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Men's national water polo team representing the Netherlands

Netherlands

FINA code

NED

Association

Royal Dutch Swimming Federation

Confederation

LEN (Europe)

Head coach

Branko Mitrović

Asst coach

Sebastiaan Brands
Blagoje Ivović

Captain

Bilal Gbadamassi

FINA ranking (since 2008)

Current

15 (as of 9 August 2021)

Olympic Games (team statistics)

Appearances

17 (first in1908)

Best result

(1948,1976)

World Championship

Appearances

7 (first in1973)

Best result

4th (1982)

World Cup

Appearances

3 (first in1983)

Best result

6th (1983,1985)

World League

Appearances

4 (first in2003)

Best result

6th (2003,2025)

European Championship

Appearances

31 (first in1927)

Best result

(1950)

Media

Website

knzb.nl

Medal record

Men'swater polo

Olympic Games
	1948 London	Team
	1976 Montréal	Team
European Championship
	1950 Vienna
	1938 London

TheNetherlands national water polo team represents the Netherlands in men's internationalwater polo competitions and friendly matches. The team won bronze medals at the1948 Summer Olympics and the1976 Summer Olympics.

Results

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Medal count

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Competition			Total
Olympic Games	0	2	2
European Championship	1	1	2
Total	1	3	4

Olympic Games

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Main article:Netherlands men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

1908 – 4th place^[1]
1920 – 5th place
1924 – 7th place
1928 – 5th place
1936 – 5th place
1948 – Bronze medal
1952 – 5th place
1960 – 8th place
1964 – 8th place
1968 – 7th place
1972 – 7th place
1976 – Bronze medal
1980 – 6th place
1984 – 6th place
1992 – 9th place
1996 – 10th place
2000 – 11th place

World Championship

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1973 – 8th place^[1]
1975 – 7th place
1978 – 13th place
1982 – 4th place
1986 – 14th place
1994 – 8th place
2001 – 9th place

FINA World Cup

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1983 – 6th place^[1]
1985 – 6th place
1995 – 7th place
2025 – 6th place

FINA World League

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2003 – 6th place^[1]
2011 – European Preliminary round
2017 – European Preliminary round
2018 – European Preliminary round

European Championship

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1927 – 11th place
1934 – 9th place
1938 – Bronze medal
1947 – 5th place
1950 – Gold medal
1954 – 4th place
1958 – 6th place
1962 – 6th place
1966 – 8th place
1970 – 5th place
1974 – 4th place
1977 – 5th place
1981 – 8th place
1983 – 6th place
1985 – 7th place
1989 – 8th place
1991 – 9th place
1993 – 8th place
1995 – 10th place
1997 – 9th place
1999 – 12th place
2001 – 10th place
2003 – 11th place
2006 – 10th place
2012 – 10th place
2016 – 12th place
2018 – 10th place
2020 – 15th place
2022 – 11th place
2024 – 11th place
2026 – 11th place

Team

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Current squad

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Roster for the2026 Men's European Water Polo Championship.^[2]^[3]

Head coach:Branko Mitrović

Name	Date of birth	Pos.	Club
Miki Buitenhuis	(2002-09-16)16 September 2002 (age 23)	GK	UZSC
Bilal Gbadamassi(C)	(1997-09-23)23 September 1997 (age 28)	CF	CN Marseille
Jeroen Rouwenhorst	(2000-01-10)10 January 2000 (age 26)	CF	RN Florentia
Benjamin Hessels	(2001-12-13)13 December 2001 (age 24)	DF	OSC Budapest
Mart van der Weijden	(2003-10-20)20 October 2003 (age 22)	W	CN Barcelona
Tim de Mey	(1997-12-18)18 December 1997 (age 28)	W	RN Florentia
Kas Te Riele	(2002-08-21)21 August 2002 (age 23)	W	NC Vouliagmeni
Sebastian Hessels	(2001-12-13)13 December 2001 (age 24)	W	OSC Budapest
Sam van den Burg	(1997-10-25)25 October 1997 (age 28)	DF	Waspo'98 Hannover
Tom de Weerd	(1998-04-16)16 April 1998 (age 27)	W	Tenerife Echeyde
Marnick Snel	(2004-10-02)2 October 2004 (age 21)	DF	VK Primorje
Lars ten Broek	(2004-02-23)23 February 2004 (age 21)	W	CN San Andreu
Jelto Spijker	(1999-08-29)29 August 1999 (age 26)	GK	Spandau 04
Niels Hofmeijer	(2000-06-19)19 June 2000 (age 25)	DF	RN Florentia
Jorrit van der Weijen	(2006-11-13)13 November 2006 (age 19)	W	GZC Donk

Past squads

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1908 Olympic Games –4th place

Bouke Benenga,Johan Cortlever,Jan Hulswit,Eduard Meijer,Karel Meijer,Piet Ooms, andJohan Rühl.

1960 Olympic Games –8th place

Fred van Dorp,Henk Hermsen,Ben Kniest,Harry Lamme,Bram Leenards,Hans Muller,Harro Ran,Harry Vriend, andFred van der Zwan.

1964 Olympic Games –8th place

Jan Bultman,Fred van Dorp,Henk Hermsen,Ben Kniest,Bram Leenards,Hans Muller,Wim van Spingelen,Nico van der Voet,Harry Vriend,Wim Vriend, andGerrit Wormgoor.

1968 Olympic Games –7th place

Bart Bongers,Fred van Dorp,Loet Geutjes,André Hermsen,Hans Hoogveld,Evert Kroon,Ad Moolhuijzen,Hans Parrel,Nico van der Voet,Feike de Vries, andHans Wouda.

1972 Olympic Games –7th place

Mart Bras,Ton Buunk,Wim Hermsen,Hans Hoogveld,Evert Kroon,Hans Parrel,Ton Schmidt,Wim van de Schilde,Gijze Stroboer,Jan Evert Veer, andHans Wouda.

1976 Olympic Games –Bronze Medal

Alex Boegschoten,Ton Buunk,Andy Hoepelman,Evert Kroon,Nico Landeweerd,Hans Smits,Gijze Stroboer,Rik Toonen,Jan Evert Veer,Hans van Zeeland, andPiet de Zwarte.

1980 Olympic Games –6th place

Stan van Belkum,Wouly de Bie,Ton Buunk,Jan Jaap Korevaar,Nico Landeweerd,Aad van Mil,Ruud Misdorp,Dick Nieuwenhuizen,Eric Noordegraaf,Jan Evert Veer, andHans van Zeeland.

1984 Olympic Games –6th place

Johan Aantjes,Stan van Belkum,Wouly de Bie,Ton Buunk,Ed van Es,Anton Heiden,Nico Landeweerd,Aad van Mil,Ruud Misdorp,Dick Nieuwenhuizen,Eric Noordegraaf,Roald van Noort, andRemco Pielstroom.

1992 Olympic Games –9th place

Bert Brinkman,Arie van de Bunt,Marc van Belkum,Robert Havekotte,Koos Issard,John Jansen,Gijs van der Leden,Harry van der Meer,Hans Nieuwenburg,Remco Pielstroom,John Scherrenburg,Jalo de Vries, andJan Wagenaar.

1996 Olympic Games –10th place

Arie van de Bunt,Gert de Groot,Arno Havenga,Koos Issard,Bas de Jong,Niels van der Kolk,Marco Kunz,Harry van der Meer,Hans Nieuwenburg,Joeri Stoffels,Eelco Uri,Wim Vermeulen andWyco de Vries. Head Coach:Hans van Zeeland.

2000 Olympic Games –11th place

Arie van de Bunt,Marco Booij,Bjørn Boom,Bobbie Brebde,Matthijs de Bruijn,Arno Havenga,Bas de Jong,Harry van der Meer,Gerben Silvis,Kimmo Thomas,Eelco Uri,Wim Vermeulen, andNiels Zuidweg. Head Coach:Johan Aantjes.

2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament –5th place

Marco Booij,Bjørn Boom,Kjell Boom,Matthijs de Bruijn,Arno Havenga,Bas de Jong,Gijs de Kock,Tjerk Kramer,Marc Nolting,Mark Siewers,Gerben Silvis,Eelco Uri,Niels Zuidweg. Head Coach:Ron de Vogel.

References

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^^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. Retrieved6 August 2021.
^"TeamNL waterpolomannen: definitieve EK-selectie bekend".knzb.nl. 6 January 2026.
^"Team Roster: Netherlands"(PDF).ea.microplustimingservices.com. 9 January 2026. p. 11.

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Netherlands squads

v t e Netherlands men's water polo squad –1964 Summer Olympics – 8th place
1 Hermsen (GK) 2 Leenards 3 van Spingelen 4 Wormgoor 5 van Dorp 6 H. Vriend 7 van der Voet 8 W. Vriend 9 Muller 10 Bultman 11 Kniest (GK) Coach: van Feggelen

v t e Netherlands men's water polo squad –1968 Summer Olympics – 7th place
1 de Vries (GK) 2 Wouda 3 Geutjes 4 Hoogveld 5 van Dorp 6 Parrel 7 van der Voet 8 Moolhuijzen 9 Bongers 10 Hermsen 11 Kroon (GK)

v t e Netherlands men's water polo squad –1976 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
1 Kroon (GK) 2 Landeweerd 3 Veer 4 van Zeeland 5 Buunk 6 de Zwarte 7 Smits 8 Toonen 9 Stroboer 10 Hoepelman 11 Boegschoten (GK) Coach: Trumbić

v t e Netherlands men's water polo squad –1980 Summer Olympics – 6th place
1 de Bie (GK) 2 Landeweerd 3 Veer 4 van Zeeland 5 Buunk 6 Noordegraaf 7 van Belkum 8 van Mil 9 Nieuwenhuizen 10 Korevaar 11 Misdorp (GK)

v t e Netherlands men's water polo squad –1984 Summer Olympics – 6th place
1 de Bie (GK) 2 Landeweerd 3 Noordegraaf 4 van Es 5 Buunk 6 Nieuwenhuizen 7 van Belkum 8 van Mil 9 Aantjes 10 Heiden 11 Pielstroom 12 van Noort 13 Misdorp (GK) Coach: Pócsik

v t e Netherlands men's water polo squad –1992 Summer Olympics – 9th place
1 van de Bunt (GK) 2 van Belkum 3 van der Leden 4 van der Meer 5 Scherrenburg 6 Nieuwenburg 7 Issard 8 de Vries 9 Jansen 10 Havekotte 11 Wagenaar 12 Pielstroom 13 Brinkman (GK) Coach: Trumbić

v t e Netherlands men's water polo squad –1996 Summer Olympics – 10th place
1 van de Bunt (GK) 2 de Vries 3 Issard 4 van der Meer 5 Havenga 6 Stoffels 7 de Jong 8 Kunz 9 Uri 10 Nieuwenburg 11 Vermeulen (GK) 12 de Groot 13 van der Kolk Coach: van Zeeland

v t e Netherlands men's water polo squad –2000 Summer Olympics – 11th place
1 van de Bunt (GK) 2 de Bruijn 3 Vermeulen (GK) 4 van der Meer 5 Havenga 6 Thomas 7 Zuidweg 8 Booij 9 Uri 10 de Jong 11 Silvis 12 Boom 13 Brebde Coach: Aantjes

v t e National sports teams of theNetherlands
A1 GP American football Badminton Bandy M W Baseball M M U18 W Basketball M M U20 M U18 M U16 M 3x3 W W U20 W U18/U19 W U17 W 3x3 Beach handball Beach soccer Cricket M M U19 W W U19 Field hockey M M U21 W W U21 M 5s Floorball Football M M 21 M U19 M U17 W W U19 W U17 CP Futsal Goalball M W Gymnastics Handball M W W-J W-Y Ice hockey M M U20 M U18 W W U18 Korfball Motorcycle Pitch and putt Racquetball Rollball Roller hockey Rugby league M W Rugby union M M U20 M7 W W7 Softball M W W U18 Speedway M longtrack Squash M W Tennis M W X Volleyball M M U21 M U19 W W U23 W U21 W U19 Water polo M W Wheelchair basketball M W Wheelchair handball
Olympics Paralympics European Games

National sports teams of theNetherlands

A1 GP
American football
Badminton
Bandy
- M
- W
Baseball
- M
- M U18
- W
Basketball
- M
- M U20
- M U18
- M U16
- M 3x3
- W
- W U20
- W U18/U19
- W U17
- W 3x3
Beach handball
Beach soccer
Cricket
- M
- M U19
- W
- W U19
Field hockey
- M
- M U21
- W
- W U21
- M 5s
Floorball
Football
- M
- M 21
- M U19
- M U17
- W
- W U19
- W U17
- CP
Futsal
Goalball
- M
- W
Gymnastics
Handball
- M
- W
- W-J
- W-Y
Ice hockey
- M
- M U20
- M U18
- W
- W U18
Korfball
Motorcycle
Pitch and putt
Racquetball
Rollball
Roller hockey
Rugby league
- M
- W
Rugby union
- M
- M U20
- M7
- W
- W7
Softball
- M
- W
- W U18
Speedway
- M
- longtrack
Squash
- M
- W
Tennis
- M
- W
- X
Volleyball
- M
- M U21
- M U19
- W
- W U23
- W U21
- W U19
Water polo
- M
- W
Wheelchair basketball
- M
- W
Wheelchair handball

v t e Men's nationalwater polo teams of Europe (LEN)
Current teams	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine
Defunct teams	Czechoslovakia East Germany Serbia and Montenegro Soviet Union Yugoslavia

Men's nationalwater polo teams of Europe (LEN)

Current teams

Defunct teams

v t e Men's European Water Polo Championship winners
1926: Hungary 1927: Hungary 1931: Hungary 1934: Hungary 1938: Hungary 1947: Italy 1950: Netherlands 1954: Hungary 1958: Hungary 1962: Hungary 1966: Soviet Union 1970: Soviet Union 1974: Hungary 1977: Hungary 1981: West Germany 1983: Soviet Union 1985: Soviet Union 1987: Soviet Union 1989: West Germany 1991: Yugoslavia 1993: Italy 1995: Italy 1997: Hungary 1999: Hungary 2001: Serbia and Montenegro 2003: Serbia and Montenegro 2006: Serbia 2008: Montenegro 2010: Croatia 2012: Serbia 2014: Serbia 2016: Serbia 2018: Serbia 2020: Hungary 2022: Croatia 2024: Spain 2026: Serbia

Men's European Water Polo Championship winners