Greece men's national water polo team
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| Nickname(s) |
Galanolefki (The Blue-white) Ethniki (The National) |
|---|---|
| Association | Hellenic Swimming Federation |
| Confederation | LEN (Europe) |
| Head coach | Thodoris Vlachos |
| Asst coach | Dimitris Kravaritis |
| Captain | Christos Afroudakis |
| FINA code | GRE |
| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 16 (first in 1920) |
| Best result | 4th place (2004) |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 13 (first in 1973) |
| Best result |
 (2005, 2015) |
| World League | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2002) |
| Best result |
(2004, 2006, 2016) |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1985) |
| Best result |
 (1997) |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 16 (first in 1970) |
| Best result | 4th place (1999, 2016) |
| Mediterranean Games | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1951) |
| Best result |
(1951, 1991, 1993, 2013) |
The Greece men's national water polo team represents Greece in international men's water polo competitions and it is organized and run by the Hellenic Swimming Federation.
Greece has a long tradition of strong presence at international level, with their major successes being the two bronze medals won at the World Championship in 2005 and 2015. The Greeks have also won a silver medal at the World Cup in 1997 and three more bronze medals at the World League in 2004, 2006 and 2016.
Moreover, they have closely missed a medal in the 2016 European Championship, the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2003 World Championship and the 1999 European Championship, ending up in the 4th place in all four of them. Greece is one of only nine national teams in the world to have won (at least) a medal in the World Championship, currently occupying the eighth place on the medal table, one above Germany. They have qualified at least for the quarter-finals in all their World Championship participations since 1994, winning the two aforementioned bronze medals and never finishing below the 6th place from 2001 and on.
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