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][2]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  United States |
| City | Atlanta |
| Venue(s) | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center |
| Dates | 20 July 1996 (1996-07-20) – 28 July 1996 (1996-07-28) |
| 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) |
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More information Qualification, Date ...
| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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| Total | 12 | |||
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Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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- 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
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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- 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 |
More information Team, Points ...
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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- 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 |
| 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
- Friday 26 July 1996
| Hungary |
12 – 8 | Greece |
| Yugoslavia |
6 – 8 | Croatia |
| Spain |
5 – 4 | United States |
| Russia |
9 – 11 | Italy |
Semifinals
- 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
- Sunday 28 July 1996 — 7th place
| United States |
12 – 8 | Yugoslavia |
- Sunday 28 July 1996 — 5th place
| Greece |
8 – 10 | Russia |
- Sunday 28 July 1996 —
Bronze medal match
| Hungary |
18 – 20 | Italy |
- Sunday 28 July 1996 —
Gold medal match
| Spain |
7 – 5 | Croatia |
Final ranking
More information RANK, TEAM ...
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Multi-time Olympians
Five-time Olympian(s): 1 player
Four-time Olympian(s): 3 players
More information Event, Gold ...
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament |
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- "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.
- 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)
- "Official Olympic Report". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
- Results[dead link]