Canada men's national water polo team

The Canada men's national water polo team represents Canada in international men's water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team is overseen by Water Polo Canada, a member of the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA). The team qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China by finishing fourth at 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Romania.

Canada

FINA code	CAN
Association	Water Polo Canada
Confederation	UANA (Americas)
Head coach	Patrick Oaten
Asst coach	Gyula Tóth
Captain	Jérémie Blanchard
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current	19 (as of August 9, 2021)
Highest	7 (2015)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances	4 (first in 1972)
Best result	9th place (1976)
World Championship
Appearances	18 (first in 1975)
Best result	8th place (2009)
World League
Appearances	12 (first in 2005)
Best result	6th place (2008, 2014)
Pan American Games
Appearances	15 (first in 1963)
Best result	(2011, 2019)
ASUA Cup (UANA Cup)
Best result	(2011, 2013, 2015)
Commonwealth Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2002)
Best result	(2002)
Media
Website	waterpolo.ca

Results

Olympic Games

Main article: Canada men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

• 1972 – 16th place^[1]
• 1976 – 9th place
• 1984 – 10th place
• 2008 – 11th place

World Championship

• 1975 – 14th place^[1]
• 1978 – 14th place
• 1982 – 14th place
• 1986 – 13th place
• 1991 – 13th place
• 1994 – 14th place
• 1998 – 13th place
• 2001 – 15th place
• 2003 – 14th place
• 2005 – 13th place
• 2007 – 12th place
• 2009 – 8th place
• 2011 – 10th place
• 2013 – 11th place
• 2015 – 9th place
• 2017 – 15th place
• 2022 – Withdrew^[2]
• 2023 – 12th place

FINA World League

• 2005 – Semifinal round^[1]
• 2006 – 9th place
• 2007 – 7th place
• 2008 – 6th place
• 2011 – 7th place
• 2012 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
• 2013 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
• 2014 – 6th place
• 2015 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
• 2018 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
• 2019 – 8th place
• 2022 – 8th place

Pan American Games

• 1963 – 4th place
• 1967 – 5th place
• 1971 – 5th place
• 1975 – 4th place
• 1979 – Bronze medal
• 1983 – Bronze medal
• 1987 – 4th place
• 1991 – 4th place
• 1995 – 5th place
• 1999 – Bronze medal
• 2003 – Bronze medal
• 2007 – Bronze medal
• 2011 – Silver medal
• 2015 – Bronze medal
• 2019 – Silver medal

ASUA Cup (UANA Cup)

• 2011 – Gold medal
• 2013a – Gold medal
• 2013b – Silver medal
• 2015 – Gold medal
• 2017 – Silver medal
• 2019 – Bronze medal
• 2023 – Gold medal

Commonwealth Championship

• 2002 – Gold medal
• 2006 – Silver medal

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships.^[3]

Head coach: Patrick Oaten

• 1 Milan Radenovic GK
• 2 Gaelan Patterson FP
• 3 Bogdan Djerkovic FP
• 4 Nicolas Constantin-Bicari FP
• 5 Matt Halajian FP
• 6 Jérémie Blanchard FP
• 7 Nikos Gerakoudis FP
• 8 Jeremie Cote FP
• 9 Aleksa Gardijan FP
• 10 Aria Soleimanipak FP
• 11 David Lapins FP
• 12 Léo Hachem FP
• 13 Brody McKnight GK

Past squads

• 1972 Olympic Games
  • Clifford Barry, Gabor Csepregi, Jack Gauldie, David Hart, Stephen Hart, Guy Leclerc, Donald Packer, William van der Pol, Patrick Pugliese, Allan Pyle and Robert Thompson.
• 1976 Olympic Games
  • Clifford Barry, Gábor Csepregi, Dominique Dion, Jim Ducharme, George Gross, David Hart, Guy Leclerc, John MacLeod, Paul Pottier, Patrick Pugliese, and Gaétan Turcotte, Head Coach - Desző Lemhényi, Manager & Assistant Coach - Iván Somlai
• 1984 Olympic Games
  • John Anderson, Rene Bol, Geoff Brown, Brian Collyer, Simon Deschamps, Dominique Dion, George Gross, Sylvain Huet, Alexander Juhasz, Bill Meyer, Paul Pottier, Gordon Vantol, and Rick Zayonc. Coaching Staff: Head Coach Gabor Csepregi; Assistant Coaches Robert Thompson and David Hart; Manager John MacMaster.
• 1999 Pan American Games
  • Ted Bader, Mark Block, Darryl Bourne (captain), Zoltan Csepregi, Adam Deffett, Kent Hardisty, Garrett Head, Yannick Lize, Chris Lovett, Nathaniel Miller, Mikael Sabo, Adam Sidky, Alex Thibeault. Head Coach: John Csikos.
• 2003 World Championship
  • David Allan, Vladimir Ćosić, Adam Defett, Aaron Feltham, Michael Gordon, Garrett Head, Iain Lark, Dušan Lazarević, Thomas Marks, Nathaniel Miller, Noah Miller, Kevin Mitchell, and Andrey Shevstov. Head Coach: John Csikos.
• 2003 Pan American Games
  • Vladimir Ćosić, Adam Defett, Michael Gordon, Kent Hardisty, Garrett Head, Iain Lark, Dušan Lazarević, Thomas Marks, Nathaniel Miller, Noah Miller, Kevin Mitchell, Mikael Sabo, and Nic Youngblud. Head Coach: John Csikos.
• 2005 World Championship
  • Aaron Feltham, Kevin Graham, Clem Hui, Brandon Jung, Iain Lark, Thomas Marks, Nathaniel Miller, Noah Miller, Kevin Mitchell, Jean Sayegh, Daniel Stein, Alexandre Thibeault, and Nic Youngblud. Head Coach: Dragan Jovanović.
• 2007 FINA World League
  • Brandon Jung, Aaron Feltham, Kevin Graham, Con Kudaba, Thomas Marks, Nathaniel Miller, Noah Miller, Kevin Mitchell, Jean Sayegh, Robin Randall, Andrew Robinson, Daniel Stein, and Nic Youngblud. Head Coach: Dragan Jovanović.
• 2007 Pan American Games
  • Robin Randall, Con Kudaba, Andrew Robinson, Kevin Mitchell, Kevin Graham, Thomas Marks (captain), Brandon Jung, Daniel Stein, Aaron Feltham, Noah Miller, Jean Sayegh, Nathaniel Miller, and Nic Youngblud. Head Coach: Dragan Jovanović.
• 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
  • Robin Randall, Con Kudaba, Devon Diggle, Kevin Mitchell, Justin Boyd, Thomas Marks, Brandon Jung, Kevin Graham, Aaron Feltham, Sasa Palamarevic, Jean Sayegh, Nathaniel Miller, and Nic Youngblud. Head Coach: Dragan Jovanović.
• 2008 Olympic Games
  • Justin Boyd, Devon Diggle, Aaron Feltham, Kevin Graham, Brandon Jung, Con Kudaba, Thomas Marks, Nathaniel Miller, Kevin Mitchell, Sasa Palamarevic, Robin Randall, Jean Sayegh, and Nic Youngblud. Head Coach: Dragan Jovanović.

See also

• Canada portal

• Canada men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• Canada women's national water polo team

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 August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
2. "Canada Men's Team withdraws from 19th FINA World Championships Budapest 2022". Water Polo Canada. June 24, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
3. "20th World Aquatics World Championships Men's Water Polo Team Roster CAN" (PDF). Omega Timing. July 15, 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.

External links

• Official website