Japan
FINA codeJPN
Nickname(s)ポセイドン ジャパン(Poseidon Japan)[1]
AssociationJapan Swimming Federation
ConfederationAASF (Asia)
Head coachYoshinori Shiota
Asst coachShota Hazui
Atsushi Naganuma
CaptainToi Suzuki
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current9 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest8 (2016, 2017, 2018)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances10 (first in 1932)
Best result4th place (1932)
World Championship
Appearances10 (first in 2001)
Best result9th place (2022)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best result7th place (2018)
World League
Appearances15 (first in 2006)
Best result4th place (2018)
Asian Games
Appearances17 (first in 1954)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 2023)
Asian Swimming Championships
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2016)
Asian Water Polo Championship
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2015)
Media
Websiteswim.or.jp

The Japan men's national water polo team is the representative for Japan in international men's water polo.

Results

Olympic Games

World Championship

World Cup

World League

  • 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

  • 1954 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 1958 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 1962 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 1966 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 1970 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal
  • 1974 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 1978 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 1982 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 1990 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 1994 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 1998 – 4th
  • 2002 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2006 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2010 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2014 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2018 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 2023 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal

Asian Swimming Championships

Asian Water Polo Championship

  • 2009 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal[3]
  • 2012 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal
  • 2015 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal

Current squad

Roster for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships.[4]

Head coach: Yoshinori Shiota

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.poseidonjapan.net/
  2. 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.
  3. 1 2 "Competitions for Water polo". asiaswimmingfederation.org. Asia Swimming Federation. 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "20th World Aquatics World Championships Men's Water Polo Team Roster JPN" (PDF). Omega Timing. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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