France men's national water polo team

France

FINA code	FRA
Association	French Swimming Federation
Confederation	LEN (Europe)
Head coach	Florian Bruzzo
Asst coach	Vjekoslav Kobešćak
Captain	Ugo Crousillat
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current	11 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest	8 (2016)
Olympic Games  (team statistics)
Appearances	12 (first in 1900 )
Best result	(1924)
World Championship
Appearances	6 (first in 1982 )
Best result	TBD (2024)
World League
Appearances	9 (first in 2006 )
Best result	4th (2022)
European Championship
Appearances	19 (first in 1927)
Best result	(1927)
Media
Website	ffnatation.fr

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

Results

Olympic Games

Main article: France men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

• 1900 – Bronze medal *2 ^[1]
• 1912 – 6th place
• 1920 – 9th place
• 1924 – Gold medal
• 1928 – Bronze medal
• 1936 – 4th place
• 1948 – 6th place
• 1960 – Second round
• 1988 – 10th place
• 1992 – 11th place
• 2016 – 11th place
• 2024 – 10th place

World Championship

• 1982 – 13th place ^[1]
• 1986 – 8th place
• 1991 – 12th place
• 2017 – 14th place
• 2023 – 6th place
• 2024 – 4th place

FINA World League

• 2006 – 6th place ^[1]
• 2020 – 7th place
• 2022 – 4th place

European Championship

• 1927 – Silver medal
• 1931 – 6th place
• 1934 – 6th place
• 1938 – 6th place
• 1947 – 7th place
• 1950 – 6th place
• 1954 – 9th place
• 1958 – 8th place
• 1966 – 13th place
• 1970 – 11th place
• 1989 – 12th place
• 1991 – 11th place
• 2001 – 12th place
• 2014 – 10th place
• 2016 – 9th place
• 2018 – 12th place
• 2020 – 13th place
• 2022 – 6th place
• 2024 – 9th place
• 2026 – Qualified

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The roster was announced on 8 July 2024. ^[2]

Head coach: Florian Bruzzo ^{[3] [4]}

• 1 Clément Dubois GK
• 2 Rémi Saudadier CF
• 3 Ugo Crousillat (c) D
• 4 Alexandre Bouet W
• 5 Enzo Khasz CB
• 6 Thomas Vernoux CF
• 7 Romain Marion-Vernoux D
• 8 Emil Bjorch CF
• 9 Mehdi Marzouki D
• 10 Michaël Bodegas CF
• 11 Pierre-Frédéric Vanpeperstraete W
• 12 Enzo Nardon W
• 13 Hugo Fontani GK

Notable players

• Michaël Bodegas (later Italy)
• Ugo Crousillat (intermission Montenegro)
• Frédéric Audon
• Pierre Garsau
• Michel Idoux
• Armand Mikaelian

See also

• France men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
• List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics

References

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. "JO Paris 2024: les sélections féminines et masculines de water-polo pour les Jeux dévoilées". lefigaro.fr. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
3. "Team roster: France" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
4. "Archived" (PDF). web.archive.org. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.

External links

• Official website