Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics as usual was a part of the swimming sport, other two parts were swimming and diving. They were not three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation — FINA. Water Polo discipline consisted of one event: men's team. In the preliminary round 12 teams were divided into three groups. Two best teams from each group (shaded ones) advanced to Group A of the final round to determine places 1 through 6. The rest of teams played in Group B of the final round to determine places 7 through 12.
The event was held between July 20 and July 29 in two venues:
- the Swimming Pool of the Olimpiysky Sports Complex (central part of Moscow)
- the Outdoor Swimming Pool of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki (south-western part of Moscow)
118,247 spectators watched 48 matches of water polo event at these venues.
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Medals [edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Hungary |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Men's team event [edit]
Preliminary round [edit]
All matches of the preliminary round were played in the Outdoor Swimming Pool of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki.
Group A [edit]
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hungary (HUN) |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | +5 |
| 2. |  Netherlands (NED) |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | +1 |
| 3. |  Romania (ROU) |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 4. |  Greece (GRE) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 22 | –6 |
- July 20
- Hungary 6-6 Romania
- Greece 7-8 Netherlands
- July 21
- Hungary 5-3 Netherlands
- Greece 4-6 Romania
- July 22
- Hungary 8-5 Greece
- Romania 3-5 Netherlands
Group B [edit]
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Soviet Union (URS) |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 | +14 |
| 2. |  Spain (ESP) |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 |
| 3. | Italy (ITA) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 17 | –2 |
| 4. |  Sweden (SWE) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 23 | –15 |
- July 20
- Sweden 3-7 Spain
- USSR 8-6 Italy
- July 21
- Sweden 4-4 Italy
- USSR 4-3 Spain
- July 22
- Sweden 1-12 USSR
- Spain 5-4 Italy
Group C [edit]
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yugoslavia (YUG) |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 10 | +14 |
| 2. |  Cuba (CUB) |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 11 | +8 |
| 3. | Australia (AUS) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 20 | –5 |
| 4. |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 25 | –17 |
- July 20
- Yugoslavia 6-6 Cuba
- Australia 9-5 Bulgaria
- July 21
- Yugoslavia 9-2 Bulgaria
- Australia 4-6 Cuba
- July 22
- Yugoslavia 9-2 Australia
- Cuba 7-1 Bulgaria
Final round [edit]
Group A [edit]
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Soviet Union (URS) |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 21 | +13 |
| 2. | Yugoslavia (YUG) |
7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 32 | +2 |
| 3. | Hungary (HUN) |
6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 30 | +2 |
| 4. | Spain (ESP) |
4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 31 | –3 |
| 5. | Cuba (CUB) |
2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 38 | –7 |
| 6. | Netherlands (NED) |
1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 33 | –7 |
- July 24
- Luzhniki Hungary 4-5 USSR
- Luzhniki Netherlands 5-6 Spain
- Luzhniki Yugoslavia 7-7 Cuba
- July 25
- Luzhniki Hungary 7-8 Yugoslavia
- Luzhniki Netherlands 7-7 Cuba
- Luzhniki USSR 6-2 Spain
- July 26
- Luzhniki Hungary 6-5 Spain
- Luzhniki Netherlands 4-5 Yugoslavia
- Luzhniki USSR 8-5 Cuba
- July 28
- Olympiiski Hungary 7-5 Cuba
- Olympiiski Netherlands 3-7 USSR
- Olympiiski Spain 6-7 Yugoslavia
- July 29
- Olympiiski Hungary 8-7 Netherlands
- Olympiiski USSR 8-7 Yugoslavia
- Olympiiski Spain 9-7 Cuba
Group B [edit]
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | Australia (AUS) |
9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 19 | +11 |
| 8. | Italy (ITA) |
8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 18 | +8 |
| 9. | Romania (ROU) |
7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 26 | +10 |
| 10. | Greece (GRE) |
4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| 11. | Sweden (SWE) |
2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 40 | –17 |
| 12. | Bulgaria (BUL) |
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 37 | –12 |
- July 24
- Luzhniki Romania 3-5 Italy
- Luzhniki Greece 9-5 Sweden
- Luzhniki Australia 8-5 Bulgaria
- July 25
- Luzhniki Romania 4-4 Australia
- Luzhniki Greece 6-4 Bulgaria
- Luzhniki Italy 8-3 Sweden
- July 26
- Luzhniki Romania 8-3 Sweden
- Luzhniki Greece 2-4 Australia
- Luzhniki Italy 5-4 Bulgaria
- July 28
- Olympiiski Romania 10-6 Bulgaria
- Olympiiski Greece 3-4 Italy
- Olympiiski Sweden 4-9 Australia
- July 29
- Olympiiski Romania 11-8 Greece
- Olympiiski Italy 4-5 Australia
- Olympiiski Sweden 8-6 Bulgaria
Final ranking [edit]
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Remark: Country names in the medal table are not given in the form they were used in the official documents of the IOC in 1980
Team rosters [edit]
Australia [edit]
Michael Turner, David Neesham, Robert Bryant, Peter Montgomery, Julian Muspratt, Andrew Kerr, Anthony Falson, Charles Turner, Martin Callaghan, Randall Goff, and Andrew Steward.
Bulgaria [edit]
Volodia Sirakov, Andrei Andreev, Kiril Kiriakov, Asen Denchev, Vasil Nanov, Anton Partalev, Petar Kostadinov, Nikolai Stamatov, Biser Georgiev, Matei Popov, and Georgi Gospodinov.
Cuba [edit]
Oscar Periche, Orlando Cowley, Barbaro Díaz, Lazaro Costa, Pedro Rodríguez, Nelson Domínguez, Jorge Rizo, Arturo Ramos, Carlos Benítez, Gerardo Rodríguez, and Oriel Domínguez.
Greece [edit]
Ioannis Vossos, Thomas Karalogos, Sotirios Stathakis, Spyros Kapralos, Kiriakos Giannopoulos, Aris Kefalogiannis, Ioannis Garifallos, Andreas Gounas, Antonios Aronis, Markellos Sitarenios, and Ioannis Giannouris.
Hungary [edit]
Endre Molnár, István Szívós, Jr., Attila Sudár, György Gerandás, György Horkai, Gábor Csapó, István Kiss, István Udvardi, László Kuncz, Tamás Faragó, and Károly Hauszler.
Italy [edit]
Alberto Alberani, Roldano Simeoni, Sante Misaggi, Alfio Marsili, Massimo Fondelli, Gianni de Magistris, Antonello Steardo, Paolo Ragosa, Romeo Collina, Vincenzo d'Angelo, and Umberto Panerai.
Netherlands [edit]
Stan van Belkum, Wouly de Bie, Ton Buunk, Jan Jaap Korevaar, Nico Landeweerd, Aad van Mil, Ruud Misdorp, Dick Nieuwenhuizen, Eric Noordegraaf, Jan Evert Veer, and Hans van Zeeland.
Romania [edit]
Doru Spînu, Vasile Ungureanu, Dorin Viorel Costras, Adrian Nastasiu, Dinu Popescu, Claudiu loan Rusu, Ilie Slâvei, Liviu Râducanu, Viorel Rus, Adrian Schervan, and Florin Slâvei.
Spain [edit]
Manuel Delgado, Gaspar Ventura, Antonio Esteller, Federico Sabria, Manuel Estiarte, Pedro Robert, Jorge Alonso, José Alcazar, Antonio Aquilar, Jorge Carmona, and Salvador Franch.
Soviet Union [edit]
EugeneSharonov, Sergei Kotenko, Vladimir Akimov, Eugene Grishin, Mait Riisman, Aleksandr Kabanov, Aleksei Barkalov, Erkin Shagaev, George Mshvenieradze, Mikhail Ivanov, and Viacheslav Sobchenko.
Sweden [edit]
Anders Flodqvist, Kenth Karlson, Hans Lundén, Tommy Danielson, Sören Carlsson, Christer Stenberg, Gunnar Johansson, Peter Carlström, Lars Skåål, Per Arne Andersson, and Arne Claesson.
Yugoslavia [edit]
Luko Vezilić, Zoran Gopčević, Damir Polić, Ratko Rudić, Zoran Mustur, Zoran Roje, Milivoj Bebić, Slobodan Trifunović, Petar Kočić, Predrag Manojlović, and Milorad Krivokapić.
See also [edit]
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