The water polo tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics was held from 14 to 25 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico.[1][2]
| Water polo at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venues | Francisco Márquez Olympic Pool | |||||||||
| Date | 14–26 October 1968 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 162 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Qualification[3] edit
| Event | Dates | Hosts | Quotas | Qualified Teams |
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| Host Nation | 18 October 1963 |  Baden-Baden | 1 |  Mexico |
| 1964 Summer Olympics | 11-18 October 1964 |  Tokyo |  Hungary | |
| 1967 Pan American Games | 26 July - 1 August 1967 |  Winnipeg | 3 |  United States |
| European Qualifier | 3-8 June 1968 |  Milan | 3 | West Germany |
| Oceania Qualifier |  Australia | |||
| Asian Qualifier | 1 | Japan | ||
| African Qualifier | 1 |  Egypt | ||
| Reallocation | 1 |  Greece | ||
| Total | ||||
Groups edit
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While Australia had been accepted as one of the 16 teams, the Australian Olympic Committee, considering it a waste of money to send a team, did not endorse them. The players responded by paying their own way to travel to Mexico City, but after the AOC informed the organisers, the team were barred from competing.[4]
Squads edit
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hungary | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 14 | +25 |
| 2. |  Soviet Union | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 18 | +25 |
| 3. | United States | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 36 | +1 |
| 4. |  Cuba | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 35 | –4 |
| 5. | West Germany | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 34 | –1 |
| 6. |  Spain | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 37 | –17 |
| 7. |  Brazil | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 51 | –29 |
- 14 October 1968
| United States | 10 – 5 | Brazil |
| Soviet Union | 11 – 4 | Cuba |
| West Germany | 5 – 3 | Spain |
- 15 October 1968
| Cuba | 9 – 2 | Brazil |
- 16 October 1968
| Hungary | 6 – 4 | West Germany |
| United States | 10 – 7 |  Spain |
- 17 October 1968
| Soviet Union | 6 – 3 | West Germany |
| Cuba | 6 – 6 | United States |
| Hungary | 7 – 1 | Spain |
- 19 October 1968
| Soviet Union | 5 – 0 | Spain |
| Hungary | 5 – 1 | United States |
| West Germany | 10 – 5 | Brazil |
- 20 October 1968
| Cuba | 7 – 6 | West Germany |
| Spain | 6 – 6 | Brazil |
| Hungary | 6 – 5 | Soviet Union |
- 21 October 1968
| Cuba | 4 – 3 | Spain |
| Soviet Union | 8 – 3 | United States |
| Hungary | 8 – 2 | Brazil |
- 22 October 1968
| Soviet Union | 8 – 2 | Brazil |
| United States | 7 – 5 | West Germany |
| Hungary | 7 – 1 | Cuba |
Group B edit
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Italy | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 21 | +27 |
| 2. |  Yugoslavia | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 18 | +47 |
| 3. |  East Germany | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 22 | +44 |
| 4. |  Netherlands | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 28 | +14 |
| 5. | Japan | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 57 | –31 |
| 6. | Mexico | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 56 | –29 |
| 7. | Greece | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 62 | –28 |
| 8. | Egypt | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 65 | –44 |
- 14 October 1968
| Netherlands | 9 – 5 | Greece |
| Yugoslavia | 13 – 2 | Egypt |
| Italy | 9 – 2 | Japan |
| Mexico | 4 – 12 | East Germany |
- 15 October 1968
| Japan | 8 – 7 | Greece |
| Italy | 10 – 1 | Egypt |
| East Germany | 4 – 4 | Yugoslavia |
- 16 October 1968
| Mexico | 1 – 8 | Netherlands |
| Greece | 7 – 6 | Egypt |
| Italy | 5 – 4 | East Germany |
- 17 October 1968
| Mexico | 0 – 9 | Yugoslavia |
| Netherlands | 9 – 1 | Japan |
- 19 October 1968
| East Germany | 11 – 4 | Greece |
| Japan | 7 – 4 | Egypt |
| Mexico | 5 – 10 | Italy |
| Yugoslavia | 7 – 4 | Netherlands |
- 20 October 1968
| Italy | 5 – 4 | Yugoslavia |
| East Germany | 8 – 0 | Japan |
| Mexico | 11 – 8 | Greece |
| Netherlands | 6 – 3 | Egypt |
- 21 October 1968
| Mexico | 3 – 6 | Japan |
| Yugoslavia | 11 – 1 | Greece |
| Netherlands | 3 – 3 | Italy |
| East Germany | 19 – 2 | Egypt |
- 22 October 1968
| Mexico | 3 – 3 | Egypt |
| Italy | 6 – 2 | Greece |
| East Germany | 8 – 3 | Netherlands |
| Yugoslavia | 17 – 2 | Japan |
Classification round edit
- 24 October 1968 — 13th/15th place
| Brazil | 5 – 3 | Egypt |
- 24 October 1968 — 9th/12th place
| Mexico | 3 – 6 | West Germany |
| Spain | 5 – 0 | Japan |
- 24 October 1968 — 5th/8th place
| East Germany | 8 – 2 | Cuba |
| United States | 6 – 3 | Netherlands |
- 24 October 1968 — Semi Finals
| Yugoslavia | 8 – 6 | Hungary |
| Soviet Union | 8 – 5 | Italy |
Final round edit
- 25 October 1968 — 13th place
| Brazil | 5 – 2 | Greece |
- 25 October 1968 — 11th place
| Mexico | 5 – 4 | Japan |
- 25 October 1968 — 9th place
| Spain | 7 – 5 | West Germany |
- 25 October 1968 — 7th place
| Netherlands | 8 – 5 | Cuba |
- 25 October 1968 — 5th place
| United States | 6 – 4 | East Germany |
- 25 October 1968 — Bronze Medal Match
| Hungary | 9 – 4 | Italy |
- 25 October 1968 — Gold Medal Match
| Yugoslavia | 13 – 11 [aet] | Soviet Union |
Final ranking edit
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Medallists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
References edit
- ^ a b c "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 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Men Water Polo Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City". Todor66.
- ^ Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book To The Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 425. ISBN 0140066322.
Sources edit
- PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:
- Official Report of the 1968 Olympic Games, v.3 (download, archive) (pp. 449–466, 811–826)
- Water polo on the Olympedia website
- Water polo on the Sports Reference website
- Water polo at the 1968 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
External links edit
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