The Greece men's national water polo team represents Greece in international men's water polo competitions and it is organized and run by the Hellenic Swimming Federation.
Greece has a long tradition of strong presence at international level, with their major successes being the two bronze medals won at the World Championship in 2005 and 2015. The Greeks have also won a silver medal at the World Cup in 1997 and two more bronze medals at the World League in 2004 and 2006.
Moreover, they have closely missed a medal in the 2016 European Championship, the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2003 World Championship and the 1999 European Championship, ending up in the 4th place in all four of them. Greece is one of only nine national teams in the world to have won (at least) a medal in the World Championship, currently occupying the eighth place on the medal table, one above Germany. They have qualified at least for the quarter-finals in all their World Championship participations since 1994, winning the two aforementioned bronze medals and never finishing below the 6th place from 2001 and on.
Palmarès
World Championship
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Bronze medals:
World Cup
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Silver medal:
World League
- Bronze medals:
Mediterranean Games
- Bronze medals:
Competitive record
Olympic Games
Greece has participated 16 times at the Olympic Games, always present in the tournament since 1980. Their best result is the 4th place at the 2004 Olympics inn Athens, after losing 5–6 to Russia in the bronze medal game. The Greeks have secured a quarter-finals' presence in six occasions.
World Championship
Greece has a strong presence at the World Aquatics Championships, where they have been placed third in the world in two occasions. The first was in 2005 in Montreal, after their 11–10 victory over Croatia in the bronze medal game, with Georgios Afroudakis scoring the winning goal, with a spectacular backhand shot, with only 11 seconds left in the overtime.[1] The second one was in 2015 in Kazan, after their penalty shootout win over Italy in the bronze medal game. Greece has qualified at least for the quarter-finals in all their tournament participations since 1994, with the 6th place being their lowest position from 2001 and on.
World League
Greece had a regular presence at the FINA Water Polo World League during the first years of the competition, starting from 2002. They have won two bronze medals so far in 2004 and 2006.
World Cup
Greece had qualified for the FINA Water Polo World Cup in all but two occasions between 1985 and 2006, winning the silver medal in 1997 in Athens, losing 5–8 to the United States in the final.
European Championship
As one of the most competitive European nations in water polo, Greece is a regular contestant at the European Water Polo Championship since 1989, although they have yet to win a medal, with their best results being the 4th place in 1999 in Florence and in 2016 in Belgrade.
Current squad
Squad for the 2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship.[2]
| No. |
Name |
Date of birth |
Position |
L/R |
Height |
Weight |
Club |
| 1 | Flegkas, KonstantinosKonstantinos Flegkas | 000000001988-07-17-000017 July 1988 | Goalkeeper | R | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) |  Ydraikos |
| 2 | Mylonakis, EmmanouilEmmanouil Mylonakis | 000000001985-04-09-00009 April 1985 | Wing | R | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | Olympiacos |
| 3 | Dervisis, GeorgiosGeorgios Dervisis | 000000001994-10-30-000030 October 1994 | Point | R | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | Olympiacos |
| 4 | Genidounias, KonstantinosKonstantinos Genidounias | 000000001993-05-03-00003 May 1993 | Driver | R | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | Olympiacos |
| 5 | Fountoulis, IoannisIoannis Fountoulis | 000000001988-05-26-000026 May 1988 | Wing | R | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | Olympiacos |
| 6 | Pontikeas, KyriakosKyriakos Pontikeas | 000000001991-05-09-00009 May 1991 | Point | R | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | Olympiacos |
| 7 | Afroudakis, ChristosChristos Afroudakis (c) | 000000001984-05-23-000023 May 1984 | Driver | R | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | Vouliagmeni |
| 8 | Delakas, EvangelosEvangelos Delakas | 000000001985-02-08-00008 February 1985 | Point | R | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | Olympiacos |
| 9 | Mourikis, KonstantinosKonstantinos Mourikis | 000000001988-07-11-000011 July 1988 | Centre Forward | R | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | 110 kg (240 lb) | Olympiacos |
| 10 | Kolomvos, ChristodoulosChristodoulos Kolomvos | 000000001988-10-26-000026 October 1988 | Centre Forward | R | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | Olympiacos |
| 11 | Gounas, AlexandrosAlexandros Gounas | 000000001989-10-03-00003 October 1989 | Driver | R | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | Olympiacos |
| 12 | Vlachopoulos, AngelosAngelos Vlachopoulos | 000000001991-09-28-000028 September 1991 | Point | R | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | Olympiacos |
| 13 | Galanopoulos, StefanosStefanos Galanopoulos | 000000001993-02-21-000021 February 1993 | Goalkeeper | R | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | Olympiacos |
| Head coach: Thodoris Vlachos |
World Championship medal-winning squads
The following are the bronze medal-winning Greek rosters in the men's water polo tournaments of the 2005 and the 2015 World Championships:
Notable coaches
References
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