Water Polo At The 1924 Summer Olympics

	Water Polo At The 1924 Summer Olympics Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics. All medals were decided by using the Bergvall system. Medal summary Note: The players above the line played at least one game in this tournament, the players below the line were reserve players and did not compete in this tournament. Nevertheless thInternational Olympic Committee medal databaseexclusively credits them all as medalists. However the official report did not even count them as competitors. Results Silver medal tournament Bronze medal tournament Participating nations Each country was allowed to enter a team of 11 players and they all were eligible for participation. Austria withdrew without playing a match. A total of 101 water polo players from 13 nations competed at the Paris Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * Summary References Sources * PDF documents in the LA84 Foundationbr>Digital Library Official Report of the 1924 Olympic Games [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	France Men's National Water Polo Team The France men's national water polo team is the representative for France in international men's water polo. Results Olympic Games 1900 – Bronze medal 2 * 1912 – 6th place * 1920 – 9th place * 1924 – Gold medal * 1928 – Bronze medal * 1936 – 4th place * 1948 – 6th place * 1960 – Second round 1988 – 10th place 1992 – 11th place * 2016 – 11th place * 2024 – Qualified World Championship 1982 – 13th place 1986 – 8th place 1991 – 12th place 2017 – 14th place FINA World League * 2006 – 6th place * 2020 – 7th place * 2022 – 4th place European Championship * 1927 – Silver medal 1931 – 6th place 1934 – 6th place * 1938 – 6th place 1947 – 7th place 1950 – 6th place 1954 – 9th place 1958 – 8th place * 1966 – 13th place 1970 – 11th place 1989 – 12th place 1991 – 11th place 2001 – 12th place * 2014 – 10th place * 2016 – 9th place * 2018 – 12th place 2020 – 13th place 2022 – 6th pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Maurice Blitz Maurice Blitz (28 July 1891 – 2 February 1975) was a Belgian Olympic water polo player during the 1920s. He was born in Paris. He was the older brother of sporting champion Gérard Blitz, and father of Gérard Blitz who founded Club Med in 1950. Maurice Blitz and his brother Gérard were both member of the Belgian water polo national team who won silver in two consecutive olympic events, in 1920 and 1924. Maurice Blitz, who was Jewish, did not leave the water polo scene once he retired from competitions. He became an international referee (he conducted the Olympic final in 1928), and was a member of the Belgian Olympic Committee and swimming federation. In 1948, he founded the swimming and waterpolo club Zwemclub Scaldis in Antwerp. He was one of the early financial supporters of Club Med, founded by his son Gérard in 1950. See also * 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]
	George Mitchell (water Polo) George Frederick Mitchell (April 23, 1901 – November 3, 1988) was an American water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he won the bronze medal with the American water polo team. He played all five matches. Four years later he was a member of the American team which finished fifth in the 1928 Olympic water polo tournament. He played both matches. In 1980, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame. He died in Alameda, California. 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 * 1901 births 1988 deaths American male water polo players Water polo players at the 1924 Summer Olympics Water polo players at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fred Lauer Frederick W. Lauer (October 13, 1898 – December 17, 1960) was an American water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was part of the American team which won the bronze medal. He played all five matches as goalkeeper. Eight years later he was a squad member of the American team which won the bronze medal again. He did not participate in a match and was not awarded with a medal. In 1936 he was eliminated in the first round with the American team. He played one match as goalkeeper. In 1979, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) * List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers This is a list of male goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team at the Summer Olympics. Abbreviations Winning goalkeepers The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending ord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]