Water_polo_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics
Quick Facts Water polo at the Games of the XX Olympiad, Venues ...
| Water polo at the Games of the XX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Water Polo | ||||||||||
| Venues | Dantebad Olympia Schwimmhalle (final) | |||||||||
| Date | 27 August – 4 September 1972 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 176 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Final results for the water polo competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich.[1][2]
Qualification[3]
More information Event, Dates ...
| Event | Dates | Hosts | Quotas | Qualified Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 26 April 1966 |  Rome |
1 |  West Germany |
| 1968 Summer Olympics | 14-26 October 1968 |  Mexico City |
5 |  Yugoslavia |
 Soviet Union | ||||
 Hungary | ||||
| Italy | ||||
 United States | ||||
| 1971 Pan American Games | 26 July - 1 August 1971 |  Cali |
3 |  Cuba |
| Mexico | ||||
 Brazil | ||||
| European Qualifier | 14-20 May 1972 | Munich |
4 |  Romania |
 Spain | ||||
 Bulgaria | ||||
 Greece | ||||
| Oceania Qualifier | 1 |  Australia | ||
| Asian Qualifier | 1 |  Japan | ||
| Reallocation | 1 |  Netherlands | ||
| Total | 16 | |||
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| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Pool A
More information Nation, Pld ...
| Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 18 |
| Yugoslavia |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 24 |
| Cuba |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 23 |
| Romania |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 26 |
| Mexico |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 30 |
 Canada |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 50 |
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More information 27 August, 1st ...
| 27 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia |
12-4 | Canada |
3-1 | 4-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 |
| Mexico |
4-6 | Cuba |
1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Romania |
3-4 | United States |
0-1 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 |
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More information 28 August, 1st ...
| 28 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
7-6 | Cuba |
1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-4 |
| Mexico |
7-3 | Canada |
2-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 4-1 |
| Romania |
7-8 | Yugoslavia |
3-2 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 0-3 |
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More information 29 August, 1st ...
| 29 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
8-1 | Canada |
2-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 |
| Mexico |
3-5 | Yugoslavia |
0-1 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 1-0 |
| Romania |
3-4 | Cuba |
0-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
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More information 30 August, 1st ...
| 30 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia |
7-5 | Cuba |
0-2 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Romania |
16-4 | Canada |
1-1 | 6-1 | 5-1 | 4-1 |
| Mexico |
5-7 | United States |
1-1 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2-1 |
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More information 31 August, 1st ...
| 31 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba |
7-2 | Canada |
2-0 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 2-0 |
| Yugoslavia |
3-5 | United States |
0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Romania |
9-6 | Mexico |
2-2 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 2-3 |
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Pool B
More information Nation, Pld ...
| Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 |
| West Germany |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 13 |
| Netherlands |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 |
| Australia |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| Greece |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 27 |
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More information 27 August, 1st ...
| 27 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary |
3-0 | Netherlands |
0-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Greece |
7-7 | Australia |
3-3 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
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More information 28 August, 1st ...
| 28 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
2-4 | Netherlands |
1-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| West Germany |
3-3 | Hungary |
1-0 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2-0 |
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More information 29 August, 1st ...
| 29 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Germany |
4-4 | Netherlands |
2-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Greece |
1-6 | Hungary |
0-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
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More information 30 August, 1st ...
| 30 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
2-10 | Hungary |
0-3 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| West Germany |
8-3 | Greece |
3-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
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More information 31 August, 1st ...
| 31 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Germany |
6-3 | Australia |
1-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-2 |
| Greece |
2-6 | Netherlands |
1-0 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
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Pool C
More information Nation, Pld ...
| Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 |
| Italy |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 16 |
| Spain |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 22 |
| Bulgaria |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 25 |
| Japan |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 36 |
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More information 28 August, 1st ...
| 28 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain |
6-4 | Japan |
2-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 |
| Italy |
1-4 | Soviet Union |
1-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
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More information 28 August, 1st ...
| 28 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union |
11-1 | Japan |
1-0 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
| Italy |
8-5 | Bulgaria |
3-1 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 |
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More information 29 August, 1st ...
| 29 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union |
7-2 | Bulgaria |
2-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 |
| Italy |
6-2 | Spain |
1-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 3-0 |
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More information 30 August, 1st ...
| 30 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria |
7-4 | Japan |
3-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Spain |
5-8 | Soviet Union |
0-1 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2-3 |
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Group II (Classification 7th – 12th)
More information Pos., Nation ...
| Pos. | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| 7 | Netherlands |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 20 |
| 8 | Romania |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 19 |
| 9 | Cuba |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 23 |
| 10 | Spain |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 26 |
| 11 | Bulgaria |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 23 |
| 12 | Australia |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 27 |
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More information 1 September, 1st ...
| 1 September | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania |
7-4 | Spain |
1-2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 4-2 |
| Netherlands |
5-2 | Bulgaria |
1-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 |
| Cuba |
6-5 | Australia |
1-1 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
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More information 2 September, 1st ...
| 2 September | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania |
4-3 | Bulgaria |
2-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| Australia |
4-8 | Spain |
0-1 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Cuba |
6-8 | Netherlands |
2-1 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-0 |
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More information 3 September, 1st ...
| 3 September | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
4-4 | Bulgaria |
2-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Romania |
5-5 | Netherlands |
2-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-0 |
| Cuba |
4-3 | Spain |
2-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
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More information 4 September, 1st ...
| 4 September | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba |
4-4 | Bulgaria |
0-0 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| Romania |
5-3 | Australia |
1-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| Netherlands |
7-5 | Spain |
0-1 | 3-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
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- Results taken from Preliminary Round
Group I (Classification Gold – 6th)
More information Pos., Nation ...
| Pos. | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 16 |
| 2 | Hungary |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 18 |
| 3 | United States |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 23 |
| 4 | West Germany |
5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 18 |
| 5 | Yugoslavia |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 24 |
| 6 | Italy |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 26 |
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More information 1 September, 1st ...
| 1 September | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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| Hungary |
8-7 | Italy |
1-0 | 2-1 | 3-4 | 2-2 |
| United States |
4-4 | West Germany |
3-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Yugoslavia |
4-5 | Soviet Union |
1-2 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 |
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More information 2 September, 1st ...
| 2 September | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia |
6-6 | Italy |
2-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| West Germany |
2-4 | Soviet Union |
1:1 | 1:3 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
| United States |
3-5 | Hungary |
0-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 |
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More information 3 September, 1st ...
| 3 September | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Germany |
2-2 | Italy |
1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Yugoslavia |
2-4 | Hungary |
0-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| United States |
6-6 | Soviet Union |
0-1 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 1-2 |
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More information 4 September, 1st ...
| 4 September | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia |
5-4 | West Germany |
3-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| United States |
6-5 | Italy |
2-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-2 |
| Hungary |
3-3 | Soviet Union |
2-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
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- Results taken from Preliminary Round
More information 1st, 2nd ...
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
5-3 | Yugoslavia |
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| Soviet Union |
4-1 | Italy |
?-? | ?-? | ?-? | ?-? |
| West Germany |
3-3 | Hungary |
0-1 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 2-0 |
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More information 1972 Men's Olympic Games winners ...
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Top goalscorers
More information Rank, Name ...
| Rank | Name | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Sanchez |
18 |
| 2 | Bruce Bradley |
17 |
| 3 | Mart Bras |
16 |
| Juan Janac | ||
| 5 | Eraldo Pizzo |
12 |
 Gheorghe Zamfirescu | ||
| Les Nunn | ||
| 8 | Aleksandr Dreval |
11 |
| Ingulf Nossek | ||
| Gianni De Magistris | ||
 Toma Tomov | ||
| Armando Fernandez | ||
| 13 | Anatoly Akimov |
10 |
| Oleksiy Barkalov | ||
| Viorel Rus |
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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 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- "Men_1972". Todor66.
- PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:
- Official Report of the 1972 Olympic Games, v.3 (download, archive) (pp. 331, 353–365)
- Water polo on the Olympedia website
- Water polo on the Sports Reference website
- Water polo at the 1972 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
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