Russia men's national water polo team

Russia

Association	All Russian Swimming Federation
Confederation	LEN (Europe)
Head coach	Erkin Shagaev
Asst coach	Alexander Eryshov Sergey Evstigneev
Captain	Dmitrii Kholod
FINA code	RUS
Olympic Games
Appearances	3 (first in 1996)
Best result	(2000)
World Championships
Appearances	7 (first in 1994)
Best result	(1994, 2001)
World League
Appearances	5 (first in 2002)
Best result	(2002)
World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1993)
Best result	(2002)
European Championship
Appearances	11 (first in 1993)
Best result	(1997)

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

Results

Olympic Games

• 1996 — 5th place
• 2000 — Silver medal
• 2004 — Bronze medal
• 2008 — Not qualified
• 2012 — Not qualified
• 2016 — Not qualified

World Championship

• 1994 — Bronze medal
• 1998 — 6th place
• 2001 — Bronze medal
• 2003 — 10th place
• 2005 — 7th place
• 2007 — 7th place
• 2015 — 14th place

World League

• 2002 — Gold medal
• 2005 — 6th place
• 2006 — Preliminary round
• 2007 — Preliminary round
• 2008 — Preliminary round
• 2009 — Preliminary round
• 2010 — Preliminary round
• 2011 — Preliminary round
• 2012 — Preliminary round
• 2013 — 5th place^[1]
• 2014 — Preliminary round
• 2015 — Preliminary round
• 2016 — Pending

World Cup

• 1993 — 5th place
• 1995 — Bronze medal
• 1997 — 4th place
• 1999 — 4th place
• 2002 — Gold medal
• 2006 — 8th place
• 2010 — Not qualified
• 2014 — Not qualified

European Championship

• 1993 — 6th place
• 1995 — 6th place
• 1997 — Bronze medal
• 1999 — 5th place
• 2001 — 5th place
• 2003 — 4th place
• 2006 — 9th place
• 2008 — 10th place
• 2010 — 11th place
• 2014 — 11th place
• 2016 — 8th place

Current squad

Squad for the 2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship.

No.	Name	Date of birth	Position	L/R	Height	Weight	Club
1	Antonov, AntonAnton Antonov	1 June 1983	Goalkeeper		195 cm (6 ft 5 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	Dinamo Astrakhan
2	Magomaev, LevLev Magomaev	1 February 1989			186 cm (6 ft 1 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	Dynamo Moscow
3	Odintsov, ArtemArtem Odintsov	16 February 1988			195 cm (6 ft 5 in)	106 kg (234 lb)	Sintez Kazan
4	Bychkov, IgorIgor Bychkov	21 January 1994			189 cm (6 ft 2 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	Spartak Volgograd
5	Bugaychuk, AlexeyAlexey Bugaychuk	30 March 1989			184 cm (6 ft 0 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	Dynamo Moscow
6	Krasnov, MikhailMikhail Krasnov	17 June 1991			189 cm (6 ft 2 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	Dinamo Astrakhan
7	Merkulov, DaniilDaniil Merkulov	3 March 1997			190 cm (6 ft 3 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	Kinef Kirishi
8	Balakirev, AndreyAndrey Balakirev	31 March 1996		R	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	Dynamo Moscow
9	Nikolaenko, KirillKirill Nikolaenko	19 July 1989			178 cm (5 ft 10 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	Kinef Kirishi
10	Kholod, DmitriiDmitrii Kholod (c)	16 January 1992			197 cm (6 ft 6 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	Dynamo Moscow
11	Lisunov, SergeySergey Lisunov	12 October 1986			195 cm (6 ft 5 in)	113 kg (249 lb)	Spartak Volgograd
12	Giniiatov, AdelAdel Giniiatov	22 January 1996			186 cm (6 ft 1 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	Shturm Ruza
13	Korneev, KirillKirill Korneev	29 September 1994	Goalkeeper		184 cm (6 ft 0 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	Dinamo Astrakhan
Head coach: Erkin Shagaev

References

1. Aleksey Mikushin (17 June 2013). "Иностранные ватерполисты просили в Челябинске льда" [Foreign water polo players asked in Chelyabinsk for ice] (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. Retrieved 8 April 2016.