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Italy
FINA codeITA
Nickname(s)Il Settebello
AssociationItalian Swimming Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachAlessandro Campagna
Asst coachAmedeo Pomilio
CaptainPietro Figlioli
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current4 (as of February 2020)
Highest2 (2012)
Lowest9 (2008, 2009, 2010)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances20 (first in 1920)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1948, 1960, 1992)
World Championship
Appearances18 (first in 1973)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1978, 1994, 2011, 2019)
World Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1979)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1993)
World League
Appearances17 (first in 2002)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2003, 2011, 2017)
European Championship
Appearances32 (first in 1927)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1947, 1993, 1995)
Europa Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2018)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances17 (first in 1955)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1955, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1991, 1993)
Media
Websitefedernuoto.it

The Italian national water polo team represents Italy in men's international water polo competitions and is controlled by Federnuoto (the Italian Aquatics Federation). The national men's team has the nickname of "Settebello".

The Italian men's water polo team has won 8 Olympic medals, 7 World Championships, 5 World Cup, 11 European Championships medals and 3 World League medals, making them one of the most successful men's water polo teams in the world. They have won a combined eleven championships in those four competitions, with the World League being the only competition which Italy has yet to win.

History

The Italian water polo team, of the early 1950s

Water Polo became popular in Italy soon after 1899, when an exhibition match was played at the Bath of Diana in Milan, with the match being described in the press as: "like football but more tiring and difficult, requiring energy and strength beyond the ordinary".[1]

Although a domestic league was soon established, the Italian national water polo team did not first compete at the Olympic Games until the 1920 Olympics, in Antwerp, Belgium, where they were forced to forfeit their first round match, before losing 5–1 to Greece and being eliminated.

The national team first fulfilled their potential at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England, when they went undefeated for the whole tournament to claim their first gold medal in the discipline.

The Italian team reclaimed the title of Olympic champions in front of a home crowd at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, Italy. Italy won their third Olympic title at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, beating the hosts and tournament favourites Spain 9–8 after extra time in a thrilling final. Only Hungary (9), and Great Britain (4) have more Olympic titles.

The Italian national side have also won four World Championships, in 1978, 1994, 2011 and 2019, and the World Cup once in 1993. Italy also claimed their first European Championship in 1947.

Competitive record

Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Olympic Games 3 2 3 8
World Championship 4 2 1 7
European Championship 3 2 6 11
Universiade 4 3 4 11
Mediterranean Games 6 6 2 14
Total 21 15 16 52

Results

Olympic Games

Year[2] Position Pld W D L
France 1900 Did not participate
United States 1904
United Kingdom 1908
Sweden 1912
Belgium 1920 10th 2 0 0 2
France 1924 11th 1 0 0 1
Netherlands 1928 Did not participate
United States 1932
Germany 1936
United Kingdom 1948 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 6 1 0
Finland 1952 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 6 0 2
Australia 1956 4th 6 3 0 3
Italy 1960 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 5 1 0
Japan 1964 4th 6 3 0 3
Mexico 1968 4th 9 6 1 2
West Germany 1972 6th 6 3 2 3
Canada 1976 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 4 3 1
Soviet Union 1980 8th 8 4 1 3
United States 1984 7th 7 4 2 1
South Korea 1988 7th 7 3 2 2
Spain 1992 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 5 2 0
United States 1996 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 7 0 1
Australia 2000 5th 8 6 0 2
Greece 2004 8th 7 4 0 3
China 2008 9th 8 4 0 4
United Kingdom 2012 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 5 1 2
Brazil 2016 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 5 0 3
Japan 2020 Qualified
Total 21/27

World Championship

FINA World Cup

FINA World League

  • 2002 – Semi-final round[2]
  • 2003 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2004 – 4th place
  • 2005 – Semi-final round
  • 2006 – Preliminary round
  • 2007 – Preliminary round
  • 2008 – 7th place
  • 2009 – 5th place
  • 2010 – Preliminary round
  • 2011 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2012 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 2013 – Preliminary round
  • 2014 – Preliminary round
  • 2015 – 7th place
  • 2016 – 4th place
  • 2017 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2018 – Did not participate
  • 2019 – Preliminary round

European Championship

Europa Cup

  • 2018 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal

Mediterranean Games

  • 1951 – Unknown
  • 1955 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 1959 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 1963 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 1967 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 1971 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 1975 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 1979 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 1983 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 1987 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 1991 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 1993 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 1997 – 4th place
  • 2001 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2005 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2009 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 2013 – 4th place
  • 2018 – 5th place

Current squad

Roster for the 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship.[3]

Head coach: Alessandro Campagna

No Name Pos. L/R Date of birth Height Weight Caps Club
1 Marco Del Lungo GK R (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 (age 34) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 175 Italy AN Brescia
2 Francesco Di Fulvio W R (1993-08-15) 15 August 1993 (age 31) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 177 Italy Pro Recco
3 Stefano Luongo W R (1990-01-05) 5 January 1990 (age 34) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 153 Italy Pro Recco
4 Pietro Figlioli (C) FP R (1984-05-29) 29 May 1984 (age 40) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 254 Italy Pro Recco
5 Andrea Fondelli W R (1994-02-27) 27 February 1994 (age 30) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 129 Italy Pro Recco
6 Alessandro Velotto DF R (1995-02-12) 12 February 1995 (age 29) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 142 Italy Pro Recco
7 Vincenzo Renzuto DF R (1993-04-08) 8 April 1993 (age 31) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 88 Italy Pro Recco
8 Gonzalo Echenique W L (1990-04-27) 27 April 1990 (age 34) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 46 Italy Pro Recco
9 Niccolò Figari DF R (1988-01-24) 24 January 1988 (age 36) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 156 Italy AN Brescia
10 Michaël Bodegas CB R (1987-05-03) 3 May 1987 (age 37) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 110 Spain CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
11 Matteo Aicardi CF R (1986-04-19) 19 April 1986 (age 38) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 255 Italy Pro Recco
12 Vincenzo Dolce FP R (1995-05-11) 11 May 1995 (age 29) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 42 Italy Sport Management
13 Gianmarco Nicosia GK R (1998-02-12) 12 February 1998 (age 26) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 46 Italy Sport Management

See also

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) History of Italian Water Polo
  2. ^ a b c d "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics – Download" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2017. pp. 5, 15, 25, 45. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 European Championships roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. p. 8. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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