Soviet Union men's national water polo team

The Soviet Union men's national water polo team represented the Soviet Union in international water polo competitions. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Russian national water polo team became the successor of Soviet team.

Soviet Union

FINA code	URS
Association	Федерация водного поло СССР
Confederation	LEN (Europe)
Olympic Games
Appearances	9 (first in 1952)
Best result	(1972, 1980)
World Championship
Appearances	6 (first in 1973)
Best result	(1975, 1982)
World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1979)
Best result	(1981, 1983)

Results

Olympic Games

• 1952 — 7th place[1]
• 1956 — Bronze medal
• 1960 — Silver medal
• 1964 — Bronze medal
• 1968 — Silver medal
• 1972 — Gold medal
• 1976 — 8th place
• 1980 — Gold medal
• 1984 — Qualified but withdrew
• 1988 — Bronze medal

World Championship

• 1973 – Silver medal[1]
• 1975 – Gold medal
• 1978 – 4th place
• 1982 – Gold medal
• 1986 – Bronze medal
• 1991 – 7th place

FINA World Cup

• 1979 – 4th place[1]
• 1981 – Gold medal
• 1983 – Gold medal
• 1985 – Did not participate
• 1987 – Silver medal
• 1989 – 6th place
• 1991 – 5th place

Player statistics

Most appearances 100+ # Player Matches Position Years Nationality 1 Aleksei Barkalov 412 ? UKR

Top scorers 200+ # Name Goals Average Position Years Nationality Aleksei Barkalov 200+ ? UKR

See also

• List of Olympic champions in men's water polo
• List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics
• List of world champions in men's water polo

References

1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.