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	Rustam Ukumanov
Asst coach	Damir Temyrkhanov
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current	10 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest	6 (2012)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances	4 (first in 2000)
Best result	9th place (2000)
World Championship
Appearances	12 (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

Main article: Kazakhstan men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

Source:^[1]

Water polo at the Summer Olympics
Year	Rank	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1900–1992	Did not enter
1996	Did not qualify
2000	9th	8	3	2	3	64	64	0
2004	11th	7	1	0	6	41	59	−18
2008	Did not qualify
2012	11th	5	0	0	5	24	53	−29
2016	Did not qualify
2020	11th	5	0	0	5	35	92	−57
2024	Did not qualify
Total	4/28	25	4	2	19	164	268	−104

World Championship

Source:^[1]

Year	Rank	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1973–1991	Did not enter
1994	12th	7	2	0	5	63	64	−1
1998	11th	8	2	0	6	52	98	−46
2001	12th	8	2	0	6	43	73	−30
2003–2007	Did not enter
2009	16th	5	0	0	5	24	62	−38
2011	13th	5	2	0	3	32	64	−32
2013	12th	4	1	0	3	28	41	−13
2015	11th	6	3	0	3	60	52	+8
2017	11th	6	2	0	4	39	63	−24
2019	14th	5	1	0	4	45	67	−22
2022	14th	4	0	0	4	18	65	−47
2023	14th	5	1	0	4	32	74	−42
2024	16th	5	0	0	5	21	114	−93
Total	12/21	68	16	0	52	457	837	−380

World Cup

Source:^[1]

FINA Water Polo World Cup
Year	Rank	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1979–2010	Did not enter
2014	6th	6	1	0	5	49	76	−27
2018	Did not enter
2023	R1	4	2	0	2	23	46	−23
Total	2/17	10	3	0	7	72	122	−50

World League

Source:^[1]

Year	Rank	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2002–2009	Did not enter
2010	R1	10	5	0	5	132	85	+47
2011	R1	8	2	1	5	73	76	−3
2012	5th	12	2	2	8	74	117	−43
2013	Did not enter
2014	R1	5	1	0	4	38	43	−5
2015	R1	6	2	0	4	66	72	−8
2016	R1	6	2	0	4	56	85	−29
2017	6th	12	2	1	9	86	146	−60
2018	8th	10	1	1	8	63	125	−62
2019	7th	12	3	2	7	107	153	−46
2020	6th	6	0	1	5	58	89	−31
2022	Did not enter
Total	10/20	87	20	8	59	753	991	−238

Asian Games

Year	Rank	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1951–1990	Did not enter
1994	1/6	5	5	0	0	68	40	+28
1998	1/9	6	6	0	0	74	23	+51
2002	1/6	4	4	0	0	48	22	+26
2006	3/10	5	3	1	1	58	32	+26
2010	1/9	6	6	0	0	100	24	+76
2014	1/7	5	5	0	0	80	30	+50
2018	1/9	6	6	0	0	77	37	+40
Total	7/18	37	35	1	1	505	208	+297

Asian Water Polo Championship

• 1995 – Gold medal
• 2000 – Asian Swimming Championship
• 2005 –
• 2009 – Silver medal^[2]
• 2012 – Gold medal
• 2012 – Silver medal^[2] Asian Swimming Championship
• 2015 – Bronze medal
• 2016 – Silver medal Asian Swimming Championship
• 2022 – Bronze medal
• 2023 – Bronze medal

Asian Cup

• 2012 – Gold medal^[2]

Islamic Solidarity Games

• 2005 – Silver medal

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.^[3]

Head coach: Rustam Ukumanov

• 1 Temirlan Balfanbayev GK
• 2 Eduard Tsoy FP
• 3 Alexandr Yeremin FP
• 4 Yegor Beloussov FP
• 5 Maxim Lamayev FP
• 6 Vladimir Yurtayev FP
• 7 Anatoliy Pustovalov FP
• 8 Tamir Gribov FP
• 9 Ruslan Akhmetov FP
• 10 Igor Nedokontsev FP
• 11 Kirill Panteleyev FP
• 12 Sultan Shonzhigitov FP
• 13 Akzhan Aday GK
• 14 Nurzhas Nurtaza FP

See also

• Kazakhstan men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• Kazakhstan women's national water polo team