France men's national water polo team
| FINA code | FRA |
|---|---|
| Association | French Swimming Federation |
| Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
| Head coach | Florian Bruzzo |
| Asst coach | Vjekoslav Kobešćak |
| Captain | Ugo Crousillat |
| FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
| Current | 11 (as of 9 August 2021) |
| Highest | 8 (2016) |
| Olympic Games (team statistics) | |
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1900) |
| Best result | (1924) |
| World Championship | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1982) |
| Best result | TBD (2024) |
| World League | |
| Appearances | 9 (first in 2006) |
| Best result | 4th (2022) |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 19 (first in 1927) |
| Best result | (1927) |
| Media | |
| Website | ffnatation.fr |
The France men's national water polo team is the representative for France in international men's water polo.
Results
Olympic Games
World Championship
FINA World League
European Championship
- 1927 – Silver medal
- 1931 – 6th place
- 1934 – 6th place
- 1938 – 6th place
- 1947 – 7th place
- 1950 – 6th place
- 1954 – 9th place
- 1958 – 8th place
- 1966 – 13th place
- 1970 – 11th place
- 1989 – 12th place
- 1991 – 11th place
- 2001 – 12th place
- 2014 – 10th place
- 2016 – 9th place
- 2018 – 12th place
- 2020 – 13th place
- 2022 – 6th place
- 2024 – 9th place
- 2026 – Qualified
Team
Current squad
Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The roster was announced on 8 July 2024.[2]
Head coach: Florian Bruzzo[3] [4]
- 1 Clément Dubois GK
- 2 Rémi Saudadier CF
- 3 Ugo Crousillat (c) D
- 4 Alexandre Bouet W
- 5 Enzo Khasz CB
- 6 Thomas Vernoux CF
- 7 Romain Marion-Vernoux D
- 8 Emil Bjorch CF
- 9 Mehdi Marzouki D
- 10 Michaël Bodegas CF
- 11 Pierre-Frédéric Vanpeperstraete W
- 12 Enzo Nardon W
- 13 Hugo Fontani GK
Notable players
- Michaël Bodegas (later Italy)
- Ugo Crousillat (intermission Montenegro)
- Frédéric Audon
- Pierre Garsau
- Michel Idoux
- Armand Mikaelian
See also
- France men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics
References
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "JO Paris 2024: les sélections féminines et masculines de water-polo pour les Jeux dévoilées". lefigaro.fr. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Team roster: France" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Archived" (PDF). web.archive.org. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.