Serbia and Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

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

The FR Yugoslavia men's national water polo team and the Serbia and Montenegro men's national water polo team have participated in 3 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments.

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.
 * Related teams: Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team† (statistics), FR Yugoslavia men's Olympic water polo team†, Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team (statistics), Serbia men's Olympic water polo team (statistics).
 * Last updated: 5 May 2021.


 * Legend


 * – Champions
 * – Runners-up
 * – Third place
 * – Fourth place
 * – The nation did not participate in the Games
 * – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
 * Team† – Defunct team


 * Abbreviation
 * FRY – FR Yugoslavia
 * SCG – Serbia and Montenegro

Number of appearances
Last updated: 5 May 2021.


 * Legend
 * Team† – Defunct team

Best finishes
Last updated: 5 May 2021.


 * Legend
 * Team† – Defunct team

Finishes in the top four
Last updated: 5 May 2021.


 * Legend
 * Team† – Defunct team

Medal table
Last updated: 5 May 2021.


 * Legend
 * Team† – Defunct team

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 five-time Olympians: 0
 * Number of four-time Olympians: 4
 * Last updated: 5 May 2021.


 * Abbreviation
 * FRY – FR Yugoslavia
 * MNE – Montenegro
 * SCG – Serbia and Montenegro
 * SRB – Serbia

Notes:
 * Predrag Jokić is also listed in Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.
 * Aleksandar Šapić is also listed in Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.
 * Dejan Savić is also listed in Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.
 * Vladimir Vujasinović is also listed in Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.

Multiple medalists
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 five-time Olympic medalists: 0
 * Number of four-time Olympic medalists: 0
 * Number of three-time Olympic medalists: 6
 * Last updated: 5 May 2021.


 * Abbreviation
 * FRY – FR Yugoslavia
 * SCG – Serbia and Montenegro
 * SRB – Serbia

Notes:
 * Aleksandar Ćirić is also listed in Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.
 * Slobodan Nikić is also listed in Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.
 * Aleksandar Šapić is also listed in Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.
 * Dejan Savić is also listed in Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.
 * Vanja Udovičić is also listed in Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.
 * Vladimir Vujasinović is also listed in Serbia 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): 1
 * Number of goalscorers (40–49 goals): 0
 * Number of goalscorers (30–39 goals): 1
 * Last updated: 5 May 2021.


 * Abbreviation
 * FRY – FR Yugoslavia
 * SCG – Serbia and Montenegro
 * SRB – Serbia

Sources: Notes:
 * Official Reports (PDF): 1996;
 * Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 46, 50, 56, 78, 83, 85, 88, 92), 2004 (pp. 223–224), 2008 (pp. 211–212).
 * Aleksandar Šapić is also listed in Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.
 * Vladimir Vujasinović is also listed in Serbia 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: 5 May 2021.


 * Abbreviation
 * Eff % – Save efficiency (Saves / Shots)

Sources: Notes:
 * Official Reports (PDF): 1996 (pp. 57–61, 70–72);
 * Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 46, 50, 56, 78, 83, 85, 88, 92), 2004 (pp. 223–224).
 * Denis Šefik is also listed in Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics, and Montenegro men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.
 * Aleksandar Šoštar is also listed in Yugoslavia 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): 1
 * 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.


 * Abbreviation
 * Eff % – Efficiency (Sprints won / Sprints contested)
 * FRY – FR Yugoslavia
 * SCG – Serbia and Montenegro
 * SRB – Serbia

Source: Note:
 * Official Results Books (PDF): 2000 (pp. 46, 50, 56, 78, 83, 85, 88, 92), 2004 (pp. 223–224), 2008 (pp. 211–212).
 * Aleksandar Ćirić is also listed in Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.

Medals as coach and player
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 winning the last Olympic medal (in ascending order), year of winning the first Olympic medal (in ascending order), name of the person (in ascending order), respectively. Last updated: 5 May 2021.

Dejan Savić won three consecutive Olympic medals between 2000 and 2008. At the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, he coached Serbia men's national team to the Olympic title.

Note:
 * Dejan Savić is also listed in Serbia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics.

Flag bearers
Some sportspeople were chosen to carry the national flag of their country at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games.

Igor Milanović, a water polo player representing Yugoslavia and then FR Yugoslavia, was given the honour to carry the flag for FR Yugoslavia.


 * Legend
 * – Opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics
 * – Closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics