Romania men's national water polo team
| FINA code | ROU |
|---|---|
| Association | Romanian Water Polo Federation |
| Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
| Head coach | Bogdan Rath |
| Asst coach | George Dracu |
| Captain | Marius Țic |
| FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
| Current | 17 (as of 9 August 2021) |
| Highest | 10 (2012) |
| Olympic Games (team statistics) | |
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1952) |
| Best result | 4th place (1976) |
| World Championship | |
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1973) |
| Best result | 5th place (1975) |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1979) |
| Best result | 5th place (2010) |
| World League | |
| Appearances | 14 (first in 2005) |
| Best result | 6th place (2007) |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 25 (first in 1954) |
| Best result | 4th place (1993, 2006) |
| Media | |
| Website | frpolo |
The Romania men's national water polo team is the representative for Romania in international men's water polo.
Results
Olympic Games
World Championship
World Cup
World League
European Championship
- 1954 – 10th place
- 1962 – 5th place
- 1966 – 6th place
- 1970 – 6th place
- 1974 – 6th place
- 1977 – 7th place
- 1981 – 7th place
- 1983 – 8th place
- 1987 – 7th place
- 1989 – 5th place
- 1991 – 8th place
- 1993 – 4th place
- 1995 – 11th place
- 1999 – 9th place
- 2001 – 11th place
- 2003 – 10th place
- 2006 – 4th place
- 2008 – 9th place
- 2010 – 7th place
- 2012 – 8th place
- 2014 – 8th place
- 2016 – 10th place
- 2018 – 11th place
- 2020 – 11th place
- 2022 – 10th place
- 2024 – 8th place
- 2026 – Qualified
Team
Current squad
Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The roster was announced on 10 July 2024.[2]
Head coach: Bogdan Rath[3]
- 1 Marius Țic (c) GK
- 2 Francesco Iudean CB
- 3 Matei Luțescu CB
- 4 Tudor Fulea D
- 5 Andrei Neamțu W
- 6 Andrei Prioteasa W
- 7 Andrei Țepeluș CB
- 8 Nicolae Oanță CB
- 9 Silvian Colodrovschi CF
- 10 Vlad Georgescu D
- 11 Sebastian Oltean D
- 12 Levente Vancsik CF
- 13 Mihai Drăgușin GK
Notable players
- Vlad Hagiu
- Nicolae Firoiu
- Andrei Iosep
- Cosmin Radu
- Bogdan Rath (later Italy)
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Lotul naționalei de polo a României pentru Jocurile Olimpice! Este singura noastră echipă națională calificată la Paris". sport.ro. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Team roster: Romania" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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