Russia men's national water polo team

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Russia
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FINA codeRUS
AssociationRussian Water Polo Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachSergey Yevstigneyev
Asst coachMarat Zakirov
CaptainSergey Lisunov
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current14 (as of 9 August 2021)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances3 (first in 1996)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2000)
World Championship
Appearances8 (first in 1994)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (1994, 2001)
World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1993)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2002)
World League
Appearances16 (first in 2002)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2002)
European Championship
Appearances13 (first in )
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (1997)
Media
Websitewaterpolo.ru
Russia men's national water polo team
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2001 Beijing Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shenzhen Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Taipei Team
Logo of the Water Polo Association of Russia

The Russia men's national water polo team is the representative for Russia in international men's water polo. The team is a successor of the Soviet water polo team.

History[]

In the Russian Empire[]

Water polo in Russia dates back to 1910, when the sport was included into the national water sports programme. The Shuvalov school was opened back then, featuring rules that differed from the international rules. In 1913, the first water polo tournament was played between the Shuvalov school and Moscow, with the first winning 3–2. The new sport progressed in Russia, as all swimming organizations included this sport into their programme. P. Erofeev and A. Shemansky further populized water polo by publishing brochures with rules and hints.[1]

In the Soviet Union[]

As previously, water polo was predominant in Moscow and Leningrad (formerly known as St. Petersburg). However, this changed when the water polo teams of the Black Sea Fleet, Baltic Fleet and Caspian Flotilla further spread water polo in Russia. In the early history, water polo was popular especially among sailors. The strongest teams were Delfin of Leningrad and the Moscow Life Saving Society and the Yacht-Club. Following the resolution by the organizing bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1925, physical culture has been greatly propagated in Russia, stimulating water polo as well.[2]

The first championship took place in 1925. Apart from the teams of Leningrad, Moscow and Kiev, the tournament featured teams from the Caucasus, Crimea, Ural, as well as the aforementioned fleet teams. Three years later, water polo was included in the All-Union Spartakiade (sports festival). The team of Leningrad dominated in Russian water polo until 1933, as the city had winter water pools and so had more training opportunities. In 1946, the USSR Water Polo Cup was introduced. One year later, the Soviet Union was selected into the FINA. The national water polo then debuted at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Helsinki.[2]

Results[]

Olympic Games[]

Main article: Russia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
  • 1996 – 5th place[3]
  • 2000 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2004 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal

World Championship[]

World Cup[]

World League[]

  • 2002 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal[3]
  • 2005 – 6th place
  • 2006 – 14th place
  • 2007 – 13th place
  • 2008 – 13th place
  • 2009 – 15th place
  • 2010 – 13th place
  • 2011 – 14th place
  • 2012 – Preliminary round
  • 2013 – 5th place
  • 2014 – Preliminary round
  • 2015 – Preliminary round
  • 2016 – Preliminary round
  • 2017 – 5th place
  • 2018 – Preliminary round
  • 2019 – Preliminary round

European Championship[]

  • – 6th place
  • 1995 – 6th place
  • 1997 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 1999 – 5th place
  • 2001 – 5th place
  • 2003 – 4th place
  • 2006 – 9th place
  • 2008 – 10th place
  • 2010 – 11th place
  • 2014 – 11th place
  • 2016 – 8th place
  • 2018 – 7th place
  • 2020 – 8th place
  • 2022 – Qualified

Current squad[]

Roster for the 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship.[4]

Head coach: Sergey Yevstigneyev

No Name Pos. L/R Date of birth Height Weight Caps Club
1 GK R (1992-07-02) 2 July 1992 (age 29) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 40 Russia Spartak Volgograd
2 DF R (1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 (age 26) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 56 Russia Dynamo Moscow
3 W R (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 21) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 23 Russia
4 CF L (1994-06-21) 21 June 1994 (age 27) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 60 Russia Sintez Kazan
5 FP R (1988-12-05) 5 December 1988 (age 33) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 45 Russia Spartak Volgograd
6 W L (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997 (age 25) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 36 Croatia HAVK Mladost
7 FP R (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 (age 24) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 73 Croatia VK Jug
8 W L (1993-11-30) 30 November 1993 (age 28) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 74 Germany Waspo Hannover
9 CF R (1994-01-21) 21 January 1994 (age 28) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 110 kg (240 lb) 45 Russia Dynamo Moscow
10 DF R (1995-05-16) 16 May 1995 (age 26) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 10 Russia Spartak Volgograd
11 Sergey Lisunov (C) CF R (1986-10-12) 12 October 1986 (age 35) 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 110 kg (240 lb) 253 Russia Dynamo Moscow
12 FP R (1993-08-03) 3 August 1993 (age 28) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 71 Russia Dynamo Moscow
13 GK R (1997-07-21) 21 July 1997 (age 24) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 38 Russia

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ РАЗВИТИЕ ВОДНОГО ПОЛО В РОССИЙСКОЙ ИМПЕРИИ
  2. ^ a b РАЗВИТИЕ ВОДНОГО ПОЛО В СССР
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "2020 European Championships roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. p. 13. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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