title: Brazil men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
text: # Brazil men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
  
  This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Brazil men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
  
  The Brazil men's national water polo team has participated in 8 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.
  * Last updated: 5 May 2021.
  
  **Legend**
  
  * 1 – Champions
  * 2 – Runners-up
  * 3 – Third place
  * 4 – Fourth place
  * – Disqualified
  * — – The nation did not participate in the Games
  * Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
  * – Hosts
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Brazil | — | — | — | — | 6 | | — | | | | 9 | | 12 | 13 | 13 | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | 8 | | 8 |
  | 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.
  
  **Legend**
  
  * $Year^*$ – As host team
  
  | Men's team | Apps | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best finish | Confederation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Brazil | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1920 | $2016^*$ | Sixth place | Americas – UANA |
  
  ### Best finishes
  
  Last updated: 5 May 2021.
  
  **Legend**
  
  * $Year^*$ – As host team
  
  | Men's team | Best finish | Apps | Confederation |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Brazil | Sixth place (1920) | 8 | Americas – UANA |
  
  ### Finishes in the top four
  
  Last updated: 5 May 2021.
  
  **Legend**
  
  * $Year^*$ – As host team
  
  | Men's team | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Brazil | 0 | | | | | — | — |
  
  ### Medal table
  
  Last updated: 5 May 2021.
  
  | Men's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Brazil (BRA) | 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 four-time Olympians: 0
  * Number of three-time Olympians: 3
  * Last updated: 27 July 2021.
  
  **Legend and abbreviation**
  
  * – Hosts
  * BRA – Brazil
  * SRB – Serbia
  
  Male athletes who competed in water polo at three 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 |
  | 3 | Márvio dos Santos | 1934 | FP | 1952 | | 1960 | 1964 | | 18/30 | | | |
  | 3 | João Gonçalves | 1934 | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | | | 25/33 | | | |
  | 3 | Slobodan Soro | 1978 | GK | 2008 SRB | 2012 SRB | 2016 BRA | | | 29/37 | | | |
  
  Note:
  
  * Felipe Perrone is listed in Spain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.
  
  ### 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.
  
  Note:
  
  * Felipe Perrone is listed in Spain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.
  
  ### 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.
  
  **Legend and abbreviation**
  
  * – Hosts
  * Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
  
  | Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1920 | | Agostinho Sampaio de Sá | 1897 | 23 | | Starting goalkeeper | |
  | 1920 | | (Unknown) | | | | | |
  | 1932 | | Luiz da Silva | 1903 | 28–29 | | Starting goalkeeper | |
  | 1932 | | (Unknown) | | | | | |
  | 1952 | | Lucio Figueirêdo | 1927 | 24 | | | |
  | 1952 | | Henrique Melmann | 1931 | 21 | | | |
  | 1960 | | Luiz Daniel | 1936 | 23 | | Starting goalkeeper | |
  | 1960 | | (Unknown) | | | | | |
  | 1964 | | Luiz Daniel (2) | 1936 | 28 | | Starting goalkeeper | |
  | 1964 | | (Unknown) | | | | | |
  | 1968 | 1 | Arnaldo Marsili | 1947 | 21 | | Starting goalkeeper | |
  | 1968 | | (Unknown) | | | | | |
  | 1984 | 1 | Roberto Borelli | 1963 | 20 | | Starting goalkeeper | |
  | 1984 | | (Unknown) | | | | | |
  | Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
  | Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | Saves | Shots | Eff % | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
  | 2016 | 1 | Slobodan Soro (3) | 1978 | 37 | 81 | 152 | 53.3% | | Starting goalkeeper | |
  | 2016 | 13 | Vinicius Antonelli | 1990 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | | | |
  
  Source:
  
  * Official Results Books (PDF): 2016 (pp. 106–107).
  
  Note:
  
  * Slobodan Soro is also listed in Serbia 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): 2016 (pp. 106–107).
  
  ## 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 Brazil.
  
  **Legend**
  
  * 2008 O – Opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics
  * 2012 C – Closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics
  * – Hosts
  * 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 | 1968 O | Brazil | João Gonçalves | 1934 | 33 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Brazil | FP | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | | | 8 years (25/33) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
  