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Goran Sukno
Goran Sukno (Горан Сукно; 1959–2026) was a Croatian water polo player who won Olympic gold for Yugoslavia in 1984 and the 1986 world championship as captain.
Gyorgy Gerendas
György Gerendás (Gerendás György), born 1954 in Budapest, Hungarian water polo player and coach; Olympic gold 1976 Montreal and bronze 1980 Moscow, 230 caps, later coached BVSC, Eger and Ferencváros.
Gyorgy Karpati
Gyorgy Karpati (György Kárpáti, 1935–2020), Hungarian water polo player, three-time Olympic champion (1952, 1956, 1964) and 1960 bronze medalist, three-time European champion with Ferencvárosi TC, youngest male Olympic water polo champion, later 1976 gold-winning assistant coach.
Igor Gocanin
Igor Gocanin (Игор Гочанин), born 1966 in Herceg Novi, is a Serbian water polo coach and former player who won Olympic gold with Yugoslavia at Seoul 1988 and European and World Cup medals.
Igor Hinic
Igor Hinić, Croatian water polo centre forward born 1975 in Rijeka; five Olympian, Atlanta 1996 silver, London 2012 gold, 2007 world champion, 417 caps, later coach of Primorje EB.
Igor Milanovic
Igor Milanović (Игор Милановић), Serbian water polo center born 1965 in Belgrade, won Olympic gold for Yugoslavia in 1984 and 1988, world titles in 1986 and 1991, and entered the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2006.
Isabel Piralkova
Isabel Piralkova Coello (born 2005, Arenys de Mar) is a Spanish water polo player, Paris 2024 Olympic gold medalist, daughter of Olympian Svilen Piralkov, playing for CN Terrassa.
Istvan Barta
István Barta (Berger), Hungarian water polo goalkeeper (1895–1948), 1928 Olympic silver and 1932 Olympic gold medalist, three-time European champion, 50-cap international, breaststroke champion.
Istvan Gergely
István Gergely (Štefan Gergely), born 1976 in Dunajská Streda, is a Hungarian water polo goalkeeper, two-time Olympic champion (2004, 2008) and 2003 world champion after switching from Slovakia, now executive president of Budapesti Honvéd.
Istvan Hasznos
István Hasznos (1924–1998), Hungarian water polo center from Szolnok; 1952 Helsinki Olympic gold medalist, five-time Hungarian champion with Szolnoki Dózsa, later coach and Damjanich pool director.
Istvan Hevesi
István Hevesi (1931–2018), Hungarian water polo defender; Olympic gold at Melbourne 1956 and bronze at Rome 1960, European champion 1954 and 1958, 73 caps, also a three-time national swimming relay champion.
Istvan Molnar
István Molnár (Štefan Fazekaš), 1913–1983, Hungarian water polo player from Galanta; 1936 Berlin Olympic gold medalist, 1938 European champion, Ferencváros and Vasas league winner, later Népstadion announcer.
Istvan Szivos, Jr.
Istvan Szivos, Jr. (István Szívós, Jr., Léc), Hungarian water polo center forward, 1948-2019; won Olympic gold 1976 plus silver and two bronzes, 308 caps, world and European champion, ISHOF 1996, son of Istvan Sr., father of Marton.
Istvan Szivos, Sr.
Istvan Szivos, Sr. (id. Szívós István, 1920–1992), Hungarian water polo center; Olympic gold 1952 and 1956, silver 1948, 1954 European champion; father of István Jr. and grandfather of Márton; ISHOF 1997.
Ivan Moro
Iván Moro (Iván Moro Fernández), Spanish water polo player born 1974 in Madrid; Olympic gold at Atlanta 1996, world champion 1998 and 2001, brother of Daniel Moro.
James Steen
James J. Steen (1876-1949), American water polo player of the New York Athletic Club; won gold in men's water polo at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics; later an insurance broker in New York.
Jeno Brandi
Jeno Brandi (Brandi Jenő, born Brandeiski), Hungarian water polo forward (1913-1980): Olympic gold 1936 Berlin, silver 1948 London, European champion 1934 and 1938, 61 caps, later Olympic referee and FINA official.
Jessica Steffens
Jessica Steffens (born 1987, San Francisco) is an American water polo center defender, 2008 Olympic silver and 2012 Olympic gold medalist, 2009 world champion, 2019 USA Water Polo Hall of Famer, and older sister of Maggie Steffens.
Joachim Rademacher
Joachim "Aki" Rademacher (1906-1970), German water polo player and swimmer of SC Hellas Magdeburg; won 1928 Olympic water polo gold with brother Erich and 1932 silver, plus European relay swimming titles.
Jordi Sans
Jordi Sans (Jordi Sans Juan, Jordi Sans i Juan, nicknamed Chiqui), born 1965 in Barcelona, Spanish water polo center forward; five Olympics (gold 1996, silver 1992), world champion 1998, later UFEC director.
Josip Pavic
Josip Pavić (born 1982, Split) is a retired Croatian water polo goalkeeper; Olympic gold London 2012, silver Rio 2016, world champion 2007, FINA world player of the year 2012, distinct from the footballer of the same name.
Jozsef Vertesy
Jozsef Vertesy (Vrábel József, 1901–1983), Hungarian water polo player: Olympic gold 1932, silver 1928, four-time European champion, 70 caps; later coached Ferenc Csik and the Hungarian and Romanian national teams.
Kaleigh Gilchrist
Kaleigh Gilchrist (Kaleigh Drew Gilchrist), born 1992 in Newport Beach, California, is an American water polo attacker and pro surfer; two-time Olympic gold medalist (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020), four-time world champion, retired from Team USA in 2024.
Kalman Hazai
Kalman Hazai (Kálmán Hazai, born Henszelman Kálmán, 1913–1996) was a Hungarian water polo player who won gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, played 40 internationals, and later coached swimming in Sweden and Denmark.
Kalman Markovits
Kálmán Markovits (Markovits Kálmán, 1931–2009), Hungarian water polo player and coach, Olympic gold 1952 and 1956, bronze 1960, three European titles, later coached Hungary, Mexico, and CN Barcelona.
Kami Craig
Kami Craig (Kameryn Louise Craig, born 1987) is an American center and USA Water Polo Hall of Famer who won Olympic gold in 2012 and 2016 and silver in 2008, plus three world titles.
Karlo Stipanić
Karlo Stipanić (Карло Стипанић), born 1941 in Crikvenica, is a Croatian water polo goalkeeper who won Olympic silver for Yugoslavia at Tokyo 1964 and gold at Mexico City 1968, and starred for Mladost Zagreb.
Karoly Szittya
Károly Szittya (Szittya Károly, born Schäfer, 1918–1983), Hungarian water polo player and coach; Olympic silver 1948 and gold 1952, 21 caps, later master coach who won the 1967 Hungarian title with Újpesti Dózsa.
Kate Hooper
Kate Hooper (Kate Jon-Marie Hooper, born 1978, Auckland) is an Australian water polo centre forward who won gold with Australia at Sydney 2000, the first Olympic women's water polo tournament; final won 4-3 over the United States.
László Felkai
László Felkai (1941–2014), Hungarian water polo wing nicknamed Róka; Olympic gold at Tokyo 1964, bronze at Rome 1960 and Mexico City 1968; 120 caps, Ferencváros champion, later youth coach. Distinct from namesakes Felkai Mátyás László and Tomisa László.