The men's water polo tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics was held from 1 to 10 August 1992, in Barcelona, Spain. Reigning world champion Yugoslavia had qualified for the tournament, but as it had formally dissolved in the interim, it did not participate. The successor countries did not participate for several reasons. The position of Yugoslavia was replaced by Czechoslovakia.
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| Venue | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc Piscines Bernat Picornell (final) | |||||||||
| Dates | 1–9 August 1992 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 152 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Qualification
| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified |
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| Host nation | 17 October 1986 | Lausanne | 1 | Spain |
| 1991 World Championships | 5-13 January 1991 | Perth | ||
| Hungary | ||||
| United States | ||||
| Germany | ||||
| Italy | ||||
| Unified Team | ||||
| Intercontinental qualification | 3-10 May 1992 | Calgary | 5 | Cuba Australia Greece France Netherlands |
| Reallocation | 1 | Czechoslovakia | ||
| Total | 12 | |||
Teams
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Squads
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unified Team | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 10 |
| 2 | United States | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 8 |
| 3 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 5 |
| 4 | Germany | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 4 |
| 5 | France | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 3 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 63 | −30 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 1 August 1992 | Czechoslovakia | 6–10 | Unified team | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 1 August 1992 | Australia | 4–8 | United States | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 1 August 1992 | Germany | 7–7 | France | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 2 August 1992 | Czechoslovakia | 3–9 | United States | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 2 August 1992 | France | 5–9 | Australia | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 2 August 1992 | Germany | 7–11 | Unified team | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 3 August 1992 | United States | 11–7 | France | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 3 August 1992 | Germany | 15–9 | Czechoslovakia | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 3 August 1992 | Australia | 9–12 | Unified team | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 5 August 1992 | Czechoslovakia | 6–14 | France | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 5 August 1992 | United States | 5–8 | Unified team | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 5 August 1992 | Germany | 7–7 | Australia | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 6 August 1992 | Australia | 15–9 | Czechoslovakia | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 6 August 1992 | United States | 7–2 | Germany | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 6 August 1992 | France | 5–9 | Unified team | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 9 |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 8 |
| 3 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 6 |
| 4 | Cuba | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 4 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 2 |
| 6 | Greece | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 1 August 1992 | Hungary | 7–7 | Italy | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 1 August 1992 | Greece | 9–10 | Cuba | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 1 August 1992 | Spain | 12–6 | Netherlands | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 2 August 1992 | Netherlands | 4–6 | Italy | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 2 August 1992 | Cuba | 11–12 | Hungary | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 2 August 1992 | Spain | 11–6 | Greece | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 3 August 1992 | Italy | 11–8 | Cuba | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 3 August 1992 | Greece | 4–4 | Netherlands | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 3 August 1992 | Hungary | 5–8 | Spain | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 5 August 1992 | Netherlands | 9–11 | Cuba | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 5 August 1992 | Greece | 7–12 | Hungary | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 5 August 1992 | Spain | 9–9 | Italy | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 6 August 1992 | Hungary | 13–13 | Netherlands | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 6 August 1992 | Italy | 8–6 | Greece | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 6 August 1992 | Spain | 12–10 | Cuba | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
Final round
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 5 |
| 6 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 4 |
| 7 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 3 |
| 8 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 8 August 1992 | Australia | 7–5 | Cuba | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 8 August 1992 | Germany | 7–8 | Hungary | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 9 August 1992 | Germany | 10–6 | Cuba | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 9 August 1992 | Australia | 9–8 | Hungary | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 5 |
| 10 | Greece | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 5 |
| 11 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 2 |
| 12 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 8 August 1992 | France | 6–10 | Greece | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 8 August 1992 | Czechoslovakia | 8–9 | Netherlands | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 9 August 1992 | Czechoslovakia | 8–10 | Greece | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 9 August 1992 | France | 8–15 | Netherlands | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
Semi finals
| 8 August 1992 | Italy | 9–8 | Unified Team | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
| 8 August 1992 | United States | 4–6 | Spain | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
Bronze medal match
| 9 August 1992 | United States | 4–8 | Unified Team | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc |
Gold medal match
| 9 August 1992 | Spain | 8–9 | Italy | Piscines Bernat Picornell |
Final ranking
| Italy | |
| Spain | |
| Unified team | |
| 4 | United States |
| 5 | Australia |
| 6 | Hungary |
| 7 | Germany |
| 8 | Cuba |
| 9 | Netherlands |
| 10 | Greece |
| 11 | France |
| 12 | Czechoslovakia |
Medallists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Italy Francesco Attolico Alessandro Bovo Alessandro Campagna Paolo Caldarella Massimiliano Ferretti Giuseppe Porzio Marco D'Altrui Mario Fiorillo Ferdinando Gandolfi Amedeo Pomilio Francesco Porzio Carlo Silipo Gianni Averaimo Head Coach: | Spain Daniel Ballart Jesús Rollán Jordi Sans Josep Picó Manuel Estiarte Manuel Silvestre Marco Antonio González Miguel Ángel Oca Pedro Francisco García Ricardo Sánchez Rubén Michavila Salvador Gómez Sergi Pedrerol Head Coach: | Unified Team Sergey Naumov Alexandre Ogorodnikov Aleksandr Chigir Dmitri Apanassenko Andrei Belofastov Yevgeny Sharonov Dmitry Gorshkov Vladimir Karabutov Aleksandr Kolotov Andriy Kovalenko Nikolay Kozlov Serghei Marcoci Alexei Vdovine Head Coach: |
See also
- 1991 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship
- 1994 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship
Sources
- PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:
- Official Report of the 1992 Olympic Games, v.5 (download, archive) (pp. 354, 386–400)
- Water polo on the Olympedia website
- Water polo at the 1992 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
- Water polo on the Sports Reference website
- Water polo at the 1992 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
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