Water polo at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
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The 1978 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the third 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 27 August 1978, and was incorporated into the 1978 World Aquatics Championships in West Berlin, West Germany.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Venue(s) | West Germany (in West Berlin host cities) |
Dates | 19 – 27 August |
Teams | 16 (from 4 confederations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Italy (1st title) |
Runner-up | Hungary |
Third place | Yugoslavia |
Fourth place | Soviet Union |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 64 |
Goals scored | 638 (9.97 per match) |
Participating teams edit
Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
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Canada Cuba Mexico United States |
Israel | Bulgaria Greece Hungary Italy Netherlands Romania Soviet Union Spain West Germany Yugoslavia |
Australia |
Groups formed edit
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First 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 | |
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1. | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | +8 |
2. | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | +3 |
3. | Australia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 18 | -4 |
4. | Canada | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -7 |
- 19 August 1978
Soviet Union | 5 – 1 | Canada |
Italy | 6 – 5 | Australia |
- 20 August 1978
Soviet Union | 5 – 5 | Italy |
Australia | 6 – 5 | Canada |
- 21 August 1978
Italy | 4 – 2 | Canada |
Soviet Union | 7 – 3 | Australia |
Group B edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Romania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11 | +6 |
2. | United States | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 |
3. | Cuba | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
4. | Mexico | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 24 | -15 |
- 19 August 1978
Romania | 10 – 5 | Mexico |
United States | 5 – 2 | Cuba |
- 20 August 1978
Romania | 3 – 2 | United States |
Cuba | 3 – 2 | Mexico |
- 21 August 1978
Romania | 4 – 4 | Cuba |
United States | 11 – 2 | Mexico |
Group C edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | West Germany | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 | +20 |
2. | Bulgaria | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 14 | -2 |
3. | Netherlands | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 |
4. | Israel | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 24 | -20 |
- 19 August 1978
West Germany | 9 – 2 | Bulgaria |
Netherlands | 7 – 1 | Israel |
- 20 August 1978
Bulgaria | 4 – 3 | Netherlands |
West Germany | 11 – 1 | Israel |
- 21 August 1978
West Germany | 7 – 4 | Netherlands |
Bulgaria | 6 – 2 | Israel |
Group D edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Hungary | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | +9 |
2. | Yugoslavia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 |
3. | Greece | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 22 | -11 |
4. | Spain | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 21 | -7 |
- 19 August 1978
Greece | 6 – 5 | Spain |
Hungary | 3 – 2 | Yugoslavia |
- 20 August 1978
Hungary | 6 – 3 | Greece |
Yugoslavia | 5 – 4 | Spain |
- 21 August 1978
Yugoslavia | 11 – 2 | Greece |
Hungary | 10 – 5 | Spain |
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 | |
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1. | Italy | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 18 | +8 |
2. | Soviet Union | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12 | +12 |
3. | United States | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 13 | +12 |
4. | Romania | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 23 | -4 |
First round results apply.
- 22 August 1978
United States | 3 – 2 | Soviet Union |
Italy | 7 – 2 | Romania |
- 23 August 1978
Italy | 4 – 4 | United States |
Soviet Union | 5 – 0 | Romania |
Group F edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Hungary | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 22 | +14 |
2. | Yugoslavia | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 15 | +17 |
3. | West Germany | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 17 | +19 |
4. | Bulgaria | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 35 | -14 |
First round results apply.
- 22 August 1978
Yugoslavia | 10 – 3 | Bulgaria |
Hungary | 6 – 6 | West Germany |
- 23 August 1978
Yugoslavia | 4 – 3 | West Germany |
Hungary | 11 – 6 | Bulgaria |
Group G edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Cuba | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 |
2. | Australia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 18 | –3 |
3. | Mexico | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | –1 |
4. | Canada | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 18 | –7 |
First round results apply.
- 22 August 1978
Cuba | 8 – 3 | Canada |
Australia | 6 – 5 | Mexico |
- 23 August 1978
Mexico | 4 – 3 | Canada |
Cuba | 8 – 3 | Australia |
Group H edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Spain | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 12 | +12 |
2. | Greece | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | +5 |
3. | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | +5 |
4. | Israel | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 18 | –22 |
First round results apply.
- 22 August 1978
Netherlands | 7 – 5 | Greece |
Spain | 12 – 2 | Israel |
- 23 August 1978
Greece | 9 – 3 | Israel |
Spain | 7 – 4 | Netherlands |
Final round edit
13th – 16th places (Group K) edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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13. | Netherlands | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | +9 |
14. | Canada | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 |
15. | Mexico | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 15 | +3 |
16. | Israel | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 21 | –17 |
- 25 August 1978
Netherlands | 7 – 1 | Canada |
Mexico | 10 – 2 | Israel |
- 26 August 1978
Netherlands | 4 – 2 | Israel |
Canada | 7 – 3 | Mexico |
- 27 August 1978
Canada | 7 – 0 | Israel |
Netherlands | 6 – 5 | Mexico |
9th – 12th places (Group J) edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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9. | Australia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | +8 |
10. | Cuba | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 15 | +6 |
11. | Spain | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 19 | +3 |
12. | Greece | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 26 | –17 |
- 25 August 1978
Australia | 8 – 7 | Spain |
Cuba | 9 – 2 | Greece |
- 26 August 1978
Spain | 9 – 5 | Greece |
Australia | 7 – 6 | Cuba |
- 27 August 1978
Cuba | 6 – 6 | Spain |
Australia | 8 – 2 | Greece |
5th – 8th places (Group I) edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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5. | United States | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 |
6. | Romania | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 |
7. | West Germany | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 15 | +8 |
8. | Bulgaria | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 33 | –25 |
- 25 August 1978
United States | 12 – 2 | Bulgaria |
Romania | 6 – 5 | West Germany |
- 26 August 1978
West Germany | 15 – 3 | Bulgaria |
United States | 2 – 1 | Romania |
- 27 August 1978
Romania | 6 – 3 | Bulgaria |
United States | 6 – 3 | West Germany |
1st - 4th places Final standings (Group L) edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | +2 |
2. | Hungary | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | +2 |
3. | Yugoslavia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -1 |
4. | Soviet Union | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | -3 |
- 25 August 1978
Hungary | 4 – 4 | Soviet Union |
Italy | 6 – 5 | Yugoslavia |
- 26 August 1978
Italy | 5 – 4 | Soviet Union |
Hungary | 5 – 3 | Yugoslavia |
- 27 August 1978
Yugoslavia | 5 – 4 | Soviet Union |
Italy | 4 – 4 | Hungary |
Final ranking edit
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Medalists edit
References edit
External links edit
- 3rd FINA World Championships 1978, West Berlin - Water polo Men's Tournament www.fina.org]
- Men Water Polo 3rd World Championship 1978 West Berlin www.todor66.com
- Results