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Hungarian Water Polo Federation
The Hungarian Water Polo Federation ( hu, Magyar Vízilabda Szövetség, MVLSZ) is the governing body of water polo in Hungary. It was founded in 1989, and is the successor to the Magyar Úszó Szövetség, with the swimmers. The Hungarian Water Polo Federation is a member of the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN) and the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA). Its headquarters are in Budapest. Hosted tournaments World Championships *2017 World Aquatics Championships – Budapest, July 14–30 *2022 World Aquatics Championships – Budapest, June 18 – July 3 European Championships * 1926 Men's European Water Polo Championship – Budapest, August 18–22 *1958 Men's European Water Polo Championship – Budapest, August 31 – September 6 * 2001 Men's European Water Polo Championship / 2001 Women's European Water Polo Championship – Budapest, July 15–24 *2014 Men's European Water Polo Championship / 2014 Women's European Water Polo Championship – Budapest, July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population of 1,752,286 over a land area of about . Budapest, which is both a city and county, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of and a population of 3,303,786; it is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary. The history of Budapest began when an early Celtic settlement transformed into the Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Lower Pannonia. The Hungarians arrived in the territory in the late 9th century, but the area was pillaged by the Mongols in 1241–42. Re-established Buda became one of the centres of Renaissance humanist culture by the 15th century. The Battle of Mohács, in 1526, was followed by nearly 150 years of Ottoman rule. After the reconquest of Buda in 1686, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The Summer Olympics
Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900 Summer Olympics, 1900. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Hungary at the Olympics, Hungary has been the most successful country in men's tournament, while the United States at the Olympics, United States is the only team to win multiple times at the women's tournament since its introduction. Italy at the Olympics, Italy is the first and only country to win both the men's and women's water polo tournaments. History The history of water polo as a team sport began in mid 19th century England and Scotland, where water sports were a feature of county fairs and festivals. Water polo has been included in every Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition Olympic sports, sport, except 1896. Women's water polo made its debut in the Summer Olympics in 2000. Beginnings Men's water polo was among the first team sports introduced at the modern Olympic Games in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 1948 Summer Olympics
Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics played at Finchley Lido. Medal summary Team squads Results Round One In the first round each team in a group played each other team in the same group. The placings were determined on points. If the points were equal, then the better goal average decided. The first two teams of each group were qualified for the second round, while the third placed team was eliminated. Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Round Two In the second round each team in a group played each other team in the same group unless they had met in a previous round. In this case the previous result stood and was carried forward to this group. So in each group only three matches had to be played. The placings were determined on points. If the points were equal, then the better goal average decided. The first two teams of each group were qualified for the semi-finals, while the third placed team was eliminat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics Water Polo event was held between the fourth and eleventh of August. The final results of the tournament follow below. Competition format The water polo tournament consisted primarily of a single-elimination bracket that determined the gold and silver medals. The bronze medal was supposed to be awarded through a modified Bergvall system tournament, in which the teams who lost to the top two nations (that is, Belgium and Great Britain—who had lost to Germany—and France, the United States, and Argentina—who had lost to Hungary) would conduct another single-elimination tournament for the third place. However, the tournament organizers did not understand the system. The Official Report lists three third-place matches, in which France beat Great Britain, the United States, and Argentina in succession.Official Report, pp. 806, 814–15. Sports-reference also lists two additional matches, between the United States and Malta and between the Netherlands and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Medal
A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receives a gold medal and the third place a bronze medal. More generally, silver is traditionally a metal sometimes used for all types of high-quality medals, including artistic ones. Sports Olympic Games During the first Olympic event in 1896, number one achievers or winners' medals were in fact made of silver metal. The custom of gold-silver- bronze for the first three places dates from the 1904 games and has been copied for many other sporting events. Minting the medals is the responsibility of the host city. From 1928 to 1968 the design was always the same: the obverse showed a generic design by Florentine artist Giuseppe Cassioli with text giving the host city; the reverse showed another generic design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
The men's tournament of water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing, People's Republic of China, began on 10 August and lasted until 24 August 2008. All games were held at the Ying Tung Natatorium. Teams from twelve nations competed, seeded into two groups for the preliminary round. 44 games were played, 30 of them in the preliminary round (each team played the other teams in the group). Seven classification games and seven games in the medal round were also played. Format The format of water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics: *Twelve teams are divided into two preliminary groups, composed of six teams each, and play a single round robin in each group. *The first placed team of each group will have a bye. The second and third placed teams will play against each other in a cross-group format. Losers go on to play a series of classification games. *The fifth and sixth placed teams from each group in the preliminary round play against each other in a cross-group format to determ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
The men's tournament of water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, Greece, began on August 15 and lasted until August 29, 2004. Squads Preliminary round All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+3) Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Medal round bracket Classification 7th-12th Quarterfinals Classification 11th-12th Classification 7th-10th Semifinals 9th place match 7th place match 5th place match Bronze medal match Gold medal match Ranking and statistics Final Rankings Multi-time Olympians Five-time Olympian(s): 2 players * : Salvador Gómez, Jesús Rollán (GK) Four-time Olympian(s): 8 players * : Dubravko Šimenc * : Konstantinos Loudis * : Tibor Benedek * : Carlo Silipo * : Dmitry Gorshkov, Nikolay Kozlov * : Daniel Ballart, Sergi Pedrerol Multiple medalists Three-time Olympic medalist(s): 2 players * : Dmitry Gorshkov, Nik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
The men's tournament of water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney, Australia, began on September 23 and lasted until October 1, 2000. Medalists Preliminary round Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Classification for 9th-12th ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage Bracket ;Fifth place bracket Quarterfinals ---- ---- ---- 5–8th place semifinals ---- Semifinals ---- Seventh place game Fifth place game Bronze medal game Gold medal game Ranking and statistics Final Rankings Multi-time Olympians Six-time Olympian(s): 1 player * : Manuel Estiarte Five-time Olympian(s): 2 players * : George Mavrotas * : Jordi Sans Four-time Olympian(s): 4 players * : Filippos Kaiafas * : Pedro García, Salvador Gómez, Jesús Rollán (GK) Leading goalscorers Source: Official Results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 1976 Summer Olympics
The water polo tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics was held from 18 to 27 July 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Qualification Medalists Participating teams ;Group A * * * * ;Group B * * * * ;Group C * * * * Squads Preliminary round Group A *18 July 1976 *19 July 1976 *20 July 1976 Group B *18 July 1976 *19 July 1976 *20 July 1976 Group C *18 July 1976 *19 July 1976 *20 July 1976 Classification round Group D *22 July 1976 *23 July 1976 *24 July 1976 *26 July 1976 *27 July 1976 1 The Soviet Union forfeited the match due to player illness. Group E *22 July 1976 *23 July 1976 *24 July 1976 *26 July 1976 *27 July 1976 Final ranking # # # # # # # # # # # # See also * 1975 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship * 1978 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship References Sources * PDF documents in the LA84 Foundationbr>Digital Library *Official Report of the 1976 Olympic Games, v.3 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 1964 Summer Olympics
Water polo at the 1964 Summer Olympics was held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Shibuya, Tokyo. The gymnasium was built in 1961-1964 as the first indoor pool for Olympic water polo; it also hosted all swimming and diving events and could accommodate over 13,000 people. In the water polo tournament, two teams from each of the four preliminary groups advanced to two semi-finals, and their four winners competed for the medals. The scores from preliminary rounds were taken into account in the semifinals, and the scores from the semifinals were taken into account in the finals. Squads Medal summary Results First round Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Semifinals Semifinal AB ---- ---- Semifinal CD ---- ---- Final round Classification 5–8 ---- ---- Final ---- ---- References Sources * PDF documents in the LA84 Foundationbr>Digital Library *Official Report of the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 1956 Summer Olympics
Ten nations competed in water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Medallists Results For the team rosters see: '' Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads''. Preliminary round The preliminary round consisted of a round-robin tournament held in three groups. Each team played the other teams in its group once. Group A 28 November * 14:00 - Romania def. Australia, 4-2 * 19:30 - Yugoslavia def. Soviet Union, 3-2 29 November * 21:15 - Soviet Union def. Romania, 4-3 * 22:15 - Yugoslavia def. Australia, 9-1 30 November * 10:30 - Yugoslavia def. Romania, 3-2 * 16:00 - Soviet Union def. Australia, 3-0 Group B 28 November * 20:30 - United States def. Great Britain, 5-3 29 November * 15:45 - Hungary def. Great Britain, 6-1 30 November * 11:30 - Hungary def. United States, 6-2 Group C 28 November * 15:00 - Germany def. Singapore, 5-1 29 November * 16:45 - Italy def. Singapore, 7-1 30 November * 22:10 - Italy def. Germany, 4-2 Final round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 1952 Summer Olympics
Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Medal summary Team squads For the team rosters see: '' Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads''. Results Eliminating rounds In order to reduce the field from 21 teams to 16 for the round-robin pools, two eliminating rounds were used. The teams were drawn into 10 pairs, with one team (Argentina) drawing a bye through the eliminating rounds. The 10 winners of the first eliminating round advanced to the round robins, while the 10 losers were paired again for a second eliminating round. Again the winners advanced to the round robins; the 5 losers of this second eliminating round, however, were eliminated from competition.Official Report, p. 565. First eliminating round Second eliminating round First round The first round consisted of the remaining 16 teams divided into 4 pools of 4 teams each. Each pool played a round robin. For wins, 2 standings points were awarded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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