United States men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
This article contains lists of various statistics on the United States men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The United States team is the only non-European squad to win medals in the men's Olympic water polo tournament.
The following tables show results of the United States men's national water polo team at the Olympic Games by opponent.
The following table shows number of competitors and average age, height & weight at the Olympic Games by tournament.
Tony Azevedo is the first and only American water polo player (man or woman) to have competed in five Olympic Games (2000–2016).
Four Americans have each made Olympic appearances as players and as head coaches of the United States men's national team.
Tony Azevedo is the top scorer of all time for the United States men's Olympic water polo team, with 61 goals.
As a left-hander, Chris Humbert is the American water polo player with the second most goals at the Olympic Games, scoring 37.
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.
Craig Wilson is the first starting goalkeeper for the United States men's national team to have competed in three Olympic Games (1984–1992).
The following table shows the historical progression of the record of total matches played by goalkeepers at the Olympic Games.
Monte Nitzkowski is the first and only man to have won two Olympic medals as the head coach of the United States men's national team.
Terry Schroeder is the first and only American (man or woman) to have won medals in the Olympic water polo tournaments both as a player and as a head coach.
Tim Shaw is the only American athlete to have won Olympic medals in water polo and swimming after World War II.
Monte Nitzkowski is the first and only coach to lead the United States men's national team to have won two Olympic medals (1972 , 1984 ).
Terry Schroeder and Tony Azevedo are the only two American water polo players (men or women) to have each captained in three Olympic tournaments.
As a left-handed center (2-meter man), Chris Humbert is the American male player with the second most goals at the Olympic Games.
The three McIlroy brothers (Paul, Chick and Ned) were all members of the 1964 United States men's Olympic water polo team.
Tony van Dorp, a Dutch-American goalkeeper, competed in the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics for the United States.
