Italy men's national water polo team

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Italy
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FINA codeITA
Nickname(s)Il Settebello
AssociationItalian Swimming Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachAlessandro Campagna
Asst coachAmedeo Pomilio
CaptainPietro Figlioli
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current8 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest2 (2012, 2016)
Lowest9 (2008, 2009, 2010)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances20 (first in 1920)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1948, 1960, 1992)
World Championship
Appearances18 (first in 1973)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1978, 1994, 2011, 2019)
World Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1979)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1993)
World League
Appearances17 (first in 2002)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2003, 2011, 2017)
European Championship
Appearances32 (first in )
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (, , 1995)
Europa Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2018)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances17 (first in 1955)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1955, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1991, 1993)
Media
Websitefedernuoto.it
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London Team
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Team
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki Team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 West Berlin Team
Gold medal – first place 1994 Rome Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shanghai Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gwangju Team
Silver medal – second place 1986 Madrid Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Barcelona Team
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Cali Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1993 Athens
Silver medal – second place 1989 West Berlin
Silver medal – second place 1995 Atlanta
Silver medal – second place 1999 Sydney
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Malibu
World League
Silver medal – second place 2003 New York
Silver medal – second place 2011 Florence
Silver medal – second place 2017 Ruza
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Almaty
European Championship
Gold medal – first place
Gold medal – first place
Gold medal – first place 1995 Vienna
Silver medal – second place 2001 Budapest
Silver medal – second place 2010 Zagreb
Bronze medal – third place
Bronze medal – third place
Bronze medal – third place
Bronze medal – third place
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Florence
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Budapest
Europa Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Rijeka
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1955 Barcelona Team
Gold medal – first place 1963 Naples Team
Gold medal – first place 1975 Algiers Team
Gold medal – first place 1987 Latakia Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens Team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon Team
Silver medal – second place 1959 Beirut Team
Silver medal – second place 1967 Tunis Team
Silver medal – second place 1971 İzmir Team
Silver medal – second place 1979 Split Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Tunis Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almería Team
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Casablanca Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pescara Team
Last updated: 5 September 2021

The Italian national water polo team represents Italy in men's international water polo competitions and is controlled by Federnuoto (the Italian Aquatics Federation). The national men's team has the nickname of "Settebello", a reference to both the Italian card game scopa and a standard water polo team having seven players.

The Italian men's water polo team has won 8 Olympic medals, 7 World Championships, 5 World Cup, 11 European Championships medals and 3 World League medals, making them one of the most successful men's water polo teams in the world. They have won a combined eleven championships in those four competitions, with the World League being the only competition which Italy has yet to win.

History[]

The Italian water polo team, of the early 1950s

Water Polo became popular in Italy soon after 1899, when an exhibition match was played at the Bath of Diana in Milan, with the match being described in the press as: "like football but more tiring and difficult, requiring energy and strength beyond the ordinary".[1]

Although a domestic league was soon established, the Italian national water polo team did not first compete at the Olympic Games until the 1920 Olympics, in Antwerp, Belgium, where they were forced to forfeit their first round match, before losing 5–1 to Greece and being eliminated.

The national team first fulfilled their potential at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England, when they went undefeated for the whole tournament to claim their first gold medal in the discipline.

The Italian team reclaimed the title of Olympic champions in front of a home crowd at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, Italy. Italy won their third Olympic title at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, beating the hosts and tournament favourites Spain 9–8 after extra time in a thrilling final. Only Hungary (9), and Great Britain (4) have more Olympic titles.

The Italian national side have also won four World Championships, in 1978, 1994, 2011 and 2019, and the World Cup once in 1993. Italy also claimed their first European Championship in .

Competitive record[]

Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Olympic Games 3 2 3 8
World Championship 4 2 1 7
World Cup 1 3 1 5
World League 0 3 1 4
European Championship 3 2 6 11
Europa Cup 0 0 1 1
Universiade 4 4 6 14
Mediterranean Games 6 6 2 14
Total 21 22 21 64

Results[]

Olympic Games[]

Main article: Italy men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
Year[2] Position Pld W D L
France 1900 Did not participate
United States 1904
United Kingdom 1908
Sweden 1912
Belgium 1920 10th 2 0 0 2
France 1924 11th 1 0 0 1
Netherlands 1928 Did not participate
United States 1932
Germany 1936
United Kingdom 1948 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 6 1 0
Finland 1952 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 6 0 2
Australia 1956 4th 6 3 0 3
Italy 1960 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 5 1 0
Japan 1964 4th 6 3 0 3
Mexico 1968 4th 9 6 1 2
West Germany 1972 6th 6 3 2 3
Canada 1976 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 4 3 1
Soviet Union 1980 8th 8 4 1 3
United States 1984 7th 7 4 2 1
South Korea 1988 7th 7 3 2 2
Spain 1992 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 5 2 0
United States 1996 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 7 0 1
Australia 2000 5th 8 6 0 2
Greece 2004 8th 7 4 0 3
China 2008 9th 8 4 0 4
United Kingdom 2012 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 5 1 2
Brazil 2016 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 5 0 3
Japan 2020 7th 8 4 2 2
Total 21/27 143 87 16 40

World Championship[]

FINA World Cup[]

FINA World League[]

  • 2002 – Semi-final round[2]
  • 2003 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2004 – 4th place
  • 2005 – Semi-final round
  • 2006 – Preliminary round
  • 2007 – Preliminary round
  • 2008 – 7th place
  • 2009 – 5th place
  • 2010 – Preliminary round
  • 2011 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2012 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 2013 – Preliminary round
  • 2014 – Preliminary round
  • 2015 – 7th place
  • 2016 – 4th place
  • 2017 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2018 – Did not participate
  • 2019 – Preliminary round
  • 2020 – 4th place

European Championship[]

  • – 12th place
  • – 10th place
  • – 5th place
  • – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • – 4th place
  • – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • – 4th place
  • – 8th place
  • – 4th place
  • – 4th place
  • – 5th place
  • – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • – 6th place
  • – 7th place
  • – 4th place
  • – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • – 4th place
  • – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 1995 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 1997 – 6th place
  • 1999 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 2001 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2003 – 9th place
  • 2006 – 5th place
  • 2008 – 5th place
  • 2010 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2012 – 4th place
  • 2014 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 2016 – 6th place
  • 2018 – 4th place
  • 2020 – 6th place

Europa Cup[]

  • 2018 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal

Mediterranean Games[]

  • 1951 – Unknown
  • 1955 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 1959 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 1963 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 1967 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 1971 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 1975 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 1979 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 1983 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 1987 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 1991 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 1993 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 1997 – 4th place
  • 2001 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2005 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2009 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 2013 – 4th place
  • 2018 – 5th place

Current squad[]

Roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Sandro Campagna[3]

No. Player Pos. L/R Height Weight Date of birth (age) Apps OG/
Goals 		Club Ref
1 Marco Del Lungo 10GK 2R 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 97 kg (214 lb) (1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 31) 190 1/0 Italy Brescia [4]
2 Francesco Di Fulvio 50D 2R 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (1993-08-15)15 August 1993 (aged 27) 192 1/8 Italy Pro Recco [5]
3 Stefano Luongo 50D 2R 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1990-01-05)5 January 1990 (aged 31) 167 0/0 Italy Pro Recco [6]
4 Pietro Figlioli (C) 50D 2R 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 98 kg (216 lb) (1984-05-29)29 May 1984 (aged 37) 263 4/42 Italy Pro Recco [7]
5 Nicholas Presciutti 20CB 2R 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) (1993-12-14)14 December 1993 (aged 27) 109 0/0 Italy Pro Recco [8]
6 Alessandro Velotto 50D 2R 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1995-02-12)12 February 1995 (aged 26) 153 1/1 Italy Pro Recco [9]
7 Vincenzo Renzuto 50D 2R 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) (1993-04-08)8 April 1993 (aged 28) 95 0/0 Italy Brescia [10]
8 Gonzalo Echenique 50D 1L 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 96 kg (212 lb) (1990-04-27)27 April 1990 (aged 31) 59 1/11 Italy Pro Recco [11]
9 Niccolò Figari 20CB 2R 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (1988-01-24)24 January 1988 (aged 33) 170 0/0 Italy Pro Recco [12]
10 Michaël Bodegas 40CF 2R 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 102 kg (225 lb) (1987-05-03)3 May 1987 (aged 34) 122 1/3 Spain Barceloneta [13]
11 Matteo Aicardi 40CF 2R 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 102 kg (225 lb) (1986-04-19)19 April 1986 (aged 35) 265 2/9 Italy Pro Recco [14]
12 Vincenzo Dolce 50D 2R 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1995-05-11)11 May 1995 (aged 26) 56 0/0 Italy Brescia [15]
13 Gianmarco Nicosia 10GK 2R 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1998-02-12)12 February 1998 (aged 23) 58 0/0 Italy [16]
Average 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 30 years, 118 days 146

Note: Age as of 23 July 2021
Source: Italy Men | Tokyo 2020 Olympics

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) History of Italian Water Polo
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Water Polo - CAMPAGNA Alessandro". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Del LUNGO Marco". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Di FULVIO Francesco". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  6. ^ "LUONGO Stefano". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  7. ^ "FIGLIOLI Pietro". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  8. ^ "PRESCIUTTI Nicholas". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  9. ^ "VELOTTO Alessandro". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  10. ^ "RENZUTO IODICE Vincenzo". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  11. ^ "ECHENIQUE Gonzalo". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  12. ^ "FIGARI Niccolo". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  13. ^ "BODEGAS Michael Alexandre". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  14. ^ "AICARDI Matteo". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  15. ^ "DOLCE Vincenzo". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  16. ^ "NICOSIA Gianmarco". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

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