Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads explained

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The following is the list of squads that took part in the men's water polo tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.^[1]

• CF=Centre forward
• CB=Centre back
• D=Defender
• GK=Goalkeeper

Australia

Australia entered a squad of nine players.^[2]

Head coach:

width=4%	No.	width=6%	Pos.	width=18%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=4%	Age	width=4%	Caps	width=27%	Club	width=6%	Tournament games	width=6%	Tournament goals
			11 July 1926	30	?	Melbourne SC	?	?
			11 May 1931	25	?	Brighton	?	?
			19 March 1931	25	?	Bondi ASC	?	?
			30 August 1935	21	?	Melbourne SC="left"		?	?
			8 October 1931	25	?	Richmond SC="left"		?	?
			31 October 1929	27	?	Olympic SC="left"		?	?
			3 July 1933	23	?	Balmain Water Polo Club	?	?
			25 October 1930	26	?	Bondi ASC	?	?
			9 September 1931	24	?		?	?

Great Britain

Great Britain entered an unknown number of players. They scored 25 goals but all scorers are unknown.^[3]

Head coach:

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			4 April 1930	26	?	Motherwell	3	?
	GK		5 August 1922	34	?	Plaistow United	5	0
			17 April 1925	31	?	Cheltenham	4	?
			22 July 1931	25	?	Polytechnic	1	?
			2 March 1932	24	lots	Plaistow United and The Penguins	4	?
			8 March 1933	23	?	Polytechnic	5	?
			21 December 1933	22	?	Sutton & Cheam and Newport	3	?
			11 June 1929	27	?		5	?
			1 May 1930	26	?	Sutton & Cheam	5	?

Hungary

Hungary entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 26 goals but only twenty scorers are known.^[4]

Head coach: Béla Rajki

width=4%	No.	width=6%	Pos.	width=18%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=4%	Age	width=4%	Caps	width=27%	Club	width=6%	Tournament games	width=6%	Tournament goals
			6 May 1932	24	?		4	2
	GK		5 August 1929	27	?		4	0
			23 October 1927	29	?		6	3
			2 April 1931	25	?		3	?
	GK		30 May 1923	33	?		2	0
			4 April 1933	23	?		2	?
			23 June 1935	21	?		6	6
			26 August 1931	25	?		6	3
			27 December 1933	22	?		4	1
			20 August 1920	36	?		1	?
			7 June 1935	21	?		4	5
			29 June 1931	24	?		6	5

Italy

Italy entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 17 goals but all scorers are unknown.^[5]

Head coach: Mario Majoni

width=4%	No.	width=6%	Pos.	width=18%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=4%	Age	width=4%	Caps	width=27%	Club	width=6%	Tournament games	width=6%	Tournament goals
	GK		23 July 1925	31	?		1	0
			11 March 1933	23	?		5	?
	GK		2 March 1932	24	?		5	?
			1932		?		2	?
			7 April 1934	22	?		5	?
			14 March 1936	20	?		6	?
			21 February 1939	17	?		1	?
			19 April 1928	28	?		6	?
			12 March 1937	19	?		0	0
			1935		?		5	?
			2 November 1923	33	?		6	?

Romania

Romania entered a squad of nine players. They scored 26 goals but all scorers are unknown.^[6]

Head coach: Balint Adalbert

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			2 October 1937	18	?		3	?
			1938		?		3	?
	GK		1932		?		1	0
			8 March 1933	23	?		5	?
	GK		23 October 1932	24	?		4	0
			21 August 1932	24	?		5	?
			8 January 1927	29	?		5	?
			20 January 1937	19	?		4	?
			8 August 1938	18	?		5	?

Singapore

The following players represented Singapore.^[7]

• David Lim
• Thio Gim Hock
• Lionel Chee
• Eric Yeo
• Gan Eng Teck
• Wiebe Wolters
• Tan Eng Bock
• Skip Wolters
• Oh Chwee Hock
• Lim Teck Pan

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 21 goals.^[8]

Head coach:

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			29 April 1936	20	?		7	2
			2 December 1927	28	?		2	0
	GK		28 April 1919	37	?		6	0
			16 April 1932	24	?		3	4
			10 December 1932	23	?		7	3
					?		0	0
			12 March 1935	21	?		4	1
			24 March 1929	27	?		7	11
			10 June 1929	27	?		6	0
	GK		10 March 1927	28	?		1	0
			11 February 1932	24	?		7	0

United States

The United States entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 15 goals but only three scorers are known.^[9]

Head coach: Neill Kohlhase (coach), Sam Greller (manager)

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			1 December 1930	25	?		6	?
			5 July 1932	24	?		2	?
					?		0	0
	GK		5 June 1928	28	?		1	?
	GK		1 November 1931	27	?		5	?
			15 December 1930	25	?		5	?
			26 August 1926	30	?		5	1
			18 August 1935	21	?		4	1
			6 July 1928	28	?		6	1
			13 August 1936	20	?		3	?
			2 October 1930	26	?		5	?

United Team of Germany

Germany entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 16 goals but all scorers are unknown.^[10]

Head coach:

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	GK		17 May 1931	25	?		5	0
			13 December 1929	26	?		6	?
			1932		?		3	?
	GK		31 December 1930	25	?		1	0
			14 May 1926	30	?		6	?
			9 April 1934	22	?		5	?
			13 November 1929	27	?		1	?
					?		0	0
			31 July 1934	22	?		6	?
			28 April 1929	27	?		3	?
			28 January 1928	28	?		6	?

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 25 goals but all scorers are unknown.^[11]

Head coach: File Bonačić

width=4%	No.	width=6%	Pos.	width=18%	Player	width=12%	DoB	width=4%	Age	width=4%	Caps	width=27%	Club	width=6%	Tournament games	width=6%	Tournament goals
			1924		?		0	0
			25 April 1933	23	?		7	?
			19 May 1931	25	?		6	?
			25 July 1929	27	?		2	0
			17 August 1931	25	?		7	?
			12 January 1932	24	?		7	?
	GK		6 July 1925	31	?		7	?
			26 November 1925	31	?		6	?
			25 February 1923	33	?		0	0
			4 January 1928	28	?		0	0
			8 November 1934	22	?		7	?

External links

• Olympic Report
• Web site: Wudarski . Pawel . 1999 . Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich . 3 November 2008. pl.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Water Polo at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Water Polo . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418015758/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/WAP/mens-water-polo.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 27 November 2019.
2. Web site: Australia Water Polo at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417101135/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUS/summer/1956/WAP/. dead. 17 April 2020. 28 March 2016.
3. Web site: Great Britain Water Polo at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417114938/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GBR/summer/1956/WAP/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 27 November 2019.
4. Web site: Hungary Water Polo at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417101137/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/HUN/summer/1956/WAP/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 27 November 2019.
5. Web site: Italy Water Polo at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417095919/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ITA/summer/1956/WAP/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 27 November 2019.
6. Web site: Romania Water Polo at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417182122/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ROU/summer/1956/WAP/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 27 November 2019.
7. Web site: Singapore Water Polo at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417185626/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/SGP/summer/1956/WAP/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 28 November 2019.
8. Web site: Soviet Union Water Polo at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417101137/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/URS/summer/1956/WAP/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 27 November 2019.
9. Web site: United States Water Polo at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417101137/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/USA/summer/1956/WAP/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 27 November 2019.
10. Web site: United Team of Germany Water Polo at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417080907/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GER/summer/1956/WAP/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 27 November 2019.
11. Web site: Yugoslavia Water Polo at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417162041/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/YUG/summer/1956/WAP/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 27 November 2019.