Water polo at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Water polo
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Olympic rings without rims.svg
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
City Atlanta
Venue(s) Georgia Tech Aquatic Center
Dates20 July 1996 (1996-07-20) – 28 July 1996 (1996-07-28)
Event1 (men's)
Teams 12 (from 3 confederations)
Competitors153
Final positions
Champions Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Third placeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Fourth placeFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches48
Multiple
appearances
5-time Olympian(s): 1
4-time Olympian(s): 3
Top scorer(s) Flag of Hungary.svg Tibor Benedek (19 goals)
Most saves Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arie van de Bunt (81 saves)
1992
2000

The water polo tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 20 to 28 July 1996, in Atlanta, United States. [1] [2]

Qualification

QualificationDateHostBerthsQualified
Host nation18 September 1990 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1995 World Cup 12-17 September 1995 Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta 3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
1994 World Championships 2-10 September 1994 Flag of Italy.svg Rome 2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Intercontinental qualification10-18 February 1996 Flag of Germany.svg Berlin 6Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia

Flag of Greece.svg  Greece

Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands

Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

Flag of Romania.svg  Romania

Total12

Teams

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 55004738+910
2Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia 53114644+27
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 53023933+66
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 52124238+45
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5104364592
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 50053648120
Source: [ citation needed ]

20 July 1996 Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg87Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

20 July 1996 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg93Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

20 July 1996 FR Yugoslavia  Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg118Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

21 July 1996 Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg98Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

21 July 1996 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg99Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

21 July 1996 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg87Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

22 July 1996 Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg108Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

22 July 1996 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg108Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

22 July 1996 FR Yugoslavia  Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg97Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

23 July 1996 Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg87Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

23 July 1996 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg105Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

23 July 1996 FR Yugoslavia  Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg98Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

24 July 1996 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg98Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

24 July 1996 Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg128Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

24 July 1996 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg86Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 55004838+1010
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 54014537+88
3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 53025139+126
4Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 5203373814
5Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 50143145141
6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 50143348151
Source: [ citation needed ]

20 July 1996 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg85Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

20 July 1996 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg107Flag of the United States.svg  United States Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

20 July 1996 Romania  Flag of Romania.svg66Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

21 July 1996 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg116Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

21 July 1996 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg86Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

21 July 1996 United States  Flag of the United States.svg97Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

22 July 1996 Greece  Flag of Greece.svg85Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

22 July 1996 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg108Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

22 July 1996 United States  Flag of the United States.svg97Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

23 July 1996 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg168Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

23 July 1996 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg108Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

23 July 1996 United States  Flag of the United States.svg105Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

24 July 1996 Greece  Flag of Greece.svg96Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

24 July 1996 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg109Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

24 July 1996 United States  Flag of the United States.svg108Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

Classification round

TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff
9.Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 633002916+13
10.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3311125261
11.Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2310225283
12.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1301221309

26 July 1996 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg104Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

26 July 1996 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg108Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

27 July 1996 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg96Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

27 July 1996 Romania  Flag of Romania.svg118Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

28 July 1996 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg99Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

28 July 1996 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg106Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

Final round

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 12
 
 
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 8
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 6
 
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7
 
 
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 5
 
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia 6
 
 
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 8
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 7
 
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 6 Third place
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 9
 
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 18
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20
 

Quarterfinals

26 July 1996 Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg128Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

26 July 1996 FR Yugoslavia  Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg68Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

26 July 1996 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg54Flag of the United States.svg  United States Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

26 July 1996 Russia  Flag of Russia.svg911Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

Semifinals

5th/8th place

27 July 1996 Greece  Flag of Greece.svg76Flag of the United States.svg  United States Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

27 July 1996 FR Yugoslavia  Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg1516Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

1st/4th place

27 July 1996 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg76Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

27 July 1996 Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg67Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

Finals

7th place match

28 July 1996 United States  Flag of the United States.svg128Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

5th place match

28 July 1996 Greece  Flag of Greece.svg810Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

Bronze medal match

28 July 1996 Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1820Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

Gold medal match

28 July 1996 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg75Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

Multi-time Olympians

Five-time Olympian(s): 1 player

Four-time Olympian(s): 3 players

Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's tournament

See also

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