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

This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Russia men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Russia men's national water polo team has participated in 3 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 |
| Russian Federation | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | | 5 | 2 | 3 | | | | | 3 |
| 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: 5 May 2021.
| Men's team | Apps | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best finish | Confederation |
| Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1996 | 2004 | Runners-up | Europe – LEN |

### Best finishes

Last updated: 5 May 2021.
| Men's team | Best finish | Apps | Confederation |
| Russia | Runners-up (2000) | 3 | Europe – LEN |

### Finishes in the top four

Last updated: 5 May 2021.
| Men's team | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
| Russia | 2 | | 1 (2000) | 1 (2004) | | 2000 | 2004 |

### Medal table

Last updated: 5 May 2021.
| Men's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |

## 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: 2
* Last updated: 27 July 2021.

#### Abbreviation

* EUN – Unified Team
* 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 | Dmitry Gorshkov | 1967 | FP | 1992 EUN | 1996 RUS | 2000 RUS | 2004 RUS | | 25/37 | | | |
| 4 | Nikolay Kozlov | 1972 | FP | 1992 EUN | 1996 RUS | 2000 RUS | 2004 RUS | | 20/32 | | | |
Note:
* Nikolay Maksimov is listed in Kazakhstan men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.

### 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: 0
* Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 2
* Last updated: 1 May 2021.

#### Abbreviation

* EUN – Unified Team
* RUS – Russia
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 | Dmitry Gorshkov | 1967 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | FP | 1992 EUN | 1996 RUS | 2000 RUS | 2004 RUS | | 12 years (25/37) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 | Nikolay Kozlov | 1972 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | FP | 1992 EUN | 1996 RUS | 2000 RUS | 2004 RUS | | 12 years (20/32) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |

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

#### Abbreviation

* EUN – Unified Team
* RUS – Russia
* URS – Soviet Union
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 | Dmitry Apanasenko | 1967 | | 40 | 1988 URS (14) | 1992 EUN (20) | 1996 RUS (6) | | | 21/29 | | | |
| 2 | Aleksandr Yeryshov | 1973 | Right | 37 | 1996 (10) | 2000 (17) | 2004 (10) | | | 23/31 | | | |
Sources:
* Official Reports (PDF): 1996;
* Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45, 49, 53, 63, 66, 69, 72, 75), 2004 (pp. 219–220).

### 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.

#### Abbreviation

* Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
| Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | Saves | Shots | Eff % | Note |
| 1996 | 1 | Nikolay Maksimov | 1972 | 23 | 58 | 115 | 50.4% | Starting goalkeeper |
| 1996 | 13 | Dmitri Dugin | 1968 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 28.6% | |
| 2000 | 1 | Nikolay Maksimov (2) | 1972 | 27 | 58 | 99 | 58.6% | Starting goalkeeper |
| 2000 | 3 | Dmitri Dugin (2) | 1968 | 32 | 18 | 35 | 51.4% | |
| 2004 | 1 | Nikolay Maksimov (3) | 1972 | 31 | 62 | 104 | 59.6% | Starting goalkeeper |
| 2004 | 2 | Aleksandr Fyodorov | 1981 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 40.0% | |
Sources:
* Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (pp. 57–61, 70–72);
* Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45, 49, 53, 63, 66, 69, 72, 75), 2004 (pp. 219–220).
Note:
* Nikolay Maksimov is also listed in Kazakhstan 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): 1
* Number of sprinters (10–19 sprints won, since 2000): 1
* Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won, since 2000): 1
* Last updated: 15 May 2021.

#### Abbreviation

* Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
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 | Sergey Garbuzov | 1974 | 27 | 29 | 93.1% | 1996 (N/A) | 2000 (7/8) | 2004 (20/21) | | | 22/30 | | | |
| 2 | Roman Balashov | 1977 | 14 | 18 | 77.8% | 2000 (11/15) | 2004 (3/3) | | | | 23/27 | | | |
| 3 | Irek Zinnurov | 1969 | 9 | 19 | 47.4% | 2000 (5/11) | 2004 (4/8) | | | | 31/35 | | | |
Source:
* Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 45, 49, 53, 63, 66, 69, 72, 75), 2004 (pp. 219–220).

## 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.
Aleksandr Kabanov of the Soviet Union won a gold at the Munich Olympics in 1972. Eight years later, he won the second gold medal at the Moscow Olympics in 1980. As a head coach, he led Russia men's national team to win two consecutive medals in 2000 and 2004.

#### Legend

* Year$^*$ – As host team
| 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 | Aleksandr Kabanov | 1948 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 24, 32 | Soviet Union | FP | 1972 , 1980$^*$ | 52–56 | Russia | 2000 , 2004 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | [12] [13] |