Hagen Stamm

Water polo player Hagen Stamm represented West Germany in the 1984 Los Angeles and 1988 Seoul Olympics. In 1984 the team won the bronze medal and in 1988 they finished fourth after losing the bronze medal match 14-13 against the Soviet Union. At his third Olympics in Barcelona in 1992, and now representing re-unified Germany, the team disappointed and placed seventh. In 1985, Stamm won a bronze medal at the European Championships, but won the World Cup. In 1981 and 1989, he won the European titles. In total, he won 323 international caps.

Domestically, Stamm was called “Mr. Water Polo” and played with Wasserfreunde Spandau 04. In 1982, 1985-86, and 1989 he helped them to win the European Champions Cup. He also won 14 national titles with Spandau between 1979-92. In 1987, 1989 and 1992, Stamm was top scorer in the German Bundesliga.

Stamm later owned a big bicycle shop in Berlin and became chief National Coach in 2000. He also became president of Wasserfreunde Spandau 04. His son Marko Stamm and son-of-law Marc Politze also became water polo Olympians.