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.
Results
Olympic Games
- 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
Current roster
The following is the British roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]
- Head coach: Cristian Iordache
- Harry Fitton of SV Bayer Uerdingen withdrew from the squad on game day 1 due to shoulder injury**
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Great Britain team roster". london2012.com. 20 July 2012.
Gold medal[1]