Water polo at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

Water polo at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

Tournament details
Venue(s)	Ecuador  (in Guayaquil host cities)
Dates	20 July – 8 August
Teams	16 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union (2nd title)
Runner-up	Hungary
Third place	West Germany
Fourth place	Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played	56
Goals scored	981 (17.52 per match)
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The 1982 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the fourth edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 29 July to 8 August 1982, and was incorporated into the 1982 World Aquatics Championships in Guayaquil, Ecuador. ^[1]

Participating teams

Africa	Americas	Asia	Europe	Oceania
Egypt	Canada   Cuba   United States	China	France   Greece   Hungary   Italy   Netherlands   Soviet Union   Spain   West Germany   Yugoslavia	Australia   New Zealand

Groups formed

Group A

•   Italy
•   New Zealand
•   Spain
•   West Germany

Group B

•   Australia
•   Egypt
•   Soviet Union
•   United States

Group C

•   China
•   Cuba
•   Greece
•   Hungary

Group D

•   Canada
•   France
•   Netherlands
•   Yugoslavia

First round

	Qualified for places 1–8, separated in 2 round robin groups of 4 teams each. (Group E and F)
	Qualified for places 9–16, separated in 2 round robin groups of 4 teams each. (Group G and H)

Group A

Pos	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	West Germany	6	3	3	0	0	33	19	+14
2	Spain	4	3	2	0	1	36	18	+18
3	Italy	2	3	1	0	2	36	23	+13
4	New Zealand	0	3	0	0	3	12	57	−45

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

• 29 July 1982

West Germany	9 – 8	Italy
Spain	21 – 2	New Zealand

• 30 July 1982

West Germany	8 – 6	Spain
Italy	20 – 5	New Zealand

• 31 July 1982

West Germany	16 – 5	New Zealand
Spain	9 – 8	Italy

Group B

Pos	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Soviet Union	6	3	3	0	0	35	14	+21
2	United States	4	3	2	0	1	36	15	+21
3	Australia	2	3	1	0	2	36	20	+16
4	Egypt	0	3	0	0	3	5	63	−58

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

• 29 July 1982

United States	24 – 2	Egypt
Soviet Union	11 – 8	Australia

• 30 July 1982

Soviet Union	8 – 5	United States
Australia	23 – 2	Egypt

• 31 July 1982

Soviet Union	16 – 1	Egypt
United States	7 – 5	Australia

Group C

Pos	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Hungary	6	3	3	0	0	38	19	+19
2	Cuba	4	3	2	0	1	28	23	+5
3	China	2	3	1	0	2	26	35	−9
4	Greece	0	3	0	0	3	20	35	−15

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

• 29 July 1982

Cuba	9 – 5	Greece
Hungary	14 – 6	China

• 30 July 1982

Hungary	14 – 5	Greece
Cuba	11 – 8	China

• 31 July 1982

Hungary	10 – 8	Cuba
China	12 – 10	Greece

Group D

Pos	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Yugoslavia	6	3	3	0	0	33	26	+7
2	Netherlands	4	3	2	0	1	26	17	+9
3	France	2	3	1	0	2	26	36	−10
4	Canada	0	3	0	0	3	27	33	−6

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

• 29 July 1982

Yugoslavia	13 – 9	France
Netherlands	8 – 5	Canada

• 30 July 1982

Yugoslavia	7 – 6	Netherlands
France	12 – 11	Canada

• 31 July 1982

Yugoslavia	13 – 11	Canada
Netherlands	12 – 5	France

Second round

	Qualified for places 1–4 in a round robin group. (Group L)
	Will play for places 5–8 in a round robin group. (Group I)
	Will play for places 9–12 in a round robin group. (Group J)
	Will play for places 13–16 in a round robin group (Group K)

Group E

Pos	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Soviet Union	6	3	3	0	0	27	20	+7
2	West Germany	4	3	2	0	1	24	24	0
3	United States	2	3	1	0	2	21	21	0
4	Spain	0	3	0	0	3	18	25	−7

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

First round results apply.

• 3 August 1982

West Germany	8 – 7	United States
Soviet Union	8 – 7	Spain

• 4 August 1982

United States	9 – 5	Spain
Soviet Union	11 – 8	West Germany

Group F

Pos	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Hungary	6	3	3	0	0	28	24	+4
2	Netherlands	2	3	1	0	2	21	21	0
3	Yugoslavia	2	3	1	0	2	25	26	−1
4	Cuba	2	3	1	0	2	24	27	−3

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

First round results apply.

• 3 August 1982

Netherlands	9 – 7	Cuba
Hungary	11 – 10	Yugoslavia

• 4 August 1982

Hungary	7 – 6	Netherlands
Cuba	9 – 8	Yugoslavia

Group G

Pos	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Italy	6	3	3	0	0	46	18	+28
2	Australia	4	3	2	0	1	46	14	+32
3	Egypt	2	3	1	0	2	16	46	−30
4	New Zealand	0	3	0	0	3	14	44	−30

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

First round results apply.

• 3 August 1982

Italy	16 – 4	Egypt
Australia	14 – 2	New Zealand

• 4 August 1982

Italy	10 – 9	Australia
Egypt	10 – 7	New Zealand

Group H

Pos	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	China	4	3	2	0	1	35	32	+3
2	Greece	3	3	1	1	1	28	27	+1
3	France	3	3	1	1	1	31	34	−3
4	Canada	2	3	1	0	2	29	30	−1

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

First round results apply.

• 3 August 1982

Canada	12 – 9	China
Greece	9 – 9	France

• 4 August 1982

Greece	9 – 6	Canada
China	14 – 10	France

Final round

13th – 16th places (Group K)

Pos	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
13	France	5	3	2	1	0	31	22	+9
14	Canada	4	3	2	0	1	38	26	+12
15	Egypt	2	3	1	0	2	19	38	−19
16	New Zealand	1	3	0	1	2	20	25	−5

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Results of previous rounds apply.

• 6 August 1982

France	6 – 6	New Zealand
Canada	18 – 4	Egypt

• 7 August 1982

France	13 – 5	Egypt
Canada	9 – 7	New Zealand

9th – 12th places (Group J)

Pos	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
9	Italy	6	3	3	0	0	34	25	+9
10	China	4	3	2	0	1	31	31	0
11	Australia	2	3	1	0	2	25	27	−2
12	Greece	0	3	0	0	3	24	31	−7

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Results of previous rounds apply.

• 6 August 1982

China	9 – 7	Australia
Italy	10 – 6	Greece

• 7 August 1982

Italy	14 – 10	China
Australia	9 – 8	Greece

5th – 8th places (Group I)

Pos	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
5	Cuba	4	3	2	0	1	25	23	+2
6	United States	4	3	2	0	1	24	21	+3
7	Yugoslavia	2	3	1	0	2	22	23	−1
8	Spain	2	3	1	0	2	19	23	−4

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Results of previous rounds apply.

• 6 August 1982

Cuba	9 – 7	United States
Yugoslavia	7 – 6	Spain

• 7 August 1982

Spain	8 – 7	Cuba
United States	8 – 7	Yugoslavia

1st - 4th places Final standings (Group L)

Pos	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Soviet Union	5	3	2	1	0	25	20	+5
2	Hungary	4	3	1	2	0	21	20	+1
3	West Germany	3	3	1	1	1	20	21	−1
4	Netherlands	0	3	0	0	3	14	19	−5

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Results of previous rounds apply.

• 6 August 1982

Soviet Union	7 – 5	Netherlands
Hungary	7 – 7	West Germany

• 7 August 1982

West Germany	5 – 3	Netherlands
Soviet Union	7 – 7	Hungary

Final ranking

RANK [1] TEAM   Soviet Union   Hungary   West Germany 4.   Netherlands 5.   Cuba 6.   United States 7.   Yugoslavia 8.   Spain 9.   Italy 10.   China 11.   Australia 12.   Greece 13.   France 14.   Canada 15.   Egypt 16.   New Zealand

1982 FINA Men's World champions  Soviet Union Second title Team Roster [1] Vladimir Akimov, Mikhail Ivanov, Aleksandr Kabanov, Alexander Kleymenov, Sergei Kotenko, Nurlan Mendigaliev, Georgy Mshevenieradze, Erkin Shagaev, Yevgeny Sharonov, Nicola Smirnov, Aleksei Vdovin Head coach: Boris Popov [2]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Soviet Union [3] Vladimir Akimov Mikheil Giorgadze Yevgeny Grishin Mikhail Ivanov Aleksandr Kabanov Alexander Kleymenov Sergey Kotenko Nurlan Mendygaliyev Giorgi Mshvenieradze Erkin Shagaev Yevgeny Sharonov Nikolai Smirnov Aleksey Vdovin Head coach: Boris Popov	Hungary [3] László Bors Imre Budavári Gábor Csapó Tibor Cservenyák György Gerendás György Horkai György Kenéz István Kiss László Kuncz Gábor Schmiedt Attila Sudár Sándor Tóth János Varga Head coach: Mihály Mayer [4]	West Germany [3] Frank Blümlein Roland Freund Rainer Hoppe Günter Kilian Thomas Loebb Ralf Obschernikat Werner Obschernikat Rainer Osselmann Frank Otto Peter Röhle Jürgen Schröder Hagen Stamm Bernd Weyer Head coach: Nicolae Firoiu [5]

References

1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
2. 1982, Guayaquil: The golden team of USSR www.waterpololegends.com
3. 4th FINA World Championships 1982, Guayaquil - Water polo Men www.fina.org
4. 1982, Guayaquil: The silver team of Hungary www.waterpololegends.com
5. 1982 Guayaquil: The bronze team of West Germany www.waterpololegends.com

External links

• 4th FINA World Championships 1982, Guayaquil - Water polo Men's Tournament www.fina.org
• Men Water Polo World Championship 1982 Guyaquil www.todor66.com