The Germany national water polo team represents Germany in international men's water polo competitions and friendly matches. It is controlled by German Swimming Federation.
Germany has won several medals in international competitions, including one Olympic gold and one World Cup, as well as 1982 World Championship bronze medal. The team was named Germany's Sportsteam of the Year in 1981.
Results Olympic Games
YearPosition as 1900 First round 1908 Didn't participate 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 Didn't participate 1952 15th as 1956 6th 1960 6th 1964 6th as 1968 10th 1972 4th 1976 6th 1980 Didn't participate 1984 1988 4th as 1992 7th 1996 9th 2000 Didn't qualify 2004 5th 2008 10th 2012 Didn't qualify 2016 2020 2024 Total17/28
World Championship YearPosition as 1973 11th 1975 6th 1978 7th 1982 1986 6th as 1991 5th 1994 9th 1998 Didn't qualify 2001 14th 2003 11th 2005 9th 2007 8th 2009 6th 2011 8th 2013 10th 2015 Didn't qualify 2017 2019 8th 2022 13th 2023 Didn't qualify 2024 2025Total16/22
FINA World Cup
YearPosition as 1979 5th 1981 Didn't qualify 1983 1985 1987 1989 5th as 1991 8th 1993 6th 1995 Didn't participate 1997 1999 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 4th 2023 8th 2025 7thTotal10/18
FINA World League
YearPosition 2002 Didn't participate 2003 2004 2005 2006 Semifinal round 2007 4th 2008 Didn't participate 2009 Preliminary round 2010 Preliminary round 2011 Preliminary round 2012 Preliminary round 2013 Preliminary round 2014 Preliminary round 2015 Preliminary round 2016 Didn't participate 2017 Preliminary round 2018 Preliminary round 2019 Preliminary round 2020 Didn't participate 2022 First roundTotal14/20
European Championship
As Germany 1926 – Bronze medal 1927 – 5th place 1931 – Silver medal 1934 – Silver medal 1938 – Silver medal As West Germany 1954 – 6th place 1958 – 7th place 1966 – 7th place 1970 – 7th place 1974 – 8th place 1977 – 6th place 1981 – Gold medal 1983 – 5th place 1985 – Bronze medal 1987 – 4th place 1989 – Gold medal As Germany 1991 – 7th place 1993 – 9th place 1995 – Bronze medal 1997 – 10th place 1999 – 8th place 2001 – 9th place 2003 – 5th place 2006 – 8th place 2008 – 6th place 2010 – 6th place 2012 – 5th place 2014 – 9th place 2016 – 11th place 2018 – 9th place 2020 – 9th place 2022 – 13th place 2024 – 12th place 2026 – did not participate
Current squad Roster for the 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship.
Head coach: Hagen Stamm
NoNamePos.L/RDate of birthHeightWeightCapsClub1Moritz SchenkelGKR 120 Waspo Hannover2Ben ReibelARR 15 Spandau 043Timo van der BoschWR 95 SV Ludwigsburg 084Julian Real (C)DFR 260 Waspo Hannover5Hannes SchulzWR 70 OSC Potsdam6Maurice JünglingARR 140 Spandau 047Dennis StrelezkijWR 50 Spandau 048Lucas GielenDFR 220 Spandau 049Marko Stamm ARR 265 Spandau 0410Mateo ĆukCBR 75 Spandau 0411Marin RestovićWL 105 Spandau 0412Dennis EidnerCFR 200 ASC Duisburg13Kevin GötzGKR 79 Waspo Hannover
Player statistics and records
Most appearances
NameMatchesYearsFrank Otto 467 1977-1992Peter Röhle 414 1976-?Marc Politze 407 1997-2013René Reimann 394 Hagen Stamm 323 Alexander Tchigir 300+ 1997/98-? Thomas Schertwitis 272+ 1998-?Günter Kilian 200+ 1968-?Dirk Klingenberg 190 Guido Reibel 144 1988-1994Roland Freund 1975-1985Thomas Loebb 1975-?Dirk Theismann 1983-?Wolf-Rüdiger Schulz 1960-1968
Top scorers
NameGoalsYearsHagen Stamm 750+
Notable former coaches Nico Firoiu (1975–88, 1993–97)
See also East Germany national water polo team Germany men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics List of Olympic champions in men's water polo List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics
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