Japan men's national water polo team
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| FINA code | JPN |
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| Nickname(s) | ポセイドン ジャパン(Poseidon Japan)[1] |
| Association | Japan Swimming Federation |
| Confederation | AASF (Asia) |
| Head coach | Yoshinori Shiota |
| Asst coach | Shota Hazui Atsushi Naganuma |
| Captain | Toi Suzuki |
| FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
| Current | 9 (as of 9 August 2021) |
| Highest | 8 (2016, 2017, 2018) |
| Olympic Games (team statistics) | |
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1932) |
| Best result | 4th place (1932) |
| World Championship | |
| Appearances | 11 (first in 2001) |
| Best result | 9th place (2022) |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2018) |
| Best result | 7th place (2018) |
| World League | |
| Appearances | 15 (first in 2006) |
| Best result | 4th place (2018) |
| Asian Games | |
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1954) |
| Best result |  (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 2023) |
| Asian Swimming Championships | |
| Best result | (2016) |
| Asian Water Polo Championship | |
| Best result | (2015) |
| Media | |
| Website | swim.or.jp |
The Japan men's national water polo team is the representative for Japan in international men's water polo.
Results[edit]
Olympic Games[edit]
World Championship[edit]
World Cup[edit]
World League[edit]
- 2006 – 15th place[2]
- 2007 – 16th place
- 2008 – 11th place
- 2009 – 7th place
- 2010 – 11th place
- 2011 – 10th place
- 2012 – 11th place
- 2013 – 7th place
- 2014 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
- 2015 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
- 2016 – 6th place
- 2017 – 8th place
- 2018 – 4th place
- 2019 – 6th place
- 2020 – 5th place
Asian Games[edit]
- 1954 –
Silver medal - 1958 –
Gold medal - 1962 – Gold medal
- 1966 – Gold medal
- 1970 – Gold medal
- 1974 –
Silver medal - 1978 – Silver medal
- 1982 – Silver medal
- 1990 – Silver medal
- 1994 – Silver medal
- 1998 – 4th
- 2002 – Silver medal
- 2006 – Silver medal
- 2010 – Silver medal
- 2014 – Silver medal
- 2018 – Silver medal
- 2023 – Gold medal
Asian Swimming Championships[edit]
Asian Water Polo Championship[edit]
Current squad[edit]
Roster for the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.[4]
Head coach: Yoshinori Shiota
- 1 Katsuyuki Tanamura GK
- 2 Seiya Adachi FP
- 3 Taiyo Watanabe FP
- 4 Daichi Ogihara FP
- 5 Kai Inoue FP
- 6 Toi Suzuki FP
- 7 Kiyomu Date FP
- 8 Mitsuru Takata FP
- 9 Ikkei Nitta FP
- 10 Yusuke Inaba FP
- 11 Keigo Okawa FP
- 12 Kenta Araki FP
- 13 Towa Nishimura GK
- 14 Taiki Katayama FP
- 15 Ren Sasano FP
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.poseidonjapan.net/
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Competitions for Water polo". asiaswimmingfederation.org. Asia Swimming Federation. 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019.
- ^ "21st World Aquatics World Championships Men's Water Polo Team Roster JPN" (PDF). Omega Timing. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
External links[edit]
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