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Serbia
Nickname(s)Delfini
(The Dolphins)
AssociationWater Polo Association of Serbia
Head coachDejan Savić
CaptainFilip Filipović
Most capsDejan Savić (444)
Top scorer(s)Aleksandar Šapić (981)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances6 (first in 1996)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2016)
World Championship
Appearances10 (first in 1998)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2005, 2009, 2015)
World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1997)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2006, 2010, 2014)
World League
Appearances14 (first in 2003)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
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Appearances10 (first in 1997)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2001, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2016)
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Appearances5 (first in 1997)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (1997, 2009)
Serbia men's national water polo team
Medal record
Representing  Serbia and Montenegro /  Serbia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 Montreal
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rome
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kazan
Silver medal – second place 2001 Fukuoka
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shanghai
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Perth
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Barcelona
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest
FINA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2006 Budapest
Gold medal – first place 2010 Oradea
Gold medal – first place 2014 Almaty
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Belgrade
FINA World League
Gold medal – first place 2005 Belgrade
Gold medal – first place 2006 Athens
Gold medal – first place 2007 Berlin
Gold medal – first place 2008 Genova
Gold medal – first place 2010 Niš
Gold medal – first place 2011 Firenze
Gold medal – first place 2013 Chelyabinsk
Gold medal – first place 2014 Dubai
Gold medal – first place 2015 Bergamo
Gold medal – first place 2016 Huizhou
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ruza
Silver medal – second place 2004 Long Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Podgorica
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2001 Budapest
Gold medal – first place 2003 Kranj
Gold medal – first place 2006 Belgrade
Gold medal – first place 2012 Eindhoven
Gold medal – first place 2014 Budapest
Gold medal – first place 2016 Belgrade
Silver medal – second place 1997 Seville
Silver medal – second place 2008 Málaga
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Zagreb
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1997 Bari
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almeria
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2005 Izmir
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei
Silver medal – second place 2003 Daegu
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Belgrade
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan

The Serbia men's national water polo team represents Serbia in international water polo competitions and is controlled by the Water Polo Association of Serbia. FINA considers Serbia the inheritor of the records of Serbia and Montenegro. They are considered one of the world's best water polo teams in the history of the game, having gold medals in Olympic, World and European Championship, World Cup, FINA World League and Mediterranean Games. 2016 Serbia's national team is widely considered to be the best team in the history of the game being holders of 5 gold medals in 5 different major competitions at the same time.

They are Serbia's most successful national team, having won more titles than all other Serbian national teams combined. In 2016, they became the first team to hold titles in all existing major championships: European Championship, World Championship, World Cup, World League and the Olympic Games.

Competitive record

Medals

Updated after 2017 Summer Universiade

Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Olympic Games 1 1 3 5
World Championship 3 2 3 8
World Cup 3 0 1 4
World League 11 1 1 13
European Championship 6 2 1 9
Mediterranean Games 2 0 1 3
Summer Universiade 3 1 2 6
Total 29 7 12 48

Olympic Games

Year Position
1936 to 1988 Part of Yugoslavia
as  Serbia and Montenegro (1996 and 2000 as FR Yugoslavia)
Spain 1992 Barcelona Suspended
United States 1996 Atlanta 8th
Australia 2000 Sydney
Greece 2004 Athens
as  Serbia
China 2008 Beijing
United Kingdom 2012 London
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Total 6/7

World Championship

2015 world champions on a 2015 Serbian stamp
Year Position
1973 to 1991 Part of Yugoslavia
as  Serbia and Montenegro (1998 and 2001 as FR Yugoslavia)
Italy 1994 Rome Suspended
Australia 1998 Perth
Japan 2001 Fukuoka
Spain 2003 Barcelona
Canada 2005 Montreal
as  Serbia
Australia 2007 Melbourne 4th
Italy 2009 Rome
China 2011 Shanghai
Spain 2013 Barcelona 7th
Russia 2015 Kazan
Hungary 2017 Budapest
Total 10/11

FINA Water Polo World Cup

Year Position
1979 to 1991 Part of Yugoslavia
as  Serbia and Montenegro (1997-2002 as FR Yugoslavia)
Greece 1993 Athens Suspended
United States 1995 Atlanta Did not participate
Greece 1997 Athens 7th
Australia 1999 Sydney 5th
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 2002 Belgrade
Hungary 2006 Budapest
as  Serbia
Romania 2010 Oradea
Kazakhstan 2014 Almaty
Germany 2018 Berlin Future event
Total 6/9

FINA World League

Year Position
as  Serbia and Montenegro
Greece 2002 Patras Did not participate
United States 2003 New York 4th
United States 2004 Long Beach
Serbia and Montenegro 2005 Belgrade
Greece 2006 Athens
as  Serbia
Germany 2007 Berlin
Italy 2008 Genoa
Montenegro 2009 Podgorica
Serbia 2010 Niš
Italy 2011 Florence
Kazakhstan 2012 Almaty Did not participate
Russia 2013 Chelyabinsk
United Arab Emirates 2014 Dubai
Italy 2015 Bergamo
China 2016 Huizhou
Russia 2017 Ruza
2018 TBC Preliminary rounds undergoing
Total 15/17

European Championship

Year Position
1950 to 1991 Part of Yugoslavia
as  Serbia and Montenegro (1995-2001 as FR Yugoslavia)
United Kingdom 1993 Sheffield Suspended
Austria 1995 Vienna Did not participate
Spain 1997 Seville
Italy 1999 Florence 7th
Hungary 2001 Budapest
Slovenia 2003 Kranj
as  Serbia
Serbia 2006 Belgrade
Spain 2008 Malaga
Croatia 2010 Zagreb
Netherlands 2012 Eindhoven
Hungary 2014 Budapest
Serbia 2016 Belgrade
Spain 2018 Barcelona Future event
Total 10/13

Mediterranean Games

Year Position
1959 to 1991 Part of Yugoslavia
as  Serbia and Montenegro (1997 and 2001 as FR Yugoslavia)
France 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon Suspended
Italy 1997 Bari
Tunisia 2001 Tunis 4th
Spain 2005 Almeria
as  Serbia
Italy 2009 Pescara
Turkey 2013 Tunis 6th
Spain 2018 Tarragona Future event
Total 5/6

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.

Head coach: Dejan Savić

№ Name Pos. Height Weight L/R Date of birth 2016/17 club
1 Gojko Pijetlović GK 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 100 kg (220 lb) R 7 August 1983 Romania CSM Oradea
2 Dušan Mandić D 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 115 kg (254 lb) L 16 June 1994 Italy Pro Recco
3 Viktor Rašović CF 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) R 13 August 1993 Spain Barceloneta
4 Sava Ranđelović D 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 104 kg (229 lb) R 17 July 1993 Italy Brescia
5 Miloš Ćuk D 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) R 21 December 1990 Hungary Eger
6 Duško Pijetlović CF 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 105 kg (231 lb) R 25 April 1985 Italy Pro Recco
7 Nemanja Ubović CF 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 104 kg (229 lb) R 24 May 1987 Italy Brescia
8 Milan Aleksić D 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 103 kg (227 lb) L 13 May 1986 Hungary Szolnoki Dózsa
9 Nikola Jakšić D 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 99 kg (218 lb) R 17 January 1997 Serbia Partizan
10 Filip Filipović (c) D 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 106 kg (234 lb) L 2 May 1987 Italy Pro Recco
11 Andrija Prlainović D 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 96 kg (212 lb) R 28 April 1987 Hungary Szolnoki Dózsa
12 Stefan Mitrović D 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) R 29 March 1988 Hungary Ferencváros
13 Branislav Mitrović GK 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) R 30 January 1985 Hungary Eger

Coaches

Most appearances and goals

Main article: Serbia men's national water polo team statistics

Professional friendly and competitive matches only where Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro and now Serbia were represented.

Name Years Matches Goals
1 Dejan Savić 1994–2008 444 405
2 Aleksandar Šapić 1997–2008 385 981
3 Živko Gocić 2003–present 362 207
4 Slobodan Nikić 2003–present 355 354
5 Igor Milanović 1984–1996 349 540
6 Aleksandar Ćirić 1997–2008 346 201
7 Vladimir Vujasinović 1990–2008 341 391
8 Filip Filipović 2003–present 323 553
9 Petar Trbojević 1997–2006 306 231
10 Danilo Ikodinović 1997–2008 304 299

Statistics accurate as of matches played 29 July 2017

Philanthropy

On 25 December 2011, Serbia's water polo team was included in a humanitarian action "Bitka za Bebe" ("the Battle for the Babies") playing an exhibition match with the team of the Faculty of Organizational Scihences (FON), in Belgrade. Before the Serbian water polo team had joined the action, many other athletes were included. Among them was the world number one in tennis at that time, Novak Đoković, football and basketball players of Red Star Belgrade, and many other's. Proceeds from the ticket sales went to fund "Bitka za Bebe" and the money was successfully collected to purchase one incubator.

References

  1. "Budapest 2017 Serbian Men's Water Polo Team" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

External links

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