Montenegro men's national water polo team

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Montenegro
Flag of Montenegro.svg
FINA code MNE
Nickname(s)Crnogorske ajkule
(Montenegrin Sharks)
Association Water Polo and Swimming Federation of Montenegro
Confederation LEN (Europe)
Head coach Dejan Savić
Asst coach Miloš Šćepanović
Captain Petar Tešanović
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current2 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest1 (2021)
Lowest6 (2009, 2017, 2019)
First international
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg 10–11 Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
(Trieste, Italy; December 2006)
Biggest win
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg 30–3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
(Kotor, Montenegro; March 2007)
Olympic Games  (team statistics)
Appearances 5 (first in 2008 )
Best result4th (2008, 2012, 2016)
4-time Olympian(s) Predrag Jokić (2004–2016)
Top scorer(s) Aleksandar Ivović (38 goals, 2008–2016)
Most saves Miloš Šćepanović (160 saves, 2008–2016)
Top sprinter(s) Vjekoslav Pasković (21 sprints won, 2008–2016)
Flag bearer(s) Veljko Uskoković (2008)
Predrag Jokić (2016)
World Championship
Appearances9 (first in 2009 )
Best resultSilver medal icon.svg (2013)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2014 )
Best result6th (2014)
World League
Appearances13 (first in 2007 )
Best resultGold medal icon.svg (2009, 2018, 2020-21)
European Championship
Appearances9 (first in 2008 )
Best resultGold medal icon.svg (2008)
Mediterranean Games
Appearances3 (first in 2009 )
Best resultSilver medal icon.svg (2022)
Media
Website wpolo.me (in Montenegrin)
Medal record
World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Barcelona Team
World League
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Podgorica
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Budapest
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tbilisi
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Niš
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Chelyabinsk
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Dubai
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Málaga
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Eindhoven
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Belgrade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Budapest
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Tarragona Team

The Montenegro men's national water polo team represents Montenegro in international men's water polo competitions, and is controlled by the Water Polo and Swimming Federation of Montenegro.

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Prior history

Between 1918 and 1991, Montenegro was part of Yugoslavia, and its players participated in the Yugoslavia national water polo team. Between 1992 and 2006, it was part of FR Yugoslavia, later Serbia and Montenegro, so Montenegrin players played for those teams; Serbia is the sole successor to these countries so those results are recorded at Serbia national water polo team.

Results

Olympic Games

Year [1] Position
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 Beijing 4th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 London 4th
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4th
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 Tokyo 8th
Flag of France.svg 2024 Paris 9th
TotalQualified: 5/5

World Championship

Year [1] Position
Flag of Italy.svg 2009 Rome 9th
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2011 Shanghai 7th
Flag of Spain.svg 2013 Barcelona Silver medal icon.svg
Flag of Russia.svg 2015 Kazan 5th
Flag of Hungary.svg 2017 Budapest 5th
Flag of South Korea.svg 2019 Gwangju 10th
Flag of Hungary.svg 2022 Budapest 8th
Flag of Japan.svg 2023 Fukuoka 8th
Flag of Qatar.svg 2024 Doha 8th
TotalQualified: 9/9

FINA World Cup

Year [1] Position
Flag of Romania.svg 2010 Oradea did not participate
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg 2014 Almaty 6th
Flag of Germany.svg 2018 Berlin did not participate
Flag of the United States.svg 2023 Los Angeles did not participate
Flag of Montenegro.svg 2025 Podgorica qualified
TotalQualified: 2/5

FINA World League

Year [1] Position
Flag of Germany.svg 2007 Berlin Preliminary round
Flag of Italy.svg 2008 Genoa 4th
Flag of Montenegro.svg 2009 Podgorica Gold medal icon.svg
Flag of Serbia.svg 2010 Niš Silver medal icon.svg
Flag of Italy.svg 2011 Florence 5th
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg 2012 Almaty did not participate
Flag of Russia.svg 2013 Chelyabinsk Bronze medal icon.svg
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2014 Dubai Bronze medal icon.svg
Flag of Italy.svg 2015 Bergamo Preliminary round
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2016 Huizhou Preliminary round
Flag of Russia.svg 2017 Ruza did not participate
Flag of Hungary.svg 2018 Budapest Gold medal icon.svg
Flag of Serbia.svg 2019 Belgrade Preliminary round
Flag of Georgia.svg 2020 Tbilisi Gold medal icon.svg
Flag of France.svg 2022 Strasbourg 6th
TotalParticipated: 15/20
Super Final: 9/13

European Championship

YearPosition
Flag of Spain.svg 2008 Malaga Gold medal icon.svg
Flag of Croatia.svg 2010 Zagreb 5th
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2012 Eindhoven Silver medal icon.svg
Flag of Hungary.svg 2014 Budapest 4th
Flag of Serbia.svg 2016 Belgrade Silver medal icon.svg
Flag of Spain.svg 2018 Barcelona 6th
Flag of Hungary.svg 2020 Budapest Bronze medal icon.svg
Flag of Croatia.svg 2022 Split 7th
Flag of Croatia.svg 2024 Dubrovnik 6th
Flag of Serbia.svg 2026 Belgrade Qualified
TotalQualified: 10/10

Mediterranean Games

YearPosition
Flag of Italy.svg 2009 Pescara 5th
Flag of Turkey.svg 2013 Mersin Did not participate
Flag of Spain.svg 2018 Tarragona Bronze medal icon.svg
Flag of Algeria.svg 2022 Oran Silver medal icon.svg
TotalParticipated: 3/4

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

A 18-player roster was announced on 28 June 2024. [2]

Head coach: Vladimir Gojković [3]

Coaches

Notable players

See also

Notes

  1. one of Montenegrin athletes with the highest number of medals
  2. first captain

References

  1. 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.
  2. ""Ajkule" u Monpeljeu i Šapcu nastavljaju pripreme za Pariz". wpolo.me. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  3. "Team roster: Montenegro" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.