The following are complete squad rosters of all participating teams who competed at the men's water polo tournament at the

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Group A

Australia

The following players represented Australia: Glenn Townsend, Richard Pengelley, Christopher Harrison, Troy Stockwell,

Andrew Wightman Andrew Wightman (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian water polo player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'es ...

Andrew Kerr Andrew Kerr IV (October 7, 1878 – February 17, 1969) was an American football, basketball, and track and field coach. He served as the head football coach at Stanford University (1922–1923), Washington & Jefferson College (1926–1928), Col ...

Raymond Mayers Raymond Mayers (born 8 January 1960) is an Australian water polo player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1 ...

, Geoffrey Clark, John Fox, Christopher Wybrow, Simon Asher, Andrew Taylor and

Donald Cameron Donald Cameron may refer to: Scottish Clan Cameron * Donald Cameron of Lochiel (c. 1695 or 1700–1748), 19th Chief, and his descendants: ** Donald Cameron, 22nd Lochiel (1769–1832), 22nd Chief ** Donald Cameron of Lochiel (1835–1905), Scott ...

. Head Coach: Tom Hoad.

France

The following players represented France: Arnaud Bouet, Marc Brisfer, Marc Crousillat, Pierre Garsau, Bruno Boyadjian, Philippe Hervé, Michel Idoux, Thierry Alimondo, Michel Crousillat, Nicolas Marischael, Nicolas Jeleff, Pascal Perot and

Christian Volpi Christian Volpi (born 25 May 1965) is a French former water polo player. He competed in the Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics, men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics. See also * France men's Olympic water polo team records and statis ...

. Head Coach: Jean Paul Clemencon.

Italy

The following players represented Italy: Paolo Trapanese, Alfio Misaggi,

Andrea Pisano Andrea Pisano (Pontedera 12901348 Orvieto) also known as Andrea da Pontedera, was an Italian sculptor and architect. Biography Pisano first learned the trade of a goldsmith. Pisano then became a pupil of Mino di Giovanni, about 1300, and wor ...

, Antonello Steardo, Alessandro Campagna,

Paolo Caldarella Paolo Caldarella (20 September 1964 – 27 September 1993) was an Italian water polo player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. See also * Italy men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * Lis ...

Mario Fiorillo Mario Fiorillo (born 16 December 1962) is an Italian former water polo player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. See also * Italy men's Olympic water polo team records and ...

Francesco Porzio Francesco Porzio (born 26 January 1966) is an Italian former water polo player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. See also * Italy men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of Olympic ...

, Stefano Postiglione, Riccardo Tempestini,

Massimiliano Ferretti Massimiliano Ferretti (born 22 June 1966) is an Italian former water polo player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. See also * Italy men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of Olympi ...

Marco D'Altrui Marco D'Altrui (born 25 April 1964 in Naples) is an Italian water polo player. He competed at the 1984, 1988, and 1992 Summer Olympics. His father Giuseppe was a member of the Italian water polo team which won the gold medal in 1960. See also * ...

and

Gianni Averaimo Gianni Averaimo (born 10 September 1964) is an Italian former water polo player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. See also * Italy men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of Olympic ...

. Head Coach: Fritz Dennerlein.

South Korea

The following players represented South Korea: Lee Jeong-seok,

Jang Si-yeong Jang Si-yeong (born 5 May 1968) is a South Korean water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as ...

, Kim Seong-eun, Yu Seung-hun, Kim Gi-chun, Kim Jae-yeon, Choi Seon-yong, Kim Gil-hwan, Kim Jin-tae,

Song Seung-ho Song Seung-ho (born 24 December 1965) is a South Korean water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly kn ...

, Hong Sun-bo, Lee Taeg-won and

Park Sang-won Park Sang-won (born April 5, 1959) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for starring in four of the highest-rating Korean dramas of all time, ''Eyes of Dawn'' (1991), '' Sandglass'' (1995), '' First Love'' (1996), and You and I. Filmogr ...

. Head Coach: Jong-Ku Kim.

Soviet Union

The following players represented the Soviet Union: Yevgeny Sharonov, Nurlan Mendygaliev, Yevgeny Grishin, Aleksandr Kolotov,

Sergey Naumov Sergey Naumov (russian: Серге́й Нау́мов; born 9 April 1962) is a Soviet former water polo player, born in Moscow, who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. See also * List of Olympic medalists ...

, Viktor Berendyuga, Sergey Kotenko,

Dmitry Apanasenko Dmitry Borisovich Apanasenko (russian: Дмитрий Борисович Апанасенко, born 17 July 1967 in Usolye-Sibirskoye) is a Russian former water polo player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympic ...

, Georgi Mschvenieradze, Mikhail Ivanov,

Sergey Markoch Sergey Markoch (''Serghei Marcoci'', born 13 January 1963) is a Moldovan, Soviet and later, Russian, former water polo player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. See also * List of Olympic medalists in ...

, Nikolai Smirnov and Mikheil Giorgadze. Head Coach:

Boris Popov Boris Nikitich Popov (russian: Борис Никитич Попов, born 21 March 1941) is a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Career In 1964 he was a member of the Soviet team whic ...

West Germany

The following players represented West Germany: Peter Röhle, Dirk Jacoby, Frank Otto, Uwe Sterzik, Armando Fernández, Andreas Ehrl,

Ingo Borgmann Ingo Borgmann (born 17 June 1965) is a German former water polo player. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. See also * Germany men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * Li ...

Rainer Osselmann Rainer Osselmann (25 July 1960 – 23 April 2023) was a German water polo player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. Osselmann was born in Duisburg. His father, Friedrich Osselmann, played water polo fo ...

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 ...

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Dirk Theismann Dirk Theismann (born 8 June 1963 in Hamm) is a German former water polo player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) ...

, René Reimann and Werner Obschernikat. Head Coach: Nicola Firuio.

Group B

China

The following players represented China:

Ni Shiwei Ni Shiwei (born 6 June 1963) is a Chinese water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1 ...

Wang Minhui Wang Minhui (born 28 October 1960) is a Chinese water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as S ...

, Yang Yong, Yu Xiang, Huang Long,

Huang Qijiang Huang Qijiang (born 5 October 1968) is a Chinese water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as ...

, Cui Shiping, Zhao Bilong, Li Jianxiong, Cai Shengliu, Wen Fan, Ge Jianqing and Zheng Qing. Head Coach:

Peng Shaorong Peng may refer to: * Peng (surname) (彭), a Chinese name * Peng (state) (大彭), a state during the late Shang dynasty * Peng (mythology) (鵬), a legendary Chinese creature * ''Peng!'', 1992 album by Stereolab * ''PENG!'', a 2005 comic * P.Eng. ...

Greece

The following players represented Greece: Nikolaos Christoforidis, Philippos Kaiafas,

Epaminondas Samartzidis Epaminondas Samartzidis (9 September 1965 – 22 June 1996) was a Greek water polo player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. He had 319 appearances for the Greece men's national water polo team. He started ...

, Anastassios Tsikaris,

Kyriakos Giannopoulos Kyriakos Giannopoulos (born 17 April 1959) is a Greek former water polo player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. See also * Greece men's Olympic wa ...

, Aris Kefalogiannis, Nikolaos Venetopoulos, Dimitrios Seletopoulos, Antonios Aronis, Evangelos Pateros, Georgios Mavrotas and

Evangelos Patras Evangelos Patras (Greek: Βαγγέλης Πάτρας; born 17 October 1968, Agria) is a Greek former water polo player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and in the 1996 Summer Olympics. Personal His daughte ...

. Head Coach: Koulis Iosifidis

Hungary

The following players represented Hungary: Péter Kuna, Gábor Bujka, Gábor Schmiedt, Zsolt Petőváry,

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Tibor Keszthelyi Tibor Keszthelyi (born 19 January 1960) is a Hungarian water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly kno ...

, Balázs Vincze, Zoltán Mohi, Tibor Pardi, László Tóth, András Gyöngyösi,

Zoltán Kósz Zoltán Kósz (born 26 November 1967 in Budapest) is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Kosz also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Hungarian team placed 4th. He is nickna ...

and Imre Tóth. Head Coach: Zoltan Kasas

Spain

The following players represented Spain:

Jesús Rollán Jesús Miguel Rollán Prada (4 April 1968 – 11 March 2006) was a water polo goalkeeper from Spain who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier, when Barcelon ...

, Miguel Chillida, Marco Antonio González, Miguel Pérez, Manuel Estiarte, Pere Robert,

Jorge Payá Jorge "Jordi" Payá Rodríguez (born July 10, 1963 in Manresa, Catalonia) is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. It was his se ...

, José Rodriguez, Jorge Sans, Salvador Gómez, Mariano Moya, Jorge Neira and Pedro Garcia. Head Coach: Antonio Esteller.

United States

The following players represented the United States: Craig Wilson,

Kevin Robertson Kevin George Robertson (born February 8, 1959) is an American former water polo player, who won two Olympic silver medals during his career: in 1984 and 1988. He was affiliated with the University of California. In 1994, he was inducted into th ...

, James Bergeson, Peter Campbell, Douglas Kimbell, Edward Klass, Alan Mouchawar, Jeffrey Campbell, Greg Boyer,

Terry Schroeder Terry Alan Schroeder, DC (born October 9, 1958) is an American former water polo player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. Schroeder is a chiropractor, practicing in Agoura Hil ...

, Jody Campbell, Christopher Duplanty and Michael Evans. Head Coach:

Bill Barnett William Perry Barnett (born May 10, 1956 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is a former professional American football player who played defensive tackle for six seasons for the Miami Dolphins in the National Football League The National Football ...

Yugoslavia

The following players represented Yugoslavia: Head coach:

Ratko Rudić Ratko Rudić (born 7 June 1948 in Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a retired Croatian water polo coach and a former water polo player. , he has won 38 medals as a coach at major events, making him the most successful water polo coach in ...

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