Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Men's water polo
at the XXX Olympiad

Tournament details
Host country	United Kingdom
Dates	29 July – 12 August
Teams	12 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Croatia (1st title)
Runner-up	Italy
Third place	Serbia
Fourth place	Montenegro
Tournament statistics
Matches	40
Goals scored	763 (19.08 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Andrija Prlainović (22 goals)

Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Tournaments
men  women
Rosters
men  women

The men's tournament of water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics at London, Great Britain, began on 29 July and lasted until 12 August 2012. All games were held at the Water Polo Arena.

Teams from twelve nations competed in the tournament and were seeded into two groups for the preliminary round. A total of 42 games were played, 30 of them in the preliminary round.

Format

The format of water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics:^[1]

• Twelve teams were divided into two preliminary groups,^[2] composed of six teams each, and played a single round robin in each group.
• The top 4 teams from each group played against each other in a cross-group format in the Quarterfinals.
• Winners from the Quarterfinal progressed to the Semifinals and played against another winner from the Quarterfinal round. Losers went on to play classification games.
• Winners of the Semifinals contested the gold medal game and the losers the bronze medal game.

Preliminary round

Group A

Qualified for the quarterfinals

Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Croatia	5	5	0	0	50	29	+21	10
Italy	5	3	1	1	40	36	+4	7
Spain	5	3	0	2	52	42	+10	6
Australia	5	2	0	3	40	44	−4	4
Greece	5	1	1	3	41	43	−2	3
Kazakhstan	5	0	0	5	24	53	−29	0

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).

29 July 2012 10:00	Report	Greece	6–8	Croatia	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), György Juhász (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–2, 2–2, 1–3
		Fountoulis, Mourikis 2	Goals	three players 2

29 July 2012 11:20	Report	Kazakhstan	6–14	Spain	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Marijo Brguljan (MNE), Ulrich Spiegel (GER)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 1–5, 1–3, 2–2
		Gubarev, Ushakov 2	Goals	Perrone 5

29 July 2012 14:10	Report	Italy	8–5	Australia	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Radoslaw Koryzna (POL)
		Score by quarters: 3–0, 2–2, 0–1, 3–2
		Felugo, Giorgetti 2	Goals	five players 1

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31 July 2012 11:20	Report	Croatia	8–7	Spain	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Radoslaw Koryzna (POL)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–2, 2–4, 1–0
		Sukno, Dobud 2	Goals	Español 4

31 July 2012 14:10	Report	Australia	7–4	Kazakhstan	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Ulrich Spiegel (GER)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–0, 2–2, 1–1
		Howden 2	Goals	four players 1

31 July 2012 15:30	Report	Greece	7–7	Italy	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Marijo Brguljan (MNE), Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–2, 2–3, 2–1
		Fountoulis, Afroudakis 2	Goals	Presciutti 2

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2 August 2012 10:00	Report	Spain	13–9	Australia	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB), Steven Rotsart (USA)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–3, 4–1, 4–4
		three players 2	Goals	Miller 5

2 August 2012 11:20	Report	Kazakhstan	4–11	Greece	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Ulrich Spiegel (GER), Brian Littlejohn (GBR)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–4, 1–3, 2–2
		Ukumanov 2	Goals	Fountoulis 5

2 August 2012 19:40	Report	Italy	6–11	Croatia	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Gyorgy Juhasz (HUN), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 1–1, 1–3, 1–3
		Figlioli, Gallo 2	Goals	Bošković, Sukno 3

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4 August 2012 11:20	Report	Croatia	11–6	Australia	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Ulrich Spiegel (GER), Gyorgy Juhasz (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–1, 3–2, 3–2
		Joković 3	Goals	Whalan 3

4 August 2012 14:10	Report	Greece	9–11	Spain	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Marijo Brguljan (MNE), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–4, 2–1, 2–2
		Delakas 3	Goals	three players 3

4 August 2012 15:30	Report	Italy	9–6	Kazakhstan	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Anton Bervoets (NED), Cory Williams (NZL)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–2, 1–1, 0–1
		four players 2	Goals	Shmider, Zhilyayev 2

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6 August 2012 10:00	Report	Kazakhstan	4–12	Croatia	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: German Moller (ARG), Brian Littlejohn (GBR)
		Score by quarters: 0–4, 1–1, 2–4, 1–3
		Zhilyayev 2	Goals	Dobud 5

6 August 2012 11:20	Report	Greece	8–13	Australia	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB), Sergi Sanchez (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–5, 1–3, 2–2
		Chatzitheodorou 3	Goals	Howden 3

6 August 2012 19:40	Report	Spain	7–10	Italy	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Dragan Stampalija (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 0–2, 3–4, 1–2, 3–2
		Español 3	Goals	Premuš 3

Group B

Qualified for the quarterfinals

Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Serbia	5	4	1	0	69	38	+31	9
Montenegro	5	3	1	1	54	41	+13	7
Hungary	5	3	0	2	65	52	+13	6
United States	5	3	0	2	43	44	−1	6
Romania	5	1	0	4	48	55	−7	2
Great Britain	5	0	0	5	28	77	−49	0

29 July 2012 15:30	Report	Hungary	10–14	Serbia	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–3, 3–5, 4–4
		three players 2	Goals	Prlainović 5

29 July 2012 18:20	Report	Romania	13–4	Great Britain	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: German Moller (ARG), Anton Bervoets (NED)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–0, 3–2, 4–1
		Diaconu 4	Goals	Parker 2

29 July 2012 19:40	Report	Montenegro	7–8	United States	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 1–1, 1–3, 2–2, 3–2
		Ivović 3	Goals	Varellas 3

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31 July 2012 10:00	Report	Hungary	10–11	Montenegro	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Daniel Flahive (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–4, 3–3, 2–2
		Biros 3	Goals	Brguljan 3

31 July 2012 18:20	Report	Serbia	21–7	Great Britain	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Gus Pinker (RSA), Kazuhiko Makita (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 7–2, 6–1, 5–1
		Prlainović 5	Goals	Figes 3

31 July 2012 19:40	Report	United States	10–8	Romania	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Dragan Stampalija (CRO), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–2, 3–0, 3–3
		Varellas, Bailey 3	Goals	Radu 4

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2 August 2012 14:10	Report	Montenegro	11–11	Serbia	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–1, 5–4, 3–3
		Ivović 3	Goals	Prlainović 5

2 August 2012 15:30	Report	Romania	15–17	Hungary	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Massimiliano Balfanbayev (KAZ), Sergi Sanchez (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 4–5, 5–4, 2-5, 4-3
		Bușilă, Ghiban 3	Goals	Madaras 5

2 August 2012 18:20	Report	Great Britain	7–13	United States	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Cory Williams (NZL), Ni Shiwei (CHN)
		Score by quarters: 0–5, 3–3, 3–2, 1–3
		Parker 3	Goals	Azevedo 4

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4 August 2012 10:00	Report	Montenegro	12–8	Romania	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–1, 3–2, 4–4
		Ivović 3	Goals	Diaconu 3

4 August 2012 18:20	Report	Hungary	17–6	Great Britain	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: German Moller (ARG), Denis Danelon (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 6–1, 5–4, 4–0, 2–1
		Kásás, Madaras 3	Goals	six players 1

4 August 2012 19:40	Report	Serbia	11–6	United States	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 1–2, 3–1, 3–2
		Udovičić 3	Goals	Bailey 2

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6 August 2012 14:10	Report	Romania	4–12	Serbia	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Ulrich Spiegel (GER), Steven Rotsart (USA)
		Score by quarters: 0–3, 1–3, 0–4, 3–2
		four players 1	Goals	Nikić, Mitrović 3

6 August 2012 15:30	Report	Hungary	11–6	United States	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 1–0, 5–2, 4–1, 1–3
		Hosnyánszky 3	Goals	six players 1

6 August 2012 18:20	Report	Great Britain	4–13	Montenegro	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Ni Shiwei (CHN), Kazuhiko Makita (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–4, 1–2, 0–3
		four players 1	Goals	Zloković 3

Medal round

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Gold medal match

A1

Croatia

8

B4

United States

2

A1

Croatia

7

B2

Montenegro

5

A3

Spain

9

B2

Montenegro

11

A1

Croatia

8

A2

Italy

6

A2

Italy

11

B3

Hungary

9

A2

Italy

9

Bronze medal match

B1

Serbia

7

A4

Australia

8

B2

Montenegro

11

B1

Serbia

11

B1

Serbia

12

Quarter-finals

8 August 2012 14:30	Report	Spain	9–11	Montenegro	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Ulrich Spiegel (GER)
		Score by quarters: 4–4, 1–3, 1–3, 3–1
		Vallès, Minguell 2	Goals	Zloković 4

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8 August 2012 15:50	Report	Australia	8–11	Serbia	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Steven Rotsart (USA)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–2, 1–2, 0–5
		Campbell, Beadsworth 2	Goals	Filipović 3

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8 August 2012 18:40	Report	Italy	11–9	Hungary	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–2, 3–1, 3–4
		three players 3	Goals	Madaras 3

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8 August 2012 20:00	Report	Croatia	8–2	United States	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), György Juhász (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 2–0, 3–0, 2–2, 1–0
		Bošković, Obradović 2	Goals	Bailey, Varellas 1

Semi-finals

10 August 2012 15:40	Report	Croatia	7–5	Montenegro	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–0, 2–2, 0–2
		Sukno 2	Goals	Ivović, Gojković 2

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10 August 2012 19:50	Report	Italy	9–7	Serbia	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–2, 2–1, 1–2
		Gallo 3	Goals	Udovičić 3

Bronze medal match

12 August 2012 14:30	Report	Montenegro	11–12	Serbia	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–1, 5–4, 1–4
		Ivović 3	Goals	Filipović 3

Gold medal match

12 August 2012 15:50	Report	Croatia	8–6	Italy	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sancherz (ESP), Gyorgy Juhasz (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–0, 2–1, 3–3
		Joković 3	Goals	Felugo 3

Classification

Bracket

	Semi-finals				5th–6th place
	United States	7
	Spain	8
					Spain	8
					Hungary	14
					7th–8th place
	Hungary	10		United States	9
	Australia	9			Australia	10

5th–8th place semi-finals

10 August 2012 14:20	Report	United States	7–8	Spain	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Marijo Brguljan (CRO), Gyorgy Juhasz (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–2, 2–1, 3–2
		Powers, Beaubien 2	Goals	Perrone 3

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10 August 2012 18:30	Report	Hungary	10–9	Australia	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB), German Moller (ARG)
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–4, 1–0, 3–3
		Madaras, Biros 3	Goals	three players 2

7th–8th place match

12 August 2012 10:20	Report	United States	9–10	Australia	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Dragan Stampalija (CRO), Ulrich Spiegel (GER)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–2, 1–3, 5–2
		four players 2	Goals	Miller, Campbell 3

5th–6th place match

12 August 2012 11:40	Report	Spain	8–14	Hungary	Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Marijo Brguljan (MNE), Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–3, 1–5, 4–2
		Minguell 3	Goals	six players 2

Ranking and statistics

Final rankings

	Croatia
	Italy
	Serbia
4	Montenegro
5	Hungary
6	Spain
7	Australia
8	United States
9	Greece
10	Romania
11	Kazakhstan
12	Great Britain

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Team	Goals	Shots	%
1	Andrija Prlainović	Serbia	22	40	55%
2	Aleksandar Ivović	Montenegro	19	43	44%
3	Filip Filipović	Serbia	18	42	43%
	Norbert Madaras	Hungary	18	37	49%
5	Péter Biros	Hungary	16	38	42%
	Felipe Perrone	Spain	16	33	48%
7	Miho Bošković	Croatia	15	33	45%
	Vanja Udovičić	Serbia	15	41	37%
9	Albert Español	Spain	14	30	47%
	Norbert Hosnyánszky	Hungary	14	23	61%
	Marc Minguell	Spain	14	31	45%
	Sandro Sukno	Croatia	14	30	47%
	Boris Zloković	Montenegro	14	30	47%

See also

• Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

References

1. "London 2012 – Water Polo Competition Schedule". FINA.
2. Draw announced for Olympic Water Polo competition