Kazakhstan men's national water polo team

The Kazakhstan men's national water polo team is the representative for Kazakhstan in international men's water polo.

Kazakhstan

FINA code	KAZ
Association	Swimming Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Confederation	AASF (Asia)
Head coach	Dejan Stanojević
Asst coach	Nazira Shagirova Alexandr Shvedov
Captain	Murat Shakenov
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current	12 (as of February 2020)
Highest	10 (2013, 2015, 2018)
Olympic Games
Appearances	3 (first in 2000)
Best result	9th place (2000)
World Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 1994)
Best result	11th place (1998, 2015, 2017)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2014)
Best result	6th place (2014)
World League
Appearances	9 (first in 2010)
Best result	5th place (2012)
Asian Games
Appearances	7 (first in 1994)
Best result	(1994, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018)
Asian Swimming Championships
Best result	(2012, 2016)
Asian Water Polo Championship
Best result	(2012)
Asian Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2012)
Best result	(2012)
Media
Website	aquatics.kz
Medal record Men's water polo Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Team 1998 Bangkok Team 2002 Busan Team 2010 Guangzhou Team 2014 Incheon Team 2018 Jakarta Team 2006 Doha Team Asian Swimming Championships 2012 Dubai Team 2016 Tokyo Team Asian Water Polo Championship 2012 Tokyo 2009 Changshu 2015 Foshan Asian Cup 2012 Chengdu
Last updated: 1 May 2020

Results

Olympic Games

Olympic Games
Year[1]	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
2000	9th place	8	3	2	3	64	64	0
2004	11th place	7	1	0	6	41	59	−18
2012	11th place	5	0	0	5	24	53	−29
2020	Qualified
Total	4/27	20	4	2	14	129	176	−47

World Championship

• 1994 – 12th place[1]
• 1998 – 11th place
• 2001 – 12th place
• 2009 – 16th place
• 2011 – 13th place
• 2013 – 12th place
• 2015 – 11th place
• 2017 – 11th place
• 2019 – 14th place

World Cup

• 2014 – 6th place[1]

World League

• 2010 – 10th place[1]
• 2011 – 13th place
• 2012 – 5th place
• 2014 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
• 2015 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
• 2016 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
• 2017 – 6th place
• 2018 – 8th place
• 2019 – 7th place

Asian Games

• 1994 – Gold medal
• 1998 – Gold medal
• 2002 – Gold medal
• 2006 – Bronze medal
• 2010 – Gold medal
• 2014 – Gold medal
• 2018 – Gold medal

Asian Swimming Championships

• 2012 – Gold medal[2]
• 2016 – Silver medal

Asian Water Polo Championship

• 2009 – Silver medal[2]
• 2012 – Gold medal
• 2015 – Bronze medal

Asian Cup

• 2012 – Gold medal[2]

Islamic Solidarity Games

• 2005 – Silver medal

Current squad

Roster for the 2019 World Championships.[3]

Head coach: Dejan Stanojević

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	L/R	Date of birth	Club
1	Pavel Lipilin	GK				11 July 1999
2	Yevgeniy Medvedev	FP	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)			9 August 1985
3	Maxim Zhardan	FP	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)			24 July 1995
4	Roman Pilipenko	FP	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)			24 December 1987
5	Miras Aubakirov	FP				20 October 1996
6	Altay Altayev	FP				14 February 1996
7	Murat Shakenov (C)	FP	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)			23 September 1990
8	Yegor Berbelyuk	FP				24 November 1996
9	Stanislav Shvedov	FP				24 November 1998
10	Mikhail Ruday	FP	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)			4 May 1988
11	Ravil Manafov	FP	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)			22 June 1985
12	Yulian Verdesh	FP				19 June 1996
13	Valeriy Shlemov	GK	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)			20 September 1995

References

1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
2. "Competitions for Water polo". asiaswimmingfederation.org. Asia Swimming Federation. 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019.
3. "2019 World Championships roster" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

External links

• Official website