# Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

Each country was allowed to enter a team of 11 players and they all were eligible for participation.
* CF=Centre forward
* CB=Centre back
* D=Defender
* GK=Goalkeeper

## Argentina

Argentina had only a squad of eight players entered.
Head coach:
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Caps | Tournament games | Tournament goals |
| | Mario Bistoletti | | ? | 2 | 0 |
| GK | Ricardo Bustamante | | ? | 2 | 0 |
| | Carlos Castro | | ? | 2 | 0 |
| | Jorge Moreau | 1908 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| | Luciano Rovere | | ? | 2 | 0 |
| | S. Stipanicic | | ? | 2 | 0 |
| | Francisco Uranga | | ? | 2 | 0 |
| | César Vásquez | | ? | 2 | 0 |

## Belgium

Head coach:
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Tournament games | Tournament goals |
| | René Bauwens | 11 March 1894 | 34 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| | Fernard Bettens | | | ? | 0 | 0 |
| | Gérard Blitz | 1 August 1901 | 27 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| GK | Jules Brandeleer | | | ? | 2 | 0 |
| | Pierre Coppieters | 24 June 1907 | 21 | ? | 2 | 6 |
| | Henri De Pauw | 26 February 1911 | 17 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| | Joseph Malissart | | | ? | 1 | 1 |
| | André Mélardy | | | ? | 1 | 1 |
| | J. J. Tensen | | | ? | 0 | 0 |
| | Louis Van Gheem | | | ? | 2 | 1 |
| | Fernand Visser | | | ? | 1 | 0 |

## Czechoslovakia

Head coach:
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Tournament games | Tournament goals |
| GK | Josef Bušek | 28 August 1901 | 26 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| | Kurt Epstein | 21 January 1904 | 22 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| | František Getreuer | | | ? | 1 | 0 |
| | Hugo Klempfner | | | ? | 0 | 0 |
| | J. Kroc | | | ? | 0 | 0 |
| | A. Novotny | | | ? | 0 | 0 |
| | Michal Schmuck | 9 January 1909 | 19 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| | František Schulz | | | ? | 1 | 1 |
| | Pavol Steiner | 29 March 1908 | 20 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| | Ladislav Švehla | | | ? | 1 | 0 |
| | Josef Tomášek | | | ? | 0 | 0 |

## France

France had only a squad of nine players entered.
Head coach:
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games | Tournament goals |
| | Émile Bulteel | 3 August 1906 | 22 | ? | EN Tourcoing | 5 | 0 |
| | Henri Cuvelier | | | ? | EN Tourcoing | 6 | 2 |
| GK | Paul Dujardin | 10 May 1894 | 34 | ? | EN Tourcoing | 6 | 0 |
| | Jules Keignaert | 15 June 1907 | 21 | ? | EN Tourcoing | 3 | 0 |
| | Henri Padou | 15 May 1898 | 30 | ? | EN Tourcoing | 6 | 3 |
| | Ernest Rogez | | | ? | EN Tourcoing | 1 | 0 |
| | Albert Thévenon | 16 September 1901 | 26 | ? | Libellule | 4 | 0 |
| | Achille Tribouillet | | | ? | EN Tourcoing | 6 | 1 |
| | Albert Vandeplancke | 1912 | | ? | EN Tourcoing | 5 | 0 |

## Germany

Head coach: Moritz Nußbaum
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games | Tournament goals |
| | Heinrich Atmer | | | ? | Wasserfreunde 98 Hannover | 0 | 0 |
| | Max Amann | 19 January 1905 | 23 | ? | Hellas Magdeburg | 3 | 3 |
| | Karl Bähre | 14 April 1899 | 29 | ? | Wasserfreunde 98 Hannover | 3 | 8 |
| | Emil Benecke | 4 October 1898 | 29 | ? | Hellas Magdeburg | 3 | 3 |
| GK | Johann Blank | 17 April 1904 | 24 | ? | Bayern 07 Nürnberg | 1 | 0 |
| | Otto Cordes | 31 August 1905 | 22 | ? | Hellas Magdeburg | 3 | 1 |
| | Fritz Gunst | 22 September 1908 | 19 | ? | Wasserfreunde 98 Hannover | 3 | 1 |
| | Otto Kühne | | | ? | Wasserfreunde 98 Hannover | 0 | 0 |
| | Karl-Heinz Protze | | | ? | Hellas Magdeburg | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Erich Rademacher | 9 June 1901 | 26 | ? | Hellas Magdeburg | 2 | 0 |
| | Joachim Rademacher | 20 June 1906 | 21 | ? | Hellas Magdeburg | 3 | 2 |

## Great Britain

Great Britain had only a squad of ten players entered.
Head coach:
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games | Tournament goals |
| GK | Leslie Ablett | 6 March 1904 | 24 | ? | | 3 | 0 |
| | Nicholas Beaman | 1897 | | ? | | 4 | 3 |
| | Jack Budd | 1899 | | ? | Penguin SC | 4 | 3 |
| | W. G. Freeguard | | | ? | | 0 | 0 |
| | Jack Hatfield | 15 August 1893 | 34 | ? | | 2 | 1 |
| | Richard Hodgson | 24 December 1892 | 35 | ? | | 2 | 0 |
| | Edward Peter | 28 March 1902 | 26 | ? | | 4 | 1 |
| | William Quick | | | ? | | 1 | 0 |
| | Paul Radmilovic | 5 March 1886 | 42 | ? | Weston-super-Mare Water Polo Club | 4 | 4 |
| | Edward Temme | 16 September 1904 | 23 | ? | Plaistow Swimming Club | 4 | 0 |

## Hungary

Head coach:
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games | Tournament goals |
| GK | István Barta | 13 August 1895 | 32 | ? | III. Kerületi Vivó Egylet | 4 | 0 |
| | György Bródy | 21 July 1908 | 20 | ? | | 0 | 0 |
| | Oszkar Csorba | | | ? | | 0 | 0 |
| | László Czele | | | ? | | 0 | 0 |
| | Olivér Halassy | 31 July 1909 | 19 | ? | Újpesti Torna Egylet | 4 | 3 |
| | Márton Homonnai | 5 February 1906 | 22 | ? | Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre | 4 | 2 |
| | Sándor Ivády | 1 May 1903 | 25 | ? | Magyar Atlétikai Club | 4 | 0 |
| | Alajos Keserű | 8 March 1905 | 23 | ? | Ferencvárosi Torna Club | 4 | 10 |
| | Ferenc Keserű | 27 August 1903 | 24 | ? | Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre | 4 | 4 |
| | József Vértesy | 19 February 1901 | 27 | ? | Ferencvárosi Torna Club | 4 | 7 |
| | János Wenk | 24 April 1894 | 32 | ? | | 0 | 0 |

## Ireland

Ireland had only a squad of nine players entered.
Head coach: A.J. Cullen (Clontarf S.C.)
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games | Tournament goals |
| B | James S. Brady | 1891 | | 3 | Clontarf Swimming Club | 0 | 0 |
| FB | Hayes Dockrell | 16 March 1907 | 21 | 5 | Dublin University Swimming Club | 1 | 0 |
| F | Henry Graham Ellerker | Oct 1900 | 27 | 0 | Dublin University Swimming Club | 0 | 0 |
| F | Charles Fagan | 1899 | 29 | 5 | Sandycove Swimming Club | 1 | 0 |
| FB | Norman Judd | 1904 | 24 | 4 | Dublin Swimming Club | 1 | 0 |
| F | Patrick McClure | | | 3 | Clonard Swimming Club, Belfast | 1 | 1 |
| GK | Sammy Moore | | | ? | East End Swimming Club, Belfast | 1 | 0 |
| F | Joseph O'Connor | 2 June 1904 | 24 | 3 | Dublin Swimming Club | 1 | 0 |
| HB | Michael A. O'Connor (capt) | 27 February 1900 | 28 | 13 | Dublin Swimming Club | 1 | 0 |

## Luxembourg

Head coach:
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Tournament games | Tournament goals |
| | G. Arnoldy | | | ? | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Georges Bauer | | | ? | 1 | 0 |
| | L. Hengen | | | ? | 0 | 0 |
| | Victor Klees | 4 December 1887 | 40 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| | J. P. Konsbrück | | | ? | 0 | 0 |
| | Eugène Kuborn | 14 November 1902 | 25 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| | Charles Mersch | 17 January 1908 | 20 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| | Jules Staudt | | | ? | 1 | 1 |
| | Norbert Staudt | | | ? | 1 | 0 |
| | V. Thom | | | ? | 0 | 0 |
| | Félix Unden | | | ? | 1 | 0 |

## Malta

Malta had only a squad of nine players entered.
Head coach:
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games | Tournament goals |
| | Harry Bonavia | 4 January 1908 | 20 | ? | Sliema United | 1 | 1 |
| | Carmelo Busietta | | | ? | Sliema United | 2 | 0 |
| | Victor Busietta | | | ? | Sliema United | 2 | 0 |
| | Louis Darmanin | 19 November 1908 | 19 | ? | Sliema United | 2 | 0 |
| | Edward Magri | | | ? | Sliema United | 1 | 1 |
| GK | Francisco Nappa | | | ? | Valletta United | 2 | 0 |
| | Victor Pace | 3 May 1907 | 21 | ? | Sliema United | 1 | 0 |
| | Turu Rizzo | 13 March 1894 | 34 | ? | Sliema United | 1 | 0 |
| | Roger Vella | 15 January 1905 | 23 | ? | Sliema United | 2 | 1 |

## Netherlands

Head coach:
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games | Tournament goals |
| | Koos Köhler | 25 November 1905 | 22 | ? | De Robben Hilversum | 2 | 6 |
| | Sjaak Köhler | 2 October 1902 | 25 | ? | Haagse Zwem- en Polo Club | 2 | 1 |
| | Frans Kuijper | | | ? | | 0 | 0 |
| | Cornelis Leenheer | 5 June 1906 | 22 | ? | 't IJ Amsterdam | 2 | 4 |
| | H. Minnes | | | ? | | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Abraham van Olst | 24 September 1897 | 30 | ? | 't IJ Amsterdam | 2 | 0 |
| | G. B. Rijke | | | ? | | 0 | 0 |
| | Jan Scholte | 5 January 1910 | 18 | ? | HZC De Robben | 2 | 1 |
| | Han van Senus | 10 October 1900 | 27 | ? | 't IJ Amsterdam | 2 | 1 |
| | Pieter van Senus | 8 December 1903 | 34 | ? | Amsterdamsche Zwemclub 1870 | 0 | 0 |
| | Jean van Silfhout | 4 February 1902 | 26 | ? | | 2 | 1 |

## Spain

Spain had only a squad of eight players entered.
Head coach:
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games | Tournament goals |
| | Jaime Cruells | 1906 | | ? | | 1 | 0 |
| | Luis Gibernau | | | ? | | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Gonzalo Jiménez | 30 June 1902 | 26 | ? | | 1 | 0 |
| | Rafael Jiménez | | | ? | | 1 | 0 |
| | Manuel Majo | | | ? | | 1 | 0 |
| | José María Puig | 1903 | | ? | | 1 | 0 |
| | Àngel Sabata | 28 March 1911 | 17 | ? | Club Natació Barcelona | 1 | 0 |
| | Mariano Trigo | 31 August 1900 | 27 | ? | | 1 | 0 |

## Switzerland

Switzerland had only a squad of ten players entered.
Head coach:
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games | Tournament goals |
| | Armand Boppart | | | ? | | 0 | 0 |
| | Eric Brochon | | | ? | | 1 | 0 |
| | Robert Hürlimann | | | ? | | 1 | 0 |
| | Ernest Hüttenmoser | | | ? | | 1 | 1 |
| | Robert Mermoud | 25 September 1908 | 19 | ? | | 1 | 0 |
| | Fernand Moret | 1905 | | ? | | 1 | 0 |
| | E. Ruchti | | | ? | | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Othmar Schmalz | | | ? | | 1 | 0 |
| | E. Tschümperly | | | ? | | 0 | 0 |
| | Robert Wyss | 17 January 1901 | 27 | ? | Old Boys Basel | 1 | 0 |

## United States

Head coach:
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games | Tournament goals |
| | John Cattus | | | ? | | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Harry Daniels | 24 June 1900 | 28 | ? | Chicago Athletic Association | 2 | 0 |
| | Joseph Farley | | | ? | | 0 | 0 |
| | Richard Greenberg | 13 June 1902 | 26 | ? | Chicago Athletic Association | 1 | 0 |
| | Sam Greller | 18 May 1907 | 21 | ? | Illinois Athletic Club | 2 | 0 |
| | George Mitchell | 23 April 1901 | 27 | ? | Olympic Club San Francisco | 2 | 0 |
| | Wally O'Connor | 25 April 1905 | 22 | ? | Los Angeles Athletic Club | 1 | 1 |
| | Paul Samson | 12 June 1905 | 23 | ? | Illinois Athletic Club | 1 | 0 |
| | George Schroth | 31 December 1899 | 28 | ? | Olympic Club San Francisco | 2 | 0 |
| | Herbert Topp | 20 April 1900 | 28 | ? | Chicago Athletic Association | 2 | 0 |
| | Johnny Weissmuller | 2 June 1904 | 24 | ? | Illinois Athletic Club | 1 | 0 |