Men's Tournament
Canada's men's team qualified by reaching the semifinal at the FINA men's Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament, beating host Romania 9–8. The team finished in 11th place.
- Roster
The following is the Canadian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. view · talk
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 !1 | Randall, RobinRobin Randall | GK | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 85 kg (190 lb) | 01980-05-01May 1, 1980 | Regina Squids |
| 02 !2 | Kudaba, ConCon Kudaba | CB | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 88 kg (190 lb) | 01987-05-17May 17, 1987 | Fraser Valley |
| 03 !3 | Diggle, DevonDevon Diggle | D | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (180 lb) | 01988-06-15June 15, 1988 | DDO Montreal |
| 04 !4 | Mitchell, KevinKevin Mitchell | D | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 01981-06-21June 21, 1981 | Fraser Valley |
| 05 !5 | Boyd, JustinJustin Boyd | D | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 01989-04-23April 23, 1989 | DDO Montreal |
| 06 !6 | Marks, ThomasThomas Marks | CB | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 01980-06-02June 2, 1980 | Vancouver Vikings |
| 07 !7 | Jung, BrandonBrandon Jung | D | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 88 kg (190 lb) | 01986-04-28April 28, 1986 | Storm Vancouver |
| 08 !8 | Graham, KevinKevin Graham | D | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 94 kg (210 lb) | 01986-04-21April 21, 1986 | Regina Squids |
| 09 !9 | Feltham, AaronAaron Feltham | D | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 94 kg (210 lb) | 01982-04-16April 16, 1982 | Lindsay |
| 10 | Palamarevic, SasaSasa Palamarevic | CF | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 01986-07-16July 16, 1986 | Hull |
| 11 | Sayegh, JeanJean Sayegh | D | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 95 kg (210 lb) | 01981-06-18June 18, 1981 | Les Hydres de Quebec |
| 12 | Miller, NathanielNathaniel Miller | CF | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 95 kg (210 lb) | 01979-09-21September 21, 1979 | DDO Montreal |
| 13 | Youngblud, NicNic Youngblud | GK | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 01981-01-16January 16, 1981 | Hamilton Aquatic |
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- Head coach: Dragan Jovanović
- Group play
| Qualified for the semifinals | |
| Qualified for the quarterfinals | |
| Will play for places 7–10 | |
| Will play for places 7–12 |
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 9 |
| Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 8 |
| Montenegro | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 6 |
| Australia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 5 |
| Greece | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 2 |
| Canada | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 61 | −40 | 0 |
| 02008-08-10August 10, 2008 9:30 v |
Spain | 16 – 6 | Canada | Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Ciric (SRB), Ni (CHN) |
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| Score by quarters: 5-2, 4-2, 3-1, 4-1 | |||||
| Molina 3, X. García 3, Piralkov 2, Vallès 2, F. Perrone 2 | Goals | Feltham 2 | |||
| 02008-08-12August 12, 2008 9:30 v |
Canada | 0 – 12 | Montenegro | Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Knights (NZL), Pinker (RSA) |
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| Score by quarters: 0-3, 0-4, 0-4, 0-1 | |||||
| - | Goals | Vukčević 2, M. Janović 2, Gojković 2 | |||
| 02008-08-14August 14, 2008 15:20 v |
Australia | 8 – 5 | Canada | Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Bock (GER), Klopper (NED) |
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| Score by quarters: 2-3, 2-1, 3-1, 1-0 | |||||
| Figlioli 3, Franklin 2 | Goals | Feltham 2 | |||
| 02008-08-16August 16, 2008 10:50 v |
Canada | 7 – 13 | Greece | Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Hart (AUS), Ni (CHN) |
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| Score by quarters: 1-6, 4-5, 2-1, 0-1 | |||||
| Graham 3, Feltham 3 | Goals | Ntoskas 4, Theodoropoulos 3 | |||
| 02008-08-18August 18, 2008 10:50 v |
Hungary | 12 – 3 | Canada | Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Ciric (SRB), Littlejohn (GBR) |
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| Score by quarters: 3-1, 3-0, 1-2, 5-0 | |||||
| Madaras 2, Kásás 2, Biros 2, Molnár 2 | Goals | Graham 2 | |||
- Classification round (7th–12th place)
| 02008-08-20August 20, 2008 09:30 v |
Canada | 11 – 13 | Italy | Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Rak (CRO), Ni (CHN) |
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| Score by quarters: 1-4, 3-2, 3-3, 4-4 | |||||
| Graham 4, Miller 2 | Goals | Sottani 3, Gallo 2, Felugo 2, Calcaterra 2 | |||
- Classification round (11th–12th place)
| 02008-08-22August 22, 2008 09:30 v |
Canada | 8 – 7 | China | Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Koryzna (POL), Argyros (GRE) |
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| Score by quarters: 1-1, 3-1, 1-2, 3-3 | |||||
| Boyd 2, Sayegh 2 | Goals | Yu 2, Han 2 | |||
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