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. Water polo discipline consisted of one event: the men's team competition. In the preliminary round twelve teams were divided into two groups. The two best teams from each group (shaded ones) advanced to the semi-finals. The two numbers three and four played classification matches to determine places 5 through 8, with the earlier result taken with them. The rest of the teams also played classification matches to determine places 9 through 12.

Qualification

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

*21 September **Italy 9-9 Soviet Union **France 16-5 South Korea **Australia 11-13 West Germany *22 September **South Korea 1-11 Italy **France 9-10 West Germany **Australia 4-11 Soviet Union *23 September **South Korea 2-18 West Germany **Australia 5-7 Italy **France 4-18 Soviet Union *26 September **Italy 7-10 West Germany **South Korea 4-17 Soviet Union **France 6-7 Australia *27 September **France 8-14 Italy **Australia 13-2 South Korea **Soviet Union 8-9 West Germany ----

Group B

*21 September **Hungary 12-10 Greece **United States 7-6 Yugoslavia **China 6-13 Spain *22 September **Greece 10-7 China **United States 7-9 Spain **Hungary 9-10 Yugoslavia *23 September **United States 14-7 China **Greece 7-17 Yugoslavia **Hungary 6-6 Spain *26 September **United States 18-9 Greece **Hungary 14-7 China **Spain 8-10 Yugoslavia *27 September **Greece 9-12 Spain **Hungary 9-10 United States **Yugoslavia 17-7 China ----

Final round

Semi finals

*30 September **West Germany 10-14 Yugoslavia **Soviet Union 7-8 United States

Bronze medal match

*1 October **West Germany 13-14 Soviet Union

Final

*1 October **Yugoslavia 9-7 United States ----

Group D

*30 September ** Italy 9-9 Hungary ** Australia 8-7 Spain *1 October ** Australia 5-13 Hungary ** Italy 9-11 Spain ----

Group E

*30 September ** France 11-4 China ** South Korea 7-17 Greece *1 October ** South Korea 7-14 China ** France 7-10 Greece ----

Final ranking

Top goalscorers

References

Sources

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External links

Official results
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