Water polo at the 1912 Summer Olympics
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The 1912 Summer Olympics
in Stockholm
, saw the fourth water polo
tournament at Olympics. All games took place in the newly built swimming stadium in Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
from July 7 to July 16, 1912.
The competitions in water polo
were arranged on the Cup Tie (elimination) system, but in such a way that the necessary number of matches had to be played for the second and third prizes between the teams qualified to take part in these rounds. The principle was adopted, that a team which had not been beaten, direct or indirect, by a team that was qualified to fight for the second or third prize, should have the right to play against the team last-mentioned, even if it (the first-named) had already been beaten by some other team. The teams entered were drawn in pairs for the first round, after which the order in which they were to meet in the second round was determined by drawing lots, so that the order in which the games were to be played, right up to the final, was fixed before the games began.
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...
in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, saw the fourth water polo
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...
tournament at Olympics. All games took place in the newly built swimming stadium in Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
Djurgårdsbrunnsviken is a bay in central Stockholm, Sweden, together with the canal Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen forming the northern shore line of the island Djurgården...
from July 7 to July 16, 1912.
Medal summary
| Charles Sydney Smith Charles Sydney Smith Charles Sydney Smith was born in Wigan, the ninth of eleven children born to Thomas Smith and Elizabeth née Sayer. He was a British water polo player who competed as goalkeeper for the England Water Polo team which won gold medals in the London games of 1908, and the Stockholm games of 1912... George Cornet George Cornet George Thomson Cornet was the only Scot in the Great Britain and Ireland water polo team that won gold in the 1908 Summer Olympics and the 1912 Summer Olympics.... George Wilkinson George Wilkinson (water polo) George Wilkinson was a British water polo player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics he was in the Hyde Seal team when he won the Olympics. Hyde Seal are a manchester team.He was part of the British water polo team and won three... Charles Bugbee Charles Bugbee Charles G. Bugbee was a British water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.... Arthur Edwin Hill Arthur Edwin Hill Arthur Edwin Hill was a British water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the British team, which was able to win the gold medal.-External links:*... Paul Radmilovic Isaac Bentham Isaac Bentham Isaac Bentham was a British water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the British team, which was able to win the gold medal.... |
Torsten Kumfeldt Torsten Kumfeldt Karl Torsten Kumfeldt was a Swedish water polo player and breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.... Harald Julin Harald Julin Harald Sigfrid Alexander Julin was a Swedish freestyle swimmer and water polo player. He won a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in 100 m freestyle, bronze medals at the 1908 and 1920 in men's water polo tournament and a silver medal in men's water polo at the 1912 Summer Olympics in... Max Gumpel Max Gumpel Max Leonard Gumpel was a Swedish water polo player and breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.... Robert Andersson Robert Andersson Robert Theodor Andersson was a Swedish water polo player, diver, and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win three consecutive... Pontus Hanson Pontus Hanson Pontus Hanson was a Swedish breaststroke swimmer and water polo player. He won a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in 200 m breaststroke, bronze medals at the 1908 and 1920 in men's water polo tournament and a silver medal in men's water polo at the 1912 Summer Olympics in... Vilhelm Andersson Vilhelm Andersson Vilhelm Cletus Andersson was a Swedish water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.... Erik Bergqvist Erik Bergqvist Erik Gustaf Bergqvist was a Swedish water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.... |
Albert Durant Albert Durant Albert Paul Durant was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.... Herman Donners Herman Donners Herman Donners was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Belgian water polo team and was able to win a silver and a bronze medal.-External links:*... Victor Boin Victor Boin Victor Boin was a Belgian freestyle swimmer, water polo player, and épée fencer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.Boin was born in Brussels... Herman Meyboom Herman Meyboom Herman Meyboom was a Belgian water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.... Joseph Pletinckx Joseph Pletinckx Joseph Pletinckx was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.... Oscar Grégoire Oscar Grégoire Oscar Grégoire was a Belgian water polo player and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.... Félicien Courbet Félicien Courbet Félicien Courbet was a Belgian water polo player and breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.... Jean Hoffman Jean Hoffman Jean Hoffman was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Belgian water polo team, which won a bronze medal.-External links:*... Pierre Nijs Pierre Nijs Léon Pierre Nijs was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Belgian team and was able to win a silver and a bronze medal.-External links:*... |
The competitions in water polo
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...
were arranged on the Cup Tie (elimination) system, but in such a way that the necessary number of matches had to be played for the second and third prizes between the teams qualified to take part in these rounds. The principle was adopted, that a team which had not been beaten, direct or indirect, by a team that was qualified to fight for the second or third prize, should have the right to play against the team last-mentioned, even if it (the first-named) had already been beaten by some other team. The teams entered were drawn in pairs for the first round, after which the order in which they were to meet in the second round was determined by drawing lots, so that the order in which the games were to be played, right up to the final, was fixed before the games began.
Participating nations
A total of 45 water polo players from 6 nations competed at the Stockholm Games:Bracket
Main Tournament to Gold
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| July 7 | 7 | - | 5 | after extra time | |||||||||||
| Hill Arthur Edwin Hill Arthur Edwin Hill was a British water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the British team, which was able to win the gold medal.-External links:*... (2), Wilkinson George Wilkinson (water polo) George Wilkinson was a British water polo player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics he was in the Hyde Seal team when he won the Olympics. Hyde Seal are a manchester team.He was part of the British water polo team and won three... (2), Radmilovic (2), Bentham Isaac Bentham Isaac Bentham was a British water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the British team, which was able to win the gold medal.... |
(2 | - | 3) | Grégoire Oscar Grégoire Oscar Grégoire was a Belgian water polo player and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.... (2), Meyboom Herman Meyboom Herman Meyboom was a Belgian water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.... (2), Nijs Pierre Nijs Léon Pierre Nijs was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Belgian team and was able to win a silver and a bronze medal.-External links:*... |
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| July 8 | 7 | - | 2 | ||||||||||||
| R. Andersson Robert Andersson Robert Theodor Andersson was a Swedish water polo player, diver, and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win three consecutive... (3), Bergqvist Erik Bergqvist Erik Gustaf Bergqvist was a Swedish water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.... (3), ? |
(4 | - | 0) | Decoin Henri Decoin Henri Decoin was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who competed for France in the men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1908 Summer Olympics and the water polo tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-Selected filmography:*... , Provost |
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| July 9 | 5 | - | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Scheff Otto Scheff Otto Scheff, born Otto Sochaczewsky was an Austrian freestyle swimmer, water polo player, lawyer, politician, and sports official who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.Scheff was born in Berlin. He won a bronze medal in the 400 metre... , ? |
(1 | - | 2) | Fazekas Tibor Fazekas Tibor Fazekas was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.... , Hégner Jeno Hégner Jenő Hégner-Tóth was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Hungarian team in the 1912 tournament.... , Rémi, ? |
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| Second Round | |||||||||||||||
| July 11 | 6 | - | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Wilkinson George Wilkinson (water polo) George Wilkinson was a British water polo player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics he was in the Hyde Seal team when he won the Olympics. Hyde Seal are a manchester team.He was part of the British water polo team and won three... (3), Hill Arthur Edwin Hill Arthur Edwin Hill was a British water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the British team, which was able to win the gold medal.-External links:*... , Radmilovic, Bentham Isaac Bentham Isaac Bentham was a British water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the British team, which was able to win the gold medal.... |
(3 | - | 0) | R. Andersson Robert Andersson Robert Theodor Andersson was a Swedish water polo player, diver, and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win three consecutive... (2), V. Andersson Vilhelm Andersson Vilhelm Cletus Andersson was a Swedish water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.... |
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| Gold medal match | |||||||||||||||
| July 13 | 8 | - | 0 | ||||||||||||
| ? | (4 | - | 0) | ||||||||||||
Tournament to Silver |
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| First Round | |||||||||||||||
| July 10 | 6 | - | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ? | (2 | - | 3) | Fazekas Tibor Fazekas Tibor Fazekas was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.... (3), Rémi, ? |
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| July 11 | 4 | - | 1 | ||||||||||||
| ? | (2 | - | 1) | ? | |||||||||||
| Second Round | |||||||||||||||
| July 14 | 8 | - | 1 | ||||||||||||
| R. Andersson Robert Andersson Robert Theodor Andersson was a Swedish water polo player, diver, and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win three consecutive... (3), Bergqvist Erik Bergqvist Erik Gustaf Bergqvist was a Swedish water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.... (3), V. Andersson Vilhelm Andersson Vilhelm Cletus Andersson was a Swedish water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.... (2) |
(5 | - | 1) | Scheff Otto Scheff Otto Scheff, born Otto Sochaczewsky was an Austrian freestyle swimmer, water polo player, lawyer, politician, and sports official who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.Scheff was born in Berlin. He won a bronze medal in the 400 metre... |
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| July 15 | 5 | - | 4 | ||||||||||||
| ? | (2 | - | 1) | Scheff Otto Scheff Otto Scheff, born Otto Sochaczewsky was an Austrian freestyle swimmer, water polo player, lawyer, politician, and sports official who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.Scheff was born in Berlin. He won a bronze medal in the 400 metre... , ? |
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| Silver and Bronze medal match | |||||||||||||||
| July 16 | 4 | - | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Bergqvist Erik Bergqvist Erik Gustaf Bergqvist was a Swedish water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.... (2), V. Andersson Vilhelm Andersson Vilhelm Cletus Andersson was a Swedish water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.... , R. Andersson Robert Andersson Robert Theodor Andersson was a Swedish water polo player, diver, and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win three consecutive... |
(4 | - | 0) | ? | |||||||||||
Final standings
| Place | Nation |
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| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | Rudolf Buchfelder Richard Manuel Walter Schachlitz Otto Scheff Otto Scheff Otto Scheff, born Otto Sochaczewsky was an Austrian freestyle swimmer, water polo player, lawyer, politician, and sports official who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.Scheff was born in Berlin. He won a bronze medal in the 400 metre... Josef Wagner Ernst Kovács Hermann Buchfelder |
| - | Sándor Ádám Sándor Ádám Sándor Ádám was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Hungarian team in the 1912 tournament.... László Beleznai László Beleznai László Beleznai was a Hungarian water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.... Tibor Fazekas Tibor Fazekas Tibor Fazekas was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.... Jenő Hégner Jeno Hégner Jenő Hégner-Tóth was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Hungarian team in the 1912 tournament.... Károly Rémi János Wenk János Wenk ----János Wenk was a Hungarian water polo player and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.... Imre Zachár Imre Zachár Imre Zachár was a Hungarian water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.-Swimming career:... |
| Gustave Prouvost Gaston Vanlaere Georges Rigal Georges Rigal Georges Rigal was a French water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.-Biography:He was born in Paris on January 6, 1890.... Paul Beulque Jean Thorailles Henri Decoin Henri Decoin Henri Decoin was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who competed for France in the men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1908 Summer Olympics and the water polo tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-Selected filmography:*... Paul Vasseur Jean Rodier |