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 result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1928)
World Championship
Appearances16 (first in 1973)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (1982)
World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1979)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1985)
World League
Appearances2 (first in 2005)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2005)
European Championship
Appearances31 (first in 1926)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1981, 1989)
Media
Websitedsv.de/wasserball
Medal record
Men's water polo
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1928 Amsterdam Team
Silver medal – second place 1932 Los Angeles Team
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin Team
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Team
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Guayaquil Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1985 Duisburg
Silver medal – second place 1983 Malibu
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Thessalonica
World League
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Belgrade
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1981 Split
Gold medal – first place 1989 Bonn
Silver medal – second place 1931 Paris
Silver medal – second place 1934 Magdeburg
Silver medal – second place 1938 London
Bronze medal – third place 1926 Budapest
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Sofia
Bronze medal – third place 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  Germany
France 1900 First round
United Kingdom 1908 Didn't participate
Sweden 1912
Belgium 1920
France 1924
Netherlands 1928 1st place, gold medalist(s)
United States 1932 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Nazi Germany 1936 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
United Kingdom 1948 Didn't participate
Finland 1952 15th
as  Germany
Australia 1956 6th
Italy 1960 6th
Japan 1964 6th[a]
as  West Germany
Mexico 1968 10th
West Germany 1972 4th
Canada 1976 6th
Soviet Union 1980 Didn't participate
United States 1984 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
South Korea 1988 4th
as  Germany
Spain 1992 7th
United States 1996 9th
Australia 2000 Didn't qualify
Greece 2004 5th
China 2008 10th
United Kingdom 2012 Didn't qualify
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
Total 17/27

World Championship

Year[1] Position
as  West Germany
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1973 11th
Colombia 1975 6th
West Germany 1978 7th
Ecuador 1982 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Spain 1986 6th
as  Germany
Australia 1991 5th
Italy 1994 9th
Australia 1998 Didn't qualify
Japan 2001 14th
Spain 2003 11th
Canada 2005 9th
Australia 2007 8th
Italy 2009 6th
China 2011 8th
Spain 2013 10th
Russia 2015 Didn't qualify
Hungary 2017
South Korea 2019 8th
Hungary 2022 13th
Total 16/19

FINA World Cup

Year[1] Position
as  West Germany
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1979 5th
United States 1981 Didn't qualify
United States 1983 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
West Germany 1985 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Greece 1987 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
West Germany 1989 5th
as  Germany
Spain 1991 8th
Greece 1993 6th
United States 1995 Didn't participate
Greece 1997
Australia 1999
Serbia and Montenegro 2002
Hungary 2006
Romania 2010
Kazakhstan 2014
Germany 2018 4th
United States 2023 8th
N/A 2025 Qualified
Total 10/18

FINA World League

Year[1] Position
Greece 2002 Didn't participate
United States 2003
United States 2004
Serbia and Montenegro 2005 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Greece 2006 Semifinal round
Germany 2007 4th
Italy 2008 Didn't participate
Montenegro 2009 Preliminary round
Serbia 2010 Preliminary round
Italy 2011 Preliminary round
Kazakhstan 2012 Preliminary round
Russia 2013 Preliminary round
United Arab Emirates 2014 Preliminary round
Italy 2015 Preliminary round
China 2016 Didn't participate
Russia 2017 Preliminary round
Hungary 2018 Preliminary round
Serbia 2019 Preliminary round
Georgia (country) 2020 Didn't participate
France 2022 First round
Total 14/20

European Championship

  • As Germany
    • 1926 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
    • 1927 – 5th place
    • 1931 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
    • 1934 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
    • 1938 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • As West Germany
  • As Germany

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 (age 34) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 120 Germany Waspo Hannover
2 Ben Reibel AR R (1997-08-27) 27 August 1997 (age 27) 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 15 Germany Spandau 04
3 Timo van der Bosch W R (1993-11-29) 29 November 1993 (age 31) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 95 Germany SV Ludwigsburg 08
4 Julian Real (C) DF R (1989-12-22) 22 December 1989 (age 35) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 110 kg (240 lb) 260 Germany Waspo Hannover
5 Hannes Schulz W R (1990-05-25) 25 May 1990 (age 34) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 70 Germany OSC Potsdam
6 Maurice Jüngling AR R (1991-10-06) 6 October 1991 (age 33) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 140 Germany Spandau 04
7 Dennis Strelezkij W R (1998-04-22) 22 April 1998 (age 26) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 50 Germany Spandau 04
8 Lucas Gielen DF R (1990-11-26) 26 November 1990 (age 34) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 220 Germany Spandau 04
9 Marko Stamm AR R (1988-08-30) 30 August 1988 (age 36) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 265 Germany Spandau 04
10 Mateo Ćuk CB R (1990-02-21) 21 February 1990 (age 34) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 75 Germany Spandau 04
11 Marin Restović W L (1990-07-22) 22 July 1990 (age 34) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 105 Germany Spandau 04
12 Dennis Eidner CF R (1989-08-04) 4 August 1989 (age 35) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 200 Germany ASC Duisburg
13 Kevin Götz GK R (1993-02-03) 3 February 1993 (age 31) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 79 Germany 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.