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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 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 Barcelon ...

(GK) Four-time Olympian(s): 8 players * :

Dubravko Šimenc Dubravko Šimenc (born 2 November 1966) 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 medal at the 1 ...

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Konstantinos Loudis Konstantinos Loudis (born 24 March 1969) is a former Greek water polo player and coach. He 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 wa ...

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Tibor Benedek Tibor Benedek (12 July 1972 – 18 June 2020) was a Hungarian professional 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 Olym ...

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Carlo Silipo Carlo Silipo (born 10 September 1971) 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 with the men's n ...

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Dmitry Gorshkov Dmitry Gorshkov (born 29 April 1967 in Moscow) is a Russian water polo player who played on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal squads at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2000 Summer ...

Nikolay Kozlov Nikolay Nikolaevich Kozlov (; 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. See also * Russia men's Olympic water polo team records and ...

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Daniel Ballart Daniel Ballart Sans (born 17 March 1973) 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 ...

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 ea ...

Multiple medalists

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

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 six 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 a Serbian water polo player who played for VK Radnički. He represented the Serbia and Montenegro national team until 2006, Serbian national team until 2008 and since 2010 ...

(60 saves) * Field players **

Theodoros Chatzitheodorou Theodoros "Thodoris" Chatzitheodorou ( , 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 where he played for fifteen consecutive seasons (1 ...

(8 goals) **

Revaz Chomakhidze Revaz Chomakhidze (born 15 December 1973) is a Georgian water polo player who played on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Career The well-built player started his water polo ...

(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 who has been the mayor of Belgrade since 2024, previously serving that role from 2022 to 2023. A ...

(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

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External links

BBC Men's water polo results BBC match schedule
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