title: Canada men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
text: # Canada men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
  
  This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Canada men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
  
  The Canada 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.
  * Last updated: 15 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
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Canada | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 9 | — | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | 4 |
  | 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: 15 May 2021.
  
  **Legend**
  
  * $Year^*$ – As host team
  
  | Men's team | Apps | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best finish | Confederation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Canada | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1972 | 2008 | Ninth place | Americas – UANA |
  
  ### Best finishes
  
  Last updated: 15 May 2021.
  
  **Legend**
  
  * $Year^*$ – As host team
  
  | Men's team | Best finish | Apps | Confederation |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Canada | Ninth place $(1976^*)$ | 4 | Americas – UANA |
  
  ### Finishes in the top four
  
  Last updated: 15 May 2021.
  
  **Legend**
  
  * $Year^*$ – As host team
  
  | Men's team | Total | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | First | Last |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Canada | 0 | | | | | — | — |
  
  ### Medal table
  
  Last updated: 15 May 2021.
  
  | Men's team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Canada (CAN) | 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: 0
  * Last updated: 27 July 2021.
  
  ### 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: 1 April 2021.
  
  **Legend and abbreviation**
  
  * – Hosts
  * Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)
  
  | Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1972 | 1 | William Van der Pol | 1938 | 34 | |
  | 1972 | 11 | Guy Leclerc | 1955 | 16 | |
  | 1976 | 1 | Guy Leclerc (2) | 1955 | 20 | Starting goalkeeper |
  | 1976 | | (Unknown) | | | |
  | 1984 | 1 | Rick Zayonc | 1959 | 24 | Starting goalkeeper |
  | 1984 | | (Unknown) | | | |
  | Year | Cap No. | Goalkeeper | Birth | Age | Saves | Shots | Eff % | ISHOF member | Note | Ref |
  | 2008 | 1 | Robin Randall | 1980 | 28 | 55 | 129 | 42.6% | | Starting goalkeeper | |
  | 2008 | 13 | Nic Youngblud | 1981 | 27 | 13 | 20 | 65.0% | | | |
  
  Source:
  
  * Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (pp. 184–185).
  
  ### 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): 1
  * Number of sprinters (5–9 sprints won, since 2000): 0
  * 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 | Kevin Graham | 1986 | 18 | 23 | 78.3% | 2008 (18/23) | | | | | 22/22 | | | |
  
  Source:
  
  * Official Results Books (PDF): 2008 (pp. 184–185).
  