The Canada men's national water polo team represents Canada in international men's water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team is overseen by Water Polo Canada, a member of the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA). The team qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China by finishing fourth at 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Romania.
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| FINA code | CAN |
|---|---|
| Association | Water Polo Canada |
| Confederation | UANA (Americas) |
| Head coach | Patrick Oaten |
| Asst coach | Gyula Tóth |
| Captain | Jérémie Blanchard |
| FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
| Current | 19 (as of August 9, 2021) |
| Highest | 7 (2015) |
| Olympic Games (team statistics) | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1972) |
| Best result | 9th place (1976) |
| World Championship | |
| Appearances | 18 (first in 1975) |
| Best result | 8th place (2009) |
| World League | |
| Appearances | 12 (first in 2005) |
| Best result | 6th place (2008, 2014) |
| Pan American Games | |
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1963) |
| Best result |  (2011, 2019) |
| ASUA Cup (UANA Cup) | |
| Best result |  (2011, 2013, 2015) |
| Commonwealth Championship | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2002) |
| Best result | (2002) |
| Media | |
| Website | waterpolo.ca |
Results
Olympic Games
World Championship
- 1975 – 14th place[1]
- 1978 – 14th place
- 1982 – 14th place
- 1986 – 13th place
- 1991 – 13th place
- 1994 – 14th place
- 1998 – 13th place
- 2001 – 15th place
- 2003 – 14th place
- 2005 – 13th place
- 2007 – 12th place
- 2009 – 8th place
- 2011 – 10th place
- 2013 – 11th place
- 2015 – 9th place
- 2017 – 15th place
- 2022 – Withdrew[2]
- 2023 – 12th place
FINA World League
- 2005 – Semifinal round[1]
- 2006 – 9th place
- 2007 – 7th place
- 2008 – 6th place
- 2011 – 7th place
- 2012 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
- 2013 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
- 2014 – 6th place
- 2015 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
- 2018 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
- 2019 – 8th place
- 2022 – 8th place
Pan American Games
ASUA Cup (UANA Cup)
- 2011 –
Gold medal - 2013a – Gold medal
- 2013b –
Silver medal - 2015 – Gold medal
- 2017 – Silver medal
- 2019 –
Bronze medal - 2023 – Gold medal
Commonwealth Championship
- 2002 – Gold medal
- 2006 – Silver medal
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships.[3]
Head coach: Patrick Oaten
- 1 Milan Radenovic GK
- 2 Gaelan Patterson FP
- 3 Bogdan Djerkovic FP
- 4 Nicolas Constantin-Bicari FP
- 5 Matt Halajian FP
- 6 Jérémie Blanchard FP
- 7 Nikos Gerakoudis FP
- 8 Jeremie Cote FP
- 9 Aleksa Gardijan FP
- 10 Aria Soleimanipak FP
- 11 David Lapins FP
- 12 Léo Hachem FP
- 13 Brody McKnight GK
Past squads
- 1972 Olympic Games
- 1976 Olympic Games
- Clifford Barry, Gábor Csepregi, Dominique Dion, Jim Ducharme, George Gross, David Hart, Guy Leclerc, John MacLeod, Paul Pottier, Patrick Pugliese, and Gaétan Turcotte, Head Coach - Desző Lemhényi, Manager & Assistant Coach - Iván Somlai
- 1984 Olympic Games
- John Anderson, Rene Bol, Geoff Brown, Brian Collyer, Simon Deschamps, Dominique Dion, George Gross, Sylvain Huet, Alexander Juhasz, Bill Meyer, Paul Pottier, Gordon Vantol, and Rick Zayonc. Coaching Staff: Head Coach Gabor Csepregi; Assistant Coaches Robert Thompson and David Hart; Manager John MacMaster.
- 1999 Pan American Games
- Ted Bader, Mark Block, Darryl Bourne (captain), Zoltan Csepregi, Adam Deffett, Kent Hardisty, Garrett Head, Yannick Lize, Chris Lovett, Nathaniel Miller, Mikael Sabo, Adam Sidky, Alex Thibeault. Head Coach: John Csikos.
- 2003 World Championship
- David Allan, Vladimir Ćosić, Adam Defett, Aaron Feltham, Michael Gordon, Garrett Head, Iain Lark, Dušan Lazarević, Thomas Marks, Nathaniel Miller, Noah Miller, Kevin Mitchell, and Andrey Shevstov. Head Coach: John Csikos.
- 2003 Pan American Games
- Vladimir Ćosić, Adam Defett, Michael Gordon, Kent Hardisty, Garrett Head, Iain Lark, Dušan Lazarević, Thomas Marks, Nathaniel Miller, Noah Miller, Kevin Mitchell, Mikael Sabo, and Nic Youngblud. Head Coach: John Csikos.
- 2005 World Championship
- Aaron Feltham, Kevin Graham, Clem Hui, Brandon Jung, Iain Lark, Thomas Marks, Nathaniel Miller, Noah Miller, Kevin Mitchell, Jean Sayegh, Daniel Stein, Alexandre Thibeault, and Nic Youngblud. Head Coach: Dragan Jovanović.
- 2007 FINA World League
- 2007 Pan American Games
- Robin Randall, Con Kudaba, Andrew Robinson, Kevin Mitchell, Kevin Graham, Thomas Marks (captain), Brandon Jung, Daniel Stein, Aaron Feltham, Noah Miller, Jean Sayegh, Nathaniel Miller, and Nic Youngblud. Head Coach: Dragan Jovanović.
- 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- 2008 Olympic Games
See also
References
External links
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