The Japan men's national water polo team is the representative for Japan in international men's water polo.
 | |
| FINA code | JPN |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | ポセイドン ジャパン(Poseidon Japan)[1] |
| Association | Japan Swimming Federation |
| Confederation | AASF (Asia) |
| Head coach | Yoshinori Shiota |
| Asst coach | Shota Hazui Atsushi Naganuma |
| Captain | Toi Suzuki |
| FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
| Current | 9 (as of 9 August 2021) |
| Highest | 8 (2016, 2017, 2018) |
| Olympic Games (team statistics) | |
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1932) |
| Best result | 4th place (1932) |
| World Championship | |
| Appearances | 11 (first in 2001) |
| Best result | 9th place (2022) |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2018) |
| Best result | 7th place (2018) |
| World League | |
| Appearances | 15 (first in 2006) |
| Best result | 4th place (2018) |
| Asian Games | |
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1954) |
| Best result |  (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 2023) |
| Asian Swimming Championships | |
| Best result | (2016) |
| Asian Water Polo Championship | |
| Best result | (2015) |
| Media | |
| Website | swim.or.jp |
Results
editOlympic Games
editWorld Championship
editWorld Cup
editWorld League
edit- 2006 – 15th place[2]
- 2007 – 16th place
- 2008 – 11th place
- 2009 – 7th place
- 2010 – 11th place
- 2011 – 10th place
- 2012 – 11th place
- 2013 – 7th place
- 2014 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
- 2015 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
- 2016 – 6th place
- 2017 – 8th place
- 2018 – 4th place
- 2019 – 6th place
- 2020 – 5th place
Asian Games
edit- 1954 –
Silver medal - 1958 –
Gold medal - 1962 – Gold medal
- 1966 – Gold medal
- 1970 – Gold medal
- 1974 –
Silver medal - 1978 – Silver medal
- 1982 – Silver medal
- 1990 – Silver medal
- 1994 – Silver medal
- 1998 – 4th
- 2002 – Silver medal
- 2006 – Silver medal
- 2010 – Silver medal
- 2014 – Silver medal
- 2018 – Silver medal
- 2023 – Gold medal
Asian Swimming Championships
editAsian Water Polo Championship
editCurrent squad
editRoster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
{{#section:Water polo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters|JPN}
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ http://www.poseidonjapan.net/
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Competitions for Water polo". asiaswimmingfederation.org. Asia Swimming Federation. 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019.
External links
edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Japan men's national water polo team.
