Water polo at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Tournament details | |
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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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The water polo tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 20 to 28 July 1996, in Atlanta, United States.[1][2]
Qualification
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
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Squads
Preliminary round
Group A
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
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
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
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 |
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
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Multi-time Olympians
Five-time Olympian(s): 1 player
Four-time Olympian(s): 3 players
Medallists
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's tournament | Spain (ESP)[1] 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 Jané |
See also
References
- ^ 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
- 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 at the 1996 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- 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[dead link]