Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters explained

See main article: Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.

This is a list of the players who were on the rosters of the given teams who participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics for men's water polo. The men's tournament included twelve teams, with a maximum of thirteen players per team.

Abbreviations

Pos.	Position	№	Cap number
CF	Centre forward	CB	Centre back
D	Defense	GK	Goalkeeper

Pool A

The following is the Australian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[1]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
		GK	1.980NaN0	93kg (205lb)		CN Novarra Barcelona
		CB	1.930NaN0	92kg (203lb)		CN Barcelona
		D	1.840NaN0	83kg (183lb)		Sydney ONI
		D	1.90NaN0	94kg (207lb)		Chiavari Nouk
		CB	1.90NaN0	95kg (209lb)		CN Mediferrow Barcelona
		D	1.920NaN0	94kg (207lb)		KFC Breakers Brisbane
		D	1.840NaN0	86kg (190lb)		Fremantle Perth
		CB	1.920NaN0	95kg (209lb)		CN Alcorcon Madrid
		D	1.940NaN0	89kg (196lb)		Savona
10		CF	1.990NaN0	95kg (209lb)		Balmain Tigers Sydney
11		D	1.880NaN0	78kg (172lb)		Brisbane Barracudas
12		CF	1.930NaN0	110kg (240lb)		Fremantle Perth
13		GK	1.850NaN0	85kg (187lb)		KFC Breakers Brisbane

Head coach: John Fox

The following is the Canadian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[2]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
		GK	1.970NaN0	85kg (187lb)		Regina Squids
		CB	1.890NaN0	88kg (194lb)		Fraser Valley
		D	1.830NaN0	83kg (183lb)		DDO Montreal
		D	1.810NaN0	80kg (180lb)		Fraser Valley
		D	1.830NaN0	86kg (190lb)		DDO Montreal
		CB	1.90NaN0	90kg (200lb)		Vancouver Vikings
		D	1.90NaN0	88kg (194lb)		Storm Vancouver
		D	1.980NaN0	94kg (207lb)		Regina Squids
		D	1.90NaN0	94kg (207lb)		Lindsay
10		CF	1.960NaN0	100kg (200lb)		Hull
11		D	1.960NaN0	95kg (209lb)		Les Hydres de Quebec
12		CF	1.860NaN0	95kg (209lb)		DDO Montreal
13		GK	1.80NaN0	80kg (180lb)		Hamilton Aquatic

Head coach: Dragan Jovanović

The following is the Greek roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[3]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
		GK	1.90NaN0	96kg (212lb)		Olympiacos
		CB	1.910NaN0	91kg (201lb)		Olympiacos
		D	1.840NaN0	85kg (187lb)		Ethnikos Piraeus
		CB	1.930NaN0	105kg (231lb)		Ethnikos Piraeus
		D	1.850NaN0	88kg (194lb)		Panionios
		D	1.850NaN0	90kg (200lb)		Olympiacos
		D	1.880NaN0	88kg (194lb)		Olympiacos
		D	1.860NaN0	99kg (218lb)		Olympiacos
		CF	1.940NaN0	105kg (231lb)		Olympiacos
10		CB	1.860NaN0	87kg (192lb)		Vouliagmeni
11		CF	1.880NaN0	96kg (212lb)		Ethnikos Piraeus
12		D	1.850NaN0	74kg (163lb)		Ethnikos Piraeus
13		GK	1.890NaN0	88kg (194lb)		Panionios

Head coach: Alessandro Campagna

The following is the Hungarian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[4]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
		GK	1.980NaN0	96kg (212lb)		ZF Eger
		CB	2.010NaN0	105kg (231lb)		Szeged Beton
		D	1.910NaN0	91kg (201lb)		Pro Recco
		D	1.930NaN0	97kg (214lb)		Vasas SC
		D	20NaN0	94kg (207lb)		Pro Recco
		D	1.960NaN0	94kg (207lb)		Fiorentina
		CF	1.990NaN0	112kg (247lb)		Honvéd-Domino
		D	1.90NaN0	96kg (212lb)		Pro Recco
		D	20NaN0	95kg (209lb)		Vasas SC
10		D	1.940NaN0	95kg (209lb)		ZF Eger
11		CF	1.940NaN0	108kg (238lb)		ZF Eger
12		CF	1.930NaN0	104kg (229lb)		Honvéd-Domino
13		GK	2.010NaN0	112kg (247lb)		Honvéd-Domino

Head coach: Dénes Kemény

The following is the Montenegrin roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[5]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
		GK	1.930NaN0	95kg (209lb)		VK Primorac Kotor
		D	1.940NaN0	85kg (187lb)		VK Primorac Kotor
		D	1.80NaN0	83kg (183lb)		VK Primorac Kotor
		CF	1.990NaN0	107kg (236lb)		PVK Jadran
		D	1.90NaN0	100kg (200lb)		Posillipo Naples
		CB	1.970NaN0	95kg (209lb)		PVK Budvanska rivijera
		D	1.90NaN0	93kg (205lb)		VK Primorac Kotor
		D	1.850NaN0	100kg (200lb)		PVK Budvanska rivijera
		CB	1.970NaN0	103kg (227lb)		PVK Jadran
10		CF	20NaN0	99kg (218lb)		Posillipo Naples
11		D	1.880NaN0	92kg (203lb)		PVK Jadran
12		CB	1.950NaN0	92kg (203lb)		Pro Recco
13		GK	1.850NaN0	88kg (194lb)		PVK Jadran

Head coach: Petar Porobić

The following is the Spanish roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[6]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
		GK	1.890NaN0	81kg (179lb)		CN Barcelona
		CB	1.890NaN0	87kg (192lb)		CN Alcorcon
		D	1.770NaN0	80kg (180lb)		CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
		D	1.780NaN0	76kg (168lb)		CN Barcelona
		D	1.950NaN0	112kg (247lb)		Brescia
		CB	1.860NaN0	90kg (200lb)		CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
		CB	1.860NaN0	100kg (200lb)		CN Terrassa
		D	1.890NaN0	90kg (200lb)		CN Terrassa
		CF	1.920NaN0	102kg (225lb)		CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
10		D	1.830NaN0	95kg (209lb)		Savona
11		CF	1.960NaN0	110kg (240lb)		CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
12		D	1.980NaN0	92kg (203lb)		CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
13		GK	1.910NaN0	84kg (185lb)		Waterpolo Zaragoza

Head coach: Rafael Aguilar

Group B

The following is the Chinese roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[7]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
	Ge Weiqing	GK	1.850NaN0	90kg (200lb)		Shanghai
	Liang Zhongxing	CB	1.980NaN0	98kg (216lb)		Guangdong Guangzhou
	Wu Zhiyu	CB	1.980NaN0	108kg (238lb)		Shanghai
	Yu Lijun	CF	1.960NaN0	108kg (238lb)		Shanghai
	Li Jun	CB	1.880NaN0	85kg (187lb)		Huana Changsha
	Tan Feihu	CF	1.90NaN0	98kg (216lb)		Huana Changsha
	Wang Yong	D	1.840NaN0	90kg (200lb)		Shanghai
	Li Bin	D	1.850NaN0	95kg (209lb)		Shanghai
	Wang Beiming	D	1.870NaN0	96kg (212lb)		Shanghai
10	Xie Junmin	D	1.830NaN0	89kg (196lb)		Guangdong Guangzhou
11	Han Zhidong	D	1.820NaN0	80kg (180lb)		Guangdong Guangzhou
12	Wang Yang	D	1.860NaN0	78kg (172lb)		Guangdong Guangzhou
13	Ma Jianjun	GK	1.920NaN0	84kg (185lb)		Shanghai

Head coach: Wang Minhui

The following is the Croatian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[8]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
		GK	1.920NaN0	94kg (207lb)		VK Jug Dubrovnik
		CB	2.050NaN0	115kg (254lb)		HAVK Mladost
		CB	1.990NaN0	105kg (231lb)		VK Jug Dubrovnik
		D	1.890NaN0	96kg (212lb)		HAVK Mladost
		CB	1.970NaN0	100kg (200lb)		Cattaro Kotor
		D	2.030NaN0	95kg (209lb)		VK Jug Dubrovnik
		CF	1.980NaN0	115kg (254lb)		VK Jug Dubrovnik
		D	1.870NaN0	90kg (200lb)		Cattaro Kotor
		D	1.90NaN0	92kg (203lb)		VK Jug Dubrovnik
10		D	1.880NaN0	95kg (209lb)		Primorje EB
11		CF	2.020NaN0	110kg (240lb)		HAVK Mladost
12		D	1.960NaN0	96kg (212lb)		VK Jug Dubrovnik
13		GK	1.960NaN0	92kg (203lb)		HAVK Mladost

Head coach: Ratko Rudić

The following is the German roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[9]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
		GK	1.910NaN0	82kg (181lb)		Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
		CB	1.980NaN0	102kg (225lb)		SSV Esslingen
		CB	1.980NaN0	100kg (200lb)		Amateur SC Duisburg
		D	1.750NaN0	85kg (187lb)		Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
		CB	1.850NaN0	90kg (200lb)		Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
		CF	1.960NaN0	100kg (200lb)		Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
		D	1.880NaN0	99kg (218lb)		SSV Esslingen
		CF	1.980NaN0	115kg (254lb)		Sintez Kazan
		D	1.950NaN0	90kg (200lb)		Amateur SC Duisburg
10		D	1.880NaN0	81kg (179lb)		Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
11		CF	1.90NaN0	108kg (238lb)		Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
12		D	1.830NaN0	85kg (187lb)		Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
13		GK	1.90NaN0	95kg (209lb)		Waspo Hannover

Head coach: Hagen Stamm

The following is the Italian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[10]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
		GK	2.050NaN0	97kg (214lb)		Pro Recco
		D	1.850NaN0	82kg (181lb)		Posillipo Naples
		CB	20NaN0	100kg (200lb)		Brescia
		CB	1.860NaN0	85kg (187lb)		Posillipo Naples
		D	1.930NaN0	90kg (200lb)		Posillipo Naples
		D	1.890NaN0	82kg (181lb)		Pro Recco
		CB	1.910NaN0	92kg (203lb)		Pro Recco
		D	1.760NaN0	85kg (187lb)		Pro Recco
		CF	2.010NaN0	97kg (214lb)		Posillipo Naples
10		CF	1.870NaN0	102kg (225lb)		Pro Recco
11		D	1.920NaN0	86kg (190lb)		Cremona
12		D	1.810NaN0	80kg (180lb)		Savona
13		GK	1.910NaN0	85kg (187lb)		Posillipo Naples

Head coach: Paolo Malara

The following is the Serbian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[11]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
		GK	1.980NaN0	120kg (270lb)		PVK Budvanska rivijera
		D	1.870NaN0	94kg (207lb)		VK Partizan
		CF	1.930NaN0	100kg (200lb)		Olympiacos
		CB	1.950NaN0	102kg (225lb)		Pro Recco
		CB	1.90NaN0	120kg (270lb)		Sintez Kazan
		CF	1.920NaN0	102kg (225lb)		VK Partizan
		CB	1.950NaN0	103kg (227lb)		VK Partizan
		D	1.970NaN0	100kg (200lb)		VK Partizan
		D	1.920NaN0	90kg (200lb)		PVK Budvanska rivijera
10		D	1.880NaN0	100kg (200lb)		Shturm 2002 Chekhov
11		CB	1.870NaN0	98kg (216lb)		VK Partizan
12		CF	1.910NaN0	107kg (236lb)		Dynamo Moscow
13		GK	1.960NaN0	100kg (200lb)		VK Partizan

Head coach: Dejan Udovičić

The following is the American roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[12]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
		GK	1.910NaN0	98kg (216lb)		The New York Athletic Club
		D	1.910NaN0	86kg (190lb)		Olympic Club
		CB	1.960NaN0	102kg (225lb)		Los Angeles WP Club
		CB	2.010NaN0	109kg (240lb)		Newport Aquatics Foundation
		D	1.910NaN0	88kg (194lb)		The New York Athletic Club
		D	1.910NaN0	98kg (216lb)		The New York Athletic Club
		D	1.980NaN0	100kg (200lb)		The New York Athletic Club
		D	1.850NaN0	91kg (201lb)		The New York Athletic Club
		CF	1.980NaN0	111kg (245lb)		Newport Aquatics Foundation
10		CB	1.960NaN0	100kg (200lb)		Newport Aquatics Foundation
11		CB	1.930NaN0	105kg (231lb)		Los Angeles WP Club
12		CF	1.910NaN0	93kg (205lb)		Los Angeles WP Club
13		GK	1.980NaN0	111kg (245lb)		Los Angeles WP Club

Head coach: Terry Schroeder

See also

• Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

Notes and References

1. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book2.pdf 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling
2. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book2.pdf 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling
3. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book2.pdf 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling
4. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book2.pdf 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling
5. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book2.pdf 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling
6. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book2.pdf 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling
7. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book2.pdf 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling
8. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book2.pdf 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling
9. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book2.pdf 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling
10. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book2.pdf 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling
11. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book2.pdf 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling
12. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2008/2008Results_Book2.pdf 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling

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