Water polo at the 1912 Summer Olympics
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The 1912 Summer Olympics
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...

in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

, saw the fourth water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...

 tournament at Olympics. All games took place in the newly built swimming stadium in Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
Djurgårdsbrunnsviken is a bay in central Stockholm, Sweden, together with the canal Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen forming the northern shore line of the island Djurgården...

 from July 7 to July 16, 1912.

Medal summary


Charles Sydney Smith
Charles Sydney Smith
Charles Sydney Smith was born in Wigan, the ninth of eleven children born to Thomas Smith and Elizabeth née Sayer. He was a British water polo player who competed as goalkeeper for the England Water Polo team which won gold medals in the London games of 1908, and the Stockholm games of 1912...


George Cornet
George Cornet
George Thomson Cornet was the only Scot in the Great Britain and Ireland water polo team that won gold in the 1908 Summer Olympics and the 1912 Summer Olympics....


George Wilkinson
George Wilkinson (water polo)
George Wilkinson was a British water polo player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics he was in the Hyde Seal team when he won the Olympics. Hyde Seal are a manchester team.He was part of the British water polo team and won three...


Charles Bugbee
Charles Bugbee
Charles G. Bugbee was a British water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....


Arthur Edwin Hill
Arthur Edwin Hill
Arthur Edwin Hill was a British water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the British team, which was able to win the gold medal.-External links:*...


Paul Radmilovic
Isaac Bentham
Isaac Bentham
Isaac Bentham was a British water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the British team, which was able to win the gold medal....


Torsten Kumfeldt
Torsten Kumfeldt
Karl Torsten Kumfeldt was a Swedish water polo player and breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics....


Harald Julin
Harald Julin
Harald Sigfrid Alexander Julin was a Swedish freestyle swimmer and water polo player. He won a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in 100 m freestyle, bronze medals at the 1908 and 1920 in men's water polo tournament and a silver medal in men's water polo at the 1912 Summer Olympics in...


Max Gumpel
Max Gumpel
Max Leonard Gumpel was a Swedish water polo player and breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics....


Robert Andersson
Robert Andersson
Robert Theodor Andersson was a Swedish water polo player, diver, and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win three consecutive...


Pontus Hanson
Pontus Hanson
Pontus Hanson was a Swedish breaststroke swimmer and water polo player. He won a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in 200 m breaststroke, bronze medals at the 1908 and 1920 in men's water polo tournament and a silver medal in men's water polo at the 1912 Summer Olympics in...


Vilhelm Andersson
Vilhelm Andersson
Vilhelm Cletus Andersson was a Swedish water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....


Erik Bergqvist
Erik Bergqvist
Erik Gustaf Bergqvist was a Swedish water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics....


Albert Durant
Albert Durant
Albert Paul Durant was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....


Herman Donners
Herman Donners
Herman Donners was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Belgian water polo team and was able to win a silver and a bronze medal.-External links:*...


Victor Boin
Victor Boin
Victor Boin was a Belgian freestyle swimmer, water polo player, and épée fencer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.Boin was born in Brussels...


Herman Meyboom
Herman Meyboom
Herman Meyboom was a Belgian water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics....


Joseph Pletinckx
Joseph Pletinckx
Joseph Pletinckx was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....


Oscar Grégoire
Oscar Grégoire
Oscar Grégoire was a Belgian water polo player and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics....


Félicien Courbet
Félicien Courbet
Félicien Courbet was a Belgian water polo player and breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics....


Jean Hoffman
Jean Hoffman
Jean Hoffman was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Belgian water polo team, which won a bronze medal.-External links:*...


Pierre Nijs
Pierre Nijs
Léon Pierre Nijs was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Belgian team and was able to win a silver and a bronze medal.-External links:*...



The competitions in water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...

 were arranged on the Cup Tie (elimination) system, but in such a way that the necessary number of matches had to be played for the second and third prizes between the teams qualified to take part in these rounds. The principle was adopted, that a team which had not been beaten, direct or indirect, by a team that was qualified to fight for the second or third prize, should have the right to play against the team last-mentioned, even if it (the first-named) had already been beaten by some other team. The teams entered were drawn in pairs for the first round, after which the order in which they were to meet in the second round was determined by drawing lots, so that the order in which the games were to be played, right up to the final, was fixed before the games began.

Participating nations

A total of 45 water polo players from 6 nations competed at the Stockholm Games:

Bracket

Main Tournament to Gold

First Round
July 7 7 - 5 after extra time
Hill
Arthur Edwin Hill
Arthur Edwin Hill was a British water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the British team, which was able to win the gold medal.-External links:*...

 (2), Wilkinson
George Wilkinson (water polo)
George Wilkinson was a British water polo player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics he was in the Hyde Seal team when he won the Olympics. Hyde Seal are a manchester team.He was part of the British water polo team and won three...

 (2), Radmilovic (2), Bentham
Isaac Bentham
Isaac Bentham was a British water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the British team, which was able to win the gold medal....

(2 - 3) Grégoire
Oscar Grégoire
Oscar Grégoire was a Belgian water polo player and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics....

 (2), Meyboom
Herman Meyboom
Herman Meyboom was a Belgian water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics....

 (2), Nijs
Pierre Nijs
Léon Pierre Nijs was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Belgian team and was able to win a silver and a bronze medal.-External links:*...


July 8 7 - 2
R. Andersson
Robert Andersson
Robert Theodor Andersson was a Swedish water polo player, diver, and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win three consecutive...

 (3), Bergqvist
Erik Bergqvist
Erik Gustaf Bergqvist was a Swedish water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics....

 (3), ?
(4 - 0) Decoin
Henri Decoin
Henri Decoin was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who competed for France in the men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1908 Summer Olympics and the water polo tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-Selected filmography:*...

, Provost

July 9 5 - 4
Scheff
Otto Scheff
Otto Scheff, born Otto Sochaczewsky was an Austrian freestyle swimmer, water polo player, lawyer, politician, and sports official who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.Scheff was born in Berlin. He won a bronze medal in the 400 metre...

, ?
(1 - 2) Fazekas
Tibor Fazekas
Tibor Fazekas was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....

, Hégner
Jeno Hégner
Jenő Hégner-Tóth was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Hungarian team in the 1912 tournament....

, Rémi, ?
Second Round
July 11 6 - 3
Wilkinson
George Wilkinson (water polo)
George Wilkinson was a British water polo player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics he was in the Hyde Seal team when he won the Olympics. Hyde Seal are a manchester team.He was part of the British water polo team and won three...

 (3), Hill
Arthur Edwin Hill
Arthur Edwin Hill was a British water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the British team, which was able to win the gold medal.-External links:*...

, Radmilovic, Bentham
Isaac Bentham
Isaac Bentham was a British water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the British team, which was able to win the gold medal....

(3 - 0) R. Andersson
Robert Andersson
Robert Theodor Andersson was a Swedish water polo player, diver, and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win three consecutive...

 (2), V. Andersson
Vilhelm Andersson
Vilhelm Cletus Andersson was a Swedish water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....

Gold medal match
July 13 8 - 0
? (4 - 0)


Tournament to Silver


First Round
July 10 6 - 5
? (2 - 3) Fazekas
Tibor Fazekas
Tibor Fazekas was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....

 (3), Rémi, ?

July 11 4 - 1
? (2 - 1) ?
Second Round
July 14 8 - 1
R. Andersson
Robert Andersson
Robert Theodor Andersson was a Swedish water polo player, diver, and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win three consecutive...

 (3), Bergqvist
Erik Bergqvist
Erik Gustaf Bergqvist was a Swedish water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics....

 (3), V. Andersson
Vilhelm Andersson
Vilhelm Cletus Andersson was a Swedish water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....

 (2)
(5 - 1) Scheff
Otto Scheff
Otto Scheff, born Otto Sochaczewsky was an Austrian freestyle swimmer, water polo player, lawyer, politician, and sports official who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.Scheff was born in Berlin. He won a bronze medal in the 400 metre...


July 15 5 - 4
? (2 - 1) Scheff
Otto Scheff
Otto Scheff, born Otto Sochaczewsky was an Austrian freestyle swimmer, water polo player, lawyer, politician, and sports official who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.Scheff was born in Berlin. He won a bronze medal in the 400 metre...

, ?
Silver and Bronze medal match
July 16 4 - 2
Bergqvist
Erik Bergqvist
Erik Gustaf Bergqvist was a Swedish water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics....

 (2), V. Andersson
Vilhelm Andersson
Vilhelm Cletus Andersson was a Swedish water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....

, R. Andersson
Robert Andersson
Robert Theodor Andersson was a Swedish water polo player, diver, and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win three consecutive...

(4 - 0) ?



Final standings

Place Nation
1
2
3
4
Rudolf Buchfelder
Richard Manuel
Walter Schachlitz
Otto Scheff
Otto Scheff
Otto Scheff, born Otto Sochaczewsky was an Austrian freestyle swimmer, water polo player, lawyer, politician, and sports official who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.Scheff was born in Berlin. He won a bronze medal in the 400 metre...


Josef Wagner
Ernst Kovács
Hermann Buchfelder
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Sándor Ádám
Sándor Ádám
Sándor Ádám was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Hungarian team in the 1912 tournament....


László Beleznai
László Beleznai
László Beleznai was a Hungarian water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics....


Tibor Fazekas
Tibor Fazekas
Tibor Fazekas was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....


Jenő Hégner
Jeno Hégner
Jenő Hégner-Tóth was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Hungarian team in the 1912 tournament....


Károly Rémi
János Wenk
János Wenk
----János Wenk was a Hungarian water polo player and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....


Imre Zachár
Imre Zachár
Imre Zachár was a Hungarian water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.-Swimming career:...


Gustave Prouvost
Gaston Vanlaere
Georges Rigal
Georges Rigal
Georges Rigal was a French water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.-Biography:He was born in Paris on January 6, 1890....


Paul Beulque
Jean Thorailles
Henri Decoin
Henri Decoin
Henri Decoin was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who competed for France in the men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 1908 Summer Olympics and the water polo tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-Selected filmography:*...


Paul Vasseur
Jean Rodier
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