Netherlands men's national water polo team

Netherlands
FINA code	NED
Association	Royal Dutch Swimming Federation
Confederation	LEN (Europe)
Head coach	Harry van der Meer
Asst coach	Branko Mitrović
Captain	Jorn Muller
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current	15 (as of 9 August 2021)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances	17 (first in 1908)
Best result	(1948, 1976)
World Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 1973)
Best result	4th (1982)
World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1983)
Best result	6th (1983, 1985)
World League
Appearances	4 (first in 2003)
Best result	6th (2003, 2025)
European Championship
Appearances	29 (first in 1927)
Best result	(1950)
Media
Website	knzb.nl
Medal record
Men's water polo
Olympic Games
European Championship

The Netherlands national water polo team represents the Netherlands in men's international water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team won bronze medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Results

Medal count

Competition			Total
Olympic Games	0	2	2
European Championship	1	1	2
Total	1	3	4

Olympic Games

1908 – 4th place^[1]
1920 – 5th place
1924 – 7th place
1928 – 5th place
1936 – 5th place
1948 – Bronze medal
1952 – 5th place
1960 – 8th place
1964 – 8th place
1968 – 7th place
1972 – 7th place
1976 – Bronze medal
1980 – 6th place
1984 – 6th place
1992 – 9th place
1996 – 10th place
2000 – 11th place

World Championship

1973 – 8th place^[1]
1975 – 7th place
1978 – 13th place
1982 – 4th place
1986 – 14th place
1994 – 8th place
2001 – 9th place

FINA World Cup

1983 – 6th place^[1]
1985 – 6th place
1995 – 7th place
2025 – 6th place

FINA World League

2003 – 6th place^[1]
2011 – European Preliminary round
2017 – European Preliminary round
2018 – European Preliminary round

European Championship

1927 – 11th place
1934 – 9th place
1938 – Bronze medal
1947 – 5th place
1950 – Gold medal
1954 – 4th place
1958 – 6th place
1962 – 6th place
1966 – 8th place
1970 – 5th place
1974 – 4th place
1977 – 5th place
1981 – 8th place
1983 – 6th place
1985 – 7th place
1989 – 8th place
1991 – 9th place
1993 – 8th place
1995 – 10th place
1997 – 9th place
1999 – 12th place
2001 – 10th place
2003 – 11th place
2006 – 10th place
2012 – 10th place
2016 – 12th place
2018 – 10th place
2020 – 15th place
2022 – 11th place
2024 – 11th place
2026 – Qualified

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship.^[2]

Head coach: Harry van der Meer

No	Name	Pos.	L/R	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Caps	Club
1	Eelco Wagenaar (C)	GK	R	(1991-11-22) 22 November 1991	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	125	Polar Bears Ede
2	Kjeld Veenhuis	AR	R	(1995-01-30) 30 January 1995	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	40	GZC Donk
3	Jorn Winkelhorst	CF	R	(1991-12-26) 26 December 1991	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	116 kg (256 lb)	120	Waspo Hannover
4	Sam van den Burg	CB	R	(1997-10-25) 25 October 1997	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	60	CN Barcelona
5	Guus van IJperen	CF	R	(1995-02-28) 28 February 1995	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	50	GZC Donk
6	Robin Lindhout	FP	R	(1990-10-25) 25 October 1990	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	180	SC Quinto
7	Lars Gottemaker	W	L	(1987-07-29) 29 July 1987	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	180	ZPC Het Ravijn
8	Jesse Nispeling	CB	R	(1995-08-21) 21 August 1995	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	40	ENT Tourcoing
9	Harmen Muller	AR	R	(1995-04-13) 13 April 1995	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	50	FNC Douai
10	Pascal Janssen	AR	R	(1996-03-24) 24 March 1996	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	50	UZSC Utrecht
11	Jesse Koopman	AR	R	(1993-04-04) 4 April 1993	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	130	ENT Tourcoing
12	Thomas Lucas	CF	R	(1989-04-25) 25 April 1989	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	170	ZV De Zaan
13	Ted Huijsmans	GK	R	(1998-07-28) 28 July 1998	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	90 kg (200 lb)		ZV De Zaan

Past squads

1908 Olympic Games – 4th place

Bouke Benenga, Johan Cortlever, Jan Hulswit, Eduard Meijer, Karel Meijer, Piet Ooms, and Johan Rühl.

1960 Olympic Games – 8th place

Fred van Dorp, Henk Hermsen, Ben Kniest, Harry Lamme, Bram Leenards, Hans Muller, Harro Ran, Harry Vriend, and Fred van der Zwan.

1964 Olympic Games – 8th place

Jan Bultman, Fred van Dorp, Henk Hermsen, Ben Kniest, Bram Leenards, Hans Muller, Wim van Spingelen, Nico van der Voet, Harry Vriend, Wim Vriend, and Gerrit Wormgoor.

1968 Olympic Games – 7th place

Bart Bongers, Fred van Dorp, Loet Geutjes, André Hermsen, Hans Hoogveld, Evert Kroon, Ad Moolhuijzen, Hans Parrel, Nico van der Voet, Feike de Vries, and Hans Wouda.

1972 Olympic Games – 7th place

Mart Bras, Ton Buunk, Wim Hermsen, Hans Hoogveld, Evert Kroon, Hans Parrel, Ton Schmidt, Wim van de Schilde, Gijze Stroboer, Jan Evert Veer, and Hans Wouda.

1976 Olympic Games – Bronze Medal

Alex Boegschoten, Ton Buunk, Andy Hoepelman, Evert Kroon, Nico Landeweerd, Hans Smits, Gijze Stroboer, Rik Toonen, Jan Evert Veer, Hans van Zeeland, and Piet de Zwarte.

1980 Olympic Games – 6th place

Stan van Belkum, Wouly de Bie, Ton Buunk, Jan Jaap Korevaar, Nico Landeweerd, Aad van Mil, Ruud Misdorp, Dick Nieuwenhuizen, Eric Noordegraaf, Jan Evert Veer, and Hans van Zeeland.

1984 Olympic Games – 6th place

Johan Aantjes, Stan van Belkum, Wouly de Bie, Ton Buunk, Ed van Es, Anton Heiden, Nico Landeweerd, Aad van Mil, Ruud Misdorp, Dick Nieuwenhuizen, Eric Noordegraaf, Roald van Noort, and Remco Pielstroom.

1992 Olympic Games – 9th place

Bert Brinkman, Arie van de Bunt, Marc van Belkum, Robert Havekotte, Koos Issard, John Jansen, Gijs van der Leden, Harry van der Meer, Hans Nieuwenburg, Remco Pielstroom, John Scherrenburg, Jalo de Vries, and Jan Wagenaar.

1996 Olympic Games – 10th place

Arie van de Bunt, Gert de Groot, Arno Havenga, Koos Issard, Bas de Jong, Niels van der Kolk, Marco Kunz, Harry van der Meer, Hans Nieuwenburg, Joeri Stoffels, Eelco Uri, Wim Vermeulen and Wyco de Vries. Head Coach: Hans van Zeeland.

2000 Olympic Games – 11th place

Arie van de Bunt, Marco Booij, Bjørn Boom, Bobbie Brebde, Matthijs de Bruijn, Arno Havenga, Bas de Jong, Harry van der Meer, Gerben Silvis, Kimmo Thomas, Eelco Uri, Wim Vermeulen, and Niels Zuidweg. Head Coach: Johan Aantjes.

2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament – 5th place

Marco Booij, Bjørn Boom, Kjell Boom, Matthijs de Bruijn, Arno Havenga, Bas de Jong, Gijs de Kock, Tjerk Kramer, Marc Nolting, Mark Siewers, Gerben Silvis, Eelco Uri, Niels Zuidweg. Head Coach: Ron de Vogel.

References

^ ^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.
^ "2020 European Championships roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. p. 11. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

External links

Official website

[HistoFINA_PDF-1] "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.

[2] "2020 European Championships roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. p. 11. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

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