Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Water polo
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Dates 21 September – 1 October 1988
Competitors 156 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s)  Yugoslavia
2nd, silver medalist(s)  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Soviet Union

Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics as usual was part of the swimming sport, the other two being swimming and diving. They were not seen as three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation FINA. Water polo discipline consisted of one event: the men's team competition.

In the preliminary round twelve teams were divided into two groups. The two best teams from each group (shaded ones) advanced to the semi-finals. The two numbers three and four played classification matches to determine places 5 through 8, with the earlier result taken with them. The rest of the teams also played classification matches to determine places 9 through 12.

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 West Germany 5500603710
 Soviet Union 531163307
 Italy 331148337
 Australia 320340394
 France 310443542
 South Korea 500514750
  • September 21
    • Italy 9-9 Soviet Union
    • France 16-5 South Korea
    • Australia 11-13 West Germany
  • September 22
    • South Korea 1-11 Italy
    • France 9-10 West Germany
    • Australia 4-11 Soviet Union
  • September 23
    • South Korea 2-18 West Germany
    • Australia 5-7 Italy
    • France 4-18 Soviet Union
  • September 26
    • Italy 7-10 West Germany
    • South Korea 4-17 Soviet Union
    • France 6-7 Australia
  • September 27
    • France 8-14 Italy
    • Australia 13-2 South Korea
    • Soviet Union 8-9 West Germany

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 United States 540156408
 Yugoslavia 540160388
 Spain 531148387
 Hungary 521250435
 Greece 510445662
 China 500534680
  • September 21
    • Hungary 12-10 Greece
    • United States 7-6 Yugoslavia
    • China 6-13 Spain
  • September 22
    • Greece 10-7 China
    • United States 7-9 Spain
    • Hungary 9-10 Yugoslavia
  • September 23
    • United States 14-7 China
    • Greece 7-17 Yugoslavia
    • Hungary 6-6 Spain
  • September 26
    • United States 18-9 Greece
    • Hungary 14-7 China
    • Spain 8-10 Yugoslavia
  • September 27
    • Greece 9-12 Spain
    • Hungary 9-10 United States
    • Yugoslavia 17-7 China

Final round

Semi finals

  • September 30
    • West Germany 10-14 Yugoslavia
    • Soviet Union 7-8 United States

Bronze medal match

  • October 1
    • West Germany 13-14 Soviet Union

Final

  • October 1
    • Yugoslavia 9-7 United States

Group D

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
5 Hungary 312028204
6 Spain 311124233
7 Italy 311125253
8 Australia 310218272
  • September 30
    • Italy 9-9 Hungary
    • Australia 8-7 Spain
  • October 1
    • Australia 5-13 Hungary
    • Italy 9-11 Spain

Group E

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
9 Greece 330037216
10 France 320134194
11 China 310225282
12 South Korea 300319470
  • September 30
    • France 11-4 China
    • South Korea 7-17 Greece
  • October 1
    • South Korea 7-14 China
    • France 7-10 Greece

Final ranking

 Yugoslavia
 United States
 Soviet Union
4 West Germany
5 Hungary
6 Spain
7 Italy
8 Australia
9 Greece
10 France
11 China
12 South Korea

See also

References

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