| Water polo at the 1971 Mediterranean Games | |
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| Dates | 8 – 14 October 1971 |
Water polo was one of several sports at the 1971 Mediterranean Games. The fourth Mediterranean Games was held in Izmir, Turkey. Only men's teams participated in the water polo tournament. [1] [2] [3]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Competition |  Yugoslavia |  Italy |  Spain |
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yugoslavia | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 14 | +24 |
| 2. | Italy | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 11 | +17 |
| 3. | Spain | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 11 | +16 |
| 4. |  Greece | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 27 | –15 |
| 5. |  Turkey | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 42 | –31 |
| Greece | 3 – 9 | Spain |
| Italy | 12 – 4 | Turkey |
| Spain | 2 – 5 | Italy |
| Yugoslavia | 17 – 1 | Turkey |
| Yugoslavia | 8 – 1 | Greece |
| Spain | 10 – 3 | Turkey |
| Italy | 7 – 0 | Greece |
| Yugoslavia | 8 – 6 | Spain |
| Greece | 8 – 3 | Turkey |
| Yugoslavia | 5 – 4 | Italy |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Yugoslavia |
 | Italy |
 | Spain |
| 4 | Greece |
| 5 | Turkey |
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