Greece men's national water polo team

Honours

Olympic Games

• [[Image:Med 2.png]] Silver medal:
  • 2020

World Championship

• [[Image:Med 2.png]] Silver medal:
  • 2023
• [[Image:Med 3.png]] Bronze medals:
  • 2005, 2015, 2022, 2025

World Cup

• [[Image:Med 2.png]] Silver medal:
  • 1997, 2025

World League

• [[Image:Med 3.png]] Bronze medals:
  • 2004, 2006, 2016, 2020

European Championship

• [[Image:Med 3.png]] Bronze medal:
  • 2026

Mediterranean Games

• [[Image:Med 2.png]] Silver medal:
  • 2018
• [[Image:Med 3.png]] Bronze medals:
  • 1951, 1991, 1993, 2013

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Main article: Greece men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

Greece has participated 16 times at the Olympic Games, always present in the tournament since 1980. Their best result is the 2nd place at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, after losing 13–10 to Serbia in the gold medal game. The Greeks have secured a quarter-finals' presence in six occasions.

World Championship

Greece has a strong presence at the World Aquatics Championships, where they have been placed third in the world in two occasions. The first was in 2005 in Montreal, after their 11–10 victory over Croatia in the bronze medal game, with Georgios Afroudakis scoring the winning goal, with a spectacular backhand shot, with only 11 seconds left in the overtime. The second one was in 2015 in Kazan, after their penalty shootout win over Italy in the bronze medal game. Greece has qualified at least for the quarter-finals in all their tournament participations since 1994, with a 7th place being their lowest position from 2001 and on when the team qualified.

World Cup

Greece had qualified for the FINA Water Polo World Cup in all but two occasions between 1985 and 2006, winning the silver medal in 1997 in Athens, losing 5–8 to the United States in the final.

World League

Greece had a regular presence at the FINA Water Polo World League during the first years of the competition, starting from 2002. They have won four bronze medals so far in 2004, 2006, 2016 and 2020.

European Championship

As one of the most competitive European nations in water polo, Greece is a regular contestant at the European Water Polo Championship since 1989, winning a bronze medal in 2026 in Belgrade.

LEN Europa Cup

Mediterranean Games

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2026 European Championship.

World Championship medal-winning squads

The following are the medal-winning Greek rosters in the men's water polo tournaments of the Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships:

Notable coaches

• GRE Andreas Garyfallos
• ESP Josep Brasco Cata
• CRO Ivo Trumbić
• GRE Kyriakos Iosifidis
• CRO Mile Nakić
• GRE Giannis Giannouris
• ITA Alessandro Campagna
• SRB Dragan Andrić
• GRE Thodoris Vlachos

References

References

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3. (8 January 2026). "Ανακοίνωσε τη 15άδα για Βελιγράδι ο Βλάχος - Η αναλυτική παρουσίαση του ρόστερ για το Ευρωπαϊκό - Την Παρασκευή (9/1) η αναχώρηση".
4. (9 January 2026). "Team Roster: Greece".
5. [https://www.worldaquatics.com/competitions/771/11th-fina-world-championships-2005/results?disciplines=WP&event=fc9294c6-70b6-4f16-9179-929dedac0efc Water polo at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Final Standings – Games – Rosters] www.worldaquatics.com
6. "Water polo at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – 3rd place match: Greece – Italy 11–9".
7. "Water polo at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships – 3rd place match:: Greece – Croatia 9–7".
8. "Water polo at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships – Final: Hungary – Greece 14–13 (pen.)".