Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters

These are the rosters of all participating teams at the men's water polo tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Abbreviations
Pos. Position Cap number
CF Centre Forward CB Centre Back
D Defense GK Goalkeeper

Pool A edit

Australia edit

The following is the Australian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] Nathan Power was originally named, but was replaced by Tyler Martin after injuring his hand during a pre-games training camp in Croatia.[2]

Head coach:   Elvis Fatović

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1 Joel Dennerley GK 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 25 June 1987   UNSW Wests Magpies
2 Richie Campbell CB 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 28 September 1987   UNSW Wests Magpies
3 George Ford CB 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 24 February 1993   UWA Torpedoes
4 Johnno Cotterill D 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 27 October 1987   Sydney University Lions
5 Tyler Martin CF 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 13 February 1993   UNSW Wests Magpies
6 Jarrod Gilchrist D 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 13 June 1990   UNSW Wests Magpies
7 Aidan Roach D 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 7 September 1990   Drummoyne Devils
8 Aaron Younger D 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 25 September 1991   Szolnoki Dózsa
9 Joel Swift D 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 14 June 1990   Fremantle Mariners
10 Joe Kayes CF 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 125 kg (276 lb) 3 January 1991   Cronulla Sharks
11 Rhys Howden D 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 2 April 1987   Brisbane Barracudas
12 Mitchell Emery D 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 27 September 1990   Drummoyne Devils
13 James Stanton GK 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 21 July 1983   Victorian Seals

Brazil edit

The following is the Brazilian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Head coach:   Ratko Rudić

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1 Slobodan Soro GK 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 23 December 1978   Botafogo
2 Jonas Crivella D 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 30 April 1988   Botafogo
3 Rudá Franco D 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 25 July 1986   SESI São Paulo
4 Ives González CF 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 12 October 1980   Pinheiros
5 Paulo Salemi CB 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 8 August 1993   Botafogo
6 Bernardo Gomes D 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 12 November 1993   Botafogo
7 Adrià Delgado D 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 7 April 1990   Pinheiros
8 Felipe Silva CB 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 8 August 1984   Pinheiros
9 Bernardo Rocha CB 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 3 July 1989   SESI São Paulo
10 Felipe Perrone (c) D 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 27 February 1986   Botafogo
11 Gustavo Guimarães D 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 24 January 1994   Pinheiros
12 Josip Vrlić CF 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 120 kg (265 lb) 25 April 1986   Botafogo
13 Vinicius Antonelli GK 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 1 May 1990   Pinheiros

Greece edit

The following is the Greek roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]

Head coach: Thodoris Vlachos

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1 Konstantinos Flegkas GK 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 17 July 1988   Ydraikos
2 Emmanouil Mylonakis D 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 9 April 1985   Olympiacos
3 Georgios Dervisis CB 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 30 October 1994   Olympiacos
4 Konstantinos Genidounias D 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 3 May 1993   Olympiacos
5 Ioannis Fountoulis D 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 28 May 1988   Olympiacos
6 Kyriakos Pontikeas CB 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 9 May 1991   Olympiacos
7 Christos Afroudakis (c) D 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 23 May 1984   Vouliagmeni
8 Evangelos Delakas CB 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 8 February 1985   Olympiacos
9 Konstantinos Mourikis CF 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 11 July 1988   Olympiacos
10 Christodoulos Kolomvos CF 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 26 October 1988   Olympiacos
11 Alexandros Gounas D 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 3 October 1989   Olympiacos
12 Angelos Vlachopoulos D 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 28 September 1991   Posillipo
13 Stefanos Galanopoulos GK 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 22 February 1993   Olympiacos

Hungary edit

The following is the Hungarian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5]

Head coach: Tibor Benedek

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1 Viktor Nagy GK 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 24 July 1984   Szolnoki Dózsa
2 Gergő Zalánki CB 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 26 February 1995   Orvosegyetem
3 Krisztián Manhercz D 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 6 February 1997   Szeged
4 Balázs Erdélyi D 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 16 February 1990   Eger
5 Márton Vámos D 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 24 June 1992   Szolnoki Dózsa
6 Norbert Hosnyánszky D 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 4 March 1984   Eger
7 Ádám Decker D 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 29 February 1984   Eger
8 Márton Szívós CB 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 19 August 1981   Bp. Honvéd
9 Dániel Varga D 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 24 September 1983   Ferencváros
10 Dénes Varga (c) D 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 29 March 1987   Szolnoki Dózsa
11 Gábor Kis CF 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 27 September 1982   Szolnoki Dózsa
12 Balázs Hárai CF 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 5 April 1987   Eger
13 Attila Decker GK 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 25 August 1987   Bp. Honvéd

Japan edit

The following is the Japanese roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6]

Head coach: Yoji Omoto

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1 Katsuyuki Tanamura GK 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 3 August 1989   Bourbon WP Club
2 Seiya Adachi D 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 24 June 1995   Nippon Sport
3 Atsushi Arai D 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 62 kg (137 lb) 3 February 1994   Nippon Sport
4 Mitsuaki Shiga D 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 16 September 1991   All-Nittaidai
5 Akira Yanase CF 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 11 August 1988   All-Nittaidai
6 Atsuto Iida CB 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 24 December 1993   Nippon Sport
7 Yusuke Shimizu (c) CF 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 7 September 1988   Bourbon WP Club
8 Yuki Kadono D 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 14 September 1990   All-Nittaidai
9 Koji Takei D 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 30 July 1990   All-Nittaidai
10 Kenya Yasuda CB 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 29 March 1989   Bourbon WP Club
11 Keigo Okawa CB 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 11 March 1990   All-Nittaidai
12 Shota Hazui D 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 30 September 1986   Bourbon WP Club
13 Tomoyoshi Fukushima GK 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 3 June 1993   Nippon Sport

Serbia edit

The following is the Serbian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7]

Head coach: Dejan Savić

SRB – Serbia (as of 5 August 2016)
No. Player Pos. L/R Height Weight Date of birth (age) Apps Club
1 Gojko Pijetlović 10GK 4B 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1983-08-07)7 August 1983 (aged 32) 198   CSM Digi Oradea
2 Dušan Mandić 50D 1L 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) (1994-06-16)16 June 1994 (aged 22) 111   Pro Recco
3 Živko Gocić (C) 20CB 2R 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1982-08-22)22 August 1982 (aged 33) 353   Szolnoki Vízilabda SC
4 Sava Ranđelović 20CB 2R 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb) (1993-07-17)17 July 1993 (aged 23) 82   AN Brescia
5 Miloš Ćuk 50D 2R 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (1990-12-21)21 December 1990 (aged 25) 124   Egri VK
6 Duško Pijetlović 40CF 2R 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) (1985-04-25)25 April 1985 (aged 31) 261   Pro Recco
7 Slobodan Nikić 40CF 2R 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 106 kg (234 lb) (1983-01-25)25 January 1983 (aged 33) 346   Galatasaray S.K.
8 Milan Aleksić 20CB 2R 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 96 kg (212 lb) (1986-05-13)13 May 1986 (aged 30) 202   Szolnoki Vízilabda SC
9 Nikola Jakšić 20CB 2R 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 89 kg (196 lb) (1997-01-17)17 January 1997 (aged 19) 48   VK Partizan
10 Filip Filipović 50D 1L 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 101 kg (223 lb) (1987-05-02)2 May 1987 (aged 29) 297   Pro Recco
11 Andrija Prlainović 50D 2R 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1987-04-28)28 April 1987 (aged 29) 271   Szolnoki Vízilabda SC
12 Stefan Mitrović 50D 2R 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (1988-03-29)29 March 1988 (aged 28) 198   Szolnoki Vízilabda SC
13 Branislav Mitrović 10GK 4B 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) (1985-01-30)30 January 1985 (aged 31) 119   Egri VK
Average 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 28 years, 190 days 201

Pool B edit

Croatia edit

The following is the Croatian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[8]

Head coach: Ivica Tucak

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1 Josip Pavić (c) GK 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 15 January 1982   Olympiacos
2 Damir Burić CB 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 2 December 1980   Primorje Rijeka
3 Antonio Petković D 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 11 January 1986   Sport Management
4 Luka Lončar CF 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 26 June 1987   HAVK Mladost
5 Maro Joković D 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 1 October 1987   Jug Dubrovnik
6 Luka Bukić D 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 30 April 1994   HAVK Mladost
7 Xavier García CF 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 5 January 1984   Primorje Rijeka
8 Andro Bušlje CB 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 4 January 1986   Posillipo
9 Sandro Sukno CF 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 30 June 1990   Pro Recco
10 Ivan Krapić CF 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 14 February 1989   Primorje Rijeka
11 Anđelo Šetka D 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 14 September 1985   Primorje Rijeka
12 Marko Macan CB 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 26 April 1993   Jug Dubrovnik
13 Marko Bijač GK 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 12 January 1991   Jug Dubrovnik

France edit

The following is the French roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[9]

Head coach: Florian Bruzzo

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1 Rémi Garsau GK 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 19 July 1984   CN Marseille
2 Rémi Saudadier CF 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 20 March 1986   Spandau 04
3 Igor Kovacevic CB 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 3 November 1988   CN Marseille
4 Enzo Khasz CF 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 13 August 1993   CN Marseille
5 Romain Blary CF 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 20 October 1985   Team Strasbourg
6 Thibaut Simon D 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 18 December 1983   CN Marseille
7 Ugo Crousillat D 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 27 October 1990   Szolnoki Dózsa
8 Michal Iždinský D 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 23 July 1992   Olympic Nice
9 Mehdi Marzouki D 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 26 May 1987   Spandau 04
10 Mathieu Peisson CB 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 29 September 1982   Team Strasbourg
11 Petar Tomašević D 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 2 January 1989   Olympic Nice
12 Alexandre Camarasa (c) CF 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 10 June 1987   CN Marseille
13 Jonathan Moriamé GK 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 19 June 1984   CN Noisy

Italy edit

The following is the Italian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[10]

Head coach: Alessandro Campagna

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1 Stefano Tempesti (c) GK 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 9 June 1979   Pro Recco
2 Francesco Di Fulvio D 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 15 August 1993   Pro Recco
3 Niccolò Gitto CB 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 12 October 1986   Pro Recco
4 Pietro Figlioli D 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 29 May 1984   Pro Recco
5 Alessandro Velotto CB 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 21 February 1995   Canottieri Napoli
6 Michaël Bodegas CF 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 3 May 1987   Pro Recco
7 Andrea Fondelli D 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 27 February 1994   Pro Recco
8 Valentino Gallo D 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 17 July 1985   Posillipo
9 Christian Presciutti D 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 27 November 1982   Pro Recco
10 Nicholas Presciutti CB 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 14 December 1993   Pro Recco
11 Matteo Aicardi CF 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 19 April 1986   Pro Recco
12 Alessandro Nora D 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 24 May 1987   AN Brescia
13 Marco Del Lungo GK 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 1 March 1990   AN Brescia

Montenegro edit

The following is the Montenegrin roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[11]

Head coach: Vladimir Gojković

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1 Zdravko Radić GK 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 24 June 1979   Lazio
2 Draško Brguljan D 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 27 December 1984   Orvosegyetem
3 Vjekoslav Pasković D 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 23 March 1985   Galatasaray
4 Antonio Petrović CF 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 24 September 1982   Primorje Rijeka
5 Darko Brguljan CB 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 5 November 1990   Canottieri Napoli
6 Aleksandar Radović D 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 24 February 1987   Waspo Hannover
7 Mlađan Janović D 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 11 June 1984   Galatasaray
8 Uroš Čučković D 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 25 April 1990   Eger
9 Aleksandar Ivović CB 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 24 February 1986   Pro Recco
10 Saša Mišić CF 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 27 March 1987   Kinef Kirishi
11 Filip Klikovac CF 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 118 kg (260 lb) 7 February 1989   Posillipo
12 Predrag Jokić (c) CB 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 3 February 1983   Waspo Hannover
13 Miloš Šćepanović GK 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 9 October 1982   Galatasaray

Spain edit

The following is the Spanish roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[12]

Head coach: Gabriel Hernández

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1 Iñaki Aguilar GK 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 9 September 1983   Terrassa
2 Alberto Munarriz CF 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 19 May 1994   Barceloneta
3 Marc Roca CF 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 21 January 1988   Barceloneta
4 Ricard Alarcón D 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 18 August 1991   Terrassa
5 Guillermo Molina (c) D 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 16 March 1984   AN Brescia
6 Marc Minguell D 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 14 January 1985   Barceloneta
7 Balázs Szirányi CF 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 10 January 1983   Barceloneta
8 Albert Español CF 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 29 October 1985   Barceloneta
9 Roger Tahull CF 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 11 May 1997   Barceloneta
10 Francisco Fernández CB 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 21 June 1986   Barceloneta
11 Blai Mallarach CB 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 21 August 1987   Olympiacos
12 Gonzalo Echenique CB 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 27 April 1990   Primorje Rijeka
13 Daniel López GK 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 16 July 1980   Barceloneta

United States edit

The following is the American roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[13]

Head coach:   Dejan Udovičić

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2016 club
1 Merrill Moses GK 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 13 August 1977   New York Athletic Club
2 Thomas Dunstan D 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 29 September 1997   Regency WP Club
3 Ben Hallock CF 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 22 November 1997   Los Angeles WP Club
4 Alex Obert CB 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 18 December 1991   New York Athletic Club
5 Alex Roelse CB 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 10 January 1995   UCLA Bruins
6 Luca Cupido D 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 9 November 1995   Newport WP Foundation
7 Josh Samuels D 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 8 July 1991   New York Athletic Club
8 Tony Azevedo (c) D 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 21 November 1981   New York Athletic Club
9 Alex Bowen D 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 14 September 1993   New York Athletic Club
10 Bret Bonanni D 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 20 January 1994   New York Athletic Club
11 Jesse Smith CB 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 27 April 1983   New York Athletic Club
12 John Mann CF 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 27 June 1985   New York Athletic Club
13 McQuin Baron GK 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 27 October 1995   Regency WP Club

Statistics edit

Player representation by club edit

Clubs with 6 or more players represented are listed.

Club Players
  Pro Recco 14
  Olympiacos 13
  Barceloneta 8
  New York Athletic Club
  Szolnoki Dózsa
  Eger 7
  Botafogo 6
  Primorje Rijeka

Player representation by league edit

The Brazilian, Greek, Japanese, Italian, Hungarian and American squads were made up entirely of players from the respective countries' domestic leagues. The Montenegrin squad was made up entirely of players employed by abroad country clubs.

Country Players Percentage Outside national squad
Total 156
  Italy 25 16% 12
  Hungary 23 15% 10
  Greece 15 10% 2
  Brazil 13 8% 0
  Japan 8% 0
  United States 8% 0
  Australia 12 8% 0
  Croatia 11 7% 0
  France 7% 0
  Spain 10 6% 0
Others 10 6%

Coaches representation by country edit

Coaches in bold represent their own country.

Country Coaches
3   Croatia Elvis Fatović (Australia), Ratko Rudić (Brazil), Ivica Tucak
2   Serbia Dejan Savić, Dejan Udovičić (United States)
1   France Florian Bruzzo
  Greece Thodoris Vlachos
  Hungary Tibor Benedek
  Italy Alessandro Campagna
  Japan Yoji Omoto
  Montenegro Vladimir Gojković
  Spain Gabriel Hernández

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Men's Water Polo Team look to make history at Rio". Australian Olympic Committee. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Games 2016: Water polo player Nathan Power injured". 27 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Seleções de polo definidas" [Polo teams determined] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Aquatic Sports Confederation. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  4. ^ Οι αγώνες της Εθνικής Πόλο Ανδρών στο Ρίο [The matches of the national water polo team in Rio] (in Greek). Sport FM. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Irány, Rio!" [Off to Rio!] (in Hungarian). Magyar Vízilabda Szövetség. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  6. ^ "水球リオ五輪代表に志水ら13人 32年ぶり出場の男子" [Shimizu leads the 13-man water polo roster for the Rio Olympics after 32 years] (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Odredjena reprezentacija za Rio" [Team for Rio decided] (in Japanese). Water polo association of Serbia. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Izbornik objavio konačan popis igrača za Rio" [The final list of men's water polo team for Rio published] (in Croatian). Croatian Water Polo Federation. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  9. ^ "La liste des sélectionnés pour Rio" [The list of nominated players for Rio] (in French). France Water Polo. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Olimpiadi. Il Settebello per Rio de Janeiro" [Olympics: Settebello to Rio de Janeiro] (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Nuoto. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Gojković odabrao za posljednje pripreme u Herceg Novom i Hjustonu" [Gojković selects players for final preparations in Herceg Novi and Houston] (in Croatian). Water Polo and Swimming Federation of Montenegro. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Los 13 que estaran en Rio" [13 players will be in Rio] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Swimming Federation. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  13. ^ Williams, Doug (7 July 2016). "Hopes Are High As U.S. Olympic Men's Water Polo Team Announced". United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on July 11, 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.

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