Water polo at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

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1991 World Water Polo Championship
6th FINA World Aquatics Championships
Location Australia
Date(s)3–13 January
Category1991 World Aquatics Championships
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The 1991 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the sixth 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 3 to 13 January 1991, and was incorporated into the 1991 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Western Australia.[1]

Qualification[]

Squads[]

First round[]

Group A[]

Team Points G W D L
1.  Italy 6 3 3 0 0
2.  Soviet Union 4 3 2 0 1
3.  Greece 2 3 1 0 2
4.  New Zealand 0 3 0 0 3

Group B[]

Team Points G W D L
1.  Yugoslavia 6 3 3 0 0
2.  Spain 4 3 2 0 1
3.  Romania 2 3 1 0 2
4.  China 0 3 0 0 3

Group C[]

Team Points G W D L
1.  Hungary 6 3 3 0 0
2.  Germany 4 3 2 0 1
3.  Cuba 2 3 1 0 2
4.  Egypt 0 3 0 0 3

Group D[]

Team Points G W D L
1.  United States 6 3 3 0 0
2.  Australia 4 3 2 0 1
3.  France 2 3 1 0 2
4.  Canada 0 3 0 0 3

Second round[]

Group E[]

Team Points G W D L
1.  Yugoslavia 4 3 2 0 1
2.  Spain 4 3 2 0 1
3.  Italy 2 3 1 0 2
4.  Soviet Union 2 3 1 0 2

Group F[]

Team Points G W D L
1.  Hungary 5 3 2 1 0
2.  United States 3 3 1 1 1
3.  Australia 2 3 1 0 2
4.  Germany 2 3 1 0 2

Semi finals[]

  • 12 January 1991
Hungary  8 – 9  Spain
United States  6 – 7  Yugoslavia

Finals[]

  • 13 January 1991 – Med 3.png Bronze Medal Match
Hungary  13 – 12  United States
  • 13 January 1991 – Med 1.png Gold Medal Match
Yugoslavia  8 – 7  Spain

Final ranking[]

Team rosters[]

 Yugoslavia[]

Mislav Bezmalinović, Perica Bukić, Viktor Jelenić, Igor Milanović, , Dušan Popović, Renco Posinković, Goran Rađenović, Dubravko Šimenc, Aleksandar Šoštar, Vaso Subotić, , Mirko Vičević.[1] Head coach: Nikola Stamenić

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.


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