Water polo at the Games of the XX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venues | Dantebad Olympia Schwimmhalle (final) | |||||||||
Date | 27 August – 4 September 1972 | |||||||||
Competitors | 176 from 16 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Final results for the water polo competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich. [1] [2]
Event | Dates | Hosts | Quotas | Qualified Teams |
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Host Nation | 26 April 1966 | Rome | 1 | West Germany |
1968 Summer Olympics | 14-26 October 1968 | Mexico City | 5 | Yugoslavia |
Soviet Union | ||||
Hungary | ||||
Italy | ||||
United States | ||||
1971 Pan American Games | 26 July - 1 August 1971 | Cali | 3 | Cuba |
Mexico | ||||
European Qualifier | 14-20 May 1972 | Munich | 4 | Romania |
Spain | ||||
Bulgaria | ||||
Greece | ||||
Oceania Qualifier | 1 | Australia | ||
Asian Qualifier | 1 | Japan | ||
Reallocation | 1 | Netherlands | ||
Total | 16 |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 18 |
Yugoslavia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 24 |
Cuba | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 23 |
Romania | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 26 |
Mexico | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 30 |
Canada | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 50 |
27 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Yugoslavia | 12-4 | Canada | 3-1 | 4-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 |
Mexico | 4-6 | Cuba | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
Romania | 3-4 | United States | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 |
28 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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United States | 7-6 | Cuba | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-4 |
Mexico | 7-3 | Canada | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 4-1 |
Romania | 7-8 | Yugoslavia | 3-2 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 0-3 |
29 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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United States | 8-1 | Canada | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 |
Mexico | 3-5 | Yugoslavia | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 1-0 |
Romania | 3-4 | Cuba | 0-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
30 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Yugoslavia | 7-5 | Cuba | 0-2 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 |
Romania | 16-4 | Canada | 1-1 | 6-1 | 5-1 | 4-1 |
Mexico | 5-7 | United States | 1-1 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2-1 |
31 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Cuba | 7-2 | Canada | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 2-0 |
Yugoslavia | 3-5 | United States | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
Romania | 9-6 | Mexico | 2-2 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 2-3 |
Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Hungary | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 |
West Germany | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 13 |
Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 |
Australia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
Greece | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 27 |
27 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Hungary | 3-0 | Netherlands | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
Greece | 7-7 | Australia | 3-3 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
28 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Australia | 2-4 | Netherlands | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-3 |
West Germany | 3-3 | Hungary | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2-0 |
29 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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West Germany | 4-4 | Netherlands | 2-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
Greece | 1-6 | Hungary | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
30 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Australia | 2-10 | Hungary | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 1-2 |
West Germany | 8-3 | Greece | 3-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
31 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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West Germany | 6-3 | Australia | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-2 |
Greece | 2-6 | Netherlands | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Soviet Union | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 |
Italy | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 16 |
Spain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 22 |
Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 25 |
Japan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 36 |
28 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Spain | 6-4 | Japan | 2-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 |
Italy | 1-4 | Soviet Union | 1-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
28 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Soviet Union | 11-1 | Japan | 1-0 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
Italy | 8-5 | Bulgaria | 3-1 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 |
29 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Soviet Union | 7-2 | Bulgaria | 2-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 |
Italy | 6-2 | Spain | 1-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 3-0 |
30 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Bulgaria | 7-4 | Japan | 3-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 |
Spain | 5-8 | Soviet Union | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2-3 |
31 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Italy | 12-5 | Japan | 4-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 4-3 |
Spain | 6-4 | Bulgaria | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 |
Pos. | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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7 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 20 |
8 | Romania | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 19 |
9 | Cuba | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 23 |
10 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 26 |
11 | Bulgaria | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 23 |
12 | Australia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 27 |
1 September | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Romania | 7-4 | Spain | 1-2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 4-2 |
Netherlands | 5-2 | Bulgaria | 1-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 |
Cuba | 6-5 | Australia | 1-1 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
2 September | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Romania | 4-3 | Bulgaria | 2-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
Australia | 4-8 | Spain | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Cuba | 6-8 | Netherlands | 2-1 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-0 |
3 September | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Australia | 4-4 | Bulgaria | 2-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
Romania | 5-5 | Netherlands | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-0 |
Cuba | 4-3 | Spain | 2-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
4 September | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Cuba | 4-4 | Bulgaria | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 1-1 |
Romania | 5-3 | Australia | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 |
Netherlands | 7-5 | Spain | 0-1 | 3-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |||
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Cuba | 4-3 | Romania | ?-? | ?-? | ?-? | ?-? |
Netherlands | 4-2 | Australia | ?-? | ?-? | ?-? | ?-? |
Spain | 6-4 | Bulgaria | ?-? | ?-? | ?-? | ?-? |
Pos. | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 16 |
2 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 18 |
3 | United States | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 23 |
4 | West Germany | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 18 |
5 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 24 |
6 | Italy | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 26 |
1 September | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Hungary | 8-7 | Italy | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-4 | 2-2 |
United States | 4-4 | West Germany | 3-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Yugoslavia | 4-5 | Soviet Union | 1-2 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 |
2 September | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Yugoslavia | 6-6 | Italy | 2-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
West Germany | 2-4 | Soviet Union | 1:1 | 1:3 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
United States | 3-5 | Hungary | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 |
3 September | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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West Germany | 2-2 | Italy | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
Yugoslavia | 2-4 | Hungary | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
United States | 6-6 | Soviet Union | 0-1 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 1-2 |
4 September | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Yugoslavia | 5-4 | West Germany | 3-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
United States | 6-5 | Italy | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-2 |
Hungary | 3-3 | Soviet Union | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |||
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United States | 5-3 | Yugoslavia | ?-? | ?-? | ?-? | ?-? |
Soviet Union | 4-1 | Italy | ?-? | ?-? | ?-? | ?-? |
West Germany | 3-3 | Hungary | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 2-0 |
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Rank | Name | Goals |
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1 | Carlos Sanchez | 18 |
2 | Bruce Bradley | 17 |
3 | Mart Bras | 16 |
Juan Janac | ||
5 | Eraldo Pizzo | 12 |
Gheorghe Zamfirescu | ||
Les Nunn | ||
8 | Aleksandr Dreval | 11 |
Ingulf Nossek | ||
Gianni De Magistris | ||
Toma Tomov | ||
Armando Fernandez | ||
13 | Anatoly Akimov | 10 |
Oleksiy Barkalov | ||
Viorel Rus |
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