Water polo at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
Tournament details | |
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Venue(s) | Yugoslavia (in Belgrade host cities) |
Dates | 1 – September |
Teams | 16 (from 4 confederations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Hungary (1st title) |
Runner-up | Soviet Union |
Third place | Yugoslavia |
Fourth place | Italy |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 64 |
Goals scored | 645 (10.08 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Siniša Belamarić (20 goals) |
1973 FINA World Championships | ||
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Diving | ||
Individual | ||
3 m | men | women |
10 m | men | women |
Swimming | ||
Freestyle | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
4×200 m | men | |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
Synchronised swimming | ||
Solo | women | |
Duet | women | |
Team | women | |
Water polo | ||
Tournament | men | |
The 1973 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the first edition of the
FINA. The tournament was held from 1 to 9 September 1973, and was incorporated into the inaugural 1973 World Aquatics Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.[1]
Participating teams
Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
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Cuba Mexico United States |
Israel | Australia |
Groups formed
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Preliminary round
Qualified for places 1–6 in a round robin group. (Group D) | |
Will play for places 7–12 in a round robin group. (Group E) | |
Will play for places 13–16 in a round robin group. (Group F) |
Group A
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Soviet Union | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 14 | +27 |
2. | Yugoslavia | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 22 | +13 |
3. | Netherlands | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 19 | +7 |
4. | Mexico | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 24 | –2 |
5. | Australia | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 29 | –11 |
6. | Great Britain | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 40 | –34 |
- 1 September 1973
Netherlands | 5 – 3 | Mexico |
Yugoslavia | 9 – 0 | Great Britain |
Soviet Union | 9 – 3 | Australia |
- 2 September 1973
Australia | 4 – 1 | Great Britain |
Soviet Union | 5 – 4 | Netherlands |
Yugoslavia | 6 – 5 | Mexico |
- 3 September 1973
Mexico | 5 – 3 | Australia |
Soviet Union | 14 – 1 | Great Britain |
Yugoslavia | 8 – 5 | Netherlands |
- 4 September 1973
Yugoslavia | 10 – 6 | Australia |
Netherlands | 8 – 1 | Great Britain |
Soviet Union | 7 – 4 | Mexico |
- 5 September 1973
Mexico | 5 – 3 | Great Britain |
Netherlands | 4 – 2 | Australia |
Soviet Union | 6 – 2 | Yugoslavia |
Group B
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Hungary | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 11 | +25 |
2. | Italy | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 14 | +11 |
3. | Romania | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 18 | +12 |
4. | Spain | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 25 | –5 |
5. | Israel | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 49 | –43 |
- 1 September 1973
Spain | 11 – 3 | Israel |
Italy | 5 – 4 | Romania |
- 2 September 1973
Romania | 12 – 1 | Israel |
Hungary | 7 – 3 | Spain |
- 3 September 1973
Italy | 5 – 2 | Spain |
Hungary | 15 – 0 | Israel |
- 4 September 1973
Hungary | 6 – 4 | Italy |
Romania | 10 – 4 | Spain |
- 5 September 1973
Italy | 11 – 2 | Israel |
Hungary | 8 – 4 | Romania |
Group C
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Cuba | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | +8 |
2. | United States | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 17 | +1 |
3. | West Germany
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4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
4. | Greece | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 19 | –3 |
5. | Bulgaria | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 25 | –6 |
- 1 September 1973
West Germany
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1 – 1 | Greece |
United States | 4 – 3 | Cuba |
- 2 September 1973
Cuba | 7 – 2 | Greece |
Bulgaria | 6 – 5 | United States |
- 3 September 1973
United States | 3 – 3 | West Germany
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Cuba | 3 – 0 | Bulgaria |
- 4 September 1973
Cuba | 6 – 5 | West Germany
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Greece | 8 – 5 | Bulgaria |
- 5 September 1973
United States | 6 – 5 | Greece |
West Germany
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9 – 8 | Bulgaria |
Final round
13th – 16th places (Group F)
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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13. | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10 | +6 |
14. | Australia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 |
15. | Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | +2 |
16. | Israel | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 30 | –21 |
Preliminary round results apply.
- 6 September 1973
Bulgaria | 3 – 2 | Australia |
Great Britain | 10 – 5 | Israel |
- 7 September 1973
Bulgaria | 8 – 3 | Israel |
- 8 September 1973
Bulgaria | 5 – 5 | Great Britain |
Australia | 12 – 1 | Israel |
7th – 12th places (Group E)
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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7. | Romania | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 21 | +14 |
8. | Netherlands | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 18 | +13 |
9. | Mexico | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 22 | –1 |
10. | Spain | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 29 | –7 |
11. | West Germany
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3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 27 | –8 |
12. | Greece | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 28 | –11 |
Preliminary round results apply.
- 6 September 1973
Romania | 11 – 6 | Greece |
Netherlands | 5 – 4 | Spain |
West Germany
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7 – 6 | Mexico |
- 7 September 1973
Spain | 6 – 5 | West Germany
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Mexico | 4 – 4 | Greece |
Romania | 6 – 5 | Netherlands |
- 8 September 1973
Spain | 5 – 4 | Greece |
Netherlands | 9 – 3 | West Germany
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Romania | 3 – 3 | Mexico |
- 9 September 1973
Romania | 5 – 3 | West Germany
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Mexico | 5 – 3 | ' Spain |
Netherlands | 7 – 2 | Greece |
1st – 6th places (Group D)
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Hungary | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 17 | +11 |
2. | Soviet Union | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 16 | +14 |
3. | Yugoslavia | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 22 | +1 |
4. | Italy | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 25 | –3 |
5. | United States | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 28 | –6 |
6. | Cuba | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 32 | –17 |
Preliminary round results apply.
- 6 September 1973
Hungary | 6 – 2 | United States |
Soviet Union | 6 – 2 | Italy |
Yugoslavia | 8 – 3 | Cuba |
- 7 September 1973
Yugoslavia | 6 – 5 | United States |
Italy | 6 – 3 | Cuba |
Hungary | 5 – 4 | Soviet Union |
- 8 September 1973
United States | 6 – 5 | Italy |
Hungary | 3 – 3 | Yugoslavia |
Soviet Union | 6 – 2 | Cuba |
- 9 September 1973
Hungary | 8 – 4 | Cuba |
Italy | 5 – 4 | Yugoslavia |
Soviet Union | 8 – 5 | United States |
Final ranking
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Medalists
References
- ^ FINA. September 2019. p. 14. Archived(PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
External links
- World Championships 1973, Belgrade - Water polo Men's Tournament www.fina.org
- Men Water Polo I World Championship 1973 Beograd www.todor66.com
- Results