# Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Serbia men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Serbia 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
### 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.
* Related teams: Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team$^†$ (statistics), FR Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team$^†$ (statistics), Serbia and Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team$^†$ (statistics).
* Last updated: 8 August 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 | 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 |
| Serbia | — | — | — | | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | P. of FRY / SCG | P. of FRY / SCG | P. of FRY / SCG | P. of FRY / SCG | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Yugoslavia$^†$ | — | — | — | — | | | | | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Defunct | Defunct | Defunct | Defunct | Defunct | Defunct | Defunct | Defunct | 12 |
| Yugoslavia$^†$ | — | — | — | — | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | — | 8 | 3 | Defunct | Defunct | Defunct | Defunct | Defunct | 2 |
| Serbia and Montenegro$^†$ | — | — | — | — | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | See FRY | See FRY | See FRY | 2 | Defunct | Defunct | Defunct | 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

Last updated: 11 August 2024.
| Men's team | Apps | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best finish | Confederation |
| Serbia | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2008 | 2024 | Champions | Europe – LEN |

### Best finishes

Last updated: 11 August 2024.
| Men's team | Best finish | Apps | Confederation |
| Serbia | Champions (2016, 2020, 2024) | 5 | Europe – LEN |

### Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 11 August 2024.
| Men's team | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
| Serbia | 5 | 3 (2016, 2020, 2024) | | 2 (2008, 2012) | | 2008 | 2024 |

### Medal table

Last updated: 11 August 2024.
| Men's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Serbia (SRB) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |

## 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.
* Number of five-time Olympians: 0
* Number of four-time Olympians: 6
* Last updated: 8 August 2021.

#### Abbreviation

* FRY – FR Yugoslavia
* SCG – Serbia and Montenegro
* SRB – Serbia
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics :
| Apps | Player | Birth | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| Apps | Player | Birth | Pos | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| 4 | Vladimir Vujasinović | 1973 | FP | 1996 FRY | 2000 FRY | 2004 SCG | 2008 SRB | | 22/35 | | | |
| 4 | Dejan Savić | 1975 | FP | 1996 FRY | 2000 FRY | 2004 SCG | 2008 SRB | | 21/33 | | | |
| 4 | Aleksandar Šapić | 1978 | FP | 1996 FRY | 2000 FRY | 2004 SCG | 2008 SRB | | 18/30 | | | |
| 4 | Duško Pijetlović | 1985 | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | | 23/36 | | | |
| 4 | Andrija Prlainović | 1987 | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | | 21/34 | | | |
| 4 | Filip Filipović | 1987 | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | | 21/34 | | Flag bearer for Serbia (2020) | |

### Multiple medalists

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 four-time Olympic medalists: 3
* Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 11
* Last updated: 11 August 2021.

#### Abbreviation

* FRY – FR Yugoslavia
* SCG – Serbia and Montenegro
* SRB – Serbia
Male athletes who won three or more Olympic medals in water polo :
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Medals | Medals | Medals | Ref |
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Period (age of first/last) | G | S | B | T | Ref |
| 1 | Filip Filipović | 1987 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | | 13 years (21/34) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1 | Duško Pijetlović | 1985 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | | 13 years (23/36) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1 | Andrija Prlainović | 1987 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | | 13 years (21/34) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Milan Aleksić | 1986 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | | | 9 years (26/35) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Dušan Mandić | 1994 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | | | 9 years (18/37) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Stefan Mitrović | 1988 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | FP | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | | | 9 years (24/33) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Gojko Pijetlović | 1983 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | GK | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | | | 9 years (29/38) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Slobodan Nikić | 1983 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | FP | 2004 SCG | | 2012 SRB | 2016 SRB | | 12 years (21/33) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | Živko Gocić | 1982 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | | | 8 years (25/33) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 10 | Aleksandar Ćirić | 1977 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | FP | 2000 FRY | 2004 SCG | 2008 SRB | | | 8 years (22/30) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 10 | Aleksandar Šapić | 1978 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | FP | 1996 FRY | 2000 FRY | 2004 SCG | 2008 SRB | | 12 years (18/30) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 10 | Dejan Savić | 1975 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | FP | 1996 FRY | 2000 FRY | 2004 SCG | 2008 SRB | | 12 years (21/33) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 10 | Vladimir Vujasinović | 1973 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | FP | 1996 FRY | 2000 FRY | 2004 SCG | 2008 SRB | | 12 years (22/34) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 10 | Vanja Udovičić | 1982 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | FP | 2004 SCG | 2008 SRB | 2012 SRB | | | 8 years (21/29) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Period (age of first/last) | G | S | B | T | Ref |
| Rk | Player | Birth | Height | Pos | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Medals | Medals | Medals | | Ref |

### 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): 1
* Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 1
* Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 2
* Last updated: 1 April 2021.

#### Abbreviation

* FRY – FR Yugoslavia
* SCG – Serbia and Montenegro
* SRB – Serbia
Male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics :
| Rk | Player | Birth | L/R | Total goals | Water polo tournaments (goals) | Water polo tournaments (goals) | Water polo tournaments (goals) | Water polo tournaments (goals) | Water polo tournaments (goals) | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| Rk | Player | Birth | L/R | Total goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| 1 | Aleksandar Šapić | 1978 | Right | 64 | 1996 FRY (8) | 2000 FRY (18) | 2004 SCG (18) | 2008 SRB (20) | | 18/30 | | | |
| 2 | Filip Filipović | 1987 | Left | 41 | 2008 (4) | 2012 (18) | 2016 (19) | | | 21/29 | | | |
| 3 | Vladimir Vujasinović | 1973 | Right | 34 | 1996 FRY (14) | 2000 FRY (5) | 2004 SCG (3) | 2008 SRB (12) | | 22/35 | | | |
| 4 | Andrija Prlainović | 1987 | Right | 31 | 2008 (4) | 2012 (22) | 2016 (5) | | | 21/29 | | | |
Sources:
* Official Reports (PDF): 1996;
* Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 46, 50, 56, 78, 83, 85, 88, 92), 2004 (pp. 223–224), 2008 (pp. 211–212), 2012 (pp. 494–495), 2016 (pp. 131–132).

### 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 | Denis Šefik (2) | 1976 | 31 | 22 | 43 | 51.2% | | | |
| 2008 | 13 | Slobodan Soro | 1978 | 29 | 57 | 93 | 61.3% | | Starting goalkeeper | |
| 2012 | 1 | Slobodan Soro (2) | 1978 | 33 | 75 | 135 | 55.6% | | Starting goalkeeper | |
| 2012 | 13 | Gojko Pijetlović | 1983 | 29 | 11 | 17 | 64.7% | | | |
| 2016 | 1 | Gojko Pijetlović (2) | 1983 | 33 | 14 | 21 | 66.7% | | | |
| 2016 | 13 | Branislav Mitrović | 1985 | 31 | 60 | 119 | 50.4% | | Starting goalkeeper | |
| 2020 | 1 | Gojko Pijetlović (3) | 1983 | 38 | | | | | | |
| 2020 | 13 | Branislav Mitrović (2) | 1985 | 36 | | | | | | |
| Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | Saves | Shots | Eff % | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
Source:
* Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (pp. 211–212), 2012 (pp. 494–495), 2016 (pp. 131–132).
Notes:
* Denis Šefik is also listed in Serbia and Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics, and Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.
* Slobodan Soro is also listed in Brazil men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.

### 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.
* Number of sprinters (30+ sprints won, since 2000): 1
* 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): 4
* Last updated: 15 May 2021.

#### Abbreviation

* Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
* FRY – FR Yugoslavia
* SCG – Serbia and Montenegro
* SRB – Serbia
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) | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Water polo tournaments (sprints won / contested) | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| Rk | Sprinter | Birth | Total sprints won | Total sprints contested | Eff % | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Age of first/last | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
| 1 | Aleksandar Ćirić | 1977 | 40 | 56 | 71.4% | 2000 FRY (17/24) | 2004 SCG (14/20) | 2008 SRB (9/12) | | | 22/30 | | | |
| 2 | Filip Filipović | 1987 | 10 | 22 | 45.5% | 2008 (8/15) | 2012 (2/6) | 2016 (0/1) | | | 21/29 | | | |
| 3 | Aleksa Šaponjić | 1992 | 7 | 11 | 63.6% | 2012 (7/11) | | | | | 20/20 | | | |
| 3 | Stefan Mitrović | 1988 | 7 | 20 | 35.0% | 2012 (3/8) | 2016 (4/12) | | | | 24/28 | | | |
| 5 | Živko Gocić | 1982 | 6 | 19 | 31.6% | 2008 (1/4) | 2012 (2/7) | 2016 (3/8) | | | 26/33 | | | |
| 6 | Miloš Ćuk | 1990 | 5 | 11 | 45.5% | 2016 (5/11) | | | | | 25/25 | | | |
Source:
* Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 46, 50, 56, 78, 83, 85, 88, 92), 2004 (pp. 223–224), 2008 (pp. 211–212), 2012 (pp. 494–495), 2016 (pp. 131–132).

## Coach statistics
### Medals as coach and player

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 winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021.
As a water polo player, Dejan Savić won three consecutive Olympic medals between 2000 and 2008. At the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, he coached Serbia men's national team to the Olympic title.
| Rk | Person | Birth | Height | Player | Player | Player | Player | Head coach | Head coach | Head coach | Total medals | Total medals | Total medals | Total medals | Ref |
| Rk | Person | Birth | Height | Age | Men's team | Pos | Medal | Age | Men's team | Medal | G | S | B | T | Ref |
| 1 | Dejan Savić | 1975 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 25 | Yugoslavia | FP | 2000 | 41 | Serbia | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1 | Dejan Savić | 1975 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 29 | Serbia and Montenegro | FP | 2004 | 41 | Serbia | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1 | Dejan Savić | 1975 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 33 | Serbia | FP | 2008 | 41 | Serbia | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |

## Olympic champions
### 2016 Summer Olympics

* Edition of men's tournament: 27th
* Host city: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
* Number of participating teams: 12
* Competition format: Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches
* Champion: Serbia (1st title; 4th place in preliminary A group)
Results :
| Match | Round | Date | Cap color | Opponent | Result | Goals for | Goals against | Goal diff. |
| Match 1/8 | Preliminary round – Group A | 6 August 2016 | White | Hungary | Drawn | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Match 2/8 | Preliminary round – Group A | 8 August 2016 | White | Greece | Drawn | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Match 3/8 | Preliminary round – Group A | 10 August 2016 | Blue | Brazil | Lost | 5 | 6 | –1 |
| Match 4/8 | Preliminary round – Group A | 12 August 2016 | White | Australia | Won | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Match 5/8 | Preliminary round – Group A | 14 August 2016 | White | Japan | Won | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Match 6/8 | Quarter-finals | 16 August 2016 | White | Spain | Won | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Match 7/8 | Semi-finals | 18 August 2016 | Blue | Italy | Won | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Match 8/8 | Gold medal match | 20 August 2016 | Blue | Croatia | Won | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Total | Matches played: 8 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 2 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 62.5% | Matches played: 8 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 2 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 62.5% | Matches played: 8 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 2 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 62.5% | Matches played: 8 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 2 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 62.5% | Matches played: 8 • Wins: 5 • Ties: 2 • Defeats: 1 • Win %: 62.5% | 80 | 66 | 14 |
Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (pp. 9, 21, 37, 53, 65, 75, 83, 91).
* Head coach: Dejan Savić (1st title as head coach)
* Assistant coaches: Stefan Ćirić, Vladimir Vujasinović
Roster :
| Cap No. | Player | Pos | L/R | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Age of winning gold | Oly debut |
| 1 | Gojko Pijetlović | GK | R | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 7 August 1983 | 33 years, 13 days | No |
| 2 | Dušan Mandić | FP | L | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | 16 June 1994 | 22 years, 65 days | No |
| 3 | Živko Gocić (C) | FP | R | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 22 August 1982 | 33 years, 364 days | No |
| 4 | Sava Ranđelović | FP | R | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 17 July 1993 | 23 years, 34 days | Yes |
| 5 | Miloš Ćuk | FP | R | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 21 December 1990 | 25 years, 243 days | Yes |
| 6 | Duško Pijetlović | FP | R | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 25 April 1985 | 31 years, 117 days | No |
| 7 | Slobodan Nikić | FP | R | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 106 kg (234 lb) | 25 January 1983 | 33 years, 208 days | No |
| 8 | Milan Aleksić | FP | R | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 13 May 1986 | 30 years, 99 days | No |
| 9 | Nikola Jakšić | FP | R | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 17 January 1997 | 19 years, 216 days | Yes |
| 10 | Filip Filipović | FP | L | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 101 kg (223 lb) | 2 May 1987 | 29 years, 110 days | No |
| 11 | Andrija Prlainović | FP | R | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 28 April 1987 | 29 years, 114 days | No |
| 12 | Stefan Mitrović | FP | R | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 29 March 1988 | 28 years, 144 days | No |
| 13 | Branislav Mitrović | GK | R | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 30 January 1985 | 31 years, 203 days | Yes |
| Average | Average | Average | Average | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 28 January 1988 | 28 years, 205 days | |
| Coach | Dejan Savić | Dejan Savić | Dejan Savić | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | | 24 April 1975 | 41 years, 118 days | |
Note: Duško Pijetlović and Gojko Pijetlović are brothers. Sources:
* Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (p. 132);
* ISHOF.
Abbreviation
* MP – Matches played
* Min – Minutes
* G – Goals
* Sh – Shots
* AS – Assists
* TF – Turnover fouls
* ST – Steals
* BL – Blocked shots
* SP – Sprints
* 20S – 20 seconds exclusion
* DE – Double exclusion
* Pen – Penalty
* EX – Exclusion
Statistics :
| Cap No. | Player | Pos | MP | Minutes played | Minutes played | Goals/Shots | Goals/Shots | Goals/Shots | AS | TF | ST | BL | Sprints | Sprints | Sprints | Personal fouls | Personal fouls | Personal fouls | Personal fouls |
| Cap No. | Player | Pos | MP | Min | % | G | Sh | % | AS | TF | ST | BL | Won | SP | % | 20S | DE | Pen | EX |
| 1 | Gojko Pijetlović | GK | 8 | 32 | 12.5% | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Dušan Mandić | FP | 8 | 170 | 66.4% | 12 | 24 | 50.0% | 4 | 10 | 1 | 6 | | | | 6 | | | |
| 3 | Živko Gocić (C) | FP | 8 | 156 | 60.9% | 2 | 12 | 16.7% | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 37.5% | 11 | | | |
| 4 | Sava Ranđelović | FP | 8 | 60 | 23.4% | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | 13 | | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Miloš Ćuk | FP | 8 | 122 | 47.7% | 6 | 21 | 28.6% | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 45.5% | 4 | | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Duško Pijetlović | FP | 8 | 129 | 50.4% | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 1 | 17 | | 2 | | | | 11 | | | 1 |
| 7 | Slobodan Nikić | FP | 8 | 115 | 44.9% | 10 | 20 | 50.0% | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | | | | 4 | | | |
| 8 | Milan Aleksić | FP | 8 | 134 | 52.3% | 4 | 13 | 30.8% | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | 11 | | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Nikola Jakšić | FP | 8 | 88 | 34.4% | 4 | 7 | 57.1% | | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | 13 | | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Filip Filipović | FP | 8 | 178 | 69.5% | 19 | 44 | 43.2% | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 7 | | | |
| 11 | Andrija Prlainović | FP | 8 | 210 | 82.0% | 5 | 25 | 20.0% | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | | | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Stefan Mitrović | FP | 8 | 174 | 68.0% | 8 | 26 | 30.8% | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 33.3% | 3 | | | |
| 13 | Branislav Mitrović | GK | 8 | 224 | 87.5% | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Team | Team | Team | Team | Team | Team | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | 256 | 100% | 80 | 212 | 37.7% | 28 | 86 | 46 | 40 | 12 | 32 | 37.5% | 92 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| Against | Against | Against | Against | Against | Against | 66 | 216 | 30.6% | 24 | 102 | 47 | 22 | 20 | 32 | 62.5% | 82 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Cap No. | Player | Pos | Saves/Shots | Saves/Shots | Saves/Shots |
| Cap No. | Player | Pos | Saves | Shots | % |
| 1 | Gojko Pijetlović | GK | 14 | 21 | 66.7% |
| 13 | Branislav Mitrović | GK | 60 | 119 | 50.4% |
| Total | Total | Total | 74 | 140 | 52.9% |
Source: Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (p. 131).

## Water polo people at the opening and closing ceremonies
### 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 Serbia.

#### 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 | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Water polo tournaments | Period (age of first/last) | Medals | Medals | Medals | Medals | Ref |
| # | Year | Country | Flag bearer | Birth | Age | Height | Team | Pos | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Period (age of first/last) | G | S | B | T | Ref |
| 1 | 2020 O | Serbia | Filip Filipović$^‡$ | 1987 | 34 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | Serbia | FP | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | | 13 years (21/34) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |