Mexico men's national water polo team

The Mexico men's national water polo team represents Mexico in international men's water polo competitions and friendly matches.

Results Olympic Games

1952 — 18th place 1968 — 11th place 1972 — 13th place 1976 — 10th place

World Championship

1973 — 9th place 1975 — 9th place 1978 — 15th place

FINA World Cup No participation

FINA World League 2007 — Preliminary round

Pan American Games

1951 — unknown 1955 — unknown 1959 — unknown 1963 — 5th place 1967 — 3rd place 1971 — 3rd place 1975 — 1st place 1979 — 4th place 1983 — unknown 1987 — unknown 1991 — unknown 1995 — unknown 1999 — 8th place 2003 — 5th place 2007 — 7th place 2011 — 6th place 2015 — 5th place 2019 — 7th place 2023 — 6th place

Central American and Caribbean Games

1946 — 3rd place 1950 — 1st place 1954 — 1st place 1959 — 1st place 1962 — 1st place 1966 — 2nd place 1970 — 2nd place 1974 — 2nd place 1978 — 2nd place 1982 — 2nd place 1986 — 2nd place 1990 — 2nd place 1993 — 2nd place 1998 — 3rd place 2002 — 1st place 2006 — 3rd place 2010 — 3rd place 2014 — 1st place 2018 — 4th place 2023 — 3rd place

Squads

2006 Central American and Caribbean Games — Bronze Medal Maximiliano Aguilar, Oliver Alvarez, Diego Castañeda, Armando García, Omar Gutierrez (c), Cutberto Hernandez, Hermes Ponce, Rainer Schmidt, Richard Schmidt, Jorge Lopez Chavez, Romel Palacios, Carlos Villegas, and Fausto Vazquez. Head Coach: Raúl de la Peña. 2007 Pan American Games — 7th place Omar Gutierrez (c), Jorge Perez Romero, Cutberto Hernandez, Rainer Schmidt, Erik Palácios, Jorge Lopez Chavez, Oliver Alvarez, Richard Schmidt, Diego Castañeda, Armando García, Fausto Vazquez, Julian Gonzalez, and Orlando Ortega. Head Coach: Raúl de la Peña. 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament — 11th place Orlando Ortega, Diego Castañeda, Rainer Schmidt, Jorge Lopez Chavez, Daniel Vazquez, Maximiliano Aguilar, Oliver Alvarez, Fausto Vazquez, Armando García, Richard Schmidt, Gonzalo Mejia, Jorge Perez Romero, and Andres Oñeto. Head Coach: Raúl de la Peña. 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games — Gold Medal Oscar Familiar, Luis Guzman, Alfonso Barra Y Rivera "Fraile", Manuel Quejeiro, Head Coach: Ramón G. Velazquez.

Notable players Armando Fernández, 223 caps for Mexico (1971-1978)

See also Mexico women's national water polo team

References

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