Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

2004 Men's Olympic water polo tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Greece
Dates	13 August - 29 August
Final positions
Champions	Hungary
Runner-up	Serbia and Montenegro
Third place	Russia
Fourth place	Greece

Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Tournament
men  women
Rosters
men  women

The men's tournament of water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, Greece, began on August 13 and lasted until August 29, 2004.

Squads

Main article: Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters

Preliminary round

All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)

Group A

	Qualified for the semifinals
	Qualified for the quarterfinals

Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hungary	5	5	0	0	44	27	+17	10
Serbia and Montenegro	5	4	0	1	37	26	+11	8
Russia	5	3	0	2	32	28	+4	6
United States	5	2	0	3	32	37	-5	4
Croatia	5	1	0	4	35	41	-6	2
Kazakhstan	5	0	0	5	21	42	-21	0

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15 August 2004 16:30	[1]	Russia	5–2	Kazakhstan	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Koratochvil (SVK), Koryzna (POL)
		Score by quarters: 0-0, 1-0, 2-1, 2-1
		Chomakhidze, Gorshkov 2	Goals	2 players with 1

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15 August 2004 10:45	[2]	Serbia and Montenegro	4–6	Hungary	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Borrell (ESP), Petronilli (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 1-0, 2-3, 1-0, 0-3
		Trbojević 2	Goals	Kiss 2

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15 August 2004 22:15	[3]	Croatia	6–7	United States	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Tulga (TUR), Bookelman (NED)
		Score by quarters: 0-0, 0-3, 2-1, 4-3
		Štritof 3	Goals	Azevedo 3

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17 August 2004 16:30	[4]	Kazakhstan	6–9	United States	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Patelli (BRA), Bock (GER)
		Score by quarters: 1-1, 3-4, 0-1, 2-3
		Drozdov 3	Goals	Wigo 4

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17 August 2004 17:45	[5]	Russia	3–4	Serbia and Montenegro	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Tulga (TUR), Petronilli (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 1-1, 1-1, 0-1, 1-1
		3 players with 1	Goals	Trbojević 2

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17 August 2004 22:15	[6]	Hungary	10–8	Croatia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Borrell (ESP), Bookelman (NED)
		Score by quarters: 1-0, 4-2, 4-4, 1-2
		Kásás, Biros 3	Goals	Burić, Štritof 2

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19 August 2004 09:30	[7]	Serbia and Montenegro	9–5	Kazakhstan	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Legare (CAN), Sayed Mahmoud (EGY)
		Score by quarters: 3-1, 2-1, 1-1, 3-2
		Šapić 3	Goals	Zhilyayev 3

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19 August 2004 10:45	[8]	United States	5–7	Hungary	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Margeta (SLO), Tulga (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 2-2, 2-3, 0-1, 1-1
		Azevedo 2	Goals	Varga, Madaras 2

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19 August 2004 22:15	[9]	Croatia	8–9	Russia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Stavropoulos (GRE), Kratochvil (SVK)
		Score by quarters: 2-2, 2-3, 1-1, 3-3
		Franković, Fatović 2	Goals	Zinnourov 2

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21 August 2004 09:30	[10]	Kazakhstan	4–14	Hungary	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Koryzna (POL), Patelli (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 1-3, 0-4, 2-4, 1-3
		4 players with 1	Goals	Kásás, Kiss 3

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21 August 2004 21:00	[11]	Serbia and Montenegro	11–8	Croatia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Petronilli (ITA), Bookelman (NED)
		Score by quarters: 2-1, 4-2, 3-3, 2-2
		Šapić 5	Goals	3 players with 2

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21 August 2004 22:15	[12]	Russia	9–7	United States	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Borrell (ESP), Bock (GER)
		Score by quarters: 3-1, 3-3, 2-0, 1-3
		Eryshov, Chomakhidze 3	Goals	Beaubien, Azevedo 2

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23 August 2004 10:45	[13]	Croatia	5–4	Kazakhstan	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Matache (ROU), Rezek (CZE)
		Score by quarters: 2-2, 2-0, 0-0, 1-2
		Smodlaka 2	Goals	4 players with 1

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23 August 2004 18:15	[14]	Russia	6–7	Hungary	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Margeta (SLO), Stavropoulos (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 1-2, 1-1, 1-3, 3-1
		Eryshov, Garbuzov 2	Goals	Kiss 2

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23 August 2004 21:00	[15]	United States	4–9	Serbia and Montenegro	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Tulga (TUR), Borrell (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 1-2, 1-2, 1-3, 1-2
		4 players with 1	Goals	Šapić 3

Group B

	Qualified for the semifinals
	Qualified for the quarterfinals

Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Greece	5	4	0	1	43	27	+16	8
Germany	5	3	1	1	40	28	+12	7
Spain	5	3	0	2	35	31	+4	6
Italy	5	3	0	2	39	24	+15	6
Australia	5	1	1	3	37	35	+2	4
Egypt	5	0	0	5	18	67	-49	0

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15 August 2004 09:30	[16]	Egypt	3–14	Australia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Kiszelly (HUN), Valcarce (ARG)
		Score by quarters: 1-3, 0-5, 1-4, 1-2
		3 players with 1	Goals	Miller 3

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15 August 2004 17:45	[17]	Italy	4–5	Spain	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Margeta (SLO), Tomic (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 1-2, 1-3, 0-0, 2-0
		4 players with 1	Goals	5 players with 1

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15 August 2004 21:00	[18]	Germany	5–4	Greece	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Brguljan (SCG), Afanasiev (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 2-2, 0-1, 2-1, 1-0
		5 players with 1	Goals	4 players with 1

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17 August 2004 09:30	[19]	Australia	4–8	Italy	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Tomic (CRO), Chaney (USA)
		Score by quarters: 1-1, 2-2, 0-3, 1-2
		Whalan 2	Goals	Postiglione 3

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17 August 2004 10:45	[20]	Germany	13–3	Egypt	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Rezek (CZE), Pinker (RSA)
		Score by quarters: 4-0, 5-0, 2-0, 2-3
		Politze 5	Goals	3 players with 1

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17 August 2004 21:00	[21]	Greece	15–4	Spain	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Kratochvil (SVK), Margeta (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 2-1, 4-1, 1-2, 1-1
		Chatzitheodorou, Schizas 2	Goals	Five players with 1

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19 August 2004 16:30	[22]	Spain	8–4	Australia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Tomic (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 2-1, 3-1, 1-1, 2-1
		3 players with 2	Goals	4 players with 1

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19 August 2004 17:45	[23]	Italy	10–5	Germany	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Brguljan (SCG), Afanasiev (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 2-0, 1-2, 3-2, 4-1
		Postiglione 4	Goals	Nossek 3

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19 August 2004 21:00	[24]	Egypt	4–15	Greece	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Matache (ROU), Zhong (CHN)
		Score by quarters: 0-5, 0-2, 2-3, 2-5
		4 players with 1	Goals	Thomakos 5

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21 August 2004 10:45	[25]	Egypt	4–13	Italy	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Rezek (CZE), Pinker (RSA)
		Score by quarters: 1-3, 1-0, 2-5, 0-5
		El-Sammany 2	Goals	Calcaterra, Angelini 3

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21 August 2004 16:30	[26]	Germany	11–5	Spain	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Tulga (TUR), Brguljan (SCG)
		Score by quarters: 3-2, 2-0, 4-3, 2-0
		Wollthan 3	Goals	5 players with 1

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21 August 2004 17:45	[27]	Greece	10–9	Australia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Kiszelly (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 2-2, 3-2, 3-2, 2-3
		Chatzitheodorou 3	Goals	3 players with 2

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23 August 2004 09:30	[28]	Germany	6–6	Australia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Kratochvil (SVK), Brguljan (SCG)
		Score by quarters: 1-3, 2-1, 1-0, 2-2
		Politze, Nossek 2	Goals	Woods 3

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23 August 2004 17:00	[29]	Spain	12–4	Egypt	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Valcarce (ARG), Zhong (CHN)
		Score by quarters: 4-1, 3-0, 2-1, 3-2
		Hernández, Gómez 3	Goals	El-Helw 2

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23 August 2004 22:15	[30]	Greece	6–4	Italy	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Bookelman (NED)
		Score by quarters: 1-0, 1-2, 2-1, 2-1
		6 players with 1	Goals	Bencivenga 2

Medal round bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold medal

A1

Hungary

7

B2

Russia

12

A3

Russia

5

A3

Germany

5

Hungary

8

Serbia and Montenegro

7

B1

Serbia and Montenegro

7

A2

Serbia and Montenegro

7

B3

Greece

3

B3

Spain

5

5th & 6th

Bronze medal

5

Germany

6

Russia

6

6

Spain

5

4

Greece

5

	9th - 12th					7th - 10th					7th & 8th
						A4	United States	6
	B5	Australia	10
						B5	Australia	5
	A6	Kazakhstan	5
											8	United States	9
											7	Italy	8
						B4	Italy	11
	A5	Croatia	12
						A5	Croatia	7
	B6	Egypt	1
						11th & 12th					9th & 10th
						11	Kazakhstan	15			9	Australia	8
						12	Egypt	7			10	Croatia	7

Classification 7th-12th

25 August 2004 09:30	[31]	Kazakhstan	5–10	Australia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Matache (ROU), Patelli (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 2-2, 1-4, 1-3, 1-1
		Elke 2	Goals	Figlioli, Thomas 2

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25 August 2004 10:45	[32]	Croatia	12–1	Egypt	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Zhong (CHN), Pinker (RSA)
		Score by quarters: 4-0, 2-0, 4-0, 2-1
		Burić 3	Goals	Rezk 1

Quarterfinals

25 August 2004 17:00	[33]	Russia	12–5	Germany	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Petronilli (ITA), Bookelman (NED)
		Score by quarters: 2-1, 2-1, 5-0, 3-3
		3 players with 3	Goals	5 players with 1

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25 August 2004 18:15	[34]	Serbia and Montenegro	7–5	Spain	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Tulga (TUR), Chaney (USA)
		Score by quarters: 3-2, 2-0, 0-2, 2-1
		Šapić 3	Goals	5 players with 1

Classification 11th-12th

27 August 2004 09:30	[35]	Kazakhstan	15–7	Egypt	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Rezek (CZE), Patelli (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 6-0, 1-2, 5-3, 3-2
		Zaitsev 7	Goals	Mashhour, Khalil 2

Classification 7th-10th

27 August 2004 10:45	[36]	United States	6–5	Australia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Matache (ROU), Legare (CAN)
		Score by quarters: 2-0, 1-1, 2-2, 1-2
		Azevedo 3	Goals	Figlioli 3

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27 August 2004 17:00	[37]	Italy	11–7	Croatia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Afanasiev (RUS), Koryzna (POL)
		Score by quarters: 2-1, 3-4, 1-1, 5-1
		Bencivenga 3	Goals	Franković 3

Semifinals

27 August 2004 18:15	[38]	Hungary	7–5	Russia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Chaney (USA), Bock (GER)
		Score by quarters: 2-2, 3-3, 2-0, 0-0
		Kásás 3	Goals	Garbuzov 2

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27 August 2004 21:00	[39]	Greece	3–7	Serbia and Montenegro	Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Petronilli (ITA), Tulga (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 1-2, 1-3, 1-1, 0-1
		Three players with 1	Goals	Jokić 2

Classification 9th-10th

Aug 29, 2004 09:30	[40]	Australia	8–7	Croatia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Kiszelly (HUN), Sayed Mahmoud (EGY)
		Score by quarters: 2-0, 3-4, 1-1, 2-2
		Whalan 5	Goals	Franković 3

Classification 7th-8th

29 August 2004 10:45	[41]	United States	9–8	Italy	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Afanasiev (RUS), Margeta (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 2-2, 2-0, 2-3, 3-3
		Azevedo, Smith 3	Goals	Angelini 3

Classification 5th-6th

29 August 2004 12:00	[42]	Germany	6–4	Spain	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Stavropoulos (GRE), Bookelman (NED)
		Score by quarters: 2-2, 3-1, 0-0, 1-1
		Nossek 2	Goals	Hernández 2

Bronze medal match

August 29 16:00	[43]	Russia	6–5	Greece	Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Borrell (ESP), Brguljan (SCG)
		Score by quarters: 1-1, 3–1, 1–2, 1–1
		Tchomakhidze 4	Goals	Afroudakis 3

Gold medal match

29 August 2004 17:30	[44]	Hungary	8–7	Serbia and Montenegro	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Petronilli (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 2-3, 3-2, 0-2, 3-0
		Kiss 4	Goals	Šapić 2

Final Rankings

Rank	Team
	Hungary
	Serbia and Montenegro
	Russia
4.	Greece
5.	Germany
6.	Spain
7.	United States
8.	Italy
9.	Australia
10.	Croatia
11.	Kazakhstan
12.	Egypt

2004 Men's Olympic Champions
Hungary Eighth title

External links

• BBC Men's water polo results
• BBC match schedule