Water polo at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...

competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

held in Munich
Munich
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Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze


Anatoli Akimov

Aleksei Barkalov

Vadim Gulyaev

Aleksandr Dolgushin

Aleksandr Dreval

Vladimir Shmudski

Aleksandr Kabanov
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Kabanov
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Kabanov is a Russian water polo player and head coach of Russian water polo team.-Achievements:*Gold in the 1972 Munich Olympics*Gold in the Water Polo World Championship in Cali 1975*Gold in the 1980 Moscow Olympics...



Leonid Osipov

Viacheslav Sobtschenko

Nikolai Melnikov
Nikolai Melnikov
Nikolai Andreyevich Melnikov was a water polo player for the Soviet Union. He was Jewish, and was born in Moscow, Russia. He won a gold medal at the 1972 Olympics in Munich.-External links:*...



Aleksandr Schidlovski


András Bodnár
András Bodnár
András Bodnár is a Hungarian water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1964 Summer Olympics, 1968 Summer Olympics, and 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Uzhhorod....



Tibor Cservenyák

István Görgényi

Tamás Faragó
Tamás Faragó
Tamás Faragó is a former water polo player from Hungary, who competed for his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972....



Zoltán Kásás

Ferenc Konrád

István Magas

Dénes Pócsik

László Sárosi

Endre Molnár
Endre Molnár
Endre Molnár is a Hungarian water polo player.-External links:*...



István Szívós, Jr.
István Szívós, Jr.
István Szívós is a Hungarian water polo player.His father István was a member of the Hungarian water polo team which won the gold medal in 1952 and 1956.-External links:** in the International Swimming Hall of Fame...



Peter Asch
Peter Asch
Peter Gregory Asch "Pasch" is a retired water polo player from the United States, who won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany...



Steven Barnett

Bruce Bradley
Bruce Bradley
Myron Bruce Bradley is a retired water polo player from the United States, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1968. He won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Now he is living at...



Stanley Cole
Stanley Cole
Stanley Clark Cole is a retired water polo player from the United States, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1964. He won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:**...



James Ferguson
James Ferguson (water polo)
James Michael Ferguson is a retired water polo player from the United States. He played on UCLA's team from which included the in which he received All-American honors....



Eric Lindroth
Eric Lindroth
Eric Emil Lindroth is a retired water polo player from the United States, who won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:**...



John Parker
John Parker (water polo)
John Michael Parker is a retired water polo player from the United States, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1968. He won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:**...



Gary Sheerer
Gary Sheerer
Gary Peter Sheerer is a retired water polo player from the United States, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1968. He won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:**...



James Slatton
James Slatton
James Walter Slatton is a retired water polo player from the United States. He won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:**...



Russel Adams

Barry Weitzenberg
Barry Weitzenberg
Charles Barry Weitzenberg is a former water polo player from the United States, who was a member of the American Men's Team that won the bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:*...


Pool A

Nation  Pld W D L GF GA
5 5 0 0 31 18
5 4 0 1 35 24
5 3 0 2 28 23
5 2 0 3 38 26
5 1 0 4 25 30
5 0 0 5 14 50

August 27 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
12-4 3-1 4-1 3-1 2-1
4-6 1-2 0-1 1-1 2-2
3-4 0-1 1-2 1-0 1-1

August 28 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
7-6 1-1 1-0 2-1 3-4
7-3 2-1 0-1 1-0 4-1
7-8 3-2 2-1 2-2 0-3

August 29 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
8-1 2-0 3-0 1-0 2-1
3-5 0-1 1-1 1-3 1-0
3-4 0-2 2-1 0-1 1-0

August 30 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
7-5 0-2 3-1 2-1 2-1
16-4 1-1 6-1 5-1 4-1
5-7 1-1 1-4 1-1 2-1

August 31 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
7-2 2-0 2-0 1-2 2-0
3-5 0-1 1-1 1-2 1-1
9-6 2-2 3-1 2-0 2-3

Pool B

Nation  Pld W D L GF GA
4 3 1 0 22 6
4 2 2 0 21 13
4 2 1 1 14 11
4 0 1 3 14 27
4 0 1 3 13 27

August 27 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
3-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 1-0
7-7 3-3 2-1 1-2 1-1

August 28 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
2-4 1-0 0-0 0-1 1-3
3-3 1-0 0-1 0-2 2-0

August 29 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
4-4 2-1 1-0 0-1 1-2
1-6 0-3 0-0 0-2 1-1

August 30 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
2-10 0-3 1-2 0-3 1-2
8-3 3-1 3-1 1-1 1-0

August 31 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
6-3 1-1 2-0 1-0 2-2
2-6 1-0 0-2 1-3 0-1

Pool C

Nation  Pld W D L GF GA
4 4 0 0 30 9
4 3 0 1 25 16
4 2 0 2 19 20
4 1 0 3 18 25
4 0 0 4 14 36

August 28 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
6-4 2-1 1-2 1-1 2-0
1-4 1-0 0-2 0-2 0-0

August 28 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
11-1 1-0 4-1 3-0 3-0
8-5 3-1 3-2 2-1 0-1

August 29 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
7-2 2-0 2-1 2-0 1-1
6-2 1-0 0-1 2-1 3-0

August 30 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
7-4 3-1 0-1 2-1 2-1
5-8 0-1 1-2 2-2 2-3

August 31 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
12-5 4-1 3-0 1-1 4-3
6-4 0-0 2-1 2-1 2-2

Group II (Classification 7th – 12th)

Pos. Nation Pld W D L GF GA
7 5 4 1 0 29 25
8 5 4 1 0 25 18
9 5 2 1 2 23 24
10 5 2 0 3 24 20
11 5 0 2 3 15 17
12 5 0 1 4 18 27

September 1 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
7-4 1-2 2-0 0-0 4-2
5-2 1-0 0-1 2-1 2-0
6-5 1-1 3-2 1-1 1-1

September 2 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
4-3 2-2 1-0 1-0 0-1
4-8 0-1 2-1 1-3 1-3
6-8 2-1 2-5 0-2 2-0

September 3 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
4-4 2-2 1-0 1-1 0-1
5-5 2-2 1-2 0-1 2-0
4-3 2-1 1-2 0-0 1-0

September 4 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
4-4 0-0 2-3 1-0 1-1
5-3 1-1 2-1 1-0 1-1
7-5 0-1 3-0 2-2 2-2


Results taken from Preliminary Round
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
4-3 ?-? ?-? ?-? ?-?
4-2 ?-? ?-? ?-? ?-?
4-2 ?-? ?-? ?-? ?-?

Group I (Classification Gold – 6th)

Pos. Nation Pld W D L GF GA
1 5 3 2 0 22 16
2 5 3 2 0 23 18
3 5 2 1 2 24 23
4 5 0 3 2 13 18
5 5 1 2 2 20 24
6 5 0 2 3 21 26

September 1 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
8-7 1-0 2-1 3-4 2-2
4-4 3-1 1-1 0-0 0-2
4-5 1-2 0-2 2-0 1-1

September 2 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
6-6 2-2 2-1 1-1 1-2
2-4 1:1 1:3 0:0 0:0
3-5 0-0 1-2 2-2 0-1

September 3 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
2-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-0
2-4 0-1 1-1 0-1 1-1
6-6 0-1 3-1 2-2 1-2

September 4 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
5-4 3-0 0-1 1-1 1-2
6-5 2-1 1-1 2-1 1-2
3-3 2-1 1-1 0-1 0-0


Results taken from Preliminary Round
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
5-3 ?-? ?-? ?-? ?-?
4-1 ?-? ?-? ?-? ?-?
3-3 0-1 1-0 0-2 2-0

Final ranking

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