Water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics played at Finchley Lido:

Medal summary

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Italy Ermenegildo Arena Emilio Bulgarelli Pasquale Buonocore Aldo Ghira Mario Majoni Geminio Ognio Gianfranco Pandolfini Tullo Pandolfini Cesare Rubini	Hungary Jenő Brandi Oszkár Csuvik Dezső Fábián Dezső Gyarmati Endre Győrfi Miklós Holop László Jeney Dezső Lemhényi Károly Szittya István Szívós	Netherlands Cor Braasem Hennie Keetelaar Nijs Korevaar Joop Rohner Frits Ruimschotel Piet Salomons Frits Smol Hans Stam Ruud van Feggelen

Team squads

Main article: Water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads

Results

Round One

In the first round each team in a group played each other team in the same group. The placings were determined on points. If the points were equal, then the better goal average decided. The first two teams of each group were qualified for the second round, while the third placed team was eliminated.

Group A

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Belgium (BEL)	2	1	1	0	14	5	3	X	4:4	10:1
2.	United States (USA)	2	1	1	0	11	4	3	4:4	X	7:0
3.	Uruguay (URU)	2	0	0	2	1	17	0	1:10	0:7	X

Group B

Rank	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Sweden (SWE)	2	2	0	10	2	4	X	4:1	6:1
2.	Spain (ESP)	2	1	1	6	5	2	1:4	X	5:1
3.	Switzerland (SUI)	2	0	2	2	11	0	1:6	1:5	X

Group C

Rank	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Netherlands (NED)	2	2	0	26	1	4	X	12:1	14:0
2.	India (IND)	2	1	1	8	16	2	1:12	X	7:4
3.	Chile (CHI)	2	0	2	4	21	0	0:14	4:7	X

Group D

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Italy (ITA)	2	1	1	0	13	4	3	X	4:4	9:0
2.	Yugoslavia (YUG)	2	1	1	0	16	7	3	4:4	X	12:3
3.	Australia (AUS)	2	0	0	2	3	21	0	0:9	3:12	X

Group E

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Hungary (HUN)	2	2	0	0	16	4	4	X	5:2	11:2
2.	Egypt (EGY)	2	0	1	1	5	8	1	2:5	X	3:3
3.	Great Britain (GBR)	2	0	1	1	5	14	1	2:11	3:3	X

Group F

Rank	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	France (FRA)	2	2	0	11	2	4	X	4:1	7:1
2.	Argentina (ARG)	2	1	1	7	6	2	1:4	X	6:2
3.	Greece (GRE)	2	0	2	3	13	0	1:7	2:6	X

Round Two

In the second round each team in a group played each other team in the same group unless they had met in a previous round. In this case the previous result stood and was carried forward to this group. So in each group only three matches had to be played. The placings were determined on points. If the points were equal, then the better goal average decided. The first two teams of each group were qualified for the semi-finals, while the third placed team was eliminated.

The results which are carried forward from the first round are shown in italics.

Group G

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Sweden (SWE)	2	1	1	0	8	1	3	X	1:1	7:0
2.	Belgium (BEL)	2	0	2	0	5	5	2	1:1	X	4:4
3.	United States (USA)	2	0	1	1	4	11	1	0:7	4:4	X

Group H

Rank	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Netherlands (NED)	2	2	0	17	3	4	X	5:2	12:1
2.	Spain (ESP)	2	1	1	13	6	2	2:5	X	11:1
3.	India (IND)	2	0	2	2	23	0	1:12	1:11	X

Group I

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Italy (ITA)	2	1	1	0	8	7	3	X	4:3	4:4
2.	Hungary (HUN)	2	1	0	1	6	5	2	3:4	X	3:1
3.	Yugoslavia (YUG)	2	0	1	1	5	7	1	4:4	1:3	X

Group J

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	France (FRA)	2	1	1	0	7	4	3	X	3:3	4:1
2.	Egypt (EGY)	2	0	2	0	7	7	2	3:3	X	4:4
3.	Argentina (ARG)	2	0	1	1	5	8	1	1:4	4:4	X

Semi-finals

As in the second round each team in a group played each other team in the same group unless they had met in a previous round. In this case the previous result stood and was carried forward to this group. So in each group only three matches had to be played. The placings were determined on points. If the points were equal, then the better goal average decided. The first two teams of each group were qualified for the final round, while the third and fourth placed team were eliminated and took part in a consolation tournament.

The results which are carried forward from the previous rounds are shown in italics.

Group K

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Netherlands (NED)	3	2	1	0	13	8	5	X	3:3	5:3	5:2
2.	Belgium (BEL)	3	1	2	0	8	5	4	3:3	X	1:1	4:1
3.	Sweden (SWE)	3	1	1	1	8	7	3	3:5	1:1	X	4:1
4.	Spain (ESP)	3	0	0	3	4	13	0	2:5	1:4	1:4	X

Group L

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Italy (ITA)	3	3	0	0	14	6	6	X	4:3	5:2	5:1
2.	Hungary (HUN)	3	2	0	1	13	10	4	3:4	X	5:4	5:2
3.	France (FRA)	3	0	1	2	9	13	1	2:5	4:5	X	3:3
4.	Egypt (EGY)	3	0	1	2	6	13	1	1:5	2:5	3:3	X

Final round

As in all other rounds each team in the final played each other team unless they had met in a previous round. In this case the previous result stood and was carried forward to the final. So in the final only four matches had to be played. The placings were determined on points. If the points were equal, then the better goal average decided.

The results which are carried forward from the previous rounds are shown in italics.

Final Group

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
	Italy (ITA)	3	3	0	0	12	7	6	X	4:3	4:2	4:2
	Hungary (HUN)	3	1	1	1	10	8	3	3:4	X	4:4	3:0
	Netherlands (NED)	3	0	2	1	9	11	2	2:4	4:4	X	3:3
4.	Belgium (BEL)	3	0	1	2	5	10	1	2:4	0:3	3:3	X

Group for fifth to eighth places - consolation tournament

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
5.	Sweden (SWE)	3	2	1	0	8	4	5	X	1:1	3:2	4:1
6.	France (FRA)	3	1	2	0	6	5	4	1:1	X	3:3	2:1
7.	Egypt (EGY)	3	1	1	1	8	7	3	2:3	3:3	X	3:1
8.	Spain (ESP)	3	0	0	3	3	9	0	1:4	1:2	1:3	X

Participating nations

Each country was allowed to enter a team of 11 players and they all were eligible for participation.

A total of 155(*) water polo players from 18 nations competed at the London Games:

Argentina (7)
Australia (10)
Belgium (8)
Chile (8)
Egypt (8)
France (11)
Great Britain (8)
Greece (8)
Hungary (10)
India (9)
Italy (9)
Netherlands (9)
Spain (8)
Switzerland (7)
Sweden (10)
United States (8)
Uruguay (8)
Yugoslavia (9)

(*) NOTE: There are only players counted, which participated in one game at least.

Not all reserve players are known.

Summary

Place	Nation
1	Italy (ITA)
	Coach: Pino Valle reserve players Luigi Fabiano Alfredo Toribolo
2	Hungary (HUN)
	Jenő Brandi (Vasas Budapest) Oszkár Csuvik (MTK) Dezső Fábián (FTC) Dezső Gyarmati (UTE) Endre Győrfi (MAFC) Miklós Holop (MAFC) László Jeney (Vasas Budapest) Dezső Lemhényi (UTE) Károly Szittya (UTE) István Szívós (MTK) Pál Pók (Egri Szakszervezeti TK)
3	Netherlands (NED)
	Coach: Frans Kuypers reserve players Joop Cabout Theo Smael
4	Belgium (BEL) Henri De Pauw Théo-Léo De Smet Emile D'Hooge Fernand Isselé Georges Leenheere Alphonse Martin Paul Rigaumont Willy Simons
5	Sweden (SWE) Folke Eriksson (Västerås SS) Knut Gadd (IF Elfsborg) Erik Holm (SoIK Hellas) Olle Johansson (IF Elfsborg) Åke Julin (Stockholms KK) Rolf Julin (Stockholms KK) Arne Jutner (SoIK Hellas) Rune Öberg (SoIK Hellas) Olle Ohlson (SoIK Hellas) Roland Spångberg (SoIK Hellas)
6	France (FRA) Jacques Bermyn Jacques Berthe François Debonnet Roger Dewasch Marco Diener Robert Himgi Robert le Bras Maurice Lefèbvre Raymond Massol Marcel Spilliaert Jacques Viaene
7	Egypt (EGY) Taha Youssef el Gamal Dori Abdel Kader el Sayed Samir Ahmed Gharbo Mohamed Haraga Mohamed Hemmat Mohamed Khadry Mohamed Abdel Aziz Khalifa Ahmed Fouad Nessim
8	Spain (ESP) Coach: Bandy Zolyomy Francisco Castillo Carlos Falt Carlos Martí Arenas Agustín Mestres Rivas Josep Oriol Pujol de Coma Angel Sabata Valentín Sabaté Mas Juan Serra Federico Salvadores
9-12	Yugoslavia (YUG) Juraj Amšel Veljko Bakašun Marko Brainović Luka Ciganović Ivo Đovaneli Božo Grkinić Zdravko Kovačić Ivica Kurtini Ivo Štakula Željko Radić Saša Strmac
9-12	Argentina (ARG) Osvaldo Codaro Anibál Filiberti Rubén Maidana Hugo Prono Ladislao Szabo Marcelo Visentín Carlos Visentín Luis Díez Ladislao Fijaldauskas Mario Sebastián Francisco Trimboli
9-12	United States (USA) Kenneth Beck Bob Bray Ralph Budelman Lee Case Devere Christensen Harold Dash Dixon Fiske Edward Bruce Knox John Miller Donald Tierney Frank Walton
9-12	India (IND) J. Ahir S. N. Chatterjee Ajoy Chatterjee Suhas Chatterjee D. Das J. Dass Isaac Abraham Mansoor D. Murarji Sachindra Nath Nag G. Seal
13-18	Great Britain (GBR) Charles William Brand Roy Garforth Robert Gentleman Peter Hardie Ian Thompson Johnston Trevor J. Lewis David Murray Reginald Potter John Jones Robert Mitchell G. F. Weber
13-18	Switzerland (SUI) André Grosjean Edouard Hauser Georges Hauser Heinrich Keller Erwin Klumpp Tristan Sauer René Weibel
13-18	Greece (GRE) Richardos Brousalis Nikolaos Melanofidis Alexandros Monastiriotis Emmanuel Papadopoulos Ioannis Papastefanou Dimitrios Provatopoulos Dimosthenis Stabolis Dimitrios Zografos
13-18	Uruguay (URU) Ramón N. Abella Caside Juan L. Bucetta Pérez Raúl M. Castro Nilson Julio César Costemalle Juan López Osvaldo Mariño Fernández Enrique Pereira Kliche Leonel Gabriel Píriz
13-18	Chile (CHI) L. Aguirrebeña Gabiola P. Aguirrebeña Gabiola Isaac Froimovich Schejter A. Hurtado Vargas O. Martínez Jara J. Salah Jaque T. Salah Jaque S. Tornvall
13-18	Australia (AUS) Arthur Burge Roger Cornforth Benjamin Dalley Herman Doerner Jack Ferguson Leon Ferguson Colin French Eric Johnston Jack King Les McKay

References

sports-reference.com

Events at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London

Athletics Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Gymnastics Lacrosse (demonstration) Modern pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Swimming Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling Art competitions (unofficial)

Water polo at the Summer Olympics

Tournaments

Qualifications

Men	1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Women	2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Squads

Men	1900 1904 1908 1920 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Women	2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

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