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, began on August 15 and lasted until August 29, 2004.

Squads

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Group B

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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 Dubravko Šimenc (born 2 November 1966 in Zagreb) is a former Croatian water polo player who competed for both Yugoslavia and Croatia, and later water polo coach. Dubravko Šimenc's father Zlatko was a water polo player who won the silver med ...

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Konstantinos Loudis Konstantinos Loudis (born 24 March 1969) was a Greek water polo player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics, and the 2004 Summer Olympics. See also * Greece men's Olympic water polo team re ...

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Tibor Benedek Tibor Benedek (12 July 1972 – 18 June 2020) was a Hungarian water polo player and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 ...

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Carlo Silipo Carlo Silipo (born September 10, 1971 in Naples) is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at three Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996 and 2004. After having won the gold medal in Barcelona, Spain, he won bronze wit ...

* : Dmitry Gorshkov,

Nikolay Kozlov Nikolay Nikolaevich Kozlov (russian: Николай Николаевич Козлов; born 21 July 1972) is a retired Russian water polo player. He competed at the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics and won one silver and two bronze medals. Se ...

* : Daniel Ballart,

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 e ...

Multiple medalists

Three-time Olympic medalist(s): 2 players * : Dmitry Gorshkov,

Leading goalscorers

Source: Official Results Book (page 184)

Leading goalkeepers

Source: Official Results Book (page 180)

Leading sprinters

Source: Official Results Book (page 183)

Awards

The men's all-star team was announced on 29 August 2004. ;Most Valuable Player *

Gergely Kiss Dr. Gergely "Gergő" Kiss (born 21 September 1977) is a Hungarian former water polo player. He was considered to be one of the best left-handed water polo players of his time. Kiss is one of ten male athletes who won three Olympic gold meda ...

(left-handed, 14 goals) ;Media All-Star Team * Goalkeeper **

Denis Šefik Denis Šefik ( sr-cyr, Денис Шефик; born 20 September 1976) is Serbian water polo player who plays for VK Radnički. He represented the Serbia and Montenegro national team until 2006, Serbian national team until 2008 and since 2010, r ...

(60 saves) * Field players **

Theodoros Chatzitheodorou Theodoros "Thodoris" Chatzitheodorou ( el, Θεόδωρος Χατζηθεοδώρου , born 1 October 1976) is a retired Greek water polo player and current coach. Chatzitheodorou started his career at Ilisiakos and then moved to Olympiacos wh ...

(8 goals) ** Revaz Chomakhidze (centre forward, 15 goals) **

Tamás Kásás Tamás Kásás (; born 20 July 1976) is a retired Hungarian water polo player. Kásás is often described as the best defensive player of his era, if not the best overall. He is known for his ability to spring out of the water and block shots, ...

(14 goals, 7 sprints won) **

(left-handed, 14 goals) **

Aleksandar Šapić Aleksandar Šapić ( sr-cyrl, Александар Шапић; born 1 June 1978) is a Serbian politician, and former professional water polo player serving as mayor of Belgrade since 20 June 2022. A member and current vice-president of the Serb ...

(18 goals) **

Vladimir Vujasinović Vladimir Vujasinović ( sr-cyrl, Владимир Вујасиновић; ; born 14 August 1973) is a Serbian professional water polo head coach and former player. He currently serves as head coach of VK Novi Beograd. During his playing career ...

(centre back, 3 goals)

References

Sources

* PDF documents in the

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External links

BBC Men's water polo results BBC match schedule
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