Singapore men's national water polo team
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| FINA code | SGP |
|---|---|
| Association | Singapore Swimming Association / Singapore Water Polo |
| Confederation | AASF (Asia) |
| Asst coach | Eugene Teo |
| Captain | Loh Zhi Zhi |
| Home venue | OCBC Aquatic Centre |
| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1956) |
| Best result | 10th place (1956) |
The Singapore men's national water polo team is the representative for Singapore in international men's water polo.
Singapore won the gold medal in the 1954 Asian Games, beating favourite Japan, 4–2 in the finals.[1] In the 1986 Asian Games, Singapore won the bronze medal on better goal difference comparing to the 4th placed team Iran.[2]
At the Southeast Asian Games, Singapore has traditionally been the dominant team as they won 27 consecutive gold medals. The streak finally ended at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games when they ceded the title to Indonesia.[3]
2019 head coach was Dejan Milakovic whereas team captain was Koh Jian Ying. 2023, Singapore regain the top spot at the games winning the gold medal again. Head coach is Kan Aoyagi.[4]
Results
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Nick Aplin (2005), Singapore Olympians: The Complete Who's Who, 1936-2004, Singapore National Olympic Council, pp. 303–304, ISBN 978-981-248-072-9
- ^ "Asian Games Water Polo Results" (PDF). 2011-08-11. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Indonesia organizes first water polo league". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
- ^ "SEA Games: Singapore beat Malaysia in water polo but win marred by injury to Wayne Chong". The Straits Times. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48, 55. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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