Australia men's national water polo team
| Nickname(s) | Sharks |
|---|---|
| Association | Australian Water Polo |
| Confederation | OSA (Oceania) |
| Head coach | Elvis Fatović |
| Asst coach |
Paul Oberman Christopher Wybrow |
| Captain | Rhys Howden |
| FINA code | AUS |
| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 16 (first in 1948) |
| Best result | 5th place (1984, 1992) |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 16 (first in 1973) |
| Best result | 4th place (1998) |
| World League | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2003) |
| Best result |
 (2007, 2008) |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1981) |
| Best result |
(1993) |
| Commonwealth Championship | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2002) |
| Best result |
 (2006) |
The Australian national water polo team represents Australia in men's international water polo competitions and is controlled by Australian Water Polo Inc. The national men's team has the nickname of "The Sharks". It is organised into the Asia/Oceania regional group. The national team is sponsored by Qantas airlines, Turbo Water polo and Mikasa Sports.
Australia has competed internationally since the 1948 London Olympic Games, and has qualified for all subsequent Olympic tournaments except Atlanta in 1996, and although not achieving the success of European teams, has remained relatively competitive at international level since.
In 1968, the team qualified to compete at the Mexico Olympic Games, but was denied entry by the Australian Olympic Federation.
Australia scored their first point in Olympic competition when they drew with Bulgaria in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
The Australian team placed 5th in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, the highest Olympic placing so far, and finished 4th in the World Championships at home in Perth in 1998.
Australia's best international water polo success came in 1996, when the Sharks won the six-nation Control Cup in Hungary, and followed it up with a bronze medal at an eight nation tournament in Italy in the same year. However, they failed to qualify for that year's Olympics for the first time since 1948.
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