Japan men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
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This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Japan men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics. The Japan men's national water polo team has participated in 9 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments.[1]
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[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | — | 14 | 11 | 12 | 15 | — | 11 | 12 | Q | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 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[1] | Apps | Record streak |
Active streak |
Debut | Most recent |
Best finish | Confederation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1932 | 2020* | Fourth place | Asia – AASF |
Best finishes
Last updated: 27 July 2021.
- Legend
- Year* – As host team
| Men's team[1] | Best finish | Apps | Confederation |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | Fourth place (1932) | 9 | Asia – AASF |
Finishes in the top four
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
- Legend
- Year* – As host team
| Men's team[1] | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 1 | 1 (1932) | 1932 | 1932 |
Medal table
Last updated: 5 May 2021.
| Men's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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. {{#section:List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments|Japan}}
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|Japan}}
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: 27 July 2021.
- Legend and abbreviation
- – Hosts
- Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
| Year | Cap No. |
Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | ISHOF member |
Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Takashige Matsumoto | 1908 | 23 | Starting goalkeeper | [2] | ||
| (Unknown) | |||||||
| 1936 | Jihei Furusho | 1914 | 21 | Starting goalkeeper | [3] | ||
| (Unknown) | |||||||
| 1960 | Mineo Kato | 1934 | 26 | Starting goalkeeper | [4] | ||
| (Unknown) | |||||||
| 1964 | Mineo Kato (2) | 1934 | 30 | Starting goalkeeper | [4] | ||
| (Unknown) | |||||||
| 1968 | 1 | Tetsunosuke Ishii | 1944 | 24 | Starting goalkeeper | [5] | |
| (Unknown) | |||||||
| 1972 | 1 | Yukiharu Oshita | 1949 | 23 | Starting goalkeeper | [6] | |
| (Unknown) | |||||||
| 1984 | 1 | Etsuji Fujita | 1961 | 23 | Starting goalkeeper | [7] | |
| (Unknown) | |||||||
| Year | Cap No. |
Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | ISHOF member |
Note | Ref |
| Year | Cap No. |
Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | Saves | Shots | Eff % | ISHOF member |
Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | Katsuyuki Tanamura | 1989 | 27 | 52 | 113 | 46.0% | Starting goalkeeper | [8] | |
| 13 | Tomoyoshi Fukushima | 1993 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | [9] | |||
| 2020 | 1 | Katsuyuki Tanamura (2) | 1989 | 31 | [8] | |||||
| 13 | Tomoyoshi Fukushima (2) | 1993 | 28 | [9] |
Source:
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (pp. 125–126).<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): 0
- Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won, since 2000): 1
- Last updated: 15 May 2021.
- Legend and abbreviation
- – Hosts
- Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
| 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 | Mitsuaki Shiga | 1991 | 6 | 13 | 46.2% | 2016 (6/13) |
24/24 | [10] | ||||||
Source:
- Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (pp. 125–126).<section end=Sprinters />
See also
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics
- Lists of Olympic water polo records and statistics
- Japan at the Olympics
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "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.
- ↑ "Takashige Matsumoto". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ "Jihei Furusho". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Mineo Kato". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ "Tetsunosuke Ishii". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ "Yukiharu Oshita". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ "Etsuji Fujita". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Katsuyuki Tanamura". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Tomoyoshi Fukushima". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ "Mitsuaki Shiga". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
Sources
{{#section:List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics|Sources}}
ISHOF
International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) website:
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