This article contains lists of scorers for the United States men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics, and is part of the United States men's Olympic water polo team statistics series. The lists are updated as of March 30, 2020.
| No. | Cap number | Rk | Rank | Ref | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | Handedness | L | Left-handed | R | Right-handed | |
| Pos | Playing position | FP | Field player | GK | Goalkeeper | |
| CB | Center back (2-meter defense) | CF | Center forward (2-meter offense) | D | Driver (attacker) | |
| U | Utility (except goalkeeper) | MP | Matches played | TMP | Total matches played | |
| G | Goals | TG | Total goals | G/M | Goals per match |
The following table is pre-sorted by number of total goals (in descending order), number of total matches played (in ascending order), edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
Tony Azevedo is the top scorer of all time for the United States men's Olympic water polo team, with 61 goals.
As a skilled left-hander, Chris Humbert is the American water polo player with the second most goals at the Olympic Games, scoring 37.
| Player | Games (goals) | Height | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 (13), 2004 (15), 2008 (17), 2012 (11), 2016 (5) | 61 | 35 | 1.743 | D | R | ||||
| 2 | 1992 (7), 1996 (14), 2000 (16) | 37 | 23 | 1.609 | CF | L | ||||
| 3 | 1968 (18), 1972 (17) | 35 | 17 | 2.059 | FP | |||||
| 4 | 1996 (8), 2000 (16), 2004 (7) | 31 | 23 | 1.348 | D | |||||
| 5 | 1984 (13), 1988 (10), 1992 (4) | 27 | 21 | 1.286 | CF | |||||
| 6 | 2000 (3), 2004 (2), 2008 (6), 2012 (13) | 24 | 30 | 0.800 | CF | R | ||||
| 7 | 1984 (10), 1988 (12) | 22 | 14 | 1.571 | CF | |||||
| 8 | 1988 (10), 1992 (7), 1996 (5) | 22 | 21 | 1.048 | D | |||||
| 9 | 1984 (13), 1988 (8) | 21 | 14 | 1.500 | D | L | ||||
| 10 | 1996 (11), 2000 (8) | 19 | 16 | 1.188 | D | |||||
| 11 | 1932 (14), 1936 (4) | 18 | 7 | 2.571 | FP | |||||
| 12 | 2004 (5), 2008 (8), 2012 (4) | 17 | 22 | 0.773 | CB/U | R | ||||
| 13 | 2008 (5), 2012 (11) | 16 | 15 | 1.067 | D | L | ||||
| 14 | 2004 (9), 2008 (3), 2012 (3), 2016 (1) | 16 | 27 | 0.593 | CB/U | R | ||||
| 15 | 1968 (8), 1972 (7) | 15 | 17 | 0.882 | FP | |||||
| 16 | 2004 (4), 2008 (6), 2012 (5) | 15 | 22 | 0.682 | CF/CB/U | R | ||||
| 17 | 1984 (4), 1988 (9) | 13 | 14 | 0.929 | CF/U | |||||
| 18 | 1960 (12) | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | FP | |||||
| 19 | 1968 (6), 1972 (5) | 11 | 17 | 0.647 | CB | |||||
| 20 | 1964 (2), 1968 (3), 1972 (6) | 11 | 20 | 0.550 | CF/D | R | ||||
| 21 | 1996 (6), 2000 (4) | 10 | 16 | 0.625 | CB | |||||
| 22 | 2004 (1), 2008 (4), 2012 (5) | 10 | 22 | 0.455 | D | R | ||||
| 23 | 1988 (9) | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | D | |||||
| 24 | 1972 (9) | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | D | |||||
| 25 | 1960 (5), 1964 (4), 1968 (0) | 9 | 17 | 0.529 | D/CF | R | ||||
| 1968 (8), 1972 (1) | 9 | 17 | 0.529 | FP | ||||||
| 27 | 1904 (8) | 8 | 2 | 4.000 | FP | |||||
| 28 | 2016 (8) | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | D | R | ||||
| 29 | 1984 (8) | 8 | 7 | 1.143 | D | |||||
| 30 | 1924 (1), 1928 (3), 1932 (2), 1936 (2) | 8 | 10 | 0.800 | FP | |||||
| 31 | 1952 (7), 1956 (1) | 8 | 12 | 0.667 | FP | |||||
| 32 | 2016 (7) | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | D | R | ||||
| 33 | 1992 (7) | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | CB/U | |||||
| 34 | 1996 (7) | 7 | 8 | 0.875 | D | L | ||||
| 35 | 1988 (2), 1992 (5) | 7 | 13 | 0.538 | CF | L | ||||
| 36 | 1988 (2), 1992 (5) | 7 | 14 | 0.500 | CB | |||||
| 37 | 1992 (5), 1996 (2) | 7 | 15 | 0.467 | CF | L | ||||
| 38 | 1996 (4), 2000 (3) | 7 | 16 | 0.438 | CF | |||||
| 39 | 1928 (6) | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | FP | |||||
| 40 | 1996 (6) | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | CB | |||||
| 41 | 1952 (6), 1956 (0) | 6 | 14 | 0.429 | CF | |||||
| 42 | 2008 (3), 2012 (3) | 6 | 15 | 0.400 | CB | R | ||||
| 43 | 1984 (5) | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | D | |||||
| 44 | 1972 (5) | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | FP | |||||
| 45 | 1956 (0), 1960 (5) | 5 | 12 | 0.417 | FP | |||||
| 46 | 2012 (3), 2016 (2) | 5 | 13 | 0.385 | CF | R | ||||
| 47 | 1932 (4) | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | FP | |||||
| 1960 (4) | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | FP | ||||||
| 2016 (4) | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | D | R | |||||
| 50 | 1952 (4) | 4 | 5 | 0.800 | D | |||||
| 2016 (4) | 4 | 5 | 0.800 | D | R | |||||
| 52 | 1984 (4) | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | CB | |||||
| 1988 (4) | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | CF | ||||||
| 1988 (4) | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | U | ||||||
| 1992 (4) | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | CF | ||||||
| 56 | 1956 (0), 1960 (4) | 4 | 10 | 0.400 | FP | |||||
| 57 | 1964 (2), 1968 (2) | 4 | 11 | 0.364 | FP | R | ||||
| 58 | 1992 (2), 1996 (2) | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | D | |||||
| 59 | 1924 (3) | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | FP | |||||
| 1964 (3) | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | FP | R | |||||
| 61 | 1960 (3) | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | FP | |||||
| 62 | 1984 (3) | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | D | |||||
| 1984 (3) | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | CB | ||||||
| 64 | 1920 (0), 1924 (3) | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | FP | |||||
| 2000 (3) | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | CF/CB | ||||||
| 2000 (3) | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | CB/U | ||||||
| 67 | 1988 (1), 1992 (2) | 3 | 14 | 0.214 | CB | |||||
| 68 | 1904 (2) | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | FP | |||||
| 69 | 1924 (2) | 2 | 5 | 0.400 | FP | |||||
| 2016 (2) | 2 | 5 | 0.400 | CF/CB | R | |||||
| 71 | 2008 (2) | 2 | 7 | 0.286 | CF | R | ||||
| 2008 (2) | 2 | 7 | 0.286 | U | R | |||||
| 73 | 1924 (1), 1928 (1) | 2 | 8 | 0.250 | FP | |||||
| 1968 (2) | 2 | 8 | 0.250 | FP | ||||||
| 1996 (2) | 2 | 8 | 0.250 | CF | ||||||
| 2012 (2) | 2 | 8 | 0.250 | D | R | |||||
| 77 | 2008 (1), 2012 (1) | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | CB | R | ||||
| 78 | 1968 (2), 1972 (0) | 2 | 17 | 0.118 | FP | |||||
| 79 | 1904 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0.500 | FP | |||||
| 1936 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0.500 | FP | ||||||
| 1948 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0.500 | FP | ||||||
| 82 | 1920 (1) | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | FP | |||||
| 1920 (1) | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | FP | ||||||
| 1928 (1) | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | FP | ||||||
| 1948 (1) | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | CF | ||||||
| 1948 (1) | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | FP | ||||||
| 1948 (1) | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | FP | ||||||
| 1964 (1) | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | FP | R | |||||
| 89 | 1956 (1) | 1 | 4 | 0.250 | FP | |||||
| 2016 (1) | 1 | 4 | 0.250 | CB | R | |||||
| 91 | 2016 (1) | 1 | 5 | 0.200 | D | L | ||||
| 92 | 1952 (1) | 1 | 7 | 0.143 | FP | |||||
| 1984 (1) | 1 | 7 | 0.143 | D | ||||||
| 1984 (1) | 1 | 7 | 0.143 | CB | ||||||
| 2004 (1) | 1 | 7 | 0.143 | D | ||||||
| 2004 (1) | 1 | 7 | 0.143 | CB | ||||||
| 2004 (1) | 1 | 7 | 0.143 | D | ||||||
| 2004 (1) | 1 | 7 | 0.143 | CB | ||||||
| 99 | 1952 (1), 1960 (0) | 1 | 10 | 0.100 | FP | |||||
| Player | Games (goals) | Height |
The following table shows the historical progression of the record of total goals at the Olympic Games.
| Achievement | Games | Player | Height | Date | Age | Duration of record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Set record | 1904 | FP | Sep 6, 1904 | ||||||||
| 14 | Broke record | 1932 | FP | Aug 11, 1932 | ||||||||
| 18 | Broke record | 1936 | FP | Aug 10, 1936 | ||||||||
| Tied record | 1968 | 6 | FP | Oct 25, 1968 | ||||||||
| 35 | Broke record | 1972 | 6 | FP | Sep 4, 1972 | |||||||
| 37 | Broke record | 2000 | 10 | CF | L | Oct 1, 2000 | ||||||
| 45 | Broke record | 2008 | 8 | D | R | Aug 24, 2008 | ||||||
| 56 | Broke record | 2012 | 8 | D | R | Aug 12, 2012 | ||||||
| 61 | Broke record | 2016 | 8 | D | R | Aug 14, 2016 |
The following table is pre-sorted by number of goals (in descending order), number of matches played (in ascending order), edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), Cap number or name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
Bruce Bradley is the American male player with the most goals in an Olympic tournament, scoring 18.
| Player | Games | Height | Age | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1968 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 2.250 | FP | ||||||
| 2 | 2008 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 2.429 | D | R | |||||
| 3 | 1972 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 1.889 | FP | ||||||
| 4 | 2000 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 2.000 | D | ||||||
| 2000 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 2.000 | CF | L | ||||||
| 6 | 2004 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 2.143 | D | R | |||||
| 7 | 1932 | 14 | 4 | 3.500 | FP | |||||||
| 8 | 1996 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 1.750 | CF | L | |||||
| 9 | 1984 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1.857 | D | L | |||||
| 1984 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 1.857 | CF | |||||||
| 11 | 2000 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1.625 | D | R | |||||
| 2012 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1.625 | CF | R | ||||||
| 13 | 1960 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | FP | |||||||
| 1988 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | CF | |||||||
| 15 | 1996 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | D | ||||||
| 2012 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | D | L | ||||||
| 2012 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | D | R | ||||||
| 18 | 1984 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | CF | ||||||
| 1988 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | CF | |||||||
| 1988 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | D | |||||||
| 21 | 1988 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | D | ||||||
| 1988 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | CF/U | |||||||
| 2004 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | U | R | ||||||
| 24 | 1972 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | D | ||||||
| 25 | 1904 | 8 | 2 | 4.000 | FP | |||||||
| 26 | 2016 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | D | R | |||||
| 27 | 1984 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1.143 | D | ||||||
| 1988 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1.143 | D | L | ||||||
| 2008 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1.143 | U | R | ||||||
| 30 | 1968 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | FP | ||||||
| 1968 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | FP | |||||||
| 1996 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | D | |||||||
| 2000 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | D | |||||||
| 34 | 2016 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | D | R | |||||
| 35 | 1992 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | D | ||||||
| 36 | 1952 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | FP | |||||||
| 1992 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | CF | L | ||||||
| 1992 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | CB/U | |||||||
| 2004 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | D | |||||||
| 40 | 1996 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0.875 | D | L | |||||
| 41 | 1972 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0.778 | FP | ||||||
| 42 | 1928 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | FP | |||||||
| 43 | 2008 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | U | R | |||||
| 2008 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | CF | R | ||||||
| 45 | 1968 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | CB | ||||||
| 1996 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | CB | |||||||
| 1996 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | CB | |||||||
| 48 | 1952 | 6 | 9 | 0.667 | CF | |||||||
| 1972 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0.667 | CF/D | R | ||||||
| 50 | 2016 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 | D | R | |||||
| 51 | 1960 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | D/CF | R | ||||||
| 1992 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | CF | L | ||||||
| 53 | 1960 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | FP | |||||||
| 1984 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | D | |||||||
| 1992 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | CB | |||||||
| 1992 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | CF | L | ||||||
| 2004 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | CB | R | ||||||
| 2008 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | D | L | ||||||
| 59 | 1996 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | D | ||||||
| 2012 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | CB | R | ||||||
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | D | R | ||||||
| 62 | 1972 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | CB | ||||||
| 1972 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | FP | |||||||
| 64 | 1936 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | FP | |||||||
| 1964 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | D/CF | R | ||||||
| 66 | 1932 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | FP | |||||||
| 1960 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | FP | ||||||||
| 2016 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | D | R | ||||||
| 69 | 1952 | 4 | 5 | 0.800 | D | |||||||
| 2016 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0.800 | D | R | ||||||
| 71 | 1960 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | FP | |||||||
| 1984 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | CF | |||||||
| 1984 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | CB | |||||||
| 1988 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | U | |||||||
| 1988 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | CF | |||||||
| 1992 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | CF | |||||||
| 1992 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | CF | |||||||
| 2004 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | CF | R | ||||||
| 2008 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | D | R | ||||||
| 80 | 1996 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | CF | ||||||
| 2000 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | CB | |||||||
| 2012 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | U | R | ||||||
| 83 | 1928 | 3 | 2 | 1.500 | FP | |||||||
| 84 | 1924 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | FP | |||||||
| 1964 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | FP | R | ||||||
| 86 | 1924 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | FP | |||||||
| 1960 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | FP | ||||||||
| 88 | 1984 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | D | ||||||
| 1984 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | CB | |||||||
| 2008 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | CB | R | ||||||
| 2008 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | CB | R | ||||||
| 92 | 1968 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | CF/D | R | |||||
| 2000 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | CB/U | |||||||
| 2000 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | CF | |||||||
| 2000 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | CF/CB | |||||||
| 2000 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | CF | R | ||||||
| 2012 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | CB | R | ||||||
| 2012 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | CB | R | ||||||
| 2012 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | CF | R | ||||||
| 100 | 1904 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | FP | |||||||
| 101 | 1936 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 | FP | |||||||
| 1964 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 | FP | R | ||||||
| 1964 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 | CF/D | R | ||||||
| 104 | 1932 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | FP | |||||||
| 105 | 1924 | 2 | 5 | 0.400 | FP | |||||||
| 2016 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0.400 | CF/CB | R | ||||||
| 2016 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0.400 | CF | R | ||||||
| 108 | 1988 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.286 | CB | ||||||
| 1988 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0.286 | CF | L | ||||||
| 1992 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0.286 | D | |||||||
| 1992 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0.286 | CB | |||||||
| 2004 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0.286 | CF | R | ||||||
| 2008 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0.286 | U | R | ||||||
| 2008 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0.286 | CF | R | ||||||
| 115 | 1968 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.250 | FP | R | |||||
| 1968 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0.250 | FP | |||||||
| 1968 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0.250 | FP | |||||||
| 1996 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0.250 | CF | L | ||||||
| 1996 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0.250 | D | |||||||
| 1996 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0.250 | CF | |||||||
| 2012 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0.250 | D | R | ||||||
| 122 | 1924 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | FP | |||||||
| 123 | 1904 | 1 | 2 | 0.500 | FP | |||||||
| 1936 | 1 | 2 | 0.500 | FP | ||||||||
| 1948 | 1 | 2 | 0.500 | FP | ||||||||
| 126 | 1920 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | FP | |||||||
| 1920 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | FP | ||||||||
| 1928 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | FP | ||||||||
| 1928 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | FP | ||||||||
| 1948 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | CF | ||||||||
| 1948 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | FP | ||||||||
| 1948 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | FP | ||||||||
| 1964 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | FP | R | ||||||
| 134 | 1956 | 1 | 4 | 0.250 | FP | |||||||
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.250 | CB | R | ||||||
| 136 | 1924 | 1 | 5 | 0.200 | FP | |||||||
| 1952 | 1 | 5 | 0.200 | FP | ||||||||
| 1956 | 1 | 5 | 0.200 | FP | ||||||||
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.200 | D | L | ||||||
| 2016 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0.200 | U | R | ||||||
| 141 | 1952 | 1 | 7 | 0.143 | FP | |||||||
| 1984 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0.143 | CB | |||||||
| 1984 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0.143 | D | |||||||
| 1988 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0.143 | CB | |||||||
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0.143 | D | |||||||
| 2004 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0.143 | D | R | ||||||
| 2004 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0.143 | CB | |||||||
| 2004 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0.143 | CB | |||||||
| 2004 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0.143 | D | |||||||
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0.143 | CB | R | ||||||
| 151 | 2012 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0.125 | CB | R | |||||
| 152 | 1972 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | FP | ||||||
| Player | Games | Height | Age |
The following table shows the historical progression of the record of goals in an Olympic tournament.
| Achievement | Games | Player | Height | Date | Age | Duration of record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Set record | 1904 | FP | Sep 6, 1904 | ||||||||
| 14 | Broke record | 1932 | FP | Aug 11, 1932 | ||||||||
| 18 | Broke record | 1968 | 6 | FP | Oct 25, 1968 |
The following table shows the players with at least five goals for each Olympic tournament, and is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), number of goals (in descending order), Cap number or name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
Chris Humbert is the first and only American male player to have been the team-leading scorer for three Olympic tournaments (1992–2000).
| Games | Player | Height | Age | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 8 | 2 | 4.000 | FP | |||||||
| 1904 | No players with at least five goals | ||||||||||
| 1904 | No players with at least five goals | ||||||||||
| 1920 | No players with at least five goals | ||||||||||
| 1924 | No players with at least five goals | ||||||||||
| 1928 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | FP | |||||||
| 1932 | 14 | 4 | 3.500 | FP | |||||||
| 1936 | No players with at least five goals | ||||||||||
| 1948 | No players with at least five goals | ||||||||||
| 1952 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | FP | |||||||
| 6 | 9 | 0.667 | CF | ||||||||
| 1956 | No players with at least five goals | ||||||||||
| 1960 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | FP | |||||||
| 5 | 6 | 0.833 | D/CF | R | |||||||
| 5 | 7 | 0.714 | FP | ||||||||
| 1964 | No players with at least five goals | ||||||||||
| 1968 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 2.250 | FP | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | FP | |||||||
| 9 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | FP | |||||||
| 3 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | CB | |||||||
| 1972 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 1.889 | FP | ||||||
| 8 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | D | |||||||
| 5 | 7 | 9 | 0.778 | FP | |||||||
| 2 | 6 | 9 | 0.667 | CF/D | R | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | CB | |||||||
| 7 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | FP | |||||||
| 1984 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1.857 | D | L | |||||
| 10 | 13 | 7 | 1.857 | CF | |||||||
| 11 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | CF | |||||||
| 3 | 8 | 7 | 1.143 | D | |||||||
| 6 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | D | |||||||
| 1988 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | CF | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | CF | |||||||
| 13 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | D | |||||||
| 3 | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | D | |||||||
| 4 | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | CF/U | |||||||
| 2 | 8 | 7 | 1.143 | D | L | ||||||
| 1992 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | D | ||||||
| 9 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | CF | L | ||||||
| 12 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | CB/U | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | CB | |||||||
| 11 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | CF | L | ||||||
| 13 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | CF | L | ||||||
| 1996 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 1.750 | CF | L | |||||
| 5 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | D | |||||||
| 13 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | D | |||||||
| 3 | 7 | 8 | 0.875 | D | L | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | CB | |||||||
| 8 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | CB | |||||||
| 11 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | D | |||||||
| 2000 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 2.000 | D | ||||||
| 10 | 16 | 8 | 2.000 | CF | L | ||||||
| 8 | 13 | 8 | 1.625 | D | R | ||||||
| 5 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | D | |||||||
| 2004 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 2.143 | D | R | |||||
| 11 | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | U | R | ||||||
| 2 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | D | |||||||
| 7 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | CB | R | ||||||
| 2008 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 2.429 | D | R | |||||
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 1.143 | U | R | ||||||
| 4 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | U | R | ||||||
| 9 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | CF | R | ||||||
| 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | D | L | ||||||
| 2012 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1.625 | CF | R | |||||
| 2 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | D | L | ||||||
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | D | R | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | CB | R | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | D | R | ||||||
| 2016 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | D | R | |||||
| 7 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | D | R | ||||||
| 8 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 | D | R | ||||||
| Games | Player | Height | Age | ||||||||
The following table is pre-sorted by number of goals (in descending order), date of the match (in ascending order), Cap number or name of the player (in ascending order), respectively.
In water polo, if a player scores three times in a game, a hat-trick is made. Thirty-two American athletes have each made at least one hat-trick in an Olympic match.
Tony Azevedo is the American water polo player with the most hat-tricks made at the Olympic Games, scoring 11.
Bruce Bradley and Chris Humbert are the joint American male players with the second most hat-tricks made at the Olympic Games, scoring 6.
| Player | Games | Date | Match | Age | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1928 | 6 | Aug 8, 1928 | 10–0 | FP | ||||||
| 1932 | 6 | Aug 6, 1932 | 6–1 | FP | |||||||
| 3 | 1904 | 5 | Sep 6, 1904 | FP | |||||||
| 1932 | 5 | Aug 7, 1932 | 10–0 | FP | |||||||
| 1960 | 5 | Aug 27, 1960 | 10–4 | FP | |||||||
| 2008 | 8 | 5 | Aug 10, 2008 | 8–4 | D | R | |||||
| 7 | 1952 | 4 | Jul 27, 1952 | 8–3 | FP | ||||||
| 1968 | 6 | 4 | Oct 16, 1968 | 10–7 | FP | ||||||
| 1988 | 10 | 4 | Sep 23, 1988 | 14–7 | CF | ||||||
| 1988 | 11 | 4 | Sep 26, 1988 | 18–9 | CF | ||||||
| 1996 | 10 | 4 | Jul 21, 1996 | 9–7 | CF | L | |||||
| 2000 | 10 | 4 | Sep 25, 2000 | 12–8 | CF | L | |||||
| 2004 | 2 | 4 | Aug 17, 2004 | 9–6 | D | ||||||
| 2008 | 8 | 4 | Aug 24, 2008 | 14–10 | D | R | |||||
| 2012 | 8 | 4 | Aug 2, 2012 | 13–7 | D | R | |||||
| 2016 | 10 | 4 | Aug 8, 2016 | 10–9 | D | R | |||||
| 17 | 1904 | 3 | Sep 5, 1904 | FP | |||||||
| 1932 | 3 | Aug 7, 1932 | 10–0 | FP | |||||||
| 1932 | 3 | Aug 9, 1932 | 4–4 | FP | |||||||
| 1952 | 3 | Jul 26, 1952 | 6–3 | FP | |||||||
| 1952 | 3 | Jul 26, 1952 | 6–3 | D | |||||||
| 1952 | 3 | Jul 27, 1952 | 8–3 | CF | |||||||
| 1952 | 3 | Jul 30, 1952 | 4–2 | CF | |||||||
| 1960 | 3 | Sep 1, 1960 | 7–6 | FP | |||||||
| 1964 | 2 | 3 | Oct 12, 1964 | 7–1 | D/CF | R | |||||
| 1968 | 9 | 3 | Oct 14, 1968 | 10–5 | FP | ||||||
| 1968 | 3 | 3 | Oct 16, 1968 | 10–7 | CB | ||||||
| 1968 | 9 | 3 | Oct 17, 1968 | 6–6 | FP | ||||||
| 1968 | 6 | 3 | Oct 22, 1968 | 7–5 | FP | ||||||
| 1968 | 6 | 3 | Oct 24, 1968 | 6–3 | FP | ||||||
| 1968 | 6 | 3 | Oct 25, 1968 | 6–4 | FP | ||||||
| 1968 | 8 | 3 | Oct 25, 1968 | 6–4 | FP | ||||||
| 1972 | 6 | 3 | Aug 28, 1972 | 7–6 | FP | ||||||
| 1972 | 6 | 3 | Sep 3, 1972 | 6–6 | FP | ||||||
| 1984 | 6 | 3 | Aug 1, 1984 | 12–5 | D | ||||||
| 1984 | 2 | 3 | Aug 2, 1984 | 10–4 | D | L | |||||
| 1984 | 3 | 3 | Aug 2, 1984 | 10–4 | D | ||||||
| 1984 | 2 | 3 | Aug 3, 1984 | 10–8 | D | L | |||||
| 1984 | 10 | 3 | Aug 6, 1984 | 8–7 | CF | ||||||
| 1984 | 2 | 3 | Aug 7, 1984 | 12–7 | D | L | |||||
| 1984 | 10 | 3 | Aug 7, 1984 | 12–7 | CF | ||||||
| 1984 | 11 | 3 | Aug 7, 1984 | 12–7 | CF | ||||||
| 1988 | 3 | 3 | Sep 22, 1988 | 9–7 | D | ||||||
| 1988 | 11 | 3 | Sep 23, 1988 | 14–7 | CF | ||||||
| 1988 | 13 | 3 | Sep 23, 1988 | 14–7 | D | ||||||
| 1988 | 3 | 3 | Sep 26, 1988 | 18–9 | D | ||||||
| 1988 | 7 | 3 | Sep 26, 1988 | 18–9 | U | ||||||
| 1992 | 9 | 3 | Aug 3, 1992 | 11–7 | CF | L | |||||
| 1996 | 13 | 3 | Jul 21, 1996 | 9–7 | D | ||||||
| 1996 | 10 | 3 | Jul 22, 1996 | 9–7 | CF | L | |||||
| 1996 | 11 | 3 | Jul 23, 1996 | 10–5 | D | ||||||
| 1996 | 5 | 3 | Jul 28, 1996 | 12–8 | D | ||||||
| 2000 | 9 | 3 | Sep 23, 2000 | 10–7 | D | ||||||
| 2000 | 8 | 3 | Sep 25, 2000 | 12–8 | D | R | |||||
| 2000 | 8 | 3 | Sep 27, 2000 | 9–3 | D | R | |||||
| 2000 | 8 | 3 | Sep 29, 2000 | 11–10 | D | R | |||||
| 2000 | 9 | 3 | Sep 29, 2000 | 11–10 | D | ||||||
| 2000 | 9 | 3 | Sep 30, 2000 | 9–8 | D | ||||||
| 2000 | 10 | 3 | Sep 30, 2000 | 9–8 | CF | L | |||||
| 2000 | 10 | 3 | Oct 1, 2000 | 10–8 | CF | L | |||||
| 2004 | 8 | 3 | Aug 15, 2004 | 7–6 | D | R | |||||
| 2004 | 8 | 3 | Aug 27, 2004 | 6–5 | D | R | |||||
| 2004 | 8 | 3 | Aug 29, 2004 | 9–8 | D | R | |||||
| 2004 | 11 | 3 | Aug 29, 2004 | 9–8 | U | R | |||||
| 2008 | 4 | 3 | Aug 12, 2008 | 12–11 | U | R | |||||
| 2008 | 8 | 3 | Aug 16, 2008 | 7–5 | D | R | |||||
| 2008 | 8 | 3 | Aug 22, 2008 | 10–5 | D | R | |||||
| 2012 | 2 | 3 | Jul 29, 2012 | 8–7 | D | L | |||||
| 2012 | 2 | 3 | Jul 31, 2012 | 10–8 | D | L | |||||
| 2012 | 9 | 3 | Jul 31, 2012 | 10–8 | CF | R | |||||
| 2012 | 9 | 3 | Aug 2, 2012 | 13–7 | CF | R | |||||
| 2016 | 9 | 3 | Aug 8, 2016 | 10–9 | D | R | |||||
| 2016 | 7 | 3 | Aug 10, 2016 | 6–3 | D | R | |||||
| Player | Games | Date | Match | Age |