Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Water polo at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venues | Francisco Márquez Olympic Pool | |||||||||
Date | 14–26 October 1968 | |||||||||
Competitors | 162 from 15 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The Water Polo Tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics was held from October 14 to October 25, 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico.
Teams
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Australia had been accepted as one of the teams, but the Australian Olympic Committee considered it a waste of money to send a team, and did not endorse them. The players paid their own way to go to Mexico City, but were not allowed to compete.[1]
Preliminary round
Group A
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 14 | +25 | |
2. | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 18 | +25 | |
3. | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 36 | +1 | |
4. | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 35 | –4 | |
5. | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 34 | –1 | |
6. | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 37 | –17 | |
7. | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 51 | –29 |
- October 14, 1968
United States |
10 – 5 | |
Soviet Union |
11 – 4 | |
West Germany |
5 – 3 |
- October 15, 1968
Cuba |
9 – 2 |
- October 16, 1968
Hungary |
6 – 4 | |
United States |
10 – 7 |
- October 17, 1968
Soviet Union |
6 – 3 | |
Cuba |
6 – 6 | |
Hungary |
7 – 1 |
- October 19, 1968
Soviet Union |
5 – 0 | |
Hungary |
5 – 1 | |
West Germany |
10 – 5 |
- October 20, 1968
Cuba |
7 – 6 | |
Spain |
6 – 6 | |
Hungary |
6 – 5 |
- October 21, 1968
Cuba |
4 – 3 | |
Soviet Union |
8 – 3 | |
Hungary |
8 – 2 |
- October 22, 1968
Soviet Union |
8 – 2 | |
United States |
7 – 5 | |
Hungary |
7 – 1 |
Group B
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 21 | +27 | |
2. | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 18 | +47 | |
3. | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 22 | +44 | |
4. | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 28 | +14 | |
5. | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 57 | –31 | |
6. | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 56 | –29 | |
7. | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 62 | –28 | |
8. | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 65 | –44 |
- October 14, 1968
Netherlands |
9 – 5 | |
Yugoslavia |
13 – 2 | |
Italy |
9 – 2 | |
Mexico |
4 – 12 |
- October 15, 1968
Japan |
8 – 7 | |
Italy |
10 – 1 | |
East Germany |
4 – 4 |
- October 16, 1968
Mexico |
1 – 8 | |
Greece |
7 – 6 | |
Italy |
5 – 4 |
- October 17, 1968
Mexico |
0 – 9 | |
Netherlands |
9 – 1 |
- October 19, 1968
East Germany |
11 – 4 | |
Japan |
7 – 4 | |
Mexico |
5 – 10 | |
Yugoslavia |
7 – 4 |
- October 20, 1968
Italy |
5 – 4 | |
East Germany |
8 – 0 | |
Mexico |
11 – 8 | |
Netherlands |
6 – 3 |
- October 21, 1968
Mexico |
3 – 6 | |
Yugoslavia |
11 – 1 | |
Netherlands |
3 – 3 | |
East Germany |
19 – 2 |
- October 22, 1968
Mexico |
3 – 3 | |
Italy |
6 – 2 | |
East Germany |
8 – 3 | |
Yugoslavia |
17 – 2 |
Classification round
- October 24, 1968 — 13th/15th place
Brazil |
5 – 3 |
- October 24, 1968 — 9th/12th place
Mexico |
3 – 6 | |
Spain |
5 – 0 |
- October 24, 1968 — 5th/8th place
East Germany |
8 – 2 | |
United States |
6 – 3 |
- October 24, 1968 — Semi Finals
Yugoslavia |
8 – 6 | |
Soviet Union |
8 – 5 |
Final round
- October 25, 1968 — 13th place
Brazil |
5 – 2 |
- October 25, 1968 — 11th place
Mexico |
5 – 4 |
- October 25, 1968 — 9th place
Spain |
7 – 5 |
- October 25, 1968 — 7th place
Netherlands |
8 – 5 |
- October 25, 1968 — 5th place
United States |
6 – 4 |
- October 25, 1968 — Bronze Medal Match
Hungary |
9 – 4 |
- October 25, 1968 — Gold Medal Match
Yugoslavia |
13 – 11 [aet] |
Final ranking
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Medallists
References
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