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

This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Kazakhstan men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Kazakhstan 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: Soviet Union men's Olympic water polo team$^†$ (statistics), Unified Team men's Olympic water polo team$^†$.
* 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
* Team$^†$ – Defunct team
| 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 |
| Kazakhstan | — | — | — | — | — | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | | | 9 | 11 | | 11 | | Q | 4 |
| Soviet Union$^†$ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 3 | Defunct | Defunct | Defunct | Defunct | Defunct | Defunct | Defunct | Defunct | 9 |
| Unified Team$^†$ | — | — | — | — | — | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | 3 | Defunct | Defunct | Defunct | 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: 27 July 2021.
| Men's team | Apps | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best finish | Confederation |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2000 | 2020 | Ninth place | Asia – AASF |

### Best finishes

Last updated: 27 July 2021.
| Men's team | Best finish | Apps | Confederation |
| Kazakhstan | Ninth place (2000) | 4 | Asia – AASF |

### Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.
| Men's team | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | | | | | — | — |

### Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.
| Men's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 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.
* Number of five-time Olympians: 0
* Number of four-time Olympians: 1
* Last updated: 27 July 2021.

#### Abbreviation

* KAZ – Kazakhstan
* RUS – Russia
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 | Nikolay Maksimov | 1972 | GK | 1996 RUS | 2000 RUS | 2004 RUS | | 2012 KAZ | 23/39 | | | |

### 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

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 |
| 2000 | 1 | Konstantin Chernov | 1967 | 32 | 52 | 96 | 54.2% | | Starting goalkeeper | |
| 2000 | 3 | Alexandr Shvedov | 1973 | 27 | 13 | 33 | 39.4% | | | |
| 2004 | 1 | Alexandr Shvedov (2) | 1973 | 31 | 54 | 111 | 48.6% | | Starting goalkeeper | |
| 2004 | 13 | Alexandr Polukhin | 1961 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | | | |
| 2012 | 1 | Nikolay Maksimov (4) | 1972 | 39 | 50 | 103 | 48.5% | | Starting goalkeeper | |
| 2012 | 13 | Alexandr Shvedov (3) | 1973 | 39 | 0 | 0 | — | | | |
| 2020 | 1 | Madikhan Makhmetov | 1993 | 28 | | | | | | |
| 2020 | 13 | Pavel Lipilin | 1999 | 22 | | | | | | |
| Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | Saves | Shots | Eff % | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
Source:
* Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 58–59, 62, 64, 67, 71–72, 77), 2004 (pp. 215–216), 2012 (pp. 486–487).
Note:
* Nikolay Maksimov is also listed in Russia 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): 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): 0
* Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Source:
* Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 58–59, 62, 64, 67, 71–72, 77), 2004 (pp. 215–216), 2012 (pp. 486–487).