Netherlands_men's_national_water_polo_team
Netherlands men's national water polo team
Men's national water polo team representing the Netherlands
The Netherlands national water polo team represents the Netherlands in men's international water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team won bronze medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Quick Facts FINA code, Association ...
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| Association | Royal Dutch Swimming Federation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | LEN (Europe) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Harry van der Meer | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asst coach | Branko Mitrović | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Jorn Muller | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FINA ranking (since 2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current | 15 (as of 9 August 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games (team statistics) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1908) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result |  (1948, 1976) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1973) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 4th (1982) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1983) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 6th (1983, 1985) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 6th (2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 29 (first in 1927) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result |  (1950) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | knzb.nl | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olympic Games
World Championship
FINA World Cup
FINA World League
European Championship
- 1927 – 11th place
- 1934 – 9th place
- 1938 –
Silver medal - 1947 – 5th place
- 1950 –
Gold medal - 1954 – 4th place
- 1958 – 6th place
- 1962 – 6th place
- 1966 – 8th place
- 1970 – 5th place
- 1974 – 4th place
- 1977 – 5th place
- 1981 – 8th place
- 1983 – 6th place
- 1985 – 7th place
- 1989 – 8th place
- 1991 – 9th place
- 1993 – 8th place
- 1995 – 10th place
- 1997 – 9th place
- 1999 – 12th place
- 2001 – 10th place
- 2003 – 11th place
- 2006 – 10th place
- 2012 – 10th place
- 2016 – 12th place
- 2018 – 10th place
- 2020 – 15th place
- 2022 – 11th place
- 2024 – 11th place
Current squad
Roster for the 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship.[2]
Head coach: Harry van der Meer
More information No, Name ...
| No | Name | Pos. | L/R | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Caps | Club |
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| 1 | Eelco Wagenaar (C) | GK | R | (1991-11-22) 22 November 1991 (age 32) | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 125 |  Polar Bears Ede |
| 2 | Kjeld Veenhuis | AR | R | (1995-01-30) 30 January 1995 (age 29) | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 40 | GZC Donk |
| 3 | Jorn Winkelhorst | CF | R | (1991-12-26) 26 December 1991 (age 32) | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 116 kg (256 lb) | 120 |  Waspo Hannover |
| 4 | Sam van den Burg | CB | R | (1997-10-25) 25 October 1997 (age 26) | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 60 |  CN Barcelona |
| 5 | Guus van IJperen | CF | R | (1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 (age 29) | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 50 | GZC Donk |
| 6 | Robin Lindhout | FP | R | (1990-10-25) 25 October 1990 (age 33) | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 107 kg (236 lb) | 180 |  SC Quinto |
| 7 | Lars Gottemaker | W | L | (1987-07-29) 29 July 1987 (age 36) | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 180 | ZPC Het Ravijn |
| 8 | Jesse Nispeling | CB | R | (1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 (age 28) | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | 40 |  ENT Tourcoing |
| 9 | Harmen Muller | AR | R | (1995-04-13) 13 April 1995 (age 29) | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 50 | FNC Douai |
| 10 | Pascal Janssen | AR | R | (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 28) | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 50 | UZSC Utrecht |
| 11 | Jesse Koopman | AR | R | (1993-04-04) 4 April 1993 (age 31) | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 130 | ENT Tourcoing |
| 12 | Thomas Lucas | CF | R | (1989-04-25) 25 April 1989 (age 35) | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | 170 | ZV De Zaan |
| 13 | Ted Huijsmans | GK | R | (1998-07-28) 28 July 1998 (age 25) | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | ZV De Zaan |
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Past squads
- 1908 Olympic Games – 4th place
- 1960 Olympic Games – 8th place
- 1964 Olympic Games – 8th place
- 1968 Olympic Games – 7th place
- 1972 Olympic Games – 7th place
- 1976 Olympic Games –
Bronze Medal
- 1980 Olympic Games – 6th place
- Stan van Belkum, Wouly de Bie, Ton Buunk, Jan Jaap Korevaar, Nico Landeweerd, Aad van Mil, Ruud Misdorp, Dick Nieuwenhuizen, Eric Noordegraaf, Jan Evert Veer, and Hans van Zeeland.
- 1984 Olympic Games – 6th place
- 1992 Olympic Games – 9th place
- 1996 Olympic Games – 10th place
- Arie van de Bunt, Gert de Groot, Arno Havenga, Koos Issard, Bas de Jong, Niels van der Kolk, Marco Kunz, Harry van der Meer, Hans Nieuwenburg, Joeri Stoffels, Eelco Uri, Wim Vermeulen and Wyco de Vries. Head Coach: Hans van Zeeland.
- 2000 Olympic Games – 11th place
- Arie van de Bunt, Marco Booij, Bjørn Boom, Bobbie Brebde, Matthijs de Bruijn, Arno Havenga, Bas de Jong, Harry van der Meer, Gerben Silvis, Kimmo Thomas, Eelco Uri, Wim Vermeulen, and Niels Zuidweg. Head Coach: Johan Aantjes.
- 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament – 5th place
- Marco Booij, Bjørn Boom, Kjell Boom, Matthijs de Bruijn, Arno Havenga, Bas de Jong, Gijs de Kock, Tjerk Kramer, Marc Nolting, Mark Siewers, Gerben Silvis, Eelco Uri, Niels Zuidweg. Head Coach: Ron de Vogel.
- "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- "2020 European Championships roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. p. 11. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
