The Canada men's national water polo team represents Canada in international men's water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team is overseen by Water Polo Canada, a member of the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA). The team qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China by finishing fourth at 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Romania.
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| FINA code | CAN |
|---|---|
| Association | Water Polo Canada |
| Confederation | UANA (Americas) |
| Head coach | Patrick Oaten |
| Asst coach | Gyula Tóth |
| Captain | Jérémie Blanchard |
| FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
| Current | 19 (as of August 9, 2021) |
| Highest | 7 (2015) |
| Olympic Games (team statistics) | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1972) |
| Best result | 9th place (1976) |
| World Championship | |
| Appearances | 18 (first in 1975) |
| Best result | 8th place (2009) |
| World League | |
| Appearances | 12 (first in 2005) |
| Best result | 6th place (2008, 2014) |
| Pan American Games | |
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1963) |
| Best result |  (2011, 2019) |
| ASUA Cup (UANA Cup) | |
| Best result |  (2011, 2013, 2015) |
| Commonwealth Championship | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2002) |
| Best result | (2002) |
| Media | |
| Website | waterpolo.ca |
Results
editOlympic Games
editWorld Championship
edit- 1975 – 14th place[1]
- 1978 – 14th place
- 1982 – 14th place
- 1986 – 13th place
- 1991 – 13th place
- 1994 – 14th place
- 1998 – 13th place
- 2001 – 15th place
- 2003 – 14th place
- 2005 – 13th place
- 2007 – 12th place
- 2009 – 8th place
- 2011 – 10th place
- 2013 – 11th place
- 2015 – 9th place
- 2017 – 15th place
- 2022 – Withdrew[2]
- 2023 – 12th place
FINA World League
edit- 2005 – Semifinal round[1]
- 2006 – 9th place
- 2007 – 7th place
- 2008 – 6th place
- 2011 – 7th place
- 2012 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
- 2013 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
- 2014 – 6th place
- 2015 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
- 2018 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
- 2019 – 8th place
- 2022 – 8th place
Pan American Games
edit
ASUA Cup (UANA Cup)
edit- 2011 –
Gold medal - 2013a – Gold medal
- 2013b –
Silver medal - 2015 – Gold medal
- 2017 – Silver medal
- 2019 –
Bronze medal - 2023 – Gold medal
Commonwealth Championship
edit- 2002 – Gold medal
- 2006 – Silver medal
Team
editCurrent squad
editSquad for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships.[3]
Head coach: Patrick Oaten
- 1 Milan Radenovic GK
- 2 Gaelan Patterson FP
- 3 Bogdan Djerkovic FP
- 4 Nicolas Constantin-Bicari FP
- 5 Matt Halajian FP
- 6 Jérémie Blanchard FP
- 7 Nikos Gerakoudis FP
- 8 Jeremie Cote FP
- 9 Aleksa Gardijan FP
- 10 Aria Soleimanipak FP
- 11 David Lapins FP
- 12 Léo Hachem FP
- 13 Brody McKnight GK
Past squads
edit- 1972 Olympic Games
- 1976 Olympic Games
- 1984 Olympic Games
- John Anderson, Rene Bol, Geoff Brown, Brian Collyer, Simon Deschamps, Dominique Dion, George Gross, Sylvain Huet, Alexander Juhasz, Bill Meyer, Paul Pottier, Gordon Vantol, and Rick Zayonc. Coaching Staff: Head Coach Gabor Csepregi; Assistant Coaches Robert Thompson and David Hart; Manager John MacMaster.
- 1999 Pan American Games
- 2003 World Championship
- 2003 Pan American Games
- 2005 World Championship
- 2007 FINA World League
- 2007 Pan American Games
- Robin Randall, Con Kudaba, Andrew Robinson, Kevin Mitchell, Kevin Graham, Thomas Marks (captain), Brandon Jung, Daniel Stein, Aaron Feltham, Noah Miller, Jean Sayegh, Nathaniel Miller, and Nic Youngblud. Head Coach: Dragan Jovanović.
- 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- 2008 Olympic Games
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ 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 August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "Canada Men's Team withdraws from 19th FINA World Championships Budapest 2022". Water Polo Canada. June 24, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ "20th World Aquatics World Championships Men's Water Polo Team Roster CAN" (PDF). Omega Timing. July 15, 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
