1926 Men's European Water Polo Championship

1926 Men's European Water Polo Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Hungary
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	18–22 August
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Hungary (1st title)
Runner-up	Sweden
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	44 (7.33 per match)

The 1926 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 1st edition of the event,^[1] organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The event took place between 18 and 22 August in Budapest, Hungary as an integrated part of the 1926 European Aquatics Championships.

Teams

•  Belgium
•  Germany
•  Hungary
•  Sweden

Main round

	Team	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff	Points
1.	Hungary[2]	3	3	0	0	16	3	+13	6
2.	Sweden	3	1	1	1	10	10	0	3
3.	Germany	3	1	0	2	11	17	−6	2
4.	Belgium	3	0	1	2	7	14	−7	1

• First round

18 August 1926

Hungary

8–1

Germany

• Second round

19 August 1926

Germany

6–4

Belgium

• Third round

20 August 1926

Hungary

5–0

Belgium

20 August 1926

Sweden

5–4

Germany

• Fourth round

21 August 1926

Belgium

3–3

Sweden

• Fifth round

22 August 1926

Hungary

3–2

Sweden

Final ranking

RANK TEAM  Hungary  Sweden  Germany 4.  Belgium

1926 Men's European champion  Hungary First title István Barta, Tibor Fazekas, Márton Homonnai, Alajos Keserű, Ferenc Keserű, József Vértesy, János Wenk

References

External links

• European Water Polo Championships - Past and present results.
• Water Polo - Men's European Championships - 1926 – the-sports.org.