Russia men's national water polo team
FINA code RUS | | |
Association | Russian Water Polo Federation | |
---|---|---|
Confederation | LEN (Europe) | |
Head coach | Sergey Yevstigneyev | |
Asst coach | Marat Zakirov | |
Captain | Sergey Lisunov | |
FINA ranking (since 2008) | ||
Current | 14 (as of 9 August 2021) | |
Olympic Games (team statistics) | ||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1996) | |
Best result | ![]() | |
World Championship | ||
Appearances | 8 (first in 1994) | |
Best result | ![]() | |
World Cup | ||
Appearances | 6 (first in 1993) | |
Best result | ![]() | |
World League | ||
Appearances | 16 (first in 2002) | |
Best result | ![]() | |
European Championship | ||
Appearances | 13 (first in 1993) | |
Best result | ![]() | |
Media | ||
Website | waterpolo.ru |
Medal record | ||
---|---|---|
Representing ![]() | ||
Summer Universiade
| ||
![]() |
2001 Beijing | Team |
![]() |
2011 Shenzhen | Team |
![]() |
2013 Kazan | Team |
![]() |
2017 Taipei | Team |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/22/Waterpolo_Association_of_Russia.png)
The Russia men's national water polo team is the representative for Russia in international men's water polo. The team is a successor of the Soviet water polo team.
History
In the Russian Empire
Water polo in Russia dates back to 1910, when the sport was included into the national water sports programme. The Shuvalov school was opened back then, featuring rules that differed from the international rules. In 1913, the first water polo tournament was played between the Shuvalov school and Moscow, with the first winning 3–2. The new sport progressed in Russia, as all swimming organizations included this sport into their programme. P. Erofeev and A. Shemansky further populized water polo by publishing brochures with rules and hints.[1]
In the Soviet Union
As previously, water polo was predominant in Moscow and
The first championship took place in 1925. Apart from the teams of Leningrad, Moscow and
Results
Olympic Games
World Championship
World Cup
World League
- 2002 –
Gold medal[3]
- 2005 – 6th place
- 2006 – 14th place
- 2007 – 13th place
- 2008 – 13th place
- 2009 – 15th place
- 2010 – 13th place
- 2011 – 14th place
- 2012 – Preliminary round
- 2013 – 5th place
- 2014 – Preliminary round
- 2015 – Preliminary round
- 2016 – Preliminary round
- 2017 – 5th place
- 2018 – Preliminary round
- 2019 – Preliminary round
- 2020 – Preliminary round
European Championship
Current squad
Roster for the 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship.[5]
Head coach: Sergey Yevstigneyev
No | Name | Pos. | L/R | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Caps | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pyotr Fedotov | GK | R | 2 July 1992 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 40 | ![]() |
2 | Ivan Suchkov | DF | R | 15 June 1995 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 56 | ![]() |
3 | Ivan Vasilev | W | R | 25 March 2000 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 23 | ![]() |
4 | Nikita Dereviankin | CF | L | 21 June 1994 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 109 kg (240 lb) | 60 | ![]() |
5 | Artyom Ashayev | FP | R | 5 December 1988 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 45 | ![]() |
6 | Konstantin Kharkov | W | L | 23 February 1997 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 36 | ![]() |
7 | Daniil Merkulov | FP | R | 3 March 1997 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | 73 | ![]() |
8 | Ivan Nagayev | W | L | 30 November 1993 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 74 | Waspo Hannover
|
9 | Igor Bychkov | CF | R | 21 January 1994 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 110 kg (240 lb) | 45 | ![]() |
10 | Konstantin Kiselyov | DF | R | 16 May 1995 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 104 kg (229 lb) | 10 | ![]() |
11 | Sergey Lisunov (C) | CF | R | 12 October 1986 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 110 kg (240 lb) | 253 | ![]() |
12 | Roman Shepelev | FP | R | 3 August 1993 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 71 | ![]() |
13 | Vitaly Statsenko | GK | R | 21 July 1997 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 38 | ![]() |
See also
- Russia men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- Soviet Union men's national water polo team
- Russia women's national water polo team
References
- ^ РАЗВИТИЕ ВОДНОГО ПОЛО В РОССИЙСКОЙ ИМПЕРИИ
- ^ a b РАЗВИТИЕ ВОДНОГО ПОЛО В СССР
- ^ FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived(PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Press release – FINA Bureau meets, makes further decisions on Russian and Belarusian athletes and event hosting". fina.org. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "2020 European Championships roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. p. 13. Retrieved 14 January 2020.