Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics as usual was a part of the "swimming sport", other two parts were swimming and diving. They were not three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation — FINA. Water Polo discipline consisted of one event: men's team.In the preliminary round 12 teams were divided into four groups. Two best teams from each group (shaded ones) advanced to Group A of the final round to determine places 1 through 6. The rest of teams played in Group B of the final round to determine places 7 through 12.

The event was held between July 20 and July 29 in two venues:
*the "Swimming Pool" of the "Olympiiski Sports Complex" (central part of Moscow)
*the "Outdoor Swimming Pool of the Central Lenin Stadium" at Luzhniki (south-western part of Moscow)118,247 spectators watched 48 matches of water polo event at these venues.

Medals

*July 20
**Sweden 3-7 Spain
**USSR 8-6 Italy
*July 21
**Sweden 4-4 Italy
**USSR 4-3 Spain
*July 22
**Sweden 1-12 USSR
**Spain 5-4 Italy

Group C

*July 24
**"Luzhniki" Romania 3-5 Italy
**"Luzhniki" Greece 9-5 Sweden
**"Luzhniki" Australia 8-5 Bulgaria
*July 25
**"Luzhniki" Romania 4-4 Australia
**"Luzhniki" Greece 6-4 Bulgaria
**"Luzhniki" Italy 8-3 Sweden
*July 26
**"Luzhniki" Romania 8-3 Sweden
**"Luzhniki" Greece 2-4 Australia
**"Luzhniki" Italy 5-4 Bulgaria
*July 28
**"Olympiiski" Romania 10-6 Bulgaria
**"Olympiiski" Greece 3-4 Italy
**"Olympiiski" Sweden 4-9 Australia
*July 29
**"Olympiiski" Romania 11-8 Greece
**"Olympiiski" Italy 4-5 Australia
**"Olympiiski" Sweden 8-6 Bulgaria

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Final Ranking

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Remark: Country names in the medal table are not given in the form they were used in the official documents of the IOC in 1980

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Team rosters

wp|AUS

Michael Turner, David Neesham, Robert Bryant, Peter Montgomeri, Julian Muspratt, Andrew Kerr, Anthony Falson, Charles Turner, Martin Callaghan, Randall Goff, and Andrew Steward.

wp|BUL|1971

Volodia Sirakov, Andrei Andreev, Kiril Kiriakov, Asen Denchev, Vasil Nanov, Anton Partalev, Petar Kostadinov, Nikolai Stamatov, Biser Georgiev, Matei Popov, and Georgi Gospodinov.

wp|CUB

Oscar Periche, Orlando Cowley, Barbaro Díaz, Lazaro Costa, Pedro Rodríguez, Nelson Domínguez, Jorge Rizo, Arturo Ramos, Carlos Benítez, Gerardo Rodríguez, and Oriel Domínguez.

wp|GRE

Ioannis Vossos, Thomas Karalogos, Sotirios Stathakis, Spyros Kapralos, Kiriakos Giannopoulos, Aris Kefalogiannis, Ioannis Garifallos, Andreas Gounas, Antonios Aronis, Markellos Sitarenios, and Ioannis Giannouris.

wp|HUN|1957

Endre Molnár, István Szivós, Attila Sudár, György Gerandás, György Horkai, Gábor Csapó, István Kiss, István Udvardi, László Kuncz, Tamás Faragó, and Károly Hauszler.

wp|ITA

Alberto Alberani, Roldano Simeoni, Sante Misaggi, Alfio Marsili, Massimo Fondelli, Gianni de Magistris, Antonello Steardo, Paolo Ragosa, Romeo Collina, Vincenzo d'Angelo, and Umberto Panerai.

wp|NED

Stan van Belkum, Wouly de Bie, Ton Buunk, Jan Jaap Korevaar, Nico Landeweerd, Aad van Mil, Ruud Misdorp, Dick Nieuwenhuizen, Eric Noordegraaf, Jan Evert Veer, and Hans van Zeeland.

wp|ROU|1965

Doru Spînu, Vasile Ungureanu, Dorin Viorel Costras, Adrian Nastasiu, Dinu Popescu, Claudiu loan Rusu, Ilie Slâvei, Liviu Râducanu, Viorel Rus, Adrian Schervan, and Florin Slâvei.

wp|ESP

Manuel Delgado, Gaspar Ventura, Antonio Esteller, Federico Sabria, Manuel Estiarte, Pedro Robert, Jorge Alonso, José Alcazar, Antonio Aquilar, Jorge Carmona, and Salvador Franch.

wp|URS

Evgeni Sharonov, Sergei Kotenko, Vladimir Akimov, Evgeni Grishin, Mait Riisman, Aleksandr Kabanov, Aleksei Barkalov, Erkin Shagaev, Georgi Mshvenieradze, Mikhail Ivanov, and Viacheslav Sobchenko.

wp|SWE

Anders Flodqvist, Kenth Karlson, Hans Lundén, Tommy Danielson, Sören Carlsson, Christer Stenberg, Gunnar Johansson, Peter Carlström, Lars Skåål, Per Arne Andersson, and Arne Claesson.

wp|YUG

Luko Vezilić, Zoran Gopčević, Damir Polić, Ratko Rudić, Zoran Mustur, Zoran Roje, Milivoj Bebić, Slobodan Trifunović, Boško Lozica, Predrag Manojlović, and Milorad Krivokapić.

ee also

*1978 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship
*1982 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship