Water polo at the 1976 Summer Olympics

The water polo tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics was held from July 18 to July 27, 1976 in Montreal, Canada.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Hungary
Gábor Csapó
Tibor Cservenyák
Tamás Faragó
György Gerendás
György Horkai
György Kenéz
Ferenc Konrád
Endre Molnár
László Sárosi
Attila Sudár
István Szívós, Jr.
 Italy
Umberto Panerai
Roldano Simeoni
Riccardo De Magistris
Alessandro Ghibellini
Sante Marsili
Vincenzo D'Angelo
Marcello Del Duca
Gianni De Magistris
Alberto Alberani
Silvio Baracchini
Luigi Castagnola
 Netherlands
Alex Boegschoten
Ton Buunk
Piet de Zwarte
Andy Hoepelman
Evert Kroon
Nico Landeweerd
Hans Smits
Gijze Stroboer
Rik Toonen
Hans van Zeeland
Jan Evert Veer

Participating teams

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Italy 532102613+13
2.  Yugoslavia 431202510+15
3.  Cuba 331112215+7
4.  Iran 0300343935
Yugoslavia  4 4  Cuba
Italy  12 1  Iran
Yugoslavia  15 0  Iran
Italy  6 6  Cuba
Yugoslavia  6 6  Italy
Cuba  12 3  Iran

Group B

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Netherlands 633001410+4
2.  Romania 331111814+4
3.  Soviet Union 331111412+2
4.  Mexico 03003102010
Netherlands  5 3  Mexico
Romania  5 5  Soviet Union
Netherlands  3 2  Soviet Union
Romania  8 3  Mexico
Netherlands  6 5  Romania
Soviet Union  7 4  Mexico

Group C

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Hungary 63300158+2
2.  West Germany 4320197+2
3.  Canada 231028146
4.  Australia 0300314173
Hungary  7 6  Australia
Canada  0 5  West Germany
West Germany  4 3  Australia
Canada  2 4  Hungary
Hungary  4 0  West Germany
Canada  6 5  Australia

Classification round

Group D

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
7.  Cuba 954103414+20
8.  Soviet Union 753113316+17
9.  Canada 652212721+6
10.  Mexico 551312619+5
11.  Australia 3511320255
12.  Iran 0500385345
Cuba  5 0 1  Soviet Union
Canada  4 3  Australia
Mexico  11 3  Iran
Soviet Union  4 3  Mexico
Canada  5 7  Cuba
Australia  8 2  Iran
Cuba  4 4  Mexico
Soviet Union  7 2  Australia
Canada  8 1  Iran
Cuba  10 2  Iran
Canada  6 6  Soviet Union
Australia  4 4  Mexico
Cuba  8 3  Australia
Soviet Union  16 0  Iran
Canada  4 4  Mexico

1 The Soviet Union forfeited the match due to player illness.

Group E

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Hungary 954103024+6
2.  Italy 652212120+1
3.  Netherlands 652211817+1
4.  Romania 551312625+1
5.  Yugoslavia 3503221243
6.  West Germany 1501415216
Hungary  6 5  Italy
Netherlands  3 2  West Germany
Romania  5 5  Yugoslavia
Hungary  5 3  West Germany
Italy  5 4  Yugoslavia
Netherlands  4 4  Romania
Hungary  5 3  Netherlands
Italy  4 4  Romania
Yugoslavia  4 4  West Germany
Hungary  9 8  Romania
Italy  4 3  West Germany
Netherlands  5 3  Yugoslavia
Hungary  5 5  Yugoslavia
Italy  3 3  Netherlands
Romania  5 3  West Germany

Final ranking

  1.  Hungary
  2.  Italy
  3.  Netherlands
  4.  Romania
  5.  Yugoslavia
  6.  West Germany
  7.  Cuba
  8.  Soviet Union
  9.  Canada
  10.  Mexico
  11.  Australia
  12.  Iran

 1976 Men's Olympic Games Winners 

Hungary
Sixth title

See also

References

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