France men's national water polo team

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

France
FINA codeFRA
AssociationFrench Swimming Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachNenad Vukanić
Asst coachYann Clay
Pierre-Antoine Raffaelli
CaptainUgo Crousillat
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current17 (as of February 2020)
Highest11 (2016)
Olympic Games
Appearances11 (first in 1900)
Best result (1924)
World Championship
Appearances4 (first in 1982)
Best result8th place (1986)
World League
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best result6th place (2006)
European Championship
Appearances17 (first in 1927)
Best result (1927)
Media
Websiteffnatation.fr

Results

Olympic Games
  • 1900 – Bronze medal *2[1]
  • 1912 – 6th place
  • 1920 – 9th place
  • 1924 – Gold medal
  • 1928 – Bronze medal
  • 1936 – 4th place
  • 1948 – 6th place
  • 1960 – Second round
  • 1988 – 10th place
  • 1992 – 11th place
  • 2016 – 11th place
  • 2024 – Qualified

World Championship

FINA World League

European Championship
  • 1927 – Silver medal
  • 1931 – 6th place
  • 1934 – 6th place
  • 1938 – 6th place
  • 1947 – 7th place
  • 1950 – 6th place
  • 1954 – 9th place
  • 1958 – 8th place
  • 1966 – 13th place
  • 1970 – 11th place
  • 1989 – 12th place
  • 1991 – 11th place
  • 2001 – 12th place
  • 2014 – 10th place
  • 2016 – 9th place
  • 2018 – 12th place
  • 2020 – 13th place

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship.[2]

Head coach: Nenad Vukanić

No Name Pos. L/R Date of birth Height Weight Caps Club
1Rémi GarsauGKR (1984-07-19) 19 July 19841.91 m (6 ft 3 in)82 kg (181 lb) Olympic Nice
2Rémi SaudadierARR (1986-03-20) 20 March 19861.98 m (6 ft 6 in)100 kg (220 lb) Spandau 04
3Romain Marion-VernouxARR (2000-01-02) 2 January 20001.89 m (6 ft 2 in)85 kg (187 lb) CN Marseille
4Thomas VernouxWR (2002-03-21) 21 March 20021.90 m (6 ft 3 in)87 kg (192 lb) CN Marseille
5Enzo KhaszFPR (1993-08-13) 13 August 19932.02 m (6 ft 8 in)105 kg (231 lb) USB Bordeaux
6Uroš KalinićDFR (1986-04-07) 7 April 19862.00 m (6 ft 7 in)100 kg (220 lb) Montpellier
7Ugo Crousillat (C)FPL (1990-10-27) 27 October 19901.92 m (6 ft 4 in)85 kg (187 lb) CN Marseille
8Mihal IdzinskyWL (1992-07-23) 23 July 19921.78 m (5 ft 10 in)76 kg (168 lb) CN Marseille
9Mehdi MarzoukiCFR (1987-05-26) 26 May 19871.92 m (6 ft 4 in)102 kg (225 lb) CNN Noisy-le-Sec
10Charles CanonneWR (1996-02-09) 9 February 19961.87 m (6 ft 2 in)83 kg (183 lb) FNC Douai
11Pierre VanpeperstraeteFPR (1992-05-14) 14 May 19921.90 m (6 ft 3 in)100 kg (220 lb) CN Marseille
12Alexandre CamarasaCBR (1987-06-10) 10 June 19871.93 m (6 ft 4 in)106 kg (234 lb) CN Marseille
13Hugo FontaniGKR (1994-12-22) 22 December 19941.90 m (6 ft 3 in)90 kg (200 lb) Team Strasbourg

Notable players

See also

References
  1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics – Download" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2017. pp. 5, 15, 25, 45. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. "2020 European Championships roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. p. 3. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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