Water polo at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
| 1978 World Water Polo Championship | |||
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| 3rd FINA World Aquatics Championships | |||
| Location |  West Germany | ||
| Date(s) | 19–27 August | ||
| Category | 1978 World Aquatics Championships | ||
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| 1978 FINA World Championships | ||
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| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 3 m | ||
| 10 m | ||
| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | women | |
| 200 m | ||
| 400 m | ||
| 800 m | ||
| 1500 m | ||
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | ||
| 200 m | ||
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | ||
| 200 m | ||
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | ||
| 200 m | ||
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | ||
| 400 m | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | ||
| 4×200 m | ||
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | ||
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | ||
| Duet | ||
| Team | ||
| Tournament | men | |
The 1978 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the third edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 19 to 27 August 1978, and was incorporated into the 1978 World Aquatics Championships in West Berlin, West Germany.[1]
Teams[]
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Squads[]
First round[]
Group A[]
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Soviet Union
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5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | +8 |
| 2. |  Italy
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5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | +3 |
| 3. |  Australia
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 18 | -4 |
| 4. |  Canada
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -7 |
Group B[]
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Romania
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5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11 | +6 |
| 2. |  United States
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 |
| 3. |  Cuba
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3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
| 4. |  Mexico
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 24 | -15 |
Group C[]
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. | West Germany
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 | +20 |
| 2. |  Bulgaria
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 14 | -2 |
| 3. |  Netherlands
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 |
| 4. |  Israel
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 24 | -20 |
Group D[]
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Hungary
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | +9 |
| 2. |  Yugoslavia
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 |
| 3. |  Greece
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 22 | -11 |
| 4. |  Spain
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 21 | -7 |
Second round[]
Group E[]
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. | Italy
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8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 18 | +8 |
| 2. | Soviet Union
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7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12 | +12 |
| 3. | United States
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7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 13 | +12 |
| 4. | Romania
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5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 23 | -4 |
Group F[]
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. | Hungary
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9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 22 | +14 |
| 2. | Yugoslavia
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8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 15 | +17 |
| 3. | West Germany
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7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 17 | +19 |
| 4. | Bulgaria
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4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 35 | -14 |
Final round[]
Final standings[]
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. | Italy
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5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | +2 |
| 2. | Hungary
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 |
| 3. | Yugoslavia
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -1 |
| 4. | Soviet Union
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1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | -3 |
Final ranking[]
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Team rosters[]
Italy[]
Alberto Alberani, Silvio Baracchini, Romeo Collina, Gianni De Magistris, Massimo Fondelli, Marco Galli, Sante Marsili, Alessandro Ghibellini, Paolo Ragosa, , [1]
References[]
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Categories:
- Water polo at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships
- Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournaments
- 1978 in German sport