Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics
№ Name v t e Pos Height Weight Date of birth Club
1 Alexander Tchigir GK 1.91 m ( 6 ft 3 in ) 82 kg ( 181 lb ) 6 November 1968 Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
2 Florian Naroska CB 1.98 m ( 6 ft 6 in ) 102 kg ( 225 lb ) 16 April 1982 SSV Esslingen
3 Julian Real CB 1.98 m ( 6 ft 6 in ) 100 kg ( 220 lb ) 22 December 1989 Amateur SC Duisburg
4 Marko Savić D 1.75 m ( 5 ft 9 in ) 85 kg ( 187 lb ) 11 January 1981 Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
5 Marko Stamm CB 1.85 m ( 6 ft 1 in ) 90 kg ( 200 lb ) 30 August 1988 Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
6 Marc Politze CF 1.96 m ( 6 ft 5 in ) 100 kg ( 220 lb ) 20 October 1977 Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
7 Heiko Nossek D 1.88 m ( 6 ft 2 in ) 99 kg ( 218 lb ) 14 March 1982 SSV Esslingen
8 Thomas Schertwitis CF 1.98 m ( 6 ft 6 in ) 115 kg ( 254 lb ) 2 September 1972 Sintez Kazan
9 Tobias Kreuzmann D 1.95 m ( 6 ft 5 in ) 90 kg ( 200 lb ) 15 June 1981 Amateur SC Duisburg
10 Moritz Oeler D 1.88 m ( 6 ft 2 in ) 81 kg ( 179 lb ) 21 October 1985 Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
11 Andreas Schlotterbeck CF 1.90 m ( 6 ft 3 in ) 108 kg ( 238 lb ) 2 March 1982 Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
12 Sören Mackeben D 1.83 m ( 6 ft 0 in ) 85 kg ( 187 lb ) 29 January 1979 Wasserfreunde Spandau 04
13 Michael Zellmer GK 1.90 m ( 6 ft 3 in ) 95 kg ( 209 lb ) 14 August 1977 Waspo Hannover
Water polo -- Men 's tournament
Roster The following is the German roster in the men 's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics . [ 5 ] viewtalk
Germany competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. A total of 439 athletes were nominated to participate in the Games. The German Olympic Sports Confederation (German: Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund, DOSB) nominated athletes on 29 May, 23 June and 15 July 2008. Reaching the qualification standard set by the relevant sport's international governing body did not automatically mean that the athlete was nominated for Beijing, as the DOSB had stricter qualification standards. [citation needed] An athlete needed to have a somewhat realistic chance for a top 12 position. An exception to this are the team events, as the number of competing teams is already very limited through the IOC standards, and a chance for a respective place is already given by the qualification.