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Water Polo At The 1996 Summer Olympics
The water polo tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 20 to 28 July 1996, in Atlanta, United States. Qualification Teams ;GROUP A * * * * * * ;GROUP B * * * * * * Squads Preliminary round Group A *Saturday 20 July 1996 *Sunday 21 July 1996 *Monday 22 July 1996 *Tuesday 23 July 1996 *Wednesday 24 July 1996 Group B *Saturday 20 July 1996 *Sunday 21 July 1996 *Monday 22 July 1996 *Tuesday 23 July 1996 *Wednesday 24 July 1996 Classification round *Friday 26 July 1996 *Saturday 27 July 1996 *Sunday 28 July 1996 Final round Quarterfinals *Friday 26 July 1996 Semifinals *Saturday 27 July 1996 — 5th/8th place *Saturday 27 July 1996 — 1st/4th place Finals *Sunday 28 July 1996 — 7th place *Sunday 28 July 1996 — 5th place *Sunday 28 July 1996 — Bronze medal match *Sunday 28 July 1996 — Gold medal match Ranking and statistics Final ranking Multi-time Olympians Five-time Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 living within the city limits, it is the eighth most populous city in the Southeast and 38th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 U.S. census. It is the core of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to more than 6.1 million people, making it the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over above sea level, it features unique topography that includes rolling hills, lush greenery, and the most dense urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States. Atlanta was originally founded as the terminus of a major state-sponsored railroad, but it soon became the convergence point among several rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastasios Papanastasiou
Anastasios "Tasos" Papanastasiou (born 12 July 1964) is a Greek former water polo player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and in the 1996 Summer Olympics. See also * Greece men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments This is a list of male players who have been named in the national water polo team squad in at least three or four Olympic tournaments since the inaugural official edition in 1900. Abbreviations Overall multi-time Olympians As of the 2020 Sum ... References External links * 1964 births Living people Greek male water polo players Olympic water polo players for Greece Panathinaikos Water Polo Club players Water polo players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1996 Summer Olympics< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Jané
Joan may refer to: People and fictional characters * Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters *:Joan of Arc, a French military heroine * Joan (surname) Weather events *Tropical Storm Joan (other), multiple tropical cyclones are named Joan Music * ''Joan'' (album), a 1967 album by Joan Baez *"Joan", a song by The Art Bears from their 1978 album ''Hopes and Fears'' *"Joan", a song by Lene Lovich from her 1980 album '' Flex'' *"Joan", a song by Erasure from their 1991 album '' Chorus'' *"Joan", a song by The Innocence Mission from their 1991 album ''Umbrella'' *"Joan", a song by God Is My Co-Pilot from their 1992 album ''I Am Not This Body'' Other uses *Jōan (era), a Japanese era name * ''Joan'' (play), 2015 one-woman play written by Lucy J. Skillbeck *Joan Township, Ontario, a geographic township See also *''Jo-an'' tea house, National Treasure in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan * *Jane (other) *Jean (other) * Jeann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carles Sans
Carles Sans López (born May 25, 1975 in Barcelona, Spain) is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. See also * Spain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of Olympic champions in men's water polo * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) * List of world champions in men's water polo * List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo This is a list of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo. Men Medalists by tournament ;Abbreviation and legend * * – Host team * † – ''Defunct team'' * (C) – Captain * (GK) – Goalkeeper * (LH) – Left-handed Multiple ... References Spanish Olympic Committee External links * 1975 births Living people Water polo players from Barcelona Spanish male water polo players Water polo drivers Water polo players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesús Rollán
Jesús Miguel Rollán Prada (4 April 1968 – 11 March 2006) was a water polo goalkeeper from Spain who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier, when Barcelona hosted the Summer Olympics, he was on the squad that captured the silver medal. Born in Madrid, Rollán competed in five Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He is among four Spanish water polo players, all in the 1992 and 1996 medal winning teams, to have competed at five Olympics, the others being Manuel Estiarte, Chiqui Sans and Chava Gomez. Rollán is the first water polo goalkeeper of either gender to compete at five Olympics. He was also known as a close friend of Infanta Cristina, whom he introduced to her future husband Iñaki Urdangarin. On 11 March 2006, three weeks and three days before his 38th birthday, Rollán died after a fall from a terrace at a spa near Barcelona. He was at the spa receiving treatment for depression. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergi Pedrerol
Sergi Pedrerol Cavallé (born 16 December 1969 in Molins de Rei, Catalonia) is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier, when Barcelona hosted the Summer Olympics, he was on the squad that captured the silver medal. Pedrerol competed in four Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. With the Spanish National Team he also won the world title twice, in Perth 1998 and Fukuoka 2001. See also * Spain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of Olympic champions in men's water polo * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) * List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments * List of world champions in men's water polo * List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo This is a list of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo. Men Medalists by tournament ;Abbreviation and le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Payá
Jorge "Jordi" Payá Rodríguez (born July 10, 1963 in Manresa, Catalonia) is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. It was his second Olympic appearance, having made his debut in 1988 (Seoul). See also * Spain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of Olympic champions in men's water polo * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) * List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo This is a list of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo. Men Medalists by tournament ;Abbreviation and legend * * – Host team * † – ''Defunct team'' * (C) – Captain * (GK) – Goalkeeper * (LH) – Left-handed Multipl ... References Spanish Olympic Committee External links * 1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Manresa Water polo players from Catalonia Spanish male water polo players Water polo centre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Ángel Oca
Miguel Ángel Oca Gaia, better known as Miki Oca (born 15 April 1970 in Madrid), is a former Spanish water polo player, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier he won the silver medal. He is the current coach of the Spain women's national water polo team. He led the team to win an Olympic silver medal in 2012, becoming one of a few sportspeople who won Olympic medals in water polo as players and head coaches. See also * Spain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * Spain women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of Olympic champions in men's water polo * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) * List of world champions in women's water polo This is a list of world champions in women's water polo since the inaugural official edition in 1986. Abbreviations History The 1986 Women's World Water Polo Championship was the first edition of the wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iván Moro
Iván Moro Fernández (born December 25, 1974, in Madrid) is a water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He also competed for his native country in the Summer Games of 2000 and 2004. He was the World Champion with Spain in 1998 in Perth, and in 2001 in Fukuoka. He grew up in Alcorcón where he began playing water polo in the CN Ondarreta, with his elder brothers, Daniel Moro and Oscar Moro. He is the older brother of water polo player Daniel Moro. They competed together at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics for the national team. Daniel and Iván moved to Barcelona and played for several team. They also played for the Spanish National Water Polo team. Ivan won a European League in 1995 with Club Natacion Barcelona. He won five Spanish leagues, three Spanish King's cups and one Spanish Supercup. The town hall of Alcorcón named a public swimming pool after Iván Moro. In 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvador Gómez (water Polo)
Salvador E. Gómez Agüero (born 11 March 1968 in Santander, Cantabria) is a former water polo player from Spain. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier, when Barcelona hosted the Summer Olympics, he was on the squad that captured the silver medal. Gómez, nicknamed ''Chava'', competed in five Summer Olympics from 1988 to 2004. He is among four Spanish water polo players, all in the 1992 and 1996 medal winning teams, to have competed at five Olympics – the others are Manuel Estiarte, Chiqui Sans and Jesús Rollán. He made his debut for the national side at the 1987 European Championships in Strasbourg. With the Spanish national team he also won the world title twice, in Perth 1998 and Fukuoka 2001. See also * Spain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games * List of players who have appeared in multiple men's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Francisco García
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning "son of Peter" (compare with the English surname Peterson) is Pérez in Spanish, and Peres in Galician and Portuguese, Pires also in Portuguese, and Peiris in coastal area of Sri Lanka (where it originated from the Portuguese version), with all ultimately meaning "son of Pêro". The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock". The name Peter itself is a translation of the Aramaic ''Kephas'' or '' Cephas'' meaning "stone". An alternate archaic spelling is ''Pêro''. Pedro may refer to: Notable people Monarchs, mononymously * Pedro I of Portugal * Pedro II of Portugal * Pedro III of Portugal * Pedro IV of Portugal, also Pedro I of Brazil *Pedro V of Portugal * Pedro II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Ballart
Daniel Ballart Sans (born 17 March 1973 in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a water polo player from Spain. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier, when his home town of Barcelona hosted the Games, he was on the side that captured the silver medal. In total Ballart played in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country. In the 2019/2020 season he coached the Egyptian giants and champions Gezira Sporting Club in Egypt. See also * Spain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of Olympic champions in men's water polo * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) * List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments * List of world champions in men's water polo * List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo This is a list of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo. Men Medalists by tournament ;Abbre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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