Great Britain men's national water polo team

The Great Britain men's national water polo team is the representative for Great Britain in international men's water polo. The team has participated in eleven tournaments at the Summer Olympics. The dominant team in the sport in the early twentieth century, with four Olympic titles. The only major competition they have ever qualified for was the first world championships in 1973 . They qualified for the London 2012 Olympics by virtue of their representing the host country.

Great Britain
FINA codeGBR
AssociationBritish Swimming
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coach Cristian Iordache
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Highest12 (2012)
Olympic Games
Appearances11 (first in 1900)
Best result (1900, 1908, 1912, 1920)
World Championship
Appearances1 (first in 1973)
Best result15th place (1973)
Media
Websitebritishswimming.org

Results

Olympic Games

  • 1900 Gold medal[1]
  • 1908 Gold medal
  • 1912 Gold medal
  • 1920 Gold medal
  • 1924 — 1st round (8th place)
  • 1928 — 4th place
  • 1936 — 8th place
  • 1948 — First round (13th place)
  • 1952 — Second round (12th place)
  • 1956 — 7th place
  • 2012 — 12th place

World Championship

Current roster

The following is the British roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]

Name Pos. Height Weight Date of birth 2012 club
1Edward ScottGK1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)85 kg (187 lb)28 May 1988 CE Mediterrani
2Ciaran JamesD1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)93 kg (205 lb)5 July 1991 SV Cannstatt
3Glen RobinsonD1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)90 kg (198 lb)26 January 1989 SV Wurzburg 05
4Sean KingD1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)91 kg (201 lb)3 May 1989 SV Weiden
5Craig FigesD1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)90 kg (198 lb)14 August 1978 Pescara
6Jack WallerCF1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)95 kg (209 lb)6 October 1989 CN Sant Andreu
7Alexander ParsonageD1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)87 kg (192 lb)30 April 1985 UZSC
8Jake VincentCB1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)98 kg (216 lb)24 June 1989 SV Bayer Uerdingen
9Robert ParkerCB2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)100 kg (220 lb)4 December 1987 CN Terrassa
10Adam ScholefieldCF1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)99 kg (218 lb)24 May 1985 PVSK
11Sean RyderD1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)94 kg (207 lb)18 June 1987 SV Weiden
12Joseph O’ReganCB2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)104 kg (229 lb)22 June 1991 PVSK
13Matthew HollandGK1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)96 kg (212 lb)22 June 1989 Aix-en-Provence
Head coach: Cristian Iordache
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See also

References

  1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics – Download" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2017. pp. 5, 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. "Great Britain team roster". london2012.com. 20 July 2012.
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