Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

Australia

Australia entered a squad of nine players.[1]

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Peter Bennett July 11, 1926 30 ? Australia Dolfish ? ?
Jake Foster May 11, 1931 25 ? Australia Brighton ? ?
Doug Laing March 19, 1931 25 ? Australia Bondi ASC ? ?
William McCabe August 30, 1935 21 ? ? ?
John O'Brien October 8, 1931 25 ? ? ?
Bill Orchard October 31, 1929 27 ? ? ?
Ted Pierce July 3, 1933 23 ? Australia Balmain Water Polo Club ? ?
Raymond Smee October 25, 1930 26 ? Australia Bondi ASC ? ?
Keith Whitehead September 9, 1931 24 ? ? ?

Germany

Germany entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 16 goals but all scorers are unknown.

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
GK Emil Bildstein May 17, 1931 25 ? 5 0
Wilfried Bode December 13, 1929 26 ? Germany Wasserfreunde Hannover 6 ?
Hans-Günther Hilker 1932 ? Germany Duisburg 98 3 ?
GK Karl Neuse December 31, 1930 25 ? 1 0
Alfred Obschernikat May 14, 1926 30 ? Germany Duisburg 98 6 ?
Friedhelm Osselmann April 9, 1934 22 ? Germany Amateur SC Duisburg 5 ?
Erich Pennekamp November 13, 1929 27 ? Germany Duisburg 98 1 ?
Rudi Pennekamp ? Germany Duisburg 98 0 0
Achim Schneider July 31, 1934 22 ? Germany Duisburg 98 6 ?
Hans Werner Seher April 28, 1929 27 ? 3 ?
Willi Sturm January 28, 1928 28 ? 6 ?

Great Britain

Great Britain entered an unknown number of players. They scored 25 goals but all scorers are unknown.

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
John Ferguson April 4, 1930 26 ? 3 ?
GK Arthur Grady August 5, 1922 34 ? 5 0
John Jones April 17, 1925 31 ? 4 ?
Robert Knights July 22, 1931 25 ? 1 ?
Terence Miller March 2, 1932 24 lots 4 ?
Peter Pass March 8, 1933 23 ? 5 ?
Clifford Spooner December 21, 1933 22 ? 3 ?
Ron Turner June 11, 1929 27 ? United Kingdom The Penguins 5 ?
Gerald Worsell May 1, 1930 26 ? 5 ?

Hungary

Hungary entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 26 goals but only twenty scorers are known.

Head coach: Béla Rajki

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Antal Bolvári May 6, 1932 24 ? Hungary Budapesti Honvéd Sportegyesület 4 2
GK Ottó Boros August 5, 1929 27 ? Hungary Szolnoki Dózsa 4 0
Dezső Gyarmati October 23, 1927 29 ? Hungary Budapesti Dózsa 6 3
István Hevesi April 2, 1931 25 ? Hungary Budapesti Honvéd Sportegyesület 3 ?
GK László Jeney May 30, 1923 33 ? Hungary Budapesti Vasas Sport Club 2 0
Tivadar Kanizsa April 4, 1933 23 ? Hungary Szolnoki Dózsa 2 ?
György Kárpáti June 23, 1935 21 ? Hungary Budapesti Kinizsi 6 6
Kálmán Markovits August 26, 1931 25 ? Hungary Budapesti Vasas Sport Club 6 3
Mihály Mayer December 27, 1933 22 ? Hungary Budapesti Dózsa 4 1
István Szivós August 20, 1920 36 ? Hungary Budapesti Vasas Sport Club 1 ?
Ervin Zádor June 7, 1935 21 ? Hungary Vasas Sport Club Hajógyár SK 4 5
Miklos Martin June 29, 1931 24 ? Hungary Budapesti Dózsa 6 5

Italy

Italy entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 17 goals but all scorers are unknown.

Head coach: Mario Majoni

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
GK Cosimo Antonelli July 23, 1925 31 ? Italy S.S. Lazio Nuoto 1 0
Alfonso Buonocore March 11, 1933 23 ? Italy Circolo Canottieri Napoli 5 ?
GK Enzo Cavazzoni March 2, 1932 24 ? Italy Rari Nantes Camogli 5 ?
Maurizio D'Achille 1932 ? Italy A.S. Roma Pallanuoto 2 ?
Giuseppe D'Altrui April 7, 1934 22 ? Italy Rari Nantes Napoli 5 ?
Fritz Dennerlein March 14, 1936 20 ? Italy Circolo Canottieri Napoli 6 ?
Luigi Mannelli February 21, 1939 17 ? Italy Circolo Canottieri Napoli 1 ?
Angelo Marciani April 19, 1928 28 ? Italy Rari Nantes Camogli 6 ?
Rosario Parmegiani March 12, 1937 19 ? Italy Rari Nantes Napoli 0 0
Paolo Pucci 1935 ? Italy S.S. Lazio Nuoto 5 ?
Cesare Rubini November 2, 1923 33 ? Italy A.S. Roma Pallanuoto 6 ?

Romania

Romania entered a squad of nine players. They scored 26 goals but all scorers are unknown.

Head coach: Balint Adalbert

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Alexandru Bădiţă October 2, 1937 18 ? 3 ?
Ivan Bordi 1938 ? 3 ?
GK Iosif Deutsch 1932 ? 1 0
Zoltan Hospodar March 8, 1933 23 ? 5 ?
GK Alexandru Marinescu October 23, 1932 24 ? 4 0
Gavril Nagy August 21, 1932 24 ? 5 ?
Francisc Şimon January 8, 1927 29 ? 5 ?
Alexandru Szabo January 20, 1937 19 ? 4 ?
Aurel Zahan August 8, 1938 18 ? 5 ?

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 21 goals.

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Viktor Ageev April 29, 1936 20 ? 7 2
Pyotr Breus December 2, 1927 28 ? 2 0
GK Boris Goykhman April 28, 1919 37 ? 6 0
Nodar Gvakhariya April 16, 1932 24 ? 3 4
Vyacheslav Kurennoy December 10, 1932 23 ? 7 3
Georgy Lezin ? 0 0
Boris Markarov March 12, 1935 21 ? 4 1
P'et're Mshveniyeradze March 24, 1929 27 ? 7 11
Valentin Prokopov June 10, 1929 27 ? 6 0
GK Mikhail Ryzhak March 10, 1927 28 ? 1 0
Yury Shlyapin February 11, 1932 24 ? 7 0

United States

The United States entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 15 goals but only two scorers are known.

Head coach: Neill Kohlhase (coach), Sam Greller (manager)

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Robert Frojen December 1, 1930 25 ? United States Southern California Water Polo Club 6 ?
James Gaughran July 5, 1932 24 ? United States Southern California Water Polo Club 2 ?
Donald Good ? 0 0
GK Kenneth Hahn June 5, 1928 28 ? United States Illinois Athletic Club 1 ?
GK Robert Horn November 1, 1931 27 ? United States Southern California Water Polo Club 5 ?
Robert Hughes December 15, 1930 25 ? United States University of Southern California 5 ?
William Kooistra August 26, 1926 30 ? United States Illinois Athletic Club 5 1
Sam Kooistra August 18, 1935 21 ? United States Northwestern University 4 1
William Ross July 6, 1928 28 ? United States Southern California Water Polo Club 6 ?
Ronald Severa August 13, 1936 20 ? United States Lynwood Swim Club 3 ?
Wally Wolf October 2, 1930 26 ? United States Lynwood Swim Club 5 ?

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 25 goals but all scorers are unknown.

Head coach: File Bonačić

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Juraj Amšel 1924 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia HAVK Mladost 0 0
Ivo Cipci April 25, 1933 23 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jadran Split 7 ?
Tomislav Franjković May 19, 1931 25 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mornar Split 6 ?
Vladimir Ivković July 25, 1929 27 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia VK Jug Dubrovnik 2 0
Zdravko Ježić August 17, 1931 25 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia HAVK Mladost 7 ?
Hrvoje Kačić January 12, 1932 24 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia VK Jug Dubrovnik 7 ?
GK Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić July 6, 1925 31 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Primorj Rijeka 7 ?
Lovro Radonjić November 26, 1925 31 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mornar Split 6 ?
Ivo Štakula February 25, 1923 33 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mornar Split 0 0
Boško Vuksanović January 4, 1928 28 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia VK Crvena zvezda 0 0
Marijan Žužej November 8, 1934 22 ? Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia HAVK Mladost 7 ?

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