Russia men's national water polo team

Russia men's national water polo team
Medal record
Representing Russia
Summer Universiade

Russia
FINA code	RUS
Association	Russian Water Polo Federation
Confederation	LEN (Europe)
Head coach	Sergey Yevstigneyev
Asst coach	Marat Zakirov
Captain	Sergey Lisunov
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current	14 (as of 9 August 2021)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances	3 (first in 1996 )
Best result	(2000)
World Championship
Appearances	8 (first in 1994 )
Best result	(1994, 2001)
World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1993 )
Best result	(2002)
World League
Appearances	16 (first in 2002 )
Best result	(2002)
European Championship
Appearances	13 (first in 1993 )
Best result	(1997)
Media
Website	waterpolo.ru

Last updated April 07, 2024

Logo of the Water Polo Association of Russia

The Russia men's national water polo team is the representative for Russia in international men's water polo. The team is a successor of the Soviet water polo team.

History

In the Russian Empire

Water polo in Russia dates back to 1910, when the sport was included into the national water sports programme. The Shuvalov school was opened back then, featuring rules that differed from the international rules. In 1913, the first water polo tournament was played between the Shuvalov school and Moscow, with the first winning 3–2. The new sport progressed in Russia, as all swimming organizations included this sport into their programme. P. Erofeev and A. Shemansky further populized water polo by publishing brochures with rules and hints.^[1]

In the Soviet Union

As previously, water polo was predominant in Moscow and Leningrad (formerly known as St. Petersburg). However, this changed when the water polo teams of the Black Sea Fleet, Baltic Fleet and Caspian Flotilla further spread water polo in Russia. In the early history, water polo was popular especially among sailors. The strongest teams were Delfin of Leningrad and the Moscow Life Saving Society and the Yacht-Club. Following the resolution by the organizing bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1925, physical culture has been greatly propagated in Russia, stimulating water polo as well.^[2]

The first championship took place in 1925. Apart from the teams of Leningrad, Moscow and Kiev, the tournament featured teams from the Caucasus, Crimea, Ural, as well as the aforementioned fleet teams. Three years later, water polo was included in the All-Union Spartakiade (sports festival). The team of Leningrad dominated in Russian water polo until 1933, as the city had winter water pools and so had more training opportunities. In 1946, the USSR Water Polo Cup was introduced. One year later, the Soviet Union was selected into the FINA. The national water polo then debuted at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Helsinki.^[2]

Results

Olympic Games

1996 – 5th place^[3]
2000 – Silver medal
2004 – Bronze medal

World Championship

1994 – Bronze medal^[3]
1998 – 6th place
2001 – Bronze medal
2003 – 10th place
2005 – 7th place
2007 – 7th place
2015 – 14th place
2017 – 8th place
2022 – Disqualified^[4]

World Cup

1993 – 5th place^[3]
1995 – Bronze medal
1997 – 4th place
1999 – 4th place
2002 – Gold medal
2006 – 8th place

World League

2002 – Gold medal^[3]
2005 – 6th place
2006 – 14th place
2007 – 13th place
2008 – 13th place
2009 – 15th place
2010 – 13th place
2011 – 14th place
2012 – Preliminary round
2013 – 5th place
2014 – Preliminary round
2015 – Preliminary round
2016 – Preliminary round
2017 – 5th place
2018 – Preliminary round
2019 – Preliminary round
2020 – Preliminary round

European Championship

1993 – 6th place
1995 – 6th place
1997 – Bronze medal
1999 – 5th place
2001 – 5th place
2003 – 4th place
2006 – 9th place
2008 – 10th place
2010 – 11th place
2014 – 11th place
2016 – 8th place
2018 – 7th place
2020 – 8th place
2022 – Disqualified

Current squad

Roster for the 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship.^[5]

Head coach: Sergey Yevstigneyev

No	Name	Pos.	L/R	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Caps	Club
1	Pyotr Fedotov	GK	R	(1992-07-02) 2 July 1992 (age 31)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	40	Spartak Volgograd
2	Ivan Suchkov	DF	R	(1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 (age 28)	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	56	Dynamo Moscow
3	Ivan Vasilev	W	R	(2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 24)	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	23	Baltika Saint-Petersburg
4	Nikita Dereviankin	CF	L	(1994-06-21) 21 June 1994 (age 29)	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	109 kg (240 lb)	60	Sintez Kazan
5	Artyom Ashayev	FP	R	(1988-12-05) 5 December 1988 (age 35)	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	45	Spartak Volgograd
6	Konstantin Kharkov	W	L	(1997-02-23) 23 February 1997 (age 27)	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	36	HAVK Mladost
7	Daniil Merkulov	FP	R	(1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 (age 27)	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	73	VK Jug
8	Ivan Nagayev	W	L	(1993-11-30) 30 November 1993 (age 30)	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	74	Waspo Hannover
9	Igor Bychkov	CF	R	(1994-01-21) 21 January 1994 (age 30)	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	110 kg (240 lb)	45	Dynamo Moscow
10	Konstantin Kiselyov	DF	R	(1995-05-16) 16 May 1995 (age 28)	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	10	Spartak Volgograd
11	Sergey Lisunov (C)	CF	R	(1986-10-12) 12 October 1986 (age 37)	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	110 kg (240 lb)	253	Dynamo Moscow
12	Roman Shepelev	FP	R	(1993-08-03) 3 August 1993 (age 30)	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	71	Dynamo Moscow
13	Vitaly Statsenko	GK	R	(1997-07-21) 21 July 1997 (age 26)	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	38	TSOP Moscow

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References

↑ РАЗВИТИЕ ВОДНОГО ПОЛО В РОССИЙСКОЙ ИМПЕРИИ
1 2 РАЗВИТИЕ ВОДНОГО ПОЛО В СССР
1 2 3 4 "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.
↑ "Press release – FINA Bureau meets, makes further decisions on Russian and Belarusian athletes and event hosting". fina.org. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
↑ "2020 European Championships roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. p. 13. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

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[1] РАЗВИТИЕ ВОДНОГО ПОЛО В РОССИЙСКОЙ ИМПЕРИИ

[Soviet-2] 1 2 РАЗВИТИЕ ВОДНОГО ПОЛО В СССР

[HistoFINA_PDF-3] 1 2 3 4 "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.

[4] "Press release – FINA Bureau meets, makes further decisions on Russian and Belarusian athletes and event hosting". fina.org. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

[5] "2020 European Championships roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. p. 13. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

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