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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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 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

United States men's national water polo team Wikipedia

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