Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Outdoor Swimming Pool of the Central Lenin Stadium during the event. RIAN photo

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:

118,247 spectators watched 48 matches of water polo event at these venues.

USSR Team, congratulated by their fans after victory in the final. RIAN photo

Medals

 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

Preliminary round

All matches of the preliminary round were played in the Outdoor Swimming Pool of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki.

Group A

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Hungary (HUN) 532101914+5
2.  Netherlands (NED) 432011615+1
3.  Romania (ROU) 3311115150
4.  Greece (GRE) 0300316226


Group B

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Soviet Union (URS) 633002410+14
2.  Spain (ESP) 432011511+4
3.  Italy (ITA) 1301214172
4.  Sweden (SWE) 1301282315


Group C

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Yugoslavia (YUG) 532102410+14
2.  Cuba (CUB) 532101911+8
3.  Australia (AUS) 2310215205
4.  Bulgaria (BUL) 0300382517


Final round

Group A

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Soviet Union (URS) 1055003421+13
2.  Yugoslavia (YUG) 753113432+2
3.  Hungary (HUN) 653023230+2
4.  Spain (ESP) 4520328313
5.  Cuba (CUB) 2502331387
6.  Netherlands (NED) 1501426337


Group B

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
7.  Australia (AUS) 954103019+11
8.  Italy (ITA) 854012618+8
9.  Romania (ROU) 753113626+10
10.  Greece (GRE) 4520328280
11.  Sweden (SWE) 25104234017
12.  Bulgaria (BUL) 05005253712

Final ranking

RANK TEAM
 Soviet Union (URS)
 Yugoslavia (YUG)
 Hungary (HUN)
4.  Spain (ESP)
5.  Cuba (CUB)
6.  Netherlands (NED)
7.  Australia (AUS)
8.  Italy (ITA)
9.  Romania (ROU)
10.  Greece (GRE)
11.  Sweden (SWE)
12.  Bulgaria (BUL)

 1980 Men's Olympic Champions 

Soviet Union
Second title



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

 Australia

Michael Turner, David Neesham, Robert Bryant, Peter Montgomery, Julian Muspratt, Andrew Kerr, Anthony Falson, Charles Turner, Martin Callaghan, Randall Goff, and Andrew Steward.

 Bulgaria

Volodia Sirakov, Andrei Andreev, Kiril Kiriakov, Asen Denchev, Vasil Nanov, Anton Partalev, Petar Kostadinov, Nikolai Stamatov, Biser Georgiev, Matei Popov, and Georgi Gospodinov.

 Cuba

Oscar Periche, Orlando Cowley, Barbaro Díaz, Lazaro Costa, Pedro Rodríguez, Nelson Domínguez, Jorge Rizo, Arturo Ramos, Carlos Benítez, Gerardo Rodríguez, and Oriel Domínguez.

 Greece

Ioannis Vossos, Thomas Karalogos, Sotirios Stathakis, Spyros Kapralos, Kiriakos Giannopoulos, Aris Kefalogiannis, Ioannis Garifallos, Andreas Gounas, Antonios Aronis, Markellos Sitarenios, and Ioannis Giannouris.

 Hungary

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

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

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

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

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

Sergey Kotenko, Vladimir Akimov, Yevgeny Grishin, Mait Riisman, Aleksandr Kabanov, Aleksei Barkalov, Erkin Shagaev, Giorgi Mshvenieradze, Mikhail Ivanov, and Viacheslav Sobchenko.

 Sweden

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

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


References

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