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United States men's national water polo team

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Most caps  Tony Azevedo
FINA code  USA
Best result  Winners (1904)
Head coach  Dejan Udovičić
Top scorer  Tony Azevedo
Appearances  22 (first in 1904)
Captain  Tony Azevedo
Location  United States of America
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Asst coach  Jack KocurAlex Rodriguez
Association  United States Aquatic Sports
Confederation  Swimming Union of the Americas (Americas)
Similar  Canada men's national water polo team, Australia men's national water polo team, Serbia men's national water polo team

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

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The team is the only non-European squad to win medals in the water polo Olympic tournament, most recently during the 2008 Summer Olympics, where they won a silver medal after losing the final to Hungary 14–10.

Olympic Games

  • 1904 — Gold medal (Demonstration event)
  • 1920 — 4th place
  • 1924 — Bronze medal
  • 1928 — Quarterfinals
  • 1932 — Bronze medal
  • 1936 — First round
  • 1948 — Second round
  • 1952 — 4th place
  • 1956 — 5th place
  • 1960 — 7th place
  • 1964 — Second round
  • 1968 — 5th place
  • 1972 — Bronze medal
  • 1984 — Silver medal
  • 1988 — Silver medal
  • 1992 — 4th place
  • 1996 — 7th place
  • 2000 — 6th place
  • 2004 — 7th place
  • 2008 — Silver medal
  • 2012 — 8th place
  • 2016 — 10th place

    • 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
  • 2013 — 9th place
  • 2015 — 7th place

    • FINA World League

  • 2002 — Preliminary round
  • 2003 — Bronze medal
  • 2004 — 6th place
  • 2005 — Semifinal round
  • 2006 — 5th place
  • 2007 — 5th place
  • 2008 — Silver medal
  • 2009 — 4th place
  • 2010 — 5th place
  • 2015 — 4th place
  • 2016 — Silver medal

    • FINA Water Polo World Cup

  • 1979 — Silver medal
  • 1981 — 4th place
  • 1983 — 4th place
  • 1985 — Silver medal
  • 1987 — 4th place
  • 1989 — 8th place
  • 1991 — Gold medal
  • 1993 — 4th place
  • 1995 — 4th place
  • 1997 — Gold medal
  • 1999 — 6th place
  • 2002 — 7th place
  • 2010 — 4th place

    • Current Squad

    The following is the American roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›

    Head coach: Dejan Udovičić

    Former squads

  • 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, Jeff Powers, Chris Segesman, Jesse Smith, Wolf Wigo, Adam Wright. Head Coach: Ratko Rudić.
  • 2008 Olympic Games —
  • Brian Alexander (alternate), Tony Azevedo, Ryan Bailey, Brandon Brooks, Peter Hudnut, Tim Hutten, J. W. Krumpholz, Rick Merlo, Merrill Moses, Jeff Powers, Jesse Smith, Peter Varellas, Adam Wright, 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, J. W. Krumpholz, Genai Kerr, John Mann (alternate). Head Coach: Terry Schroeder, Assistant Coach: Robert Lynn, Assistant Coach: Ryan Brown, Team Leader: Rick McKee.
  • 2012 Olympic Games —
  • Tony Azevedo, Ryan Bailey, Layne Beaubien, Shea Buckner, Peter Hudnut, Tim Hutten, Chay Lapin, John Mann, Merrill Moses, Jeff Powers, Jesse Smith, Peter Varellas, Adam Wright

    • References

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