Water polo at the 1992 Summer Olympics
| Water polo at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
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Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc Piscines Bernat Picornell (final) |
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| Dates | 1–9 August 1992 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 152 from 12 nations | |||||||||
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The men's water polo tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics was held from 1 to 10 August 1992, in Barcelona, Spain. Reigning world champion Yugoslavia had qualified for the tournament, but as it had formally dissolved in the interim, it did not participate. The successor countries did not participate for several reasons. The position of Yugoslavia was replaced by Czechoslovakia.
Qualification
| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified |
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| Host nation | 17 October 1986 | Lausanne | 1 | Spain |
| 1991 World Championships | 5-13 January 1991 | Perth |
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| United States | ||||
| Germany | ||||
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 Unified Team
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| Intercontinental qualification | 3-10 May 1992 | Calgary | 5 | Cuba |
| Reallocation | 1 | Czechoslovakia | ||
| Total | 12 | |||
Teams
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Squads
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 |
Unified Team
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 10 |
| 2 | United States | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 8 |
| 3 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 5 |
| 4 | Germany | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 4 |
| 5 | France | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 3 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 63 | −30 | 0 |
Source:
- 1 August 1992
| Czechoslovakia | 6 – 10 |
Unified Team
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| Australia | 4 – 8 | United States |
| Germany | 7 – 7 | France |
- 2 August 1992
| Czechoslovakia | 3 – 9 | United States |
| France | 5 – 9 | Australia |
| Germany | 7 – 11 |
Unified Team
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- 3 August 1992
| United States | 11 – 7 | France |
| Germany | 15 – 9 | Czechoslovakia |
| Australia | 9 – 12 |
Unified Team
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- 5 August 1992
| Czechoslovakia | 6 – 14 | France |
| United States | 5 – 8 |
Unified Team
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| Germany | 7 – 7 | Australia |
- 6 August 1992
| Australia | 15 – 9 | Czechoslovakia |
| United States | 7 – 2 | Germany |
| France | 5 – 9 |
Unified Team
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 9 |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 8 |
| 3 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 6 |
| 4 | Cuba | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 4 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 2 |
| 6 | Greece | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 1 |
Source:
- 1 August 1992
| Hungary | 7 – 7 | Italy |
| Greece | 9 – 10 | Cuba |
| Spain | 12 – 6 | Netherlands |
- 2 August 1992
| Netherlands | 4 – 6 | Italy |
| Cuba | 11 – 12 | Hungary |
| Spain | 11 – 6 | Greece |
- 3 August 1992
| Italy | 11 – 8 | Cuba |
| Greece | 4 – 4 | Netherlands |
| Hungary | 5 – 8 | Spain |
- 5 August 1992
| Netherlands | 9 – 11 | Cuba |
| Greece | 7 – 12 | Hungary |
| Spain | 9 – 9 | Italy |
- 6 August 1992
| Hungary | 13 – 13 | Netherlands |
| Italy | 8 – 6 | Greece |
| Spain | 12 – 10 | Cuba |
Final round
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 5 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 5 |
| 6 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 4 |
| 7 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 3 |
| 8 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 0 |
Source:
- 8 August 1992
| Australia | 7 – 5 | Cuba |
| Germany | 7 – 8 | Hungary |
- 9 August 1992
| Germany | 10 – 6 | Cuba |
| Australia | 9 – 8 | Hungary |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 9 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 5 |
| 10 | Greece | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 5 |
| 11 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 2 |
| 12 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 0 |
Source:
- 8 August 1992
| France | 6 – 10 | Greece |
| Czechoslovakia | 8 – 9 | Netherlands |
- 9 August 1992
| Czechoslovakia | 8 – 10 | Greece |
| France | 8 – 15 | Netherlands |
Semi finals
- 8 August 1992
| Italy | 9 – 8 |
Unified Team
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| United States | 4 – 6 | Spain |
Bronze medal match
- 9 August 1992
| United States | 4 – 8 |
Unified Team
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Gold medal match
- 9 August 1992
| Spain | 8 – 9 | Italy |
Final ranking
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Italy |
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Spain |
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Unified Team
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| 4 | United States |
| 5 | Australia |
| 6 | Hungary |
| 7 | Germany |
| 8 | Cuba |
| 9 | Netherlands |
| 10 | Greece |
| 11 | France |
| 12 | Czechoslovakia |