The Water Polo Tournament

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...

 at the 1968 Summer Olympics

1968 Summer Olympics

The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...

 was held from October 14 to October 25, 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico. Australia earned one of sixteen invitations, but the Australian Olympic Committee refused to pay the squad's transportation cost. The players earned the money on their own to make the trip, but after getting halfway around the world, they were refused the right to compete.

Group A

25

25

1

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		12	6	6	0	0	39	14
2.		10	6	5	0	1	43	18
3.		7	6	3	1	2	37	36
4.		7	6	3	1	2	31	35	–4
5.		4	6	2	0	4	33	34	–1
6.		1	6	0	1	5	20	37	–17
7.		1	6	0	1	5	22	51	–29

• October 14, 1968

  	10 – 5
  	11 – 4
  	5 – 3

• October 15, 1968

  9 – 2

• October 16, 1968

  	6 – 4
  	10 – 7

• October 17, 1968

  	6 – 3
  	6 – 6
  	7 – 1

• October 19, 1968

  	5 – 0
  	5 – 1
  	10 – 5

• October 20, 1968

  	7 – 6
  	6 – 6
  	6 – 5

• October 21, 1968

  	4 – 3
  	8 – 3
  	8 – 2

• October 22, 1968

  	8 – 2
  	7 – 5
  	7 – 1

Group B

27

47

44

14

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		13	7	6	1	0	48	21
2.		11	7	5	1	1	65	18
3.		11	7	5	1	1	66	22
4.		9	7	4	1	2	42	28
5.		6	7	3	0	4	26	57	–31
6.		3	7	1	1	5	27	56	–29
7.		2	7	1	0	6	34	62	–28
8.		1	7	0	1	6	21	65	–44

• October 14, 1968

  	9 – 5
  	13 – 2
  	9 – 2
  	4 – 12

• October 15, 1968

  	8 – 7
  	10 – 1
  	4 – 4

• October 16, 1968

  	1 – 8
  	7 – 6
  	5 – 4

• October 17, 1968

  	0 – 9
  	9 – 1

• October 19, 1968

  	11 – 4
  	7 – 4
  	5 – 10
  	7 – 4

• October 20, 1968

  	5 – 4
  	8 – 0
  	11 – 8
  	6 – 3

• October 21, 1968

  	3 – 6
  	11 – 1
  	3 – 3
  	19 – 2

• October 22, 1968

  	3 – 3
  	6 – 2
  	8 – 3
  	17 – 2

Classification Round

• October 24, 1968 — 13th/15th place

  5 – 3

• October 24, 1968 — 9th/12th place

  	3 – 6
  	5 – 0

• October 24, 1968 — 5th/8th place

  	8 – 2
  	6 – 3

• October 24, 1968 — Semi Finals

  	8 – 6
  	8 – 5

Final round

• October 25, 1968 — 13th place

  5 – 2

• October 25, 1968 — 11th place

  5 – 4

• October 25, 1968 — 9th place

  7 – 5

• October 25, 1968 — 7th place

  8 – 5

• October 25, 1968 — 5th place

  6 – 4

• October 25, 1968 — Bronze Medal Match

  9 – 4

• October 25, 1968 — Gold Medal Match

  13 – 11 [aet]

Final ranking

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Medallists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Ozren Bonačić Ozren Bonacic Ozren Bonačić is a former Croatian water polo player and Olympic medalist with the Yugoslavia men's national water polo team.... Dejan Dabović Zdravko Hebel Zoran Janković Zoran Jankovic (water polo) Zoran Janković was Yugoslavian water polo player notable for winning a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and a gold medal in Mexico City in 1968, with the Yugoslavian men's water polo team... Ronald Lopatny Uroš Marović Đorđe Perišić Miroslav Poljak Mirko Sandić Mirko Sandic Mirko Sandić was a Serbian water polo player who led the Yugoslav team to gold at the 1968 Summer Olympics and silver at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Overall, Sandic played more than 235 matches for the Yugoslav national team giving over 250 goals.... Karlo Stipanić Ivo Trumbić Ivo Trumbić Ivo Trumbić is a former Croatian water polo player and Olympic medallist. He later went on to manage. Ivo Trumbić coached the Netherlands to a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:... Head Coach: —	Vadim Gulyaev Givi Chikvanaya Boris Grishin Aleksandr Dolgushin Aleksei Barkalov Yuri Grigorovsky Vladimir Semyonov Vladimir Semyonov (water polo) Vladimir Viktorovich Semyonov is a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.He was born in Moscow.... Aleksandr Shidlovsky Vyacheslav Skok Leonid Osipov Oleg Bovin Head Coach: —	András Bodnár András Bodnár András Bodnár is a Hungarian water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1964 Summer Olympics, 1968 Summer Olympics, and 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Uzhhorod.... Zoltán Dömötör Zoltán Dömötör Zoltán Dömötör is a Hungarian swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.He was born in Budapest.... László Felkai László Felkai László Felkai is a Hungarian water polo player and breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.He was born in Budapest.... Ferenc Konrád III János Konrád II Mihály Mayer Mihály Mayer Mihály Mayer was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.... László Sárosi János Steinmetz Endre Molnár Endre Molnár Endre Molnár is a Hungarian water polo player.-External links:*... Dénes Pócsik István Szívós, Jr. István Szívós, Jr. István Szívós is a Hungarian water polo player.His father István was a member of the Hungarian water polo team which won the gold medal in 1952 and 1956.-External links:** in the International Swimming Hall of Fame... Head Coach: Markovits Kálmán