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Germany men's national water polo team

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Germany
FINA codeGER
AssociationDeutscher Schwimm-Verband
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachPetar Porobić
Asst coachPeter Röhle
Milos Sekulic
CaptainMoritz Schenkel
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current13 (as of 3 Juli 2022)
Highest7 (2009)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances17 (first in 1900)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1928)
World Championship
Appearances16 (first in 1973)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (1982)
World Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1979)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1985)
World League
Appearances2 (first in 2005)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2005)
European Championship
Appearances31 (first in 1926)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1981, 1989)
Media
Websitedsv.de/wasserball
Medal record
Men's water polo
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1928 AmsterdamTeam
Silver medal – second place1932 Los AngelesTeam
Silver medal – second place1936 BerlinTeam
Bronze medal – third place1984 Los AngelesTeam
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place1982 GuayaquilTeam
World Cup
Gold medal – first place1985 Duisburg
Silver medal – second place1983 Malibu
Bronze medal – third place1987 Thessalonica
World League
Bronze medal – third place2005 Belgrade
European Championship
Gold medal – first place1981 Split
Gold medal – first place1989 Bonn
Silver medal – second place1931 Paris
Silver medal – second place1934 Magdeburg
Silver medal – second place1938 London
Bronze medal – third place1926 Budapest
Bronze medal – third place1985 Sofia
Bronze medal – third place1995 Vienna

The Germany national water polo team represents Germany in international men's water polo competitions and friendly matches. It is controlled by German Swimming Federation.

Germany has won several medals in international competitions, including one Olympic gold and one World Cup, as well as 1982 World Championship bronze medal. The team was named Germany's Sportsteam of the Year in 1981.

Results

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Olympic Games

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Year[1] Position
as  Germany
France 1900First round
United Kingdom 1908Didn't participate
Sweden 1912
Belgium 1920
France 1924
Netherlands 19281st place, gold medalist(s)
United States 19322nd place, silver medalist(s)
Nazi Germany 19362nd place, silver medalist(s)
United Kingdom 1948Didn't participate
Finland 195215th
as  United Team of Germany
Australia 19566th
Italy 19606th
Japan 19646th[a]
as  West Germany
Mexico 196810th
West Germany 19724th
Canada 19766th
Soviet Union 1980Didn't participate
United States 19843rd place, bronze medalist(s)
South Korea 19884th
as  Germany
Spain 19927th
United States 19969th
Australia 2000Didn't qualify
Greece 20045th
China 200810th
United Kingdom 2012Didn't qualify
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024
Total17/28

World Championship

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Year[1] Position
as  West Germany
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 197311th
Colombia 19756th
West Germany 19787th
Ecuador 19823rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Spain 19866th
as  Germany
Australia 19915th
Italy 19949th
Australia 1998Didn't qualify
Japan 200114th
Spain 200311th
Canada 20059th
Australia 20078th
Italy 20096th
China 20118th
Spain 201310th
Russia 2015Didn't qualify
Hungary 2017
South Korea 20198th
Hungary 202213th
Japan 2023Didn't qualify
Qatar 2024
Singapore 2025
Total16/22

FINA World Cup

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Year[1] Position
as  West Germany
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 19795th
United States 1981Didn't qualify
United States 19832nd place, silver medalist(s)
West Germany 19851st place, gold medalist(s)
Greece 19873rd place, bronze medalist(s)
West Germany 19895th
as  Germany
Spain 19918th
Greece 19936th
United States 1995Didn't participate
Greece 1997
Australia 1999
Serbia and Montenegro 2002
Hungary 2006
Romania 2010
Kazakhstan 2014
Germany 20184th
United States 20238th
Montenegro 20257th
Total10/18

FINA World League

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Year[1] Position
Greece 2002Didn't participate
United States 2003
United States 2004
Serbia and Montenegro 20053rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Greece 2006Semifinal round
Germany 20074th
Italy 2008Didn't participate
Montenegro 2009Preliminary round
Serbia 2010Preliminary round
Italy 2011Preliminary round
Kazakhstan 2012Preliminary round
Russia 2013Preliminary round
United Arab Emirates 2014Preliminary round
Italy 2015Preliminary round
China 2016Didn't participate
Russia 2017Preliminary round
Hungary 2018Preliminary round
Serbia 2019Preliminary round
Georgia (country) 2020Didn't participate
France 2022First round
Total14/20

European Championship

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  • As Germany
    • 1926 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
    • 1927 – 5th place
    • 1931 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
    • 1934 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
    • 1938 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • As West Germany
  • As Germany

Current squad

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Roster for the 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship.[2]

Head coach: Hagen Stamm

No Name Pos. L/R Date of birth Height Weight Caps Club
1Moritz SchenkelGKR4 September 1990 (age 36)2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)104 kg (229 lb)120Germany Waspo Hannover
2Ben ReibelARR27 August 1997 (age 29)2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)97 kg (214 lb)15Germany Spandau 04
3Timo van der BoschWR29 November 1993 (age 32)1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)102 kg (225 lb)95Germany SV Ludwigsburg 08
4Julian Real (C)DFR22 December 1989 (age 36)2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)110 kg (240 lb)260Germany Waspo Hannover
5Hannes SchulzWR25 May 1990 (age 36)1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)91 kg (201 lb)70Germany OSC Potsdam
6Maurice JünglingARR6 October 1991 (age 35)1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)87 kg (192 lb)140Germany Spandau 04
7Dennis StrelezkijWR22 April 1998 (age 28)1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)98 kg (216 lb)50Germany Spandau 04
8Lucas GielenDFR26 November 1990 (age 35)2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)106 kg (234 lb)220Germany Spandau 04
9Marko StammARR30 August 1988 (age 38)1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)98 kg (216 lb)265Germany Spandau 04
10Mateo ĆukCBR21 February 1990 (age 36)1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)108 kg (238 lb)75Germany Spandau 04
11Marin RestovićWL22 July 1990 (age 36)1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)96 kg (212 lb)105Germany Spandau 04
12Dennis EidnerCFR4 August 1989 (age 37)1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)112 kg (247 lb)200Germany ASC Duisburg
13Kevin GötzGKR3 February 1993 (age 33)1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)84 kg (185 lb)79Germany Waspo Hannover

Player statistics and records

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Notable former coaches

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ East Germany won the play-off and represented the United Team of Germany in 1964

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "2020 European Championships roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. p. 5. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Sport in Kürze". Onetz.de (in German). 3 March 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Niculae Firoiu". Munzinger-Archiv (in German). Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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