Olympic medals in men’s water polo
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1900 Paris | Great Britain | Belgium | France |
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| 1904 St. Louis | United States | United States | United States |
| 1908 London | Great Britain | Belgium | Sweden |
| 1912 Stockholm | Great Britain | Sweden | Belgium |
| 1920 Antwerp | Great Britain | Belgium | Sweden |
| 1924 Paris | France | Belgium | United States |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Germany | Hungary | France |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Hungary | Germany | United States |
| 1936 Berlin | Hungary | Germany | Belgium |
| 1948 London | Italy | Hungary | Netherlands |
| 1952 Helsinki | Hungary | Yugoslavia | Italy |
| 1956 Melbourne | Hungary | Yugoslavia | Soviet Union |
| 1960 Rome | Italy | Soviet Union | Hungary |
| 1964 Tokyo | Hungary | Yugoslavia | Soviet Union |
| 1968 Mexico City | Yugoslavia | Soviet Union | Hungary |
| 1972 Munich | Soviet Union | Hungary | United States |
| 1976 Montreal | Hungary | Italy | Netherlands |
| 1980 Moscow | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | Hungary |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Yugoslavia | United States | West Germany |
| 1988 Seoul | Yugoslavia | United States | Soviet Union |
| 1992 Barcelona | Italy | Spain | Unified Team |
| 1996 Atlanta | Spain | Croatia | Italy |
| 2000 Sydney | Hungary | Russia | Yugoslavia |
| 2004 Athens | Hungary | Serbia and Montenegro | Russia |
| 2008 Beijing | Hungary | United States | Serbia |
| 2012 London | Croatia | Italy | Serbia |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Serbia | Croatia | Italy |
Olympic medals in women’s water polo
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2000 Sydney | Australia | United States | Russia |
| 2004 Athens | Italy | Greece | United States |
| 2008 Beijing | Netherlands | United States | Australia |
| 2012 London | United States | Spain | Australia |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | United States | Italy | Russia |