Slovakia men's national water polo team

The Slovakia men's national water polo team is the representative for Slovakia in international men's water polo. The guverning body is Slovak Water polo Union (Slovenský zväz vodného póla).

Slovakia
FINA codeSVK
AssociationSlovak Water Polo Union
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachPeter Nižný
Asst coachKarol Bačo
CaptainJuraj Zaťovič
Top scorerKarol Bačo
Home venueVPC Nováky
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 2000)
Best result12th place (2000)
World Championship
Appearances3 (first in 1998)
Best result8th place (2003)
European Championship
Appearances10 (first in 1997)
Best result7th place (2003)

Results

Olympic Games

World Championship

European Championship

  • 1993 – 10th place
  • 1997 – 8th place
  • 1999 – 10th place
  • 2001 – 8th place
  • 2003 – 7th place
  • 2006 – 11th place
  • 2008 – 12th place
  • 2016 – 13th place
  • 2018 – 14th place
  • 2020 – 14th place

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship.[2]

Head coach: Peter Nižný

No Name Pos. L/R Date of birth Height Weight Caps Club
1Tomáš HofericaGKR (1993-11-22) 22 November 19931.95 m (6 ft 5 in)91 kg (201 lb)50 Stade de Reims
2Matej ČarajCFL (2000-09-20) 20 September 20001.88 m (6 ft 2 in)99 kg (218 lb)10 Stade de Reims
3Juraj Zaťovič (C)ARR (1982-10-22) 22 October 19821.92 m (6 ft 4 in)98 kg (216 lb)300 KVP Nováky
4Adam FurmanWR (1999-05-16) 16 May 19991.90 m (6 ft 3 in)93 kg (205 lb)10 Sète
5Adam MitrukARL (1999-05-10) 10 May 19991.78 m (5 ft 10 in)86 kg (190 lb)40 ASV Vienna
6Marek MolnárFPR (1991-10-31) 31 October 19911.96 m (6 ft 5 in)100 kg (220 lb)15 SG Neukölln Berlin
7Maroš TkáčWR (1996-07-13) 13 July 19961.90 m (6 ft 3 in)93 kg (205 lb)65 VK Primorje
8Marek TkáčARR (1995-03-09) 9 March 19951.89 m (6 ft 2 in)97 kg (214 lb)8 Pays d'Aix
9Tomáš BielikARR (1993-11-19) 19 November 19931.90 m (6 ft 3 in)98 kg (216 lb)70 Stade de Reims
10Andrej KováčikWL (1993-12-06) 6 December 19931.92 m (6 ft 4 in)72 kg (159 lb)20 KVP Nováky
11Martin KolárikARR (1986-03-18) 18 March 19861.94 m (6 ft 4 in)103 kg (227 lb)108 CNN Noissy-le-Sec
12Samuel BalážARR (1994-01-05) 5 January 19941.85 m (6 ft 1 in)95 kg (209 lb)56 Stade de Reims
13Lukáš KozmérGKR (1993-12-06) 6 December 19931.97 m (6 ft 6 in)88 kg (194 lb)75 Sète

Notable players

References

  1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. "2020 European Championships roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. p. 15. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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