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Sweden men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

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

The Sweden men's national water polo team has participated in 8 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments.[1]

Abbreviations

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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

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See also: National team appearances in the men's Olympic water polo tournament

Comprehensive results by tournament

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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[1] 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
  Sweden — 3 2 3 4 6 5 11 11 8
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

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Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Men's team[1] Apps Record
streak		 Active
streak		 Debut Most
recent		 Best finish Confederation
  Sweden 8 4 0 1908 1980 Runners-up Europe – LEN

Best finishes

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Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Men's team[1] Best finish Apps Confederation
  Sweden Runners-up (1912*) 8 Europe – LEN

Finishes in the top four

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Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Men's team[1] Total Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place First Last
  Sweden 4 1 (1912*) 2 (1908, 1920) 1 (1924) 1908 1924

Medal table

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Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
  Sweden (SWE)0123

Player statistics

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Multiple appearances

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See also: List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments

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 five-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 0
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Multiple medalists

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See also: List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)

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: 4
  • Last updated: 1 May 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male athletes who won three or more Olympic medals in water polo
Rk Player Birth Height Pos Water polo tournaments Period
(age of
first/last)		 Medals Ref
1 2 3 4 5 G S B T
1 Robert Andersson 1886 FP 1908 1912 1920 12 years
(21/33)		 0 1 2 3 [2]
Pontus Hanson 1884 FP 1908 1912 1920 12 years
(24/36)		 0 1 2 3 [3]
Harald Julin 1890 FP 1908 1912 1920 12 years
(18/30)		 0 1 2 3 [4]
Torsten Kumfeldt 1886 GK 1908 1912 1920 12 years
(22/34)		 0 1 2 3 [5]

Top goalscorers

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See also: List of men's Olympic water polo tournament 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): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
  • Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 0
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Goalkeepers

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See also: List of men's Olympic water polo tournament 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: 1 April 2021.

Legend
  •     – Hosts
Year Cap
No.		 Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
1908   Torsten Kumfeldt 1886 22 The only goalkeeper in the squad [5]
1912   Torsten Kumfeldt (2) 1886 26 The only goalkeeper in the squad [5]
1920   Torsten Kumfeldt (3) 1886 34 [5]
Theodor Nauman 1885 34 [6]
1924 Theodor Nauman (2) 1885 38 Starting goalkeeper [6]
(Unknown)
1936 Åke Nauman 1908 28 Starting goalkeeper [7]
(Unknown)
1948 Folke Eriksson 1925 23 [8]
Rune Öberg 1922 25 [9]
1952 Rune Källqvist 1929 22 Starting goalkeeper [10]
(Unknown)
1980 1 Anders Flodqvist 1959 20 Starting goalkeeper [11]
(Unknown)
Year Cap
No.		 Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member		 Note Ref

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Robert Andersson". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Pontus Hanson". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Harald Julin". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "Torsten Kumfeldt". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Theodor Nauman". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Åke Nauman". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Folke Eriksson". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Rune Öberg". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Rune Källqvist". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Anders Flodqvist". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

Sources

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Official Reports (IOC)

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PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:

Official Results Books (IOC)

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PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:

PDF documents on the FINA website:

PDF documents in the Olympic World Library:

PDF documents on the International Olympic Committee website:

Official Reports (FINA)

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PDF documents on the FINA website:

Official website (IOC)

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Water polo on the International Olympic Committee website:

Olympedia

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Water polo on the Olympedia website:

Sports Reference

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Water polo on the Sports Reference website:

Todor66

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Water polo on the Todor66 website:

ISHOF

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International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) website:

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