Water polo at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The water polo tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 20 to 28 July 1996, in Atlanta, United States.[1]
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| Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | |||||||||
| Dates | 20–28 July 1996 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 153 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Teams
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Squads
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 |  |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 10 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 |  |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 6 |
| 4 |  |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 5 |
| 5 |  |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 2 |
| 6 |  |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 0 |
Source:
- Saturday 20 July 1996
| Hungary |
8 – 7 | |
| Spain |
9 – 3 | |
| FR Yugoslavia |
11 – 8 | |
- Sunday 21 July 1996
| Hungary |
9 – 8 | |
| Russia |
9 – 9 | |
| Spain |
8 – 7 | |
- Monday 22 July 1996
| Hungary |
10 – 8 | |
| Russia |
10 – 8 | |
| FR Yugoslavia |
9 – 7 | |
- Tuesday 23 July 1996
| Hungary |
8 – 7 | |
| Russia |
10 – 5 | |
| FR Yugoslavia |
9 – 8 | |
- Wednesday 24 July 1996
| Germany |
9 – 8 | |
| Hungary |
12 – 8 | |
| Spain |
8 – 6 | |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 10 |
| 2 |  |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 8 |
| 3 |  |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 6 |
| 4 |  |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 4 |
| 5 |  |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 1 |
| 6 |  |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 1 |
Source:
- Saturday 20 July 1996
| Croatia |
8 – 5 | |
| Italy |
10 – 7 | |
| Romania |
6 – 6 | |
- Sunday 21 July 1996
| Croatia |
11 – 6 | |
| Italy |
8 – 6 | |
| United States |
9 – 7 | |
- Monday 22 July 1996
| Greece |
8 – 5 | |
| Italy |
10 – 8 | |
| United States |
9 – 7 | |
- Tuesday 23 July 1996
| Croatia |
16 – 8 | |
| Italy |
10 – 8 | |
| United States |
10 – 5 | |
- Wednesday 24 July 1996
| Greece |
9 – 6 | |
| Italy |
10 – 9 | |
| United States |
10 – 8 | |
Classification round
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9. | |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 16 | +13 |
| 10. | |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 26 | –1 |
| 11. | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 28 | –3 |
| 12. | |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 30 | –9 |
- Friday 26 July 1996
| Germany |
10 – 4 | |
| Netherlands |
10 – 8 | |
- Saturday 27 July 1996
| Germany |
9 – 6 | |
| Romania |
11 – 8 | |
- Sunday 28 July 1996
| Netherlands |
9 – 9 | |
| Germany |
10 – 6 | |
Final round
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 8 | |||||||||
| 6 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 6 | |||||||||
| 8 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 6 | Third place | ||||||||
| 9 | |||||||||
| 11 | |||||||||
| 18 | |||||||||
| 20 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
- Friday 26 July 1996
| Hungary |
12 – 8 | |
| FR Yugoslavia |
6 – 8 | |
| Spain |
5 – 4 | |
| Russia |
9 – 11 | |
Semifinals
- Saturday 27 July 1996 — 5th/8th place
| Greece |
7 – 6 | |
| FR Yugoslavia |
15 – 16 | |
- Saturday 27 July 1996 — 1st/4th place
| Croatia |
7 – 6 | |
| Hungary |
6 – 7 | |
Finals
- Sunday 28 July 1996 — 7th place
| United States |
12 – 8 | |
- Sunday 28 July 1996 — 5th place
| Greece |
8 – 10 | |
- Sunday 28 July 1996 —
| Hungary |
18 – 20 | |
- Sunday 28 July 1996 —
| Spain |
7 – 5 | |
Final ranking
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Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament | Josep María Abarca Ángel Andreo Daniel Ballart Pedro Francisco García Salvador Gómez Manuel Estiarte Iván Moro Miguel Ángel Oca Jorge Payá Sergi Pedrerol Jesús Rollán Jordi Sans Carles Sans Head Coach: Joan Jane |
Maro Balić Perica Bukić Damir Glavan Igor Hinić Vjekoslav Kobešćak Joško Kreković Ognjen Kržić Dubravko Šimenc Siniša Školneković Ratko Štritof Renato Vrbičić Tino Vegar Zdeslav Vrdoljak Head Coach: Bruno Silić |
Alberto Angelini Francesco Attolico Fabio Bencivenga Alessandro Bovo Alessandro Calcaterra Roberto Calcaterra Marco Gerini Alberto Ghibellini Luca Giustolisi Amedeo Pomilio Francesco Postiglione Carlo Silipo Leonardo Sottani Head Coach: Ratko Rudić |
See also
- 1994 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship
- 1998 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship
References
- "Water Polo at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
Sources
- PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:
- Official Report of the 1996 Olympic Games, v.3 (download, archive) (pp. 56–73)
- Water polo on the Olympedia website
- Water polo on the Sports Reference website
- Water polo at the 1996 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
External links
- "Official Olympic Report". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
- Results
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