France men's national water polo team

Summary

The France men's national water polo team is the representative for France in international men's water polo.

France
FINA codeFRA
AssociationFrench Swimming Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachFlorian Bruzzo
Asst coachNathan Decron
Vjekoslav Kobešćak
CaptainUgo Crousillat
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current11 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest8 (2016)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances11 (first in 1900)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1924)
World Championship
Appearances6 (first in 1982)
Best resultTBD (2024)
World League
Appearances9 (first in 2006)
Best result4th (2022)
European Championship
Appearances19 (first in 1927)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (1927)
Media
Websiteffnatation.fr

Results edit

Olympic Games edit

  • 1900  Bronze medal *2[1]
  • 1912 – 6th place
  • 1920 – 9th place
  • 1924  Gold medal
  • 1928  Bronze medal
  • 1936 – 4th place
  • 1948 – 6th place
  • 1960 – Second round
  • 1988 – 10th place
  • 1992 – 11th place
  • 2016 – 11th place
  • 2024 – Qualified

World Championship edit

FINA World League edit

European Championship edit

  • 1927 –   Silver medal
  • 1931 – 6th place
  • 1934 – 6th place
  • 1938 – 6th place
  • 1947 – 7th place
  • 1950 – 6th place
  • 1954 – 9th place
  • 1958 – 8th place
  • 1966 – 13th place
  • 1970 – 11th place
  • 1989 – 12th place
  • 1991 – 11th place
  • 2001 – 12th place
  • 2014 – 10th place
  • 2016 – 9th place
  • 2018 – 12th place
  • 2020 – 13th place
  • 2022 – 6th place
  • 2024 – 9th place

Team edit

Current squad edit

Roster for the 2024 World Championships.[2]

Head coach: Florian Bruzzo

  • 1 Clément Dubois GK
  • 2 Rémi Saudadier FP
  • 3 Ugo Crousillat FP
  • 4 Alexandre Bouet FP
  • 5 Enzo Khasz FP
  • 6 Thomas Vernoux FP
  • 7 Romain Marion-Vernoux FP
  • 8 Emil Bjorch FP
  • 9 Duje Živković FP
  • 10 Michaël Bodegas FP
  • 11 Pierre-Frédéric Vanpeperstraete FP
  • 12 Andrea De Nardi FP
  • 13 Hugo Fontani GK
  • 14 Charles Canonne FP
  • 15 Enzo Nardon FP

Notable players edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ "21st World Aquatics World Championships Men's Water Polo Team Roster FRA" (PDF). Omega Timing. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.

External links edit

  • Official website