These are the rosters of all participating teams at the men's water polo tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The twelve national teams were required to submit squads of 12 players. Additionally, teams could name one alternate player. If a player on the submitted squad list suffered an injury or illness, that player would be able to be replaced by the player in the alternate list. On 3 July 2021, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed that there was a change for the 2020 Summer Olympics, allowing all 13 water polo players named to be available on the roster, with 12 being named for each match. This change was implemented due to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. As of 2 August 2021, all players competed in the men's tournament.
Abbreviations No. Cap number (C) Captain Ref Reference Pos Playing position FP Field player GK Goalkeeper CB Centre back CF Centre forward D Driver L/R Handedness L Left-handed R Right-handed Apps International matches played OG Olympic participations Goals Goals scored in Olympic Games
Group A Greece
Greece's final squad was announced on 3 July 2021.
Head coach: Thodoris Vlachos
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021Source: Greece Men | Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Hungary
Hungary's final squad was announced on 29 June 2021.
Head coach: Tamás Märcz
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021Source: Hungary Men | Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Italy
Italy's final squad was announced on 2 July 2021.
Head coach: Sandro Campagna
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021Source: Italy Men | Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Japan
Japan's final squad was announced on 19 May 2021.
Head coach: Yoji Omoto
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021Source: Japan Men | Tokyo 2020 Olympics
South Africa
South Africa's squad was announced on 24 June 2021. Roarke Olver was replaced by Timothy Rezelman.
Head coach: Paul Martin
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021Source: South Africa Men | Tokyo 2020 Olympics
United States
The United States' final squad was announced on 2 July 2021.
Head coach: Dejan Udovičić
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021Source: United States Men | Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Group B Australia
Australia's final squad was announced on 1 July 2021.
Head coach: Elvis Fatović
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021Source: Australia Men | Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Croatia
Croatia's final squad was announced on 8 July 2021.
Head coach: Ivica Tucak
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021Source: Croatia Men | Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Kazakhstan
Head coach: Nemanja Knežević
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021Source: Kazakhstan Men | Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Montenegro
Montenegro's final squad was announced on 8 July 2021.
Head coach: Vladimir Gojković
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021Source: Montenegro Men | Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Serbia
Serbia's final squad was announced on 8 July 2021.
Head coach: Dejan Savić
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021Source: Serbia Men | Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Spain
Spain's final squad was announced on 9 July 2021.
Head coach: David Martín
Note: Age as of 23 July 2021Source: Spain Men | Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Team statistics Average age + Average age (as of 23 July 2021) Rk Average age Men's team Confederation Finish 1 Europe – LEN 1st 2 Europe – LEN 5th 3 Europe – LEN 3rd 4 Europe – LEN 7th 5 Oceania – OSA 9th 6 Europe – LEN 4th 7 Asia – AASF 11th 8 Europe – LEN 2nd 9 Europe – LEN 8th 10 Asia – AASF 10th 11 Africa – CANA 12th 12 Americas – UANA 6th
Average height Rk Average height Men's team Confederation Finish 1 Europe – LEN 3rd 2 Europe – LEN 5th Americas – UANA 6th 4 Europe – LEN 1st 5 Europe – LEN 8th 6 Oceania – OSA 9th Europe – LEN 4th 8 Europe – LEN 7th 9 Europe – LEN 2nd Africa – CANA 12th 11 Asia – AASF 11th 12 Asia – AASF 10th
Number of left-handed players + Number of left-handed players (excluding goalkeepers) Number ofleft-handers Men's team Confederation Finish 3 Europe – LEN 3rd 2 Europe – LEN 5th Europe – LEN 1st 1 Europe – LEN 7th Asia – AASF 10th Europe – LEN 8th Europe – LEN 4th 0 Oceania – OSA 9th Europe – LEN 2nd Asia – AASF 11th Africa – CANA 12th Americas – UANA 6th
Player statistics Age records + Top 10 oldest players (as of 23 July 2021) Rk Age Player Men's team Pos Date of birth 1 Daniel López GK 16 July 1980 2 Donn Stewart CB 22 August 1980 3 Jesse Smith CB 27 April 1983 4 Gojko Pijetlović GK 7 August 1983 5 Xavier García D 5 January 1984 6 Norbert Hosnyánszky CB 4 March 1984 7 Pietro Figlioli D 29 May 1984 8 Viktor Nagy GK 24 July 1984 9 Draško Brguljan D 27 December 1984 10 Branislav Mitrović GK 30 January 1985
+ Top 10 youngest players (as of 23 July 2021) Rk Age Player Men's team Pos Date of birth 1 Danil Artyukh CB 2 June 2003 2 Unai Aguirre GK 14 July 2002 3 Miroslav Perković CF 15 March 2001 4 Bernat Sanahuja D 21 October 2000 5 Ross Stone D 15 May 2000 6 Yusuke Inaba D 11 April 2000 7 Yaseen Margro D 12 February 2000 8 Hannes Daube D 5 January 2000 9 Konstantinos Gkiouvetsis D 19 November 1999 10 Toi Suzuki D 20 October 1999
Coach statistics Age + Age of head coaches (as of 23 July 2021) Rk Age Head coach Nationality Date of birth Men's team 1 Sandro Campagna 26 June 1963 2 Yoji Omoto 26 June 1967 3 Thodoris Vlachos 9 July 1969 4 Ivica Tucak 8 February 1970 5 Dejan Udovičić 26 July 1970 6 Elvis Fatović 8 May 1971 7 Tamás Märcz 17 July 1974 8 Dejan Savić 24 April 1975 9 David Martín 2 January 1977 10 Vladimir Gojković 29 January 1981 11 Paul Martin 12 October 1982 12 Nemanja Knežević 11 January 1984
See also Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters
References
Sources Water Polo – Athlete Profiles | Tokyo 2020 Olympics Water Polo – Olympic Reports | Tokyo 2020 Olympics Water Polo – Official Results Book | Tokyo 2020 Olympics (archive) Water Polo – Team Rosters | Tokyo 2020 Olympics Australia, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Serbia, South Africa , Spain, United States
External links Water Polo – Tokyo 2020 (IOC official website) Tokyo 2020 (FINA official website)