Belgium 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 Belgium men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.

The Belgium men's national water polo team has participated in 11 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

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: 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
 Belgium 2 — 2 3 2 2 6 3 4 6 16 7 11
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: 5 May 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Men's team[1] Apps Record
streak		 Active
streak		 Debut Most
recent		 Best finish Confederation
 Belgium 11 5 0 1900 1964 Runners-up Europe – LEN

Best finishes

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Men's team[1] Best finish Apps Confederation
 Belgium Runners-up (1900, 1908, 1920*, 1924) 11 Europe – LEN

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
 Belgium 7 4 (1900, 1908, 1920*, 1924) 2 (1912, 1936) 1 (1948) 1900 1948

Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Belgium (BEL)0426

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.

  • Number of five-time Olympians: 0
  • Number of four-time Olympians: 2
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
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 Joseph Pletincx 1888 FP 1908 1912 1920 1924 20/36 1988 [2]
Gérard Blitz 1901 FP 1920 1924 1928 1936 19/35 1990 [3]

Multiple medalists

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 five-time Olympic medalists: 0
  • Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 1
  • Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 3
  • 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 Joseph Pletincx 1888 FP 1908 1912 1920 1924 16 years
(20/36)		 0 3 1 4 [2]
2 Oscar Grégoire 1877 FP 1900 1908 1912 12 years
(23/35)		 0 2 1 3 [4]
Albert Durant 1892 GK 1912 1920 1924 12 years
(20/32)		 0 2 1 3 [5]
Gérard Blitz 1901 FP 1920 1924 1928 1936 16 years
(19/35)		 0 2 1 3 [3]

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.

  • 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

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
1900 Albert Michant Starting goalkeeper [6]
(Unknown)
1908 Albert Michant (2) Starting goalkeeper [6]
(Unknown)
1912 Albert Durant 1892 20 Starting goalkeeper [5]
(Unknown)
1920 Albert Durant (2) 1892 28 Starting goalkeeper [5]
(Unknown)
1924 Albert Durant (3) 1892 32 Starting goalkeeper [5]
(Unknown)
1928 Jules Brandeleer Starting goalkeeper [7]
(Unknown)
1936 Henri Disy 1913 22 Starting goalkeeper [8]
(Unknown)
1948 Théo-Léo De Smet 1917 30 Starting goalkeeper [9]
(Unknown)
1952 Théo-Léo De Smet (2) 1917 34 [9]
François Maesschalck 1921 30 [10]
1960 Bruno De Hesselle 1941 18 Starting goalkeeper [11]
(Unknown)
1964 1 Bruno De Hesselle (2) 1941 23 Starting goalkeeper [11]
(Unknown)
Year Cap
No.		 Goalkeeper Birth Age ISHOF
member		 Note Ref

Water polo people at the opening and closing ceremonies

Flag bearers

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, one male water polo player was given the honour to carry the flag for Belgium.

Legend
  •  2008 O  – Opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics
  •  2012 C  – Closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics
  •     – Hosts
  • 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 1920 O Belgium Victor Boin 1886 34  Belgium FP 1908 1912 4 years
(22/26)		 0 1 1 2 [12]

Oath takers

Victor Boin was the Oath taker at the opening ceremony of the 1920 Olympics.
See also: Water polo at the Summer Olympics § Oath takers

Some sportspeople from the host nations were chosen to take the Olympic Oath at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, one water polo player from Belgium was given the honour.[13]

As an athlete, Victor Boin of Belgium took the first ever Olympic Oath at the 1920 Games in Antwerp. He was the Belgium flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 1920 Olympics.[12]

Legend
  •     – Hosts
  • Oath taker‡ – Oath taker who won the tournament with his team
Water polo people who were oath takers at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games
# Year Oath Country Oath taker Birth Age Water polo tournament Ref
1 1920 Athletes' Oath  Belgium Victor Boin 1886 34 1908 1912 As player [12]

See also

References

  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 "Joseph Pletincx". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Gérard Blitz". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Oscar Grégoire". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "Albert Durant". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Albert Michant". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Jules Brandeleer". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Henri Disy". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Théo-Léo De Smet". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. ^ "François Maesschalck". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Bruno De Hesselle". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  12. ^ a b c "Victor Boin". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Takers of the Athletes' Oath". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Archived from the original on 2020-06-06. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

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Official Reports (IOC)

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Official Results Books (IOC)

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Official Reports (FINA)

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Official website (IOC)

Water polo on the International Olympic Committee website:

Olympedia

Water polo on the Olympedia website:

Sports Reference

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Todor66

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ISHOF

International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) website: