Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

Water polo
Water polo

Each country was allowed to enter a team of 11 players and they all were eligible for participation.[1]

  • CF=Centre forward
  • CB=Centre back
  • D=Defender
  • GK=Goalkeeper

Argentina

Argentina had only a squad of eight players entered.

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Mario Bistoletti ? 2 0
GK Ricardo Bustamante ? 2 0
Carlos Castro ? 2 0
Jorge Moreau 1908 ? 2 0
Luciano Rovere ? 2 0
S. Stipanicic ? 2 0
Francisco Uranga ? 2 0
César Vásquez ? 2 0

Belgium

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
René Bauwens 11 March 1894 34 ? 2 2
Fernard Bettens ? 0 0
Gérard Blitz 1 August 1901 27 ? 2 0
GK Jules Brandeleer ? 2 0
Pierre Coppieters 24 June 1907 21 ? 2 6
Henri De Pauw 26 February 1911 17 ? 1 3
Joseph Malissart ? 1 1
André Mélardy ? 1 1
J. J. Tensen ? 0 0
Louis Van Gheem ? 2 1
Fernand Visser ? 1 0

Czechoslovakia

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
GK Josef Bušek 28 August 1901 26 ? 1 0
Kurt Epstein 21 January 1904 22 ? 1 0
František Getreuer ? 1 0
Hugo Klempfner ? 0 0
J. Kroc ? 0 0
A. Novotny ? 0 0
Michal Schmuck 9 January 1909 19 ? 1 0
František Schulz ? 1 1
Pavol Steiner 29 March 1908 20 ? 1 0
Ladislav Švehla ? 1 0
Josef Tomášek ? 0 0

France

France had only a squad of nine players entered.

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Émile Bulteel 3 August 1906 22 ? France EN Tourcoing 5 0
Henri Cuvelier ? France EN Tourcoing 6 2
GK Paul Dujardin 10 May 1894 34 ? France EN Tourcoing 6 0
Jules Keignaert 15 June 1907 21 ? France EN Tourcoing 3 0
Henri Padou 15 May 1898 30 ? France EN Tourcoing 6 3
Ernest Rogez ? France EN Tourcoing 1 0
Albert Thévenon 16 September 1901 26 ? France Libellule 4 0
Achille Tribouillet ? France EN Tourcoing 6 1
Albert Vandeplancke 1912 ? France EN Tourcoing 5 0

Germany

Head coach: Moritz Nußbaum

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Heinrich Atmer ? Germany Wasserfreunde 98 Hannover 0 0
Max Amann 19 January 1905 23 ? Germany Hellas Magdeburg 3 3
Karl Bähre 14 April 1899 29 ? Germany Wasserfreunde 98 Hannover 3 8
Emil Benecke 4 October 1898 29 ? Germany Hellas Magdeburg 3 3
GK Johann Blank 17 April 1904 24 ? Germany Bayern 07 Nürnberg 1 0
Otto Cordes 31 August 1905 22 ? Germany Hellas Magdeburg 3 1
Fritz Gunst 22 September 1908 19 ? Germany Wasserfreunde 98 Hannover 3 1
Otto Kühne ? Germany Wasserfreunde 98 Hannover 0 0
Karl-Heinz Protze ? Germany Hellas Magdeburg 0 0
GK Erich Rademacher 9 June 1901 26 ? Germany Hellas Magdeburg 2 0
Joachim Rademacher 20 June 1906 21 ? Germany Hellas Magdeburg 3 2

Great Britain

Great Britain had only a squad of ten players entered.

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
GK Leslie Ablett 6 March 1904 24 ? 3 0
Nicholas Beaman 1897 ? 4 3
Jack Budd 1899 ? United Kingdom Penguin SC 4 3
W. G. Freeguard ? 0 0
Jack Hatfield 15 August 1893 34 ? 2 1
Richard Hodgson 24 December 1892 35 ? 2 0
Edward Peter 28 March 1902 26 ? 4 1
William Quick ? 1 0
Paul Radmilovic 5 March 1886 42 ? United Kingdom Weston-super-Mare Water Polo Club 4 4
Edward Temme 16 September 1904 23 ? United Kingdom Plaistow Swimming Club 4 0

Hungary

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
GK István Barta 13 August 1895 32 ? Hungary III. Kerületi Vivó Egylet 4 0
György Bródy 21 July 1908 20 ? 0 0
Oszkar Csorba ? 0 0
László Czele ? 0 0
Olivér Halassy 31 July 1909 19 ? Hungary Újpesti Torna Egylet 4 3
Márton Homonnai 5 February 1906 22 ? Hungary Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre 4 2
Sándor Ivády 1 May 1903 25 ? Hungary Magyar Atlétikai Club 4 0
Alajos Keserű 8 March 1905 23 ? Hungary Ferencvárosi Torna Club 4 10
Ferenc Keserű 27 August 1903 24 ? Hungary Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre 4 4
József Vértesy 19 February 1901 27 ? Hungary Ferencvárosi Torna Club 4 7
János Wenk 24 April 1894 32 ? 0 0

Ireland

Ireland had only a squad of nine players entered.

Head coach: A.J. Cullen (Clontarf S.C.)

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
B James S. Brady 1891 3 Republic of Ireland Clontarf Swimming Club 0 0
FB Hayes Dockrell 16 March 1907 21 5 Republic of Ireland Dublin University Swimming Club 1 0
F Henry Graham Ellerker Oct 1900 27 0 Republic of Ireland Dublin University Swimming Club 0 0
F Charles Fagan 1899 29 5 Republic of Ireland Sandycove Swimming Club 1 0
FB Norman Judd 1904 24 4 Republic of Ireland Dublin Swimming Club 1 0
F Patrick McClure 3 Republic of Ireland Clonard Swimming Club, Belfast 1 1
GK Sammy Moore ? Republic of Ireland East End Swimming Club, Belfast 1 0
F Joseph O'Connor 2 June 1904 24 3 Republic of Ireland Dublin Swimming Club 1 0
HB Michael A. O'Connor (capt) 27 February 1900 28 13 Republic of Ireland Dublin Swimming Club 1 0

Luxembourg

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
G. Arnoldy ? 0 0
GK Georges Bauer ? 1 0
L. Hengen ? 0 0
Victor Klees 4 December 1887 40 ? 1 0
J. P. Konsbrück ? 0 0
Eugène Kuborn 14 November 1902 25 ? 1 0
Charles Mersch 17 January 1908 20 ? 1 0
Jules Staudt ? 1 1
Norbert Staudt ? 1 0
V. Thom ? 0 0
Félix Unden ? 1 0

Malta

Malta had only a squad of nine players entered.

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Harry Bonavia 4 January 1908 20 ? Malta Sliema United 1 1
Carmelo Busietta ? Malta Sliema United 2 0
Victor Busietta ? Malta Sliema United 2 0
Louis Darmanin 19 November 1908 19 ? Malta Sliema United 2 0
Edward Magri ? Malta Sliema United 1 1
GK Francisco Nappa ? Malta Valletta United 2 0
Victor Pace 3 May 1907 21 ? Malta Sliema United 1 0
Turu Rizzo 13 March 1894 34 ? Malta Sliema United 1 0
Roger Vella 15 January 1905 23 ? Malta Sliema United 2 1

Netherlands

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Koos Köhler 25 November 1905 22 ? Netherlands De Robben Hilversum 2 6
Sjaak Köhler 2 October 1902 25 ? Netherlands Haagse Zwem- en Polo Club 2 1
Frans Kuijper ? 0 0
Cornelis Leenheer 5 June 1906 22 ? Netherlands 't IJ Amsterdam 2 4
H. Minnes ? 0 0
GK Abraham van Olst 24 September 1897 30 ? Netherlands 't IJ Amsterdam 2 0
G. B. Rijke ? 0 0
Jan Scholte 5 January 1910 18 ? Netherlands HZC De Robben 2 1
Han van Senus 10 October 1900 27 ? Netherlands 't IJ Amsterdam 2 1
Pieter van Senus 8 December 1903 34 ? Netherlands Amsterdamsche Zwemclub 1870 0 0
Jean van Silfhout 4 February 1902 26 ? 2 1

Spain

Spain had only a squad of eight players entered.

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Jaime Cruells 1906 ? 1 0
Luis Gibernau ? 0 0
GK Gonzalo Jiménez 30 June 1902 26 ? 1 0
Rafael Jiménez ? 1 0
Manuel Majo ? 1 0
José María Puig 1903 ? 1 0
Àngel Sabata 28 March 1911 17 ? Spain Club Natació Barcelona 1 0
Mariano Trigo 31 August 1900 27 ? 1 0

Switzerland

Switzerland had only a squad of ten players entered.

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Armand Boppart ? 0 0
Eric Brochon ? 1 0
Robert Hürlimann ? 1 0
Ernest Hüttenmoser ? 1 1
Robert Mermoud 25 September 1908 19 ? 1 0
Fernand Moret 1905 ? 1 0
E. Ruchti ? 0 0
GK Othmar Schmalz ? 1 0
E. Tschümperly ? 0 0
Robert Wyss 17 January 1901 27 ? Switzerland Old Boys Basel 1 0

United States

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
John Cattus ? 0 0
GK Harry Daniels 24 June 1900 28 ? United States Chicago Athletic Association 2 0
Joseph Farley ? 0 0
Richard Greenberg 13 June 1902 26 ? United States Chicago Athletic Association 1 0
Sam Greller 18 May 1907 21 ? United States Illinois Athletic Club 2 0
George Mitchell 23 April 1901 27 ? United States Olympic Club San Francisco 2 0
Wally O'Connor 25 April 1905 22 ? United States Los Angeles Athletic Club 1 1
Paul Samson 12 June 1905 23 ? United States Illinois Athletic Club 1 0
George Schroth 31 December 1899 28 ? United States Olympic Club San Francisco 2 0
Herbert Topp 20 April 1900 28 ? United States Chicago Athletic Association 2 0
Johnny Weissmuller 2 June 1904 24 ? United States Illinois Athletic Club 1 0

References

  1. ^ "Water Polo at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Water Polo". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2019.