Water polo at the 1932 Summer Olympics

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Men's water polo
at the Games of the X Olympiad
Venue Los Angeles
Dates4–13 August
Competitors41 from 5 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Hungary
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary
Silver medal icon.svg Germany
Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg United States
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
←  1928
1936  →

Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1932 Summer Olympics: [1] [2]

Medal summary

GoldSilverBronze
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary  (HUN) [1]
István Barta
György Bródy
Olivér Halassy
Márton Homonnai
Sándor Ivády
Alajos Keserű
Ferenc Keserű
János Németh
Miklós Sárkány
József Vértesy 		Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany  (GER)
Emil Benecke
Otto Cordes
Hans Eckstein
Fritz Gunst
Erich Rademacher
Joachim Rademacher
Hans Schulze
Heiko Schwartz 		US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Austin Clapp
Philip Daubenspeck
Charles Finn
Charles McCallister
Wally O'Connor
Cal Strong
Herbert Wildman
Tex Robertson

Results

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg6 – 2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
United States  Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg10 – 0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg18 – 0 [3] Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
United States  Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg4 – 4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg7 – 0Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg10 – 0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Annulled matches

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg7 – 3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
United States  Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg6 – 1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Final standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts HUN GER USA JPN BRA
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary  (HUN)3300312+2966–27–018–0n/p
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany  (GER)31111610+632–64–410–07–3
Bronze medal icon.svgUS flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)31111411+330–74–410–06–1
4Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)3003038−3800–180–100–10n/p
DSQFlag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil  (BRA)00000000 [a] n/p3–71–6n/p
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Brazil were ejected from the competition after their players assaulted referee Bela Komjadi and other officials following the end of their match against Germany, resulting in the entire team being arrested. Their two matches were annulled. [4]

Participating nations

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

A total of 41(*) water polo players from five nations competed at the Los Angeles Games:

(*) NOTE: Only those players are counted, who participated in one game at least.

Not all reserve players are known.

Summary

PlaceNation
1Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary  (HUN)
István Barta (III. ker. TVE)
György Bródy (FTC)
Olivér Halassy (UTE)
Márton Homonnai (UTE)
Sándor Ivády (MAC)
Alajos Keserű (FTC)
Ferenc Keserű (III. ker. TVE)
János Németh (UTE)
Miklós Sárkány (UTE)
József Vértesy (BSE)
2Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany  (GER)
Emil Benecke (Hellas Magdeburg)
Otto Cordes (Hellas Magdeburg)
Hans Eckstein (Poseidon Leipzig)
Fritz Gunst (Wasserfreunde 98 Hannover)
Erich Rademacher (Hellas Magdeburg)
Joachim Rademacher (Hellas Magdeburg)
Hans Schulze
Heiko Schwartz
Gerd Pohl
Hans Schwartz
Albert Schumberg
3US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Coach: Frank Rivas (Venice Swimming Association)
Austin Clapp (Los Angeles Athletic Club)
Philip Daubenspeck (Los Angeles Athletic Club)
Charles Finn (Los Angeles Athletic Club)
Charles McCallister (Los Angeles Athletic Club)
Wally O'Connor (Los Angeles Athletic Club)
Cal Strong (Los Angeles Athletic Club)
Herbert Wildman (Los Angeles Athletic Club)
Frank C. Graham (Los Angeles Athletic Club)
Fred Lauer (Illinois Athletic Club)
William O'Connor (Los Angeles Athletic Club)
Raymond Ruddy (New York Athletic Club)
Tex Robertson
Duke Kahanamoku alternate
4Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)
Shuji Doi
Akira Fujita
Seibei Kimura
Takashige Matsumoto
Yasutarō Sakagami
Tosuke Sawami
Takaji Takebayashi
Iwao Tokito
DSQFlag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil  (BRA)
Salvador Amendola
Carlos Branco
Luiz da Silva
Mario de Lorenzo
Antônio Jacobina Filho
Jefferson Souza
Adhemar Serpa
Pedro Theberge

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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 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  3. ↑ 17-0 in the 1932 Official book, but 18-0 in 1932 newspapers which gave the goalscorers
  4. ↑ Encyclopedia of the Modern Olympic Movement, John E. Findling, Kimberly D. Pelle, Greenwood Publishing group, 2004

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