The Croatia men's national water polo team represents Croatia in international water polo competitions and is controlled by the Croatian Water Polo Federation. They have won gold medals in the Olympics, World and European Championships, FINA World League and Mediterranean Games, making them one of the most successful men's water polo teams in the world. Overall Croatia won 31 medals at competitions.
After the independence of Croatia the national water polo team competed at its first tournament and also its first finals at 1993 Mediterranean Games, followed by the 1993 European Championships where Croatia won 5th place.
Croatia has since become Olympic champion (2012), triple World champion (2007, 2017), 2024) and European champion (2010). Croatia has also won eight other medals at the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships and was fourth on six occasions. The team holds a record streak of winning 7 medals in a row at World Championships and has reached semi-finals in over 60% of appearances at the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships altogether since 2017. Since the formation of national team Croatia has qualified for every big tournament. It is the first Croatian national team in any Olympic team sport that has won gold medals at all three big competitions. Croatia has also won World League (2012) and Mediterranean Games (2013). The only competition Croatia has yet to win is World Cup where the national team won silver medal in 2010.
^FINA Water Polo Player of the Year in 1982, 1984 and 1985. Scored 28 goals in one game which is a world record for water polo game (final score: Yugoslavia 62–0 Guatemala). First water polo player in history to sign a 6 digit contract.
Referencesedit
^ ab"Pobjeda u jubilarnoj 800. utakmici Barakuda: Hrvatska trijumfom nad Francuzima otvorila turnir u Beogradu". sportske.jutarnji.hr. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
^ abcd"HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^Qualification for the tournament was determined by placing in the 1992 Olympics tournament. Since the Croatian team couldn't had participated in the 1992 Olympic water polo tournament due to the dissolution of Yugoslavia, it couldn't qualify for the 1993 World Cup.
^"21st World Aquatics World Championships Men's Water Polo Team Roster CRO" (PDF). Omega Timing. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^"Stigla potvrda iz MOO-a: Javier Garcia s Hrvatskom na Olimpijskim igrama u Riju".
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The Croatia men s national water polo team represents Croatia in international water polo competitions and is controlled by the Croatian Water Polo Federation They have won gold medals in the Olympics World and European Championships FINA World League and Mediterranean Games making them one of the most successful men s water polo teams in the world Overall Croatia won 31 medals at competitions CroatiaFINA codeCRONickname s Barakude The Barracudas AssociationCroatian Water Polo FederationConfederationLEN Europe Head coachIvica TucakAsst coachJure MareljaRenco PosinkovicMost capsIgor Hinic 417 Top scorer s Miho Boskovic 369 FINA ranking since 2008 Current5 as of 9 August 2021 Highest1 2012 2013 Lowest6 2008 Olympic Games team statistics Appearances6 first in 1996 Best result 2012 5 time Olympian s Igor Hinic 1996 2012 Most medalsPerica Bukic 3 medals 2 gold and 1 silver Top scorer s Sandro Sukno 31 goals 2012 2016 Most savesFrano Vican 123 saves 2000 2012 Top sprinter s Maro Jokovic 25 sprints won 2008 2016 Flag bearer s Perica Bukic 1996 Dubravko Simenc 2004 Josip Pavic 2016 World ChampionshipAppearances15 first in 1994 Best result 2007 2017 2024 World CupAppearances7 first in 1995 Best result 2010 World LeagueAppearances9 first in 2002 Best result 2012 European ChampionshipAppearances16 first in 1993 Best result 2010 2022 Europa CupAppearances1 first in 2018 Best result 2018 Mediterranean GamesAppearances6 first in 1993 Best result 2013 MediaWebsitehvs hr in Croatian Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 2 0 World Championship 3 1 4 World Cup 0 1 1 World League 1 3 3 European Championship 2 3 1 Europa Cup 1 1 0 Mediterranean Games 1 1 1 Total 9 12 10 Olympic Games 2012 London Team 1996 Atlanta Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Championship 2007 Melbourne Team 2017 Budapest Team 2024 Doha Team 2015 Kazan Team 2009 Rome Team 2011 Shanghai Team 2013 Barcelona Team 2019 Gwangju Team World Cup 2010 Oradea 2014 Almaty World League 2012 Almaty 2009 Podgorica 2015 Bergamo 2019 Belgrade 2010 Nis 2011 Florence 2017 Ruza European Championship 2010 Zagreb 2022 Split 1999 Florence 2003 Kranj 2024 Dubrovnik Zagreb 2018 Barcelona Europa Cup 2018 Rijeka 2019 Zagreb Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin 1993 Languedoc Roussillon 1997 Bari It was the first Croatian national team to win a gold medal at the Olympics or World Games the World and European Championships Croatia played their 800th game since gaining independence on 20 August 2022 and they won their 517th victory 1 Contents 1 History 2 Results 2 1 Medals 2 2 Summer Olympics 2 2 1 Record against other teams at the Summer Olympics 2 3 World Championships 2 3 1 Record against other teams at the World Championships 2 4 World Cup 2 4 1 Record against other teams at the World Cup 2 5 World League 2 6 European Championships 2 6 1 Record against other teams at the European Championships 2 7 Europa Cup 2 8 Mediterranean Games 3 Team 3 1 Current squad 3 2 Player statistics 3 3 Head coaches 3 4 Notable players 3 5 Naturalized players 4 Statistics 4 1 Record against other teams 4 2 Biggest wins 4 3 Biggest losses 5 Non senior competitions 5 1 World Youth Championship 5 2 World Junior Championship 5 3 European Youth Championship 5 4 European Junior Championship 6 Awards 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksHistory editAfter the independence of Croatia the national water polo team competed at its first tournament and also its first finals at 1993 Mediterranean Games followed by the 1993 European Championships where Croatia won 5th place Croatia has since become Olympic champion 2012 triple World champion 2007 2017 2024 and European champion 2010 Croatia has also won eight other medals at the Olympic Games World Championships and European Championships and was fourth on six occasions The team holds a record streak of winning 7 medals in a row at World Championships and has reached semi finals in over 60 of appearances at the Olympic Games World Championships and European Championships altogether since 2017 Since the formation of national team Croatia has qualified for every big tournament It is the first Croatian national team in any Olympic team sport that has won gold medals at all three big competitions Croatia has also won World League 2012 and Mediterranean Games 2013 The only competition Croatia has yet to win is World Cup where the national team won silver medal in 2010 The team has been awarded with Franjo Bucar State Award for Sport in 1996 So far two International Swimming Hall of Fame inductees have been members of Croatia national team Perica Bukic as a player and Ratko Rudic as a coach Croatia played their 800 game since gaining independence on 20 August 2022 and they won their 517 victory which makes 64 62 of victories 1 Results editMedals edit Updated after 2024 World Championships Competition nbsp nbsp nbsp Total Olympic Games 1 2 0 3 World Championship 3 1 4 8 World Cup 0 1 1 2 World League 1 3 3 7 European Championship 2 3 1 6 Europa Cup 1 1 0 2 Summer Universuade 0 1 0 1 Mediterranean Games 1 1 1 3 Total 9 13 10 32 Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place Summer Olympics edit Main article Croatia men s Olympic water polo team records and statistics Year 2 Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD nbsp 1992 Couldn t participate in qualification nbsp 1996 Final nbsp 8 5 0 3 71 58 13 nbsp 2000 Quarterfinal 7th 8 5 1 2 68 56 12 nbsp 2004 Preliminary Round 10th 6 2 0 4 47 42 5 nbsp 2008 Quarterfinal 6th 7 4 0 3 71 49 22 nbsp 2012 Final nbsp 8 8 0 0 73 42 31 nbsp 2016 Final nbsp 8 5 0 3 66 62 4 nbsp 2020 Quarterfinal 5th 8 5 0 3 99 82 17 nbsp 2024 Qualified Total Qualified 8 8 57 37 1 19 553 419 124 Record against other teams at the Summer Olympics edit National team Pld W D L PF PA PD nbsp Australia 2 2 0 1 29 25 4 nbsp China 1 1 0 0 16 4 12 nbsp Egypt 1 1 0 0 12 1 11 nbsp Germany 1 1 0 0 13 5 8 nbsp Greece 3 3 0 0 25 16 9 nbsp Hungary 2 1 0 1 16 17 1 nbsp Italy 5 4 0 1 45 35 10 nbsp Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 40 15 25 nbsp Montenegro 3 1 0 1 26 20 6 nbsp Netherlands 1 1 0 0 11 7 4 nbsp Romania 1 1 0 0 11 6 5 nbsp Russia 1 0 0 1 8 9 1 nbsp Serbia 3 2 0 1 32 31 1 nbsp Serbia and Montenegro 3 1 1 1 20 21 1 nbsp Spain 4 1 0 3 30 34 4 nbsp Ukraine 1 1 0 0 16 8 8 nbsp United States 6 2 0 4 45 42 3 Total 17 teams World Championships edit Year 2 Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD nbsp 1994 Semi final 4th 7 4 0 3 87 57 30 nbsp 1998 Second Round 9th 8 4 2 2 94 46 48 nbsp 2001 Second Round 8th 8 4 0 4 70 52 18 nbsp 2003 Second Round 9th 6 3 1 2 49 39 10 nbsp 2005 Semi final 4th 7 4 0 3 59 44 15 nbsp 2007 Final nbsp 6 6 0 0 62 40 22 nbsp 2009 Semi final nbsp 6 5 0 1 63 35 28 nbsp 2011 Semi final nbsp 6 5 0 1 72 42 30 nbsp 2013 Semi final nbsp 7 6 0 1 89 44 45 nbsp 2015 Final nbsp 6 5 0 1 68 45 23 nbsp 2017 Final nbsp 6 6 0 0 70 47 23 nbsp 2019 Semi final nbsp 6 5 0 1 77 37 40 nbsp 2022 Semi final 4th 7 4 1 2 81 66 15 nbsp 2023 Classification round 9th 6 3 0 3 93 57 36 nbsp 2024 Final nbsp 7 4 2 1 107 63 44 Total Qualified 15 15 99 68 6 27 1141 710 431 Record against other teams at the World Championships edit National team Pld W D L PF PA PD nbsp Australia 6 5 0 1 49 43 6 nbsp Brazil 4 4 0 0 52 22 30 nbsp Canada 5 5 0 0 68 26 42 nbsp China 3 3 0 0 49 7 42 nbsp Germany 1 0 0 1 3 7 4 nbsp Greece 4 2 0 2 51 49 2 nbsp Hungary 5 2 1 3 50 56 6 nbsp Italy 4 1 1 2 32 34 2 nbsp Japan 2 2 0 0 26 9 17 nbsp Kazakhstan 1 1 0 0 19 4 15 nbsp Montenegro 4 4 0 0 40 21 19 nbsp Netherlands 2 2 0 0 23 13 10 nbsp New Zealand 3 3 0 0 75 8 67 nbsp Romania 3 3 0 0 25 18 7 nbsp Russia 6 3 0 3 51 38 13 nbsp Serbia 4 2 0 2 37 41 4 nbsp Serbia and Montenegro 2 0 1 1 10 11 1 nbsp Slovakia 1 1 0 0 12 3 9 nbsp South Africa 2 2 0 0 32 5 27 nbsp Spain 2 0 0 2 10 17 7 nbsp United States 6 5 0 1 56 43 13 Total 21 teams World Cup edit Year 2 Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD nbsp 1993 Could not qualify 3 nbsp 1995 Preliminary Round 6th 5 2 0 3 25 31 6 nbsp 1997 Preliminary Round 8th 5 1 0 4 30 40 10 nbsp 1999 did not qualify nbsp 2002 Preliminary Round 8th 4 0 1 3 26 32 6 nbsp 2006 Semi final 4th 6 2 1 3 54 56 2 nbsp 2010 Final nbsp 6 5 0 1 74 43 31 nbsp 2014 Semi final nbsp 6 4 0 2 43 37 6 nbsp 2018 Quarterfinal 5th 6 4 1 1 84 41 43 nbsp 2023 did not qualify Total Qualified 6 8 38 18 3 17 336 280 56 Record against other teams at the World Cup edit National team Pld W D L PF PA PD nbsp Australia 1 1 0 0 6 3 3 nbsp China 1 1 0 0 14 4 10 nbsp Greece 2 1 1 0 12 11 1 nbsp Hungary 3 0 0 3 17 30 13 nbsp Iran 1 1 0 0 23 2 21 nbsp Italy 2 0 0 2 9 13 4 nbsp Kazakhstan 1 1 0 0 14 7 7 nbsp Montenegro 1 1 0 0 6 5 1 nbsp Netherlands 1 1 0 0 9 7 2 nbsp Romania 1 1 0 0 10 7 3 nbsp Russia 2 1 0 1 17 19 2 nbsp Serbia 3 1 0 2 21 28 7 nbsp Serbia and Montenegro 3 1 0 2 18 18 0 nbsp Spain 5 0 1 4 33 45 12 nbsp United States 5 3 0 2 43 40 3 Total 15 teams World League edit Wins Defeats after penalty shootout counted as wins defeats marks instances of not qualifying for the super final due to host rule Year 2 Round Position Pld W D L nbsp 2002 did not qualify for the Super Final 12 2 0 10 nbsp 2003 did not compete nbsp 2004 nbsp 2005 Group Round 4th 14 8 0 6 nbsp 2006 did not qualify for the Super Final 11 7 0 4 nbsp 2007 8 3 0 5 nbsp 2008 6 3 0 3 nbsp 2009 Final nbsp 12 9 0 3 nbsp 2010 Semi final nbsp 12 8 0 4 nbsp 2011 Semi final nbsp 11 10 0 1 nbsp 2012 Final nbsp 10 10 0 0 nbsp 2013 did not qualify for the Super Final 6 4 0 2 nbsp 2014 4 1 0 3 nbsp 2015 Final nbsp 14 12 0 2 nbsp 2016 did not qualify for the Super Final 6 4 0 2 nbsp 2017 Semi final nbsp 12 10 0 2 nbsp 2018 Quarterfinal 5th 10 7 0 3 nbsp 2019 Final nbsp 13 9 0 4 nbsp 2020 did not qualify for the Super Final 5 2 0 3 nbsp 2022 5 3 0 2 Total Participated 18 20Qualified for the Super Final 9 18 170 112 0 59 European Championships edit Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD nbsp 1993 Preliminary round 5th 7 5 0 2 72 58 14 nbsp 1995 Semi final 4th 7 2 2 3 78 58 20 nbsp 1997 Semi final 4th 8 5 1 2 60 44 16 nbsp 1999 Final nbsp 8 6 0 2 71 59 12 nbsp 2001 Semi final 4th 8 3 2 3 63 57 6 nbsp 2003 Final nbsp 8 6 0 2 66 55 11 nbsp 2006 Preliminary round 7th 8 4 2 2 90 72 18 nbsp 2008 Semi final 4th 8 4 1 3 81 69 12 nbsp 2010 Final nbsp 7 6 0 1 71 44 27 nbsp 2012 Preliminary round 9th 7 4 0 3 80 66 14 nbsp 2014 Quarterfinal 5th 7 3 2 2 64 54 10 nbsp 2016 Quarterfinal 7th 7 4 0 3 88 50 38 nbsp 2018 Semi final nbsp 6 5 0 1 76 41 35 nbsp 2020 Semi final 4th 6 4 0 2 75 53 22 nbsp 2022 Final nbsp 6 5 1 0 73 41 42 nbsp 2024 Final nbsp 6 4 0 2 66 54 12 Total Qualified 16 16 108 70 11 33 1174 875 310 Record against other teams at the European Championships edit National team Pld W D L PF PA PD nbsp Austria 1 1 0 0 26 2 24 nbsp France 3 3 0 0 38 21 17 nbsp Germany 8 4 2 2 76 66 10 nbsp Greece 10 7 3 0 91 73 18 nbsp Hungary 12 2 1 9 108 128 20 nbsp Italy 9 5 1 3 66 62 4 nbsp Montenegro 5 2 0 3 46 49 3 nbsp Netherlands 3 3 0 0 40 13 27 nbsp Romania 4 2 0 2 43 35 8 nbsp Russia 5 3 1 1 44 36 8 nbsp Serbia 3 1 1 1 30 32 2 nbsp Serbia and Montenegro 4 1 0 3 30 32 2 nbsp Slovakia 6 5 0 1 64 37 27 nbsp Slovenia 3 3 0 0 37 16 21 nbsp Spain 9 6 1 2 80 73 7 nbsp Turkey 1 1 0 0 16 3 13 nbsp Ukraine 3 3 0 0 34 19 15 Total 17 teams Europa Cup edit Year Round Position Pld W D L nbsp 2018 Final nbsp 8 7 0 1 nbsp 2019 Final nbsp 7 5 0 2 Total Participated 2 2Qualified for the Super Final 2 2 15 12 0 3 Mediterranean Games edit Year Round Position Pld W D L nbsp 1993 Final nbsp nbsp 1997 Final nbsp nbsp 2001 Preliminary Round 5th nbsp 2005 Semi final 4th 5 2 0 3 nbsp 2009 Semi final 4th 5 3 0 2 nbsp 2013 Final nbsp 4 4 0 0 nbsp 2018 did not participate nbsp 2022 Total Participated 6 8 14 9 0 5Team editCurrent squad edit Roster for the 2024 World Championships 4 Head coach Ivica Tucak 1 Marko Bijac GK 2 Rino Buric FP 3 Loren Fatovic FP 4 Luka Loncar FP 5 Franko Lazic FP 6 Matias Biljaka FP 7 Ante Vukicevic FP 8 Marko Zuvela FP 9 Jerko Marinic Kragic FP 10 Josip Vrlic FP 11 Zvonimir Butic FP 12 Konstantin Harkov FP 13 Mate Anic GK 14 Ivan Krapic FP 15 Filip Krzic FP Player statistics edit Most appearances Player Matches Position Activeon Nat l Team Igor Hinic 417 C No Tomislav Paskvalin 285 C No Samir Barac 176 PP No Andro Buslje 167 HG No Faris Okanovic 161 No Teo Đogas 148 PP No Frano Vican 129 GK No Elvis Fatovic 128 PP No Josip Pavic 120 GK No Damir Buric 117 HG No Miho Boskovic 108 PP HG No Sandro Sukno 97 PP No Petar Muslim 90 PP SC No Maro Jokovic 89 PP No Niksa Dobud 83 C No Vjekoslav Kobescak 86 PP No Ratko Stritof 80 HG No Ivan Buljubasic 79 HG No Paulo Obradovic 68 PP HG No Zdeslav Vrdoljak 58 PP No Anđelo Setka 57 PP No Dubravko Simenc 52 PP No Goran Volarevic 52 GK No Frano Karac 37 PP No Tihomil Vranjes 35 PP No Pavo Markovic 33 PP No Perica Bukic 30 PP No Antonio Petkovic 22 PP No Luka Loncar 20 C Yes Top scorers Name Goals Average Position Miho Boskovic 369 3 42 PP HG Paulo Obradovic 197 PP HG Maro Jokovic 158 PP Samir Barac 135 0 77 PP Faris Okanovic 26 0 85 PP Igor Hinic 113 0 27 C Petar Muslim 100 PP SC Niksa Dobud 86 1 02 C Head coaches edit Dusko Antunovic 1991 1993 Bruno Silic 1993 1998 Neven Kovacevic 1998 2001 Veselin Đuho 2002 2003 Zoran Roje 2003 2005 Ratko Rudic 2005 2012 Ivica Tucak 2012 Notable players edit Milivoj Bebic N 1 Zdravko Jezic Zdravko Kovacic Renco Posinkovic Karlo Stipanic Naturalized players edit Andrey Belofastov Ukraine Xavier Garcia Spain 5 Faris Okanovic Sweden Konstantin Kharkov Russia Statistics editRecord against other teams edit As of 11 September 2022NO FRIENDLY fixtures Key Positive total balance more wins Neutral total balance equal W L ratio Negative total balance more losses Wins Defeats after penalty shootout counted as wins defeats National team Total Olympic Games World Championship World Cup World League European Championship Europa Cup Mediterranean Games Qualifications Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L nbsp Australia 21 16 0 5 3 2 0 2 7 6 0 1 2 1 0 1 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 nbsp Austria 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp Belarus 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 nbsp Brazil 8 7 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 nbsp Canada 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 nbsp China 6 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp Egypt 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp France 11 10 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 nbsp Georgia 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 nbsp Germany 27 21 2 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 11 0 1 9 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 nbsp Great Britain 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 nbsp Greece 40 24 6 10 3 2 0 1 5 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 14 9 0 5 12 8 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp Hungary 38 10 2 26 3 2 0 1 8 4 1 3 3 0 0 3 11 3 0 8 13 2 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp Iran 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp Italy 43 24 2 17 6 5 0 1 5 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 14 8 0 6 12 7 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 nbsp Japan 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp Kazakhstan 11 11 0 0 4 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp Macedonia 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp Malta 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp Moldova 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 nbsp Montenegro 28 19 0 9 7 6 0 1 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 3 0 6 6 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 nbsp Netherlands 14 14 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 5 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp New Zealand 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp Poland 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 nbsp Puerto Rico 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 nbsp Romania 17 14 0 3 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 1 4 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 nbsp Russia 35 23 1 11 1 1 0 0 7 4 0 3 2 1 0 1 18 13 0 5 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 nbsp Serbia 46 16 4 26 7 4 1 2 7 3 1 3 7 2 1 4 11 2 0 9 9 2 1 6 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 nbsp Slovakia 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 nbsp Slovenia 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 nbsp South Africa 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp Spain 39 17 2 20 6 1 0 5 4 0 0 4 5 0 1 4 11 6 0 5 7 5 1 1 2 2 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 nbsp Turkey 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp Switzerland 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 nbsp Ukraine 4 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 nbsp United States 36 25 0 11 8 4 0 4 8 7 0 1 7 5 0 2 13 9 0 4 0 0 0 0 Total 36 489 325 19 145 includes games against nbsp Serbia and Montenegro FR Yugoslavia Biggest wins edit double digit goal difference Olympic Games World Championship World Cup World League European Championship Europa Cup Mediterranean Games Qualifications 12 vs China 16 4 2008 11 vs Egypt 12 1 2004 34 vs New Zealand 35 1 1994 19 vs South Africa 19 0 2013 17 vs New Zealand 21 4 2013 16 vs New Zealand 19 3 1998 15 vs Canada 19 4 2005 15 vs Kazakhstan 19 4 1998 11 vs Brasil 17 6 1998 11 vs Japan 18 7 2011 10 vs Canada 13 3 2003 10 vs China 15 5 2009 10 vs Japan 16 6 2017 10 vs Russia 13 3 2007 23 vs South Africa 25 2 2018 21 vs Iran 23 2 2010 13 vs South Africa 16 3 2018 10 vs China 14 4 2010 21 vs South Africa 22 1 2010 19 vs Turkey 20 1 2013 17 vs Brasil 20 3 2012 16 vs Kazakhstan 20 4 2019 16 vs Kazakhstan 19 3 2017 14 vs Turkey 17 3 2013 13 vs Spain 19 6 2006 13 vs Turkey 19 6 2016 13 vs Turkey 16 3 2016 11 vs Netherlands 18 7 2017 10 vs Brasil 17 7 2005 10 vs China 15 5 2011 10 vs China 14 4 2015 10 vs France 16 6 2017 10 vs Kazakhstan 15 5 2018 10 vs Netherlands 17 7 2017 10 vs Russia 14 4 2018 10 vs Turkey 13 3 2015 24 vs Austria 26 2 1995 21 vs Turkey 23 2 2018 20 vs Malta 22 2 2016 15 vs France 20 5 2016 13 vs Turkey 16 3 2010 12 vs Netherlands 16 4 2012 11 vs Slovenia 19 8 2006 10 vs Slovakia 15 5 2008 15 vs France 20 5 2018 12 vs Netherlands 16 4 2018 11 vs Malta 16 5 2018 13 vs Turkey 17 4 2013 11 vs Greece 14 3 2009 20 vs Georgia 23 3 1999 17 vs Puerto Rico 18 1 2004 12 vs Romania 12 0 2004 Biggest losses edit Olympic Games World Championship World Cup World League European Championship Europa Cup Mediterranean Games 4 vs Serbia 7 11 2016 4 vs Italy 7 11 2004 7 vs Serbia 4 11 2015 6 vs Hungary 4 10 2005 5 vs Spain 6 11 1994 6 vs Serbia 7 13 2010 5 vs Hungary 6 11 1997 5 vs Russia 5 10 1997 5 vs Spain 2 7 1995 9 vs Hungary 6 15 2007 8 vs Greece 5 13 2008 7 vs Brasil 10 17 2015 7 vs Serbia 6 13 2016 6 vs Hungary 5 11 1995 5 vs Hungary 11 16 2006 2 vs Greece 2018 2 vs Hungary 2019 9 vs Italy 5 14 2005 6 vs Serbia 8 14 2009Non senior competitions editWorld Youth Championship edit U 18 Year Round Position nbsp 2012 Semi final 4th nbsp 2014 Quarterfinal 8th nbsp 2016 Champions 1st World Junior Championship edit U 20 Year Round Position nbsp 1991 nbsp 1993 nbsp 1995 nbsp 1997 Final nbsp nbsp 1999 nbsp 2001 Final nbsp nbsp 2003 Quarterfinal 7th nbsp 2005 Final nbsp nbsp 2007 Semi final nbsp nbsp 2009 Final nbsp nbsp 2011 Quarterfinal 6th nbsp 2013 Final nbsp nbsp 2015 European Youth Championship edit U 17 Year Round Position nbsp 2003 Semi final nbsp nbsp 2005 Final nbsp nbsp 2007 Semi final nbsp nbsp 2008 Semi final nbsp nbsp 2009 Final nbsp nbsp 2011 Final nbsp nbsp 2013 Qualified nbsp 2015 Semi final 4th incorporated in the 1st European Games European Junior Championship edit U 19 Year Round Position nbsp 2004 Final nbsp nbsp 2006 Semi final 4th nbsp 2008 Quarterfinal 5th nbsp 2010 Semi final nbsp nbsp 2012 Semi final nbsp nbsp 2014 Semi final nbsp Awards editCroatian team of the year 1999 2017 2010 2011 2012 2017See also editCroatia men s Olympic water polo team records and statistics Yugoslavia men s national water polo team List of Olympic champions in men s water polo List of men s Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics List of world champions in men s water poloNotes edit FINA Water Polo Player of the Year in 1982 1984 and 1985 Scored 28 goals in one game which is a world record for water polo game final score Yugoslavia 62 0 Guatemala First water polo player in history to sign a 6 digit contract References edit a b Pobjeda u jubilarnoj 800 utakmici Barakuda Hrvatska trijumfom nad Francuzima otvorila turnir u Beogradu sportske jutarnji hr 20 August 2022 Retrieved 21 August 2022 a b c d 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 Qualification for the tournament was determined by placing in the 1992 Olympics tournament Since the Croatian team couldn t had participated in the 1992 Olympic water polo tournament due to the dissolution of Yugoslavia it couldn t qualify for the 1993 World Cup 21st World Aquatics World Championships Men s Water Polo Team Roster CRO PDF Omega Timing 5 February 2024 Retrieved 5 February 2024 Stigla potvrda iz MOO a Javier Garcia s Hrvatskom na Olimpijskim igrama u Riju External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Croatia men s national water polo team Official website nbsp in Croatian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Croatia men 27s national water polo team amp oldid 1218250806, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
