The Germany national water polo team represents

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in international

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competitions and friendly matches. It is controlled by

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. Germany has won several medals in international competitions, including one

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gold and one

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, as well as 1982 World Championship bronze medal. The team was named Germany's Sportsteam of the Year in 1981.

Results

Olympic Games

World Championship

FINA World Cup

FINA World League

European Championship

*As Germany ** 1926 – Bronze medal ** 1927 – 5th place **

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– Silver medal ** 1934 – Silver medal ** 1938 – Silver medal *As West Germany **

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– 6th place ** 1958 – 7th place ** 1966 – 7th place **

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– 7th place ** 1974 – 8th place ** 1977 – 6th place **

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– Gold medal ** 1983 – 5th place ** 1985 – Bronze medal ** 1987 – 4th place ** 1989 – Gold medal *As Germany **

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– 7th place ** 1993 – 9th place **

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– Bronze medal **

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– 10th place ** 1999 – 8th place ** 2001 – 9th place ** 2003 – 5th place **

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– 8th place ** 2008 – 6th place **

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– 6th place **

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– 5th place ** 2014 – 9th place ** 2016 – 11th place ** 2018 – 9th place **

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– 9th place **

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– 13th place

Current squad

Roster for the 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship. Head coach:

Hagen Stamm Hagen Stamm (born 12 June 1960 in Berlin) is a former water polo player from Germany, considered to be one of Germany's best in the last twenty years, having won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, and two Eur ...

Notable former coaches

* Nico Firoiu (1975–88, 1993–97)

Notes

References

External links

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