Netherlands men's national water polo team

The Netherlands national water polo team represents the Netherlands in men's international water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team won bronze medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Netherlands
FINA codeNED
AssociationRoyal Dutch Swimming Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachHarry van der Meer
Asst coachBranko Mitrović
CaptainJorn Muller
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current15 (as of 9 August 2021)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances17 (first in 1908)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (1948, 1976)
World Championship
Appearances7 (first in 1973)
Best result4th (1982)
World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1983)
Best result6th (1983, 1985)
World League
Appearances4 (first in 2003)
Best result6th (2003)
European Championship
Appearances29 (first in 1927)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1950)
Media
Websiteknzb.nl
Medal record
Men's water polo
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1948 London Team
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montréal Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1950 Vienna
Bronze medal – third place 1938 London

Results

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Olympic Games

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World Championship

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FINA World Cup

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FINA World League

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  • 2003 – 6th place[1]
  • 2011 – European Preliminary round
  • 2017 – European Preliminary round
  • 2018 – European Preliminary round

European Championship

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Team

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Current squad

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Roster for the 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship.[2]

Head coach: Harry van der Meer

No Name Pos. L/R Date of birth Height Weight Caps Club
1 Eelco Wagenaar (C) GK R (1991-11-22) 22 November 1991 (age 32) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 125   Polar Bears Ede
2 Kjeld Veenhuis AR R (1995-01-30) 30 January 1995 (age 29) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 40   GZC Donk
3 Jorn Winkelhorst CF R (1991-12-26) 26 December 1991 (age 32) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 116 kg (256 lb) 120   Waspo Hannover
4 Sam van den Burg CB R (1997-10-25) 25 October 1997 (age 26) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 60   CN Barcelona
5 Guus van IJperen CF R (1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 (age 29) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 50   GZC Donk
6 Robin Lindhout FP R (1990-10-25) 25 October 1990 (age 33) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 180   SC Quinto
7 Lars Gottemaker W L (1987-07-29) 29 July 1987 (age 37) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 180   ZPC Het Ravijn
8 Jesse Nispeling CB R (1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 (age 29) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 40   ENT Tourcoing
9 Harmen Muller AR R (1995-04-13) 13 April 1995 (age 29) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 50   FNC Douai
10 Pascal Janssen AR R (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 28) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 50   UZSC Utrecht
11 Jesse Koopman AR R (1993-04-04) 4 April 1993 (age 31) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 130   ENT Tourcoing
12 Thomas Lucas CF R (1989-04-25) 25 April 1989 (age 35) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 170   ZV De Zaan
13 Ted Huijsmans GK R (1998-07-28) 28 July 1998 (age 26) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (200 lb)   ZV De Zaan

Past squads

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See also

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References

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  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. 11. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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