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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
City | Atlanta |
Venue(s) | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center |
Dates | 20 July 1996 (1996-07-20) – 28 July 1996 (1996-07-28) |
Event | 1 (men's) |
Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
Competitors | 153 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches | 48 |
Multiple appearances | 5-time Olympian(s): 1 4-time Olympian(s): 3 |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Most saves | ![]() |
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The water polo tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 20 to 28 July 1996, in Atlanta, United States.[1][2]
Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified |
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Host nation | 18 September 1990 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
1995 World Cup | 12-17 September 1995 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() |
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1994 World Championships | 2-10 September 1994 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
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Intercontinental qualification | 10-18 February 1996 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
Total | 12 |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 10 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 7 |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 6 |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 5 |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 2 |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 0 |
Hungary ![]() |
8 – 7 | ![]() |
Spain ![]() |
9 – 3 | ![]() |
Yugoslavia ![]() |
11 – 8 | ![]() |
Hungary ![]() |
9 – 8 | ![]() |
Russia ![]() |
9 – 9 | ![]() |
Spain ![]() |
8 – 7 | ![]() |
Hungary ![]() |
10 – 8 | ![]() |
Russia ![]() |
10 – 8 | ![]() |
Yugoslavia ![]() |
9 – 7 | ![]() |
Hungary ![]() |
8 – 7 | ![]() |
Russia ![]() |
10 – 5 | ![]() |
Yugoslavia ![]() |
9 – 8 | ![]() |
Germany ![]() |
9 – 8 | ![]() |
Hungary ![]() |
12 – 8 | ![]() |
Spain ![]() |
8 – 6 | ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 10 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 8 |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 6 |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 4 |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 1 |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 1 |
Croatia ![]() |
8 – 5 | ![]() |
Italy ![]() |
10 – 7 | ![]() |
Romania ![]() |
6 – 6 | ![]() |
Croatia ![]() |
11 – 6 | ![]() |
Italy ![]() |
8 – 6 | ![]() |
United States ![]() |
9 – 7 | ![]() |
Greece ![]() |
8 – 5 | ![]() |
Italy ![]() |
10 – 8 | ![]() |
United States ![]() |
9 – 7 | ![]() |
Croatia ![]() |
16 – 8 | ![]() |
Italy ![]() |
10 – 8 | ![]() |
United States ![]() |
10 – 5 | ![]() |
Greece ![]() |
9 – 6 | ![]() |
Italy ![]() |
10 – 9 | ![]() |
United States ![]() |
10 – 8 | ![]() |
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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9. | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 16 | +13 |
10. | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 26 | –1 |
11. | ![]() |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 28 | –3 |
12. | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 30 | –9 |
Germany ![]() |
10 – 4 | ![]() |
Netherlands ![]() |
10 – 8 | ![]() |
Germany ![]() |
9 – 6 | ![]() |
Romania ![]() |
11 – 8 | ![]() |
Netherlands ![]() |
9 – 9 | ![]() |
Germany ![]() |
10 – 6 | ![]() |
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Hungary ![]() |
12 – 8 | ![]() |
Yugoslavia ![]() |
6 – 8 | ![]() |
Spain ![]() |
5 – 4 | ![]() |
Russia ![]() |
9 – 11 | ![]() |
Greece ![]() |
7 – 6 | ![]() |
Yugoslavia ![]() |
15 – 16 | ![]() |
Croatia ![]() |
7 – 6 | ![]() |
Hungary ![]() |
6 – 7 | ![]() |
United States ![]() |
12 – 8 | ![]() |
Greece ![]() |
8 – 10 | ![]() |
Hungary ![]() |
18 – 20 | ![]() |
Spain ![]() |
7 – 5 | ![]() |
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Five-time Olympian(s): 1 player
Four-time Olympian(s): 3 players
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