The Ukraine men's national water polo team represents

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in international men's

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competitions. The team was established in 1992 after the collapse of the

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. The highest achievements in the history of independent Ukraine are 12th place at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and 7th place at the 1995 European Championships in

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Results

Olympic Games

* 1996 — 12th place

World League

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— ''DNQ'' (finished last in the group at the European Qualification) *

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— ''DNQ'' (finished last in the group at the European Qualification)

European Championship

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— 11th place *

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— 7th place *

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— 11th place

Notable players

Aleksei Barkalov Aleksei Barkalov ( uk, Олексій Степанович Баркалов, russian: Алексей Степанович Баркалов; 18 February 1946 – 9 September 2004) was a Ukrainian water polo player who competed in the 1968, 1972, ...

* Andriy Kovalenko

References

External links

European Water Polo Championships: Past and Present Results

Water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

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