Water polo at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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The water polo tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 20 to 28 July 1996, in Atlanta, United States.[1][2]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | United States |
City | Atlanta |
Venue(s) | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center |
Dates | 20 July 1996 | – 28 July 1996
Event | 1 (men's) |
Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
Competitors | 153 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Spain (1st title) |
Runners-up | Croatia |
Third place | Italy |
Fourth place | Hungary |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches | 48 |
Multiple appearances | 5-time Olympian(s): 1 4-time Olympian(s): 3 |
Top scorer(s) | Tibor Benedek (19 goals) |
Most saves | Arie van de Bunt (81 saves) |
Qualification edit
Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified |
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Host nation | 18 September 1990 | Tokyo | 1 | United States |
1995 World Cup | 12-17 September 1995 | Atlanta | 3 | Hungary |
Italy | ||||
Russia | ||||
1994 World Championships | 2-10 September 1994 | Rome | 2 | Spain |
Croatia | ||||
Intercontinental qualification | 10-18 February 1996 | Berlin | 6 | Yugoslavia |
Total | 12 |
Teams edit
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Squads edit
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Hungary | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 10 |
2 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 7 |
3 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 6 |
4 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 5 |
5 | Germany | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 2 |
6 | Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
- Saturday 20 July 1996
Hungary | 8 – 7 | Russia |
Spain | 9 – 3 | Germany |
Yugoslavia | 11 – 8 | Netherlands |
- Sunday 21 July 1996
Hungary | 9 – 8 | Germany |
Russia | 9 – 9 | Yugoslavia |
Spain | 8 – 7 | Netherlands |
- Monday 22 July 1996
Hungary | 10 – 8 | Netherlands |
Russia | 10 – 8 | Germany |
Yugoslavia | 9 – 7 | Spain |
- Tuesday 23 July 1996
Hungary | 8 – 7 | Spain |
Russia | 10 – 5 | Netherlands |
Yugoslavia | 9 – 8 | Germany |
- Wednesday 24 July 1996
Germany | 9 – 8 | Netherlands |
Hungary | 12 – 8 | Yugoslavia |
Spain | 8 – 6 | Russia |
Group B edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 10 |
2 | United States | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 8 |
3 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 6 |
4 | Greece | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 4 |
5 | Romania | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 1 |
6 | Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
- Saturday 20 July 1996
Croatia | 8 – 5 | Greece |
Italy | 10 – 7 | United States |
Romania | 6 – 6 | Ukraine |
- Sunday 21 July 1996
Croatia | 11 – 6 | Romania |
Italy | 8 – 6 | Ukraine |
United States | 9 – 7 | Greece |
- Monday 22 July 1996
Greece | 8 – 5 | Romania |
Italy | 10 – 8 | Croatia |
United States | 9 – 7 | Ukraine |
- Tuesday 23 July 1996
Croatia | 16 – 8 | Ukraine |
Italy | 10 – 8 | Greece |
United States | 10 – 5 | Romania |
- Wednesday 24 July 1996
Greece | 9 – 6 | Ukraine |
Italy | 10 – 9 | Romania |
United States | 10 – 8 | Croatia |
Classification round edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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9. | Germany | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 16 | +13 |
10. | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 26 | –1 |
11. | Romania | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 28 | –3 |
12. | Ukraine | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 30 | –9 |
- Friday 26 July 1996
Germany | 10 – 4 | Ukraine |
Netherlands | 10 – 8 | Romania |
- Saturday 27 July 1996
Germany | 9 – 6 | Netherlands |
Romania | 11 – 8 | Ukraine |
- Sunday 28 July 1996
Netherlands | 9 – 9 | Ukraine |
Germany | 10 – 6 | Romania |
Final round edit
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
Hungary | 12 | |||||||||
Greece | 8 | |||||||||
Hungary | 6 | |||||||||
Spain | 7 | |||||||||
Spain | 5 | |||||||||
United States | 4 | |||||||||
Spain | 7 | |||||||||
Croatia | 5 | |||||||||
Yugoslavia | 6 | |||||||||
Croatia | 8 | |||||||||
Croatia | 7 | |||||||||
Italy | 6 | Third place | ||||||||
Russia | 9 | |||||||||
Italy | 11 | |||||||||
Hungary | 18 | |||||||||
Italy | 20 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals edit
- Friday 26 July 1996
Hungary | 12 – 8 | Greece |
Yugoslavia | 6 – 8 | Croatia |
Spain | 5 – 4 | United States |
Russia | 9 – 11 | Italy |
Semifinals edit
- Saturday 27 July 1996 — 5th/8th place
Greece | 7 – 6 | United States |
Yugoslavia | 15 – 16 | Russia |
- Saturday 27 July 1996 — 1st/4th place
Croatia | 7 – 6 | Italy |
Hungary | 6 – 7 | Spain |
Finals edit
- Sunday 28 July 1996 — 7th place
United States | 12 – 8 | Yugoslavia |
- Sunday 28 July 1996 — 5th place
Greece | 8 – 10 | Russia |
Hungary | 18 – 20 | Italy |
Spain | 7 – 5 | Croatia |
Ranking and statistics edit
Final ranking edit
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Multi-time Olympians edit
Five-time Olympian(s): 1 player
Four-time Olympian(s): 3 players
Medallists edit
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's tournament |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Water Polo at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Manuel Estiarte". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "George Mavrotas". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Anastasios Papanastasiou". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Jordi Sans". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
Sources edit
- 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 edit
- "Official Olympic Report". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
- Results[dead link]