United States men's national water polo team

United States

Association	United States Aquatic Sports
Confederation	ASUA (Americas)
Head coach	Terry Schroeder
Captain	Rick McKee
FINA code	USA
Olympic Games
Appearances	20 (First in 1904)
Best result	Winners, 1904
World Championships
Appearances	12 (First in 1973)
Best result	4th place, 1986, 1991
World League
Appearances	7 (First in 2002)
Best result	Runners up, 2008
World Cup
Appearances	12 (First in 1979)
Best result	Winners, 1991, 1997

Medal record
Men’s Water Polo
Olympic Games
Silver	2008 Beijing	Team Competition

The United States men's national water polo team is the representative for the United States of America in international men's water polo.

The team competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where they won silver medal in the final, losing to Hungary 14-10.

Team members

• 2000 Olympic Games —

• Gavin Arroyo, Tony Azevedo, Ryan Bailey, Dan Hackett, Chris Humbert, Sean Kern, Chi Kredel, Robert Lynn, Kyle Kopp, Sean Nolan, Chris Oeding, Bradley Schumacher, Wolf Wigo, head coach John Vargas.

• 2004 Olympic Games —

• Omar Amr, Tony Azevedo, Ryan Bailey, Layne Beaubien, Brandon Brooks, Genai Kerr, Daniel Klatt, Brett Ormsby, Jeffrey Powers, Christopher Segesman, Jesse Smith, Wolf Wigo, and Adam Wright. Head Coach: Ratko Rudić.

• 2008 Olympic Games —

• Tony Azevedo, Ryan Bailey, Brandon Brooks, Peter Hudnut, Tim Hutten, J. W. Krumpholz, Rick Merlo, Merrill Moses, Jeff Powers, Jesse A. Smith, Peter Varellas, Adam Wright, and Layne Beaubien. Head Coach: Terry Schroeder, Assistant Coach: Robert Lynn.

• 2009 FINA World Championships — (July 20, 2009, Rome, Italy)

• Merrill Moses, Peter Varellas, Brian Alexander, Jeff Powers, Adam Wright, Justin Johnson, Layne Beaubien, Tony Azevedo, Ryan Bailey, Tim Hutten, Jesse Smith, JW Krumpholz, Genai Kerr, John Mann (alternate). Head Coach: Terry Schroeder, Assistant Coach: Robert Lynn, Assistant Coach: Ryan Brown, Team Leader: Rick McKee.

Results

Olympic Games

• 1900 — Didn't participate
• 1904 — 1 ! Gold medal
• 1908 — Didn't participate
• 1912 — Didn't participate
• 1920 — 4th place
• 1924 — 3 ! Bronze medal
• 1928 — Quarterfinals
• 1932 — 3 ! Bronze medal
• 1936 — First round
• 1948 — Second round
• 1952 — 4th place
• 1956 — 5th place
• 1960 — 7th place
• 1964 — Second round
• 1968 — 5th place
• 1972 — 3 ! Bronze medal
• 1976 — Didn't participate
• 1980 — Didn't participate
• 1984 — 2 ! Silver medal
• 1988 — 2 ! Silver medal
• 1992 — 4th place
• 1996 — 7th place
• 2000 — 6th place
• 2004 — 7th place
• 2008 — 2 ! Silver medal

World Championship

• 1973 — 5th place
• 1975 — 8th place
• 1978 — 5th place
• 1982 — 6th place
• 1986 — 4th place
• 1991 — 4th place
• 1994 — 6th place
• 1998 — 7th place
• 2001 — 7th place
• 2003 — 6th place
• 2005 — 11th place
• 2007 — 9th place
• 2011 — 6th place

FINA World League

• 2002 — Preliminary round
• 2003 — 3 ! Bronze medal
• 2004 — 6th place
• 2005 — Semifinal round
• 2006 — 5th place
• 2007 — 5th place
• 2008 — 2 ! Silver medal
• 2009 — 4th place
• 2010 — 5th place

FINA Water Polo World Cup

• 1979 — 2 ! Silver medal
• 1981 — 4th place
• 1983 — 4th place
• 1985 — 2 ! Silver medal
• 1987 — 4th place
• 1989 — 8th place
• 1991 — 1 ! Gold medal
• 1993 — 4th place
• 1995 — 4th place
• 1997 — 1 ! Gold medal
• 1999 — 6th place
• 2002 — 7th place
• 2006 — Didn't participate
• 2010 — 4th place

See also

• United States at the team sports international competitions
• Water polo

External links

• USA Water Polo
• Olympic Academy