Great Britain men's national water polo team

Summary

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 edit

Olympic Games edit

  • 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 edit

Current roster edit

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
1 Edward Scott GK 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 28 May 1988   CE Mediterrani
2 Ciaran James D 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 5 July 1991   SV Cannstatt
3 Glen Robinson D 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 26 January 1989   SV Wurzburg 05
4 Sean King D 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 3 May 1989   SV Weiden
5 Craig Figes D 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 14 August 1978   Pescara
6 Jack Waller CF 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 6 October 1989   CN Sant Andreu
7 Alexander Parsonage D 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 30 April 1985   UZSC
8 Jake Vincent CB 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 24 June 1989   SV Bayer Uerdingen
9 Robert Parker CB 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 4 December 1987   CN Terrassa
10 Adam Scholefield CF 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 24 May 1985   PVSK
11 Sean Ryder D 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 18 June 1987   SV Weiden
12 Joseph O’Regan CB 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 22 June 1991   PVSK
13 Matthew Holland GK 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 22 June 1989   Aix-en-Provence
Head coach: Cristian Iordache

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "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.