Netherlands men's national water polo team
| FINA code | NED | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Royal Dutch Swimming Federation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | LEN (Europe) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Branko Mitrović | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asst coach | Sebastiaan Brands Blagoje Ivović | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Bilal Gbadamassi | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FINA ranking (since 2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current | 15 (as of 9 August 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games (team statistics) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1908) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | (1948, 1976) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1973) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 4th (1982) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1983) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 6th (1983, 1985) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 6th (2003, 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 31 (first in 1927) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | (1950) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Media | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | knzb.nl | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The Netherlands national water polo team represents the Netherlands in men's international water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team won bronze medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Results
Medal count
| Competition | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| European Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Olympic Games
World Championship
FINA World Cup
FINA World League
European Championship
- 1927 – 11th place
- 1934 – 9th place
- 1938 – Bronze medal
- 1947 – 5th place
- 1950 – Gold medal
- 1954 – 4th place
- 1958 – 6th place
- 1962 – 6th place
- 1966 – 8th place
- 1970 – 5th place
- 1974 – 4th place
- 1977 – 5th place
- 1981 – 8th place
- 1983 – 6th place
- 1985 – 7th place
- 1989 – 8th place
- 1991 – 9th place
- 1993 – 8th place
- 1995 – 10th place
- 1997 – 9th place
- 1999 – 12th place
- 2001 – 10th place
- 2003 – 11th place
- 2006 – 10th place
- 2012 – 10th place
- 2016 – 12th place
- 2018 – 10th place
- 2020 – 15th place
- 2022 – 11th place
- 2024 – 11th place
- 2026 – 11th place
Team
Current squad
Roster for the 2026 Men's European Water Polo Championship.[2][3]
| Name | Date of birth | Pos. | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miki Buitenhuis | 16 September 2002 | GK | UZSC |
| Bilal Gbadamassi (C) | 23 September 1997 | CF | CN Marseille |
| Jeroen Rouwenhorst | 10 January 2000 | CF | RN Florentia |
| Benjamin Hessels | 13 December 2001 | DF | OSC Budapest |
| Mart van der Weijden | 20 October 2003 | W | CN Barcelona |
| Tim de Mey | 18 December 1997 | W | RN Florentia |
| Kas Te Riele | 21 August 2002 | W | NC Vouliagmeni |
| Sebastian Hessels | 13 December 2001 | W | OSC Budapest |
| Sam van den Burg | 25 October 1997 | DF | Waspo'98 Hannover |
| Tom de Weerd | 16 April 1998 | W | Tenerife Echeyde |
| Marnick Snel | 2 October 2004 | DF | VK Primorje |
| Lars ten Broek | 23 February 2004 | W | CN San Andreu |
| Jelto Spijker | 29 August 1999 | GK | Spandau 04 |
| Niels Hofmeijer | 19 June 2000 | DF | RN Florentia |
| Jorrit van der Weijen | 13 November 2006 | W | GZC Donk |
Past squads
- 1908 Olympic Games – 4th place
- 1960 Olympic Games – 8th place
- 1964 Olympic Games – 8th place
- 1968 Olympic Games – 7th place
- 1972 Olympic Games – 7th place
- 1976 Olympic Games – Bronze Medal
- 1980 Olympic Games – 6th place
- Stan van Belkum, Wouly de Bie, Ton Buunk, Jan Jaap Korevaar, Nico Landeweerd, Aad van Mil, Ruud Misdorp, Dick Nieuwenhuizen, Eric Noordegraaf, Jan Evert Veer, and Hans van Zeeland.
- 1984 Olympic Games – 6th place
- 1992 Olympic Games – 9th place
- 1996 Olympic Games – 10th place
- Arie van de Bunt, Gert de Groot, Arno Havenga, Koos Issard, Bas de Jong, Niels van der Kolk, Marco Kunz, Harry van der Meer, Hans Nieuwenburg, Joeri Stoffels, Eelco Uri, Wim Vermeulen and Wyco de Vries. Head Coach: Hans van Zeeland.
- 2000 Olympic Games – 11th place
- Arie van de Bunt, Marco Booij, Bjørn Boom, Bobbie Brebde, Matthijs de Bruijn, Arno Havenga, Bas de Jong, Harry van der Meer, Gerben Silvis, Kimmo Thomas, Eelco Uri, Wim Vermeulen, and Niels Zuidweg. Head Coach: Johan Aantjes.
- 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament – 5th place
- Marco Booij, Bjørn Boom, Kjell Boom, Matthijs de Bruijn, Arno Havenga, Bas de Jong, Gijs de Kock, Tjerk Kramer, Marc Nolting, Mark Siewers, Gerben Silvis, Eelco Uri, Niels Zuidweg. Head Coach: Ron de Vogel.
See also
- Netherlands men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- Netherlands women's national water polo team
References
- ^ a b c d "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "TeamNL waterpolomannen: definitieve EK-selectie bekend". knzb.nl. 6 January 2026.
- ^ "Team Roster: Netherlands" (PDF). ea.microplustimingservices.com. 9 January 2026. p. 11.
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