Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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Water polo
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Venues Piscina delle Rose
Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto
Date25 August – 3 September 1960
Competitors150 from 16 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
  1956
1964  

Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]

Qualification [3]

EventDatesHostsQuotasQualified Teams
Host Nation15 June 1955 Flag of France.svg Paris 1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1956 Summer Olympics 28 November - 7 December 1956 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne 6Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary

Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia

Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union

Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany  (EUA)

Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania

Oceania Qualifier24 February 1960 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne 1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
European & Middle East Qualifier18 June 1960 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Zagreb 1Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic
25-26 June 1960 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Groningen 1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
26 June 1960 Flag of Italy.svg Camogli 1Flag of France.svg  France
American Qualifier2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Asian Qualifier1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
African Qualifier1Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  South Africa
Wild Card1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Total16

Medal summary

GoldSilverBronze
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy [1]
Amedeo Ambron
Danio Bardi
Giuseppe D'Altrui
Salvatore Gionta
Giancarlo Guerrini
Franco Lavoratori
Gianni Lonzi
Luigi Mannelli
Rosario Parmegiani
Eraldo Pizzo
Dante Rossi
Brunello Spinelli
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Viktor Ageev
Givi Chikvanaia
Leri Gogoladze
Boris Goykhman
Yury Grigorovsky
Anatoly Kartashov
Vyacheslav Kurennoy
P'et're Mshveniyeradze
Vladimir Novikov
Yevgeny Saltsyn
Vladimir Semyonov
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
András Bodnár
Ottó Boros
Zoltán Dömötör
László Felkai
Dezső Gyarmati
István Hevesi
László Jeney
Tivadar Kanizsa
György Kárpáti
András Katona
János Konrád
Kálmán Markovits
Mihály Mayer
Péter Rusorán

Results

For the team rosters see: pe

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3300218+136
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 3201125+74
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3012515101
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3012717101

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 33002010+106
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany  (EUA)3201159+64
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 301271471
Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil 301271691

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 3300154+116
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 311198+13
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  South Africa 311171253
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 300371470

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3300279+186
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 32011713+44
Flag of France.svg  France 31021023132
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 300381790

Semi-finals

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 330093+66
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 32018804
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 301281021
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany  (EUA)301271141

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 3300104+66
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3201115+64
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3102111982
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 300381240

Final round

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 321074+35
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 31117813
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 30217812
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 31026712
Source: sports-reference.com

Final standings

Place [1] Nation
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)
4Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)
5Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania  (ROU)
6Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany  (EUA)
7Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)
9Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  South Africa  (RSA)
10Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
11Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)
12Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg  Brazil  (BRA)
13Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic  (UAR)
14Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)
15Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)
16Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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 1960 Roma Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  3. "Men Water Polo XVII Olympic Games Roma, Italy 1960 Qualification". Todor 66.

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