Water polo at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

The 1982 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the fourth 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 29 July to 8 August 1982, and was incorporated into the 1982 World Aquatics Championships in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[1]

Water polo at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
Tournament details
Venue(s) Ecuador (in Guayaquil host cities)
Dates20 July – 8 August
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (2nd title)
Runner-up Hungary
Third place West Germany
Fourth place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played56
Goals scored981 (17.52 per match)
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Participating teams

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Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania
  Egypt   Canada
  Cuba
  United States
  China
  France
  Greece
  Hungary
  Italy
  Netherlands
  Soviet Union
  Spain
  West Germany
  Yugoslavia
  Australia
  New Zealand

Groups formed

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First round

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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

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Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.   West Germany 6 3 3 0 0 33 19 +14
2.   Spain 4 3 2 0 1 36 18 +18
3.   Italy 2 3 1 0 2 36 23 +13
4.   New Zealand 0 3 0 0 3 12 57 –45
  • 29 July 1982
West Germany   9 – 8   Italy
Spain   21 – 2   New Zealand
  • 30 July 1982
West Germany   8 – 6   Spain
Italy   20 – 5   New Zealand
  • 31 July 1982
West Germany   16 – 5   New Zealand
Spain   9 – 8   Italy

Group B

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Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.   Soviet Union 6 3 3 0 0 35 14 +21
2.   United States 4 3 2 0 1 36 15 +21
3.   Australia 2 3 1 0 2 36 20 +16
4.   Egypt 0 3 0 0 3 5 63 –58
  • 29 July 1982
United States   24 – 2   Egypt
Soviet Union   11 – 8   Australia
  • 30 July 1982
Soviet Union   8 – 5   United States
Australia   23 – 2   Egypt
  • 31 July 1982
Soviet Union   16 – 1   Egypt
United States   7 – 5   Australia

Group C

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Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.   Hungary 6 3 3 0 0 38 19 +19
2.   Cuba 4 3 2 0 1 28 23 +5
3.   China 2 3 1 0 2 26 35 –9
4.   Greece 0 3 0 0 3 20 35 –15
  • 29 July 1982
Cuba   9 – 5   Greece
Hungary   14 – 6   China
  • 30 July 1982
Hungary   14 – 5   Greece
Cuba   11 – 8   China
  • 31 July 1982
Hungary   10 – 8   Cuba
China   12 – 10   Greece

Group D

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Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.   Yugoslavia 6 3 3 0 0 33 26 +7
2.   Netherlands 4 3 2 0 1 26 17 +9
3.   France 2 3 1 0 2 26 36 –10
4.   Canada 0 3 0 0 3 27 33 –6
  • 29 July 1982
Yugoslavia   13 – 9   France
Netherlands   8 – 5   Canada
  • 30 July 1982
Yugoslavia   7 – 6   Netherlands
France   12 – 11   Canada
  • 31 July 1982
Yugoslavia   13 – 11   Canada
Netherlands   12 – 5   France

Second round

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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

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Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.   Soviet Union 6 3 3 0 0 27 20 +7
2.   West Germany 4 3 2 0 1 24 24 0
3.   United States 2 3 1 0 2 21 21 0
4.   Spain 0 3 0 0 3 18 25 –7

First round results apply.

  • 3 August 1982
West Germany   8 – 7   United States
Soviet Union   8 – 7   Spain
  • 4 August 1982
United States   9 – 5   Spain
Soviet Union   11 – 8   West Germany

Group F

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Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.   Hungary 6 3 3 0 0 28 24 +4
2.   Netherlands 2 3 1 0 2 21 21 0
3.   Yugoslavia 2 3 1 0 2 25 26 –1
4.   Cuba 2 3 1 0 2 24 27 –3

First round results apply.

  • 3 August 1982
Netherlands   9 – 7   Cuba
Hungary   11 – 10   Yugoslavia
  • 4 August 1982
Hungary   7 – 6   Netherlands
Cuba   9 – 8   Yugoslavia

Group G

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Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.   Italy 6 3 3 0 0 46 18 +28
2.   Australia 4 3 2 0 1 46 14 +32
3.   Egypt 2 3 1 0 2 16 46 –30
4.   New Zealand 0 3 0 0 3 14 44 –30

First round results apply.

  • 3 August 1982
Italy   16 – 4   Egypt
Australia   14 – 2   New Zealand
  • 4 August 1982
Italy   10 – 9   Australia
Egypt   10 – 7   New Zealand

Group H

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Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.   China 4 3 2 0 1 35 32 +3
2.   Greece 3 3 1 1 1 28 27 +1
3.   France 3 3 1 1 1 31 34 –3
4.   Canada 2 3 1 0 2 29 30 –1

First round results apply.

  • 3 August 1982
Canada   12 – 9   China
Greece   9 – 9   France
  • 4 August 1982
Greece   9 – 6   Canada
China   14 – 10   France

Final round

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13th – 16th places (Group K)

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Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
13.   France 5 3 2 1 0 31 22 +9
14.   Canada 4 3 2 0 1 38 26 +12
15.   Egypt 2 3 1 0 2 19 38 –19
16.   New Zealand 1 3 0 1 2 20 25 –5

Results of previous rounds apply.

  • 6 August 1982
France   6 – 6   New Zealand
Canada   18 – 4   Egypt
  • 7 August 1982
France   13 – 5   Egypt
Canada   9 – 7   New Zealand

9th – 12th places (Group J)

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Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
9.   Italy 6 3 3 0 0 34 25 +9
10.   China 4 3 2 0 1 31 31 0
11.   Australia 2 3 1 0 2 25 27 –2
12.   Greece 0 3 0 0 3 24 31 –7

Results of previous rounds apply.

  • 6 August 1982
China   9 – 7   Australia
Italy   10 – 6   Greece
  • 7 August 1982
Italy   14 – 10   China
Australia   9 – 8   Greece

5th – 8th places (Group I)

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Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
5.   Cuba 4 3 2 0 1 25 23 +2
6.   United States 4 3 2 0 1 24 21 +3
7.   Yugoslavia 2 3 1 0 2 22 23 –1
8.   Spain 2 3 1 0 2 19 23 –4

Results of previous rounds apply.

  • 6 August 1982
Cuba   9 – 7   United States
Yugoslavia   7 – 6   Spain
  • 7 August 1982
Spain   8 – 7   Cuba
United States   8 – 7   Yugoslavia

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

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Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.   Soviet Union 5 3 2 1 0 25 20 +5
2.   Hungary 4 3 1 2 0 21 20 +1
3.   West Germany 3 3 1 1 1 20 21 –1
4.   Netherlands 0 3 0 0 3 14 19 –5

Results of previous rounds apply.

  • 6 August 1982
Soviet Union   7 – 5   Netherlands
Hungary   7 – 7   West Germany
  • 7 August 1982
West Germany   5 – 3   Netherlands
Soviet Union   7 – 7   Hungary

Final ranking

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Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
  Soviet Union [3]

Vladimir Akimov
Mikheil Giorgadze
Yevgeny Grishin
Mikhail Ivanov
Aleksandr Kabanov
Alexander Kleymenov
Sergey Kotenko
Nurlan Mendygaliyev
Giorgi Mshvenieradze
Erkin Shagaev
Yevgeny Sharonov
Nikolai Smirnov
Aleksey Vdovin

Head coach:
Boris Popov

  Hungary [3]

László Bors
Imre Budavári
Gábor Csapó
Tibor Cservenyák
György Gerendás
György Horkai
György Kenéz
István Kiss
László Kuncz
Gábor Schmiedt
Attila Sudár
Sándor Tóth
János Varga

Head coach:
Mihály Mayer[4]

  West Germany [3]

Frank Blümlein
Roland Freund
Rainer Hoppe
Günter Kilian
Thomas Loebb
Ralf Obschernikat
Werner Obschernikat
Rainer Osselmann
Frank Otto
Peter Röhle
Jürgen Schröder
Hagen Stamm
Bernd Weyer

Head coach:
Nicolae Firoiu[5]

References

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  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. ^ 1982, Guayaquil: The golden team of USSR www.waterpololegends.com
  3. ^ a b c 4th FINA World Championships 1982, Guayaquil - Water polo Men www.fina.org
  4. ^ 1982, Guayaquil: The silver team of Hungary www.waterpololegends.com
  5. ^ 1982 Guayaquil: The bronze team of West Germany www.waterpololegends.com
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