Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

Each country was allowed to enter a team of 11 players and they all were eligible for participation.^[1]

CF=Centre forward
CB=Centre back
D=Defender
GK=Goalkeeper

Argentina

Argentina had only a squad of eight players entered.

Head coach:

Pos.	Player	DoB	Caps	Tournament games
	Mario Bistoletti		?	2
GK	Ricardo Bustamante		?	2
	Carlos Castro		?	2
	Jorge Moreau	1908	?	2
	Luciano Rovere		?	2
	S. Stipanicic		?	2
	Francisco Uranga		?	2
	César Vásquez		?	2

Belgium

Head coach:

Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Tournament games	Tournament goals
	René Bauwens	11 March 1894	34	?	2	2
	Fernard Bettens			?	0	0
	Gérard Blitz	1 August 1901	27	?	2	0
GK	Jules Brandeleer			?	2	0
	Pierre Coppieters	24 June 1907	21	?	2	6
	Henri De Pauw	26 February 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

Czechoslovakia

Head coach:

Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Tournament games	Tournament goals
GK	Josef Bušek	28 August 1901	26	?	1	0
	Kurt Epstein	21 January 1904	22	?	1	0
	František Getreuer			?	1	0
	Hugo Klempfner			?	0	0
	J. Kroc			?	0	0
	A. Novotny			?	0	0
	Michal Schmuck	9 January 1909	19	?	1	0
	František Schulz			?	1	1
	Pavol Steiner	29 March 1908	20	?	1	0
	Ladislav Švehla			?	1	0
	Josef Tomášek			?	0	0

France

France had only a squad of nine players entered.

Head coach:

Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games	Tournament goals
	Émile Bulteel	3 August 1906	22	?	EN Tourcoing	5	0
	Henri Cuvelier			?	EN Tourcoing	6	2
GK	Paul Dujardin	10 May 1894	34	?	EN Tourcoing	6	0
	Jules Keignaert	15 June 1907	21	?	EN Tourcoing	3	0
	Henri Padou	15 May 1898	30	?	EN Tourcoing	6	3
	Ernest Rogez			?	EN Tourcoing	1	0
	Albert Thévenon	16 September 1901	26	?	Libellule	4	0
	Achille Tribouillet			?	EN Tourcoing	6	1
	Albert Vandeplancke	1912		?	EN Tourcoing	5	0

Germany

Head coach: Moritz Nußbaum

Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games	Tournament goals
	Heinrich Atmer			?	Wasserfreunde 98 Hannover	0	0
	Max Amann	19 January 1905	23	?	Hellas Magdeburg	3	3
	Karl Bähre	14 April 1899	29	?	Wasserfreunde 98 Hannover	3	8
	Emil Benecke	4 October 1898	29	?	Hellas Magdeburg	3	3
GK	Johann Blank	17 April 1904	24	?	Bayern 07 Nürnberg	1	0
	Otto Cordes	31 August 1905	22	?	Hellas Magdeburg	3	1
	Fritz Gunst	22 September 1908	19	?	Wasserfreunde 98 Hannover	3	1
	Otto Kühne			?	Wasserfreunde 98 Hannover	0	0
	Karl-Heinz Protze			?	Hellas Magdeburg	0	0
GK	Erich Rademacher	9 June 1901	26	?	Hellas Magdeburg	2	0
	Joachim Rademacher	20 June 1906	21	?	Hellas Magdeburg	3	2

Great Britain

Great Britain had only a squad of ten players entered.

Head coach:

Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games	Tournament goals
GK	Leslie Ablett	6 March 1904	24	?		3	0
	Nicholas Beaman	1897		?		4	3
	Jack Budd	1899		?	Penguin SC	4	3
	W. G. Freeguard			?		0	0
	Jack Hatfield	15 August 1893	34	?		2	1
	Richard Hodgson	24 December 1892	35	?		2	0
	Edward Peter	28 March 1902	26	?		4	1
	William Quick			?		1	0
	Paul Radmilovic	5 March 1886	42	?	Weston-super-Mare Water Polo Club	4	4
	Edward Temme	16 September 1904	23	?	Plaistow Swimming Club	4	0

Hungary

Head coach:

Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games	Tournament goals
GK	István Barta	13 August 1895	32	?	III. Kerületi Vivó Egylet	4	0
	György Bródy	21 July 1908	20	?		0	0
	Oszkar Csorba			?		0	0
	László Czele			?		0	0
	Olivér Halassy	31 July 1909	19	?	Újpesti Torna Egylet	4	3
	Márton Homonnai	5 February 1906	22	?	Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre	4	2
	Sándor Ivády	1 May 1903	25	?	Magyar Atlétikai Club	4	0
	Alajos Keserű	8 March 1905	23	?	Ferencvárosi Torna Club	4	10
	Ferenc Keserű	27 August 1903	24	?	Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre	4	4
	József Vértesy	19 February 1901	27	?	Ferencvárosi Torna Club	4	7
	János Wenk	24 April 1894	32	?		0	0

Ireland

Ireland had only a squad of nine players entered.

Head coach: A.J. Cullen (Clontarf S.C.)

Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games	Tournament goals
B	James S. Brady	1891		3	Clontarf Swimming Club	0	0
FB	Hayes Dockrell	16 March 1907	21	5	Dublin University Swimming Club	1	0
F	Henry Graham Ellerker	Oct 1900	27	0	Dublin University Swimming Club	0	0
F	Charles Fagan	1899	29	5	Sandycove Swimming Club	1	0
FB	Norman Judd	1904	24	4	Dublin Swimming Club	1	0
F	Patrick McClure			3	Clonard Swimming Club, Belfast	1	1
GK	Sammy Moore			?	East End Swimming Club, Belfast	1	0
F	Joseph O'Connor	2 June 1904	24	3	Dublin Swimming Club	1	0
HB	Michael A. O'Connor (capt)	27 February 1900	28	13	Dublin Swimming Club	1	0

Luxembourg

Head coach:

Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Tournament games	Tournament goals
	G. Arnoldy			?	0	0
GK	Georges Bauer			?	1	0
	L. Hengen			?	0	0
	Victor Klees	4 December 1887	40	?	1	0
	J. P. Konsbrück			?	0	0
	Eugène Kuborn	14 November 1902	25	?	1	0
	Charles Mersch	17 January 1908	20	?	1	0
	Jules Staudt			?	1	1
	Norbert Staudt			?	1	0
	V. Thom			?	0	0
	Félix Unden			?	1	0

Malta

Malta had only a squad of nine players entered.

Head coach:

Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games	Tournament goals
	Harry Bonavia	4 January 1908	20	?	Sliema United	1	1
	Carmelo Busietta			?	Sliema United	2	0
	Victor Busietta			?	Sliema United	2	0
	Louis Darmanin	19 November 1908	19	?	Sliema United	2	0
	Edward Magri			?	Sliema United	1	1
GK	Francisco Nappa			?	Valletta United	2	0
	Victor Pace	3 May 1907	21	?	Sliema United	1	0
	Turu Rizzo	13 March 1894	34	?	Sliema United	1	0
	Roger Vella	15 January 1905	23	?	Sliema United	2	1

Netherlands

Head coach:

Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games	Tournament goals
	Koos Köhler	25 November 1905	22	?	De Robben Hilversum	2	6
	Sjaak Köhler	2 October 1902	25	?	Haagse Zwem- en Polo Club	2	1
	Frans Kuijper			?		0	0
	Cornelis Leenheer	5 June 1906	22	?	't IJ Amsterdam	2	4
	H. Minnes			?		0	0
GK	Abraham van Olst	24 September 1897	30	?	't IJ Amsterdam	2	0
	G. B. Rijke			?		0	0
	Jan Scholte	5 January 1910	18	?	HZC De Robben	2	1
	Han van Senus	10 October 1900	27	?	't IJ Amsterdam	2	1
	Pieter van Senus	8 December 1903	34	?	Amsterdamsche Zwemclub 1870	0	0
	Jean van Silfhout	4 February 1902	26	?		2	1

Spain

Spain had only a squad of eight players entered.

Head coach:

Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games
	Jaime Cruells	1906		?		1
	Luis Gibernau			?		0
GK	Gonzalo Jiménez	30 June 1902	26	?		1
	Rafael Jiménez			?		1
	Manuel Majo			?		1
	José María Puig	1903		?		1
	Àngel Sabata	28 March 1911	17	?	Club Natació Barcelona	1
	Mariano Trigo	31 August 1900	27	?		1

Switzerland

Switzerland had only a squad of ten players entered.

Head coach:

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	25 September 1908	19	?		1	0
	Fernand Moret	1905		?		1	0
	E. Ruchti			?		0	0
GK	Othmar Schmalz			?		1	0
	E. Tschümperly			?		0	0
	Robert Wyss	17 January 1901	27	?	Old Boys Basel	1	0

United States

Head coach:

Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games	Tournament goals
	John Cattus			?		0	0
GK	Harry Daniels	24 June 1900	28	?	Chicago Athletic Association	2	0
	Joseph Farley			?		0	0
	Richard Greenberg	13 June 1902	26	?	Chicago Athletic Association	1	0
	Sam Greller	18 May 1907	21	?	Illinois Athletic Club	2	0
	George Mitchell	23 April 1901	27	?	Olympic Club San Francisco	2	0
	Wally O'Connor	25 April 1905	22	?	Los Angeles Athletic Club	1	1
	Paul Samson	12 June 1905	23	?	Illinois Athletic Club	1	0
	George Schroth	31 December 1899	28	?	Olympic Club San Francisco	2	0
	Herbert Topp	20 April 1900	28	?	Chicago Athletic Association	2	0
	Johnny Weissmuller	2 June 1904	24	?	Illinois Athletic Club	1	0

References

^ "Water Polo at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Water Polo". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2019.

External links

Olympic Report
Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 30 September 2008.

[SR-1] "Water Polo at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Water Polo". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2019.

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