The Italian national water polo team represents Italy in men's international water polo competitions and is controlled by Federnuoto (the Italian Aquatics Federation). The national men's team has the nickname of "Settebello", a reference to both the Italian card game scopa and a standard water polo team having seven players.
The Italian men's water polo team has won 8 Olympic medals, 7 World Championships, 5 World Cup, 11 European Championships medals and 3 World League medals, making them one of the most successful men's water polo teams in the world. They have won a combined twelve championships in those five competitions, with the World League, the last competition which Italy won in 2022.
Water Polo became popular in Italy soon after 1899, when an exhibition match was played at the Bath of Diana in Milan, with the match being described in the press as: "like football but more tiring and difficult, requiring energy and strength beyond the ordinary".[1]
Although a domestic league was soon established, the Italian national water polo team did not first compete at the Olympic Games until the 1920 Olympics, in Antwerp, Belgium, where they were forced to forfeit their first round match, before losing 5–1 to Greece and being eliminated.
The national team first fulfilled their potential at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England, when they went undefeated for the whole tournament to claim their first gold medal in the discipline.
The Italian team reclaimed the title of Olympic champions in front of a home crowd at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, Italy. Italy won their third Olympic title at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, beating the hosts and tournament favourites Spain 9–8 after extra time in a thrilling final. Only Hungary (9), and Great Britain (4) have more Olympic titles.
The Italian national side have also won four World Championships, in 1978, 1994, 2011 and 2019, and the World Cup once in 1993. Italy also claimed their first European Championship in 1947.
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The Italian national water polo team represents Italy in men s international water polo competitions and is controlled by Federnuoto the Italian Aquatics Federation The national men s team has the nickname of Settebello a reference to both the Italian card game scopa and a standard water polo team having seven players ItalyFINA codeITANickname s Il SettebelloAssociationItalian Swimming FederationConfederationLEN Europe Head coachAlessandro CampagnaAsst coachAmedeo PomilioFINA ranking since 2008 Current8 as of 9 August 2021 Highest2 2012 2016 Lowest9 2008 2009 2010 Olympic Games team statistics Appearances20 first in 1920 Best result 1948 1960 1992 World ChampionshipAppearances19 first in 1973 Best result 1978 1994 2011 2019 World CupAppearances11 first in 1979 Best result 1993 World LeagueAppearances19 first in 2002 Best result 2022 European ChampionshipAppearances33 first in 1927 Best result 1947 1993 1995 Europa CupAppearances1 first in 2018 Best result 2018 Mediterranean 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TeamLast updated 5 September 2021The Italian men s water polo team has won 8 Olympic medals 7 World Championships 5 World Cup 11 European Championships medals and 3 World League medals making them one of the most successful men s water polo teams in the world They have won a combined twelve championships in those five competitions with the World League the last competition which Italy won in 2022 Contents 1 History 2 Competitive record 3 Results 3 1 Olympic Games 3 2 World Championship 3 3 FINA World Cup 3 4 FINA World League 3 5 European Championship 3 6 Europa Cup 3 7 Mediterranean Games 4 Current squad 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory Edit The Italian water polo team of the early 1950s Water Polo became popular in Italy soon after 1899 when an exhibition match was played at the Bath of Diana in Milan with the match being described in the press as like football but more tiring and difficult requiring energy and strength beyond the ordinary 1 Although a domestic league was soon established the Italian national water polo team did not first compete at the Olympic Games until the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp Belgium where they were forced to forfeit their first round match before losing 5 1 to Greece and being eliminated The national team first fulfilled their potential at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London England when they went undefeated for the whole tournament to claim their first gold medal in the discipline The Italian team reclaimed the title of Olympic champions in front of a home crowd at the 1960 Olympics in Rome Italy Italy won their third Olympic title at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Spain beating the hosts and tournament favourites Spain 9 8 after extra time in a thrilling final Only Hungary 9 and Great Britain 4 have more Olympic titles The Italian national side have also won four World Championships in 1978 1994 2011 and 2019 and the World Cup once in 1993 Italy also claimed their first European Championship in 1947 Competitive record EditCompetition TotalOlympic Games 3 2 3 8World Championship 4 3 1 8World Cup 1 3 1 5World League 1 3 1 5European Championship 3 2 6 11Europa Cup 0 0 1 1Universiade 4 4 6 14Mediterranean Games 6 6 2 14Total 22 23 21 66Results EditOlympic Games Edit Main article Italy men s Olympic water polo team records and statistics Year 2 Position Pld W D L 1900 Did not participate 1904 1908 1912 1920 10th 2 0 0 2 1924 11th 1 0 0 1 1928 Did not participate 1932 1936 1948 7 6 1 0 1952 8 6 0 2 1956 4th 6 3 0 3 1960 6 5 1 0 1964 4th 6 3 0 3 1968 4th 9 6 1 2 1972 6th 6 3 2 3 1976 8 4 3 1 1980 8th 8 4 1 3 1984 7th 7 4 2 1 1988 7th 7 3 2 2 1992 7 5 2 0 1996 8 7 0 1 2000 5th 8 6 0 2 2004 8th 7 4 0 3 2008 9th 8 4 0 4 2012 8 5 1 2 2016 8 5 0 3 2020 7th 8 4 2 2Total 21 27 143 87 16 40World Championship Edit 1973 4th place 2 1975 Bronze medal 1978 Gold medal 1982 9th place 1986 Silver medal 1991 6th place 1994 Gold medal 1998 5th place 2001 4th place 2003 Silver medal 2005 8th place 2007 5th place 2009 11th place 2011 Gold medal 2013 4th place 2015 4th place 2017 6th place 2019 Gold medal 2022 Silver medal 2023 Qualified FINA World Cup Edit 1979 6th place 2 1983 Bronze medal 1985 5th place 1987 5th place 1989 Silver medal 1993 Gold medal 1995 Silver medal 1997 5th place 1999 Silver medal 2002 4th place 2006 5th place 2023 Qualified FINA World League Edit 2002 Semi final round 2 2003 Silver medal 2004 4th place 2005 Semi final round 2006 Preliminary round 2007 Preliminary round 2008 7th place 2009 5th place 2010 Preliminary round 2011 Silver medal 2012 Bronze medal 2013 Preliminary round 2014 Preliminary round 2015 7th place 2016 4th place 2017 Silver medal 2018 Did not participate 2019 Preliminary round 2020 4th place 2022 Gold medal European Championship Edit 1927 12th place 1934 10th place 1938 5th place 1947 Gold medal 1950 4th place 1954 Bronze medal 1958 4th place 1962 8th place 1966 4th place 1970 4th place 1974 5th place 1977 Bronze medal 1981 6th place 1983 7th place 1985 4th place 1987 Bronze medal 1989 Bronze medal 1991 4th place 1993 Gold medal 1995 Gold medal 1997 6th place 1999 Bronze medal 2001 Silver medal 2003 9th place 2006 5th place 2008 5th place 2010 Silver medal 2012 4th place 2014 Bronze medal 2016 6th place 2018 4th place 2020 6th place 2022 4th place 2024 Qualified Europa Cup Edit 2018 Bronze medalMediterranean Games Edit 1951 Unknown 1955 Gold medal 1959 Silver medal 1963 Gold medal 1967 Silver medal 1971 Silver medal 1975 Gold medal 1979 Silver medal 1983 Bronze medal 1987 Gold medal 1991 Gold medal 1993 Gold medal 1997 4th place 2001 Silver medal 2005 Silver medal 2009 Bronze medal 2013 4th place 2018 5th place 2022 QualifiedCurrent squad EditRoster for the 2020 Summer Olympics Head coach Sandro Campagna 3 No Player Pos L R Height Weight Date of birth age Apps OG Goals Club Ref1 Marco Del Lungo 10 GK 2 R 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in 97 kg 214 lb 1990 03 01 1 March 1990 aged 31 190 1 0 Brescia 4 2 Francesco Di Fulvio 50 D 2 R 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in 88 kg 194 lb 1993 08 15 15 August 1993 aged 27 192 1 8 Pro Recco 5 3 Stefano Luongo 50 D 2 R 1 84 m 6 ft 0 in 84 kg 185 lb 1990 01 05 5 January 1990 aged 31 167 0 0 Pro Recco 6 4 Pietro Figlioli C 50 D 2 R 1 91 m 6 ft 3 in 98 kg 216 lb 1984 05 29 29 May 1984 aged 37 263 4 42 Pro Recco 7 5 Nicholas Presciutti 20 CB 2 R 1 89 m 6 ft 2 in 90 kg 198 lb 1993 12 14 14 December 1993 aged 27 109 0 0 Pro Recco 8 6 Alessandro Velotto 50 D 2 R 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in 85 kg 187 lb 1995 02 12 12 February 1995 aged 26 153 1 1 Pro Recco 9 7 Vincenzo Renzuto 50 D 2 R 1 91 m 6 ft 3 in 80 kg 176 lb 1993 04 08 8 April 1993 aged 28 95 0 0 Brescia 10 8 Gonzalo Echenique 50 D 1 L 1 95 m 6 ft 5 in 96 kg 212 lb 1990 04 27 27 April 1990 aged 31 59 1 11 Pro Recco 11 9 Niccolo Figari 20 CB 2 R 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in 91 kg 201 lb 1988 01 24 24 January 1988 aged 33 170 0 0 Pro Recco 12 10 Michael Bodegas 40 CF 2 R 1 92 m 6 ft 4 in 102 kg 225 lb 1987 05 03 3 May 1987 aged 34 122 1 3 Barceloneta 13 11 Matteo Aicardi 40 CF 2 R 1 92 m 6 ft 4 in 102 kg 225 lb 1986 04 19 19 April 1986 aged 35 265 2 9 Pro Recco 14 12 Vincenzo Dolce 50 D 2 R 1 95 m 6 ft 5 in 92 kg 203 lb 1995 05 11 11 May 1995 aged 26 56 0 0 Brescia 15 13 Gianmarco Nicosia 10 GK 2 R 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in 93 kg 205 lb 1998 02 12 12 February 1998 aged 23 58 0 0 Telimar Palermo 16 Average 1 91 m 6 ft 3 in 92 kg 203 lb 30 years 118 days 146Note Age as of 23 July 2021Source Italy Men Tokyo 2020 Olympics Archived 2021 07 22 at the Wayback MachineSee also EditItaly men s Olympic water polo team records and statistics Italy women 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 poloReferences Edit FEDERAZIONE Federazione Italiana Nuoto Archived from the original on 5 January 2011 Retrieved 20 May 2013 History of Italian Water Polo 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 CAMPAGNA Alessandro Tokyo 2020 Olympics Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Archived from the original on 24 August 2021 Retrieved 23 August 2021 Del LUNGO Marco Tokyo 2020 Olympics Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Archived from the original on 28 August 2021 Retrieved 23 August 2021 Di FULVIO Francesco Tokyo 2020 Olympics Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Archived from the original on 28 August 2021 Retrieved 23 August 2021 LUONGO Stefano Tokyo 2020 Olympics Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Archived from the original on 31 July 2021 Retrieved 23 August 2021 FIGLIOLI Pietro Tokyo 2020 Olympics Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Archived from the original on 28 August 2021 Retrieved 23 August 2021 PRESCIUTTI Nicholas Tokyo 2020 Olympics Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Archived from the original on 28 August 2021 Retrieved 23 August 2021 VELOTTO Alessandro Tokyo 2020 Olympics Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Archived from the original on 21 August 2021 Retrieved 23 August 2021 RENZUTO IODICE Vincenzo Tokyo 2020 Olympics Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Archived from the original on 31 July 2021 Retrieved 23 August 2021 ECHENIQUE Gonzalo Tokyo 2020 Olympics Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Archived from the original on 28 August 2021 Retrieved 23 August 2021 FIGARI Niccolo Tokyo 2020 Olympics Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Archived from the original on 31 July 2021 Retrieved 23 August 2021 BODEGAS Michael Alexandre Tokyo 2020 Olympics Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Archived from the original on 28 August 2021 Retrieved 23 August 2021 AICARDI Matteo Tokyo 2020 Olympics Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Archived from the original on 28 August 2021 Retrieved 23 August 2021 DOLCE Vincenzo Tokyo 2020 Olympics Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Archived from the original on 31 July 2021 Retrieved 23 August 2021 NICOSIA Gianmarco Tokyo 2020 Olympics Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Archived from the original on 31 July 2021 Retrieved 23 August 2021 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Italy men 27s national water polo team amp oldid 1150846393, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
