| Water polo at the 1967 Mediterranean Games | |
|---|---|
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| Dates | 9 – 14 September 1967 |
The Water Polo Tournament at the 1967 Mediterranean Games was held in Tunis, Tunisia. It was contested by men only. [1] [2] [3]
| Water polo at the 1967 Mediterranean Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Dates | 9 – 14 September 1967 |
The Water Polo Tournament at the 1967 Mediterranean Games was held in Tunis, Tunisia. It was contested by men only. [1] [2] [3]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Competition |  Yugoslavia |  Italy |  Spain |
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yugoslavia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | +36 |
| 2. |  Greece | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 |
| 3. |  Malta | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 26 | –23 |
| 4. |  Turkey | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 21 | –15 |
| Malta | 3 – 2 | Turkey |
| Yugoslavia | 8 – 0 | Greece |
| Yugoslavia | 17 – 0 | Malta |
| Greece | 6 – 3 | Turkey |
| Yugoslavia | 12 – 1 | Turkey |
| Greece | 7 – 0 | Malta |
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Italy | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 |
| 2. | Spain | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
| 3. |  Tunisia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | –16 |
| Italy | 11 – 0 | Tunisia |
| Spain | 6 – 1 | Tunisia |
| Italy | 5 – 2 | Spain |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 3 | |||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 8 | |||||
| Italy | 7 | |||||
| Italy | 10 | |||||
| Greece | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Spain | 4 | |||||
| Greece | 2 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 3 – 1 | Spain |
| Italy | 10 – 3 | Greece |
| Tunisia | 5 – 4 | Malta |
Bronze Medal Match| Spain | 4 – 2 | Greece |
Gold Medal Match| Yugoslavia | 8 – 7 | Italy |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Yugoslavia |
 | Italy |
 | Spain |
| 4 | Greece |
| 5 | Tunisia |
| 6 | Malta |
| 7 | Turkey |
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