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, being 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 coachRomania Cristian Iordache
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Highest12 (2012)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances11 (first in 1900)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1900, 1908, 1912, 1920)
World Championship
Appearances1 (first in 1973)
Best result15th place (1973)
Media
Websitebritishswimming.org

Results

Olympic Games

  • 19001st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal[1]
  • 19081st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 19121st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 19201st place, gold medalist(s) 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 1988Spain CE Mediterrani
2Ciaran JamesD1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)93 kg (205 lb)5 July 1991Germany SV Cannstatt
3Glen RobinsonD1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)90 kg (198 lb)26 January 1989Germany SV Wurzburg 05
4Sean KingD1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)91 kg (201 lb)3 May 1989Germany SV Weiden
5Craig FigesD1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)90 kg (198 lb)14 August 1978Italy Pescara
6Jack WallerCF1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)95 kg (209 lb)6 October 1989Spain CN Sant Andreu
7Alexander ParsonageD1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)87 kg (192 lb)30 April 1985Netherlands UZSC
8Jake VincentCB1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)98 kg (216 lb)24 June 1989Germany SV Bayer Uerdingen
9Robert ParkerCB2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)100 kg (220 lb)4 December 1987Spain CN Terrassa
10Adam ScholefieldCF1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)99 kg (218 lb)24 May 1985Hungary PVSK
11Sean RyderD1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)94 kg (207 lb)18 June 1987Germany SV Weiden
12Joseph O’ReganCB2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)104 kg (229 lb)22 June 1991Hungary PVSK
13Matthew HollandGK1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)96 kg (212 lb)22 June 1989France Aix-en-Provence
Head coach: Cristian Iordache

See also

References

  1. "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. "Great Britain team roster". london2012.com. 20 July 2012.
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