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Water polo at the 1964 Summer Olympics was held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Shibuya, Tokyo. The gymnasium was built in 1961-1964 as the first indoor pool for Olympic water polo; it also hosted all swimming and diving events and could accommodate over 13,000 people.
The Spain men's national water polo team represents Spain in men's international water polo competitions and it is controlled by Real Federación Española de Natación.
The Kazakhstan men's national water polo team is the representative for Kazakhstan in international men's water polo.
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The men's tournament of water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney, Australia, began on September 23 and lasted until October 1, 2000.
The men's tournament of water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics at Tokyo, Japan began on 25 July and ended on 8 August 2021. It was held at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. It was the 27th official appearance of the tournament, which was not held in 1896 and was a demonstration sport in 1904 but otherwise had been held at every Olympics.
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This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Australia men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Yugoslavia men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Hungary men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
These are the rosters of all participating teams at the men's water polo tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The twelve national teams were required to submit squads of 12 players. Additionally, teams could name one alternate player. In the event that a player on the submitted squad list suffered an injury or illness, that player would be able to be replaced by the player in the alternate list. On 3 July 2021, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed that there was a change for the 2020 Summer Olympics, allowing all 13 water polo players named to be available on the roster, with 12 being named for each match. This change was implemented due to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. As of 2 August 2021, all players competed in the men's tournament.
Madikhan Makhmetov is a Kazakhstani water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Dušan Marković is a Kazakhstani water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Srđan Vuksanović is a Kazakhstani water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Altay Altayev is a Kazakhstani water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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References
- ↑ "Miras Aubakirov". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ↑ "Miras Aubakirov". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ↑ "Men's Water Polo: Preliminary Round - Group B" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
