The 1994 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the seventh 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 1 to 11 September 1994, and was incorporated into the 1994 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Venue(s) | Italy (in Rome host cities) |
Dates | 1 – 11 September |
Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Italy (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Spain |
Third place | Russia |
Fourth place | Croatia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 56 |
Goals scored | 945 (16.88 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Manuel Estiarte (25 goals) |
Participating teams edit
Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
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South Africa | Canada Cuba United States |
Kazakhstan |
Croatia Germany Greece Hungary Italy Netherlands Romania Russia Spain |
Australia New Zealand |
Groups formed edit
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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 | |
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1. | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 22 | +3 |
2. | United States | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 22 | +3 |
3. | Germany | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 23 | +1 |
4. | Romania | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 26 | –7 |
- September 2, 1994
United States | 9 – 7 | Romania |
Germany | 9 – 8 | Netherlands |
- September 3, 1994
Germany | 8 – 6 | Romania |
Netherlands | 8 – 7 | United States |
- September 4, 1994
United States | 9 – 7 | Germany |
Netherlands | 9 – 6 | Romania |
Group B edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Spain | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 13 | +34 |
2. | Croatia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 18 | +31 |
3. | Australia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 22 | +17 |
4. | New Zealand | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 89 | –82 |
- September 2, 1994
Australia | 28 – 4 | New Zealand |
Spain | 11 – 6 | Croatia |
- September 3, 1994
Spain | 10 – 5 | Australia |
Croatia | 38 – 1 | New Zealand |
- September 4, 1994
Croatia | 8 – 6 | Australia |
Spain | 26 – 2 | New Zealand |
Group C edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 14 | +13 |
2. | Russia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 11 | +13 |
3. | Cuba | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 |
4. | South Africa | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 37 | –31 |
- September 2, 1994
Greece | 15 – 3 | South Africa |
Russia | 5 – 4 | Cuba |
- September 3, 1994
Cuba | 8 – 1 | South Africa |
Greece | 5 – 5 | Russia |
- September 4, 1994
Russia | 14 – 2 | South Africa |
Greece | 7 – 6 | Cuba |
Group D edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Italy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 19 | +14 |
2. | Hungary | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 18 | +17 |
3. | Kazakhstan | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 29 | –5 |
4. | Canada | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 32 | –26 |
- September 2, 1994
Hungary | 13 – 0 | Canada |
Italy | 13 – 7 | Kazakhstan |
- September 3, 1994
Kazakhstan | 10 – 4 | Canada |
Italy | 11 – 10 | Hungary |
- September 4, 1994
Hungary | 12 – 7 | Kazakhstan |
Italy | 9 – 2 | Canada |
Second round edit
Qualified for places 1–4 in a knockout system with 3rd place game. | |
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. | Spain | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 23 | +13 |
2. | Croatia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 28 | –2 |
3. | Netherlands | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 34 | –9 |
4. | United States | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 26 | –2 |
Preliminary round results apply.
- September 6, 1994
Spain | 16 – 7 | Netherlands |
Croatia | 9 – 7 | United States |
- September 7, 1994
Croatia | 11 – 10 | Netherlands |
United States | 10 – 9 | Spain |
Group F edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Italy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | +5 |
2. | Russia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
3. | Hungary | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 30 | +3 |
4. | Greece | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 23 | –8 |
Preliminary round results apply.
- September 6, 1994
Hungary | 11 – 6 | Greece |
Italy | 7 – 6 | Russia |
- September 7, 1994
Russia | 13 – 12 | Hungary |
Italy | 7 – 4 | Greece |
Group G edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 16 | +26 |
2. | Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 15 | +15 |
3. | Romania | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 18 | +6 |
4. | New Zealand | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 56 | –47 |
Preliminary round results apply.
- September 6, 1994
Germany | 15 – 2 | New Zealand |
Australia | 7 – 5 | Romania |
- September 7, 1994
Romania | 13 – 3 | New Zealand |
Australia | 7 – 7 | Germany |
Group H edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Cuba | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15 | +9 |
2. | Kazakhstan | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 15 | +18 |
3. | Canada | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 26 | –2 |
4. | South Africa | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 37 | –25 |
Preliminary round results apply.
- September 6, 1994
Cuba | 5 – 4 | Kazakhstan |
Canada | 10 – 5 | South Africa |
- September 7, 1994
Kazakhstan | 19 – 6 | South Africa |
Cuba | 11 – 10 | Canada |
Final round edit
13th – 16th places (Group K) edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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13. | Romania | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17 | +17 |
14. | Canada | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 17 | +9 |
15. | South Africa | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 23 | –9 |
16. | New Zealand | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 | –17 |
Results of previous rounds apply.
- September 9, 1994
Canada | 8 – 2 | New Zealand |
Romania | 11 – 6 | South Africa |
- September 10, 1994
South Africa | 3 – 2 | New Zealand |
Romania | 10 – 8 | Canada |
9th – 12th places (Group J) edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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9. | Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 21 | +12 |
10. | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 23 | +5 |
11. | Cuba | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 26 | –7 |
12. | Kazakhstan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 30 | –10 |
Results of previous rounds apply.
- September 9, 1994
Germany | 14 – 8 | Kazakhstan |
Australia | 10 – 8 | Cuba |
- September 10, 1994
Australia | 11 – 8 | Kazakhstan |
Germany | 12 – 6 | Cuba |
5th – 8th places (Group I) edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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5. | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 23 | +9 |
6. | United States | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
7. | Greece | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 25 | –5 |
8. | Netherlands | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 24 | –4 |
Results of previous rounds apply.
- September 9, 1994
Greece | 7 – 6 | Netherlands |
Hungary | 11 – 11 | United States |
- September 10, 1994
United States | 8 – 7 | Greece |
Hungary | 10 – 6 | Netherlands |
Semi finals edit
- September 10, 1994
Italy | 8 – 5 | Croatia |
Spain | 9 – 6 | Russia |
Finals edit
Russia | 14 – 13 | Croatia |
Italy | 10 – 5 | Spain |
Final ranking edit
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Medalists edit
Top goalscorers edit
Rank | Name | Goals |
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1 | Manuel Estiarte | 25 |
2 | Vlad Hagiu | 21 |
3 | Dubravko Šimenc | 19 |
4 | Rod Owen-Jones | 15 |
Juan Hernández Silveira | ||
Askar Orazalinov | ||
Chris Humbert | ||
Tibor Benedek |
References edit
External links edit
- 7th FINA World Championships 1994, Roma - Water polo Men's Tournament www.fina.org
- Results[dead link]
- Men Water Polo VII World Championship 1994 Roma