Water polo at the Summer Olympics - wikipedia Water polo at the Summer Olympics Water polo at the Summer Olympics Governing body FINA Events 2 ( men : 1 ; women : 1 ) Games 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 2020 Note : demonstration sport years indicated in italics Medalists Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900. A women 's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Hungary, Italy, and the former Soviet Union and Yugoslavian teams have historically dominated the men 's tournament, while Australia and the United States are the only teams to win multiple medals at the women 's tournament since its introduction. The most famous water polo match in history is probably the 1956 Summer Olympics semi-final match between Hungary and the Soviet Union, which became known as the `` Blood in the Water match ''. As the athletes left for the games, the Hungarian revolution began, and the Soviet army crushed the uprising. The Hungarians defeated the Soviets 4 -- 0 before the game was called off in the final minute to prevent angry Hungarians in the crowd reacting to Valentin Prokopov punching Ervin Zador 's eye open. Contents 1 Events 2 Results 2.1 Men 2.2 Women 3 Participating nations 3.1 Men 3.2 Women 4 Medal table 4.1 Men 4.2 Women 4.3 Total 5 See also 6 References Events Notes The X indicates that the tournament was held on the appropriate olympic game The bullet ( ) denotes that it was contested as a demonstration sport. Event 96 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 Games Men 's tournament X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 27 Women 's tournament X X X X X X 6 Events 0 Results Men Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game Number of teams Gold Score Silver Bronze Score 4th place 1900 Details Paris Great Britain ( Osborne Swimming Club ) 7 -- 2 Belgium ( Brussels Swimming and Water Polo Club ) France ( Libellule de Paris ) France ( Pupilles de Neptune de Lille # 2 ) 8 1904 Details St. Louis Water polo tournament was only demonstration sport Water polo tournament was only demonstration sport 1908 Details London Great Britain 9 -- 2 Belgium Sweden Netherlands 1912 Details Stockholm Great Britain 8 -- 0 Sweden Belgium 5 -- 4 Austria 6 1920 Details Antwerp Great Britain 3 -- 2 Belgium Sweden 5 -- 0 United States 12 1924 Details Paris France 3 -- 0 Belgium United States 3 -- 2 Sweden 13 1928 Details Amsterdam Germany 5 -- 2 Hungary France 8 -- 1 Great Britain 14 1932 Details Los Angeles Hungary Round - robin Germany United States Round - robin Japan 5 1936 Details Berlin Hungary Round - robin Germany Belgium Round - robin France 16 1948 Details London Italy Round - robin Hungary Netherlands Round - robin Belgium 18 1952 Details Helsinki Hungary Round - robin Yugoslavia Italy Round - robin United States 21 1956 Details Melbourne Hungary Round - robin Yugoslavia Soviet Union Round - robin Italy 10 1960 Details Rome Italy Round - robin Soviet Union Hungary Round - robin Yugoslavia 16 1964 Details Tokyo Hungary Round - robin Yugoslavia Soviet Union Round - robin Italy 13 1968 Details Mexico City Yugoslavia 13 -- 11 ( aet ) Soviet Union Hungary 9 -- 4 Italy 15 1972 Details Munich Soviet Union Round - robin Hungary United States Round - robin West Germany 16 1976 Details Montreal Hungary Round - robin Italy Netherlands Round - robin Romania 12 1980 Details Moscow Soviet Union Round - robin Yugoslavia Hungary Round - robin Spain 12 1984 Details Los Angeles Yugoslavia Round - robin United States West Germany Round - robin Spain 12 1988 Details Seoul Yugoslavia 9 -- 7 United States Soviet Union 14 -- 13 West Germany 12 1992 Details Barcelona Italy 9 -- 8 ( aet ) Spain Unified Team 8 -- 4 United States 12 Details Atlanta Spain 7 -- 5 Croatia Italy 20 -- 18 ( aet ) Hungary 12 2000 Details Sydney Hungary 13 -- 6 Russia Yugoslavia 8 -- 3 Spain 12 Details Athens Hungary 8 -- 7 Serbia and Montenegro Russia 6 -- 5 Greece 12 2008 Details Beijing Hungary 14 -- 10 United States Serbia 6 -- 4 Montenegro 12 2012 Details London Croatia 8 -- 6 Italy Serbia 12 -- 11 Montenegro 12 2016 Details Rio Serbia 11 -- 7 Croatia Italy 12 -- 10 Montenegro 12 2020 Details Tokyo 12 Women Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game Number of teams Gold Score Silver Bronze Score 4th place 2000 Details Sydney Australia 4 -- 3 United States Russia 4 -- 3 Netherlands 6 Details Athens Italy 10 -- 9 ( aet ) Greece United States 6 -- 5 Australia 8 2008 Details Beijing Netherlands 9 -- 8 United States Australia 9 -- 9 ( aet ) ( 3 -- 2 ) ( ps ) Hungary 8 2012 Details London United States 8 -- 5 Spain Australia 13 -- 11 ( aet ) Hungary 8 2016 Details Rio United States 12 -- 5 Italy Russia 12 -- 12 ( 7 -- 6 ) ( ps ) Hungary 8 2020 Details Tokyo 10 Participating nations Men ( Note : Where applicable, numbers refer to the number of teams from each country ; italic number in header means demonstration tournament was held ) Nation 96 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 Games Argentina Y Y Y Y Australia Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 Austria Y Y Y Belgium Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10 Brazil Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 7 Bulgaria Y Y Canada Y Y Y Y Chile Y China Y Y Y Croatia Y Y Y Y Y Y 6 Cuba Y Y Y Y Y 5 Czechoslovakia Y Y Y Y Y 5 East Germany Y Egypt Y Y Y Y Y 5 France Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 11 Germany Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 Great Britain Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 11 Greece Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 15 Hungary Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 22 Iceland Y India Y Y Iran Y Ireland Y Y Italy Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 19 Japan Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 7 Kazakhstan Y Y Y Luxembourg Y Malta Y Y Mexico Y Y Y Y Montenegro Y Y Y Netherlands Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 16 Portugal Y Romania Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 8 Russia Y Y Y Serbia Y Y Y Serbia and Montenegro Y Y Y Singapore Y Slovakia Y South Africa Y Y South Korea Y Soviet Union Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 9 Spain Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 17 Sweden Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 8 Switzerland Y Y Y Y Y 5 Ukraine Y Unified Team Y United States Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 20 Uruguay Y Y Yugoslavia Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 12 Nations 6 12 13 14 5 16 18 21 10 16 13 15 16 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 Women Nation 00 04 08 12 16 Games Australia 1st 4th 3rd 3rd 6th 5 Brazil 8th Canada 5th 7th China 5th 5th 7th Great Britain 8th Greece 2nd 8th Hungary 6th 4th 4th 4th Italy 1st 6th 7th 2nd Kazakhstan 6th 8th Netherlands 4th 1st Russia 3rd 5th 7th 6th 3rd 5 Spain 2nd 5th United States 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 5 Nations 6 8 8 8 8 Medal table Men Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total Hungary ( HUN ) 9 15 Great Britain ( GBR ) 0 0 Yugoslavia ( YUG ) 8 Italy ( ITA ) 8 5 Soviet Union ( URS ) 7 6 Germany ( GER ) 0 - Croatia ( CRO ) 0 8 Spain ( ESP ) 0 9 France ( FRA ) 0 10 Serbia ( SRB ) 0 11 Belgium ( BEL ) 0 6 12 United States ( USA ) 0 6 13 Sweden ( SWE ) 0 14 Russia ( RUS ) 0 15 Serbia and Montenegro ( SCG ) 0 0 16 Netherlands ( NED ) 0 0 17 Unified Team ( EUN ) 0 0 - West Germany ( FRG ) 0 0 Total 26 26 27 79 Women Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total United States ( USA ) 5 Italy ( ITA ) 0 Australia ( AUS ) 0 Netherlands ( NED ) 0 0 5 Greece ( GRE ) 0 0 5 Spain ( ESP ) 0 0 7 Russia ( RUS ) 0 0 Total 5 5 5 15 Total Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total Hungary ( HUN ) 9 15 Italy ( ITA ) 10 Great Britain ( GBR ) 0 0 Yugoslavia ( YUG ) 8 5 United States ( USA ) 5 11 6 Soviet Union ( URS ) 7 7 Germany ( GER ) 0 - Spain ( ESP ) 0 - Croatia ( CRO ) 0 10 France ( FRA ) 0 11 Australia ( AUS ) 0 - Netherlands ( NED ) 0 - Serbia ( SRB ) 0 14 Belgium ( BEL ) 0 6 15 Russia ( RUS ) 0 16 Sweden ( SWE ) 0 17 Greece ( GRE ) 0 0 - Serbia and Montenegro ( SCG ) 0 0 19 Unified Team ( EUN ) 0 0 - West Germany ( FRG ) 0 0 Total 31 31 32 94 See also List of Olympic venues in water polo References Jump up ^ There was no bronze medal match for the 1900 Games in Paris. Jump up ^ There was no bronze medal match for the 1908 Games in London. Belgium beat Netherlands in the only one first round match and beats Sweden in the only one semifinal. Jump up ^ Qualification System, fina.org Jump up ^ France had four teams compete in 1900. Bronze medals were given to the losers of both semifinals ; France took both bronze. Water polo at the Summer Olympics Tournaments 1896 1900 1904 ( demonstration ) 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 men women men women 2008 men women 2012 men women 2016 men women Qualifications Men 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 Women 2000 2008 2012 2016 Squads Men 1900 1904 1908 1920 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 Women 2000 2008 2012 2016 List of medalists List of Olympic venues Sports at the Olympic Games Summer sports Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rowing Rugby sevens Sailing Shooting Swimming Synchronized swimming Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Beach volleyball Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling Winter sports Alpine skiing Biathlon Bobsleigh Cross-country skiing Curling Figure skating Freestyle skiing Ice hockey Luge Nordic combined Short track speed skating Skeleton Ski jumping Snowboarding Speed skating Future sports ( 2020 ) Baseball Softball Karate Skateboarding Sport climbing Surfing Past sports Basque pelota Cricket Croquet Jeu de paume Lacrosse Military patrol Polo Rackets Roque Rugby union ( 15 a-side ) Tug of war Water motorsports Demonstration sports American football Australian football Bandy Bowling Budo Disabled skiing Gliding Glima Ice stock sport Korfball La canne Pesäpallo Roller hockey Savate Skijoring Sled dog racing Speed skiing Water skiing Winter pentathlon Unofficial sports Angling Art competitions Ballooning Boules Cannon shooting Cycle polo Fire fighting Gaelic football Hurling Kaatsen Kite flying Life saving Longue paume Motor racing Motorcycle racing Pigeon racing Wushu See also : Paralympic sports Water polo Governing bodies FINA NCAA NFHS List of water polo players USA Hall of Fame Achievements by nation Basics Glossary History blood in the water match Rules Equipment ball cap goal Positions hole set goalkeeper Eggbeater kick Variations Canoe polo Inner tube water polo Competitions World Olympic Games World Championships U20 U18 World Cup men women World League Holiday Cup World Trophy Continental Asian Games European Championships U19 U17 European Games Pan American Games Collegiate Universiade NCAA Water Polo Championships men women Clubs World Club Challenge LEN Men 's Champions League women 's LEN Men 's Euro Cup women 's LEN Super Cup women 's Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Water_polo_at_the_Summer_Olympics&oldid=799045186 '' Categories : Water polo at the Summer Olympics Water polo at multi-sport events Sports at the Summer Olympics International water polo competitions Talk Contents About Wikipedia Bosanski Català Čeština Deutsch Ελληνικά Español فارسی Français Frysk 한국어 Hrvatski Italiano עברית Lietuvių Magyar Македонски मराठी Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Shqip Slovenčina Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska ไทย Türkçe Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 5 September 2017, at 09 : 00. 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Question: when did water polo start in the olympics
Answer: 1900