Water polo at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournamentTournament details |
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Venue(s) | West Germany (in West Berlin host cities) |
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Dates | 19 – 27 August |
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Teams | 16 (from 4 confederations) |
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Final positions |
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Champions | Italy (1st title) |
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Runner-up | Hungary |
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Third place | Yugoslavia |
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Fourth place | Soviet Union |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 64 |
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Goals scored | 638 (9.97 per match) |
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The 1978 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the third edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 19 to 27 August 1978, and was incorporated into the 1978 World Aquatics Championships in West Berlin, West Germany.[1]
Participating teams
Groups formed
- GROUP A
| - GROUP B
| - GROUP C
| - GROUP D
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First round
| Qualified for places 1–8, separated in 2 round robin groups of 4 teams each. (Group E and F) |
| Qualified for places 9–16, separated in 2 round robin groups of 4 teams each. (Group G and H) |
Group A
Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
1. | Romania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11 | +6 |
2. | United States | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 |
3. | Cuba | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
4. | Mexico | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 24 | -15 |
Group C
Group D
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
1. | Hungary | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | +9 |
2. | Yugoslavia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 |
3. | Greece | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 22 | -11 |
4. | Spain | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 21 | -7 |
Second round
| Qualified for places 1–4 in a round robin group. (Group L) |
| Will play for places 5–8 in a round robin group. (Group I) |
| Will play for places 9–12 in a round robin group. (Group J) |
| Will play for places 13–16 in a round robin group (Group K) |
Group E
First round results apply.
Group F
First round results apply.
Group G
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
1. | Cuba | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 |
2. | Australia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 18 | –3 |
3. | Mexico | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | –1 |
4. | Canada | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 18 | –7 |
First round results apply.
Group H
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
1. | Spain | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 12 | +12 |
2. | Greece | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | +5 |
3. | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | +5 |
4. | Israel | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 18 | –22 |
First round results apply.
Final round
13th – 16th places (Group K)
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
13. | Netherlands | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | +9 |
14. | Canada | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 |
15. | Mexico | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 15 | +3 |
16. | Israel | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 21 | –17 |
9th – 12th places (Group J)
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
9. | Australia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | +8 |
10. | Cuba | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 15 | +6 |
11. | Spain | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 19 | +3 |
12. | Greece | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 26 | –17 |
5th – 8th places (Group I)
1st - 4th places Final standings (Group L)
Final ranking
| 1978 FINA Men's World champions | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png) Italy First title | | Team Roster [1] Alberto Alberani, Silvio Baracchini, Romeo Collina, Gianni De Magistris, Massimo Fondelli, Marco Galli, Sante Marsili, Alessandro Ghibellini, Paolo Ragosa, Mario Scotti-Galletta, Rolando Simeoni[1] Head coach: Gianni Lonzi | |
Medalists
References
- ^ a b c d "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ a b c 3rd FINA World Championships 1978, West Berlin - Water polo Men www.fina.org
External links
- 3rd FINA World Championships 1978, West Berlin - Water polo Men's Tournament www.fina.org]
- Men Water Polo 3rd World Championship 1978 West Berlin www.todor66.com
- Results
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World Aquatics Championships |
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Disciplines | Diving | |
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High diving | |
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Open water swimming | |
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Swimming | |
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Water polo | |
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Medalists | |
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- See also
- FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
- FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
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