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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] |
Melbourne Sports And Entertainment Centre
The Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre (originally known as the Swimming and Diving Stadium and now known commercially as the AIA Vitality Centre) is a sports administration and training facility located in the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct in Melbourne, Australia. The facility opened in 1956 as an aquatic centre for the 1956 Olympic Games. In 1983, the Olympic-sized pool was replaced with a parquetry floor and the facility became Melbourne's home of numerous basketball events until 1998, most notably as the home venue for several National Basketball League teams including the North Melbourne Giants and Melbourne Tigers. The venue served as Melbourne's primary indoor concert arena from 1984 to 1988, until completion of the Rod Laver Arena. The centre is the administrative and training headquarters of the Collingwood Football Club and Netball Club, who also train on the adjacent Olympic Park Oval. History 1956 Olympic Games Known originally as the Swimming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomislav Franjković
Tomislav Franjković (May 19, 1931 – October 11, 2010) was a Croat water polo player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Yugoslav team which won the silver medal in the 1956 tournament. He played six matches. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Olympic medals, becoming the most successful country in men's tournament. There are fifty-nine male athletes who have ... ReferencesTomislav Franjković's obituary External links * 1931 births 2010 deaths Croatian male water polo players Yugoslav male water polo players Olympic water polo players for Yugoslavia Water polo players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic medalists in water polo Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics {{Yugoslavia-waterpolo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
P'et're Mshveniyeradze
Petre Mshvenieradze ( ka, პეტრე მშვენიერაძე; 24 March 1929 – 3 June 2003) was a Soviet and Georgian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, and died in Moscow, Russia. He is the father of water polo players Giorgi and Nuzgari. In 1952, he was a member of the Soviet team which finished seventh in the Olympic water polo tournament. He played all nine matches and scored at least one goal (not all scorers are known). Four years later at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, he won the bronze medal with the Soviet team. He played all seven matches. However, that year there was an incident that became known as the Blood in the Water match. The semi-final against the Hungarian team took place on the same days as the bloody events in Budapest. The match saw Hungary beat the USSR with a score of 4–0; although, a minute before the final whistle, the inf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Markarov
Boris Nikitich Markarov (russian: Борис Никитич Маркаров, 12 March 1935 – 23 April 2023) was a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Summer Olympics. Markarov was part of the Soviet team which won the bronze medal in the 1956 tournament. He played four matches and scored one goal. Markarov died on 23 April 2023, at the age of 88. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Olympic medals, becoming the most successful country in men's tournament. There are fifty-nine male athletes who have ... References External links * 1935 births 2023 deaths Russian male water polo players Soviet male water polo players Olympic water polo players for the Soviet Union Water polo players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vyacheslav Kurennoy
Vyacheslav Grigorevich Kurennoy (russian: Вячеслав Григорьевич Куренной, December 10, 1932 – December 23, 1992) was a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Moscow. Career In 1956 he was a member of the Soviet team which won the bronze medal. He played all seven matches and scored three goals. Four years later he won the silver medal with the Soviet team in the water polo competition at the 1960 Games. He played all seven matches and scored nine goals. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Olympic medals, becoming the most successful country in men's tournament. There are fifty-nine male athletes who have ... External links * 1932 births 1992 deaths Russian male water polo players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nodar Gvakhariya
Nodar Gvakharia ( ka, ნოდარ გვახარია, (February 3, 1932 – November 14, 1996) was a Georgian water polo player, born in Tbilisi. retrieved 30th July 2010 who competed for the in the . He was part of the Soviet team which won the bronze medal in the 1956 tournament. He played three matches and scored four goals. See also * |
Boris Goykhman
Boris Abramovich Goykhman (russian: Борис Абрамович Гойхман, 28 April 1919 – 28 October 2005) was a Soviet water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics, in the 1956 Summer Olympics, and in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was Jewish, and was born in Voznesensk, Ukrainian SSR. In 1952 he was a member of the Soviet team which finished seventh in the Olympic water polo tournament. He played all nine matches as goalkeeper. Four years later he won the bronze medal with the Soviet team in the water polo competition at the 1956 Games. He played six matches as goalkeeper. At the 1960 Games he was part of the Soviet team which competed in the Olympic water polo tournament. He played four matches as goalkeeper. On 3 September 1960, he won an Olympic silver medal at the age of 41 years and 128 days, becoming the oldest Olympic silver medalist in water polo. See also * Soviet Union men's Olympic water polo team records and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyotr Breus
Pyotr Pavlovich Breus russian: Пётр Павлович Бреус, (December 2, 1927 – February 25, 2000) was a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Summer Olympics, part of the team which won the bronze medal. He played in all seven matches and scored two goals. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) ReferencesPyotr Breus' profile at Sport-Strana.ru External links * 1927 births 2000 deaths Russian male water polo players Soviet male water polo players Olympic water polo players for the Soviet Union Water polo players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in water polo Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics {{Russia-waterpolo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Ageev
Viktor Ivanovich Ageev (russian: Виктор Иванович Агеев, 29 April 1936 – 30 January 2023) was a Soviet water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Biography Ageyev was born in Moscow on 29 April 1936. He died on 30 January 2023, at the age of 86. Career In 1956 he was a member of the Soviet team which won the bronze medal. He played two matches. Four years later he won the silver medal with the Soviet team in the water polo competition at the 1960 Games. He played two matches again. At the 1964 Games he was part of the Soviet team which won again a bronze medal in the Olympic water polo tournament. He played all six matches and scored two goals. See also * Soviet Union men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marijan Žužej
Marijan Žužej (8 February 1934 – 18 December 2011) was a Croatian water polo player of Slovenian origin. He was part of the Yugoslavia teams that won a silver medal at the 1956 Olympics and placed fourth in 1960. Žužej was born in Maribor to Slovenian parents and lost his father at early age. His mother and stepfather were doctors and fought with Yugoslav partisans during World War II. Žužej took up swimming and water polo in 1946, and in 1954 was included to the Yugoslav national team that won a bronze medal at European championships. In late 1957 he had a serious car accident. He recovered by the 1960 Olympics, but retired from competitions after that to become a water polo coach and administrator at his club HAVK Mladost. Besides water polo he worked as an architect in Slovenia and Austria. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovro Radonjić
Lovro Radonić (February 25, 1928 – July 31, 1990) was a Croat water polo player and butterfly swimmer who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1952, 1956, and 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Korčula, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Radonjić was part of the Yugoslav team which won the silver medal in the 1952 tournament. He played all nine matches. Four years later he won again the silver medal with the Yugoslav team in the 1956 tournament. He played six matches. In 1960 he participated in the 200 metre butterfly competition but was eliminated in the first round. He was born in Korčula and died in Rijeka. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Olympic medals, becoming the most successful country in men's tournament. There are fifty-nine male athletes who have ... References External links * 1928 births 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |