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 tournament Period (age of first/last) Medals Ref G S B T 1 1912 O Great Britain Charles Smith 1879 33 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Great Britain GK 1908 1912 1920 1924 Does not appear Does not appear 16 years (29/45) 3 0 0 3 [114] [13] 2 1920 O Belgium Victor Boin 1886 34 Belgium 1908 1912 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 4 years (22/26) 0 1 1 2 [121] [122] 3 1924 O Great Britain Arthur Hunt 1886 37 Great Britain 1924 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 0 years (37/37) 0 0 0 0 [123] [124] 4 1928 O France Jean Thorailler 1888 40 France 1912 1920 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 8 years (24/32) 0 0 0 0 [125] [126] 5 1948 O Australia Les McKay 1917 31 Australia 1948 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 0 years (31/31) 0 0 0 0 [115] [127] 6 Yugoslavia Božo Grkinić 1913 34 Yugoslavia 1948 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 0 years (34/34) 0 0 0 0 [128] [129] 7 1952 O Egypt Ahmed Fouad Nessim 1924 27 Egypt GK 1948 1952 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 4 years (23/27) 0 0 0 0 [116] [130] 8 1956 O Singapore Lionel Chee 1931 25 Singapore 1956 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 0 years (25/25) 0 0 0 0 [117] [131] 9 Yugoslavia Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić 1925 31 Yugoslavia GK 1948 1952 1956 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 8 years (23/31) 0 2 0 2 [132] [133] 10 1968 O Brazil João Gonçalves 1934 33 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Brazil FP 1960 1964 1968 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 8 years (25/33) 0 0 0 0 [118] [134] 11 Netherlands Fred van Dorp 1938 30 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Netherlands FP 1960 1964 1968 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 8 years (21/30) 0 0 0 0 [135] [136] 11 1968 C Netherlands Fred van Dorp 1938 30 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Netherlands FP 1960 1964 1968 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 8 years (21/30) 0 0 0 0 [135] [136] 12 1972 O Yugoslavia Mirko Sandić 1942 30 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Yugoslavia FP 1960 1964 1968 1972 Does not appear Does not appear 12 years (18/30) 1 1 0 2 [137] [138] 13 1976 C Netherlands Evert Kroon 1946 29 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Netherlands GK 1968 1972 1976 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 8 years (22/29) 0 0 1 1 [139] [140] 14 1980 O Hungary István Szívós Sr. 1920 59 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Hungary FP 1948 1952 1956 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 8 years (27/36) 2 1 0 3 [141] [45] 15 1984 O Netherlands Ton Buunk 1952 31 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Netherlands FP 1972 1976 1980 1984 Does not appear Does not appear 12 years (19/31) 0 0 1 1 [142] [143] 16 1988 C United States Terry Schroeder 1958 29 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) United States FP 1984 1988 1992 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 8 years (25/33) 0 2 0 2 [119] [77] 17 1996 O Croatia Perica Bukić 1966 30 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Yugoslavia FP 1984 1988 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 12 years (18/30) 2 1 0 3 [144] [145] Croatia FP Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 1996 Does not appear Does not appear 18 FR Yugoslavia Igor Milanović 1965 30 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Yugoslavia FP 1984 1988 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 12 years (18/30) 2 0 0 2 [146] [147] FR Yugoslavia FP Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 1996 Does not appear Does not appear 19 2000 O Spain Manuel Estiarte 1961 38 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Spain FP 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 20 years (18/38) 1 1 0 2 [120] [19] 20 2004 O Croatia Dubravko Šimenc 1966 37 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Yugoslavia FP 1988 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 16 years (21/37) 1 1 0 2 [148] [149] Croatia FP Does not appear Does not appear 1996 2000 2004 Does not appear 21 2008 O Montenegro Veljko Uskoković 1971 37 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) FR Yugoslavia FP 1996 2000 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 12 years (25/37) 0 0 1 1 [150] [151] Montenegro FP Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 2008 Does not appear Does not appear 21 2008 C Montenegro Veljko Uskoković 1971 37 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) FR Yugoslavia FP 1996 2000 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 12 years (25/37) 0 0 1 1 [150] [151] Montenegro FP Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 2008 Does not appear Does not appear 22 2012 O Hungary Péter Biros 1976 36 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Hungary FP 2000 2004 2008 2012 Does not appear Does not appear 12 years (24/36) 3 0 0 3 [152] [38] 23 2016 O Croatia Josip Pavić 1982 34 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Croatia GK 2008 2012 2016 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 8 years (26/34) 1 1 0 2 [153] [154] 24 2016 C Montenegro Predrag Jokić 1983 33 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Serbia and Montenegro FP 2004 Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear Does not appear 12 years (21/33) 0 1 0 1 [155] [156] Montenegro FP Does not appear 2008 2012 2016 Does not appear Does not appear # Year Country Flag bearer Birth Age Height Team Pos Water polo tournament Period (age of first/last) G S B T Ref Medals