Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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Men's water polo
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueAmsterdam
Dates4–11 August
Competitors112 from 14 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Germany
Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Hungary
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary
Bronze medal icon.svg France
Flag of France.svg  France
  1924
1932  

The 1928 Summer Olympics Water Polo event was held between the fourth and eleventh of August. The final results of the tournament follow below. [1] [2]

Competition format

The water polo tournament consisted primarily of a single-elimination bracket that determined the gold and silver medals. The bronze medal was supposed to be awarded through a modified Bergvall system tournament, in which the teams who lost to the top two nations (that is, Belgium and Great Britain—who had lost to Germany—and France, the United States, and Argentina—who had lost to Hungary) would conduct another single-elimination tournament for the third place. [2] However, the tournament organizers did not understand the system. [2] The Official Report lists three third-place matches, in which France beat Great Britain, the United States, and Argentina in succession. [3] Sports-reference also lists two additional matches, between the United States and Malta and between the Netherlands and Belgium, also stating that "some of the matches played may have been friendlies or exhibitions." [2] The France–Great Britain match is treated as the bronze medal game herein.

Results

For the team rosters see: Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads .

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 5
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 5
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 11Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 8
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3
 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 5
 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 5
 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 2
 US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 0
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 14Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 5
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 5Third place
Flag of Malta (1923-1943).svg  Malta 3Flag of France.svg  France 3
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1 Flag of Malta (1923-1943).svg  Malta 0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1
Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain 0 Flag of France.svg  France 16Flag of France.svg  France 8
Flag of France.svg  France 4

Round of 16

4 August 1928OR p. 807 Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg24Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Amsterdam
Referees:
J.A. Ruddy (USA)
Scoring by half: 0–1, 2–3

5 August 1928OR p. 807 Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg111Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Amsterdam
Referees:
L. Beleznay (HUN)
Scoring by half: 0–3, 1–8

5 August 1928OR p. 808 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg111Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Amsterdam
Referees:
R. Morberger (AUT)
Scoring by half:6–0, 5–1

4 August 1928OR p. 808 Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg140Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Amsterdam
Referees:
C. Minnes Jr. (NED)
Scoring by half:9–0, 5–0

5 August 1928OR p. 809 Malta  Flag of Malta (1923-1943).svg31Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Amsterdam
Referees:
M. Blitz (BEL)
Scoring by half: 1–1, 2–0

4 August 1928OR p. 810 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg04Flag of France.svg  France Amsterdam
Referees:
E. Speisegger (HUN)
Scoring by half: 0–2, 0–2

Quarterfinals

6 August 1928OR p. 810 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg53Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Amsterdam
Referees:
P. Beulque (FRA)
Scoring by half: 2–2, 1–1 OT:2–0

6 August 1928OR p. 811 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg35Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Amsterdam
Referees:
J. Hodgson (GBR)
Scoring by half:2–0, 1–3 OT: 0–2

6 August 1928OR p. 811 United States  Flag of the United States.svg05Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Amsterdam
Referees:
M. Nussbaum (GER)
Scoring by half: 0–2, 0–3

6 August 1928OR p. 812 Malta  Flag of Malta (1923-1943).svg016Flag of France.svg  France Amsterdam
Referees:
A. Delahaye (BEL)
Scoring by half: 0–8, 0–8

Semifinals

7 August 1928OR p. 812 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg58Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Amsterdam
Referees:
M. Blitz (BEL)
Scoring by half: 1–5, 4–3

7 August 1928OR p. 813 Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg53Flag of France.svg  France Amsterdam
Referees:
A. Delahaye (BEL)
Scoring by half: 1–1, 4–2

Bronze medal game

11 August 1928OR p. 814 France  Flag of France.svg81Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Amsterdam
Referees:
A. Delahaye (BEL)
Scoring by half:4–1, 4–0

Final

10 August 1928OR p. 814 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg52Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Amsterdam
Referees:
M. Blitz (BEL)
Scoring by half: 0–2, 2–0 OT:3–0

Participating nations

Each country was allowed to enter a team of 11 players and they all were eligible for participation.

A total of 109(*) water polo players from 14 nations competed at the Amsterdam Games:

(*) NOTE: There are only players counted, which participated in one game at least.

Final standings

Place [1] Nation
1Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany  (GER)
2Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary  (HUN)
3Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)
7US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
8Flag of Malta (1923-1943).svg  Malta  (MLT)
9Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain  (ESP)
10Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)
11Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg  (LUX)
12Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)
13Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)
14Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)

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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. 1 2 3 4 "Water Polo at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  3. Official Report, pp. 806, 814–15.

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