Canada men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Canada men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics. The Canada men's national water polo team has participated in 4 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

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

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: 15 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
Canada																16	9	—	10						11				4
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: 15 May 2021.

Legend

• Year^* – As host team

Men's team	Apps	Record streak	Active streak	Debut	Most recent	Best finish	Confederation
Canada	4	2	0	1972	2008	Ninth place	Americas – UANA

Best finishes

Last updated: 15 May 2021.

Legend

• Year^* – As host team

Men's team	Best finish	Apps	Confederation
Canada	Ninth place (1976*)	4	Americas – UANA

Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 15 May 2021.

Legend

• Year^* – As host team

Men's team	Total	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	First	Last
Canada	0					—	—

Medal table

Last updated: 15 May 2021.

Men's team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Canada (CAN)	0	0	0	0

Player statistics

Multiple appearances

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. {{#section:List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments|Canada}}

Top goalscorers

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. {{#section:List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers|Canada}}

Goalkeepers

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. <section begin=Goalkeepers />Last updated: 1 April 2021.

Legend and abbreviation

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

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
1972	1	William Van der Pol	1938	34
	11	Guy Leclerc	1955	16
1976	1	Guy Leclerc (2)	1955	20		Starting goalkeeper
		(Unknown)
1984	1	Rick Zayonc	1959	24		Starting goalkeeper
		(Unknown)

Year	Cap No.	Goalkeeper	Birth	Age	Saves	Shots	Eff %	ISHOF member	Note	Ref
2008	1	Robin Randall	1980	28	55	129	42.6%		Starting goalkeeper
	13	Nic Youngblud	1981	27	13	20	65.0%

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (pp. 184–185).<section end=Goalkeepers />

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. <section begin=Sprinters />* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won, since 2000): 0

• Number of sprinters (20–29 sprints won, since 2000): 0
• Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won, since 2000): 1
• Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won, since 2000): 0
• 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	Kevin Graham	1986	18	23	78.3%	2008 (18/23)					22/22

Source:

• Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (pp. 184–185).<section end=Sprinters />

See also

• Canada women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics
• Lists of Olympic water polo records and statistics
• Canada at the Summer Olympics

Sources

{{#section:List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics|Sources}}

ISHOF

International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) website:

• Honorees Listed by Category – Water Polo
• Honorees Listed by Category – Coaches
• Honorees Listed by Category – Contributors
• Honorees by Country
• Honorees By Last Name

External links

• Canada men's national water polo team – Official website
• Olympic water polo – Official website