Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics as usual was part of the swimming sport, the other two being swimming and diving. They were not seen as three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation — FINA. Water polo discipline consisted of one event: the men's team competition.

In the preliminary round twelve teams were divided into two groups. The two best teams from each group (shaded ones) advanced to the semi-finals. The two numbers three and four played classification matches to determine places 5 through 8, with the earlier result taken with them. The rest of the teams also played classification matches to determine places 9 through 12.

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 West Germany 5500603710
 Soviet Union 531163307
 Italy 331148337
 Australia 320340394
 France 310443542
 South Korea 500514750

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 United States 540156408
 Yugoslavia 540160388
 Spain 531148387
 Hungary 521250435
 Greece 510445662
 China 500534680

Final round

Semi finals

Bronze medal match

Final

Group D

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
5 Hungary 312028204
6 Spain 311124233
7 Italy 311125253
8 Australia 310218272

Group E

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
9 Greece 330037216
10 France 320134194
11 China 310225282
12 South Korea 300319470

Final ranking

 Yugoslavia
 United States
 Soviet Union
4  West Germany
5  Hungary
6  Spain
7  Italy
8  Australia
9  Greece
10  France
11  China
12  South Korea

See also

References

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