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Men's water polo
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad

Tournament details
Host country	Greece
City	Athens
Venue(s)	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Dates	15–29 August 2004
Teams	12 (from 5 confederations)
Competitors	154
Final positions
Champions	Hungary (8th title)
Runners-up	Serbia and Montenegro
Third place	Russia
Fourth place	Greece
Tournament statistics
Matches	44
Multiple appearances	5-time Olympian(s): 2 4-time Olympian(s): 8
Multiple medalists	3-time medalist(s): 2
Top scorer(s)	Aleksandar Šapić (18 goals in 8 matches)
Most saves	Nikolay Maksimov (62 saves in 8 matches)
Top sprinter(s)	Pietro Figlioli (24 sprints won in 8 matches)
MVP	Gergely Kiss
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The men's tournament of water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, Greece, began on August 15 and lasted until August 29, 2004.^[1]

All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+3)

Group A

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	5	5	0	0	44	27	+17	10	Qualified for the semifinals
2	Serbia and Montenegro	5	4	0	1	37	26	+11	8	Qualified for the quarterfinals
3	Russia	5	3	0	2	32	28	+4	6
4	United States	5	2	0	3	32	37	−5	4
5	Croatia	5	1	0	4	35	41	−6	2
6	Kazakhstan	5	0	0	5	21	42	−21	0

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15 August 2004 16:30		Russia	5–2	Kazakhstan	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Koratochvil (SVK), Koryzna (POL)
		Score by quarters: 0-0, 1-0, 2-1, 2-1
		Chomakhidze, Gorshkov 2	Goals	2 players with 1

15 August 2004 10:45		Serbia and Montenegro	4–6	Hungary	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Borrell (ESP), Petronilli (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 1-0, 2-3, 1-0, 0-3
		Trbojević 2	Goals	Kiss 2

15 August 2004 22:15		Croatia	6–7	United States	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Tulga (TUR), Bookelman (NED)
		Score by quarters: 0-0, 0-3, 2-1, 4-3
		Štritof 3	Goals	Azevedo 3

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17 August 2004 16:30		Kazakhstan	6–9	United States	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Patelli (BRA), Bock (GER)
		Score by quarters: 1-1, 3-4, 0-1, 2-3
		Drozdov 3	Goals	Wigo 4

17 August 2004 17:45		Russia	3–4	Serbia and Montenegro	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Tulga (TUR), Petronilli (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 1-1, 1-1, 0-1, 1-1
		3 players with 1	Goals	Trbojević 2

17 August 2004 22:15		Hungary	10–8	Croatia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Borrell (ESP), Bookelman (NED)
		Score by quarters: 1-0, 4-2, 4-4, 1-2
		Kásás, Biros 3	Goals	Burić, Štritof 2

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19 August 2004 09:30		Serbia and Montenegro	9–5	Kazakhstan	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Legare (CAN), Sayed Mahmoud (EGY)
		Score by quarters: 3-1, 2-1, 1-1, 3-2
		Šapić 3	Goals	Zhilyayev 3

19 August 2004 10:45		United States	5–7	Hungary	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Margeta (SLO), Tulga (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 2-2, 2-3, 0-1, 1-1
		Azevedo 2	Goals	Varga, Madaras 2

19 August 2004 22:15		Croatia	8–9	Russia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Stavropoulos (GRE), Kratochvil (SVK)
		Score by quarters: 2-2, 2-3, 1-1, 3-3
		Franković, Fatović 2	Goals	Zinnourov 2

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21 August 2004 09:30		Kazakhstan	4–14	Hungary	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Koryzna (POL), Patelli (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 1-3, 0-4, 2-4, 1-3
		4 players with 1	Goals	Kásás, Kiss 3

21 August 2004 21:00		Serbia and Montenegro	11–8	Croatia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Petronilli (ITA), Bookelman (NED)
		Score by quarters: 2-1, 4-2, 3-3, 2-2
		Šapić 5	Goals	3 players with 2

21 August 2004 22:15		Russia	9–7	United States	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Borrell (ESP), Bock (GER)
		Score by quarters: 3-1, 3-3, 2-0, 1-3
		Eryshov, Chomakhidze 3	Goals	Beaubien, Azevedo 2

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23 August 2004 10:45		Croatia	5–4	Kazakhstan	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Matache (ROU), Rezek (CZE)
		Score by quarters: 2-2, 2-0, 0-0, 1-2
		Smodlaka 2	Goals	4 players with 1

23 August 2004 18:15		Russia	6–7	Hungary	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Margeta (SLO), Stavropoulos (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 1-2, 1-1, 1-3, 3-1
		Eryshov, Garbuzov 2	Goals	Kiss 2

23 August 2004 21:00		United States	4–9	Serbia and Montenegro	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Tulga (TUR), Borrell (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 1-2, 1-2, 1-3, 1-2
		4 players with 1	Goals	Šapić 3

Group B

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Greece	5	4	0	1	43	27	+16	8	Qualified for the semifinals
2	Germany	5	3	1	1	40	28	+12	7	Qualified for the quarterfinals
3	Spain	5	3	0	2	35	31	+4	6
4	Italy	5	3	0	2	39	24	+15	6
5	Australia	5	1	1	3	37	35	+2	4
6	Egypt	5	0	0	5	18	67	−49	0

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15 August 2004 09:30		Egypt	3–14	Australia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Kiszelly (HUN), Valcarce (ARG)
		Score by quarters: 1-3, 0-5, 1-4, 1-2
		3 players with 1	Goals	Miller 3

15 August 2004 17:45		Italy	4–5	Spain	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Margeta (SLO), Tomic (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 1-2, 1-3, 0-0, 2-0
		4 players with 1	Goals	5 players with 1

15 August 2004 21:00		Germany	5–4	Greece	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Brguljan (SCG), Afanasiev (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 2-2, 0-1, 2-1, 1-0
		5 players with 1	Goals	4 players with 1

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17 August 2004 09:30		Australia	4–8	Italy	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Tomic (CRO), Chaney (USA)
		Score by quarters: 1-1, 2-2, 0-3, 1-2
		Whalan 2	Goals	Postiglione 3

17 August 2004 10:45		Germany	13–3	Egypt	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Rezek (CZE), Pinker (RSA)
		Score by quarters: 4-0, 5-0, 2-0, 2-3
		Politze 5	Goals	3 players with 1

17 August 2004 21:00		Greece	8–5	Spain	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Kratochvil (SVK), Margeta (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 2-1, 4-1, 1-2, 1-1
		Chatzitheodorou, Schizas 2	Goals	Five players with 1

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19 August 2004 16:30		Spain	8–4	Australia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Tomic (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 2-1, 3-1, 1-1, 2-1
		3 players with 2	Goals	4 players with 1

19 August 2004 17:45		Italy	10–5	Germany	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Brguljan (SCG), Afanasiev (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 2-0, 1-2, 3-2, 4-1
		Postiglione 4	Goals	Nossek 3

19 August 2004 21:00		Egypt	4–15	Greece	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Matache (ROU), Zhong (CHN)
		Score by quarters: 0-5, 0-2, 2-3, 2-5
		4 players with 1	Goals	Thomakos 5

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21 August 2004 10:45		Egypt	4–13	Italy	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Rezek (CZE), Pinker (RSA)
		Score by quarters: 1-3, 1-0, 2-5, 0-5
		El-Sammany 2	Goals	Calcaterra, Angelini 3

21 August 2004 16:30		Germany	11–5	Spain	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Tulga (TUR), Brguljan (SCG)
		Score by quarters: 3-2, 2-0, 4-3, 2-0
		Wollthan 3	Goals	5 players with 1

21 August 2004 17:45		Greece	10–9	Australia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Kiszelly (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 2-2, 3-2, 3-2, 2-3
		Chatzitheodorou 3	Goals	3 players with 2

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23 August 2004 09:30		Germany	6–6	Australia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Kratochvil (SVK), Brguljan (SCG)
		Score by quarters: 1-3, 2-1, 1-0, 2-2
		Politze, Nossek 2	Goals	Woods 3

23 August 2004 17:00		Spain	12–4	Egypt	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Valcarce (ARG), Zhong (CHN)
		Score by quarters: 4-1, 3-0, 2-1, 3-2
		Hernández, Gómez 3	Goals	El-Helw 2

23 August 2004 22:15		Greece	6–4	Italy	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Bookelman (NED)
		Score by quarters: 1-0, 1-2, 2-1, 2-1
		6 players with 1	Goals	Bencivenga 2

The men's all-star team was announced on 29 August 2004.^[14]

Most Valuable Player

• Gergely Kiss (left-handed, 14 goals)

Media All-Star Team

• Goalkeeper
  • Denis Šefik (60 saves)
• Field players
  • Theodoros Chatzitheodorou (8 goals)
  • Revaz Chomakhidze (centre forward, 15 goals)
  • Tamás Kásás (14 goals, 7 sprints won)
  • Gergely Kiss (left-handed, 14 goals)
  • Aleksandar Šapić (18 goals)
  • Vladimir Vujasinović (centre back, 3 goals)