Netherlands men's national water polo team

Results

Olympic Games

• 1908 – 4th place
• 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

• 1973 – 8th place
• 1975 – 7th place
• 1978 – 13th place
• 1982 – 4th place
• 1986 – 14th place
• 1994 – 8th place
• 2001 – 9th place

  FINA World Cup

• 1983 – 6th place
• 1985 – 6th place
• 1995 – 7th place

  FINA World League

• 2003 – 6th place
• 2011 – European Preliminary round
• 2017 – European Preliminary round
• 2018 – European Preliminary round

  European Championship

• 1927 – 11th place
• 1934 – 9th place
• 1938 – Silver 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

  Team

Current squad

No	Name	Pos.	L/R	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Caps	Club
1	Eelco Wagenaar	GK	R				125	Polar Bears Ede
2	Kjeld Veenhuis	AR	R				40	GZC Donk
3	Jorn Winkelhorst	CF	R				120	Waspo Hannover
4	Sam van den Burg	CB	R				60	CN Barcelona
5	Guus van IJperen	CF	R				50	GZC Donk
6	Robin Lindhout	FP	R				180	SC Quinto
7	Lars Gottemaker	W	L				180	ZPC Het Ravijn
8	Jesse Nispeling	CB	R				40	ENT Tourcoing
9	Harmen Muller	AR	R				50	FNC Douai
10	Pascal Janssen	AR	R				50	UZSC Utrecht
11	Jesse Koopman	AR	R				130	ENT Tourcoing
12	Thomas Lucas	CF	R				170	ZV De Zaan
13	Ted Huijsmans	GK	R					ZV De Zaan

Past squads

• 1908 Olympic Games – 4th place
• 1960 Olympic Games – 8th place
• 1964 Olympic Games – 8th place
• 1968 Olympic Games – 7th place
• 1972 Olympic Games – 7th place
• 1976 Olympic Games – Bronze Medal
• 1980 Olympic Games – 6th place
• 1984 Olympic Games – 6th place
• 1992 Olympic Games – 9th place
• 1996 Olympic Games – 10th place
• 2000 Olympic Games – 11th place
• 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament – 5th place