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

The Italy men's national water polo team has participated in 21 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments.

Abbreviations

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

Team statistics

Comprehensive results by tournament

Notes:

Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games.
At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested, but only American contestants participated. Currently the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Swimming Federation (FINA) consider water polo event as part of unofficial program in 1904.
Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend

1 – Champions
2 – Runners-up
3 – Third place
4 – Fourth place
— – The nation did not participate in the Games
Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
– Hosts

Men's team	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	Years
Italy		—			10	11				1	3	4	1	4	4	6	2	8	7	7	1	3	5	8	9	2	3	Q	21

Total teams	7		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

Number of appearances

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend

Year – As host team

Men's team	Apps	Record streak	Active streak	Debut	Most recent	Best finish	Confederation
Italy	21	19	19	1920	2020	Champions	Europe – LEN

Best finishes

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend

Year – As host team

Men's team	Best finish	Apps	Confederation
Italy	Champions (1948, 1960, 1992)	21	Europe – LEN

Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend

Year – As host team

Men's team	Total	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	First	Last
Italy	13	3 (1948, 1960, 1992)	2 (1976, 2012)	3 (1952, 1996, 2016)	3 (1956, 1964, 1968)	1948	2016

Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.


Men's team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Italy (ITA)	3	2	3	8

Player statistics

Multiple appearances

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.

Number of six-time Olympians: 0
Number of five-time Olympians: 3
Number of four-time Olympians: 7
Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

– Hosts
AUS – Australia
ITA – Italy

**Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics**
Apps	Player	Birth	Pos	Water polo tournaments					Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
Apps	Player	Birth	Pos	1	2	3	4	5	Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
5	Gianni De Magistris	1950	FP	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	17/33	1995
	Stefano Tempesti	1979	GK	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	21/37
	Pietro Figlioli	1984	FP	2004 AUS	2008 AUS	2012 ITA	2016 ITA	2020 ITA	20/37
4	Eraldo Pizzo	1938	FP	1960	1964	1968	1972		22/34	1990
	Franco Lavoratori	1941	FP	1960	1964	1968	1972		19/31
	Alberto Alberani	1947	GK	1968	1972	1976	1980		21/33
	Carlo Silipo	1971	FP	1992	1996	2000	2004		20/32	2014
	Alberto Angelini	1974	FP	1996	2000	2004	2008		21/33
	Alessandro Calcaterra	1975	FP	1996	2000	2004	2008		21/33
	Fabio Bencivenga	1976	FP	1996	2000	2004	2008		20/32

Multiple medalists

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.

Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 0
Last updated: 1 May 2021.

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.

Number of goalscorers (50+ goals): 2
Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 2
Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 4
Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

– Hosts
AUS – Australia
ITA – Italy

**Male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics**
Rk	Player	Birth	L/R	Total goals	Water polo tournaments (goals)					Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
Rk	Player	Birth	L/R	Total goals	1	2	3	4	5	Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
1	Gianni De Magistris	1950	Right	59	1968 (6)	1972 (11)	1976 (11)	1980 (20)	1984 (11)	17/33	1995
2	Eraldo Pizzo	1938	Right	53	1960 (7)	1964 (5)	1968 (29)	1972 (12)		22/34
3	Pietro Figlioli	1984	Right	47	2004 AUS (8)	2008 AUS (16)	2012 ITA (9)	2016 ITA (14)		20/32
4	Alessandro Calcaterra	1975	Right	46	1996 (5)	2000 (9)	2004 (5)	2008 (27)		21/33
5	Alberto Angelini	1974	Right	35	1996 (11)	2000 (4)	2004 (11)	2008 (9)		21/33
6	Maurizio Felugo	1981	Right	34	2004 (6)	2008 (16)	2012 (12)			23/31
7	Valentino Gallo	1985	Left	33	2008 (15)	2012 (10)	2016 (8)			23/31
8	Leonardo Sottani	1973	Left	30	1996 (8)	2000 (11)		2008 (11)		22/34
Rk	Player	Birth	L/R	Total goals	1	2	3	4	5	Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
Rk	Player	Birth	L/R	Total goals	Water polo tournaments (goals)					Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Sources:

Official Reports (PDF): 1920–1924, 1948–1996;
Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 47, 52, 55, 64, 68–69, 74, 76), 2004 (pp. 211–212), 2008 (pp. 205–206), 2012 (pp. 484–485), 2016 (pp. 123–124).

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.

Legend and abbreviation

– Hosts
Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
1920		Salvatore Cabella	1896	23–24		Starting goalkeeper
1920		(Unknown)
1924		Mario Balla	1903	20–21		Starting goalkeeper
1924		(Unknown)
1948		Pasquale Buonocore	1916	32		Starting goalkeeper
1948		(Unknown)
1952		Raffaello Gambino	1928	24
1952		Renato Traiola	1924	27
1956		Cosimo Antonelli	1925	31
1956		Enzo Cavazzoni	1932	24
1960		Dante Rossi	1936	24
1960		Brunello Spinelli	1939	21
1964		Eugenio Merello	1940	24
1964		Dante Rossi (2)	1936	28
1968	1	Alberto Alberani	1947	21
1968	11	Eugenio Merello (2)	1940	28
1972	1	Alberto Alberani (2)	1947	25
1972	11	Ferdinando Lignano	1948	28
1976	1	Alberto Alberani (3)	1947	29
1976	11	Umberto Panerai	1953	23
1980	1	Alberto Alberani (4)	1947	33
1980	11	Umberto Panerai (2)	1953	27
1984	1	Roberto Gandolfi	1956	28
1984	13	Umberto Panerai (3)	1953	31
1988	1	Paolo Trapanese	1962	26
1988	13	Gianni Averaimo	1964	24
1992	1	Francesco Attolico	1963	29
1992	13	Gianni Averaimo (2)	1964	27
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
1996	1	Francesco Attolico (2)	1963	33	44	110	40.0%		Starting goalkeeper
1996	10	Marco Gerini	1971	24	6	15	40.0%
2000	1	Francesco Attolico (3)	1963	37	28	61	45.9%
2000	5	Stefano Tempesti	1979	21	24	43	55.8%
2004	1	Stefano Tempesti (2)	1979	25	50	86	58.1%		Starting goalkeeper
2004	5	Marco Gerini (2)	1971	33	0	4	0.0%
2008	1	Stefano Tempesti (3)	1979	29	83	169	49.1%		Starting goalkeeper
2008	13	Fabio Violetti	1974	34	0	0	—
2012	1	Stefano Tempesti (4)	1979	33	87	147	59.2%		Starting goalkeeper
2012	13	Giacomo Pastorino	1980	32	0	0	—
2016	1	Stefano Tempesti (5)	1979	37	51	101	50.5%		Starting goalkeeper
2016	13	Marco Del Lungo	1990	26	21	37	56.8%
2020	1	Marco Del Lungo (2)	1990	31
2020	13	Gianmarco Nicosia	1998	23
Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref

Sources:

Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (pp. 62–66, 70, 72–73);
Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 47, 52, 55, 64, 68–69, 74, 76), 2004 (pp. 211–212), 2008 (pp. 205–206), 2012 (pp. 484–485), 2016 (pp. 123–124).

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): 1
Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won, since 2000): 0
Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won, since 2000): 4
Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won, since 2000): 0
Last updated: 15 May 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

– Hosts
Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
AUS – Australia
ITA – Italy

**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
Rk	Sprinter	Birth	Total sprints won	Total sprints contested	Eff %	1	2	3	4	5	Age of first/last	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
1	Pietro Figlioli	1984	78	86	90.7%	2004 AUS (24/27)	2008 AUS (21/23)	2012 ITA (19/21)	2016 ITA (14/15)		20/32
2	Francesco Di Fulvio	1993	16	17	94.1%	2016 (16/17)					23/23
3	Goran Fiorentini	1981	15	22	68.2%	2004 (15/22)					22/22
4	Alberto Ghibellini	1973	10	16	62.5%	1996 (N/A)	2000 (10/16)				23/27
4	Deni Fiorentini	1984	10	10	100.0%	2012 (10/10)					28/28

Source:

Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 47, 52, 55, 64, 68–69, 74, 76), 2004 (pp. 211–212), 2008 (pp. 205–206), 2012 (pp. 484–485), 2016 (pp. 123–124).

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.

As a water polo player, Ratko Rudić won a silver medal for Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He led Italy men's national water polo team to win two Olympic medals in 1992 and 1996.

Italian Alessandro Campagna won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, coached by Ratko Rudić. As a head coach, he guided Italy men's national team to two medals in 2012 and 2016.

Legend

Year – As host team

Rk	Person	Birth	Height	Player				Head coach			Total medals				Ref
Rk	Person	Birth	Height	Age	Men's team	Pos	Medal	Age	Men's team	Medal	G	S	B	T	Ref
1	Ratko Rudić	1948	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	32	Yugoslavia	FP	1980	44–48	Italy	1992 , 1996	1	1	1	3
1	Alessandro Campagna	1963	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	29	Italy	FP	1992	49–53	Italy	2012 , 2016	1	1	1	3
3	Gianni Lonzi	1938	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	22	Italy	FP	1960	37	Italy	1976	1	1	0	2
4	Mario Majoni	1910		38	Italy	FP	1948	42	Italy	1952	1	0	1	2

Olympic champions

1948 Summer Olympics

Edition of men's tournament: 10th
Host city: London, United Kingdom
Number of participating teams: 18
Competition format: Series of round-robin elimination pools, followed by round-robin semi-final pools, and then round-robin final pools
Champion: Italy (1st title; 1st place in round one D group; 1st place in round two I group; 1st place in semi-final L group; 1st place in final group)

Match	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Goals for	Goals against	Goal diff.	Note
Match 1/7	Round one – Group D	30 July 1948	Australia	Won	9	0	9
Match 2/7	Round one – Group D	30 July 1948	Yugoslavia	~~Won~~	4	2	2	The match result was annulled and ordered to be replayed.
Replay 2/7	Round one – Group D	1 August 1948	Yugoslavia	Drawn	4	4	0	Replay of Match 2/7
Match 3/7	Round two – Group I	2 August 1948	Hungary	Won	4	3	1
Match 4/7	Semi-final round – Group L	4 August 1948	Egypt	Won	5	1	4
Match 5/7	Semi-final round – Group L	5 August 1948	France	Won	5	2	3
Match 6/7	Final round – Group	6 August 1948	Belgium	Won	4	2	2
Match 7/7	Final round – Group	7 August 1948	Netherlands	Won	4	2	2
Total	Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 85.7%				35	14	21	Note

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1948 (pp. 643, 645, 646).

v t e Italy men's water polo squad – 1948 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (1st title)
Arena Bulgarelli Buonocore (GK) Ghira Majoni Ognio G. Pandolfini T. Pandolfini Rubini Coach: Valle

Head coach: Giuseppe Valle (1st title as head coach)

**Roster**
#	Player	Pos	Date of birth	Age of winning gold	Oly debut	ISHOF member
P1	Gildo Arena	FP	25 February 1921	27 years, 164 days	Yes
P2	Emilio Bulgarelli	FP	15 February 1917	31 years, 174 days	Yes
P3	Pasquale Buonocore	GK	17 May 1916	32 years, 82 days	Yes
P4	Aldo Ghira	FP	4 April 1920	28 years, 125 days	Yes
P5	Mario Majoni	FP	27 May 1910	38 years, 72 days	Yes	1972
P6	Geminio Ognio	FP	13 December 1917	30 years, 238 days	Yes
P7	Gianfranco Pandolfini	FP	16 September 1920	27 years, 326 days	Yes
P8	Tullio Pandolfini	FP	6 August 1914	34 years, 1 day	Yes
P9	Cesare Rubini	FP	2 November 1923	24 years, 279 days	Yes	2000
Average			17 January 1918	30 years, 203 days
Coach	Giuseppe Valle		15 March 1904	44 years, 145 days

Note: Gianfranco Pandolfini and Tullio Pandolfini are brothers.
Sources:

Official Reports (PDF): 1948 (pp. 643, 645, 646);
Olympedia: 1948 (men's tournament);
Sports Reference: 1948 (men's tournament);
ISHOF.

1960 Summer Olympics

Edition of men's tournament: 13th
Host city: Rome, Italy
Number of participating teams: 16
Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to the round-robin semi-final pool; round-robin semi-final pools advanced teams to the round-robin final pool
Champion: Italy (2nd title; 1st place in preliminary A group; 1st place in semi-final A group; 1st place in final group)

Match	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Goals for	Goals against	Goal diff.
Match 1/7	Preliminary round – Group A	25 August 1960	Romania	Won	4	3	1
Match 2/7	Preliminary round – Group A	26 August 1960	Japan	Won	8	1	7
Match 3/7	Preliminary round – Group A	27 August 1960	Egypt	Won	9	4	5
Match 4/7	Semi-final round – Group A	30 August 1960	United Team of Germany	Won	3	0	3
Match 5/7	Semi-final round – Group A	31 August 1960	Soviet Union	Won	2	0	2
Match 6/7	Final round – Group	2 September 1960	Yugoslavia	Won	2	1	1
Match 7/7	Final round – Group	3 September 1960	Hungary	Drawn	3	3	0
Total	Matches played: 7 • Wins: 6 • Ties: 1 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 85.7%				31	12	19

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1960 (pp. 618, 619, 627, 628, 631).

v t e Italy men's water polo squad – 1960 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (2nd title)
Ambron Bardi D'Altrui Gionta Guerrini Lavoratori Lonzi Mannelli Parmegiani Pizzo Rossi (GK) Spinelli (GK) Coach: Zolyomy

Head coach: Andres Zolyomy (1st title as head coach)

**Roster**
#	Player	Pos	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Age of winning gold	Oly debut	Goals	ISHOF member
P1	Amedeo Ambron	FP	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	23 January 1939	21 years, 224 days	Yes	1
P2	Danio Bardi	FP	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	23 May 1937	23 years, 103 days	Yes	2
P3	Giuseppe D'Altrui	FP	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	7 April 1934	26 years, 149 days	No	1	2010
P4	Salvatore Gionta	FP	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	22 December 1930	29 years, 256 days	No	2
P5	Giancarlo Guerrini	FP	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	29 December 1939	20 years, 249 days	Yes	3
P6	Franco Lavoratori	FP	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	15 March 1941	19 years, 172 days	Yes	4
P7	Gianni Lonzi	FP	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	4 August 1938	22 years, 30 days	Yes	0	2009
P8	Luigi Mannelli	FP	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	21 February 1939	21 years, 195 days	No	4
P9	Rosario Parmegiani	FP	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	12 March 1937	23 years, 175 days	Yes	7
P10	Eraldo Pizzo	FP	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	21 April 1938	22 years, 135 days	Yes	7	1990
P11	Dante Rossi	GK	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	28 August 1936	24 years, 6 days	Yes	0
P12	Brunello Spinelli	GK	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	26 May 1939	21 years, 100 days	Yes	0
Average			1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	6 September 1937	22 years, 363 days	Total	31
Coach	Andres Zolyomy								2010

Sources:

Official Reports (PDF): 1960 (pp. 618, 619, 627, 628, 631);
Olympedia: 1960 (men's tournament);
Sports Reference: 1960 (men's tournament);
ISHOF.

1992 Summer Olympics

Edition of men's tournament: 21st
Host city: Barcelona, Spain
Number of participating teams: 12
Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
Champion: Italy (3rd title; 2nd place in preliminary B group)

Match	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Goals for	Goals against	Goal diff.
Match 1/7	Preliminary round – Group B	1 August 1992	Hungary	Drawn	7	7	0
Match 2/7	Preliminary round – Group B	2 August 1992	Netherlands	Won	6	4	2
Match 3/7	Preliminary round – Group B	3 August 1992	Cuba	Won	11	8	3
Match 4/7	Preliminary round – Group B	5 August 1992	Spain	Drawn	9	9	0
Match 5/7	Preliminary round – Group B	6 August 1992	Greece	Won	8	6	2
Match 6/7	Semi-finals	8 August 1992	Unified Team	Won	9	8	1
Match 7/7	Gold medal match	9 August 1992	Spain	Won	9	8	1
Total	Matches played: 7 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 2 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 71.4%				59	50	9

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1992 (pp. 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 399, 400).

v t e Italy men's water polo squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (3rd title)
1 Attolico (GK) 2 D'Altrui 3 Bovo 4 G. Porzio 5 Campagna 6 Caldarella 7 Fiorillo 8 F. Porzio 9 Pomilio 10 Gandolfi 11 Ferretti 12 Silipo 13 Averaimo (GK) Coach: Rudić

Head coach: Ratko Rudić (3rd title as head coach)
Assistant coach: Giuseppe Castellucci

Roster
Cap No.	Player	Pos	L/R	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Age of winning gold	Oly debut	ISHOF member
1	Francesco Attolico	GK		1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	23 March 1963	29 years, 139 days	Yes
2	Marco D'Altrui	FP		1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	25 April 1964	28 years, 106 days	No	2010
3	Alessandro Bovo	FP		1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	1 January 1969	23 years, 221 days	Yes
4	Pino Porzio	FP				26 February 1967	25 years, 165 days	Yes
5	Sandro Campagna	FP	R	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	26 June 1963	29 years, 44 days	No	2019
6	Paolo Caldarella	FP		1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	20 September 1964	27 years, 324 days	No
7	Mario Fiorillo	FP		1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	16 December 1962	29 years, 237 days	No
8	Francesco Porzio	FP	L	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	26 January 1966	26 years, 196 days	No
9	Amedeo Pomilio	FP	L	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	11 February 1967	25 years, 180 days	Yes
10	Ferdinando Gandolfi	FP				5 January 1967	25 years, 217 days	Yes
11	Massimiliano Ferretti	FP		1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	22 June 1966	26 years, 48 days	No
12	Carlo Silipo	FP	R	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	10 September 1971	20 years, 334 days	Yes
13	Gianni Averaimo	GK		1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	10 September 1964	27 years, 334 days	No
Average				1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	29 December 1965	26 years, 224 days
Coach	Ratko Rudić			1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)		7 June 1948	44 years, 63 days		2007

Note: Francesco Porzio and Pino Porzio are brothers.
Sources:

Official Reports (PDF): 1992 (pp. 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 399, 400);
Olympedia: 1992 (men's tournament);
Sports Reference: 1992 (men's tournament);
ISHOF.

Statistics
Cap No.	Player	Pos	Matches played	Goals/Shots
Cap No.	Player	Pos	Matches played	Goals	Shots	%
1	Francesco Attolico	GK	7
2	Marco D'Altrui	FP	7	3	8	37.5%
3	Alessandro Bovo	FP	7	1	8	12.5%
4	Pino Porzio	FP	7	3	11	27.3%
5	Sandro Campagna	FP	7	6	14	42.9%
6	Paolo Caldarella	FP	7	6	14	42.9%
7	Mario Fiorillo	FP	7	4	13	30.8%
8	Francesco Porzio	FP	7	10	27	37.0%
9	Amedeo Pomilio	FP	7	3	10	30.0%
10	Ferdinando Gandolfi	FP	7	6	15	40.0%
11	Massimiliano Ferretti	FP	7	14	34	41.2%
12	Carlo Silipo	FP	7	3	15	20.0%
13	Gianni Averaimo	GK	7
Total			8	59	169	34.9%
Against				50	172	29.1%

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1992 (pp. 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 399, 400).

Notes

^ At the 1948 Olympics, the water polo match between Italy and Yugoslavia in Group D, and the match between Egypt and Hungary in Group E were both replayed. For more details, please see here.
In 1992, 12 of the 15 former Soviet Republics competed together as the Unified Team and marched under the Olympic Flag in the Barcelona Games.
Average height of 11 players.
Average weight of 11 players.

References

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Official Reports (IOC)

PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:

Official Report of the 1896 Olympic Games (download, archive)
Official Report of the 1900 Olympic Games (download, archive)
Official Report of the 1904 Olympic Games (download, archive)
Official Report of the 1908 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 359–361)
Official Report of the 1912 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 1021–1024, 1031–1037)
Official Report of the 1920 Olympic Games (download, archive) (p. 130)
Official Report of the 1924 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 439–440, 486–494)
Official Report of the 1928 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 746–757, 797–807)
Official Report of the 1932 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 619–623, 646–652)
Official Report of the 1936 Olympic Games, v.2 (download, archive) (pp. 345–356)
Official Report of the 1948 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 537–540, 640–647)
Official Report of the 1952 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 600–608)
Official Report of the 1956 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 592–594, 624–627)
Official Report of the 1960 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 552–555, 617–634)
Official Report of the 1964 Olympic Games, v.2 (download, archive) (pp. 682–698)
Official Report of the 1968 Olympic Games, v.3 (download, archive) (pp. 449–466, 811–826)
Official Report of the 1972 Olympic Games, v.3 (download, archive) (pp. 331, 353–365)
Official Report of the 1976 Olympic Games, v.3 (download, archive) (pp. 446–447, 484–497)
Official Report of the 1980 Olympic Games, v.3 (download, archive) (pp. 458, 495–510)
Official Report of the 1984 Olympic Games, v.2 (download, archive) (pp. 528–534)
Official Report of the 1988 Olympic Games, v.2 (download, archive) (pp. 590–598)
Official Report of the 1992 Olympic Games, v.5 (download, archive) (pp. 354, 386–400)
Official Report of the 1996 Olympic Games, v.3 (download, archive) (pp. 56–73)

Official Results Books (IOC)

PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:

PDF documents on the FINA website:

Official Results Book – 2012 Olympic Games – Diving, Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo (archive) (pp. 284–507)

PDF documents in the Olympic World Library:

Official Results Book – 2016 Olympic Games – Water Polo (archive)

PDF documents on the International Olympic Committee website:

Official Results Book – 2020 Olympic Games – Water Polo (archive)

Official Reports (FINA)

PDF documents on the FINA website:

Official website (IOC)

Water polo on the International Olympic Committee website:

Olympedia

Water polo on the Olympedia website:

Sports Reference

Water polo on the Sports Reference website:

Country Medal Leaders & Athlete Medal Leaders (1900–2016) (archived)
Men's water polo (1900–2016) (archived)
Water polo at the 1900 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1904 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1908 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1912 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1920 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1924 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1928 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1932 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1936 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1948 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1952 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1956 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1960 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1964 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1968 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1972 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1976 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1980 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1984 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1988 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1992 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 1996 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 2000 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 2004 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 2008 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 2012 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 2016 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
Water polo at the 2020 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)

Todor66

Water polo on the Todor66 website:

Water polo at the Summer Games
Water polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1904 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1908 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1912 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1932 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1964 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
Water polo at the 1972 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
Water polo at the 1976 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's European qualification)
Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's European qualification, men's world qualification)
Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
Water polo at the 1992 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
Water polo at the 1996 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)
Water polo at the 2024 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, men's qualification)

ISHOF

International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) website:

External links

Italy squads – Summer Olympics

v t e Italy men's water polo squad – 1920 Summer Olympics – 10th place
Beretta E. Boero M. Boero Burlando Cabella (GK) Lungavia Olivari Vassallo

v t e Italy men's water polo squad – 1924 Summer Olympics – 11th place
Ambrosini Balla (GK) Berruti Cazzaniga Casa Gavoglio Valle Coach: Boero

v t e Italy men's water polo squad – 1948 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (1st title)
Arena Bulgarelli Buonocore (GK) Ghira Majoni Ognio G. Pandolfini T. Pandolfini Rubini Coach: Valle

v t e Italy men's water polo squad – 1952 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
Arena Ceccarini De Sanzuane Gambino (GK) Gionta Mannelli Ognio Peretti Polito Rubini Traiola (GK) Coach: Majoni

v t e Italy men's water polo squad – 1956 Summer Olympics – 4th place
Antonelli (GK) Buonocore Cavazzoni (GK) D'Achille D'Altrui Dennerlein Mannelli Marciani Parmegiani Pucci Rubini Coach: Majoni

v t e Italy men's water polo squad – 1960 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (2nd title)
Ambron Bardi D'Altrui Gionta Guerrini Lavoratori Lonzi Mannelli Parmegiani Pizzo Rossi (GK) Spinelli (GK) Coach: Zolyomy

v t e Italy men's water polo squad – 1964 Summer Olympics – 4th place
Bardi Cevasco D'Altrui Dennerlein Guerrini Lavoratori Lonzi Merello (GK) Parmegiani Pizzo Rossi (GK) Spinola Coach: Zolyomy

v t e Italy men's water polo squad – 1968 Summer Olympics – 4th place
1 Alberani (GK) 2 Pizzo 3 Cevasco 4 Lonzi 5 Barlocco 6 Lavoratori 7 De Magistris 8 Ghibellini 9 Guerrini 10 Ferrando 11 Merello (GK) Coach: Majoni

v t e Italy men's water polo squad – 1972 Summer Olympics – 6th place
1 Alberani (GK) 2 Pizzo 3 Simeoni 4 Cevasco 5 Ghibellini 6 De Magistris 7 Marsili 8 Baracchini 9 Lavoratori 10 Marsili 11 Lignano (GK) Coach: Majoni

v t e Italy men's water polo squad – 1976 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
1 Alberani (GK) 2 Simeoni 3 Baracchini 4 Marsili 5 Del Duca 6 G. De Magistris 7 Ghibellini 8 Castagnola 9 R. De Magistris 10 D'Angelo 11 Panerai (GK) Coach: Lonzi

v t e Italy men's water polo squad – 1980 Summer Olympics – 8th place
1 Alberani (GK) 2 Simeoni 3 Misaggi 4 Marsili 5 Fiorillo 6 De Magistris 7 Steardo 8 Ragosa 9 Collina 10 D'Angelo 11 Panerai (GK) Coach: Lonzi

v t e Italy men's water polo squad – 1984 Summer Olympics – 7th place
1 Gandolfi (GK) 2 Misaggi 3 Pisano 4 Steardo 5 Fiorillo 6 De Magistris 7 Galli 8 D'Altrui 9 Baldineti 10 D'Angelo 11 Collina 12 Postiglione 13 Panerai (GK) Coach: Dennerlein

v t e Italy men's water polo squad – 1988 Summer Olympics – 7th place
1 Trapanese (GK) 2 Misaggi 3 Pisano 4 Steardo 5 Campagna 6 Caldarella 7 Fiorillo 8 Porzio 9 Postiglione 10 Tempestini 11 Ferretti 12 D'Altrui 13 Averaimo (GK) Coach: Dennerlein

v t e Italy men's water polo squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (3rd title)
1 Attolico (GK) 2 D'Altrui 3 Bovo 4 G. Porzio 5 Campagna 6 Caldarella 7 Fiorillo 8 F. Porzio 9 Pomilio 10 Gandolfi 11 Ferretti 12 Silipo 13 Averaimo (GK) Coach: Rudić

v t e Italy men's water polo squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
1 Attolico (GK) 2 Postiglione 3 Bovo 4 Bencivenga 5 A. Calcaterra 6 R. Calcaterra 7 Giustolisi 8 Angelini 9 Pomilio 10 Gerini (GK) 11 Sottani 12 Silipo 13 Ghibellini Coach: Rudić

v t e Italy men's water polo squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – 5th place
1 Attolico (GK) 2 Postiglione 3 Binchi 4 Bencivenga 5 Tempesti (GK) 6 R. Calcaterra 7 Vittorioso 8 Angelini 9 Pomilio 10 A. Calcaterra 11 Sottani 12 Silipo 13 Ghibellini Coach: Rudić

v t e Italy men's water polo squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – 8th place
1 Tempesti (GK) 2 Postiglione 3 Binchi 4 Buonocore 5 Gerini (GK) 6 R. Calcaterra 7 Fiorentini 8 Angelini 9 Felugo 10 A. Calcaterra 11 Rath 12 Silipo (C) 13 Bencivenga Coach: De Crescenzo

v t e Italy men's water polo squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – 9th place
1 Tempesti (GK) 2 Di Costanzo 3 Binchi 4 Buonocore 5 Gallo 6 Felugo 7 Mangiante 8 Angelini 9 Bencivenga 10 Calcaterra (C) 11 Sottani 12 Mistrangelo 13 Violetti (GK) Coach: Malara

v t e Italy men's water polo squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
1 Tempesti (C, GK) 2 Pérez 3 Gitto 4 Figlioli 5 Giorgetti 6 Felugo 7 Giacoppo 8 Gallo (LH) 9 Presciutti 10 Fiorentini 11 Aicardi 12 Premuš 13 Pastorino (GK) Coach: Campagna

v t e Italy men's water polo squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
1 Tempesti (C, GK) 2 Di Fulvio 3 Gitto 4 Figlioli 5 Velotto 6 Bodegas 7 Fondelli (LH) 8 Gallo (LH) 9 C. Presciutti 10 N. Presciutti 11 Aicardi 12 Nora 13 Del Lungo (GK) Coach: Campagna

Water polo at the Summer Olympics

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