Japan men's national water polo team
| Nickname(s) | ポセイドン ジャパン(Poseidon Japan)[1] |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Yoji Omoto |
| Captain | Yusuke Shimizu |
| Olympic Games (team statistics) | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1932) |
| Best result | 4th place (1932) |
| World Championship | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2001) |
| Best result | 10th place (2017) |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2018) |
| Best result | tbd (2018) |
| World League | |
| Appearances | 13 (first in 2006) |
| Best result | 4th place(2018) |
| {{{Regional cup name}}} | |
| Appearances | 16 (first in 1954) |
| Best result |  (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970) |
The Japan men's national water polo team is the representative for Japan in international men's water polo.
Results
Olympic Games
- 1932 — 4th place
- 1936 — First round
- 1960 — First round
- 1964 — First round
- 1968 — 12th place
- 1972 — 15th place
- 1984 — 11th place
- 2016 — 12th place
World Championship
- 2001 — 16th place
- 2003 — 15th place
- 2005 — 14th place
- 2007 — 16th place
- 2011 — 11th place
- 2015 — 13th place
- 2017 — 10th place
World Cup
- 2018 — 7th place
FINA World League
- 2006 — Preliminary round
- 2007 — Preliminary round
- 2008 — Preliminary round
- 2009 — 7th Place
- 2010 — Preliminary round
- 2011 — Preliminary round
- 2012 — Preliminary round
- 2013 — 7th Place
- 2014 — Preliminary round
- 2015 — Preliminary round
- 2016 — 6th Place
- 2017 — 8th Place
- 2018 — 4th Place
Asian Games
- 1954 —
- 1958 —
- 1962 —
- 1966 —
- 1970 —
- 1974 —
- 1978 —
- 1982 —
- 1990 —
- 1994 —
- 1998 — 4th
- 2002 —
- 2006 —
- 2010 —
- 2014 —
Current squad
Squad for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.[2]
Head coach: Yoji Omoto
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | L/R | Date of birth | 2016/17 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katsuyuki Tanamura | GK | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | R | 3 August 1989 | |
| 2 | Seiya Adachi | D | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | R | 24 June 1995 | |
| 3 | Shuma Kawamoto | D | R | 23 April 1996 | |||
| 4 | Mitsuaki Shiga | D | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | R | 16 September 1991 | |
| 5 | Yoshida Takuma | D | R | 11 October 1994 | |||
| 6 | Atsuto Iida | CF | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | R | 24 December 1993 | |
| 7 | Yusuke Shimizu (c) | CF | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | L | 7 September 1988 | |
| 8 | Mitsuru Takata | CF | R | 8 December 1995 | |||
| 9 | Atsushi Arai | D | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 62 kg (137 lb) | R | 3 February 1994 | |
| 10 | Kohei Inaba | D | R | 27 January 1996 | |||
| 11 | Keigo Okawa | D | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | R | 11 March 1990 | |
| 12 | Kenta Araki | CF | R | 6 April 1995 | |||
| 13 | Tomoyoshi Fukushima | GK | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | R | 3 June 1993 |
References
- ^ http://www.poseidonjapan.net/
- ^ "Budapest 2017 Japanese Men's Water Polo Team" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
