The men's water polo tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics

1992 Summer Olympics

The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...

was held from August 1 to August 10, 1992, in Barcelona

Barcelona

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, Spain

Spain

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. Reigning world champion Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia men's national water polo team

Yugoslavia men's national water polo team was the national water polo team that represented the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes , the Kingdom of Yugoslavia , the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia , the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , and after the split of SFR Yugoslavia, the...

 had qualified for the tournament, but as it had formally dissolved in the interim, it didn't participate.
The successor countries didn't participate for several reasons. Serbia and Montenegro couldn't participate due to the UN sanctions due to their aggression on Croatia

Croatian War of Independence

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 and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Croatia, which was the strongest among them at the time (the Croatian club was champion of Yugoslavia and European Champions' Cup winner), also did not participate in the water polo tournament.

The position of Yugoslavia was replaced by Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

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Group A

18

16

3

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		10	5	5	0	0	50	32
2.		8	5	4	0	1	40	24
3.		5	5	2	1	2	44	41
4.		4	5	2	0	3	38	41	–3
5.		3	5	1	1	3	38	42	–4
6.		0	5	0	0	5	5	33	–28

• August 1, 1992

  	6 – 10	'
  	4 – 8
  	7 – 7

• August 2, 1992

  	3 – 9
  	5 – 9
  	7 – 11	'

• August 3, 1992

  	11 – 7
  	15 – 9
  	9 – 12	'

• August 5, 1992

  	6 – 14
  	5 – 8	'
  	7 – 7

• August 6, 1992

  	15 – 9
  	7 – 2
  	5 – 9	'

Group B

16

7

3

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		9	5	4	1	0	52	36
2.		8	5	3	2	0	41	34
3.		6	5	2	2	1	49	46
4.		4	5	2	0	3	50	53	–3
5.		2	5	0	2	3	36	46	–10
6.		1	5	0	1	4	32	45	–13

• August 1, 1992

  	7 – 7
  	9 – 10
  	12 – 6

• August 2, 1992

  	4 – 6
  	11 – 12
  	11 – 6

• August 3, 1992

  	11 – 8
  	4 – 4
  	5 – 8

• August 5, 1992

  	9 – 11
  	7 – 12
  	9 – 9

• August 6, 1992

  	13 – 13
  	8 – 6
  	12 – 10

Group D

3

1

3

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
5.		5	3	2	1	0	23	20
6.		4	3	2	0	1	28	27
7.		3	3	1	1	1	24	21
8.		0	3	0	0	3	22	29	–7

• August 8, 1992

  	7 – 5
  	7 – 8

• August 9, 1992

  	10 – 6
  	9 – 8

Group E

8

6

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
9.		5	3	2	1	0	28	20
10.		5	3	2	1	0	24	18
11.		2	3	1	0	2	28	31	–3
12.		0	3	0	0	3	22	33	–11

• August 8, 1992

  	6 – 10
  	8 – 9

• August 9, 1992

  	8 – 10
  	8 – 15

Semi finals

• August 8, 1992

  	9 – 8
  	4 – 6

Bronze medal match

• August 9, 1992

  4 – 8

  '

Gold medal match

• August 9, 1992

  8 – 9 [aet]

Final ranking

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Medallists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Francesco Attolico Francesco Attolico Francesco Attolico is a retired water polo goalkeeper from Italy, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996 and 2000.-References:*... Alessandro Bovo Alessandro Bovo Alessandro Bovo is a retired water polo defense player from Italy, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1992 and 1996.... Alessandro Campagna Alessandro Campagna Alessandro Campagna is an Italian Welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Pro Fighting Roma in Rome, Italy. He recently won an 8 man tournament in Paramaribo in Surinam called "Soema Na Basi" beating more experienced and quoted fighters from Holland and Surinam.-Biography and career:Born in Rome,... Paolo Caldarella Massimiliano Ferretti Giuseppe Porzio Marco D'Altrui Marco D'Altrui Marco D'Altrui is an Italian water polo player.His father Giuseppe was a member of the Italian water polo team which won the gold medal in 1960.-External links:*... Mario Fiorillo Ferdinando Gandolfi Amedeo Pomilio Francesco Porzio Carlo Silipo Carlo Silipo Carlo Silipo is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at three Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996 and 2004. After having won the gold medal in Barcelona, Spain he claimed bronze with the men's national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*... Gianni Averaimo Head Coach: Ratko Rudić Ratko Rudić Ratko Rudić is a Croatian water polo coach and a former water polo player. , he has won 34 medals as a coach at major events, making him the most successful water polo coach ever.- Playing career :...	Daniel Ballart Daniel Ballart Daniel Ballart Sans is a water polo player from Spain. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier, when his home town of Barcelona hosted the Games, he was on the side that captured the silver medal... Jesús Rollán Jordi Sans Jordi Sans Jordi "Chiqui" Sans Juan is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia... Josep Picó Josep Picó Josep Picó Lladó is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal near his home town, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*... Manuel Estiarte Manuel Estiarte Manuel Estiarte Duocastella is a former water polo player from Spain. He is considered by many the best of all time.Estiarte has played 578 times for the Spanish team... Manuel Silvestre Manuel Silvestre Manuel Silvestre Sánchez is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal near his home town, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:... Marco Antonio González Marco Antonio González Marco Antonio González Junquera is a former water polo player from Spain. He was a member of the national team that won the silver medal near his home town, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Four years earlier, when Seoul hosted the Games, he was on the squad that finished in fifth... Miguel Ángel Oca Miguel Ángel Oca Miguel Ángel Oca Gaia is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier he won the silver medal.... Pedro Francisco García Pedro Francisco García Pedro Francisco García Aguado is a former water polo player from Spain. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier, when Barcelona hosted the Games, he was on the side that captured the silver medal... Ricardo Sánchez Ricardo Sánchez (water polo) Ricardo Sánchez Alarcón is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*... Rubén Michavila Rubén Michavila Rubén Michavila Jover is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal near his home town, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*... Salvador Gómez Sergi Pedrerol Sergi Pedrerol Sergi Pedrerol Cavallé is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.... Head Coach: Dragan Matutinović	Sergey Naumov Alexandre Ogorodnikov Alexandre Tchuguir Dmitri Apanassenko Andrei Belofastov Evgueni Charonov Dmitry Gorshkov Dmitry Gorshkov Dmitry Gorshkov is a Russian water polo player who played on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal squads at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics.... Vladimir Karaboutov Aleksandr Kolotov Alexandre Kovalenko Alexandre Kovalenko Andriy Kovalenko is an Australian water polo player and current coach of the UWA Torpedoes Men's Water Polo team.... Nikolay Kozlov Nikolay Kozlov Nikolay Nikolaevich Kozlov is a Russian water polo player who played on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal squads at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics.- External links :*... Serguei Markotch Alexei Vdovine Head Coach: Boris Popov Boris Popov Boris Nikitich Popov is a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics.In 1964 he was a member of the Soviet team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic water polo tournament. He played all six matches....

See also

• 1991 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship
  1991 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship
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• 1994 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship
  1994 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship
  The 1994 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship was the seventh edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA...