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FILE - United States head coach Adam Krikorian directs players during a quarterfinal round win over Canada in a women's water polo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in ...
The United States men's national water polo team represents the United States of America internationally in men's water polo. They are the only squad outside of Europe to medal in the men's Olympic water polo tournament , having done so most recently during the 2024 Summer Olympics , winning bronze against Hungary in a penalty shootout.
Men's water polo tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1900. The United States has participated in 22 of 27 tournaments. The United States team is the only non-European squad to win medals in the men's Olympic water polo tournament.
As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, 51 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) from six continents have sent their water polo teams to the Olympic Games. Men's water polo teams of European NOCs won all 27 official tournaments, while women's teams from Europe, North America and Oceania won all six gold medals. Water polo teams from Africa, Asia and South ...
The 29-year-old goalkeeper on Team USA's water polo squad made history at the Rio Olympics as the first Black woman to represent America in the sport at the games.
Terry Schroeder is the first and only American (man or woman) to have won medals in the Olympic water polo tournaments both as a player and as a head coach. This article contains lists of various statistics on the United States men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics. The lists are updated as of March 30, 2020.
On July 27, the U.S. women's water polo team kicked off their quest for a fourth consecutive gold medal with a match against Greece. NBC Olympics reported that Team USA was victorious, winning 15-6.
The United States women's national water polo team is the only team to have medaled in all five Olympic tournaments, and the only team to have won two gold medals (2012, 2016). In addition, the team has won two silver medals at the 2000 and 2008 Olympic Games.