Water polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics
| Men's water polo at the Games of the XI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Berlin | |||||||||
| Dates | 8–15 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 142 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics:[1][2]
Medal summary
Results
Elimination rounds
In the first round each team in a group played each other team in the same group. The placings were determined on points. If the points were equal, then the better goal average decided. The first two teams of each group were qualified for the semi-finals, while the third and fourth placed team was eliminated.
Group 1
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
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| 1. | Belgium (BEL) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | X | 1:1 | 4:3 | 1:0 | |
| 2. | Netherlands (NED) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1:1 | X | 3:2 | 1:1 | |
| 3. | United States (USA) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3:4 | 2:3 | X | 2:1 | |
| 4. | Uruguay (URU) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0:1 | 1:1 | 1:2 | X |
Group 2
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |  |
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| 1. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hungary (HUN) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6 | X | 10:1 | 4:1 | 12:0 | |
| 2. | Great Britain (GBR) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 1:10 | X | 4:3 | 8:2 | |
| 3. | Yugoslavia (YUG) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1:4 | 3:4 | X | 7:0 | |
| 4. | Malta (MLT) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0:12 | 2:8 | 0:7 | X |
Group 3
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
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| 1. | Germany (GER) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 6 | X | 8:1 | 6:1 | 13:1 | |
| 2. | France (FRA) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1:8 | X | 3:2 | 8:0 | |
| 3. | Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1:6 | 2:3 | X | 4:3 | |
| 4. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan (JPN) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 1:13 | 0:8 | 3:4 | X |
Group 4
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |  |
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| 1. | Austria (AUT) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 6 | X | 2:1 | 9:0 | 6:0 | |
| 2. | Sweden (SWE) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1:2 | X | 6:0 | 11:0 | |
| 3. |  Switzerland (SUI) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0:9 | 0:6 | X | 7:1 | |
| 4. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Iceland (ISL) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0:6 | 0:11 | 1:7 | X |
Semi-finals
As in the elimination round each team in a group played each other team in the same group unless they had met in the previous round. In this case the previous result stood and was carried forward to this group. So in each group only four matches had to be played. The placings were determined on points. If the points were equal, then the better goal average decided. The first two teams of each group were qualified for the final round, while the third and fourth placed team were eliminated and took part in a consolation tournament.
The results which are carried forward from the first round are shown in italics.
Group 1
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| 1. | Hungary (HUN) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 6 | X | 3:0 | 8:0 | 10:1 | |
| 2. | Belgium (BEL) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0:3 | X | 1:1 | 6:1 | |
| 3. | Netherlands (NED) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0:8 | 1:1 | X | 4:4 | |
| 4. | Great Britain (GBR) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 1:10 | 1:6 | 4:4 | X |
Group 2
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| 1. | Germany (GER) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 6 | X | 8:1 | 3:1 | 4:1 | |
| 2. | France (FRA) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1:8 | X | 4:2 | 2:1 | |
| 3. | Austria (AUT) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1:3 | 2:4 | X | 2:1 | |
| 4. | Sweden (SWE) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1:4 | 1:2 | 1:2 | X |
Final round
As in the rounds before each team in the final played each other team unless they had met in a previous round. In this case the previous result stood and was carried forward to the final. So in the final only four matches had to be played. The placings were determined on points. If the points were equal, then the better goal average decided.
The results which are carried forward from the previous rounds are shown in italics.
Final Group
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Hungary (HUN) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5 | X | 2:2 | 3:0 | 5:0 | |
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Germany (GER) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2:2 | X | 4:1 | 8:1 | |
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Belgium (BEL) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0:3 | 1:4 | X | 3:1 | |
| 4. | France (FRA) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0:5 | 1:8 | 1:3 | X |
Hungary won the Olympic Championship because their goal average was better (10/2 = 5) than Germany's (14/4 = 3.5).
Group for fifth to eighth places - consolation tournament
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| 5. | Netherlands (NED) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 5 | X | 5:4 | 4:3 | 4:4 | |
| 6. | Austria (AUT) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4:5 | X | 2:1 | 3:3 | |
| 7. | Sweden (SWE) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3:4 | 1:2 | X | 4:2 | |
| 8. | Great Britain (GBR) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4:4 | 3:3 | 2:4 | X |
Participating nations
Each country was allowed to enter a team of 11 players and they all were eligible for participation. All teams entered 11 players.
A total of 142(*) water polo players from 16 nations competed at the Berlin Games:
- Austria (11)
- Belgium (9)
- Czechoslovakia (7)
- France (7)
- Germany (11)
- Great Britain (11)
- Hungary (11)
- Iceland (8)
- Japan (8)
- Malta (9)
- Netherlands (9)
- Switzerland (8)
- Sweden (10)
- United States (9)
- Uruguay (7)
- Yugoslavia (7)
(*) NOTE: There are only players counted, which participated in one game at least.
Not all reserve players are known.
Summary
References
- "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- "Water Polo at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- Uruguayan Swimming Federation - Historic tables https://fun.org.uy/adjuntos/TABLAS%20HISTORICAS.pdf
Sources
- PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:
- Official Report of the 1936 Olympic Games, v.2 (download, archive) (pp. 345–356)
- Water polo on the Olympedia website
- Water polo on the Sports Reference website
- Water polo at the 1936 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
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