Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics as usual was part of the swimming sport, the other two being swimming and diving. They were not seen as three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation — FINA. Water polo discipline consisted of one event: the men's team competition.
| Water polo at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | 21 September – 1 October 1988 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 156 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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In the preliminary round twelve teams were divided into two groups. The two best teams from each group (shaded ones) advanced to the semi-finals. The two numbers three and four played classification matches to determine places 5 through 8, with the earlier result taken with them. The rest of the teams also played classification matches to determine places 9 through 12.[1][2]
| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 30 September 1978 |  Baden-Baden
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1 |  South Korea
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| 1986 World Championships | 14-22 August 1986 |  Madrid
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6 |  Yugoslavia
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 Italy
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 Soviet Union
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 United States
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| Spain
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| West Germany
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| Intercontinental qualification | 13-22 May 1988 |  Perth
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5 |  Hungary
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| Total | 12 | |||
Squads
editPreliminary round
editGroup A
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Germany
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 10 |
| Soviet Union
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 30 | +33 | 7 |
| Italy
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 7 |
| Australia
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 4 |
 France
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 2 |
| South Korea
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 75 | −61 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
- 21 September
- Italy 9-9 Soviet Union
- France 16-5 South Korea
- Australia 11-13 West Germany
- 22 September
- South Korea 1-11 Italy
- France 9-10 West Germany
- Australia 4-11 Soviet Union
- 23 September
- South Korea 2-18 West Germany
- Australia 5-7 Italy
- France 4-18 Soviet Union
- 26 September
- Italy 7-10 West Germany
- South Korea 4-17 Soviet Union
- France 6-7 Australia
- 27 September
- France 8-14 Italy
- Australia 13-2 South Korea
- Soviet Union 8-9 West Germany
Group B
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 8 |
| Yugoslavia
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 8 |
| Spain
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 7 |
| Hungary
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 5 |
 Greece
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 2 |
 China
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 68 | −34 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
- 21 September
- Hungary 12-10 Greece
- United States 7-6 Yugoslavia
- China 6-13 Spain
- 22 September
- Greece 10-7 China
- United States 7-9 Spain
- Hungary 9-10 Yugoslavia
- 23 September
- United States 14-7 China
- Greece 7-17 Yugoslavia
- Hungary 6-6 Spain
- 26 September
- United States 18-9 Greece
- Hungary 14-7 China
- Spain 8-10 Yugoslavia
- 27 September
- Greece 9-12 Spain
- Hungary 9-10 United States
- Yugoslavia 17-7 China
Final round
editSemi finals
edit- 30 September
- West Germany 10-14 Yugoslavia
- Soviet Union 7-8 United States
Bronze medal match
edit- 1 October
- West Germany 13-14 Soviet Union
Final
edit- 1 October
- Yugoslavia 9-7 United States
Group D
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Hungary
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 4 |
| 6 | Spain
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 3 |
| 7 | Italy
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Australia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
- 30 September
- Italy 9-9 Hungary
- Australia 8-7 Spain
- 1 October
- Australia 5-13 Hungary
- Italy 9-11 Spain
Group E
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Greece
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 6 |
| 10 | France
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 4 |
| 11 | China
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 2 |
| 12 | South Korea
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 47 | −28 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
- 30 September
- France 11-4 China
- South Korea 7-17 Greece
- 1 October
- South Korea 7-14 China
- France 7-10 Greece
Final ranking
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Yugoslavia[1]
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United States
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Soviet Union
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| 4 | West Germany
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| 5 | Hungary
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| 6 | Spain
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| 7 | Italy
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| 8 | Australia
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| 9 | Greece
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| 10 | France
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| 11 | China
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| 12 | South Korea
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Top goalscorers
edit| Rank | Name | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Estiarte
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27 |
| 2 | Pierre Garsau
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20 |
| 3 | András Gyöngyösi
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19 |
| 4 | Frank Otto
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18 |
| Kyriakos Giannopoulos
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| Antonis Aronis
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| 7 | Dirk Theismann
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17 |
| 8 | Igor Milanovic
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16 |
| Yang Yong
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| 10 | Hagen Stamm
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15 |
| 11 | Dmitry Apanasenko
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14 |
| Giorgi Mshvenieradze
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| Geoff Clark
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| 14 | Jordi Sans
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13 |
| 15 | Jody Campbell
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12 |
| Sergey Kotenko
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| Alessandro Campagna
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| Massimiliano Ferretti
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Water Polo at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "Men_1988". Todor66.
Sources
edit- PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:
- Official Report of the 1988 Olympic Games, v.2 (download, archive) (pp. 590–598)
- Water polo on the Olympedia website
- Water polo on the Sports Reference website
- Water polo at the 1988 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)