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

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Water polo at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
Tournament details
Venue(s) 
West Germany
Fourth place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played56
Goals scored981 (17.52 per match)

The 1982 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the fourth edition of 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]

Participating teams

Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania
 Egypt  Canada
 Cuba
 United States 		 China
  
West Germany
 Yugoslavia
  Australia
 New Zealand

Groups formed

First round

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13th – 16th places (Group K)

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)

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)

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)

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

Medalists

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:
Mihály Mayer[5]

References

  1. ^
    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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