Italy men's national water polo team The Italian national water polo teamItaly in men's international water polo competitions and is controlled by Federnuoto. The national men's team has the nickname of "Settebello".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 eleven championships in those four competitions, with the World League being the only competition which Italy has yet to win.History 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".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.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.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 , and Great Britain have more Olympic titles.1978 , 1994 , 2011 and 2019 , and the World Cup once in 1993 . Italy also claimed their first European Championship in 1947 .Competitive record Results Olympic Games ">Water polo at the Summer Olympics">Olympic GamesWorld Championship ">Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships">World Championship1973 – 4th place 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 1979 – 6th place 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 placeFINA World League ">FINA Water Polo World League">FINA World League 2002 – Semi-final round 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 roundEuropean Championship ">European Water Polo Championship">European Championship 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 placeEuropa Cup ">LEN Europa Cup">Europa Cup 2018 – Bronze medal Mediterranean Games ">Water polo at the Mediterranean Games">Mediterranean Games 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 placeCurrent squad 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship .Alessandro Campagna No Name Pos. L/R Date of birth Height Weight Caps Club 1 Marco Del Lungo GK R 175 2 Francesco Di Fulvio W R 177 3 Stefano Luongo W R 153 4 Pietro Figlioli FP R 254 5 Andrea Fondelli W R 129 6 Alessandro Velotto DF R 142 7 Vincenzo Renzuto DF R 88 8 Gonzalo Echenique W L 46 9 Niccolò Figari DF R 156 10 Michaël Bodegas CB R 110 11 Matteo Aicardi CF R 255 12 Vincenzo Dolce FP R 42 13 Gianmarco Nicosia GK R 46
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