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

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.

Pool A

Abbreviations
Pos. Position Cap number
CF Centre Forward CB Centre Back
D Defense GK Goalkeeper

 Australia

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
1James StantonGK1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)93 kg (205 lb)21 July 1983 CN Novarra Barcelona
2Richie CampbellCB1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)92 kg (203 lb)18 September 1987 CN Barcelona
3Trent FranklinD1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)83 kg (183 lb)12 February 1979 Sydney ONI
4Pietro FiglioliD1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)94 kg (207 lb)29 May 1984 Chiavari Nouk
5Robert MaitlandCB1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)95 kg (209 lb)4 September 1983 CN Mediferrow Barcelona
6Anthony MartinD1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)94 kg (207 lb)22 March 1985 KFC Breakers Brisbane
7Tim NeeshamD1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)86 kg (190 lb)20 October 1979 Fremantle Perth
8Sam McGregorCB1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)95 kg (209 lb)12 August 1984 CN Alcorcon Madrid
9Thomas WhalanD1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)89 kg (196 lb)13 October 1980 Savona
10Gavin WoodsCF1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)95 kg (209 lb)1 March 1978 Balmain Tigers Sydney
11Rhys HowdenD1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)78 kg (172 lb)2 April 1987 Brisbane Barracudas
12Jamie BeadsworthCF1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)110 kg (240 lb)11 June 1985 Fremantle Perth
13Rafael SterkGK1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)85 kg (187 lb)27 January 1978 KFC Breakers Brisbane
Head coach: John Fox

 Canada

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

Name
Pos. Height Weight Date of birth Club
1Robin RandallGK1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)85 kg (187 lb)1 May 1980 Regina Squids
2Con KudabaCB1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)88 kg (194 lb)17 May 1987 Fraser Valley
3Devon DiggleD1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)83 kg (183 lb)15 June 1988 DDO Montreal
4Kevin MitchellD1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)80 kg (180 lb)21 June 1981 Fraser Valley
5Justin BoydD1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)86 kg (190 lb)23 April 1989 DDO Montreal
6Thomas MarksCB1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)90 kg (200 lb)2 June 1980 Vancouver Vikings
7Brandon JungD1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)88 kg (194 lb)28 April 1986 Storm Vancouver
8Kevin GrahamD1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)94 kg (207 lb)21 April 1986 Regina Squids
9Aaron FelthamD1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)94 kg (207 lb)16 April 1982 Lindsay
10Sasa PalamarevicCF1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)100 kg (220 lb)16 July 1986 Hull
11Jean SayeghD1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)95 kg (209 lb)18 June 1981 Les Hydres de Quebec
12Nathaniel MillerCF1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)95 kg (209 lb)21 September 1979 DDO Montreal
13Nic YoungbludGK1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)80 kg (180 lb)16 January 1981 Hamilton Aquatic
Head coach: Dragan Jovanović

 Greece

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

Name
Pos. Height Weight Date of birth Club
1Nikolaos DeligiannisGK1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)96 kg (212 lb)3 September 1976 Olympiacos
2Anastasios SchizasCB1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)91 kg (201 lb)18 February 1977 Olympiacos
3Dimitrios MazisD1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)85 kg (187 lb)5 September 1976 Ethnikos Piraeus
4Konstantinos KokkinakisCB1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)105 kg (231 lb)9 October 1975 Ethnikos Piraeus
5Ioannis ThomakosD1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)88 kg (194 lb)14 March 1977 Panionios
6Argyris TheodoropoulosD1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)90 kg (200 lb)13 January 1981 Olympiacos
7Christos AfroudakisD1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)88 kg (194 lb)23 May 1984 Olympiacos
8Georgios NtoskasD1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)99 kg (218 lb)11 November 1984 Olympiacos
9Georgios AfroudakisCF1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)105 kg (231 lb)17 October 1976 Olympiacos
10Dimitrios MiteloudisCB1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)87 kg (192 lb)11 February 1982 Vouliagmeni
11Antonios VlontakisCF1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)96 kg (212 lb)10 October 1975 Ethnikos Piraeus
12Emmanouil MylonakisD1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)74 kg (163 lb)9 April 1985 Ethnikos Piraeus
13Georgios ReppasGK1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)88 kg (194 lb)11 December 1974 Panionios
Head coach: Alessandro Campagna

 Hungary

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

Name
Pos. Height Weight Date of birth Club
1Zoltán SzécsiGK1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)96 kg (212 lb)22 December 1977 ZF Eger
2Tamás VargaCB2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)105 kg (231 lb)14 July 1975 Szeged Beton
3Norbert MadarasD1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)91 kg (201 lb)1 December 1979 Pro Recco
4Dénes VargaD1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)97 kg (214 lb)29 March 1987 Vasas SC
5Tamás KásásD2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)94 kg (207 lb)20 July 1976 Pro Recco
6Norbert HosnyánszkyD1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)94 kg (207 lb)4 March 1984 Fiorentina
7Gergely KissCF1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)112 kg (247 lb)21 September 1977 Honvéd-Domino
8Tibor BenedekD1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)96 kg (212 lb)12 July 1972 Pro Recco
9Dániel VargaD2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)95 kg (209 lb)25 September 1983 Vasas SC
10Péter BirosD1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)95 kg (209 lb)5 April 1976 ZF Eger
11Gábor KisCF1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)108 kg (238 lb)27 September 1982 ZF Eger
12Tamás MolnárCF1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)104 kg (229 lb)2 August 1975 Honvéd-Domino
13István GergelyGK2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)112 kg (247 lb)20 August 1976 Honvéd-Domino
Head coach: Dénes Kemény

 Montenegro

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

Name
Pos. Height Weight Date of birth Club
1Zdravko RadićGK1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)95 kg (209 lb)24 June 1979 VK Primorac Kotor
2Draško BrguljanD1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)85 kg (187 lb)27 December 1984 VK Primorac Kotor
3Vjekoslav PaskovićD1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)83 kg (183 lb)23 March 1985 VK Primorac Kotor
4Nikola VukčevićCF1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)107 kg (236 lb)14 November 1985 PVK Jadran
5Nikola JanovićD1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)100 kg (220 lb)22 March 1980 Posillipo Naples
6Milan TičićCB1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)95 kg (209 lb)14 August 1979 PVK Budvanska rivijera
7Mlađan JanovićD1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)93 kg (205 lb)11 June 1984 VK Primorac Kotor
8Veljko UskokovićD1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)100 kg (220 lb)29 March 1971 PVK Budvanska rivijera
9Aleksandar IvovićCB1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)103 kg (227 lb)24 February 1986 PVK Jadran
10Boris ZlokovićCF2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)99 kg (218 lb)16 March 1983 Posillipo Naples
11Vladimir GojkovićD1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)92 kg (203 lb)29 January 1981 PVK Jadran
12Predrag JokićCB1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)92 kg (203 lb)3 February 1983 Pro Recco
13Miloš ŠćepanovićGK1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)88 kg (194 lb)9 October 1982 PVK Jadran
Head coach: Petar Porobić

 Spain

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

Name
Pos. Height Weight Date of birth Club
1Iñaki AguilarGK1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)81 kg (179 lb)9 September 1983 CN Barcelona
2Mario José GarcíaCB1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)87 kg (192 lb)15 July 1983 CN Alcorcon
3David MartínD1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)80 kg (180 lb)2 January 1977 CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
4Ricardo PerroneD1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)76 kg (168 lb)21 December 1976 CN Barcelona
5Guillermo MolinaD1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)112 kg (247 lb)16 March 1984 Brescia
6Marc MinguellCB1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)90 kg (200 lb)14 January 1985 CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
7Iván GallegoCB1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)100 kg (220 lb)13 April 1984 CN Terrassa
8Svilen PiralkovD1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)90 kg (200 lb)8 April 1975 CN Terrassa
9Xavier VallèsCF1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)102 kg (225 lb)4 September 1979 CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
10Felipe PerroneD1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)95 kg (209 lb)27 February 1986 Savona
11Iván PérezCF1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)110 kg (240 lb)29 June 1971 CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
12Xavier GarcíaD1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)92 kg (203 lb)5 January 1984 CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
13Ángel AndreoGK1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)84 kg (185 lb)3 December 1972 Waterpolo Zaragoza
Head coach: Rafael Aguilar

Group B

 China

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

Name
Pos. Height Weight Date of birth Club
1Ge WeiqingGK1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)90 kg (200 lb)25 April 1977 Shanghai
2Liang ZhongxingCB1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)98 kg (216 lb)23 December 1986 Guangdong Guangzhou
3Wu ZhiyuCB1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)108 kg (238 lb)9 September 1983 Shanghai
4Yu LijunCF1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)108 kg (238 lb)28 November 1978 Shanghai
5Li JunCB1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)85 kg (187 lb)18 October 1980 Huana Changsha
6Tan FeihuCF1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)98 kg (216 lb)1 January 1987 Huana Changsha
7Wang YongD1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)90 kg (200 lb)29 January 1979 Shanghai
8Li BinD1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)95 kg (209 lb)24 October 1983 Shanghai
9Wang BeimingD1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)96 kg (212 lb)13 August 1983 Shanghai
10Xie JunminD1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)89 kg (196 lb)17 May 1983 Guangdong Guangzhou
11Han ZhidongD1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)80 kg (180 lb)29 July 1977 Guangdong Guangzhou
12Wang YangD1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)78 kg (172 lb)17 January 1983 Guangdong Guangzhou
13Ma JianjunGK1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)84 kg (185 lb)8 October 1984 Shanghai
Head coach: Wang Minhui

 Croatia

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

Name
Pos. Height Weight Date of birth Club
1Frano VićanGK1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)94 kg (207 lb)24 January 1976 VK Jug Dubrovnik
2Damir BurićCB2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)115 kg (254 lb)2 December 1980 HAVK Mladost
3Andro BušljeCB1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)105 kg (231 lb)4 January 1986 VK Jug Dubrovnik
4Zdeslav VrdoljakD1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)96 kg (212 lb)15 March 1971 HAVK Mladost
5Aljoša KunacCB1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)100 kg (220 lb)18 August 1980 Cattaro Kotor
6Maro JokovićD2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)95 kg (209 lb)1 October 1987 VK Jug Dubrovnik
7Mile SmodlakaCF1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)115 kg (254 lb)1 January 1976 VK Jug Dubrovnik
8Teo ĐogašD1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)90 kg (200 lb)19 February 1977 Cattaro Kotor
9Pavo MarkovićD1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)92 kg (203 lb)20 April 1985 VK Jug Dubrovnik
10Samir BaračD1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)95 kg (209 lb)2 November 1973 Primorje EB
11Igor HinićCF2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)110 kg (240 lb)4 December 1975 HAVK Mladost
12Miho BoškovićD1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)96 kg (212 lb)11 January 1983 VK Jug Dubrovnik
13Josip PavićGK1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)92 kg (203 lb)15 January 1982 HAVK Mladost
Head coach: Ratko Rudić

 Germany

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

Name
Pos. Height Weight Date of birth Club
1Alexander TchigirGK1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)82 kg (181 lb)6 November 1968 Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
2Florian NaroskaCB1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)102 kg (225 lb)16 April 1982 SSV Esslingen
3Julian RealCB1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)100 kg (220 lb)22 December 1989 Amateur SC Duisburg
4Marko SavićD1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)85 kg (187 lb)11 January 1981 Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
5Marko StammCB1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)90 kg (200 lb)30 August 1988 Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
6Marc PolitzeCF1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)100 kg (220 lb)20 October 1977 Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
7Heiko NossekD1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)99 kg (218 lb)14 March 1982 SSV Esslingen
8Thomas SchertwitisCF1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)115 kg (254 lb)2 September 1972 Sintez Kazan
9Tobias KreuzmannD1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)90 kg (200 lb)15 June 1981 Amateur SC Duisburg
10Moritz OelerD1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)81 kg (179 lb)21 October 1985 Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
11Andreas SchlotterbeckCF1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)108 kg (238 lb)2 March 1982 Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
12Sören MackebenD1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)85 kg (187 lb)29 January 1979 Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
13Michael ZellmerGK1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)95 kg (209 lb)14 August 1977 Waspo Hannover
Head coach: Hagen Stamm

 Italy

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

Name
Pos. Height Weight Date of birth Club
1Stefano TempestiGK2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)97 kg (214 lb)9 June 1979 Pro Recco
2Luigi Di CostanzoD1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)82 kg (181 lb)5 February 1982 Posillipo Naples
3Leonardo BinchiCB2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)100 kg (220 lb)27 August 1975 Brescia
4Fabrizio BuonocoreCB1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)85 kg (187 lb)28 April 1977 Posillipo Naples
5Valentino GalloD1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)90 kg (200 lb)17 July 1985 Posillipo Naples
6Maurizio FelugoD1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)82 kg (181 lb)4 March 1981 Pro Recco
7Andrea MangianteCB1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)92 kg (203 lb)1 July 1976 Pro Recco
8Alberto AngeliniD1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)85 kg (187 lb)28 September 1974 Pro Recco
9Fabio BencivengaCF2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)97 kg (214 lb)20 January 1976 Posillipo Naples
10Alessandro CalcaterraCF1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)102 kg (225 lb)26 May 1975 Pro Recco
11Leonardo SottaniD1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)86 kg (190 lb)1 November 1973 Cremona
12Federico MistrangeloD1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)80 kg (180 lb)11 May 1981 Savona
13Fabio ViolettiGK1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)85 kg (187 lb)1 February 1974 Posillipo Naples
Head coach: Paolo Malara

 Serbia

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

Name
Pos. Height Weight Date of birth Club
1Denis ŠefikGK1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)120 kg (260 lb)20 September 1979 PVK Budvanska rivijera
2Andrija PrlainovićD1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)94 kg (207 lb)28 April 1987 VK Partizan
3Živko GocićCF1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)100 kg (220 lb)22 August 1982 Olympiacos
4Vanja UdovičićCB1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)102 kg (225 lb)12 September 1982 Pro Recco
5Dejan SavićCB1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)120 kg (260 lb)24 April 1975 Sintez Kazan
6Duško PijetlovićCF1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)102 kg (225 lb)25 April 1985 VK Partizan
7Nikola RađenCB1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)103 kg (227 lb)29 January 1985 VK Partizan
8Filip FilipovićD1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)100 kg (220 lb)2 May 1987 VK Partizan
9Aleksandar ĆirićD1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)90 kg (200 lb)30 December 1977 PVK Budvanska rivijera
10Aleksandar ŠapićD1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)100 kg (220 lb)1 June 1978 Shturm 2002 Chekhov
11Vladimir VujasinovićCB1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)98 kg (216 lb)14 August 1973 VK Partizan
12Branko PekovićCF1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)107 kg (236 lb)7 May 1979 Dynamo Moscow
13Slobodan SoroGK1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)100 kg (220 lb)23 December 1978 VK Partizan
Head coach: Dejan Udovičić

 United States

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

Name
Pos. Height Weight Date of birth Club
1Merrill MosesGK1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)98 kg (216 lb)13 August 1977 The New York Athletic Club
2Peter VarellasD1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)86 kg (190 lb)2 October 1984 Olympic Club
3Peter HudnutCB1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)102 kg (225 lb)16 February 1980 Los Angeles WP Club
4Jeff PowersCB2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)109 kg (240 lb)21 January 1980 Newport Aquatics Foundation
5Adam WrightD1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)88 kg (194 lb)4 May 1977 The New York Athletic Club
6Rick MerloD1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)98 kg (216 lb)5 August 1982 The New York Athletic Club
7Layne BeaubienD1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)100 kg (220 lb)4 July 1976 The New York Athletic Club
8Tony AzevedoD1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)91 kg (201 lb)21 November 1981 The New York Athletic Club
9Ryan BaileyCF1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)111 kg (245 lb)28 August 1975 Newport Aquatics Foundation
10Tim HuttenCB1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)100 kg (220 lb)4 June 1985 Newport Aquatics Foundation
11Jesse SmithCB1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)105 kg (231 lb)27 April 1983 Los Angeles WP Club
12J. W. KrumpholzCF1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)93 kg (205 lb)22 November 1987 Los Angeles WP Club
13Brandon BrooksGK1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)111 kg (245 lb)29 April 1981 Los Angeles WP Club
Head coach: Terry Schroeder

See also

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

References

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