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This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the France men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.

The France men's national water polo team has participated in 11 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments.[1]

Abbreviations

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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

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See also: National team appearances in the men's Olympic water polo tournament

Comprehensive results by tournament

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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
  •  —  – The nation did not participate in the Games
  •  Q  – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
  •     – Hosts
Men's team[1] 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
 France 3[a] — 6 9 1 3 4 6 10 10 11 11 11
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

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Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Men's team[1] Apps Record
streak		 Active
streak		 Debut Most
recent		 Best finish Confederation
 France 11 4 0 1900* 2016 Champions Europe – LEN

Best finishes

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Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Men's team[1] Best finish Apps Confederation
 France Champions (1924*) 11 Europe – LEN

Finishes in the top four

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Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Legend
  • Year* – As host team
Men's team[1] Total Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place First Last
 France 5 1 (1924*) 3 (1900*×2[a], 1928) 1 (1936) 1900 1936

Medal table

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Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Men's teamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 France (FRA)[a]1034

Player statistics

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Multiple appearances

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See also: List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments

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: 1
  • Last updated: 27 July 2021.
Legend
  •     – Hosts
Male athletes who competed in water polo at four or more Olympics
Apps Player Birth Pos Water polo tournaments Age of
first/last		 ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
1 2 3 4 5
4 Henri Padou 1898 FP 1920 1924 1928 1936 22/38 1970 [2]

Multiple medalists

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See also: List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)

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: 0
  • Last updated: 1 May 2021.

Top goalscorers

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See also: List of men's Olympic water polo tournament 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): 1
  • Last updated: 1 April 2021.
Male players with 30 or more goals at the Olympics
Rk Player Birth L/R Total
goals		 Water polo tournaments
(goals)		 Age of
first/last		 ISHOF
member		 Note Ref
1 2 3 4 5
1 Pierre Garsau 1961 33 1988
(20)		 1992
(13)		 26/30 [3]

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Goalkeepers

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See also: List of men's Olympic water polo tournament 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
1900 (Unknown)
1912 Jean Thorailler 1888 24 The only goalkeeper in the squad [4]
1920 Jean Thorailler (2) 1888 32 The only goalkeeper in the squad [4]
1924 Paul Dujardin 1894 30 The only goalkeeper in the squad [5]
1928 Paul Dujardin (2) 1894 34 Starting goalkeeper [5]
(Unknown)
1936 Georges Delporte 1912 24 Starting goalkeeper [6]
(Unknown)
1948 François Débonnet 1931 16–17 [7]
René Massol 1927 21 [8]
1960 Gérard Faetibolt 1932 28 [9]
Roland Moellé 1940 20 [10]
1988 1 Arnaud Bouet 1960 28 [11]
13 Christian Volpi 1965 23 [12]
1992 1 Jean-Marie Olivon 1967 25 [13]
12 Christophe Gautier 1966 26 [14]
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 Rémi Garsau 1984 32 46 88 52.3% Starting goalkeeper [15]
13 Jonathan Moriamé 1984 32 0 0 — [16]

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Top sprinters

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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.

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Olympic champions

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See also: List of Olympic champions in men's water polo

1924 Summer Olympics

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The 1924 France men's Olympic water polo team. From left to right: Noël Delberghe, Paul Dujardin, Robert Desmettre, Albert Deborgies, Henri Padou, Albert Mayaud, and Georges Rigal.
  • Edition of men's tournament: 6th
  • Host city: France Paris, France
  • Number of participating teams: 13
  • Competition format: Single-elimination tournament; Bergvall system for second- and third-place
  • Champion:  France (1st title)
Match Round Date Opponent Result Goals
for		 Goals
against		 Goal
diff.
Match 1/4 Round one 13 July 1924  United States Won 3 1 2
Match 2/4 Quarter-finals 15 July 1924  Netherlands Won 6 3 3
Match 3/4 Semi-finals 16 July 1924  Sweden Won 4 2 2
Match 4/4 Gold medal match 17 July 1924  Belgium Won 3 0 3
Total Matches played: 4 • Wins: 4 • Ties: 0 • Defeats: 0 • Win %: 100% 16 6 10

Source: Official Reports (PDF): 1924 (pp. 488, 490, 492).

  • Head coach: France
Roster
# Player Pos Height Weight Date of birth Age of
winning gold		 Oly
debut		 ISHOF
member
P1 Albert Deborgies FP 6 July 1902 22 years, 14 days Yes
P2 Noël Delberghe FP 25 December 1897 26 years, 208 days Yes
P3 Robert Desmettre FP 5 August 1901 22 years, 350 days Yes
P4 Paul Dujardin GK 10 May 1894 30 years, 71 days Yes
P5 Albert Mayaud FP 31 March 1899 25 years, 111 days No
P6 Henri Padou FP 15 May 1898 26 years, 66 days No 1970
P7 Georges Rigal (C) FP 6 January 1890 34 years, 196 days No
Average 21 September 1897 26 years, 303 days

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Water polo people at the opening and closing ceremonies

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Flag bearers

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See also: Water polo at the Summer Olympics § 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 France.

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 Period
(age of
first/last)		 Medals Ref
1 2 3 4 5 G S B T
4 1928 O France Jean Thorailler 1888 40  France GK 1912 1920 8 years
(24/32)		 0 0 0 0 [4]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c France had four teams compete in 1900. Bronze medals were given to the losers of both semifinals; France took both bronze.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Henri Padou". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Pierre Garsau". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Jean Thorailler". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Paul Dujardin". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Georges Delporte". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. ^ "François Débonnet". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. ^ "René Massol". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Gérard Faetibolt". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Roland Moellé". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Arnaud Bouet". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Christian Volpi". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Jean-Marie Olivon". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Christophe Gautier". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Rémi Garsau". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Jonathan Moriamé". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

Sources

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Official Reports (IOC)

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PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:

Official Results Books (IOC)

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PDF documents on the FINA website:

PDF documents in the Olympic World Library:

PDF documents on the International Olympic Committee website:

Official Reports (FINA)

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PDF documents on the FINA website:

Official website (IOC)

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Water polo on the International Olympic Committee website:

Olympedia

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Water polo on the Olympedia website:

Sports Reference

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Water polo on the Sports Reference website:

Todor66

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Water polo on the Todor66 website:

ISHOF

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International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) website:

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