Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

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Argentina

Argentina entered a squad of ten players. They scored six goals but only three scorers are known.

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Osvaldo Codaro December 9, 1930 21  ? 3  ?
GK Luis Díez November 2, 1923 28  ? 3  ?
Luis González  ? 0 0
Rubén Maidana  ? 0 0
Roberto Marino  ? 0 0
Luis Normandin September 19, 1932 19  ? 3  ?
Mario Sebastián May 7, 1926 26  ? 3 3
Ladislao Szabo April 11, 1923 29  ? 3  ?
Carlos Visentín November 28, 1918 33  ? 3  ?
Marcelo Visentín May 30, 1914 38  ? 3  ?

Australia

Australia entered a squad of ten players. They scored two goals but all scorers are unknown.

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Peter Bennett July 11, 1926 26  ? Dolfish Swimming Team Paramaribo 2  ?
Anthony Fenech  ? 0 0
John Foster May 11, 1931 21  ? 2  ?
Malcolm Hastie February 29, 1929 23  ? Victoria 2  ?
Frank Jordan August 19, 1932 19  ? 2  ?
GK Doug Laing March 19, 1931 21  ? 2  ?
James O'Doherty  ? 0 0
William Orchard October 31, 1929 22  ? 2  ?
Raymond Smee October 25, 1930 21  ? 2  ?
Keith Whitehead September 9, 1931 20  ? 0 0

Austria

Austria entered a squad of eleven players. They scored fourteen goals but all scorers are unknown.

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Erich Bohuslav April 28, 1927 25  ? Schwimm-Union Wien 5  ?
Julius Depaoli March 29, 1923 29  ? Schwimm-Union Wien 5  ?
Ernst Endl December 25, 1929 22  ? 3  ?
Anton Kunz January 9, 1915 37  ? 1  ?
Heinrich Krumpfholz March 19, 1925 27  ? Schwimm-Union Wien 3  ?
Johann Liebenberger October 27, 1930 21  ? 5  ?
GK Johann Reichel July 20, 1922 30  ? 5  ?
Peter Steinwender November 2, 1928 23  ? Schwimm-Union Wien 0 0
Rudolf Stiskalik May 18, 1929 23  ? Schwimm-Union Wien 4  ?
Hellmut Theimer February 15, 1928 22  ? 2  ?
Franz Zigon March 9, 1924 28  ? 2  ?

Belgium

Belgium entered an unknown number of players ten of them are known. They scored 27 goals but only two scorers are known.

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
GK Théo-Léo de Smet November 9, 1917 34  ? 7  ?
Marcel Heyninck March 9, 1931 21  ? 8 1
André Laurent February 14, 1931 21  ? 8  ?
Georges Leenheere November 21, 1919 32  ? 2  ?
GK François Maesschalck October 19, 1921 30  ? 1  ?
Alphonse Martin April 18, 1930 22  ? 8  ?
Joseph Reynders December 16, 1929 22  ? 1  ?
Roland Sierens July 15, 1925 27  ? 6  ?
Jozef Smits March 28, 1930 22  ? 7  ?
Johan Van den Steen January 8, 1929 23  ? 8 1

Hungary

Hungary entered a squad of 13 players. They scored 53 goals.

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
GK Róbert Antal July 21, 1921 31  ? Budapesti Bástya 2 0
Antal Bolvári May 6, 1932 20  ? Budapesti Honvéd Sportegyesület 6 1
Dezső Fábián December 17, 1918 33  ? Budapesti Kinizsi 1 0
Dezső Gyarmati October 23, 1927 24  ? Budapesti Dózsa 8 7
István Hasznos December 8, 1924 27  ? Szolnoki Dózsa 2 7
GK László Jeney May 30, 1923 29  ? Budapesti Vasas Sport Club 6 0
György Kárpáti June 23, 1935 17  ? Budapesti Kinizsi 5 4
Dezső Lemhényi December 9, 1917 34  ? Budapesti Dózsa 2 5
Kálmán Markovits August 26, 1931 20  ? Budapesti Vasas Sport Club 6 3
Miklós Martin June 29, 1931 21  ? Újpesti Dózsa Sportegyesület 2 5
Károly Szittya June 18, 1918 34  ? Ferencvárosi Torna Club 3 5
István Szivós August 20, 1920 31  ? Budapesti Vasas Sport Club 6 16
György Vizvári December 18, 1928 23  ? Budapesti Dózsa 7 0

Italy

Italy entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 43 goals but all scorers are unknown.

Head coach: Giulio De Filippis and Mario Majoni

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Gildo Arena February 25, 1921 31  ? Canottieri Napoli 8  ?
Lucio Ceccarini December 13, 1930 21  ? S.S. Lazio Nuoto 1  ?
Renato De Sanzuane March 5, 1925 27  ? Rari Nantes Camogli 7  ?
GK Raffaello Gambino April 28, 1928 24  ? S.S. Lazio Nuoto 7  ?
Salvatore Gionta December 22, 1930 21  ? S.S. Lazio Nuoto 2  ?
Maurizio Mannelli January 1, 1930 22  ? Circolo Canottieri Napoli 8  ?
Geminio Ognio December 13, 1917 34  ? S.S. Lazio Nuoto 4  ?
Carlo Peretti March 5, 1930 22  ? Rari Nantes Florentia 5  ?
Enzo Polito October 29, 1926 25  ? Circolo Canottieri Napoli 6  ?
Cesare Rubini November 2, 1923 28  ? Rari Nantes Camogli 7  ?
GK Renato Traiola December 19, 1924 27  ? Circolo Canottieri Napoli 1  ?

Netherlands

The Netherlands entered an unknown number of players only seven of them are known. They scored 43 goals only 38 scorers are unknown.

Head coach: Frans Kuyper

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Gerrit Bijlsma November 17, 1929 22  ? 't IJ Amsterdam 9 3
Cor Braasem May 15, 1923 29  ? Neptunus Arnhem 9 5
Joop Cabout October 28, 1927 24  ? HZC De Robben 9 1
Rudy van Feggelen April 14, 1924 28  ? Haagse Zwem- en Polo Club 9 18
GK Max van Gelder October 20, 1924 27  ? Haagse Zwem- en Polo Club 9  ?
Nijs Korevaar December 31, 1927 24  ? Zwemvereniging De Maas Rotterdam 9 3
Frits Smol July 6, 1924 28  ? Haagse Zwem- en Polo Club 9 8

Portugal

Portugal entered a squad of ten players. They scored two goals but both are unknown.

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Francisco Alves May 24, 1923 29  ? Sport Algés e Dafundo 2  ?
Eduardo Barbeiro January 11, 1932 20  ? Sport Algés e Dafundo 2  ?
Óscar Cabral November 18, 1921 30  ? Sport Algés e Dafundo 1  ?
José Manuel Correia July 26, 1925 26  ? Sport Algés e Dafundo 1  ?
GK Máximo Couto September 14, 1923 28  ? Sport Algés e Dafundo 2  ?
João Franco do Vale July 13, 1930 22  ? Sport Algés e Dafundo 2  ?
Rodrigo Basto Junior March 29, 1919 33  ? Sport Algés e Dafundo 1  ?
Fernando Madeira May 12, 1932 20  ? Sport Algés e Dafundo 1  ?
Armando Moutinho January 4, 1915 37  ? Sport Algés e Dafundo 2  ?

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union entered a squad of 13 players. They scored 38 goals but only four scorers are known.

Head coach: Vadim Kuznetsov and Ivan Dmitriev

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Vadim Bubok  ? 0 0
GK Boris Goykhman April 28, 1919 33  ? TsSK VMF 9  ?
Lev Kokorin 1918  ? 5  ?
Igor Libel  ? 0 0
Aleksandr Liferenko 1930  ? 8  ?
P'et're Mshveniyeradze March 24, 1929 23  ? 9 1
Valentin Prokopov June 10, 1929 23  ? 9 2
Nikolay Prostyakov  ? 0 0
Yevgeny Semyonov 1920  ? 9  ?
Yury Shlyapin February 11, 1932 20  ? 5  ?
Yury Teplov 1931  ? 6  ?
Vitaly Ushakov 1920  ? 1  ?
Anatoly Yegorov 1922  ? 2 1

United States

The United States entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 35 goals but only 19 scorers are known.

Head coach: Urho Saari (coach); John Curran (manager)

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
GK Harry Bisbey May 10, 1931 21  ? U.S. Coast Guard 9  ?
Marvin Burns July 6, 1928 24  ? Lynwood Swim Club 5 1
Norman Dornblaser November 4, 1933 18  ? El Segundo Swim Club 7 1
Robert Hughes December 15, 1930 21  ? University of Southern California 9 6
Edward Jaworski March 11, 1926 26  ? New York Athletic Club 8  ?
Robert Koehler  ? 0 0
William Kooistra August 26, 1926 25  ? Illinois Athletic Club 7 7
Norman Lake December 8, 1932 19  ? El Segundo Swim Club 2  ?
James Norris July 7, 1930 22  ? El Segundo Swim Club 8  ?
John Spargo June 3, 1931 21  ? U.S. Air Force 5 4
Peter Stange February 28, 1931 21  ? El Segundo Swim Club 3  ?

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia entered a squad of eleven players. They scored 44 goals but only four scorers are known.

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Juraj Amšel 1924  ? HAVK Mladost 0 0
Veljko Bakašun June 14, 1920 32  ? Jadran Split 6  ?
Marko Brainović July 17, 1920 32  ? Jadran Split 3  ?
Vladimir Ivković July 25, 1929 23  ? VK Jug Dubrovnik 9  ?
Zdravko Ježić August 17, 1931 20  ? HAVK Mladost 2  ?
GK Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić July 6, 1925 27  ? Primorj Rijeka 9  ?
Ivo Kurtini June 23, 1922 30  ? Primorj Rijeka 9 4
Lovro Radonjić November 26, 1925 26  ? Mornar Split 9  ?
Dragoslav D. Šiljak 1933 19  ? 0 0
Ivo Štakula February 25, 1923 29  ? VK Jug Dubrovnik 9  ?
Boško Vuksanović January 4, 1928 24  ? VK Partizan 6  ?

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