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Water polo at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

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The 1975 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the second edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 19 to 26 July 1975, and was incorporated into the 1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali, Colombia.[1]

Water polo at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
Tournament details
Venue(s) Colombia (in Cali host cities)
Dates19 – 26 July
Teams16 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (1st title)
Runner-up Hungary
Third place Italy
Fourth place Cuba
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored661 (10.33 per match)
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It was the second edition of the event.[2]

Participating teams edit

For the complete team rosters, see Water polo at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Men's team rosters.
Americas Asia Europe Oceania
  Canada
  Colombia
  Cuba
  Mexico
  United States 		  Iran   Bulgaria
  Hungary
  Italy
  Netherlands
  Romania
  Soviet Union
  Spain
  West Germany
  Yugoslavia 		  Australia

Groups formed edit

Preliminary round edit

Qualified for places 1–8, separated in 2 round robin groups of 4 teams each. (Group E and F)
Qualified for places 9–16, separated in 2 round robin groups of 4 teams each. (Group G and H)

Group A edit

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.   West Germany 4 3 2 0 1 13 8 +5
2.   Cuba 4 3 2 0 1 17 14 +3
3.   Yugoslavia 4 3 2 0 1 15 12 +3
4.   Bulgaria 0 3 0 0 3 9 20 –11
  • 19 July 1975
Yugoslavia   8 – 3   Bulgaria
Cuba   5 – 4   West Germany
  • 20 July 1975
Yugoslavia   7 – 4   Cuba
West Germany   4 – 3   Bulgaria
  • 21 July 1975
Cuba   8 – 3   Bulgaria
West Germany   5 – 0   Yugoslavia [disqualified]

Group B edit

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.   Hungary 6 3 3 0 0 28 15 +13
2.   Romania 4 3 2 0 1 30 18 +12
3.   Australia 2 3 1 0 2 16 21 –5
4.   Colombia 0 3 0 0 3 9 29 –20
  • 19 July 1975
Hungary   8 – 7   Romania
Australia   6 – 1   Colombia
  • 20 July 1975
Romania   14 – 5   Colombia
Hungary   11 – 5   Australia
  • 21 July 1975
Romania   9 – 5   Australia
Hungary   9 – 3   Colombia

Group C edit

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.   Soviet Union 5 3 2 1 0 24 10 +14
2.   United States 4 3 2 0 1 22 9 +13
3.   Spain 3 3 1 1 1 20 13 +7
4.   Iran 0 3 0 0 3 5 39 –34
  • 19 July 1975
Spain   12 – 2   Iran
Soviet Union   4 – 4   United States
  • 20 July 1975
United States   4 – 4   Spain
Soviet Union   13 – 2   Iran
  • 21 July 1975
Soviet Union   7 – 4   Spain
United States   14 – 1   Iran

Group D edit

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.   Italy 6 3 3 0 0 16 12 +4
2.   Netherlands 4 3 2 0 1 17 10 +7
3.   Mexico 2 3 1 0 2 12 15 –3
4.   Canada 0 3 0 0 3 12 20 –8
  • 19 July 1975
Netherlands   9 – 4   Canada
Italy   6 – 5   Mexico
  • 20 July 1975
Italy   6 – 4   Canada
Netherlands   5 – 2   Mexico
  • 21 July 1975
Mexico   5 – 4   Canada
Italy   4 – 3   Netherlands

Second round edit

Qualified for places 1–4 in a round robin group. (Group L)
Will play for places 5–8 in a round robin group. (Group I)
Will play for places 9–12 in a round robin group. (Group J)
Will play for places 13–16 in a round robin group (Group K)

Group E edit

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.   Hungary 6 3 3 0 0 23 18 +5
2.   Cuba 4 3 2 0 1 13 12 +1
3.   West Germany 2 3 1 0 2 15 16 –1
4.   Romania 0 3 0 0 3 11 16 –5

Preliminary round results apply.

  • 22 July 1975
Hungary   8 – 6   Cuba
  • 23 July 1975
Cuba   4 – 2   Romania
Hungary   9 – 7   West Germany
  • 24 July 1975
West Germany   4 – 2   Romania

Group F edit

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.   Soviet Union 5 3 2 1 0 11 8 +3
2.   Italy 4 3 2 0 1 16 10 +6
3.   United States 3 3 1 1 1 12 16 –4
4.   Netherlands 0 3 0 0 3 7 12 –5

Preliminary round results apply.

  • 22 July 1975
Soviet Union   3 – 2   Italy
United States   4 – 2   Netherlands
  • 23 July 1975
Soviet Union   4 – 2   Netherlands
Italy   10 – 4   United States

Group G edit

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.   Australia 4 3 2 0 1 15 7 +8
2.   Bulgaria 4 3 2 0 1 21 14 +7
3.   Yugoslavia 4 3 2 0 1 11 8 +3
4.   Colombia 0 3 0 0 3 3 21 –18

Preliminary round results apply.

  • 22 July 1975
Bulgaria   6 – 4   Australia
  • 23 July 1975
Bulgaria   12 – 2   Colombia
Australia   5 – 0   Yugoslavia [forfeit]
  • 24 July 1975
Yugoslavia   3 – 0   Colombia

Group H edit

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.   Spain 6 3 3 0 0 28 12 +16
2.   Mexico 4 3 2 0 1 17 14 +3
3.   Canada 2 3 1 0 2 15 18 –3
4.   Iran 0 3 0 0 3 9 26 –17

Preliminary round results apply.

  • 22 July 1975
Spain   7 – 5   Mexico
Canada   6 – 4   Iran
  • 23 July 1975
Spain   9 – 5   Canada
Mexico   7 – 3   Iran

Final round edit

13th – 16th places (Group K) edit

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
13.   Yugoslavia 6 3 3 0 0 27 12 +15
14.   Canada 4 3 2 0 1 24 15 +9
15.   Iran 2 3 1 0 2 11 24 –13
16.   Colombia 0 3 0 0 3 10 21 –11
  • 25 July 1975
Yugoslavia   13 – 2   Iran
Canada   10 – 3   Colombia
  • 26 July 1975
Yugoslavia   6 – 3   Colombia
Canada   7 – 4   Iran
  • 27 July 1975
Yugoslavia   8 – 7   Canada
Iran   5 – 4   Colombia

9th – 12th places (Group J) edit

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
9.   Mexico 5 3 2 1 0 15 10 +5
10.   Spain 4 3 1 2 0 18 15 +3
11.   Australia 2 3 1 0 2 12 12 0
12.   Bulgaria 1 3 0 1 2 9 17 –8
  • 25 July 1975
Mexico   4 – 1   Australia
Spain   5 – 5   Bulgaria
  • 26 July 1975
Mexico   5 – 5   Spain
Australia   6 – 0   Bulgaria
  • 27 July 1975
Mexico   6 – 4   Bulgaria
Spain   8 – 5   Australia

5th – 8th places (Group I) edit

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
5.   Romania 4 3 2 0 1 15 12 +3
6.   West Germany 4 3 2 0 1 18 17 +1
7.   Netherlands 4 3 2 0 1 12 11 +1
8.   United States 0 3 0 0 3 14 19 –5
  • 25 July 1975
Romania   6 – 3   United States
Netherlands   5 – 3   West Germany
  • 26 July 1975
West Germany   7 – 5   Romania
Netherlands   5 – 4   United States
  • 27 July 1975
Romania   4 – 2   Netherlands
West Germany   8 – 7   United States

1st - 4th places Final standings (Group L) edit

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.   Soviet Union 5 3 2 1 0 18 12 +6
2.   Hungary 4 3 2 0 1 17 14 +3
3.   Italy 2 3 0 2 1 14 16 –2
4.   Cuba 1 3 0 1 2 11 18 –7
  • 25 July 1975
Soviet Union   8 – 3   Cuba
Hungary   7 – 5   Italy
  • 26 July 1975
Soviet Union   5 – 5   Italy
Hungary   6 – 4   Cuba
  • 27 July 1975
Soviet Union   5 – 4   Hungary
Italy   4 – 4   Cuba

Final ranking edit

Medalists edit

Gold Silver Bronze
  Soviet Union [3]

Aleksei Barkalov
Aleksandr Dreval
Aleksandr Dolgushin
Sergey Gorshkhov
Aleksandr Kabanov
Anatoly Klebanov
Nikolay Melnikov
Aleksandr Rodionov
Vitaly Romanchuk
Vitaly Rozkov
Aleksandr Zakharov

Head coach:
Anatoly Blumental

  Hungary [3]

Endre Molnár
Tamás Faragó
Gábor Csapó
István Szívós
András Bodnár
Ferenc Konrád
István Magas
László Sarosi
György Horkai
Tibor Cservenyák
István Görgényi

Head coach:
Dezső Gyarmati

  Italy [3]

Alberto Alberani
Roldano Simeoni
Silvio Baracchini
Sante Marsili
Roberto Castagnola
Gianni De Magistris
Alessandro Ghibellini
Luigi Castagnola
Marcello Del Duca
Vincenzo D'Angelo
Mario Scotti-Galletta

Head coach:
Gianni Lonzi

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ Production, bücher de IT and. "Water Polo at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships - Mens Tournament". bücher.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  3. ^ a b c 2nd FINA World Championships 1975, Cali - Water polo Men www.fina.org

External links edit


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