Japan men's national water polo team

Japan
Nickname(s) ポセイドン ジャパン(Poseidon Japan)[1]
Confederation AASF (Asia)
Head coach Yoji Omoto
Asst coach Takahisa Minami
Makihiro Motomiya
Captain Yusuke Shimizu
FINA code JPN
Olympic Games
Appearances 8 (first in 1932)
Best result 4th place (1932)
World Championships
Appearances 7 (first in 2001)
Best result 10th place (2017)
World League
Appearances 13 (first in 2006)
Best result 4th place(2018)
World Cup
Appearances 1 (first in 2018)
Best result tbd (2018)
Asian Games
Appearances 16 (first in 1954)
Best result 1st, gold medalist(s) (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970)

The Japan men's national water polo team is the representative for Japan in international men's water polo.

Results

Olympic Games

  • 1932 — 4th place
  • 1936 — First round
  • 1960 — First round
  • 1964 — First round
  • 1968 — 12th place
  • 1972 — 15th place
  • 1984 — 11th place
  • 2016 — 12th place

World Championship

World Cup

FINA World League

  • 2006 — Preliminary round
  • 2007 — Preliminary round
  • 2008 — Preliminary round
  • 2009 — 7th Place
  • 2010 — Preliminary round
  • 2011 — Preliminary round
  • 2012 — Preliminary round
  • 2013 — 7th Place
  • 2014 — Preliminary round
  • 2015 — Preliminary round
  • 2016 — 6th Place
  • 2017 — 8th Place
  • 2018 — 4th Place

Asian Games

Current squad

Squad for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.[2]

Head coach: Yoji Omoto

№ Name Pos. Height Weight L/R Date of birth 2016/17 club
1Katsuyuki TanamuraGK1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)84 kg (185 lb)R3 August 1989
2Seiya AdachiD1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)67 kg (148 lb)R24 June 1995
3Shuma KawamotoDR23 April 1996
4Mitsuaki ShigaD1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)75 kg (165 lb)R16 September 1991
5Yoshida TakumaDR11 October 1994
6Atsuto IidaCF1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)82 kg (181 lb)R24 December 1993
7Yusuke Shimizu (c)CF1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)93 kg (205 lb)L7 September 1988
8Mitsuru TakataCFR8 December 1995
9Atsushi AraiD1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)62 kg (137 lb)R3 February 1994
10Kohei InabaDR27 January 1996
11Keigo OkawaD1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)96 kg (212 lb)R11 March 1990
12Kenta ArakiCFR6 April 1995
13Tomoyoshi FukushimaGK1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)75 kg (165 lb)R3 June 1993

References

  1. ↑ http://www.poseidonjapan.net/
  2. ↑ "Budapest 2017 Japanese Men's Water Polo Team" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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