Germany men's national water polo team

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 result (1928)
World Championship
Appearances16 (first in 1973)
Best result (1982)
World Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1979)
Best result (1985)
World League
Appearances2 (first in 2005)
Best result (2005)
European Championship
Appearances31 (first in 1926)
Best result (1981, 1989)
Media
Websitedsv.de/wasserball
Medal record
Men's water polo
Olympic Games
1928 Amsterdam Team
1932 Los Angeles Team
1936 Berlin Team
1984 Los Angeles Team
World Championship
1982 Guayaquil Team
World Cup
1985 Duisburg
1983 Malibu
1987 Thessalonica
World League
2005 Belgrade
European Championship
1981 Split
1989 Bonn
1931 Paris
1934 Magdeburg
1938 London
1926 Budapest
1985 Sofia
1995 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

Olympic Games

Main article: Germany men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
Year[1] Position
as  
1900 First round
1908 Didn't participate
1912
1920
1924
1928
1932
1936
1948 Didn't participate
1952 15th
as  
1956 6th
1960 6th
1964 6th[a]
as  West Germany
1968 10th
1972 4th
1976 6th
1980 Didn't participate
1984
1988 4th
as  
1992 7th
1996 9th
2000 Didn't qualify
2004 5th
2008 10th
2012 Didn't qualify
2016
2020
Total 17/27

World Championship

Year[1] Position
as  West Germany
1973 11th
1975 6th
1978 7th
1982
1986 6th
as  
1991 5th
1994 9th
1998 Didn't qualify
2001 14th
2003 11th
2005 9th
2007 8th
2009 6th
2011 8th
2013 10th
2015 Didn't qualify
2017
2019 8th
2022 13th
Total 16/19

FINA World Cup

Year[1] Position
as  West Germany
1979 5th
1981 Didn't qualify
1983
1985
1987
1989 5th
as  
1991 8th
1993 6th
1995 Didn't participate
1997
1999
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018 4th
2023 8th
2025 7th
Total 10/18

FINA World League

Year[1] Position
2002 Didn't participate
2003
2004
2005
2006 Semifinal round
2007 4th
2008 Didn't participate
2009 Preliminary round
2010 Preliminary round
2011 Preliminary round
2012 Preliminary round
2013 Preliminary round
2014 Preliminary round
2015 Preliminary round
2016 Didn't participate
2017 Preliminary round
2018 Preliminary round
2019 Preliminary round
2020 Didn't participate
2022 First round
Total 14/20

European Championship

  • As Germany
    • 1926 – Bronze medal
    • 1927 – 5th place
    • 1931 – Silver medal
    • 1934 – Silver medal
    • 1938 – Silver medal
  • As West Germany
    • 1954 – 6th place
    • 1958 – 7th place
    • 1966 – 7th place
    • 1970 – 7th place
    • 1974 – 8th place
    • 1977 – 6th place
    • 1981 – Gold medal
    • 1983 – 5th place
    • 1985 – Bronze medal
    • 1987 – 4th place
    • 1989 – Gold medal
  • As Germany
    • 1991 – 7th place
    • 1993 – 9th place
    • 1995 – Bronze medal
    • 1997 – 10th place
    • 1999 – 8th place
    • 2001 – 9th place
    • 2003 – 5th place
    • 2006 – 8th place
    • 2008 – 6th place
    • 2010 – 6th place
    • 2012 – 5th place
    • 2014 – 9th place
    • 2016 – 11th place
    • 2018 – 9th place
    • 2020 – 9th place
    • 2022 – 13th place
    • 2024 – 12th place

Current squad

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
1 Moritz Schenkel GK R (1990-09-04) 4 September 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 120 Waspo Hannover
2 Ben Reibel AR R (1997-08-27) 27 August 1997 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 15 Spandau 04
3 Timo van der Bosch W R (1993-11-29) 29 November 1993 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 95 SV Ludwigsburg 08
4 Julian Real (C) DF R (1989-12-22) 22 December 1989 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 110 kg (240 lb) 260 Waspo Hannover
5 Hannes Schulz W R (1990-05-25) 25 May 1990 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 70 OSC Potsdam
6 Maurice Jüngling AR R (1991-10-06) 6 October 1991 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 140 Spandau 04
7 Dennis Strelezkij W R (1998-04-22) 22 April 1998 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 50 Spandau 04
8 Lucas Gielen DF R (1990-11-26) 26 November 1990 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 220 Spandau 04
9 Marko Stamm AR R (1988-08-30) 30 August 1988 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 265 Spandau 04
10 Mateo Ćuk CB R (1990-02-21) 21 February 1990 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 75 Spandau 04
11 Marin Restović W L (1990-07-22) 22 July 1990 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 105 Spandau 04
12 Dennis Eidner CF R (1989-08-04) 4 August 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 200 ASC Duisburg
13 Kevin Götz GK R (1993-02-03) 3 February 1993 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 79 Waspo Hannover

Player statistics and records

Notable former coaches

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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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