Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics as usual was a part of the swimming sport, other two parts were swimming and diving. They were not three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation — FINA. Water Polo discipline consisted of one event: men's team. In the preliminary round 12 teams were divided into four groups. Two best teams from each group (shaded ones) advanced to Group A of the final round to determine places 1 through 6. The rest of teams played in Group B of the final round to determine places 7 through 12.
The event was held between July 20 and July 29 in two venues:
- the Swimming Pool of the Olympiiski Sports Complex (central part of Moscow)
- the Outdoor Swimming Pool of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki (south-western part of Moscow)
118,247 spectators watched 48 matches of water polo event at these venues.
Contents |
[edit] Medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Hungary |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Men's team event
[edit] Preliminary round
All matches of the preliminary round were played in the Outdoor Swimming Pool of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki.
[edit] Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hungary |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 |
 Netherlands |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 4 |
 Romania |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
 Greece |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 0 |
- July 20
- Hungary 6-6 Romania
- Greece 7-8 Netherlands
- July 21
- Hungary 5-3 Netherlands
- Greece 4-6 Romania
- July 22
- Hungary 8-5 Greece
- Romania 3-5 Netherlands
[edit] Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 USSR |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 6 |
 Spain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 |
 Italy |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 1 |
 Sweden |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 1 |
- July 20
- Sweden 3-7 Spain
- USSR 8-6 Italy
- July 21
- Sweden 4-4 Italy
- USSR 4-3 Spain
- July 22
- Sweden 1-12 USSR
- Spain 5-4 Italy
[edit] Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yugoslavia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 5 |
 Cuba |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 5 |
 Australia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 2 |
 Bulgaria |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 0 |
- July 20
- Yugoslavia 6-6 Cuba
- Australia 9-5 Bulgaria
- July 21
- Yugoslavia 9-2 Bulgaria
- Australia 4-6 Cuba
- July 22
- Yugoslavia 9-2 Australia
- Cuba 7-1 Bulgaria
[edit] Final round
[edit] Group A
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 21 | 10 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 32 | 7 |
| 3 | Hungary |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 30 | 6 |
| 4 | Spain |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 4 |
| 5 | Cuba |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 38 | 2 |
| 6 | Netherlands |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 33 | 1 |
- July 24
- Luzhniki Hungary 4-5 USSR
- Luzhniki Netherlands 5-6 Spain
- Luzhniki Yugoslavia 7-7 Cuba
- July 25
- Luzhniki Hungary 7-8 Yugoslavia
- Luzhniki Netherlands 7-7 Cuba
- Luzhniki USSR 6-2 Spain
- July 26
- Luzhniki Hungary 6-5 Spain
- Luzhniki Netherlands 4-5 Yugoslavia
- Luzhniki USSR 8-5 Cuba
- July 28
- Olympiiski Hungary 7-5 Cuba
- Olympiiski Netherlands 3-7 USSR
- Olympiiski Spain 6-7 Yugoslavia
- July 29
- Olympiiski Hungary 8-7 Netherlands
- Olympiiski USSR 8-7 Yugoslavia
- Olympiiski Spain 9-7 Cuba
[edit] Group B
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Australia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 19 | 9 |
| 8 | Italy |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 18 | 8 |
| 9 | Romania |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 26 | 7 |
| 10 | Greece |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 28 | 4 |
| 11 | Sweden |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 40 | 2 |
| 12 | Bulgaria |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 37 | 0 |
- July 24
- Luzhniki Romania 3-5 Italy
- Luzhniki Greece 9-5 Sweden
- Luzhniki Australia 8-5 Bulgaria
- July 25
- Luzhniki Romania 4-4 Australia
- Luzhniki Greece 6-4 Bulgaria
- Luzhniki Italy 8-3 Sweden
- July 26
- Luzhniki Romania 8-3 Sweden
- Luzhniki Greece 2-4 Australia
- Luzhniki Italy 5-4 Bulgaria
- July 28
- Olympiiski Romania 10-6 Bulgaria
- Olympiiski Greece 3-4 Italy
- Olympiiski Sweden 4-9 Australia
- July 29
- Olympiiski Romania 11-8 Greece
- Olympiiski Italy 4-5 Australia
- Olympiiski Sweden 8-6 Bulgaria
[edit] Final standings
| Final Rank |
Country |
|---|---|
| 1 | USSR |
| 2 | Yugoslavia |
| 3 | Hungary |
| 4 | Spain |
| 5 | Cuba |
| 6 | Netherlands |
| 7 | Australia |
| 8 | Italy |
| 9 | Romania |
| 10 | Greece |
| 11 | Sweden |
| 12 | Bulgaria |
Remark: Country names are given in the form they were used in the official documents of the IOC in 1980
[edit] Team rosters
[edit] 
AUSTRALIA
Michael Turner, David Neesham, Robert Bryant, Peter Montgomeri, Julian Muspratt, Andrew Kerr, Anthony Falson, Charles Turner, Martin Callaghan, Randall Goff, and Andrew Steward.
[edit] 
BULGARIA
Volodia Sirakov, Andrei Andreev, Kiril Kiriakov, Asen Denchev, Vasil Nanov, Anton Partalev, Petar Kostadinov, Nikolai Stamatov, Biser Georgiev, Matei Popov, and Georgi Gospodinov.
[edit] 
CUBA
Oscar Periche, Orlando Cowley, Barbaro Díaz, Lazaro Costa, Pedro Rodríguez, Nelson Domínguez, Jorge Rizo, Arturo Ramos, Carlos Benítez, Gerardo Rodríguez, and Oriel Domínguez.
[edit] 
GREECE
Ioannis Vossos, Thomas Karalogos, Sotirios Stathakis, Spyros Kapralos, Kiriakos Giannopoulos, Aris Kefalogiannis, Ioannis Garifallos, Andreas Gounas, Antonios Aronis, Markellos Sitarenios, and Ioannis Giannouris.
[edit] 
HUNGARY
Endre Molnár, István Szivós, Attila Sudár, György Gerandás, György Horkai, Gábor Csapó, István Kiss, István Udvardi, László Kuncz, Tamás Faragó, and Károly Hauszler.
[edit] 
ITALY
Alberto Alberani, Roldano Simeoni, Sante Misaggi, Alfio Marsili, Massimo Fondelli, Gianni de Magistris, Antonello Steardo, Paolo Ragosa, Romeo Collina, Vincenzo d'Angelo, and Umberto Panerai.
[edit] 
NETHERLANDS
Stan van Belkum, Wouly de Bie, Ton Buunk, Jan Jaap Korevaar, Nico Landeweerd, Aad van Mil, Ruud Misdorp, Dick Nieuwenhuizen, Eric Noordegraaf, Jan Evert Veer, and Hans van Zeeland.
[edit] 
ROMANIA
Doru Spînu, Vasile Ungureanu, Dorin Viorel Costras, Adrian Nastasiu, Dinu Popescu, Claudiu loan Rusu, Ilie Slâvei, Liviu Râducanu, Viorel Rus, Adrian Schervan, and Florin Slâvei.
[edit] 
SPAIN
Manuel Delgado, Gaspar Ventura, Antonio Esteller, Federico Sabria, Manuel Estiarte, Pedro Robert, Jorge Alonso, José Alcazar, Antonio Aquilar, Jorge Carmona, and Salvador Franch.
[edit] 
USSR
Evgeni Sharonov, Sergei Kotenko, Vladimir Akimov, Evgeni Grishin, Mait Riisman, Aleksandr Kabanov, Aleksei Barkalov, Erkin Shagaev, Georgi Mshvenieradze, Mikhail Ivanov, and Viacheslav Sobchenko.
[edit] 
SWEDEN
Anders Flodqvist, Kenth Karlson, Hans Lundén, Tommy Danielson, Sören Carlsson, Christer Stenberg, Gunnar Johansson, Peter Carlström, Lars Skåål, Per Arne Andersson, and Arne Claesson.
[edit] 
YUGOSLAVIA
Luka Vezilic, Zoran Gopcevic, Damir Polic, Ratko Rudic, Zoran Mustur, Zoran Roje, Milivoj Bebic, Slobodan Trifunovic, Boško Lozica, Predrag Manojlovic, and Milorad Krivokapić.
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