Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads explained

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The following are complete rosters for the twelve men's water polo teams that competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics water polo tournament played in August 1984. Each team registered 13 players which are ordered by their respective team numbers. Players marked with † were unused throughout the tournament. Names of coaches are taken from the official Olympics report. Player ages are correct as of 1 August 1984, the starting day of the tournament.^[1]

Group A

Canada

The following players represented Canada:^[2]

Head coach: Gabor Csepregi^[3]

No.	Name			Height	Weight	Date of birth	1984 club
		7	0	1.860NaN0	860NaN0	1984 8, df=yes
10
11
12
13

China

The following players represented China:^[4]

Head coach: Pens

No.	Name			Height	Weight	Date of birth	1984 club
		7	0	1.80NaN0	740NaN0	1984 8, df=yes
		7	15
		7	1
		7	5
		7	8
		7	1
		7	5
		7	7
		7	0
10		7	5
11		7	1
12		7	11
13	†	0	0

Netherlands

The following players represented the Netherlands:^[5]

Head coach: Dénes Pócsik

No.	Name			Height	Weight	Date of birth	1984 club
				20NaN0	1000NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	De Robben
10
11
12
13

Yugoslavia

The following players represented Yugoslavia:^[6]

Head coach: Ratko Rudić

No.	Name			Height	Weight	Date of birth	1984 club
		7	0	1.870NaN0	850NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	Primorac
		7	7	1.90NaN0	950NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	POŠK
		7	0	2.030NaN0	980NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	Partizan
		7	5	1.860NaN0	900NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	Jug
		7	8	1.870NaN0	950NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	Jug
		7	7	1.930NaN0	930NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	Primorje
		7	16	1.880NaN0	880NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	Jug
		7	0	1.980NaN0	850NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	Solaris
		7	6	1.880NaN0	860NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	Jug
10		7	11	2.040NaN0	1050NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	Mladost
11		7	6	1.950NaN0	970NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	Partizan
12		7	6	1.920NaN0	910NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	Partizan
13		1	0	1.930NaN0	860NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	Primorac

Group B

Brazil

The following players represented Brazil:^[7]

Head coach: Carvalho

No.	Name			Height	Weight	Date of birth	1984 club
10
11
12
13

Greece

The following players represented Greece:^[8]

Head coach: Josep Brasco Cata

No.	Name			Height	Weight	Date of birth	1984 club
				1.920NaN0	820NaN0		Vouliagmeni
						15 April 1955	Olympiacos
						15 April 1953	Ethnikos Piraeus
						26 August 1957	Olympiacos
						17 April 1959	ANO Glyfada
						14 March 1960	Panathinaikos
						12 July 1964	ANO Glyfada
						28 May 1963	Panathinaikos
						17 March 1957	Ethnikos Piraeus
10						14 May 1956	Ethnikos Piraeus
11						4 April 1967	Vouliagmeni
12						28 March 1960	Panathinaikos
13						12 July 1961	ANO Glyfada

Spain

The following players represented Spain:^[9]

Head coach: Pujol

No.	Name			Height	Weight	Date of birth	1984 club
				1.940NaN0	870NaN0		Barcelona
10
11
12
13

United States

The following players represented the United States:^[10]

Head coach: Monte Nitzkowski

No.	Name			Height	Weight	Date of birth	1984 club
		7	0	1.950NaN0	860NaN0
		7	13	1.750NaN0	750NaN0		California Golden Bears
		7	8	1.830NaN0	770NaN0		Newport Water Polo Foundation
		7	4	1.930NaN0	890NaN0
		7	3	1.830NaN0	820NaN0
		7	5	1.90NaN0	890NaN0		Newport Water Polo Foundation
		7	1	1.90NaN0	930NaN0		Concord Aquatic Club
		7	3	1.980NaN0	910NaN0
		7	4	1.950NaN0	910NaN0
10		7	13	1.90NaN0	950NaN0
11		7	10	1.90NaN0	890NaN0
12		7	1	1.880NaN0	890NaN0		Cal State Long Beach
13		1	0	1.930NaN0	860NaN0

Group C

Australia

The following players represented Australia:^[11]

Head coach: Tom Hoad

No.	Name			Height	Weight	Date of birth	1984 club
				1.880NaN0	800NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	Cronulla Sutherland Water Polo Club
10
11
12
13

Italy

The following players represented Italy:^[12]

Head coach: Fritz Dennerlein

No.	Name			Height	Weight	Date of birth	1984 club
		7	0	1.870NaN0	780NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	Bogliasco
		7	5	1.850NaN0	850NaN0	1984 8, df=yes
		7	2	1.860NaN0	900NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	Savona
		7	7	1.90NaN0	900NaN0	1984 8, df=yes
		7	19	1.790NaN0	700NaN0	1984 8, df=yes
		7	11	1.850NaN0	820NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	Florentia
		7	6				Pro Recco
		7	5				Pro Recco
		7	8				Pro Recco
10		7	6				Napoli
11		7	1				Bogliasco
12		7	5				Posillipo
13	†	0	0				Florentia

Japan

The following players represented Japan:^[13]

Head coach: Kiyohara

No.	Name			Height	Weight	Date of birth	1984 club
				1.760NaN0	690NaN0	1984 8, df=yes
10
11
12
13

West Germany

The following players represented West Germany:^[14]

Head coach: Nico Firoiu

No.	Name			Height	Weight	Date of birth	1984 club
		7	0	1.930NaN0	900NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
		7	12	1.970NaN0	910NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
		7	18	1.930NaN0	940NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	SV Cannstatt
		7	2	1.910NaN0	950NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	DSV 98
		7	6	1.750NaN0	730NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
		7	0	1.90NaN0	900NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	ASC Duisburg
		7	1	1.810NaN0	780NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	Rote Erde
		7	6	1.860NaN0	880NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	ASC Duisburg
		7	15	1.910NaN0	1000NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
10		7	6	1.810NaN0	860NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	Aegir Uerdingen
11		7	3	1.830NaN0	950NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
12	†	0	0			1984 8, df=yes	Duisburger SV 98
13		7	5	1.80NaN0	780NaN0	1984 8, df=yes	DSV 98

Notes and References

1. Web site: Water Polo at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Water Polo . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045629/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/WAP/mens-water-polo.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 7 December 2019.
2. Web site: Canada Water Polo at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417120729/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/CAN/summer/1984/WAP/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 7 December 2019.
3. Book: Official Report of the Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles, 1984. December 1985. Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. Los Angeles. 9780961451202. 577–583. 1st . OlympReport. Volume 2: Competition Summary and Results.
4. Web site: China Water Polo at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417120800/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/CHN/summer/1984/WAP/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 7 December 2019.
5. Web site: Netherlands Water Polo at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417120916/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NED/summer/1984/WAP/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 7 December 2019.
6. Web site: Yugoslavia Water Polo at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417121426/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/YUG/summer/1984/WAP/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 7 December 2019.
7. Web site: Brazil Water Polo at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417060454/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BRA/summer/1984/WAP/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 7 December 2019.
8. Web site: Greece Water Polo at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417121633/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GRE/summer/1984/WAP/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 7 December 2019.
9. Web site: Spain Water Polo at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417121816/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ESP/summer/1984/WAP/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 7 December 2019.
10. Web site: United States Water Polo at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417044146/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/USA/summer/1984/WAP/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 7 December 2019.
11. Web site: Australia Water Polo at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417121519/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUS/summer/1984/WAP/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 7 December 2019.
12. Web site: Italy Water Polo at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417095705/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ITA/summer/1984/WAP/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 7 December 2019.
13. Web site: Japan Water Polo at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417072605/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/JPN/summer/1984/WAP/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 7 December 2019.
14. Web site: West Germany Water Polo at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417121052/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FRG/summer/1984/WAP/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 7 December 2019.