Water polo at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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The men's water polo tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from July 20 to July 28, 1996, in Atlanta, United States.
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Teams
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Squads
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Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Hungary |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 38 | +9 |
| 2. |  Yugoslavia |
7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 44 | +2 |
| 3. |  Spain |
6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 33 | +6 |
| 4. |  Russia |
5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 38 | +4 |
| 5. |  Germany |
2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 45 | –9 |
| 6. |  Netherlands |
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 48 | –12 |
- Saturday July 20, 1996
| Hungary |
8 – 7 | Russia |
| Spain |
9 – 3 | Germany |
| Yugoslavia |
11 – 8 | Netherlands |
- Sunday July 21, 1996
| Hungary |
9 – 8 | Germany |
| Russia |
9 – 9 | Yugoslavia |
| Spain |
8 – 7 | Netherlands |
- Monday July 22, 1996
| Hungary |
10 – 8 | Netherlands |
| Russia |
10 – 8 | Germany |
| Yugoslavia |
9 – 7 | Spain |
- Tuesday July 23, 1996
| Hungary |
8 – 7 | Spain |
| Russia |
10 – 5 | Netherlands |
| Yugoslavia |
9 – 8 | Germany |
- Wednesday July 24, 1996
| Germany |
9 – 8 | Netherlands |
| Hungary |
12 – 8 | Yugoslavia |
| Spain |
8 – 6 | Russia |
Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Italy |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 38 | +10 |
| 2. |  United States |
8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 37 | +8 |
| 3. |  Croatia |
6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 39 | +12 |
| 4. |  Greece |
4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 38 | –1 |
| 5. |  Romania |
1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 45 | –14 |
| 6. |  Ukraine |
1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 48 | –15 |
- Saturday July 20, 1996
| Croatia |
8 – 5 | Greece |
| Italy |
10 – 7 | United States |
| Romania |
6 – 6 | Ukraine |
- Sunday July 21, 1996
| Croatia |
11 – 6 | Romania |
| Italy |
8 – 6 | Ukraine |
| United States |
9 – 7 | Greece |
- Monday July 22, 1996
| Greece |
8 – 5 | Romania |
| Italy |
10 – 8 | Croatia |
| United States |
9 – 7 | Ukraine |
- Tuesday July 23, 1996
| Croatia |
16 – 8 | Ukraine |
| Italy |
10 – 8 | Greece |
| United States |
10 – 5 | Romania |
- Wednesday July 24, 1996
| Greece |
9 – 6 | Ukraine |
| Italy |
10 – 9 | Romania |
| United States |
10 – 8 | Croatia |
Classification round
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 9. | Germany |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 16 | +13 |
| 10. | Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 26 | –1 |
| 11. | Romania |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 28 | –3 |
| 12. | Ukraine |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 30 | –9 |
- Friday July 26, 1996
| Germany |
10 – 4 | Ukraine |
| Netherlands |
10 – 8 | Romania |
- Saturday July 27, 1996
| Germany |
9 – 6 | Netherlands |
| Romania |
11 – 8 | Ukraine |
- Sunday July 28, 1996
| Netherlands |
9 – 9 | Ukraine |
| Germany |
10 – 6 | Romania |
Final round
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Hungary |
12 | |||||||||
| Greece |
8 | |||||||||
| Hungary |
6 | |||||||||
| Spain |
7 | |||||||||
| Spain |
5 | |||||||||
| United States |
4 | |||||||||
| Spain |
7 | |||||||||
| Croatia |
5 | |||||||||
| Yugoslavia |
6 | |||||||||
| Croatia |
8 | |||||||||
| Croatia |
7 | Third place | ||||||||
| Italy |
6 | |||||||||
| Russia |
9 | Hungary |
18 | |||||||
| Italy |
11 | Italy |
20 | |||||||
Quarterfinals
- Friday July 26, 1996
| Hungary |
12 – 8 | Greece |
| Yugoslavia |
6 – 8 | Croatia |
| Spain |
5 – 4 | United States |
| Russia |
9 – 11 | Italy |
Semifinals
- Saturday July 27, 1996 — 5th/8th place
| Greece |
7 – 6 | United States |
| Yugoslavia |
15 – 16 | Russia |
- Saturday July 27, 1996 — 1st/4th place
| Croatia |
7 – 6 | Italy |
| Hungary |
6 – 7 | Spain |
Finals
- Sunday July 28, 1996 — 7th place
| United States |
12 – 8 | Yugoslavia |
- Sunday July 28, 1996 — 5th place
| Greece |
8 – 10 | Russia |
- Sunday July 28, 1996 —
Bronze medal match
| Hungary |
18 – 20 | Italy |
- Sunday July 28, 1996 —
Gold medal match
| Spain |
7 – 5 | Croatia |
Final ranking
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Medallists
Note
- The women had to wait for Olympic recognition by the IOC, and played their own "Olympic Tournament" with twelve competing teams, from May 29 to June 7, 1996, in Emmen, Netherlands.
See also
References
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