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.

Iran
FINA codeIRI
Nickname(s)Team Melli
AssociationIR Iran Amateur Swimming Federation
ConfederationAASF (Asia)
Head coachAleksandar Ćirić
Asst coachVahid Rezaei
CaptainHamed Malek-Khanbanan
Home venueShahid Shiroudi Stadium
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 1976)
Best result12th place (1976)
World Championship
Appearances2 (first in 1975)
Best result15th place (1975, 1998)
World League
Appearances3 (first in 2008)
Best resultPreliminary round (2008, 2009, 2010)
Asian Games
Appearances8 (first in 1970)
Best result Gold medal (1974)
Iran men's national water polo team
Medal record
Asian Games
1974 TehranTeam
2018 JakartaTeam

Tournament records

Olympic Games

World Championships

World Cup

World League

FINA Development Trophy

  • 2007 Bronze Medal
  • 2011 Silver Medal
  • 2015 Gold Medal
  • 2017 – Disqualified

Asian Games

Asian Championships

Asian Cup

  • 2010 Silver Medal
  • 2012 Bronze Medal
  • 2013 Gold Medal

Islamic Solidarity Games

  • 2005 – 4th place
  • 2017 Silver 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

  1. "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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