South Africa men's national water polo team
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The South Africa men's national water polo team is the representative for South Africa
in international men's water polo
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Olympic Games
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
in international men's water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
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Olympic GamesWater polo at the Summer OlympicsWater polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics...
- 1900Water polo at the 1900 Summer OlympicsAt the 1900 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested.8 teams entered the water polo event, with one withdrawing before competition. The tournament was played in a single-elimination format, with no playoff for third place. Thus, four of the seven competing teams won...
— Didn't participate - 1904Water polo at the 1904 Summer OlympicsAt the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested. Only American contestants participated; three teams of 7 players each entered....
— Didn't participate - 1908Water polo at the 1908 Summer OlympicsAt the 1908 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Belgium:* Victor Boin* Herman Donners* Fernand Feyaerts * Oscar Grégoire* Herman Meyboom* Albert Michant * Joseph Pletinckx...
— Didn't participate - 1912Water polo at the 1912 Summer OlympicsThe 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, saw the fourth water polo tournament at Olympics. All games took place in the newly built swimming stadium in Djurgårdsbrunnsviken from July 7 to July 16, 1912.-Medal summary:...
— Didn't participate - 1920Water polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics-Medal summary:-Gold medal round:-Silver medal round:-Bronze medal round:...
— Didn't participate - 1924Water polo at the 1924 Summer OlympicsFinal results for the water polo tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics:-Medal summary:Note: The players above the line played at least one game in this tournament, the players below the line were reserve players and did not compete in this tournament. Nevertheless the exclusively credits them all...
— Didn't participate - 1928Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics-Medal summary:-Results:For the team rosters see: Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads.-Participating nations:Each country was allowed to enter a team of 11 players and they all were eligible for participation....
— Didn't participate - 1932Water polo at the 1932 Summer Olympics-Medal summary:-Round-Robin:All of the five teams played each team once.Germany vs. Brazil4 August 1932USA vs. Brazil6 August 1932Hungary vs. Germany6 August 1932USA vs. Japan7 August 1932Hungary vs. Japan...
— Didn't participate - 1936Water polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics-Medal summary:-Elimination Rounds:In the first round each team in a group played each other team in the same group. The placings were determined on points. If the points were equal, then the better goal average decided...
— Didn't participate - 1948Water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics-Medal summary:-Round One:In the first round each team in a group played each other team in the same group. The placings were determined on points. If the points were equal, then the better goal average decided...
— Didn't participate - 1952Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics-Medal summary:-Results:For the team rosters see: Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads.-Final standings:-References:*...
— Second round - 1956Water polo at the 1956 Summer OlympicsTen nations competed in water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. The event was open only to men's teams.-Medallists:-Results:For the team rosters see: Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads.-Preliminary round:...
— Didn't participate - 1960Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics-Medal summary:-Results:For the team rosters see: Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads.-Final standings:-References:*...
— First round - 1964Water polo at the 1964 Summer OlympicsFinal results for the water polo tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics:FIRST ROUNDGroup A: Italy,4; Romania,2; Japan,0Group B: USSR,4; Germany,2; Australia,0Group C: Yugoslavia,6; Netherlands,4; USA,2; Brazil,0...
— Didn't participate - 1968Water polo at the 1968 Summer OlympicsThe Water Polo Tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics was held from October 14 to October 25, 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico. Australia earned one of sixteen invitations, but the Australian Olympic Committee refused to pay the squad's transportation cost...
— Didn't participate - 1972Water polo at the 1972 Summer OlympicsFinal results for the water polo competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich.-Medalists:- Pool A :-Pool B:-Pool C:- Group II :Results taken from Preliminary Round...
— Didn't participate - 1976Water polo at the 1976 Summer OlympicsThe water polo tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics was held from July 18 to July 27, 1976 in Montreal, Canada.-Medalists:-Participating teams:Group AGroup BGroup C-Group A:*July 18, 1976*July 19, 1976*July 20, 1976-Group B:...
— Didn't participate - 1980Water polo at the 1980 Summer OlympicsWater polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics as usual was a part of the swimming sport, other two parts were swimming and diving. They were not three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation — FINA. Water Polo discipline consisted of one event: men's team.In the preliminary...
— Didn't participate - 1984Water polo at the 1984 Summer OlympicsWater polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics as usual was part of the swimming sport, the other two being swimming and diving. They were not seen as three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation — FINA. Water polo discipline consisted of one event: the men's team...
— Didn't participate - 1988Water polo at the 1988 Summer OlympicsWater polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics as usual was part of the swimming sport, the other two being swimming and diving. They were not seen as three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation — FINA. Water polo discipline consisted of one event: the men's team...
— Didn't participate - 1992Water polo at the 1992 Summer OlympicsThe men's water polo tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics was held from August 1 to August 10, 1992, in Barcelona, Spain. Reigning world champion Yugoslavia had qualified for the tournament, but as it had formally dissolved in the interim, it didn't participate.The successor countries didn't...
— Didn't participate - 1996Water polo at the 1996 Summer OlympicsThe men's water polo tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from July 20 to July 28, 1996, in Atlanta, United States.-Group A:*Saturday July 20, 1996*Sunday July 21, 1996*Monday July 22, 1996*Tuesday July 23, 1996...
— Didn't participate - 2000Water polo at the 2000 Summer OlympicsThe water polo competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia saw Hungary’s return to the gold medal platform and the introduction of the women’s tournament...
— Didn't participate - 2004Water polo at the 2004 Summer OlympicsWater polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Olympic Aquatic Centre where women competed for only the second time in the event at the Summer Olympics....
— Didn't participate - 2008Water polo at the 2008 Summer OlympicsWater polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from 10 August to 24 August 2008 at the Ying Tung Natatorium in Beijing, People's Republic of China.-Men's medalists:-Women's medalists:-Men:-Women:-External links:**...
— Didn't participate
World Championship
- 1973 — Didn't participate
- 1975 — Didn't participate
- 1978 — Didn't participate
- 1982Water polo at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournamentThe 1982 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship was the fourth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was incorporated in the 1982 World Aquatics Championships, held in Guayaquil, Ecuador....
— Didn't participate - 1986Water polo at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournamentThe 1986 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship was the fifth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was incorporated in the 1986 World Aquatics Championships, held in Madrid, Spain. It is the only men's world championship to have...
— Didn't participate - 1991 — Didn't participate
- 1994 — 15th place
- 1998 — 14th place
- 2001 — Didn't participate
- 2003 — Didn't participate
- 2005 — 15th place
- 2007 — 14th place
- 2011Water polo at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournamentThe men's water polo tournament at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China was held from July 18 to July 30. The top three teams qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.- Qualification :...
— 16th place