Water polo at the Games of the XX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venues | Dantebad Olympia Schwimmhalle (final) | |||||||||
Date | 27 August – 4 September 1972 | |||||||||
Competitors | 176 from 16 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Final results for the water polo competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich.[1][2]
Qualification[3]
Event | Dates | Hosts | Quotas | Qualified Teams |
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Host Nation | 26 April 1966 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
1968 Summer Olympics | 14-26 October 1968 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
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1971 Pan American Games | 26 July - 1 August 1971 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() |
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European Qualifier | 14-20 May 1972 | ![]() |
4 | ![]() |
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Oceania Qualifier | 1 | ![]() | ||
Asian Qualifier | 1 | ![]() | ||
Reallocation | 1 | ![]() | ||
Total | 16 |
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Squads
Preliminary round
Pool A
Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 18 |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 24 |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 23 |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 26 |
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 30 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 50 |
27 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Yugoslavia ![]() |
12-4 | ![]() |
3-1 | 4-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 |
Mexico ![]() |
4-6 | ![]() |
1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
Romania ![]() |
3-4 | ![]() |
0-1 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 |
28 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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United States ![]() |
7-6 | ![]() |
1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-4 |
Mexico ![]() |
7-3 | ![]() |
2-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 4-1 |
Romania ![]() |
7-8 | ![]() |
3-2 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 0-3 |
29 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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United States ![]() |
8-1 | ![]() |
2-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 |
Mexico ![]() |
3-5 | ![]() |
0-1 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 1-0 |
Romania ![]() |
3-4 | ![]() |
0-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
30 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Yugoslavia ![]() |
7-5 | ![]() |
0-2 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 |
Romania ![]() |
16-4 | ![]() |
1-1 | 6-1 | 5-1 | 4-1 |
Mexico ![]() |
5-7 | ![]() |
1-1 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2-1 |
31 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Cuba ![]() |
7-2 | ![]() |
2-0 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 2-0 |
Yugoslavia ![]() |
3-5 | ![]() |
0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
Romania ![]() |
9-6 | ![]() |
2-2 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 2-3 |
Pool B
Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 13 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 |
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 27 |
27 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Hungary ![]() |
3-0 | ![]() |
0-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
Greece ![]() |
7-7 | ![]() |
3-3 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
28 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Australia ![]() |
2-4 | ![]() |
1-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-3 |
West Germany ![]() |
3-3 | ![]() |
1-0 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2-0 |
29 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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West Germany ![]() |
4-4 | ![]() |
2-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
Greece ![]() |
1-6 | ![]() |
0-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
30 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Australia ![]() |
2-10 | ![]() |
0-3 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 1-2 |
West Germany ![]() |
8-3 | ![]() |
3-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
31 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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West Germany ![]() |
6-3 | ![]() |
1-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-2 |
Greece ![]() |
2-6 | ![]() |
1-0 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
Pool C
Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 16 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 22 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 25 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 36 |
28 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Spain ![]() |
6-4 | ![]() |
2-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 |
Italy ![]() |
1-4 | ![]() |
1-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
28 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Soviet Union ![]() |
11-1 | ![]() |
1-0 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
Italy ![]() |
8-5 | ![]() |
3-1 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 |
29 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Soviet Union ![]() |
7-2 | ![]() |
2-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 |
Italy ![]() |
6-2 | ![]() |
1-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 3-0 |
30 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Bulgaria ![]() |
7-4 | ![]() |
3-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 |
Spain ![]() |
5-8 | ![]() |
0-1 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2-3 |
31 August | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Italy ![]() |
12-5 | ![]() |
4-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 4-3 |
Spain ![]() |
6-4 | ![]() |
0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 |
Final round
Group II (Classification 7th – 12th)
Pos. | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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7 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 20 |
8 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 19 |
9 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 23 |
10 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 26 |
11 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 23 |
12 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 27 |
1 September | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Romania ![]() |
7-4 | ![]() |
1-2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 4-2 |
Netherlands ![]() |
5-2 | ![]() |
1-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 |
Cuba ![]() |
6-5 | ![]() |
1-1 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
2 September | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Romania ![]() |
4-3 | ![]() |
2-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
Australia ![]() |
4-8 | ![]() |
0-1 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
Cuba ![]() |
6-8 | ![]() |
2-1 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-0 |
3 September | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Australia ![]() |
4-4 | ![]() |
2-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
Romania ![]() |
5-5 | ![]() |
2-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-0 |
Cuba ![]() |
4-3 | ![]() |
2-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
4 September | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Cuba ![]() |
4-4 | ![]() |
0-0 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 1-1 |
Romania ![]() |
5-3 | ![]() |
1-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 |
Netherlands ![]() |
7-5 | ![]() |
0-1 | 3-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
- Results taken from Preliminary Round
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |||
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Cuba ![]() |
4-3 | ![]() |
?-? | ?-? | ?-? | ?-? |
Netherlands ![]() |
4-2 | ![]() |
?-? | ?-? | ?-? | ?-? |
Spain ![]() |
6-4 | ![]() |
?-? | ?-? | ?-? | ?-? |
Group I (Classification Gold – 6th)
Pos. | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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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 | 15 | 18 |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 24 |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 26 |
1 September | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Hungary ![]() |
8-7 | ![]() |
1-0 | 2-1 | 3-4 | 2-2 |
United States ![]() |
4-4 | ![]() |
3-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Yugoslavia ![]() |
4-5 | ![]() |
1-2 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1-1 |
2 September | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Yugoslavia ![]() |
6-6 | ![]() |
2-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
West Germany ![]() |
2-4 | ![]() |
1:1 | 1:3 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
United States ![]() |
3-5 | ![]() |
0-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 |
3 September | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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West Germany ![]() |
2-2 | ![]() |
1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
Yugoslavia ![]() |
2-4 | ![]() |
0-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
United States ![]() |
6-6 | ![]() |
0-1 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 1-2 |
4 September | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | ||
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Yugoslavia ![]() |
5-4 | ![]() |
3-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
United States ![]() |
6-5 | ![]() |
2-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-2 |
Hungary ![]() |
3-3 | ![]() |
2-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
- Results taken from Preliminary Round
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |||
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United States ![]() |
5-3 | ![]() |
?-? | ?-? | ?-? | ?-? |
Soviet Union ![]() |
4-1 | ![]() |
?-? | ?-? | ?-? | ?-? |
West Germany ![]() |
3-3 | ![]() |
0-1 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 2-0 |
Final ranking
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Top goalscorers
Rank | Name | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
18 |
2 | ![]() |
17 |
3 | ![]() |
16 |
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5 | ![]() |
12 |
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8 | ![]() |
11 |
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13 | ![]() |
10 |
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See also
References
- 1 2 3 "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ↑ "Water Polo at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ↑ "Men_1972". Todor66.
Sources
- PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:
- Official Report of the 1972 Olympic Games, v.3 (download, archive) (pp. 331, 353–365)
- Water polo on the Olympedia website
- Water polo on the Sports Reference website
- Water polo at the 1972 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
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