Australia men's national water polo team
| Nickname(s) | Sharks |
|---|---|
| Association | Australian Water Polo |
| Confederation | OSA (Oceania) |
| Head coach | Elvis Fatović |
| Asst coach |
Dean Kontlc Paul Oberman |
| Captain | Aaron Younger |
| FINA code | AUS |
| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 16 (first in 1948) |
| Best result | 5th place (1984, 1992) |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1973) |
| Best result | 4th place (1998) |
| World League | |
| Appearances | 15 (first in 2003) |
| Best result |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1981) |
| Best result |
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| Commonwealth Championship | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2002) |
| Best result |
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The Australian national water polo team represents Australia in men's international water polo competitions and is controlled by Australian Water Polo Inc. The national men's team has the nickname of "The Sharks". It is organised into the Asia/Oceania regional group.
History
Australia has competed internationally since the 1948 London Olympic Games, and has qualified for all subsequent Olympic tournaments except Atlanta in 1996, and although not achieving the success of European teams, has remained relatively competitive at international level since.
In 1968, the team qualified to compete at the Mexico Olympic Games, but was denied entry by the Australian Olympic Federation.[1]
Australia scored their first point in Olympic competition when they drew with Bulgaria in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
The Australian team placed 5th in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, the highest Olympic placing so far, and finished 4th in the World Championships at home in Perth in 1998.
Australia's best international water polo success came in 1996, when the Sharks won the six-nation Control Cup in Hungary, and followed it up with a bronze medal at an eight nation tournament in Italy in the same year. However, they failed to qualify for that year's Olympics for the first time since 1948.
A reinvigorated youthful team managed to finish second to Canada in an international tournament in England in 2002, and in 2003, they beat then world champions Serbia 12–11 in a FINA Water Polo World League match in Hungary, and followed it up by beating Croatia 10–6 at the 2003 Water polo world championship in Barcelona, Spain.
Tournament history
A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Australia
Summer Olympics
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Group Stages | 17th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
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Group Stages | 17th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
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Group Stages | 9th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||
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Group Stages | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
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Group Stages | 12th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
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Group Stages | 12th | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |||
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Group Stages | 11th | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||
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Group Stages | 7th | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |||
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Final Group Stages | 5th | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
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Group Stages | 8th | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||
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Group Stages | 5th | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||
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Group Stages | 8th | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
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Group Stages | 9th | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
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Group Stages | 8th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||
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Quarterfinals | 7th | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||
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Group stage | 9th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Total | 0 Titles | 16/27 | 100 | 28 | 13 | 59 | |||
World Championship
FINA World Cup
FINA World League
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.[2]
Head coach: 
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | L/R | Date of birth | 2016/17 club |
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| 1 | Edward Slade | GK | R | 28 March 1991 | | ||
| 2 | Timothy Putt | CF | R | 6 November 1998 | | ||
| 3 | George Ford | CF | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | R | 24 February 1993 | |
| 4 | Joe Kayes | CF | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | 115 kg (254 lb) | R | 3 January 1991 | |
| 5 | Nathan Power | CF | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 104 kg (229 lb) | R | 13 February 1993 | |
| 6 | Jack Lange | CF | R | 15 March 1998 | | ||
| 7 | Joshua Galpin | D | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | R | 12 March 1998 | |
| 8 | Aaron Younger (c) | D | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | R | 25 September 1991 |  |
| 9 | Andrew Ford | D | R | 21 April 1995 | | ||
| 10 | James Fannon | D | R | 28 March 1991 | | ||
| 11 | Lachlan Hollis | D | R | 2 June 1989 | | ||
| 12 | Nicolas Brooks | D | L | 12 October 1995 | | ||
| 13 | Anthony Hrysanthos | GK | R | 28 November 1995 | |
Notable players
See also
References
- ↑ "Games bid by Aust water polo team". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 December 1971. p. 11.
- ↑ "Budapest 2017 Australian Men's Water Polo Team" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
External links
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