-value="Schroeder, Terry" CF Oct 9, 1958
9 data-sort-value="Siman, John" CB Oct 7, 1952
10 data-sort-value="Svendsen, Jon" CB Oct 26, 1953
11 data-sort-value="Vargas, Joe" D Oct 4, 1955

1984 Summer Olympics

Player Height Weight Birthplace Birthdate Age College
1 data-sort-value="Wilson, Craig" GK Feb 5, 1957
2 data-sort-value="Robertson, Kevin" D L Feb 2, 1959
3 data-sort-value="Figueroa, Gary" D Sep 28, 1956
4 data-sort-value="Campbell, Peter" CF May 21, 1960
5 data-sort-value="Burke, Doug" D Mar 30, 1957
6 data-sort-value="Vargas, Joe" D Oct 4, 1955
7 data-sort-value="Svendsen, Jon" CB Oct 26, 1953
8 data-sort-value="Siman, John" CB Oct 7, 1952
9 data-sort-value="McDonald, Drew" CB Oct 19, 1955
10 data-sort-value="Schroeder, Terry" Terry Schroeder (C) CF Oct 9, 1958
11 data-sort-value="Campbell, Jody" CF Mar 4, 1960
12 data-sort-value="Shaw, Tim" D Nov 8, 1957
13 data-sort-value="Dorst, Chris" GK Jun 5, 1956

1988 Summer Olympics

Player Height Weight Birthplace Birthdate Age College
1 data-sort-value="Wilson, Craig" GK Feb 5, 1957
2 data-sort-value="Robertson, Kevin" D L Feb 2, 1959
3 data-sort-value="Bergeson, James" D Mar 21, 1961
4 data-sort-value="Campbell, Peter" CF/U May 21, 1960
5 data-sort-value="Kimbell, Doug" CB Jun 22, 1960
6 data-sort-value="Klass, Craig" CF L Jun 20, 1965
7 data-sort-value="Mouchawar, Alan" U Aug 3, 1960
8 data-sort-value="Campbell, Jeff" CB Oct 2, 1962
9 data-sort-value="Boyer, Greg" CF Feb 5, 1958
10 data-sort-value="Schroeder, Terry" Terry Schroeder (C) CF Oct 9, 1958
11 data-sort-value="Campbell, Jody" CF Mar 4, 1960
12 data-sort-value="Duplanty, Chris" GK Oct 21, 1965
13 data-sort-value="Evans, Mike" D Mar 26, 1960

1992 Summer Olympics

Player Height Weight Birthplace Birthdate Age College
1 data-sort-value="Wilson, Craig" GK Feb 5, 1957
2 data-sort-value="Vargas, John" D Jun 17, 1961
3 data-sort-value="Duplanty, Chris" GK Oct 21, 1965
4 data-sort-value="Evans, Mike" D Mar 26, 1960
5 data-sort-value="Kimbell, Doug" CB Jun 22, 1960
6 data-sort-value="Harris, Charlie" CF Nov 9, 1963
7 data-sort-value="Everist, Kirk" D Apr 12, 1967
8 data-sort-value="Campbell, Jeff" CB Oct 2, 1962
9 data-sort-value="Humbert, Chris" CF L Dec 27, 1969
10 data-sort-value="Schroeder, Terry" Terry Schroeder (C) CF Oct 9, 1958
11 data-sort-value="Klass, Craig" CF L Jun 20, 1965
12 data-sort-value="Fischer, Erich" CB/U Mar 12, 1966
13 data-sort-value="Rousseau, Alex" CF L Nov 4, 1967

1996 Summer Olympics

Player Height Weight Birthplace Birthdate Age College
1 data-sort-value="Duplanty, Chris" Chris Duplanty (C) GK Oct 21, 1965
2 data-sort-value="Hackett, Dan" GK Sep 11, 1970
3 data-sort-value="Laster, Jeremy" D L Feb 24, 1974
4 data-sort-value="Kopp, Kyle" CF Nov 10, 1966
5 data-sort-value="Oeding, Chris" D Sep 10, 1971
6 data-sort-value="Arroyo, Gavin" CB May 10, 1972
7 data-sort-value="Rousseau, Alex" CF L Nov 4, 1967
8 data-sort-value="McNair, Rick" CB Sep 10, 1971
9 data-sort-value="Everist, Kirk" D Apr 12, 1967
10 data-sort-value="Humbert, Chris" CF L Dec 27, 1969
11 data-sort-value="Evans, Mike" D Mar 26, 1960
12 data-sort-value="Barnhart, Jr., Troy" CF May 22, 1971
13 data-sort-value="Wigo, Wolf" D May 8, 1973

2000 Summer Olympics

Player Height Weight Birthplace Birthdate Age College
1 data-sort-value="Hackett, Dan" GK Sep 11, 1970
2 data-sort-value="Kredell, Chi" CB Feb 16, 1971
3 data-sort-value="Lynn, Robert" CB/U Feb 7, 1967
4 data-sort-value="Kopp, Kyle" CF Nov 10, 1966
5 data-sort-value="Oeding, Chris" Chris Oeding (C) D Sep 10, 1971
6 data-sort-value="Arroyo, Gavin" CB May 10, 1972
7 data-sort-value="Schumacher, Brad" D Mar 6, 1974
8 data-sort-value="Azevedo, Tony" D R Nov 21, 1981
9 data-sort-value="Wigo, Wolf" D May 8, 1973
10 data-sort-value="Humbert, Chris" CF L Dec 27, 1969
11 data-sort-value="Kern, Sean" CF/CB Jul 11, 1978
12 data-sort-value="Nolan, Sean" GK Jul 18, 1972
13 data-sort-value="Bailey, Ryan" CF R Aug 28, 1975

2004 Summer Olympics

Player Height Weight Birthplace Birthdate Age College
1 data-sort-value="Brooks, Brandon" GK R Apr 29, 1981
2 data-sort-value="Wigo, Wolf" Wolf Wigo (C) D May 8, 1973
3 data-sort-value="Amr, Omar" D Sep 20, 1974
4 data-sort-value="Powers, Jeff" CF R Jan 21, 1980
5 data-sort-value="Wright, Adam" D R May 4, 1977
6 data-sort-value="Segesman, Chris" CB Jun 17, 1979
7 data-sort-value="Beaubien, Layne" CB R Jul 4, 1976
8 data-sort-value="Azevedo, Tony" D R Nov 21, 1981
9 data-sort-value="Klatt, Dan" CB Oct 28, 1978
10 data-sort-value="Ormsby, Brett" D Dec 1, 1982
11 data-sort-value="Smith, Jesse" U R Apr 27, 1983
12 data-sort-value="Kerr, Genai" GK Dec 25, 1976
13 data-sort-value="Bailey, Ryan" CF R Aug 28, 1975

2008 Summer Olympics

Player Height Weight Birthplace Birthdate Age College
1 data-sort-value="Moses, Merrill" GK R Aug 13, 1977
2 data-sort-value="Varellas, Peter" D L Oct 2, 1984
3 data-sort-value="Hudnut, Peter" CB R Feb 16, 1980
4 data-sort-value="Powers, Jeff" U R Jan 21, 1980
5 data-sort-value="Wright, Adam" D R May 4, 1977
6 data-sort-value="Merlo, Rick" U R Aug 5, 1982
7 data-sort-value="Beaubien, Layne" U R Jul 4, 1976
8 data-sort-value="Azevedo, Tony" Tony Azevedo (C) D R Nov 21, 1981
9 data-sort-value="Bailey, Ryan" CF R Aug 28, 1975
10 data-sort-value="Hutten, Tim" CB R Jun 4, 1985
11 data-sort-value="Smith, Jesse" CB R Apr 27, 1983
12 data-sort-value="Krumpholz, J. W." CF R Sep 22, 1987
13 data-sort-value="Brooks, Brandon" GK R Apr 29, 1981
Player Height Weight Birthplace Birthdate Age College
Alternate 1 data-sort-value="Alexander, Brian" D R May 3, 1983
Alternate 2 data-sort-value="Mann, John" CF R Jun 27, 1985

2012 Summer Olympics

Player Height Weight Birthplace Birthdate Age College
1 data-sort-value="Moses, Merrill" GK R Aug 13, 1977
2 data-sort-value="Varellas, Peter" D L Oct 2, 1984
3 data-sort-value="Hudnut, Peter" CB R Feb 16, 1980
4 data-sort-value="Powers, Jeff" CB R Jan 21, 1980
5 data-sort-value="Wright, Adam" D R May 4, 1977
6 data-sort-value="Buckner, Shea" D R Dec 12, 1986
7 data-sort-value="Beaubien, Layne" U R Jul 4, 1976
8 data-sort-value="Azevedo, Tony" Tony Azevedo (C) D R Nov 21, 1981
9 data-sort-value="Bailey, Ryan" CF R Aug 28, 1975
10 data-sort-value="Hutten, Tim" CB R Jun 4, 1985
11 data-sort-value="Smith, Jesse" CB R Apr 27, 1983
12 data-sort-value="Mann, John" CF R Jun 27, 1985
13 data-sort-value="Lapin, Chay" GK R Feb 25, 1987

2016 Summer Olympics

Player Height Weight Birthplace Birthdate Age College
1 data-sort-value="Moses, Merrill" GK R Aug 13, 1977
2 data-sort-value="Dunstan, Thomas" D L Sep 29, 1997
3 data-sort-value="Hallock, Ben" CF R Nov 22, 1997
4 data-sort-value="Obert, Alex" CF/CB R Dec 18, 1991
5 data-sort-value="Roelse, Alex" CB R Jan 10, 1995
6 data-sort-value="Cupido, Luca" D R Nov 9, 1995
7 data-sort-value="Samuels, Josh" D R Jul 8, 1991
8 data-sort-value="Azevedo, Tony" Tony Azevedo (C) D R Nov 21, 1981
9 data-sort-value="Bowen, Alex" D R Sep 4, 1993
10 data-sort-value="Bonanni, Bret" D R Jan 20, 1994
11 data-sort-value="Smith, Jesse" U R Apr 27, 1983
12 data-sort-value="Mann, John" CF R Jun 27, 1985
13 data-sort-value="Baron, McQuin" GK R Oct 27, 1995

Statistics

See main article: United States men's Olympic water polo team statistics.

Number of competitors and average age, height & weight

Historical progression – average age, height and weight

See also

External links