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Norbert Madaras
Norbert Madaras (Madaras Norbert), Hungarian water polo player born 1979 in Eger; two-time Olympic champion (2004, 2008) and two-time world champion (2003, 2013), Pro Recco star, later president of the Hungarian Water Polo Federation.
Olivér Halassy
Olivér Halassy (Haltmayer), Hungarian water polo player and swimmer, 1909-1946: Olympic silver 1928, gold 1932 and 1936; leg amputee; 1931 European 1500 m freestyle champion; murdered in Budapest.
Otto Cordes
Otto Cordes (1905–1970), German water polo player from Magdeburg's SC Hellas, won gold at Amsterdam 1928 and silver at Los Angeles 1932, then settled in Brazil; father of Brazilian sailing medalist Burkhard Cordes.
Ozren Bonačić
Ozren Bonačić (Озрен Боначић), born 1942 in Zagreb, Croatian water polo player and coach. Four Olympics for Yugoslavia (gold 1968, silver 1964), 275 caps, Mladost Zagreb player and later coach with European Cup titles.
Paige Hauschild
Paige Hauschild (born 1999), American water polo attacker, 2020 Tokyo Olympic gold medalist with Team USA, USC NCAA champion and record-setting freshman scorer, now playing for Assolim CN Mataró in Spain after a 2026 comeback.
Paul Dujardin
Paul Léon Auguste Louis Joseph Dujardin (1894-1959), French water polo player, EN Tourcoing; won Olympic gold at Paris 1924, bronze at Amsterdam 1928, and 1927 Bologna European silver.
Paul Radmilovic
Paul (Paolo Francesco) Radmilovic, 1886-1968, Welsh swimmer and water polo player; won four Olympic golds (water polo 1908, 1912, 1920; 4x200m relay 1908) across six Games, 1906-1928.
Paula Camus
Paula Camus (Paula Camús Amorós) is a Spanish water polo player, born in Madrid in 2002, who won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics and played for CN Sabadell.
Paula Crespi
Paula Crespí Barriga (born 1998, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat) is a Spanish water polo player, Olympic gold medalist at Paris 2024, with 9 AQUA and Olympic medals including three world silvers.
Pedro Garcia
Pedro Garcia (Pedro Francisco Garcia Aguado, Toto), Spanish water polo player born 1968 in Madrid; Olympic gold 1996, silver 1992, four Games 1988-2000, world champion 1998, later TV presenter of Hermano Mayor.
Perica Bukic
Perica Bukić, Croatian water polo player and administrator, born 1966 in Šibenik; two Olympic golds with Yugoslavia (1984, 1988), 1996 silver as Croatia's captain, two world titles, Hall of Fame 2008, later Croatian federation president.
Perry Mcgillivray
Perry Mcgillivray (Perry McGillivray, 1893-1944) was an American swimmer and water polo player of the Illinois Athletic Club, winning 1912 relay silver and 1920 relay gold in world-record time, and coaching the 1928 U.S. Olympic water polo team.
Petar Muslim
Petar Muslim, Croatian water polo wing born 1988 in Split; 2012 Olympic gold medalist and 2010 European champion with Croatia, also called Petar Muslim (vaterpolist). Club career at POŠK, Mladost, Primorje, Brescia, Neptunes, Waspo 98 Hannover; retired 2023, now Mladost sports director.
Peter Biros
Péter Biros (Fácán), Hungarian water polo player born 1976 in Miskolc; won Olympic gold 2000, 2004, 2008, world title 2003, 352 caps; later women's youth coach.
Petre Mshvenieradze (პეტრე მშვენიერაძე)
Petre Mshvenieradze (პეტრე მშვენიერაძე), Soviet water polo centre forward (1929–2003), captain of Dynamo Moscow and the USSR; Olympic bronze 1956 and silver 1960, 212 caps, 300+ goals, "Blood in the Water" participant.
Pili Pena
Pili Peña (María del Pilar Peña Carrasco), Spanish water polo captain born 1986 in Madrid; Olympic gold Paris 2024, silvers 2012 and 2020, world champion 2013; retired May 2026 with CN Terrassa.
Radomir Drasovic
Radomir Drašović (Радомир Драшовић), born 1997 in Belgrade, is a Serbian water polo defender and Paris 2024 Olympic gold medalist who plays for CN Marseille after Szolnok and Novi Beograd.
Radoslav Filipovic
Radoslav Filipović (Радослав Филиповић), born 1997 in Novi Sad, is a Serbian water polo goalkeeper who won Olympic gold at Paris 2024 (13–11 over Croatia) and the 2026 European title with Serbia, playing for Radnički Kragujevac.
Rob Derbyshire
Rob Derbyshire (John Henry Derbyshire, 1878–1938), Manchester swimmer and water polo player; Olympic gold in water polo 1900 and 4x200m freestyle relay 1908; first Englishman under one minute for 100 yards; later leading British Olympic coach.
Robert Andersson
Robert Theodor "Robban" Andersson (1886–1972) was a Swedish swimmer, diver, and water polo player at four Olympics from 1906 to 1920, winning one silver and two bronze medals, all in water polo.
Robert Antal
Robert Antal (Róbert Antal, born Róbert Adler, 1921-1995), Hungarian water polo goalkeeper, 1952 Helsinki Olympic gold medalist as backup to László Jeney; emigrated to Canada after 1956 and died in Toronto.
Ronald Lopatny
Ronald Lopatny (Роналд Лопатни), Croatian water polo player (1944–2022) who won Olympic gold with Yugoslavia at Mexico City 1968 and starred for Zagreb's Mladost, winning European Cups and Yugoslav titles.
Rosario Parmegiani
Rosario Parmegiani (1937-2019), nicknamed Freccia, was an Italian water polo player who won gold at the 1960 Rome Olympics as one of the 'Poker d'Assi', later coached Ligurian clubs and received CONI's Collare d'Oro in 2015.
Salvador Gomez
Salvador Gómez (Salva Gómez, Chava), born 1968 in Santander, is a Spanish water polo player who played 530 caps, won Olympic gold 1996 and silver 1992, and two world titles.
Salvatore Gionta
Salvatore Gionta (1930–2025) was an Italian water polo player who won bronze at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics and gold at the 1960 Rome Olympics, earning 62 caps.
Samir Barac
Samir Barač (born 1973, Rijeka) is a Croatian water polo player and administrator; captain of Croatia's 2012 Olympic gold team, four-time LEN Cup winner, later president of VK Primorje EB and HVS board member.
Sandor Ivady
Sándor Ivády (Ivády Sándor, 1903–1998), Hungarian water polo defender; Olympic silver 1928, gold 1932, European champion 1931 and 1934; later national coach, Recsk internee, Vienna emigre.
Sandor Tarics
Sándor Tarics (Alex Tarics), Hungarian water polo center, 1936 Berlin Olympic gold medalist who scored four goals against Malta, later a San Francisco earthquake engineer known for seismic base isolation, and the world's oldest living Olympic champion from 2011 until his death in 2016 at 102.
Sandro Campagna
Sandro Campagna (Alessandro Campagna), born 1963 in Palermo, Italian water polo player and coach; 1992 Olympic gold and 1992–94 Grand Slam with the Settebello, 409 caps; later head coach of Italy (2011, 2019 world titles) and Greece.
Sandro Sukno
Sandro Sukno is a Croatian water polo coach and former player, born in Dubrovnik in 1990, who won Olympic gold in 2012 and leads Pro Recco.