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France men's national water polo team

France
FINA codeFRA
AssociationFrench Swimming Federation
ConfederationLEN (Europe)
Head coachVjekoslav Kobešćak
Asst coachOlivier Chandieu
Mathias Mercadal
CaptainThomas Vernoux
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current11 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest8 (2016)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances12 (first in 1900)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1924)
World Championship
Appearances6 (first in 1982)
Best resultTBD (2024)
World League
Appearances9 (first in 2006)
Best result4th (2022)
European Championship
Appearances20 (first in 1927)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) (1927)
Media
Websiteffnatation.fr

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

Results

Olympic Games

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

World Championship

FINA World League

European Championship

  • 1927 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal
  • 1931 – 6th place
  • 1934 – 6th place
  • 1938 – 6th place
  • 1947 – 7th place
  • 1950 – 6th place
  • 1954 – 9th place
  • 1958 – 8th place
  • 1966 – 13th place
  • 1970 – 11th place
  • 1989 – 12th place
  • 1991 – 11th place
  • 2001 – 12th place
  • 2014 – 10th place
  • 2016 – 9th place
  • 2018 – 12th place
  • 2020 – 13th place
  • 2022 – 6th place
  • 2024 – 9th place
  • 2026 – 9th place

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2026 Men's European Water Polo Championship.[2]

Head coach: Croatia Vjekoslav Kobešćak

Name Date of birth Pos. Club
Julien Offner (1999-12-16) 16 December 1999 GK France USB Bordeaux
Kilian Braise Fernandez (2007-07-04) 4 July 2007 W France Pays d'Aix Natation
Luca Barnat (2007-02-08) 8 February 2007 CF France AS Monaco Natation
Alexandre Bouet (2000-12-05) 5 December 2000 W France CN Marseille
Alexis Drahe (2003-12-15) 15 December 2003 DF France Pays d'Aix Natation
Thomas Vernoux (C) (2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 W France CN Marseille
Steven Vitrant (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 W France Team Strasbourg
Denis Guerin (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 DF France Taverny SN 95
Romain Marion-Vernoux (2000-01-02) 2 January 2000 W France CN Marseille
Lorris Canovas (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 W France Team Strasbourg
Enzo Nardon (2003-01-06) 6 January 2003 W France Taverny SN 95
Jean-Baptiste Carpentras (2002-04-12) 12 April 2002 DF France Olympic Nice Natation
Hugo Fontani (1994-12-22) 22 December 1994 GK France Team Strasbourg
Mathis Mas (2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 CF France Team Strasbourg
Tom Sauton (2002-10-04) 4 October 2002 W France Sete Natation

Notable players

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "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.
  2. ^ "Team Roster: France" (PDF). ea.microplustimingservices.com. 9 January 2026. p. 3.
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