Английская Википедия:Greece men's national water polo team
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox national water polo team The Greece men's national water polo team represents Greece in international men's water polo competitions and it is organized and run by the Hellenic Swimming Federation.
Greece has a long tradition of strong presence at international level, with their major successes being the silver medal at the 2020 Olympic Games and three bronze medals won at the World Championship in 2005, 2015 and 2022. The Greeks have also won a silver medal at the World Cup in 1997, three bronze medals at the World League in 2004, 2006 and 2016, as well as one silver (2018) and four bronze medals (1951, 1991, 1993, 2013) at the Mediterranean Games.
Moreover, they have closely missed a medal in the 2016 European Championship, the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2003 World Championship and the 1999 European Championship, ending up in the 4th place in all four of them. Greece is one of only nine national teams in the world to have won (at least) a medal in the World Championship, currently occupying the eighth place on the medal table, one above Germany. They have qualified at least for the quarter-finals in all their World Championship participations since 1994, winning the two aforementioned bronze medals and never finishing below the 6th place from 2001 and on.
Honours
| Competition | Шаблон:Gold1 | Шаблон:Silver2 | Шаблон:Bronze3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| World Championship | – | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| World Cup | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| World League | – | – | 4 | 4 |
| European Championship | – | – | – | – |
| Mediterranean Games | – | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Total | – | 4 | 11 | 15 |
Olympic Games
- Файл:Med 2.png Silver medal:
World Championship
- Файл:Med 2.png Silver medal:
- Файл:Med 3.png Bronze medals:
World Cup
- Файл:Med 2.png Silver medal:
World League
- Файл:Med 3.png Bronze medals:
Mediterranean Games
- Файл:Med 2.png Silver medal:
- Файл:Med 3.png Bronze medals:
Competitive record
Olympic Games
Greece has participated 16 times at the Olympic Games, always present in the tournament since 1980. Their best result is the 2nd place at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, after losing 13–10 to Serbia in the gold medal game. The Greeks have secured a quarter-finals' presence in six occasions.[1]
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1920 | 8th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1924 | 13th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1948 | 15th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1968 | 14th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1972 | 14th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1980 | 10th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1984 | 8th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1988 | 9th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1992 | 10th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1996 | 6th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2000 | 10th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2004 | 4th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2008 | 7th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2012 | 9th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2016 | 6th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2020 | Файл:Silver medal icon.svg |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2024 | Qualified |
| Total | 17/28 |
World Championship
Greece has a strong presence at the World Aquatics Championships, where they have been placed third in the world in two occasions.[1] The first was in 2005 in Montreal, after their 11–10 victory over Croatia in the bronze medal game, with Georgios Afroudakis scoring the winning goal, with a spectacular backhand shot, with only 11 seconds left in the overtime.[2] The second one was in 2015 in Kazan, after their penalty shootout win over Italy in the bronze medal game. Greece has qualified at least for the quarter-finals in all their tournament participations since 1994, with a 7th place being their lowest position from 2001 and on when the team qualified. Шаблон:Multiple image
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1973 | 12th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1978 | 12th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1982 | 12th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1986 | 11th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1991 | 10th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1994 | 7th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1998 | 8th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2001 | 6th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2003 | 4th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2005 | Файл:Bronze medal icon.svg |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2007 | 6th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2013 | 6th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2015 | Файл:Bronze medal icon.svg |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2017 | 4th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2019 | 7th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2022 | Файл:Bronze medal icon.svg |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2023 | Файл:Silver medal icon.svg |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2024 | 5th |
| Total | 18/21 |
World Cup
Greece had qualified for the FINA Water Polo World Cup in all but two occasions between 1985 and 2006, winning the silver medal in 1997 in Athens, losing 5–8 to the United States in the final.[1]
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1985 | 8th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1987 | 8th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1993 | 7th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1995 | 6th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1997 | Файл:Silver medal icon.svg |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1999 | 7th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2002 | 5th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2006 | 7th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2023 | 5th |
| Total | 9/17 |
World League
Greece had a regular presence at the FINA Water Polo World League during the first years of the competition, starting from 2002. They have won four bronze medals so far in 2004, 2006, 2016 and 2020.[1]
European Championship
As one of the most competitive European nations in water polo, Greece is a regular contestant at the European Water Polo Championship since 1989, although they have yet to win a medal, with their best results being the 4th place in 1999 in Florence and in 2016 in Belgrade.
| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1970 | 10th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1985 | 8th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1989 | 11th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1991 | 6th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1993 | 7th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1995 | 9th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1997 | 7th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 1999 | 4th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2001 | 7th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2003 | 8th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2006 | 6th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2008 | 11th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2010 | 9th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2012 | 6th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2014 | 6th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2016 | 4th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2018 | 5th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2020 | 7th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2022 | 5th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2024 | 5th |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2026 | Qualified |
| Total | 21/36 |
Team
Current squad
Roster for the 2024 World Championships.[3]
Head coach: Theodoros Vlachos
- 1 Emmanouil Zerdevas Шаблон:Tooltip
- 2 Konstantinos Genidounias Шаблон:Tooltip
- 3 Dimitrios Skoumpakis Шаблон:Tooltip
- 4 Konstantinos Gkiouvetsis Шаблон:Tooltip
- 5 Ioannis Fountoulis Шаблон:Tooltip
- 6 Alexandros Papanastasiou Шаблон:Tooltip
- 7 Nikolaos Gkillas Шаблон:Tooltip
- 8 Stylianos Argyropoulos Шаблон:Tooltip
- 9 Ioannis Alafragkis Шаблон:Tooltip
- 10 Konstantinos Kakaris Шаблон:Tooltip
- 11 Dimitrios Nikolaidis Шаблон:Tooltip
- 12 Angelos Vlachopoulos Шаблон:Tooltip
- 13 Panagiotis Tzortzatos Шаблон:Tooltip
- 14 Efstathios Kalogeropoulos Шаблон:Tooltip
- 15 Nikolaos Papanikolaou Шаблон:Tooltip
World Championship medal-winning squads
The following are the medal-winning Greek rosters in the men's water polo tournaments of the Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships: Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-break
Notable coaches
- Шаблон:Flagicon Andreas Garyfallos
- Шаблон:Flagicon Josep Brasco Cata
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ivo Trumbić
- Шаблон:Flagicon Kyriakos Iosifidis
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mile Nakić
- Шаблон:Flagicon Giannis Giannouris
- Шаблон:Flagicon Alessandro Campagna
- Шаблон:Flagicon Dragan Andrić
- Шаблон:Flagicon Thodoris Vlachos
See also
References
External links
Шаблон:Navboxes Шаблон:Water polo in Greece Шаблон:National sports teams of Greece Шаблон:LEN Water polo national teams
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 Шаблон:Cite HistoFINA wp
- ↑ Το χάλκινο μετάλλιο της Εθνικής ομάδας πόλο των ανδρών στο Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα του 2005 στο Μόντρεαλ sport24.gr, 30 July 2014 (in Greek)
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Water polo at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships - Final Standings - Games - Rosters www.worldaquatics.com
- ↑ Water polo at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships - 3rd place match: Greece - Italy 11-9 waterpolo.sportresult.com
- ↑ Water polo at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships - 3rd place match:: Greece - Croatia 9-7 waterpolo.sportresult.com
- ↑ Water polo at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships - Final: Hungary - Greece 14-13 (pen.) waterpolo.sportresult.com
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