Japan men's national water polo team

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

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
Appearances11 (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

Results

Olympic Games
  • 1932 – 4th place[2]
  • 1936 – 14th place
  • 1960 – 14th place
  • 1964 – 11th place
  • 1968 – 12th place
  • 1972 – 15th place
  • 1984 – 11th place
  • 2016 – 12th place
  • 2020 – 10th place
  • 2024 – qualified

World Championship
  • 2001 – 16th place[2]
  • 2003 – 15th place
  • 2005 – 14th place
  • 2007 – 16th place
  • 2011 – 11th place
  • 2015 – 13th place
  • 2017 – 10th place
  • 2019 – 11th place
  • 2022 – 9th place
  • 2023 – 11th place
  • 2024 – 13th place

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
  • 2012 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Silver medal[3]
  • 2016 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal

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 2024 World Aquatics Championships.[4]

Head coach: Yoshinori Shiota

  • 1 Katsuyuki Tanamura GK
  • 2 Seiya Adachi FP
  • 3 Taiyo Watanabe FP
  • 4 Daichi Ogihara FP
  • 5 Kai Inoue FP
  • 6 Toi Suzuki FP
  • 7 Kiyomu Date FP
  • 8 Mitsuru Takata FP
  • 9 Ikkei Nitta FP
  • 10 Yusuke Inaba FP
  • 11 Keigo Okawa FP
  • 12 Kenta Araki FP
  • 13 Towa Nishimura GK
  • 14 Taiki Katayama FP
  • 15 Ren Sasano FP

See also
  • Japan men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

References
  1. http://www.poseidonjapan.net/
  2. "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. "Competitions for Water polo". asiaswimmingfederation.org. Asia Swimming Federation. 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019.
  4. "21st World Aquatics World Championships Men's Water Polo Team Roster JPN" (PDF). Omega Timing. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
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