Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads
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Each country was allowed to enter a team of 11 players and they all were eligible for participation.
  • CF=Centre Forward
  • CB=Centre Back
  • D=Defender
  • GK=Goalkeeper


Argentina had only a squad of eight players entered.

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No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Mario Bistoletti  ? 2 0
GK Ricardo Bustamante  ? 2 0
Carlos Castro  ? 2 0
Jorge Moreau  1908 ? 2 0
Luciano Rovere  ? 2 0
S. Stipanicic  ? 2 0
Francisco Uranga  ? 2 0
César Vásquez  ? 2 0


Head coach:
No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
René Bauwens
René Bauwens
René Bauwens was a Belgian freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was part of the Belgian team, which was able to win the silver medal...

 
March 11, 1894 34 ? 2 2
F. Bettens  ? 0 0
Gérard Blitz
Gérard Blitz (sportsman)
Gérard Blitz was a Belgian Olympic swimmer and water polo player during 1920s. Born in Amsterdam, he was the younger brother of Maurice Blitz, also a waterpolo player, and uncle of Gérard Blitz who founded Club Med in 1950.Blitz was Jewish. In 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp Blitz won medals in...

 
August 1, 1901 27 ? 2 0
GK Jules Brandeleer  ? 2 0
Pierre Coppieters  June 24, 1907 21 ? 2 6
Henri De Pauw
Henri De Pauw
Henri De Pauw was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1936 Summer Olympics, and in the 1948 Summer Olympics....

 
February 26, 1911 17 ? 1 3
Joseph Malissart  ? 1 1
André Mélardy  ? 1 1
J. J. Tensen  ? 0 0
Louis Van Gheem  ? 2 1
Fernand Visser  ? 1 0


Head coach:
No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
GK Josef Bušek  August 28, 1901 26 ? 1 0
Kurt Epstein
Kurt Epstein
Kurt Epstein was a Czechoslovakian Olympic water polo player.-Early life:Epstein was Jewish, and born to Maximilian and Helena Epstein. He grew in Roudnice near the Elbe River, 22 miles north of Prague, in what was then the Austro-Hungarian province of Bohemia...

 
January 21, 1904 22 ? 1 0
František Getreuer  ? 1 0
Hugo Klempfner  ? 0 0
J. Kroc  ? 0 0
A. Novotny  ? 0 0
Michal Schmuck
Michal Schmuck
Michal Schmuck was a Czechoslovak/Slovak water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was part of the Czechoslovak team in the Olympic tournament...

 
January 9, 1909 19 ? 1 0
František Schulz  ? 1 1
Pavol Steiner
Pavol Steiner
Pavol Steiner was a Czechoslovak/Slovak water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was part of the Czechoslovak team in the Olympic tournament. He played the only match....

 
March 29, 1908 20 ? 1 0
Ladislav Švehla  ? 1 0
Josef Tomášek  ? 0 0


France had only a squad of nine players entered.

Head coach:
No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Émile Bulteel
Émile Bulteel
Émile J. Bulteel was a French water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He played in five matches, and the French team went on to win the bronze metal.-External links:**...

 
August 3, 1906 22 ?   EN Tourcoing  5 0
Henri Cuvelier  ?   EN Tourcoing  6 2
GK Paul Dujardin
Paul Dujardin
Paul L. Dujardin was a French water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics....

 
May 10, 1894 34 ?   EN Tourcoing  6 0
Jules Keignaert
Jules Keignaert
Jules Keignaert was a French water polo player, who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was part of the French team which won the bronze medal. He played three matches.-External links:**...

 
June 15, 1907 21 ?   EN Tourcoing  3 0
Henri Padou
Henri Padou
Henri Padou was a French water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics....

 
May 15, 1898 30 ?   EN Tourcoing  6 3
Ernest Roget  ?   EN Tourcoing  1 0
Albert Thévenon
Albert Thévenon
Albert Thévenon was a French water polo player who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was part of the French team which won the bronze medal. He played four matches.-External links:**...

 
September 16, 1901 26 ?   Libellule  4 0
Achille Tribouillet  ?   EN Tourcoing  6 1
Albert Vandeplancke
Albert Vandeplancke
Albert D. Vandeplancke was a French water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was part of the French team which won the bronze medal. He played five matches....

 
1912 ?   EN Tourcoing  5 0


Head coach: Moritz Nußbaum
No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Heinrich Atmer  ?   Wasserfreunde 98 Hannover  0 0
Max Amann  January 19, 1905 23 ?   Hellas Magdeburg  3 3
Karl Bähre
Karl Bähre
Karl Bähre was a German water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German team which won the gold medal. He played all three matches and scored eight goals.-External links:*...

 
April 14, 1899 29 ?   Wasserfreunde 98 Hannover  3 8
Emil Benecke
Emil Benecke
Emil Benecke was a German water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics....

 
October 4, 1898 29 ?   Hellas Magdeburg  3 3
GK Johann Blank
Johann Blank
Johann Blank was a German water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German team which won the gold medal. He played one match as goalkeeper.-External links:*...

 
April 17, 1904 24 ?   Bayern 07 Nürnberg  1 0
Otto Cordes
Otto Cordes
Otto Cordes was a German water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics....

 
August 31, 1905 22 ?   Hellas Magdeburg  3 1
Fritz Gunst
Fritz Gunst
Fritz "Itze" Gunst was a German water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics....

 
September 22, 1908 19 ?   Wasserfreunde 98 Hannover  3 1
Otto Kühne  ?   Wasserfreunde 98 Hannover  0 0
Karl-Heinz Protze  ?   Hellas Magdeburg  0 0
GK Erich Rademacher
Erich Rademacher
Erich Rademacher was a German swimmer and water polo player and breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics....

 
June 9, 1901 26 ?   Hellas Magdeburg  2 0
Joachim Rademacher
Joachim Rademacher
Joachim Rademacher was a German water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics....

 
June 20, 1906 21 ?   Hellas Magdeburg  3 2


Great Britain had only a squad of ten players entered.

Head coach:
No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
GK Leslie Ablett
Leslie Ablett
Leslie Ablett was a British water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In the 1928 tournament he played three matches as goalkeeper for the British team....

 
March 6, 1904 24 ? 3 0
Nicholas Beaman  1897 ? 4 3
Jack Budd  1899 ? 4 3
W. G. Freeguard  ? 0 0
Jack Hatfield
Jack Hatfield
John Gatenby "Jack" Hatfield was a competitive swimmer, who won medals for Great Britain in the early Olympic Games....

 
August 15, 1893 34 ? 2 1
Richard Hodgson  December 24, 1892 35 ? 2 0
Edward Peter
Edward Peter
Edward Percival "Percy" Peter was an English swimmer and water polo player from London, who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, 1924 Summer Olympics and 1928 Summer Olympics.He died in Bournemouth....

 
March 28, 1902 26 ? 4 1
William Quick  ? 1 0
Paul Radmilovic
Paulo Radmilovic
Paulo Francesco "Raddy" Radmilovic was a Welsh water polo player and swimmer of Croatian and Irish origin who won four Olympic titles in a 22 year Olympic career...

 
March 5, 1886 42 ?   Weston-super-Mare Water Polo Club  4 4
Edward Temme
Edward Temme
Edward Harry Temme was a British water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Stratford Road, Plaistow and died in Padova, Italy....

 
September 16, 1904 23 ?   Plaistow Swimming Club  4 0


Head coach:
No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
GK István Barta
István Barta
István Barta was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics....

 
August 13, 1895 32 ?   III. Kerületi Vivó Egylet  4 0
György Bródy
György Bródy
György Bródy was a Hungarian water polo player.-Career:At the 1928 Summer Olympics he was a reserve player of the Hungarian water polo team, but did not compete in a match of the 1928 tournament.He competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he was part of the...

 
July 21, 1908 20 ? 0 0
Oszkar Csorba  ? 0 0
László Czele  ? 0 0
Olivér Halassy
Olivér Halassy
Olivér Halassy was a Hungarian water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics....

 
July 31, 1909 19 ?   Újpesti Torna Egylet  4 3
Márton Homonnai
Márton Homonnai
Márton Homonnai was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics....

 
February 5, 1906 22 ?   Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre  4 2
Sándor Ivády
Sándor Ivády
Sándor Ivády was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics....

 
May 1, 1903 25 ?   Magyar Atlétikai Club  4 0
Alajos Keserű
Alajos Keseru
Alajos Keserű was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics....

 
March 8, 1905 23 ?   Ferencvárosi Torna Club  4 10
Ferenc Keserű
Ferenc Keseru
Ferenc Keserű was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics....

 
August 27, 1903 24 ?   Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre  4 4
József Vértesy
József Vértesy
József Vértesy was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.Born in Sombor and died in Budapest....

 
February 19, 1901 27 ?   Ferencvárosi Torna Club  4 7
János Wenk
János Wenk
----János Wenk was a Hungarian water polo player and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....

 
April 24, 1894 32 ? 0 0


Ireland had only a squad of nine players entered.

Head coach:
No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
James Brady  ? 0 0
Thomas Dockrell  ?   Dublin Swimming Club  1 0
H. G. Ellerker  ? 0 0
Charles Fagan  1899 ? 1 0
Norman Judd  ?   Dublin Swimming Club  1 0
Patrick McClure  ? 1 1
GK Stanley Moore  ? 1 0
John O'Connor  ?   Dublin Swimming Club  1 0
Michael O'Connor  ?   Dublin Swimming Club  1 0


Head coach:
No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
G. Arnoldy  ? 0 0
GK Georges Bauer  ? 1 0
L. Hengen  ? 0 0
Victor Klees  December 4, 1887 40 ? 1 0
J. P. Konsbrück  ? 0 0
Eugène Kuborn  November 14, 1902 25 ? 1 0
Charles Mersch  January 17, 1908 20 ? 1 0
Jules Staudt  ? 1 1
Norbert Staudt  ? 1 0
V. Thom  ? 0 0
Félix Unden  ? 1 0


Malta had only a squad of nine players entered.

Head coach:
No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Harry Bonavia  January 4, 1908 20 ?   Sliema United  1 1
Carmelo Busietta  ?   Sliema United  2 0
Victor Busietta  ?   Sliema United  2 0
Louis Darmanin  November 19, 1908 19 ?   Sliema United  2 0
Edward Magri  ?   Sliema United  1 1
GK Francisco Nappa  ?   Valetta United  2 0
Victor Pace  May 3, 1907 21 ?   Sliema United  1 0
Turu Rizzo  March 13, 1894 34 ?   Sliema United  1 0
Robert Vella  January 15, 1905 23 ?   Sliema United  2 1


Head coach:
No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Koos Köhler
Koos Köhler
Jacobus Johannes "Ko" Köhler was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch team in the 1928 tournament. He played both matches and scored six goals....

 
November 25, 1905 22 ?   De Robben Hilversum  2 6
Sjaak Köhler  October 2, 1902 25 ?   Haagse Zwem- en Polo Club  2 1
F. J. A. Kuyper  ? 0 0
Cornelis Leenheer
Cornelis Leenheer
Cornelis Coenraad Leenheer was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch team in the 1928 tournament. He played both matches and scored four goals....

 
June 5, 1906 22 ?   't IJ Amsterdam  2 4
H. Minnes  ? 0 0
GK Abraham van Olst
Abraham van Olst
Abraham van Olst was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch team in the 1928 tournament. He played both matches as goalkeeper....

 
September 24, 1897 30 ?   't IJ Amsterdam  2 0
G. B. Rijke  ? 0 0
Jan Scholte
Jan Scholte
Jan Hendrik Scholte was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch team in the 1928 tournament. He played both matches and scored one goal....

 
January 5, 1910 18 ?   HZC De Robben  2 1
Han van Senus  October 10, 1900 27 ?   't IJ Amsterdam  2 1
Pieter van Senus  December 8, 1903 34 ?   Amsterdamsche Zwemclub 1870  0 0
Jean van Silfhout  February 4, 1902 26 ? 2 1


Spain had only a squad of eight players entered.

Head coach:
No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Jaime Cruells  1906 ? 1 0
Luis Gibernau  ? 0 0
GK Gonzalo Jiménez
Gonzalo Jiménez
Gonzalo Jiménez Corral was a Spanish water polo player. He competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and was also part of the Spanish team in the 1928 tournament. He played in the only match for Spain as a goalkeeper....

 
June 30, 1902 26 ? 1 0
Rafael Jiménez  ? 1 0
Manuel Majo  ? 1 0
José María Puig  1903 ? 1 0
Angel Sabata
Angel Sabata
Àngel Sabata Figa was a Spanish water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1948 Summer Olympics ....

 
March 28, 1911 17 ?   Club Natació Barcelona  1 0
Mariano Trigo
Mariano Trigo
Marino Trigo Serrano was a Spanish water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Spanish team in the 1928 tournament. He played in the only match for Spain....

 
August 31, 1900 27 ? 1 0


Switzerland had only a squad of ten players entered.

Head coach:
No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Armand Boppart  ? 0 0
Eric Brochon  ? 1 0
Robert Hürlimann  ? 1 0
Ernest Hüttenmoser  ? 1 1
Robert Mermoud  September 25, 1908 19 ? 1 0
Fernand Moret  1905 ? 1 0
E. Ruchti  ? 0 0
GK Othmar Schmalz  ? 1 0
E. Tschümperly  ? 0 0
Robert Wyss  January 17, 1901 27 ?   Old Boys Basel  1 0


Head coach:
No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
John Cattus  ? 0 0
GK Harry Daniels  June 24, 1900 28 ?   Chicago Athletic Association  2 0
Joseph Farley  ? 0 0
Richard Grennberg  June 13, 1902 26 ?   Chicago Athletic Association  1 0
Sam Greller
Sam Greller
Samuel "Sam" Joseph Greller was an American water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was part of the American water polo team in the 1928 tournament. He played all three matches.-External links:**...

 
May 18, 1907 21 ?   Illinois Athletic Club  2 0
George Mitchell
George Mitchell (water polo)
George Frederick Mitchell was an American water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He died in Alameda, California....

 
April 23, 1901 27 ?   Olympic Club San Francisco  2 0
Wallace O'Connor
Wallace O'Connor
James Wallace "Wally" O'Connor was an American swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, 1928 Summer Olympics, 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics....

 
April 25, 1905 22 ?   Los Angeles Athletic Club
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Los Angeles Athletic Club is an athletic club and private social club in Los Angeles, California, USA. It awards the John R. Wooden Award to the outstanding men's and women's college basketball player of each year....

 
1 1
Paul Samson  June 12, 1905 23 ?   Illinois Athletic Club  1 0
George Schroth
George Schroth
George Edward Schroth was an American water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was born in Sacramento, California and died in Los Molinos, California....

 
December 31, 1899 28 ?   Olympic Club San Francisco  2 0
Herbert Topp  April 20, 1900 28 ?   Chicago Athletic Association  2 0
Johnny Weissmuller
Johnny Weissmuller
Johnny Weissmuller was an Austro-Hungarian-born American swimmer and actor best known for playing Tarzan in movies. Weissmuller was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal. He won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven...

 
June 2, 1904 24 ?   Illinois Athletic Club 1 0
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