Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters

Last updated February 17, 2023

This is a list of the players who were on the rosters of the given teams who participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics for men's water polo. The men's tournament included twelve teams, with a maximum of thirteen players per team.

Pool A

Australia

The following is the Australian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[1]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
1	James Stanton	GK	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	21 July 1983	CN Novarra Barcelona
2	Richie Campbell	CB	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	18 September 1987	CN Barcelona
3	Trent Franklin	D	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	12 February 1979	Sydney ONI
4	Pietro Figlioli	D	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	29 May 1984	Chiavari Nouk
5	Robert Maitland	CB	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	4 September 1983	CN Mediferrow Barcelona
6	Anthony Martin	D	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	22 March 1985	KFC Breakers Brisbane
7	Tim Neesham	D	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	20 October 1979	Fremantle Perth
8	Sam McGregor	CB	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	12 August 1984	CN Alcorcon Madrid
9	Thomas Whalan	D	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	13 October 1980	Savona
10	Gavin Woods	CF	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	1 March 1978	Balmain Tigers Sydney
11	Rhys Howden	D	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	2 April 1987	Brisbane Barracudas
12	Jamie Beadsworth	CF	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	110 kg (240 lb)	11 June 1985	Fremantle Perth
13	Rafael Sterk	GK	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	27 January 1978	KFC Breakers Brisbane

Head coach: John Fox

Canada

The following is the Canadian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[1]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
1	Robin Randall	GK	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	1 May 1980	Regina Squids
2	Con Kudaba	CB	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	17 May 1987	Fraser Valley
3	Devon Diggle	D	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	15 June 1988	DDO Montreal
4	Kevin Mitchell	D	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	21 June 1981	Fraser Valley
5	Justin Boyd	D	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	23 April 1989	DDO Montreal
6	Thomas Marks	CB	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	2 June 1980	Vancouver Vikings
7	Brandon Jung	D	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	28 April 1986	Storm Vancouver
8	Kevin Graham	D	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	21 April 1986	Regina Squids
9	Aaron Feltham	D	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	16 April 1982	Lindsay
10	Sasa Palamarevic	CF	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	16 July 1986	Hull
11	Jean Sayegh	D	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	18 June 1981	Les Hydres de Quebec
12	Nathaniel Miller	CF	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	21 September 1979	DDO Montreal
13	Nic Youngblud	GK	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	16 January 1981	Hamilton Aquatic

Head coach: Dragan Jovanović

Greece

The following is the Greek roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[1]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
1	Nikolaos Deligiannis	GK	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	3 September 1976	Olympiacos
2	Anastasios Schizas	CB	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	18 February 1977	Olympiacos
3	Dimitrios Mazis	D	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	5 September 1976	Ethnikos Piraeus
4	Konstantinos Kokkinakis	CB	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	9 October 1975	Ethnikos Piraeus
5	Ioannis Thomakos	D	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	14 March 1977	Panionios
6	Argyris Theodoropoulos	D	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	13 January 1981	Olympiacos
7	Christos Afroudakis	D	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	23 May 1984	Olympiacos
8	Georgios Ntoskas	D	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	99 kg (218 lb)	11 November 1984	Olympiacos
9	Georgios Afroudakis	CF	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	17 October 1976	Olympiacos
10	Dimitrios Miteloudis	CB	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	11 February 1982	Vouliagmeni
11	Antonios Vlontakis	CF	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	10 October 1975	Ethnikos Piraeus
12	Emmanouil Mylonakis	D	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	9 April 1985	Ethnikos Piraeus
13	Georgios Reppas	GK	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	11 December 1974	Panionios

Head coach: Alessandro Campagna

Hungary

The following is the Hungarian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[1]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
1	Zoltán Szécsi	GK	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	22 December 1977	ZF Eger
2	Tamás Varga	CB	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	14 July 1975	Szeged Beton
3	Norbert Madaras	D	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	1 December 1979	Pro Recco
4	Dénes Varga	D	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	29 March 1987	Vasas SC
5	Tamás Kásás	D	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	20 July 1976	Pro Recco
6	Norbert Hosnyánszky	D	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	4 March 1984	Fiorentina
7	Gergely Kiss	CF	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	112 kg (247 lb)	21 September 1977	Honvéd-Domino
8	Tibor Benedek	D	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	12 July 1972	Pro Recco
9	Dániel Varga	D	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	25 September 1983	Vasas SC
10	Péter Biros	D	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	5 April 1976	ZF Eger
11	Gábor Kis	CF	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	108 kg (238 lb)	27 September 1982	ZF Eger
12	Tamás Molnár	CF	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	2 August 1975	Honvéd-Domino
13	István Gergely	GK	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	112 kg (247 lb)	20 August 1976	Honvéd-Domino

Head coach: Dénes Kemény

Montenegro

The following is the Montenegrin roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[1]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
1	Zdravko Radić	GK	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	24 June 1979	VK Primorac Kotor
2	Draško Brguljan	D	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	27 December 1984	VK Primorac Kotor
3	Vjekoslav Pasković	D	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	23 March 1985	VK Primorac Kotor
4	Nikola Vukčević	CF	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	14 November 1985	PVK Jadran
5	Nikola Janović	D	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	22 March 1980	Posillipo Naples
6	Milan Tičić	CB	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	14 August 1979	PVK Budvanska rivijera
7	Mlađan Janović	D	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	11 June 1984	VK Primorac Kotor
8	Veljko Uskoković	D	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	29 March 1971	PVK Budvanska rivijera
9	Aleksandar Ivović	CB	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	24 February 1986	PVK Jadran
10	Boris Zloković	CF	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	99 kg (218 lb)	16 March 1983	Posillipo Naples
11	Vladimir Gojković	D	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	29 January 1981	PVK Jadran
12	Predrag Jokić	CB	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	3 February 1983	Pro Recco
13	Miloš Šćepanović	GK	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	9 October 1982	PVK Jadran

Head coach: Petar Porobić

Spain

The following is the Spanish roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[1]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
1	Iñaki Aguilar	GK	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	9 September 1983	CN Barcelona
2	Mario José García	CB	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	15 July 1983	CN Alcorcon
3	David Martín	D	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	2 January 1977	CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
4	Ricardo Perrone	D	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	21 December 1976	CN Barcelona
5	Guillermo Molina	D	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	112 kg (247 lb)	16 March 1984	Brescia
6	Marc Minguell	CB	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	14 January 1985	CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
7	Iván Gallego	CB	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	13 April 1984	CN Terrassa
8	Svilen Piralkov	D	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	8 April 1975	CN Terrassa
9	Xavier Vallès	CF	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	4 September 1979	CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
10	Felipe Perrone	D	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	27 February 1986	Savona
11	Iván Pérez	CF	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	110 kg (240 lb)	29 June 1971	CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
12	Xavier García	D	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	5 January 1984	CN Atlètic-Barceloneta
13	Ángel Andreo	GK	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	3 December 1972	Waterpolo Zaragoza

Head coach: Rafael Aguilar

Group B

China

The following is the Chinese roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[1]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
1	Ge Weiqing	GK	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	25 April 1977	Shanghai
2	Liang Zhongxing	CB	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	23 December 1986	Guangdong Guangzhou
3	Wu Zhiyu	CB	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	108 kg (238 lb)	9 September 1983	Shanghai
4	Yu Lijun	CF	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	108 kg (238 lb)	28 November 1978	Shanghai
5	Li Jun	CB	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	18 October 1980	Huana Changsha
6	Tan Feihu	CF	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	1 January 1987	Huana Changsha
7	Wang Yong	D	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	29 January 1979	Shanghai
8	Li Bin	D	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	24 October 1983	Shanghai
9	Wang Beiming	D	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	13 August 1983	Shanghai
10	Xie Junmin	D	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	17 May 1983	Guangdong Guangzhou
11	Han Zhidong	D	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	29 July 1977	Guangdong Guangzhou
12	Wang Yang	D	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	17 January 1983	Guangdong Guangzhou
13	Ma Jianjun	GK	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	8 October 1984	Shanghai

Head coach: Wang Minhui

Croatia

The following is the Croatian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[1]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
1	Frano Vićan	GK	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	24 January 1976	VK Jug Dubrovnik
2	Damir Burić	CB	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	115 kg (254 lb)	2 December 1980	HAVK Mladost
3	Andro Bušlje	CB	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	4 January 1986	VK Jug Dubrovnik
4	Zdeslav Vrdoljak	D	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	15 March 1971	HAVK Mladost
5	Aljoša Kunac	CB	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	18 August 1980	Cattaro Kotor
6	Maro Joković	D	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	1 October 1987	VK Jug Dubrovnik
7	Mile Smodlaka	CF	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	115 kg (254 lb)	1 January 1976	VK Jug Dubrovnik
8	Teo Đogaš	D	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	19 February 1977	Cattaro Kotor
9	Pavo Marković	D	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	20 April 1985	VK Jug Dubrovnik
10	Samir Barač	D	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	2 November 1973	Primorje EB
11	Igor Hinić	CF	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	110 kg (240 lb)	4 December 1975	HAVK Mladost
12	Miho Bošković	D	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	96 kg (212 lb)	11 January 1983	VK Jug Dubrovnik
13	Josip Pavić	GK	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	15 January 1982	HAVK Mladost

Head coach: Ratko Rudić

Germany

The following is the German roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[1]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
1	Alexander Tchigir	GK	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	6 November 1968	Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
2	Florian Naroska	CB	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	16 April 1982	SSV Esslingen
3	Julian Real	CB	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	22 December 1989	Amateur SC Duisburg
4	Marko Savić	D	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	11 January 1981	Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
5	Marko Stamm	CB	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	30 August 1988	Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
6	Marc Politze	CF	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	20 October 1977	Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
7	Heiko Nossek	D	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	99 kg (218 lb)	14 March 1982	SSV Esslingen
8	Thomas Schertwitis	CF	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	115 kg (254 lb)	2 September 1972	Sintez Kazan
9	Tobias Kreuzmann	D	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	15 June 1981	Amateur SC Duisburg
10	Moritz Oeler	D	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	21 October 1985	Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
11	Andreas Schlotterbeck	CF	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	108 kg (238 lb)	2 March 1982	Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
12	Sören Mackeben	D	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	29 January 1979	Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
13	Michael Zellmer	GK	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	14 August 1977	Waspo Hannover

Head coach: Hagen Stamm

Italy

The following is the Italian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[1]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
1	Stefano Tempesti	GK	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	9 June 1979	Pro Recco
2	Luigi Di Costanzo	D	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	5 February 1982	Posillipo Naples
3	Leonardo Binchi	CB	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	27 August 1975	Brescia
4	Fabrizio Buonocore	CB	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	28 April 1977	Posillipo Naples
5	Valentino Gallo	D	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	17 July 1985	Posillipo Naples
6	Maurizio Felugo	D	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	4 March 1981	Pro Recco
7	Andrea Mangiante	CB	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	1 July 1976	Pro Recco
8	Alberto Angelini	D	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	28 September 1974	Pro Recco
9	Fabio Bencivenga	CF	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	20 January 1976	Posillipo Naples
10	Alessandro Calcaterra	CF	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	26 May 1975	Pro Recco
11	Leonardo Sottani	D	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	1 November 1973	Cremona
12	Federico Mistrangelo	D	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	11 May 1981	Savona
13	Fabio Violetti	GK	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	1 February 1974	Posillipo Naples

Head coach: Paolo Malara

Serbia

The following is the Serbian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[1]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
1	Denis Šefik	GK	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	120 kg (260 lb)	20 September 1979	PVK Budvanska rivijera
2	Andrija Prlainović	D	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	28 April 1987	VK Partizan
3	Živko Gocić	CF	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	22 August 1982	Olympiacos
4	Vanja Udovičić	CB	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	12 September 1982	Pro Recco
5	Dejan Savić	CB	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	120 kg (260 lb)	24 April 1975	Sintez Kazan
6	Duško Pijetlović	CF	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	25 April 1985	VK Partizan
7	Nikola Rađen	CB	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	29 January 1985	VK Partizan
8	Filip Filipović	D	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	2 May 1987	VK Partizan
9	Aleksandar Ćirić	D	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	30 December 1977	PVK Budvanska rivijera
10	Aleksandar Šapić	D	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	1 June 1978	Shturm 2002 Chekhov
11	Vladimir Vujasinović	CB	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	14 August 1973	VK Partizan
12	Branko Peković	CF	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	7 May 1979	Dynamo Moscow
13	Slobodan Soro	GK	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	23 December 1978	VK Partizan

Head coach: Dejan Udovičić

United States

The following is the American roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[1]

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	Club
1	Merrill Moses	GK	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	13 August 1977	The New York Athletic Club
2	Peter Varellas	D	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	2 October 1984	Olympic Club
3	Peter Hudnut	CB	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	16 February 1980	Los Angeles WP Club
4	Jeff Powers	CB	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	109 kg (240 lb)	21 January 1980	Newport Aquatics Foundation
5	Adam Wright	D	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	4 May 1977	The New York Athletic Club
6	Rick Merlo	D	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	5 August 1982	The New York Athletic Club
7	Layne Beaubien	D	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	4 July 1976	The New York Athletic Club
8	Tony Azevedo	D	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	21 November 1981	The New York Athletic Club
9	Ryan Bailey	CF	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	111 kg (245 lb)	28 August 1975	Newport Aquatics Foundation
10	Tim Hutten	CB	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	4 June 1985	Newport Aquatics Foundation
11	Jesse Smith	CB	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	27 April 1983	Los Angeles WP Club
12	J. W. Krumpholz	CF	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	22 November 1987	Los Angeles WP Club
13	Brandon Brooks	GK	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	111 kg (245 lb)	29 April 1981	Los Angeles WP Club

Head coach: Terry Schroeder

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Pos.	Position	№	Cap number
CF	Centre Forward	CB	Centre Back
D	Defense	GK	Goalkeeper