Mexico men's national water polo team

The Mexico men's national water polo team represents Mexico in international men's water polo competitions and friendly matches.

Mexico

FINA code	MEX
Confederation	UANA (Americas)
Head coach	Ares Ponce
Olympic Games
Appearances	4 (first in 1952)
Best result	10th place (1976)
World Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 1973)
Best result	9th place (1973, 1975)
World League
Appearances	1 (first in 2007)
Best result	Preliminary round (2007)

Results

Olympic Games

• 1952 — 18th place^[1]
• 1968 — 11th place
• 1972 — 13th place
• 1976 — 10th place

World Championship

• 1973 — 9th place^[1]
• 1975 — 9th place
• 1978 — 15th place

FINA World Cup

• No participation^[1]

FINA World League

• 2007 — Preliminary round^[1]

Pan American Games

• 1951 — unknown
• 1955 — unknown
• 1959 — unknown
• 1963 — 5th place
• 1967 — 3rd place
• 1971 — 3rd place
• 1975 — 1st place
• 1979 — 4th place
• 1983 — unknown
• 1987 — unknown
• 1991 — unknown
• 1995 — unknown
• 1999 — 8th place
• 2003 — 5th place
• 2007 — 7th place
• 2011 — 6th place
• 2015 — 5th place
• 2019 — 7th place
• 2023 — 6th place

Central American and Caribbean Games

• 1946 — 3rd place
• 1950 — 1st place
• 1954 — 1st place
• 1959 — 1st place
• 1962 — 1st place
• 1966 — 2nd place
• 1970 — 2nd place
• 1974 — 2nd place
• 1978 — 2nd place
• 1982 — 2nd place
• 1986 — 2nd place
• 1990 — 2nd place
• 1993 — 2nd place
• 1998 — 3rd place
• 2002 — 1st place
• 2006 — 3rd place
• 2010 — 3rd place
• 2014 — 1st place
• 2018 — 4th place
• 2023 — 3rd place

Squads

• 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games — Bronze Medal

• Maximiliano Aguilar, Oliver Alvarez, Diego Castañeda, Armando García, Omar Gutierrez (c), Cutberto Hernandez, Hermes Ponce, Rainer Schmidt, Richard Schmidt, Jorge Lopez Chavez, Romel Palacios, Carlos Villegas, and Fausto Vazquez. Head Coach: Raúl de la Peña.

• 2007 Pan American Games — 7th place

• Omar Gutierrez (c), Jorge Perez Romero, Cutberto Hernandez, Rainer Schmidt, Erik Palácios, Jorge Lopez Chavez, Oliver Alvarez, Richard Schmidt, Diego Castañeda, Armando García, Fausto Vazquez, Julian Gonzalez, and Orlando Ortega. Head Coach: Raúl de la Peña.

• 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament — 11th place

• Orlando Ortega, Diego Castañeda, Rainer Schmidt, Jorge Lopez Chavez, Daniel Vazquez, Maximiliano Aguilar, Oliver Alvarez, Fausto Vazquez, Armando García, Richard Schmidt, Gonzalo Mejia, Jorge Perez Romero, and Andres Oñeto. Head Coach: Raúl de la Peña.

• 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games — Gold Medal

• Oscar Familiar, Luis Guzman, Alfonso Barra Y Rivera "Fraile", Manuel Quejeiro, Head Coach: Ramón G. Velazquez.

Notable players

• Armando Fernández, 223 caps for Mexico (1971-1978)

See also

• Mexico 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 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

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