Iran men's national water polo team
The Iran men's national water polo team represents Iran in men's international water polo competitions and is controlled by the IR Iran Amateur Swimming Federation.
FINA code | IRI |
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Nickname(s) | Team Melli |
Association | IR Iran Amateur Swimming Federation |
Confederation | AASF (Asia) |
Head coach | Aleksandar Ćirić |
Asst coach | Vahid Rezaei |
Captain | Hamed Malek-Khanbanan |
Home venue | Shahid Shiroudi Stadium |
Olympic Games | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 1976) |
Best result | 12th place (1976) |
World Championship | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 1975) |
Best result | 15th place (1975, 1998) |
World League | |
Appearances | 3 (first in 2008) |
Best result | Preliminary round (2008, 2009, 2010) |
Asian Games | |
Appearances | 8 (first in 1970) |
Best result | Gold medal (1974) |
Medal record | ||
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Asian Games | ||
1974 Tehran | Team | |
2018 Jakarta | Team |
Tournament records
Asian Championships
- 2016 – 4th place
Asian Cup
- 2010 – Silver Medal
- 2012 – Bronze Medal
- 2013 – Gold Medal
Famous coaches
- Nico Firoiu (1969–71, 1972–74)
- Ante Nakić
- Neven Kovačević
- Stanislav Pivovarov (2010)
- Paolo Malara (2011)
- Roman Poláčik (2011–2012)
- Paolo Malara (2013–2014)
- Sirous Taherian (2014--2016)
References
- "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48, 55. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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