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

The Montenegro men's national water polo team has participated in 4 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments.[1]

Abbreviations[edit]

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[edit]

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

Comprehensive results by tournament[edit]

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.
  • Related teams: Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team† (statistics), FR Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team†[a] (statistics), Serbia and Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team† (statistics).
  • 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
  • Team† – Defunct team
Abbreviation
  • FRY – FR Yugoslavia
  • SCG – Serbia and Montenegro
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
 Montenegro — — — — Part of Yugoslavia P. of FRY / SCG 4 4 4 Q 4
 Yugoslavia† — — — — 10 9 2 2 4 2 1 5 5 2 1 1 Defunct 12
 Yugoslavia†[a] — — — — Part of Yugoslavia — 8 3 Defunct 2
 Serbia and Montenegro† — — — — Part of Yugoslavia See FRY 2 Defunct 1
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[edit]

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Men's team[1] Apps Record
streak		 Active
streak		 Debut Most
recent		 Best finish Confederation
 Montenegro 4 4 4 2008 2020 Fourth place Europe – LEN

Best finishes[edit]

Last updated: 27 July 2021.

Men's team[1] Best finish Apps Confederation
 Montenegro Fourth place (2008, 2012, 2016) 4 Europe – LEN

Finishes in the top four[edit]

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's team[1] Total Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place First Last
 Montenegro 3 3 (2008, 2012, 2016) 2008 2016

Medal table[edit]

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Montenegro (MNE)0000

Player statistics[edit]

Multiple appearances[edit]

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: 3
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Abbreviation
  • MNE – Montenegro
  • SCG – Serbia and Montenegro
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
1 2 3 4 5
4 Predrag Jokić 1983 FP 2004
SCG		 2008
MNE		 2012
MNE		 2016
MNE		 21/33 Flag bearer for Montenegro (2016) [2]
Draško Brguljan 1984 FP 2008 2012 2016 2020 23/36 Flag bearer for Montenegro (2020) [3]
Aleksandar Ivović 1986 FP 2008 2012 2016 2020 22/35 [4]

Top goalscorers[edit]

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): 2
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
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
1 2 3 4 5
1 Aleksandar Ivović 1986 Right 38 2008
(9)		 2012
(19)		 2016
(10)		 22/30 [5]
2 Mlađan Janović 1984 Right 31 2008
(13)		 2012
(9)		 2016
(9)		 24/32 [6]

Source:

Goalkeepers[edit]

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: 27 July 2021.

Abbreviation
  • Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
Year Cap
No.		 Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
2008 1 Zdravko Radić 1979 29 12 18 66.7% [7]
13 Miloš Šćepanović 1982 25 49 99 49.5% Starting goalkeeper [8]
2012 1 Denis Šefik (3) 1976 35 10 16 62.5% [9]
13 Miloš Šćepanović (2) 1982 29 59 122 48.4% Starting goalkeeper [8]
2016 1 Zdravko Radić (2) 1979 37 5 20 25.0% [7]
13 Miloš Šćepanović (3) 1982 33 52 102 51.0% Starting goalkeeper [8]
2020 1 Slaven Kandić 1991 30 [10]
13 Petar Tešanović 1998 22 [11]
Year Cap
No.		 Goalkeeper Birth Age Saves Shots Eff % ISHOF
member		 Note Ref

Source:

Note:

Top sprinters[edit]

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): 0
  • Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won, since 2000): 1
  • Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won, since 2000): 0
  • Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won, since 2000): 2
  • Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Abbreviation
  • Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
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
1 2 3 4 5
1 Vjekoslav Pasković 1985 21 47 44.7% 2008
(3/12)		 2012
(8/17)		 2016
(10/18)		 23/31 [12]
2 Mlađan Janović 1984 8 17 47.1% 2008
(5/10)		 2012
(2/5)		 2016
(1/2)		 24/32 [13]
3 Draško Brguljan 1984 7 17 41.2% 2008
(0/0)		 2012
(4/6)		 2016
(3/11)		 23/31 [3]

Source:

Water polo people at the opening and closing ceremonies[edit]

Flag bearers[edit]

See also: Water polo at the Summer Olympics § Flag bearers

Some sportspeople were chosen to carry the national flag of their country at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games. As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, three male water polo players were given the honour to carry the flag for Montenegro.

Legend
  •  2008 O  – Opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics
  •  2012 C  – Closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics
  • Flag bearer‡ – Flag bearer who won the tournament with his team
Water polo people who were flag bearers at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games
# Year Country Flag bearer Birth Age Height Team Pos Water polo tournaments Period
(age of
first/last)		 Medals Ref
1 2 3 4 5 G S B T
1 2008 O Montenegro Veljko Uskoković 1971 37 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)		  Yugoslavia FP 1996 2000 12 years
(25/37)		 0 0 1 1 [14]
 Montenegro FP 2008
1 2008 C Montenegro Veljko Uskoković 1971 37 1.85 m
(6 ft 1 in)		  Yugoslavia FP 1996 2000 12 years
(25/37)		 0 0 1 1 [14]
 Montenegro FP 2008
2 2016 C Montenegro Predrag Jokić 1983 33 1.88 m
(6 ft 2 in)		  Serbia and Montenegro FP 2004 12 years
(21/33)		 0 1 0 1 [2]
 Montenegro FP 2008 2012 2016
3 2020 O Montenegro Draško Brguljan 1984 36 1.94 m
(6 ft 4 in)		  Montenegro FP 2008 2012 2016 2020 13 years
(23/36)		 0 0 0 0 [3]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b After the breakup of Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team participated at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, and won a bronze medal in 2000. In 2003, after the country was renamed from FR Yugoslavia to Serbia and Montenegro, the team was also renamed to "Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team".

References[edit]

  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. ^ a b "Predrag Jokić". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Draško Brguljan". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Aleksandar Ivović". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Aleksandar Ivović". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Mlađan Janović". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Zdravko Radić". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "Miloš Šćepanović". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Denis Šefik". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Slaven Kandić". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Petar Tešanović". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Vjekoslav Pasković". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Mlađan Janović". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Veljko Uskoković". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

Sources[edit]

Official Reports (IOC)[edit]

PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:

Official Results Books (IOC)[edit]

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)[edit]

PDF documents on the FINA website:

Official website (IOC)[edit]

Water polo on the International Olympic Committee website:

Olympedia[edit]

Water polo on the Olympedia website:

Sports Reference[edit]

Water polo on the Sports Reference website:

Todor66[edit]

Water polo on the Todor66 website:

ISHOF[edit]

International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) website:

External links[edit]

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