Water polo at the Summer Olympics
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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 former having won as many gold medals as the other two combined.
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[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary (HUN) |
8 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 |  Italy (ITA) |
4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) |
3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 |  Germany (GER) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  Spain (ESP) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  France (FRA) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 |  Australia (AUS) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Belgium (BEL) |
0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 |  United States (USA) |
0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 12 |  Russia (RUS) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 14 |  Croatia (CRO) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Greece (GRE) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Netherlands (NED) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 |  Unified Team (EUN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| West Germany (FRG) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Medalists
- See also: List of Olympic medalists in water polo
[edit] Men
[edit] Women
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2000 Sydney | Australia |
United States |
Russia |
| 2004 Athens | Italy |
Greece |
United States |
[edit] Reference
| Water polo at the Summer Olympics |  |
|---|---|
| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in water polo |
