Men Water Polo Olympic Games 1972 Munchen, West Germany - 27th August to 4th September - Gold Medal: Soviet Union

Men Water Polo Olympic Games 1972 Munchen, West Germany - 27th August to 4th September - Gold Medal: Soviet Union

Rk	Final Group	pts	won	drw	lst ?gf	ga	g+-
1.	Soviet Union	8	3	2	0	22:	16	+6
2.	Hungary	8	3	2	0	23:	18	+5
3.	United States	6	2	2	1	24:	23	+1
4.	West Germany	3	0	3	2	15:	18	-3
5.	Yugoslavia	3	1	1	3	20:	24	-4
6.	Italy	2	0	2	3	21:	26	-5

Team	Sovi	Hung	Unga	West	Yugo	Ital
Soviet Union	---	3:3	6:6	4:2	5:4	4:1
Hungary		---	5:3	3:3	4:2	8:7
United States			---	4:4	5:3	6:5
West Germany				---		2:2
Yugoslavia				5:4	---	6:6
Italy						---

Tie-Break for 1st place: 1. Soviet Union +6, 2. Hungary +5.

Tie-Break for 4th place: 4. West Germany -3, 5. Yugoslavia -4.

date	time	team 1	score	team 2	1T	2T	3T
01.09.72	14:00	Hungary	8-7	Italy	1-0	3-1	6-5
01.09.72	15:30	United States	4-4	West Germany	3-1	4-2	2-4
01.09.72	19:30	Soviet Union	5-4	Yugoslavia	2-1	4-1	4-3
02.09.72	14:00	Yugoslavia	6-6	Italy	2-2	4-3	5-4
02.09.72	15:30	Soviet Union	4-2	West Germany	1-1	4-2	4-2
02.09.72	19:30	Hungary	5-3	United States	0-0	2-1	4-3
03.09.72	14:00	West Germany	2-2	Italy	1-2	1-2	1-2
03.09.72	15:00	Hungary	4-2	Yugoslavia	1-0	2-1	3-1
03.09.72	19:30	Soviet Union	6-6	United States	1-0	2-3	4-5
04.09.72	14:00	Yugoslavia	5-4	West Germany	3-0	3-1	4-2
04.09.72	15:00	United States	6-5	Italy	2-1	3-2	4-2
04.09.72	19:30	Soviet Union	3-3	Hungary	1-2	2-3	3-3
1T: 1-2 1-0 Dreval 1:34, 1-1 Kasas 2:25, 1-2 Szivos 4:46 2T: 1-1 1-3 Sarosi 2:44. 2-3 Osipov 3:16 3T: 1-0 3-3 Shidlovsky 4:07 Shots: 3/12-3/11 Referee: Cornel Marculescu, Romania.

Rk	Final Ranking	P	w	d	l	gf	ga
1.	Soviet Union	14	6	2	0	48:	24
2.	Hungary	14	6	2	0	42:	21
3.	United States	14	6	2	1	50:	38
4.	Netherlands	12	5	2	1	39:	29
5.	Romania	11	5	1	3	59:	41
6.	Yugoslavia	11	5	1	3	52:	43
Group 7-12
7.	Cuba	11	5	1	3	48:	43
8.	Italy	8	3	2	3	47:	38
9.	West Germany	8	2	4	2	33:	28
10.	Spain	6	3	0	5	39:	44
11.	Bulgaria	4	1	2	5	31:	42
12.	Mexico	2	1	0	4	25:	30
eliminated in Preliminary Round
13.	Australia	2	0	2	6	30:	50
14.	Greece	1	0	1	3	13:	27
15.	Japan	0	0	0	4	14:	36
16.	Canada	0	0	0	5	14:	50

From Qualification Men OQ 1972 - Romania, Spain, Bulgaria and Greece

In last moment Brazil withdrew and was replaced by Canada.

Rk	Group 7-12	p	w	d	l	gf	ga
7.	Netherlands	9	4	1	0	29:	20
8.	Romania	7	3	1	1	24:	19
9.	Cuba	7	3	1	1	24:	23
10.	Spain	4	2	0	3	26:	26
11.	Bulgaria	2	0	2	3	17:	23
12.	Australia	1	0	1	4	18:	27

Team	Neth	Roma	Cuba	Spai	Bulg	Aust
Netherlands	---	5:5	8:6	7:5	5:2	4:2
Romania		---		7:4	4:3	5:3
Cuba		4:3	---	4:3	4:4	6:5
Spain				---	6:4	8:4
Bulgaria					---	4:4
Australia						---

date	time	team 1	score	team 2	1T	2T	3T
01.09.72	10:00	Romania	7-4	Spain	1-2	3-2	3-2
01.09.72	11:00	Netherlands	5-2	Bulgaria	1-0	1-1	4-2
01.09.72	14:00	Cuba	6-5	Australia	1-1	4-3	5-4
02.09.72	10:00	Romania	4-3	Bulgaria	2-2	3-2	4-2
02.09.72	11:00	Spain	8-4	Australia	1-0	2-2	5-3
02.09.72	15:00	Netherlands	8-6	Cuba	1-2	6-4	8-4
03.09.72	10:00	Bulgaria	4-4	Australia	2-2	2-3	3-4
03.09.72	11:00	Netherlands	5-5	Romania	2-2	4-3	5-3
03.09.72	14:00	Cuba	4-3	Spain	2-1	3-3	3-3
04.09.72	10:00	Cuba	4-4	Bulgaria	0-0	2-3	3-3
04.09.72	11:00	Romania	5-3	Australia	1-1	3-2	4-2
04.09.72	12:00	Netherlands	7-5	Spain	0-1	3-1	5-3

First Groups Round.

First 2 to Final Group. Next 2 to Group 7-12. Scores were transferred.

Rk	Group A	p	w	d	l	gf	ga
1.	United States	10	5	0	0	31:	18
2.	Yugoslavia	8	4	0	1	35:	24
3.	Cuba	6	3	0	2	28:	23
4.	Romania	4	2	0	3	38:	26
5.	Mexico	2	1	0	4	25:	30
6.	Canada	0	0	0	5	14:	50

Team	Unit	Yugo	Cuba	Roma	Mexi	Cana
United States	---	5:3	7:6	4:3	7:5	8:1
Yugoslavia		---	7:5	8:7	5:3	12:4
Cuba			---	4:3	6:4	7:2
Romania				---	9:6	16:4
Mexico					---	7:3
Canada						---

date	time	team 1	score	team 2	1T	2T	3T
27.08.72	10:00	Yugoslavia	12-4	Canada	3-1	7-2	10-3
27.08.72	16:00	Cuba	6-4	Mexico	2-1	3-1	4-2
27.08.72	18:00	United States	4-3	Romania	1-0	3-1	3-2
28.08.72	12:00	United States	7-6	Cuba	1-1	2-1	4-2
28.08.72	15:00	Mexico	7-3	Canada	2-1	2-2	3-2
28.08.72	20:00	Yugoslavia	8-7	Romania	2-3	3-5	5-7
29.08.72	11:00	United States	8-1	Canada	2-0	5-0	6-0
29.08.72	13:00	Yugoslavia	5-3	Mexico	1-0	2-1	5-2
29.08.72	16:00	Cuba	4-3	Romania	2-0	3-2	4-2
transfreed to Group 7-12
30.08.72	10:00	Yugoslavia	7-5	Cuba	0-2	3-3	5-4
30.08.72	12:00	Romania	16-4	Canada	1-1	7-2	12-3
30.08.72	15:00	United States	7-5	Mexico	1-1	5-2	6-3
31.08.72	11:00	Cuba	7-2	Canada	2-0	4-0	5-2
31.08.72	13:00	United States	5-3	Yugoslavia	1-0	2-1	4-2
transferred to Final Group
31.08.72	20:00	Romania	9-6	Mexico	2-2	5-3	7-3

Rk	Group B	p	w	d	l	gf	ga
1.	Hungary	7	3	1	0	22:	6
2.	West Germany	6	2	2	0	21:	13
3.	Netherlands	5	2	1	1	14:	11
4.	Australia	1	0	1	3	14:	27
5.	Greece	1	0	1	3	13:	27

Team	Hung	West	Neth	Aust	Gree
Hungary	---	3:3	3:0	10:2	6:1
West Germany		---	4:4	6:3	8:3
Netherlands			---	4:2	6:2
Australia				---	7:7
Greece					---

date	time	team 1	score	team 2	1T	2T	3T
27.08.72	10:00	Hungary	3-0	Netherlands	0-0	2-0	2-0
27.08.72	16:00	Australia	7-7	Greece	3-3	4-5	6-6
28.08.72	10:00	Netherlands	4-2	Australia	0-1	0-1	1-1
transferred to Group 7-12
28.08.72	17:00	Hungary	3-3	West Germany	1-0	1-1	1-3
transferred to Final Group
29.08.72	10:00	West Germany	4-4	Netherlands	2-1	3-1	3-2
29.08.72	14:00	Hungary	6-1	Greece	3-0	3-0	5-0
30.08.72	14:00	Hungary	10-2	Australia	3-0	5-1	8-1
30.08.72	18:00	West Germany	8-3	Greece	3-1	6-2	7-3
31.08.72	14:00	West Germany	6-3	Australia	1-1	3-1	4-1
31.08.72	14:00	Netherlands	6-2	Greece	0-1	2-1	5-2

Group C	p	w	d	l	gf	ga
1.	Soviet Union	8	4	0	0	30:	9
2.	Italy	6	3	0	1	27:	16
3.	Spain	4	2	0	2	19:	22
4.	Bulgaria	2	1	0	3	18:	25
5.	Japan	0	0	0	4	14:	36

Team	Sovi	Ital	Spai	Bulg	Japa
Soviet Union	---	4:1	8:5	7:2	11:1
Italy		---	6:2	8:5	12:5
Spain			---	6:4	6:4
Bulgaria				---	7:4
Japan					---

date	time	team 1	score	team 2	1T	2T	3T
27.08.72	10:00	Spain	6-4	Japan	2-1	3-3	4-4
27.08.72	17:00	Soviet Union	4-1	Italy	0-1	2-1	4-1
transferred to Final Group
28.08.72	11:00	Soviet Union	11-1	Japan	1-0	5-1	8-1
28.08.72	14:00	Italy	8-5	Bulgaria	3-1	6-3	8-4
29.08.72	12:00	Soviet Union	7-2	Bulgaria	2-0	4-1	6-1
29.08.72	19:00	Italy	6-2	Spain	1-0	1-1	3-2
30.08.72	11:00	Bulgaria	7-4	Japan	3-1	3-2	5-3
30.08.72	14:00	Soviet Union	8-5	Spain	1-0	3-1	5-3
31.08.72	10:00	Italy	12-5	Japan	4-1	7-1	8-2
31.08.72	19:00	Spain	6-4	Bulgaria	0-0	2-1	4-2
transferred to Group 7-12

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