1926 Men's European Water Polo Championship

The 1926 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 1st edition of the event,^[1] organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The event took place between 18–22 August in Budapest, Hungary as an integrated part of the 1926 European Aquatics Championships.

Teams

•  Belgium
•  Germany
•  Hungary
•  Sweden

Main round

	Team	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff	Points
1.	Hungary[2]	3	3	0	0	16	3	+13	6
2.	Sweden	3	1	1	1	10	10	0	3
3.	Germany	3	1	0	2	11	17	−6	2
4.	Belgium	3	0	1	2	7	14	−7	1

• First round

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18 August 1926

Hungary

8–1

Germany

• Second round

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19 August 1926

Germany

6–4

Belgium

• Third round

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20 August 1926

Hungary

5–0

Belgium

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20 August 1926

Sweden

5–4

Germany

• Fourth round

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21 August 1926

Belgium

3–3

Sweden

• Fifth round

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22 August 1926

Hungary

3–2

Sweden

Final ranking

RANK TEAM  Hungary  Sweden  Germany 4.  Belgium

1926 Men's European Champion  Hungary First title István Barta, Tibor Fazekas, Márton Homonnai, Alajos Keserű, Ferenc Keserű, József Vértesy, János Wenk

References

1. Levinson, David; Christensen, Karen (1996). Encyclopedia of world sport: from ancient times to the present, Volume 2. ABC-CLIO. p. 768. ISBN 0874368197.
2. Smith, J. R. (1936). Playing and coaching water polo. Los Angeles, Calif: Interscholastic sports Pub. Co. p. 6

External links

• European Water Polo Championships – Past and present results. Ligue Européenne de Natation.