Water polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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Men's water polo
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Stade Nautique d'Antwerp
Dates22–29 August
Competitors101 from 12 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Great Britain
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg Belgium
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Bronze medal icon.svg Sweden
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
←  1912
1924  →

Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics. [1] All medals were decided by using the Bergvall system. [2]

Squads

Medal summary

GoldSilverBronze
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR) [1]
Charles Sydney Smith
Paul Radmilovic
Charles Bugbee
Noel Purcell
Christopher Jones
William Peacock
William Henry Dean 		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)
Albert Durant
Gérard Blitz
Maurice Blitz
Joseph Pletinckx
Paul Gailly
Pierre Nijs
René Bauwens
Pierre Dewin 		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Harald Julin
Robert Andersson
Vilhelm Andersson
Erik Bergqvist
Max Gumpel
Pontus Hanson
Erik Andersson
Nils Backlund
Theodor Nauman
Torsten Kumfeldt [a]

Results

Gold medal round

Round of 12 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)9
Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain  (ESP)1Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain  (ESP)0
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy  (ITA)1 [b] Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)7
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)2
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)7
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece  (GRE)0
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)Gold medal icon.svg3
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)11Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)2
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)0 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)5
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)11Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)3
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)0 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)7
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil  (BRA)5Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil  (BRA)3
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1

Silver medal round

Semifinals Final
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)5
Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain  (ESP)0 US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)Silver medal icon.svg7

Bronze medal round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)9
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)1
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)0 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)Bronze medal icon.svg5
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)0
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)7
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece  (GRE)5Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece  (GRE)0
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy  (ITA)1

Notes

  1. ↑ This competitor is missing from the IOC medal database but is shown by Wudarski/de Wael/Mallon/Kamper. He probably played two matches.
  2. ↑ Italy forfeited the match in extra time.

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. ↑ "Water Polo at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

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