European Water Polo Championships, past and present result

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European Water Polo Championships, past and present result
Past and Present Results
Budapest
2014
European
Water Polo
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Norbert Hosnyanszky (Hungary) receives a tap on the shoulder during the Italy v Hungary third place match at the 2012 European Men’s Championships in
Eindhoven (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
Budapest 2014
European Water Polo CHAMPIONSHIPS
Past and Present Results
Two of the hands belong to Andrea Blas of Spain during her country’s 11-10 defeat of Netherlands in the 2012 European Women’s Championships.
The match gave Spain 5th place (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
Contents:
European Water Polo Results – Men 1926 – 2012
4
European Water Polo Championships Men’s Leading Scorers 2012
51
European Water Polo Championships Men’s Top Scorers
52
European Water Polo Championships Men’s Medal Table
53
European Water Polo Championships Men’s Referees
54
European Water Polo Club Competitions – Men
60
European Water Polo Results – Women 1985 -2012
62
European Water Polo Championships Women’s Leading Scorers 2012
79
European Water Polo Championships Women’s Top Scorers
80
European Water Polo Championships Women’s Medal Table
81
European Water Polo Championships Women’s Referees
82
European Water Polo Club Competitions – Women
86
World Water Polo Championships
88
Olympic Water Polo Results
92
Most Gold Medals won at European Championships by Individuals
108
Attendances at European Championships 2012
110
3
European Water Polo Results
Men 1926-2012
1.1 1926 Budapest
18th August
Hungary
8
19th August
Germany
6
20th August
Hungary
5
Germany
1
FINAL RANKING
Belgium
4
Team
Plyd
Belgium
0
1 Hungary
3
W
L
GD
Pts
3
D
16:3
6
Sweden
5
Germany
4
2 Sweden
3
1
1
1
10:10
3
21st August
Belgium
3
Sweden
3
3 Germany
3
1
2
11:17
2
22nd August
Hungary
3
Sweden
2
4 Belgium
3
2
7:14
1
1
Plyd - Played, W - Won, D - Drew, L - Lost, GD - Goal Difference & Pts - Points
WINNING TEAM HUNGARY
Istvan Barta, Tibor Fazekas, Marton Homonnai, Alajos Keseru, Ferenc Keseru, Jozsef Vertesy, Janos Wenk
1.2 1927 Bologna
1st Round
3
FINAL RANKING
Germany
4
Great Britain
2
1 Hungary
31st August
Austria
5
Netherlands
Sweden
7
Hungary
7
Czechoslovakia
3
Italy
1
2 France
France
5
Spain
0
3 Belgium
Belgium
7
Yugoslavia
1
4 Sweden
1st September
Sweden
5
Czechoslovakia
2
France
8
Austria
0
Hungary
3
Belgium
2
(stopped owing to darkness)
Hungary
4
Belgium
3
(replayed on 2nd September)
4
Sweden
1
3
France
1
Team
2nd Round
3rd Round
2nd September France
4th Round
3rd September Hungary
WINNING TEAM HUNGARY
4
Finals for the 2nd place
Istvan Barta, Laszlo Czele, Tibor Fazekas,
2nd September Germany
9
Spain
0
Marton Homonnai, Alajos Keseru,
3rd September Sweden
4
Austria
1
Ferenc Keseru, Jozsef Vertesy, Janos Wenk
4th September Belgium
5
Great Britain
2
Germany
7
Czechoslovakia
0
Austria
2
Yugoslavia
0
5th September France
3
Belgium
2
3
Sweden
1
Belgium
M
1.3 1931 Paris
E
Austria
3
Sweden
2
Germany
3
Czechoslovakia
1
Hungary
12
France
1
24th August
Hungary
13
Austria
0
France
4
Sweden
4
Belgium
3
Germany
3
25th August
Czechoslovakia
4
Belgium
3
France
5
Austria
1
Hungary
12
Sweden
1
26th August
Austria
4
Belgium
3
27th August
Hungary
4
Czechoslovakia
1
Germany
4
France
1
28th August
Belgium
4
Sweden
2
Czechoslovakia
2
France
1
Germany
2
Hungary
2
29th August
Germany
5
Austria
0
Sweden
2
Czechoslovakia
1
Hungary
9
Belgium
2
30th August
Austria
3
Czechoslovakia
2
Germany
4
Sweden
2
Belgium
4
France
2
N
23rd August
Nikola Radjen who scored one of Serbia’s goals in the final
of the 2012 European Men’s Championships in Eindhoven
(Photo: Giorgio Scala)
FINAL RANKING
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1 Hungary
6
5
1
52:7
11
2 Germany
6
4
2
21:9
10
3 Austria
6
3
3
11:30
6
4 Belgium
6
2
3
19:24
5
1
5 Czechoslovakia
6
2
4
11:16
4
6 France
6
1
1
4
14:27
3
7 Sweden
6
1
1
4
13:28
3
WINNING TEAM HUNGARY
Istvan Barta, Mihaly Bozsi, Gyorgy Brody, Oliver Halassy,
Marton Homonnai, Sandor Ivady, Alajos Keseru, Ferenc Keseru,
Janos Nemeth, Miklos Sarkany, Jozsef Vertesy
Andreas Miralis, Greece, acknowledges his goal in his country’s
11-9 loss to Montenegro in the quarter final round of the 2012
European Championships (Photo by Giorgio Scala)
5
1.4 1934 Magdeburg
Group A
Preliminary Rounds
Group A
12th August
Netherlands
3
Yugoslavia
1
Team
Plyd
1 Hungary
4
W
L
GD
Pts
4
D
22:3
8
2 Belgium
4
2
2
11:10
4
3 France
4
2
2
9:11
4
Hungary
5
Belgium
1
4 Yugoslavia
4
1
3
4:10
2
13th August
Yugoslavia
2
France
1
5 Netherlands
4
1
3
7:19
2
Hungary
9
Netherlands
1
14th August
Hungary
3
Yugoslavia
1
Group B
France
4
Belgium
2
Team
Plyd
15th August
Belgium
5
Netherlands
1
1 Germany
4
Hungary
5
France
0
2 Sweden
16th August
Belgium
3
Yugoslavia
0
3 Spain
France
4
Netherlands 2
4 Czechoslovakia 4
1
5 Italy
Group B
12th August
Germany
5
Italy
0
Spain
1
Czechoslovakia
0
13th August
Italy
1
Sweden
1
Germany
4
Czechoslovakia
1
14th August
Germany
6
Spain
1
Sweden
6
Czechoslovakia
0
15th August
Spain
2
Italy
0
Germany
6
Sweden
3
16th August
Czechoslovakia
7
Italy
3
Sweden
5
Spain
3
W
L
GD
Pts
4
21:5
8
4
2
1
1
15:10
5
4
2
2
7:11
4
3
8:14
2
3
4:15
1
4
D
1
FINAL RANKING
Final 1st - 4th place
17th August
Hungary
4
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1 Hungary
3
3
18:3
6
2 Germany
3
2
1
9:8
4
3 Belgium
3
1
2
5:10
1
4 Sweden
3
1
2
7:18
1
Germany
1
Belgium
3
Sweden
3
19th August
Hungary
9
Sweden
1
Germany
2
Belgium
1
WINNING TEAM HUNGARY
Gyorgy Brody, Gyorgy Kutasi, Mihaly Bozsi,
(* Hungary - Belgium and Germany - Sweden played in the Preliminary Round)
Jeno Brandi, Oliver Halassy, Marton Homonnai,
Sandor Ivady, Alajos Keseru, Janos Nemeth,
Final 5th - 8th place
17th August
Czechoslovakia
2
Yugoslavia
2
18th August
Yugoslavia
3
Spain
2
France
5
Czechoslovakia
3
19th August
France
2
Spain
1
Miklos Sarkany, Jozsef Vertesy
FINAL RANKING
Team
Plyd
W
D
1
5 Yugoslavia
3
2
6 France
3
2
7 Spain
3
1
8 Czechoslovakia 3
6
1
L
GD
Pts
7:5
5
1
8:6
4
2
4:5
2
2
5:8
1
M
1.5 1938 London
E
Belgium
4
Netherlands
4
Hungary
9
Italy 0
Germany
6
Great Britain
0
8th August
Germany
5
Belgium
1
Hungary
7
Netherlands
1
France
4
Great Britain
1
9th August
France
1
Italy 1
Belgium
7
Great Britain
2
Germany
3
Netherlands
2
10th August
Germany
4
Italy 0
Hungary
5
France
0
Netherlands
4
Great Britain
3
11th August
Hungary
2
Germany
0
Italy
5
Great Britain
3
Belgium
3
France
2
12th August
Netherlands
4
Italy 3
Germany
5
France
3
Hungary
4
Belgium
1
13th August
Italy
2
Belgium
1
France
2
Netherlands
2
Hungary
8
Great Britain
1
FINAL RANKING
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1 Hungary
6
6
35:3
12
2 Germany
6
5
1
23:8
10
3 Netherlands
6
2
2
2
17:22
6
4 Belgium
6
2
1
3
17:19
5
5 Italy
6
2
1
3
11:22
5
6 France
6
1
2
3
12:17
4
7 Great Britain
6
6
10:34
0
N
6th August
Maro Jokovic (no.5) challenges for the ball in Croatia’s match
with Serbia in the 2012 European Men’s Championships. Croatia
lost to eventual tournament winners, Serbia, 15-12, but later won
the 2012 Olympic gold medal (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
WINNING TEAM HUNGARY
Ferenc Mezei-Wiesner, Istvan Mezei, Mihaly Bozsi, Jeno Brandi,
Oliver Halassy, Gyula Kanasy, Kalman Kislegi, Istvan Molnar,
Janos Nemeth, Miklos Sarkany, Jozsef Tolnay
Italian goalkeeper, Giacomo Pastorino, in action during the
2012 European Men’s Championships in Eindhoven.
Italy finished fourth overall (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
7
1.6 1947 Monte Carlo
Preliminary Rounds
Group A
10th September
Italy
3
Netherlands
3
France
6
Austria
1
11th September
Italy
5
Austria
0
France
3
Netherlands
3
12th September
Netherlands
4
Austria
0
France
4
Italy
4
Group A
Team
1 Italy
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
3
1
2
12:7
4
2 Netherlands
3
1
2
10:6
4
3 France
3
1
2
13:8
4
4 Austria
3
1:15
0
3
Group B
10th September
Hungary
3
Yugoslavia
11th September
12th September
3
Sweden
5
Hungary
3
Sweden
6
Yugoslavia
2
Group B
Team
1 Sweden
Plyd
2
W
L
GD
Pts
2
D
11:5
4
2 Hungary
2
1
1
6:8
1
3 Yugoslavia
2
1
1
5:9
1
Group C
10th September
Belgium
7
Great Britain
1
11th September
12th September
Belgium
3
Czechoslovakia
1
Great Britain
4
Czechoslovakia
1
Group C
L
GD
Pts
1 Belgium
Team
Plyd
2
W
2
D
10:2
4
2 Great Britain
2
1
1
5:8
2
3 Czechoslovakia 2
2
2:7
0
Final Round 1st - 3rd places
13th September
Belgium
1
Sweden
1
Italy
3
Sweden
2
14th September
Italy
4
Belgium
1
FINAL RANKING
Team
1 Italy
Plyd
2
W
L
GD
Pts
2
D
7:3
4
2 Sweden
2
1
1
3:4
1
3 Belgium
2
1
1
2:5
1
WINNING TEAM ITALY
Pasquale Buonocore, Emilio Bulgarelli, Mario Majoni, Geminio Ognio, Ermenegildo Arena, Aldo Ghira, Gianfranco Pandolfini,
Tullo Pandolfini, Luigi Raspini, Umberto Raspini, Cesare Rubini
8
5
Netherlands
2
14th September
Hungary
5
Great Britain
2
Netherlands
6
Great Britain
1
N
Hungary
E
13th September
M
Final Round 4th - 6th places
FINAL RANKING
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
4 Hungary
2
2
10:4
4
5 Netherlands
2
1
1
8:6
2
6 Great Britain
2
2
3:11
0
Spanish goalkeeper, Inaki Aguilar, tussles for the ball with Matthijs de Bruijn
of the Netherlands. Spain beat tournament hosts, Netherlands,
14-9 in the 7th to 10th place match (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
1.7 1950 Vienna
20th August
Yugoslavia
18
Switzerland
4
FINAL RANKING
Netherlands
4
Sweden
3
Austria
8
France
6
1 Netherlands
6
21st August
Italy
11
France
6
2 Sweden
6
1
Yugoslavia
8
Austria
3
3 Yugoslavia
6
4
Netherlands 17
Switzerland
3
4 Italy
6
22nd August
Sweden
12
Switzerland
1
5 Austria
6
2
4
29:43
4
Yugoslavia
9
Italy
7
6 France
6
1
5
23:42
2
23rd August
Netherlands 11
France
2
7 Switzerland
6
6
17:77
0
Italy
12
Switzerland
1
24th August
Italy
6
Austria
4
Netherlands
6
Yugoslavia
3
Sweden
5
France
1
25th August
Sweden
4
Yugoslavia
4
Netherlands 11
Austria
1
26th August
Netherlands
9
Italy
4
Sweden
7
Austria
2
27th August
Yugoslavia
4
France
1
Austria
11
Switzerland
5
Sweden
6
Italy
2
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
6
58:16
12
4
1
37:14
9
1
1
46:25
9
3
3
42:35
6
WINNING TEAM NETHERLANDS
Max Van Gelder, Cor Braasem, Henny Keetelaar,
Gerrit Bijlsma, Nijs Korevaar, Rudy Van Feggelen,
Frits Smol, Gaston Finee
9
1.8 1954 Turin
Preliminary Rounds
Group 1
31st August
Italy
6
F.R.Germany 0
Group 1
Italy
1st September
7
Belgium
3
F.R.Germany 4
Belgium
1
1 Italy
Team
Plyd
L
GD
Pts
2
W
2
D
13:3
4
2 F.R.Germany
2
1
1
4:7
2
3 Belgium
2
2
4:11
0
Group 2
31st August
Netherlands
Great Britain 6
Group 2
Great Britain 6
7
Romania
5
1st September
Netherlands
Romania
5
7
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1 Netherlands
2
2
14:11
4
2 Great Britain
2
1
1
12:12
2
3 Romania
2
2
10:13
0
Group 3
31st August
Hungary
8
Austria
1
Group 3
1st September
USSR
7
Austria
1
Hungary
3
USSR
2
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1 Hungary
2
2
11:3
4
2 USSR
2
1
1
9:4
2
3 Austria
2
2
2:15
0
Group 4
31st August
Yugoslavia
7
Spain
2
Group 4
1st September
France
3
Spain
3
Yugoslavia
10
France
0
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
2
GD
Pts
1 Yugoslavia
2
17:2
4
2 Spain
2
1
1
5:10
1
3 France
2
1
1
3:13
1
Semi-Finals
Group A
2nd September
F.R.Germany 4
Great Britain
Italy
5
Netherlands 4
2
L
GD
Pts
3rd September
Netherlands
7
F.R.Germany 6
1 Italy
3
3
15:7
6
Italy
4
Great Britain
2 Netherlands
3
2
1
18:17
4
3 F.R.Germany
3
1
2
10:15
2
4 Great Britain
3
3
11:15
0
3
Group A
Team
Plyd
W
D
Group B
10
2nd September
USSR
6
Spain
1
Group B
Hungary
3
Yugoslavia 3
3rd September
Hungary
5
Spain
2
USSR
1
Yugoslavia
1
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1 Hungary
3
2
1
11:7
5
2 Yugoslavia
3
1
2
11:6
4
3 USSR
3
1
1
1
9:5
3
4 Spain
3
3
5:18
0
M
Final 1st - 4th place
8
Netherlands
3
FINAL RANKING
Yugoslavia
3
Italy 1
5th September
Yugoslavia
4
Netherlands 0
1 Hungary
3
2
1
19:7
5
Italy 2 Yugoslavia
3
2
1
10:4
5
3 Italy
3
1
2
7:15
2
4 Netherlands
3
3
7:17
0
Hungary
8
1
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
N
Hungary
E
4th September
Final 5th - 8th place
4th September
F.R.Germany 4
Spain
1
FINAL RANKING
USSR
5
Great Britain
2
5th September
USSR
9
F.R.Germany 1
5 USSR
3
3
20:4
6
Great Britain
6 F.R.Germany
3
2
1
9:12
4
7 Spain
3
1
2
5:12
2
8 Great Britain
3
3
6:12
0
Spain
3
2
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
WINNING TEAM HUNGARY
Otto Boros, Laszlo Jeney, Istvan Hevesi, Gyorgy Karpati, Kalman Markovits, Dezso Gyarmati, Miklos Martin, Aladar Szabo,
Istvan Szivos, Gyorgy Vizvari, Antal Bolvari
1.9 1958 Budapest
Preliminary Rounds
Group A
31st August
Netherlands
4
Great Britain 2
Group A
0
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
Hungary
7
Belgium
1st September
Belgium
4
Great Britain 4
1 Hungary
3
3
21:2
6
2 Netherlands
3
2
14:11
4
Hungary
5
Netherlands
1
2nd September
Netherlands
9
Belgium
4
Hungary
9
Great Britain 1
1
3 Great Britain
3
1
2
7:17
1
4 Belgium
3
1
2
8:20
1
Group B
31st August
Yugoslavia
8
Bulgaria
1
Group B
F.R.Germany 5
Poland
2
Team
Plyd
L
GD
Pts
1st September
F.R.Germany 8
Bulgaria
1
1 Yugoslavia
3
W
3
D
19:3
6
Yugoslavia
4
Poland
0
2 F.R. Germany
3
2
1
15:10
4
2nd September
Poland
4
Bulgaria
2
3 Poland
3
1
2
6:11
2
Yugoslavia
7
F.R. Germany 2
4 Bulgaria
3
0
3
4:20
0
Group C
31st August
USSR
5
German D.R. 2
Group C
1st September
German D.R. 4
Austria
1
2nd September
USSR
Austria
1
5
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1 USSR
2
2
10:3
4
2 German D.R.
2
1
1
6:6
2
3 Austria
2
2
2:9
0
Cont...
11
Group D
31st August
Italy
7
France
3
Group D
1st September
France
7
Spain
5
2nd September
Italy
8
Spain
2
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1 Italy
2
2
15:5
4
2 France
2
1
1
10:12
2
3 Spain
2
2
7:15
0
Semi Finals
Group 1
3rd September
Hungary
8
F.R. Germany 4
Group 1
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
Yugoslavia
4
Netherlands
4th September
Netherlands
4
F.R. Germany 3
1 Hungary
3
3
18:8
6
Yugoslavia
2 Yugoslavia
3
2
1
14:8
4
3 Netherlands
3
1
2
6:12
2
4 F.R. Germany
3
3
9:19
0
Hungary
5
1
Team
3
Group 2
2
Group 2
3rd September
USSR
7
France
Italy
8
German D.R. 3
L
GD
Pts
3
3
19:8
6
Team
Plyd
W
D
4th September
German D.R. 4
France
2
1 Italy
Italy
USSR
2
2 USSR
3
2
1
14:8
4
3 German D.R.
3
1
2
9:15
2
4 France
3
3
7:18
0
4
Final 1st - 4th place
5th September
USSR
3
Yugoslavia
2
FINAL RANKING
Hungary
7
Italy
0
Team
Plyd
6th September
Hungary
4
USSR
2
1 Hungary
3
Yugoslavia
3
Italy
2
W
L
GD
Pts
3
D
16:5
6
2 Yugoslavia
3
1
2
8:10
2
3 USSR
3
1
2
7:10
2
4 Italy
3
1
2
6:12
2
Final 5th - 8th place
F.R. Germany 5
France
Netherlands
German D.R. 3
5 German D.R.
5
0
FINAL RANKING
5th September
6th September
German D.R. 6
F.R. Germany 2
France
Netherlands 2
4
Qualifications 9th - 14th place
3rd September
Poland
4
Great Britain
3
Belgium
6
Spain
4
Austria
13
Bulgaria
5
Final 9th - 11th place
Team
Plyd
W
D
3
2
L
GD
Pts
1
13:9
4
6 Netherlands
3
2
1
11:10
4
7 F.R.Germany
3
1
2
10:10
2
8 France
3
1
2
6:11
2
WINNING TEAM HUNGARY
Otto Boros, Laszlo Jeney, Gabor Csillag, Zoltan Domotor,
Istvan Hevesi, Tivadar Kanizsa, Gyorgy Karpati, Andras Katona,
Kalman Markovits, Mihaly Mayer, Robert Molnar, Istvan Pinter,
Jozsef Vaczi
4th September
Belgium
6
Austria
5
FINAL RANKING
5th September
Poland
8
Austria
3
6th September
Poland
4
Belgium
1
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
9 Poland
2
2
12:4
4
10 Belgium
2
1
1
7:9
2
11 Austria
2
2
8:14
0
Final 12th - 14th place
4th September
Bulgaria
5
Spain
4
FINAL RANKING
5th September
Spain
5
Great Britain
3
2
12 Great Britain
6th September
12
Great Britain 5
Bulgaria
Team
Plyd
2
W
D
1
L
GD
Pts
1
8:7
2
13 Spain
2
1
1
9:8
2
14 Bulgaria
2
1
1
7:9
2
M
1.10 1962 Leipzig
E
N
Preliminary Rounds
Group A
19th August Hungary
9
Sweden
2
Group A
20th August
Romania
4
Sweden
0
21st August
Hungary
5
Romania
3
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1 Hungary
2
2
14:5
4
2 Romania
2
1
1
7:5
2
3 Sweden
2
2
2:13
0
Group B
19th August German D.R. 3
Italy
1
Group B
1 German D.R.
Team
Plyd
1
W
L
GD
Pts
1
D
3:1
2
2 Italy
1
1:3
0
1
Group C
19th August USSR
4
Netherlands 0
Group C
20th August
Netherlands
5
Poland
2
0
1 USSR
21st August
USSR
10
Poland
Team
Plyd
L
GD
Pts
2
W
2
D
14:0
4
2 Netherlands
2
1
1
5:6
2
3 Poland
2
2
2:15
0
Group D
19th August Belgium
6
Great Britain 4
Group D
20th August
Yugoslavia
8
Great Britain 1
Team
Plyd
L
GD
Pts
Belgium
1 Yugoslavia
2
2
18:2
4
2 Belgium
2
1
1
7:14
2
3 Great Britain
2
2
5:14
0
21st August
Yugoslavia
10
1
W
D
Semi - finals
Group 1
22nd August
Italy
2
Romania
2
Hungary
4
German D.R. 3
23rd August
Hungary
5
Italy
German D.R. 3
Romania
Group 1
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
0
1 Hungary
3
3
14:6
6
3
2 German D.R.
3
1
1
1
9:8
3
3 Romania
3
2
1
8:10
2
4 taly
3
1
2
3:10
1
Group 2
22nd August
Belgium
6
Netherlands 6
Group 2
USSR
3
Yugoslavia
3
1 USSR
23rd August
USSR
9
Belgium
3
Netherlands
4
Yugoslavia
3
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
3
2
1
16:6
5
2 Yugoslavia
3
1
1
1
16:8
3
3 Netherlands
3
1
1
1
10:13
3
4 Belgium
3
1
2
10:25
1
Final 1st - 4th place
Yugoslavia
2
FINAL RANKING
German D.R. 2
USSR
2
Yugoslavia
German D.R. 0
USSR
24th August
Hungary
25th August
Hungary
3
1
2
2
Team
Plyd
W
1 Hungary
3
2 USSR
D
L
GD
Pts
2
1
9:7
5
3
3
7:7
3
2 Yugoslavia
3
1
1
1
6:6
3
4 German D.R.
3
1
2
5:7
1
Cont...
13
Final 5th - 8th place
24th August
Romania
5
Belgium
4
FINAL RANKING
Netherlands
4
Italy
3
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
25th August
Romania
4
Netherlands
3
5 Romania
3
2
1
11:9
5
Belgium
4
Italy
3
6 Belgium
3
1
1
1
14:14
3
6 Netherlands
3
1
1
1
13:13
3
8 Italy
3
1
2
8:10
1
Final 9th - 11th place
22nd August
Great Britain 6
Poland
2
FINAL RANKING
23rd August
Sweden
6
Poland
4
24th August
Sweden
6
Great Britain 4
Team
Plyd
L
GD
Pts
9 Sweden
2
W
2
D
12:8
4
10 Great Britain
2
1
1
10:8
2
11 Poland
2
2
6:12
0
WINNING TEAM HUNGARY
Otto Boros, Miklos Ambrus, Andras Bodnar, Zoltan Domotor, Laszlo Felkai, Dezso Gyarmati, Tivadar Kanizsa, Gyorgy Karpati,
Andras Katona, Csandor Konrad, Kalman Markovits, Mihaly Mayer, Denes Pocsik
Milos Cuk who scored in Serbia’s 14-5 victory over Romania in Eindhoven in 2012 (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
14
M
1.11 1966 Utrecht
E
N
Preliminary Rounds
Group A
20th August
Sweden
4
Spain
3
Hungary
5
Netherlands
3
21st August
Netherlands
4
Spain
1
Sweden
3
Great Britain
2
Netherlands
7
Great Britain
4
22nd August
Great Britain
3
Spain
3
Hungary
3
Sweden
1
Hungary
6
Spain
1
23rd August
Netherlands
2
Sweden
1
Hungary
7
Great Britain
0
Group A
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1 Hungary
4
4
21:5
8
2 Netherlands
4
3
1
16:11
6
2
3 Sweden
4
2
9:10
4
4 Spain
4
1
3
8:17
1
5 Great Britain
4
1
3
9:20
1
Group B
20th August
France
2
Czechoslovakia
1
21st August
Yugoslavia
5
Czechoslovakia
1
German D.R.
8
France
3
22nd August
Yugoslavia
6
France
1
German D.R.
9
Czechoslovakia
3
23rd August
German D.R.
2
Yugoslavia
1
Group B
Team
L
GD
Pts
3
3
19:7
6
2 Yugoslavia
3
2
1
12:4
4
3 France
3
1
2
6:15
2
4 Czechoslovakia 3
3
5:16
0
1 German D.R.
Plyd
W
D
Group C
20th August
USSR
12
Turkey
0
21st August
Romania
4
Bulgaria
0
22nd August
USSR
8
Bulgaria
0
Romania
13
Turkey
0
23rd August
USSR
3
Romania
2
Bulgaria
14
Turkey
2
Group C
L
GD
Pts
1 USSR
Team
Plyd
3
W
3
D
23:2
6
2 Romania
3
2
1
19:3
4
3 Bulgaria
3
1
2
14:14
2
4 Turkey
3
3
2:39
0
Cont...
15
Group D
20th August
Belgium
8
Ireland
3
21st August
Italy
6
F.R.Germany
5
22nd August
F.R.Germany
7
Ireland
1
Italy
2
Belgium
1
23rd August
Italy
12
Ireland
3
Belgium
6
F.R.Germany
6
Group D
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1 Italy
3
3
20:9
6
2 F.R.Germany
3
1
1
1
18:13
3
3
1
1
1
15:11
3
3
3
7:27
0
3 Belgium
Semi - Finals 1st - 8th place
4 Ireland
Group A
24th August
German D.R.
4
Netherlands
2
Yugoslavia
3
Hungary
2
25th August
Yugoslavia
3
Netherlands
1
German D.R.
4
Hungary
4
Group A
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1 German D.R.
Team
3
2
1
10:7
5
2 Yugoslavia
3
2
1
7:5
4
3 Hungary
3
1
1
1
11:10
3
4 Netherlands
3
3
6:12
0
Group B
24th August
Italy
2
Romania
1
USSR
4
F.R.Germany
2
25th August
Romania
5
F.R.Germany
0
Italy
3
USSR
3
Group B
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
3
2
1
10:7
5
2 Italy
3
2
1
11:9
5
3 Romania
3
1
2
8:5
2
3
3
7:15
0
1 USSR
4 F.R.Germany
Semi - Finals 9th - 16th place
Group C
24th August
Sweden
3
Czechoslovakia
1
Spain
4
France
1
25th August
Sweden
4
France
1
Spain
4
Czechoslovakia
3
Group C
16
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1 Sweden
3
3
11:5
6
2 Spain
3
2
1
11:8
4
3 France
3
1
2
4:9
2
4 Czechoslovakia 3
3
5:9
0
M
Group D
6
Ireland
2
Belgium
11
Turkey
0
25th August
Ireland
2
Turkey
2
Belgium
5
Bulgaria
3
N
Belgium
E
24th August
Group D
Team
L
GD
Pts
3
3
24:6
6
2 Bulgaria
3
2
1
23:9
4
3 Ireland
3
1
2
7:16
1
4 Turkey
3
1
2
4:27
1
1 Belgium
Plyd
W
D
Final 1st - 4th place 26th August
German D.R.
2
Italy
1
27th August
USSR
1
Yugoslavia
1
Yugoslavia
2
Italy
1
USSR
1
German D.R.
0
FINAL RANKING
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
2
1 USSR
3
1
2 German D.R.
3
2
5:4
4
1
4:3
4
3 Yugoslavia
3
1
4 Italy
3
1
1
4:4
3
1
2
5:7
1
Final 5th - 8th place
26th August
Hungary
6
F.R.Germany
4
Romania
3
Netherlands
2
27th August
Hungary
3
Romania
2
F.R.Germany
4
Netherlands
3
FINAL RANKING
Team
Plyd
L
GD
Pts
5 Hungary
3
W
3
D
14:9
6
6 Romania
3
2
1
10:5
4
7 F.R.Germany
3
1
2
8:14
2
8 Netherlands
3
3
8:12
0
Final 9th - 12th place
26th August
Belgium
5
Spain
0
Bulgaria
2
Sweden
2
27th August
Bulgaria
5
Spain
2
Sweden
4
Belgium
1
FINAL RANKING
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
9 Sweden
3
2
1
10 Belgium
3
2
11 Bulgaria
3
1
12 Spain
Pts
10:6
5
1
11:7
4
1
1
10:9
3
3
3
5:14
0
Cont...
17
Final 13th - 16th place
26th August
France
7
Turkey
1
Czechoslovakia
9
Ireland
3
27th August
France
5
Ireland
4
Czechoslovakia
10
Turkey
1
FINAL RANKING
Team
13 France
Plyd
3
14 Czechoslovakia 3
W
L
GD
Pts
3
D
14:6
6
2
1
20:6
4
15 Ireland
3
1
2
9:16
1
16 Turkey
3
1
2
4:19
1
17 Great Britain
WINNING TEAM USSR
Vadim Gulyaev, Vladimir Kuznetsov, Boris Grishin,
Iosif Zemsov, Vladimir Shmudsky, Vladimir Semenov,
Boris Popov, Valeri Puskarev, Aleksandr Dolgushin,
Leonid Osipov, Igor Grabovsky
Denes Varga (Hungary) gets as high as possible as he fires in a
shot against Greece in the 2012 European Men’s Championships
in Eindhoven (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
1.12 1970 Barcelona
Preliminary Rounds
Group A
4th September Netherlands
10
France
1
Hungary
15
Austria
1
5th September
Hungary
16
France
0
Greece
5
Austria
4
6th September
Hungary
11
Greece
0
Netherlands
13
Austria
0
7th September
Netherlands
7
Greece
3
France
5
Austria
3
8th September
France
6
Greece
6
Hungary
8
Netherlands
4
Group A
18
Team
Plyd
L
GD
Pts
1 Hungary
4
W
4
D
50:5
8
2 Netherlands
4
3
1
34:12
6
3 Greece
4
1
1
2
14:28
3
4 France
4
1
1
2
12:35
3
5 Austria
4
4
8:38
0
M
Group B
4th September USSR
4
Romania
3
10
Belgium
2
Romania
12
Finland
3
USSR
8
Spain
3
6th September
USSR
12
Finland
0
Romania
11
Belgium
2
7th September
USSR
12
Belgium
1
Spain
10
Finland
1
8th September
Belgium
10
Finland
7
Romania
4
Spain
3
N
Spain
E
5th September
Group B
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1 USSR
4
4
36:7
8
2 Romania
4
3
1
30:12
6
3 Spain
4
2
2
26:15
4
4 Belgium
4
1
3
15:40
2
5 Finland
4
4
11:44
0
Group C
4th September Sweden
12
Ireland
1
Yugoslavia
5
F.R.Germany
3
5th September
F.R.Germany
4
Sweden
2
Yugoslavia
4
Italy
3
6th September
Italy
6
F.R.Germany
4
Yugoslavia
15
Ireland
2
7th September
Italy
8
Sweden
4
F.R.Germany
8
Ireland
2
8th September
Italy
11
Ireland
4
Yugoslavia
4
Sweden
2
Group C
Team
Hungary
8
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1 Yugoslavia
4
4
28:10
8
2 Italy
4
3
1
28:16
6
3 F.R.Germany
4
2
2
19:15
4
4 Sweden
4
1
3
20:17
2
4
4
9:46
0
5 Ireland
Final 1st - 6th places
9th September
Plyd
Italy
5
USSR
7
Netherlands
5
Yugoslavia
5
Romania
3
10th September
USSR
4
Yugoslavia
1
Hungary
9
Romania
4
Italy
6
Netherlands
4
11th September
USSR
8
Italy
3
Netherlands
6
Romania
5
Hungary
7
Yugoslavia
4
12th September
Yugoslavia
3
Netherlands
2
Italy
5
Romania
4
USSR
6
Hungary
5
Cont...
19
FINAL RANKING
Team
1 USSR
Sweden
GD
Pts
5
W
5
D
L
29:17
10
2 Hungary
5
4
1
37:23
8
3 Yugoslavia
5
3
2
17:19
6
4 Italy
5
2
3
22:28
4
5 Netherlands
5
1
4
21:29
2
5
5
19:29
0
6 Romania
Final 7th - 12th places
9th September
Plyd
5
Greece
2
Spain
3
France
1
F.R.Germany
10
Belgium
1
10th September
F.R.Germany
5
Spain
3
Greece
5
Belgium
3
Sweden
4
France
3
11th September
Spain
4
Sweden
3
Belgium
2
France
2
F.R.Germany
9
Greece
4
12th September
F.R.Germany
10
France
0
Sweden
9
Belgium
6
Spain
7
Greece
2
FINAL RANKING
Team
7 F.R.Germany
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
38:10
10
5
5
8 Spain
5
4
1
27:13
8
9 Sweden
5
3
2
23:19
6
10 Greece
5
1
1
3
19:30
3
11 France
5
2
3
12:25
2
12 Belgium
5
1
4
14:36
1
Final 13th - 15th places
9th September
Finland
4
Austria
3
10th September
Austria
5
Ireland
4
11th September
Finland
4
Ireland
4
FINAL RANKING
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
13 Finland
Team
2
1
1
8:7
3
14 Austria
2
1
1
8:8
2
15 Ireland
2
1
8:9
1
1
WINNING TEAM USSR
Vadim Gulyaev, Anatoly Akimov, Aleksandr Dreval, Aleksandr Dolgushin, Vladimir Semenov, Aleksej Barkalov,
Aleksandr Shidlovski, Vyacheslav Skok, Leonid Osipov, Valeri Puskarev, Vladimir Shmudsky, Oleg Bovin
20
M
1.13 1974 Vienna
E
18th August
Hungary
6
F.R.Germany
2
USSR
9
Spain
5
Yugoslavia
5
Netherlands
3
Italy
4
Romania
3
19th August
USSR
10
Yugoslavia
9
Italy
5
Netherlands
4
Spain
3
F.R.Germany
1
Hungary
7
Romania
3
20th August
F.R.Germany
5
Italy
4
Hungary
7
Yugoslavia
7
Netherlands
6
USSR
6
Romania
5
Spain
4
21st August
Netherlands
4
Spain
4
USSR
5
F.R.Germany
2
Hungary
8
Italy
3
Yugoslavia
6
Romania
5
23rd August
Netherlands
7
F.R.Germany
5
Hungary
8
Spain
2
Romania
5
USSR
5
Italy
4
Yugoslavia
4
24th August
Italy
3
Spain
3
Netherlands
4
Romania
3
Hungary
7
USSR
5
Yugoslavia
7
F.R.Germany
3
25th August
Yugoslavia
7
Spain
6
Hungary
7
Netherlands
5
F.R.Germany
4
Romania
4
USSR
5
Italy
2
N
Group A
It’s a matter of eyes on the ball for Vladimir Gojkovic of
Montenegro in his team’s game against Germany. Montenegro
ran out 13-7 winners in this Group B game of the 2012 European
Men’s Championships
(Photo: Guido Barbagelata/DeepBlueMedia)
Group A
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1 Hungary
7
6
1
50:27
13
2 USSR
7
4
2
1
45:36
10
3 Yugoslavia
7
4
2
1
45:38
10
4 Netherlands
7
2
2
3
33:35
6
5 Italy
7
2
2
3
25:32
6
6 Romania
7
1
2
4
28:34
4
7 Spain
7
1
2
4
27:37
4
8 F.R.Germany
7
1
1
5
22:36
3
WINNING TEAM HUNGARY
Endre Molnar, Tibor Cservenyak, Tamas Farago,
Istvan Gorgenyi, Andras Bodnar, Laszlo Sarosi,
Gabor Csapo, Istvan Szivos Jr., Zoltan Kasas,
Gyorgy Horkai, Ferenc Konrad
Cont...
21
Group B
18th August
Bulgaria
8
Poland
5
Sweden
9
Belgium
2
Austria
7
France
6
Czechoslovakia
7
Great Britain
6
19th August
Great Britain
2
Sweden
1
Czechoslovakia
6
Austria
4
Bulgaria
10
Belgium
5
Poland
6
France
4
20th August
Sweden
9
Bulgaria
8
Czechoslovakia
7
Poland
5
Great Britain
9
France
6
Belgium
9
Austria
7
21st August
Bulgaria
8
France
3
Czechoslovakia
11
Belgium
7
Great Britain
5
Austria
2
Sweden
6
Poland
2
22nd August
Great Britain
11
Belgium
8
Bulgaria
3
Czechoslovakia
3
Austria
6
Poland
6
Sweden
7
France
5
23rd August
Bulgaria
4
Austria
1
Belgium
5
France
5
Czechoslovakia
5
Sweden
3
Great Britain
5
Poland
1
24th August
Bulgaria
3
Great Britain
3
Czechoslovakia
7
France
4
Poland
8
Belgium
5
Sweden
6
Austria
4
Andrija Prlainovic, Serbia, works to prevent Vjekoslav Paskovic
scoring for Montenegro in the final of the 2012 European Men’s
Championships (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
Group B
Team
Plyd
1 Czechoslovakia 7
22
W
D
6
1
L
GD
Pts
46:32
13
2 Great Britain
7
5
1
1
41:28
11
3 Bulgaria
7
4
2
1
44:29
10
4 Sweden
7
5
2
41:28
10
5 Poland
7
2
4
33:41
5
1
6 Austria
7
1
1
5
31:42
3
7 Belgium
7
1
1
5
41:61
3
8 France
7
1
6
33:49
1
M
1.14 1977 Jönköping
E
N
Group A
14th August
Hungary
7
USSR
5
Group A
Yugoslavia
5
Italy
4
Team
Plyd
W
D
F.R.Germany 9
Spain
7
1 Hungary
7
6
1
Romania
8
Netherlands 6
2 Yugoslavia
7
6
15th August
Netherlands
6
USSR
6
3 Italy
7
4
Spain
8
Romania
7
Italy
6
F.R.Germany 4
Hungary
4
Yugoslavia
3
6 F.R.Germany
16th August
Yugoslavia
10
USSR
7
7 Romania
F.R.Germany 6
Hungary
6
8 Spain
7
Italy
10
Romania
7
Netherlands
6
Spain
6
L
GD
Pts
40:29
13
1
42:30
12
3
46:38
8
4 USSR
7
3
1
3
45:49
7
5 Netherlands
7
2
2
3
37:38
6
7
1
2
4
33:40
4
7
1
1
5
41:49
3
1
1
5
36:47
3
17th August
USSR
8
Spain
7
Netherlands
5
Italy
4
Hungary
6
Romania
3
Yugoslavia
5
F.R.Germany 3
19th August
USSR
6
F.R.Germany 5
1 Greece
6
6
34:17
12
Yugoslavia
6
Romania
2 Bulgaria
6
5
41:23
10
Group B
4
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
1
GD
Pts
Hungary
5
Netherlands
3
3 Czechoslovakia 6
3
1
2
31:23
7
Italy
8
Spain
4
4 Sweden
6
2
2
2
26:27
6
20th August
Italy
7
USSR
5
5 Poland
6
2
1
3
27:32
5
Hungary
4
Spain
2
6 Great Britain
6
1
5
27:46
2
Yugoslavia
8
Netherlands 6
7 France
6
6
26:44
0
F.R.Germany 5
Romania
5
7
21st August
USSR
8
Romania
Netherlands
5
F.R.Germany 1
Yugoslavia
5
Spain
2
Group B (played in Falköping)
Hungary
8
Italy
7
14th August
WINNING TEAM HUNGARY
Endre Molnar, Janos Steinmetz, Gabor Csapo,
Tamas Farago, Gyorgy Gerendas, Gyorgy Horkai,
Gyorgy Kenez, Istvan Magas, Jozsef Somossy
Attila Sudar, Istvan Szivos Jr., Tamas Wiesner, Peter Wolf
Czechoslovakia
7
Poland
1
Sweden
8
France
5
Greece
7
Great Britain
3
15th August
Czechoslovakia
9
Great Britain
2
Greece
5
Sweden
2
Bulgaria
10
France
4
16th August
Poland
6
France
5
Greece
4
Bulgaria
2
Sweden
6
Great Britain
4
17th August
Czechoslovakia
3
Sweden
3
Bulgaria
9
Great Britain
7
Greece
5
Poland
4
18th August
Czechoslovakia
7
France
3
Poland
9
Great Britain
3
Bulgaria
6
Sweden
3
19th August
Poland
4
Sweden
4
Greece
5
France
3
Bulgaria
6
Czechoslovakia
2
21st August
Greece
8
Czechoslovakia
3
Great Britain
8
France
6
Bulgaria
8
Poland
3
23
1.15 1981 Split
Group A
5th September
Hungary
8
Group A
USSR
8
F.R.Germany 7
Italy
7
Romania
6
Netherlands 5
Spain
11
Yugoslavia
8
6th September
F.R.Germany 7
Hungary
4
Netherlands 11
Italy
6
5 Spain
7
1
Romania
7
Spain
6
6 Italy
7
1
USSR
9
Yugoslavia
5
7 Romania
7
7th September
USSR
10
Spain
7
8 Netherlands
7
F.R.Germany 10
Netherlands
7
Hungary
7
Yugoslavia
6
Italy
8
Romania
3
8th September
F.R.Germany 10
USSR
7
WINNING TEAM F.R.GERMANY
Hungary
12
Italy
10
Peter Rohle, Thomas Loebb, Frank Otto, Jurgen Stiefel,
Team
Plyd
W
D
1 F.R.Germany
7
6
2 USSR
7
5
3 Hungary
7
4
4 Yugoslavia
7
GD
Pts
1
67:49
13
1
1
62:53
11
2
1
54:45
10
3
4
54:62
6
3
3
55:60
5
2
4
55:59
4
2
5
49:60
4
1
5
47:55
3
1
L
Yugoslavia
12
Romania
10
Hagen Stamm, Michael Wendel, Jurgen Schroder,
Netherlands
7
Spain
7
Rainer Osselmann, Roland Freund, Bernd Weyer,
7
Werner Obschernikat, Ralf Obschernikat, Gunter Kilian
10th September
Hungary
Spain
7
F.R.Germany 11
Romania
10
Yugoslavia
9
Netherlands 8
USSR
9
Italy
8
11th September
F.R.Germany 12
Spain
8
USSR
10
Netherlands
7
Yugoslavia
8
Italy
7
Hungary
9
Romania
5
9
12th September
Italy
9
Spain
Hungary
7
Netherlands 2
USSR
9
Romania
8
F.R.Germany 10
Yugoslavia
6
Group B - B1
5th September
24
Malta
5
Group B - B1
15
Denmark
4
8
Sweden
8
1 Greece
Greece
17
Sweden
6th September
France
Team
Plyd
4
W
GD
Pts
4
D
L
41:17
8
Greece
10
Denmark
4
2 France
4
2
1
1
52:27
5
7th September
Denmark
10
Malta
8
3 Sweden
4
2
1
1
39:19
5
Greece
10
France
5
4 Denmark
4
1
3
24:47
2
8th September
France
14
Denmark
6
5 Malta
4
4
19:65
0
Sweden
13
Malta
3
9th September
Greece
4
Sweden
3
France
25
Malta
3
M
Group B - B2
10
Poland
10
Bulgaria
14
Finland
3
Switzerland
9
Great Britain
8
6th September
Bulgaria
6
Czechoslovakia
6
Switzerland
12
Finland
4
Great Britain
11
Poland
11
7th September
Bulgaria
12
Switzerland
4
Czechoslovakia
6
Great Britain
5
Poland
15
Finland
6
8th September
Great Britain
12
Finland
5
Bulgaria
9
Poland
8
Czechoslovakia
14
Switzerland
2
9th September
Poland
15
Switzerland
7
Bulgaria
7
Great Britain
4
Czechoslovakia
16
Finland
0
N
Czechoslovakia
E
5th September
Group B - B2
Team
Plyd
W
5
4
1
48:25
9
2 Czechoslovakia 5
3
2
52:23
8
1 Bulgaria
D
L
GD
Pts
3 Poland
5
2
2
1
59:43
6
4 Switzerland
5
2
3
34:53
4
5 Great Britain
5
1
1
3
40:38
3
6 Finland
5
5
18:69
0
B Final 1st - 4th places
11th September
Czechoslovakia
8
Greece
7
Bulgaria
7
France
7
12th September
Czechoslovakia
8
France
8
Bulgaria
8
Greece
8
FINAL RANKING
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1 Czechoslovakia 3
1
2
22:21
4
2 Greece
3
1
1
25:21
3
3 Bulgaria
3
3
21:21
3
4 France
3
2
20:25
2
1
1
B Final 5th - 8th places
11th September
Sweden
14
Switzerland
5
FINAL RANKING
Poland
10
Denmark
8
5 Poland
12th September
Denmark
7
Switzerland
6
Poland
7
Sweden
6
Team
Plyd
GD
Pts
3
W
3
D
L
32:21
6
6 Sweden
3
2
1
35:16
4
7 Denmark
3
1
2
19:31
2
8 Switzerland
3
3
18:36
0
B Final 9th - 11th places
11th September
Malta
7
12th September
Great Britain 8
Finland
5
FINAL RANKING
Malta
3
L
GD
Pts
9 Great Britain
Team
Plyd
2
W
2
D
20:8
4
10 Malta
2
1
1
10:13
2
11 Finland
2
2
10:19
0
25
1.16 1983 Rome
Group A
20th August
Hungary
12
Spain
10
Group A
USSR
16
Romania
11
Plyd
W
D
Italy
9
Yugoslavia
9
1 USSR
7
5
2
F.R.Germany 9
Netherlands 5
2 Hungary
7
5
1
21st August
Hungary
10
F.R.Germany 9
3 Spain
7
4
Yugoslavia
10
Netherlands 5
4 Yugoslavia
7
3
2
2
58:50
8
Italy
10
Romania
3
5 F.R.Germany
7
2
2
3
53:52
6
USSR
10
Spain
9
6 Netherlands
7
2
1
4
48:57
5
22nd August
Hungary
9
Netherlands 9
7 Italy
7
2
1
4
62:62
5
Spain
9
Romania
8 Romania
7
1
6
47:68
1
Yugoslavia
5
F.R.Germany 3
USSR
9
Italy
6
7
8
L
GD
Pts
72:59
12
1
67:55
11
3
66:70
8
23rd August
F.R.Germany 7
Romania
USSR
8
Netherlands 6
Spain
9
Yugoslavia
8
WINNING TEAM USSR
Hungary
9
Italy
3
Evgenij Sharonov, Igor Sedov, Pavel Prokopchiuk,
25th August
Spain
8
F.R.Germany 7
Evgenij Grishin, Sergej Naumov, Aleksandr Kabanov,
Yugoslavia
11
Romania
8
Sergej Kotenko, Erkin Shagaev, Georgyj Mshvenieradze,
USSR
12
Hungary
10
Mikhail Ivanov, Nurlan Mendygaliev, Nikolay Smirnov,
Netherlands 10
Italy
8
Mikhail Giorgadze
26th August
USSR
8
Yugoslavia
8
Spain
8
Netherlands
7
Hungary
9
Romania
5
F.R.Germany 9
Italy
8
27th August
F.R.Germany 9
USSR
9
Hungary
8
Yugoslavia
7
Netherlands
6
Romania
5
Italy
18
Spain
13
Group B
Group B
26
Team
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
1 Greece
6
5
1
2 Bulgaria
6
5
3 France
6
3
4 Sweden
6
3
5 Denmark
20th August
Bulgaria
7
Sweden
6
Greece
11
Austria
5
Denmark
13
Belgium
10
21st August
Greece
9
Sweden
6
Bulgaria
8
France
7
Austria
11
Denmark
10
22nd August
Greece
23
Denmark
7
Sweden
13
Austria
8
France
18
Belgium
4
23rd August
Sweden
13
Denmark
12
Bulgaria
22
Belgium
4
France
13
Austria
9
25th August
France
20
Denmark
5
GD
Pts
Belgium
7
Austria
6
75:41
11
Greece
11
Bulgaria
7
1
71:45
10
26th August
France
10
Greece
10
2
1
74:42
8
Bulgaria
15
Denmark
9
1
2
55:49
7
Sweden
11
Belgium
7
6
1
5
56:92
2
27th August
France
6
Sweden
6
6 Austria
6
1
5
47:66
2
Greece
11
Belgium
6
7 Belgium
6
1
5
38:81
2
Bulgaria
12
Austria
8
M
1.17 1985 Sofia
E
9
N
Group A
4th August
Spain
Netherlands
7
Group A
F.R.Germany 7
USSR
7
Italy
14
Greece
9
1 USSR
Hungary
7
Yugoslavia
4
2 Yugoslavia
7
5
1
5th August
Italy
11
Spain
7
3 F.R.Germany
7
4
1
Yugoslavia
11
Netherlands
7
4 Italy
7
4
F.R.Germany 8
Hungary
6
5 Hungary
7
4
USSR
13
Greece
6
6 Spain
7
2
1
4
50:62
5
6th August
Yugoslavia
7
F.R.Germany 6
7 Netherlands
7
1
6
52:66
2
Hungary
8
Greece
8 Greece
7
6
50:79
1
Italy
6
Netherlands 5
USSR
14
Spain
7
7th August
Yugoslavia
12
Greece
5
Hungary
10
Spain
8
USSR
7
Italy
6
F.R.Germany 12
Netherlands
7
9th August
Italy
8
Hungary
7
USSR
8
Netherlands 6
7
6
Team
Plyd
W
D
7
5
2
L
1
GD
Pts
66:47
12
1
58:44
11
2
60:50
9
3
63:57
8
3
56:50
8
WINNING TEAM USSR
Evgenij Sharonov, Nurlan Mendygaliev, Pavel Prokopchiuk,
Evgenij Grishin, Sergej Naumov, Victor Berendiuga,
Sergej Kotenko, Askar Orazalinov, Georgyj Mshvenieradze,
Mikhail Ivanov, Sergej Markoch, Nikolay Smirnov,
Mikhail Giorgadze
Yugoslavia
Spain
3
F.R.Germany 10
Greece
6
Group B
10th August
USSR
Hungary
8
5th August
Great Britain 13
Belgium
8
Netherlands 14
Greece
10
Bulgaria
8
Poland
8
Spain
8
F.R.Germany 5
Romania
9
France
7
Yugoslavia
10
Italy
9
6th August
Poland
11
Sweden
8
11th August
Greece
8
Spain
8
Great Britain 11
Malta
10
F.R.Germany 12
Italy
9
Romania
18
Belgium
9
USSR
7
Yugoslavia
7
Sweden
18
Malta
10
Hungary
10
Netherlands 6
Bulgaria
7
France
5
7th August
France
20
Malta
9
Great Britain 11
Sweden
11
Romania
Poland
6
10
Group B
Team
Plyd
1 Romania
7
W
D
L
12
Bulgaria
16
Belgium
5
8th August
Sweden
12
Belgium
8
Romania
13
Great Britain 7
France
6
Poland
4
Bulgaria
11
Malta
3
9th August
Belgium
13
Malta
5
Poland
6
Great Britain 5
France
7
Sweden
7
4
GD
Pts
Romania
12
Bulgaria
7
92:49
14
10th August
France
15
Great Britain 5
2 Bulgaria
7
5
1
1
70:48
11
Poland
17
Belgium
9
3 France
7
4
1
2
69:45
9
Romania
14
Malta
6
4 Poland
7
4
1
2
68:58
9
Bulgaria
14
Sweden
6
5 Sweden
7
2
2
3
72:75
6
11th August
Poland
16
Malta
10
6 Great Britain
7
2
1
4
61:73
5
France
9
Belgium
4
7 Belgium
7
1
6
56:90
2
Romania
14
Sweden
10
8 Malta
7
7
53:103
0
Bulgaria
10
Great Britain 9
27
1.18 1987 Strasbourg
Group A
16th August
F.R.Germany 11
Bulgaria
5
Group A
USSR
13
Spain
6
Plyd
W
D
GD
Pts
Italy
7
Romania
4
1 USSR
7
6
1
81:59
13
Yugoslavia
9
Hungary
7
2 Yugoslavia
7
5
2
68:46
12
17th August
F.R.Germany 12
Romania
8
3 Italy
7
5
1
1
63:52
11
Yugoslavia
10
Bulgaria
2
4 F.R.Germany
7
4
3
70:59
8
Hungary
7
Spain
5
5 Hungary
7
3
4
61:65
6
USSR
12
Italy
10
6 Spain
7
2
5
53:59
4
18th August
Yugoslavia
8
Spain
6
7 Romania
7
1
6
49:70
2
Italy
11
Hungary
9
8 Bulgaria
7
7
31:66
0
Romania
8
Bulgaria
3
USSR
11
F.R.Germany 10
7
Team
19th August
Italy
Yugoslavia
7
WINNING TEAM USSR
F.R.Germany 10
Hungary
8
Evgenij Sharonov, Oleg Shvedov, Aleksandr Ogorodnikov,
USSR
13
Romania
7
Aleksandr Kolotov, Sergej Naumov, Victor Berendiuga,
Spain
14
Bulgaria
6
Sergej Kotenko, Dimitri Apanasenko,
21st August
Hungary
12
Romania
10
Georgyj Mshvenieradze, Pavel Volkov, Sergej Markoch,
USSR
8
Bulgaria
6
Sergej Maksimov, Vadim Rojdestvenskiy, Mikhail Giorgadze
Yugoslavia
11
F.R.Germany 8
Italy
10
Spain
7
22nd August
USSR
15
Hungary
11
Group B
Italy
8
Bulgaria
4
F.R.Germany 10
Spain
6
1 France
5
Yugoslavia
14
Romania
7
2 Poland
5
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
5
56:33
10
3
1
1
46:35
7
23rd August
Italy
10
F.R.Germany 9
3 Greece
5
3
1
1
44:35
7
Spain
9
Romania
4 Netherlands
5
2
3
41:31
4
USSR
9
Yugoslavia
9
5 Great Britain
5
1
4
26:57
2
Hungary
7
Bulgaria
5
6 Sweden
5
5
35:57
0
5
Group C
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
Group B
GD
Pts
1 Czechoslovakia 4
4
61:23
8
2 Turkey
4
2
2
32:32
3 Austria
4
1
2
1
37:39
4 Malta
4
1
1
2
29:45
3
5 Switzerland
4
1
3
24:44
1
16th August
Poland
8
Netherlands
7
France
12
Greece
6
4
17th August
Great Britain 10
Sweden
9
4
France
7
Netherlands 6
18th August
Greece
14
Great Britain 4
France
13
Poland
Group C
28
L
11
20th August
Netherlands 10
Great Britain 4
Greece
12
Sweden
9
4
17th August
Malta
8
Switzerland
6
21st August
Netherlands 12
Sweden
Austria
7
Turkey
6
Poland
12
Great Britain 2
18th August
Austria
11
Switzerland
11
22nd August
Greece
8
Netherlands 6
Czechoslovakia
13
Turkey
4
Poland
11
Sweden
19th August
Austria
8
Malta
8
France
12
Great Britain 6
Czechoslovakia
14
Switzerland
3
23rd August
France
12
Sweden
4
Greece
4
Poland
4
21st August
Czechoslovakia
20 Malta
5
Turkey
11
Switzerland
4
22nd August
Czechoslovakia
14
Austria
11
Turkey
11
Malta
8
9
M
1.19 1989 Bonn
E
N
Preliminary Rounds
Group A1
13th August
Great Britain 11
Group A1
12
Greece
7
GD
Pts
7
Great Britain
5
1 Italy
3
3
34:16
6
Hungary
12
Italy
14th August
Greece
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
Italy
8
Hungary
7
2 Hungary
3
2
1
32:28
4
15th August
Italy
14
Great Britain
2
3 Greece
3
1
2
23:30
2
Hungary
13
Greece
9
4 Great Britain
3
3
18:33
0
Group A2
13th August
Spain
14
F.R.Germany
12
Czechoslovakia
9
Poland
6
14th August
Spain
10
Czechoslovakia
9
F.R.Germany
7
Poland
3
15th August
Poland
10
Spain
10
F.R.Germany
11
Czechoslovakia
7
Group A2
Plyd
W
D
1 Spain
Team
3
2
1
2 F.R.Germany
3
2
1
30:24
4
3 Czechoslovakia 3
1
2
25:27
2
2
19:26
1
4 Poland
3
1
L
GD
Pts
34:31
5
Pietro Figlioli, Italy, lobs the ball at goal during
Italy’s third place match against Hungary in the
2012 European Men’s Championships
(Photo: Giorgio Scala)
Group B1
Group B1
13th August
France
10
Sweden
3
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
Yugoslavia
13
Romania
9
1 Yugoslavia
3
3
36:20
6
14th August
Romania
12
Sweden
9
2 France
3
1
1
1
25:19
3
1
Yugoslavia
9
France
8
3 Romania
3
1
1
28:29
3
15th August
Yugoslavia
14
Sweden
3
4 Sweden
3
3
15:36
0
France
7
Romania
7
Group B2
Group B2
13th August
USSR
9
Netherlands 6
Bulgaria
10
Austria
5
1 USSR
14th August
USSR
18
Austria
5
2 Netherlands
3
1
1
1
31:24
3
Bulgaria
8
Netherlands 8
3 Bulgaria
3
1
1
1
22:29
3
15th August
USSR
16
Bulgaria
4
4 Austria
3
3
17:45
0
Netherlands 17
Austria
7
Team
Plyd
3
W
D
L
3
GD
Pts
43:15
6
Cont...
29
Quarter - finals
Group C
16th August
Italy
11
Czechoslovakia
8
F.R.Germany
11
Hungary
9
Greece
9
Spain
7
17th August
Hungary
10
Spain
6
F.R.Germany
10
Italy
10
Czechoslovakia
11
Greece
8
18th August
F.R.Germany
10
Greece
6
Czechoslovakia
9
Hungary
8
Italy
11
Spain
11
Group C
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1 Italy
5
3
2
52:43
8
2 F.R.Germany
5
3
1
1
54:46
7
3 Spain
5
2
1
2
48:51
5
4 Czechoslovakia 5
2
3
44:48
4
5 Hungary
5
2
3
47:43
4
6 Greece
5
1
4
39:53
2
Group D
16th August
Yugoslavia
13
Bulgaria
6
Group D
USSR
12
Romania
5
4
1 USSR
Team
Plyd
W
D
5
4
1
L
Pts
9
Netherlands
6
France
17th August
Yugoslavia
11
Netherlands 5
2 Yugoslavia
5
4
1
51:33
9
3 Romania
5
2
1
46:47
5
2
USSR
11
France
7
Romania
16
Bulgaria
8
4 Netherlands
5
1
1
3
32:41
3
5
1
1
3
34:58
3
5
1
4
31:41
1
18th August
Romania
9
Netherlands
7
5 Bulgaria
Bulgaria
8
France
5
6 France
USSR
5
Yugoslavia
5
Boris Zlokovic of Montenegro gets his hand on the ball during Montenegro’s Group B match against Germany in the 2012 European
Men’s Championships (Photo: Guido Barbagelata/DeepBlueMedia)
30
GD
53:27
M
Semi - finals
Yugoslavia
8
Italy
7
F.R.Germany
10
USSR
8
E
19th August
20th August
F.R.Germany
10
Yugoslavia
N
1st - 2nd place
9
Bronze game
20th August
Italy
12
USSR
11
5th - 6th place
19th August
Romania
13
Spain
8
Czechoslovakia
9
Netherlands
4
7th - 8th place
19th August
9th - 10th place
19th August
Hungary
14
Bulgaria
7
11th - 12th place
19th August
Greece
13
France
8
13th - 16th place
16th August
Poland
10
Great Britain
4
FINAL RANKING
Austria
8
Sweden
8
Team
17th August
Poland
11
Austria
8
1 F.R.Germany
Great Britain
10
Sweden
9
2 Yugoslavia
18th August
Austria
8
Great Britain
7
3 Italy
Poland
11
Sweden
9
4 USSR
5 Romania
6 Spain
7 Czechoslovakia
8 Netherlands
9 Hungary
10 Bulgaria
11 Greece
WINNING TEAM F.R.GERMANY
12 France
Ingo Borgmann, Thomas Huber, Frank Otto,
13 Poland
Lars Tomanek, Dirk Schutze, Andreas Ehrl, Carsten Kusch,
14 Austria
Rainer Osselmann, Hagen Stamm, Rene Reimann,
15 Great Britain
Dirk Theismann, Jorg Dresel, Uwe Sterzik, Peter Rohle
16 Sweden
FINAL RANKING
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
13 Poland
3
3
32:21
6
14 Austria
3
1
1
1
24:26
3
15 Great Britain
3
1
2
21:27
2
16 Sweden
3
2
26:29
1
1
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1.20 1991 Athens
Preliminary Rounds
Group A1
17th August
Romania
10
USSR
20
18th August
Romania
11
6
Group A1
Denmark
5
Team
Plyd
W
D
GD
Pts
USSR
11
1 Romania
3
2
1
47:26
5
1
France
L
France
12
Denmark
4
2 USSR
3
2
45:25
5
19th August
Romania
26
Denmark
9
3 France
3
1
2
27:28
2
USSR
14
France
9
4 Denmark
3
3
18:58
0
Group A2
17th August
Italy
10
Hungary
8
18th August
Czechoslovakia
13
Turkey
10
Hungary
16
Czechoslovakia
12
Italy
22 Turkey
4
19th August
Italy
17
9
Hungary
22 Turkey
Czechoslovakia
7
Group A2
GD
Pts
1 Italy
Team
3
3
49:21
6
2 Hungary
3
2
1
46:29
4
3 Czechoslovakia 3
1
2
34:43
2
3
3
21:57
0
4 Turkey
Netherlands 13
Poland
13
11
Yugoslavia
13
Bulgaria
18th August
Yugoslavia
15
Netherlands 6
Poland
12
Bulgaria
19th August
Bulgaria
10
Netherlands 10
6
Yugoslavia
11
Poland
D
L
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1 Yugoslavia
3
3
39:23
6
2 Poland
3
1
1
1
31:30
3
3 Netherlands
3
2
1
29:38
2
4 Bulgaria
3
1
2
27:35
1
6
Group B2
32
W
Group B1
Group B1
17th August
Plyd
Group B2
17th August
Spain
11
Germany
Greece
8
Great Britain 5
10
7
Team
1 Spain
Plyd
GD
Pts
3
W
3
D
L
57:23
6
18th August
Greece
8
Germany
2 Greece
3
2
1
23:30
4
Spain
28
Great Britain 6
3 Germany
3
1
2
36:27
2
19th August
Spain
18
Greece
4 Great Britain
3
3
19:55
0
Germany
19
Great Britain 8
7
M
Quarter - finals
Group C
19
Czechoslovakia
13
Italy
13
France
6
USSR
13
Hungary
11
21st August
Hungary
13
Romania
9
Italy
12
USSR
10
Czechoslovakia
11
France
9
22nd August
Italy
10
Romania
9
Hungary
16
France
7
USSR
14
Czechoslovakia
10
N
Romania
E
20th August
Group C
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1 Italy
5
5
62:42
10
2 USSR
5
3
62:53
7
3 Hungary
5
3
2
64:51
6
4 Romania
5
2
1
2
58:53
5
1
4
55:75
2
5
5
37:64
0
5 Czechoslovakia 5
6 France
1
1
Group D
20th August
Yugoslavia
13
Germany
6
Group D
Greece
12
Poland
9
Spain
19
Netherlands 12
21st August
Yugoslavia
16
Greece
7
Germany
15
Netherlands 15
Spain
22
Poland
Team
Plyd
W
D
5
4
1
2 Yugoslavia
5
4
1
3 Greece
5
3
1 Spain
L
GD
Pts
84:52
9
69:39
9
2
47:60
6
9
4 Germany
5
1
1
3
50:56
3
9
5 Netherlands
5
2
3
56:75
2
6 Poland
5
1
4
46:70
1
22nd August
Germany
12
Poland
Greece
13
Netherlands 10
Spain
14
Yugoslavia
14
Cont...
Matteo Aicardi is tackled without the ball in Italy’s match against Hungary in the 2012 European Men’s Championships.
Hungary won the bronze medal game 12-9 (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
33
Semi - finals
23rd August
Yugoslavia
11
Italy
9
Spain
13
USSR
8
Final 1st - 2nd place
24th August
Yugoslavia
11
Spain
10
USSR
11
Italy
10
Bronze game
24th August
5th - 6th places
23rd August
Hungary
10
Greece
7
7th - 8th places
23rd August
Germany
14
Romania
8
9th - 10th places
23rd August
Netherlands
18
Czechoslovakia
14
11th - 12th places
23rd August
France
13
Poland
12
13th - 16th places
20th August
Bulgaria
13
Turkey
9
FINAL RANKING
Great Britain
15
Denmark
8
21st August
Bulgaria
13
Great Britain
7
1 Yugoslavia
Denmark
11
Turkey
11
2 Spain
Team
22nd August
Turkey
9
Great Britain
7
3 USSR
Bulgaria
21
Denmark
13
4 Italy
5 Hungary
6 Greece
7 Germany
8 Romania
9 Netherlands
10 Czechoslovakia
11 France
WINNING TEAM YUGOSLAVIA
12 Poland
Aleksandar Sostar, Dusan Popovic, Vaso Subotic,
13 Bulgaria
Predrag Zimonjic, Igor Milanovic, Viktor Jelenic,
14 Turkey
Mirko Vicevic, Vitomir Padovan, Veljko Uskokovic,
15 Great Britain
Igor Gocanin, Dusan Cirkovic, Goran Radjenovic,
16 Denmark
Nikola Ribic, Zeljko Vicevic, Milan Tadic
FINAL RANKING
34
Team
Plyd
W
D
13 Bulgaria
3
14 Turkey
3
1
15 Great Britain
3
1
16 Denmark
3
GD
Pts
3
47:29
6
1
1
29:31
3
2
29:30
2
2
32:47
1
1
L
M
1.21 1993 Sheffield
E
N
Preliminary Rounds
Group A
Group A
31st July
Romania
10
Ukraine
9
Croatia
11
Russia
7
1 Italy
Italy
9
Germany
8
2 Romania
5
3
1st August
Romania
12
Russia
12
3 Croatia
5
Italy
13
Croatia
7
4 Russia
5
2
1
2
47:44
5
Germany
13
Ukraine
8
5 Germany
5
2
3
45:42
4
2nd August
Italy
9
Russia
8
6 Ukraine
5
5
38:61
0
Germany
10
Romania
6
Croatia
13
Ukraine
8
3rd August
Romania
11
Italy
10
Russia
11
Ukraine
6
Croatia
10
Germany
8
4th August
Italy
14
Ukraine
7
Russia
9
Germany
6
Romania
9
Croatia
8
Team
Plyd
5
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
55:41
8
1
1
48:49
7
3
2
49:45
6
4
Group B
Group B
31st July
Hungary
9
Greece
5
Team
Plyd
Spain
17
Netherlands
10
1 Hungary
5
W
D
L
5
GD
Pts
67:39
10
Slovakia
13
Great Britain
7
2 Spain
5
4
1
67:46
8
1st August
Spain
12
Greece
10
3 Greece
5
2
2
46:37
5
Netherlands
14
Slovakia
9
4 Netherlands
5
2
3
53:51
4
Hungary
19
Great Britain
5
5 Slovakia
5
1
1
3
45:52
3
2nd August
Hungary
14
Spain
11
6 Great Britain
5
5
22:75
0
Greece
7
Slovakia
7
Netherlands
14
Great Britain
2
3rd August
Hungary
14
Slovakia
9
Greece
12
Netherlands
6
Spain
17
Great Britain
5
1
4th August
Spain
10
Slovakia
7
Hungary
11
Netherlands
9
Final 5th - 8th place
Greece
12
Great Britain
3
6th August
Semi - finals
Croatia
15
Netherlands
6
Greece
7
Russia
7
7th August
Russia
12
Netherlands
6
Croatia
8
Greece
7
7th August
Hungary
8
Romania
7
Italy
10
Spain
9
Final 1st - 2nd place
8th August
Italy
11
Hungary
Bronze game
8th August
Spain
13
Romania
Final 9th - 12th places
9
12
6th August
Slovakia
10
Ukraine
8
Germany
17
Great Britain
4
7th August
Ukraine
10
Great Britain
4
Germany
9
Slovakia
9
Cont...
35
FINAL RANKING
WINNING TEAM ITALY
Francesco Attolico, Alessandro Bovo, Alessandro Campagna, Mario Fiorillo, Francesco Porzio,
Team
1 Italy
Ferdinando Gandolfi, Massimiliano Ferretti, Marco D’Altrui, Giuseppe Porzio, Paolo Caldarella,
2 Hungary
Amedeo Pomilio, Carlo Silipo, Roberto Calcaterra, Paolo Petronelli, Gianni Averaimo
3 Spain
4 Romania
5 Croatia
FINAL RANKING
6 Greece
7 Russia
8 Netherlands
9 Germany
10 Slovakia
11 Ukraine
12 Great Britain
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
5 Croatia
3
3
34:20
6
6 Greece
3
1
1
1
26:21
3
7 Russia
3
1
1
1
26:24
3
8 Netherlands
3
3
18:39
0
FINAL RANKING
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
9 Germany
3
2
10 Slovakia
3
2
1
39:21
5
1
32:24
5
11 Ukraine
3
1
2
26:27
2
12 Great Britain
3
3
15:40
0
1.22 1995 Vienna
Preliminary Rounds
Group A
18th August
Spain
7
Ukraine
Group A
6
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
19th August
Spain
10
Netherlands 6
1 Spain
2
2
17:12
4
20th August
Ukraine
10
Netherlands
2 Ukraine
2
1
1
16:14
2
3 Netherlands
2
2
13:20
0
7
Group B
Group B
18th August
Hungary
20
19th August
Croatia
20th August
Hungary
18th August
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
Pts
0
26
Austria
2
1 Hungary
2
2
31:5
4
11
Croatia
5
2 Croatia
2
1
1
31:13
2
3 Austria
2
2
2:46
0
Bulgaria
Group C
Russia
14
19th August
Russia
14
Romania
5
1 Russia
2
20th August
Bulgaria
4
Romania
4
2 Bulgaria
2
1
1
3 Romania
2
1
1
10
Italy
9
19th August
Italy
20th August
Germany
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
2
GD
Pts
28:15
4
14:18
1
9:18
1
Group D
Group D
18th August
GD
Austria
Group C
36
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
Greece
7
10
Germany
6
1 Italy
2
2
19:13
4
9
Greece
8
2 Germany
2
1
1
15:18
2
3 Greece
2
2
15:18
0
M
Quarter - finals
Group E
Group E
11
Spain
10
Team
Plyd
Hungary
14
Bulgaria
7
1 Hungary
3
3
22nd August
Germany
10
Bulgaria
5
2 Germany
3
2
1
33:33
4
Hungary
13
Spain
11
3 Spain
3
1
2
36:29
2
23rd August
Hungary
18
Germany
12
4 Bulgaria
3
3
17:39
0
Spain
15
Bulgaria
5
Group F
21st August
Croatia
7
Russia
7
Italy
13
Ukraine
7
22nd August
Croatia
14
Ukraine
8
Italy
11
Russia
9
23rd August
Croatia
8
Italy
8
Russia
14
Ukraine
8
W
D
L
GD
Pts
45:30
6
N
Germany
E
21st August
Group F
Team
1 Italy
Plyd
W
D
3
2
1
L
GD
Pts
32:24
5
2 Croatia
3
1
2
29:23
4
3 Russia
3
1
1
1
30:26
3
4 Ukraine
3
3
23:41
0
Semi - finals 1st - 4th place
25th August
Italy
10
Germany
9
Hungary
11
Croatia
8
Semi - finals 5th - 8th place
25th August
Russia
14
Bulgaria
6
Spain
16
Ukraine
6
FINAL RANKING
Team
1 Italy
Final 1st - 2nd place
2 Hungary
27th August
3 Germany
Italy
10
Hungary
8
4 Croatia
5 Spain
Bronze game
26th August
Germany
11
Croatia
6 Russia
10
7 Ukraine
5th - 6th place
8 Bulgaria
26th August
9 Greece
Spain
10
Russia
7
10 Netherlands
7th - 8th place
26th August
Ukraine
9
Bulgaria
11 Romania
12 Austria
7
Final 9th - 12th place
21st August
Greece
7
Netherlands 6
FINAL RANKING
Romania
18
Austria
4
Romania
7
9 Greece
3
3
Austria
3
10 Netherlands
3
2
1
41:19
4
Austria
5
11 Romania
3
1
2
34:27
2
Romania
9
12 Austria
3
3
12:56
0
22nd August
Greece
9
Netherlands 21
23rd August
Greece
Netherlands 14
17
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
33:18
6
WINNING TEAM ITALY
Francesco Attolico, Francesco Postiglione, Alessandro Bovo, Angelo Temellini, Roberto Calcaterra,
Alessandro Calcaterra, Alberto Angelini, Amedeo Pomilio, Paolo Petronelli, Leonardo Sottani, Carlo
Silipo, Alberto Ghibellini, Fabio Bencivenga, Luca Giustolisi, Marco Gerini
37
1.23 1997 Seville
Preliminary Rounds
Group A
Group A
13th August
Russia
13
Bulgaria
4
Yugoslavia
10
Germany
5
1 Russia
Italy
7
Greece
2
14th August
Yugoslavia
9
Bulgaria
4
Italy
8
Germany
4
4 Greece
5
1
1
3
27:30
3
Russia
7
Greece
6
5 Germany
5
1
1
3
34:38
3
15th August
Greece
8
Bulgaria
4
6 Bulgaria
5
5
23:59
0
Russia
8
Germany
6
Yugoslavia
4
Italy
3
16th August
Italy
16
Bulgaria
5
Russia
3
Yugoslavia
3
Germany
6
Greece
6
17th August
Germany
13
Bulgaria
6
Yugoslavia
6
Greece
5
Russia
5
Italy
4
Team
Plyd
W
D
GD
Pts
5
4
1
L
36:23
9
2 Yugoslavia
5
4
1
32:20
9
3 Italy
5
3
38:20
6
2
Group B
Group B
13th August
Slovakia
6
Netherlands 4
Hungary
13
Ukraine
1 Croatia
Croatia
8
Spain
7
2 Hungary
14th August
Netherlands 10
Ukraine
4
3 Spain
Croatia
7
Hungary
7
4 Slovakia
5
2
3
28:39
4
Spain
9
Slovakia
5
5 Netherlands
5
1
4
28:39
2
15th August
Hungary
12
Slovakia
6
6 Ukraine
5
5
17:48
0
Croatia
7
Ukraine
3
3
Spain
7
Netherlands
3
16th August
Croatia
9
Netherlands
3
Slovakia
8
Ukraine
5
Hungary
7
Spain
7
17th August
Hungary
13
Netherlands 8
Spain
10
Ukraine
2
Croatia
9
Slovakia
3
Team
Plyd
W
D
5
4
1
L
GD
Pts
40:23
9
5
3
5
3
2
52:31
8
1
40:25
7
1
Final 1st - 2nd place
23rd August
Hungary
3
Yugoslavia
2
Bronze game
23rd August
Russia
8
Croatia
7
Quarter - finals
19th August
Croatia
5
Greece
4
5th - 6th place
Russia
11
Slovakia
6
21st August
Hungary
9
Italy
8
Yugoslavia
10
Spain
9
Spain
8
Italy
6
7th - 8th place
21st August
Greece
13
Slovakia
9
Semi - finals 1st - 4th place
21st August
Yugoslavia
8
Croatia
7
9th - 10th place
Hungary
10
Russia
7
19th August
Semi - finals 5th - 8th place
38
Germany
7
11th - 12th place 20th August
Spain
7
Greece
3
Italy
12
Slovakia
9
Netherlands 10
19th August
Ukraine
10
Bulgaria
8
FINAL RANKING
Zoltan Kosz, Frank Toth, Tamas Marcz, Zsolt Varga, Tamas Kasas, Attila Vari, Gergely Kiss,
Tibor Benedek, Rajmund Fodor, Balazs Vincze, Barnabas Steinmetz, Tamas Molnar,
1 Hungary
M
WINNING TEAM HUNGARY
Team
E
N
2 Yugoslavia
Zsolt Nemeth, Bulcsu Szekely, Zoltan Kovacs
3 Russia
4 Croatia
5 Spain
6 Italy
7 Greece
8 Slovakia
9 Netherlands
10 Germany
11 Ukraine
12 Bulgaria
1.24 1999 Florence
Preliminary Rounds
Group A
Group A
2nd September
Greece
9
Slovenia
5
Team
Plyd
W
D
Croatia
9
Slovakia
7
1 Hungary
5
4
1
Hungary
7
Italy
7
2 Croatia
5
4
3rd September
Greece
8
Slovakia
3
3 Italy
5
3
Hungary
11
Slovenia
3
4 Greece
5
2
3
32:32
4
Croatia
7
Italy
6
5 Slovakia
5
1
4
29:43
2
4th September
Slovakia
8
Slovenia
7
6 Slovenia
5
5
26:46
0
Hungary
7
Croatia
6
Italy
7
Greece
6
5th September
Croatia
9
Slovenia
4
Hungary
8
Greece
3
Italy
6
Slovakia
5
6th September
Hungary
13
Slovakia
6
Croatia
9
Greece
6
Italy
9
Slovenia
7
Group B
1
L
GD
Pts
46:25
9
1
40:30
8
1
35:32
7
Group B
2nd September
Spain
9
Germany
4
Russia
10
Netherlands
7
1 Spain
5
Team
Plyd
W
D
4
L
GD
Pts
1
44:33
8
Yugoslavia
7
Romania
5
2 Russia
5
3
2
37:35
6
3rd September
Germany
5
Romania
3
3 Yugoslavia
5
2
1
2
36:33
5
Russia
9
Yugoslavia
8
4 Germany
5
2
1
2
26:29
5
Spain
11
Netherlands 8
5 Romania
5
1
1
3
29:32
3
6 Netherlands
5
1
1
3
33:43
3
4th September
Netherlands
4
Romania
4
Spain
6
Russia
4
Germany
3
Yugoslavia
3
5th September
Netherlands
8
Germany
7
Russia
8
Romania
7
Spain
10
Yugoslavia
7
6th September
Yugoslavia
11
Netherlands 6
Romania
10
Spain
8
Germany
7
Russia
6
Cont...
39
Quarter - finals
8th September
Italy
7
Russia
6
FINAL RANKING
Croatia
9
Yugoslavia
7
Greece
7
Spain
6
1 Hungary
Hungary
15
Germany
4
Team
2 Croatia
3 Italy
Semi - finals 1st - 4th place
4 Greece
9th September
Croatia
10
Greece
7
5 Russia
Hungary
7
Italy
5
6 Spain
7 Yugoslavia
Semi - finals 5th - 8th place
8 Germany
9th September
Russia
8
Germany
7
9 Romania
Spain
8
Yugoslavia
5
10 Slovakia
11 Slovenia
Final 1st - 2nd place
11th September
Hungary
15
Croatia
12 Netherlands
12
Bronze game
11th September
Italy
7
Greece
6
WINNING TEAM HUNGARY
Zoltan Kosz, Frank Toth, Tamas Marcz,
5th - 6th place
10th September
Russia
14
Spain
Zsolt Varga, Tamas Kasas, Attila Vari,
12
Gergely Kiss, Bulcsu Szekely,
Rajmund Fodor, Balazs Vincze,
7th - 8th place
10th September
Barnabas Steinmetz, Tamas Molnar,
Yugoslavia
8
Germany
5
Csaba Kiss, Peter Biros, Zoltan Kovacs
9th - 10th place
8th September
Romania
9
Slovakia
8
11th - 12th place
8th September
Slovenia
8
Netherlands
7
Gergely Kiss, Hungary, competes for the ball in the 14-3 Hungarian victory against Macedonia in 2012 in Eindhoven. Kiss was part of the Hungarian team
that won the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympic gold medals (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
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M
1.25 2001 Budapest
E
N
Preliminary Rounds
Group A
Group A
15th June
Italy
10
Netherlands 4
Team
Plyd
GD
Pts
Yugoslavia
9
Spain
7
1 Yugoslavia
5
5
47:32
10
Hungary
12
Romania
5
2 Hungary
5
4
1
44:30
8
16th June
Italy
9
Romania
4
3 Spain
5
3
2
30:28
6
Hungary
7
Spain
5
4 Italy
5
2
3
39:35
4
Yugoslavia
10
Netherlands
7
5 Netherlands
5
1
4
24:40
1
17th June
Spain
4
Netherlands 0
6 Romania
5
1
4
25:44
1
Yugoslavia
11
Romania
5
Hungary
10
Italy
5
18th June
Netherlands
6
Romania
6
Spain
8
Italy
7
Yugoslavia
8
Hungary
5
19th June
Spain
6
Romania
5
Hungary
10
Netherlands
7
Yugoslavia
9
Italy
8
W
D
L
Group B
Group B
15th June
Russia
13
France
4
Greece
7
Germany
4
1 Greece
Slovakia
10
Croatia
9
16th June
Croatia
12
France
3
Germany
9
Slovakia
9
Greece
10
Russia
7
17th June
Greece
14
Slovakia
8
6 France
Croatia
8
Russia
6
Germany
11
France
3
18th June
Slovakia
13
France
8
Russia
9
Germany
6
Greece
7
Croatia
7
19th June
Russia
12
Slovakia
8
Greece
10
France
9
Croatia
5
Germany
5
Quarter - finals
21st June
Croatia
7
Spain
6
Hungary
10
Russia
9
Yugoslavia
8
Slovakia
7
Italy
7
Greece
6
Team
Plyd
W
D
5
4
1
L
GD
Pts
48:35
9
2 Croatia
5
2
2
1
41:31
6
3 Russia
5
3
2
47:36
6
4 Slovakia
5
2
1
2
48:52
5
5 Germany
5
1
2
2
35:33
4
5
5
27:59
0
Semi - finals 1st - 4th place
22nd June
Yugoslavia
8
Croatia
6
Italy
8
Hungary
7
Semi - finals 5th - 8th place
22nd June
Spain
8
Slovakia
5
Russia
8
Greece
5
Cont...
41
Final 1st - 2nd place
24th June
Yugoslavia
8
Italy
5
FINAL RANKING
Bronze game
24th June
Hungary
12
Team
1 Yugoslavia
Croatia
9
2 Italy
3 Hungary
5th - 6th place
23rd June
Russia
8
4 Croatia
Spain
5
5 Russia
6 Spain
7th - 8th place
23rd June
Greece
8
7 Greece
Slovakia
4
8 Slovakia
9 Germany
9th - 10th place
10 Netherlands
22nd June
11 Romania
Germany
8
Netherlands 6
12 France
11th - 12th place 22nd June
Romania
9
France
1
WINNING TEAM YUGOSLAVIA
Aleksandar Sostar, Petar Trbojevic, Predrag Zimonjic, Dejan Savic, Danilo Ikodinovic, Viktor Jelenic, Veljko Uskokovic,
Aleksandar Ciric, Aleksandar Sapic, Vladimir Vujasinovic, Nenad Vukanic, Branko Pekovic, Nikola Janovic, Nikola Kuljaca, Denis Sefik
1.26 2003 Kranj
Preliminary Rounds
Group A
6th June
Serbia & Montenegro 11
Romania
2
Slovakia
Netherlands
12
11
Russia
6
Hungary
13
7th June
Romania
7
Slovakia
9
7
Hungary
9
Netherlands
Russia
11
Serbia & Montenegro 10
8th June
Netherlands
6
Romania
10
Slovakia
8
Russia
7
Serbia & Montenegro 7
Hungary
6
9th June
Russia
Netherlands
6
Serbia & Montenegro 11
Slovakia
5
Hungary
14 Romania
5
11
10th June
Romania
4
Russia
9
Slovakia
8
Hungary
14
Serbia & Montenegro 7
Netherlands
6
Group A
42
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1 Hungary
5
4
1
56:33
8
2 Serbia & Montenegro
5
4
1
46:30
8
3 Russia
5
3
2
44:41
6
4 Slovakia
5
2
3
41:51
4
5 Netherlands
5
1
4
37:48
2
6 Romania
5
1
4
28:49
2
M
Group B
12
Germany
11
Group B
Italy
7
Greece
5
L
GD
Pts
5
4
1
38:31
8
Team
Plyd
W
D
Slovenia
3
Spain
7
1 Croatia
7th June
Germany
5
Italy
4
2 Spain
5
3
2
34:31
6
5
3
2
37:35
6
Slovenia
4
Croatia
9
3 Greece
Spain
6
Greece
9
4 Germany
5
2
3
39:41
4
5
2
3
33:33
4
5
1
4
39:49
2
8th June
Greece
5
Germany
4
5 Italy
Croatia
3
Spain
6
6 Slovenia
Italy
13
Slovenia
10
9th June
Spain
8
Germany
10
Slovenia
10
Greece
11
Croatia
6
Italy 3
10th June
Greece
7
Croatia
8
Germany
9
Slovenia
12
Italy
6
Spain
7
N
Croatia
E
6th June
Quarter - finals
12th June
Croatia
10 Slovakia
6
FINAL RANKING
Hungary
10 Spain
2
Russia
10 Greece
8
1 Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro 9
Germany
2
Team
2 Croatia
3 Hungary
Semi - finals 1st - 4th place
4 Russia
13th June
Croatia
5 Spain
Serbia & Montenegro 11
10 Hungary
Russia
9
7
6 Germany
7 Slovakia
Losing Quarter finals
8 Greece
Slovakia
5
Spain
6
9 Italy
Germany
6
Greece
4
Final 1st - 2nd place
15th June
Serbia & Montenegro 9
10 Romania
11 Netherlands
Croatia
8
12 Russia
6
12 Slovenia
Bronze game
15th June
Hungary
5th - 6th place
14th June
Germany
4
Spain
5
7th - 8th place
14th June
Greece
6
Slovakia
7
9th - 10th place 13th June
Romania
3
Italy
7
WINNING TEAM SERBIA & MONTENEGRO
Nikola Kuljaca, Slobodan Nikic, Zivko Golic,
Vanja Udovicic, Dejan Savic, Danilo Ikodinovic,
11th - 12th place 13th June
Netherlands
7
Slovenia
4
Viktor Jelenic, Vladimir Gojkovic,
Aleksandar Ciric, Aleksandar Sapic,
Vladimir Vujasinovic, Predrag Jokic,
Boris Zlokovic, Filip Filipovic, Denis Sefik
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1.27 2006 Belgrade
Preliminary Rounds
Group A
1st September
Romania
8
Group A
Spain
11
Netherlands 11
Slovakia
11
1 Serbia
Serbia
13
Russia
6
2 Spain
2nd September
Spain
13
Slovakia
8
3 Romania
Romania
13
Russia
10
4 Russia
5
2
Serbia
17
Netherlands 10
5 Netherlands
5
1
2
3rd September
Netherlands
8
Romania
8
6 Slovakia
5
1
4
Russia
10
Spain
13
Serbia
19
Slovakia
2
4th September
Russia
11
Netherlands 5
Romania
7
Slovakia
Serbia
16
Spain
11
5th September
Slovakia
9
Russia
12
Netherlands 12
Spain
11
Serbia
Romania
4
GD
Pts
5
78:34
15
5
3
2
59:54
9
5
2
2
41:48
7
3
49:53
6
2
46:58
5
36:62
1
5
W
D
1
L
Group B
Group B
1st September
Hungary
23
Slovenia
6
Team
Plyd
Greece
11
Germany
8
1 Hungary
5
Croatia
8
Italy
9
2 Italy
5
3
2
57:50
9
2nd September
Slovenia
6
Greece
19
3 Greece
5
3
2
59:48
9
Italy
8
Germany
11
4 Germany
5
1
1
3
52:54
7
Croatia
11
Hungary
16
5 Croatia
5
1
2
2
57:52
5
6 Slovenia
5
5
33:95
0
3rd September
Germany
14
Slovenia
6
Greece
10
Croatia
10
Hungary
13
Italy
6
4th September
Italy
20
Slovenia
7
Hungary
10
Greece
8
Croatia
9
Germany
9
5th September
Slovenia
8
Croatia
19
Germany
10
Hungary
20
Greece
11
Italy
14
Quarter - finals
7th September
Spain
12
Greece
10
Romania
10
Italy
9
Semi - finals 1st - 4th place
44
Plyd
6
13
Team
8th September
Romania
6
Serbia
13
Spain
10
Hungary
16
W
D
L
5
GD
Pts
82:41
15
M
Final 1st - 2nd place
10th September
9
Hungary
8
Romania
4
Spain
10
E
Serbia
10th September
N
Bronze game
5th - 6th place
9th September
Greece
10
Italy
11
FINAL RANKING
Team
7th - 8th place
1 Serbia
9th September
2 Hungary
Croatia
11
Germany
7
3 Spain
4 Romania
9th - 10th place
9th September
Russia
15
Netherlands
10
5 Italy
6 Greece
11th - 12th place
7 Croatia
8th September
8 Germany
Slovenia
9
Slovakia
10
9 Russia
10 Netherlands
11 Slovakia
12 Slovenia
WINNING TEAM SERBIA
Denis Sefik, Petar Trbojevic, Zivko Gocic, Vanja Udovicic, Dejan Savic, Danilo Ikodinovic, Slobodan Nikic, Filip Filipovic,
Aleksandar Ciric, Aleksandar Sapic, Vladimir Vujasinovic, Branko Pekovic, Slobodan Soro, Dusko Pijetlovic, Andrija Prlainovic
Italy’s Maurizio Felugo fires in a shot whilst under pressure from Hungary’s Adam Steinmetz in the 2012 European Men’s Championships
(Photo: Giorgio Scala)
45
1.28 2008 Malaga
Preliminary Rounds
Group A
Group A
4th July
Slovakia
3
Greece
12
Hungary
10
Croatia
9
1 Montenegro
Spain
7
Montenegro
8
5th July
Hungary
19
Slovakia
3
Monetenegro 11
Greece
10
Spain
7
Croatia
11
6th July
Hungary
8
Greece
3
6 Slovakia
Croatia
7
Montenegro
6
Slovakia
4
Spain
12
7th July
Croatia
15
Slovakia
5
Hungary
9
Montenegro 10
Spain
9
Greece
8th July
Slovakia
4
Montenegro 13
Greece
10
Croatia
10
Hungary
8
Spain
7
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
48:37
12
4
1
54:52
12
3
1
52:38
10
2
3
42:38
6
1
1
3
42:41
4
5
5
19:71
0
5
4
2 Hungary
5
3 Croatia
5
4 Spain
5
5 Greece
5
1
7
Group B
Group B
4th July
Macedonia
10
Romania
6
Serbia
17
Germany
5
1 Serbia
Team
Plyd
W
D
5
4
1
L
GD
Pts
68:31
13
Russia
6
Italy
12
2 Italy
5
4
1
55:35
12
5th July
Macedonia
6
Serbia
23
3 Germany
5
3
2
39:42
9
Germany
13
Russia
4
4 Macedonia
5
1
1
3
35:56
4
Romania
7
Italy
12
5 Romania
5
1
1
3
37:46
4
6th July
Russia
9
Macedonia
9
6 Russia
5
1
4
35:59
1
Serbia
6
Romania
6
Italy
12
Germany
6
7th July
Romania
4
Germany
8
Macedonia
5
Italy
11
Serbia
11
Russia
6
8th July
Germany
7
Macedonia
5
Russia
10
Romania
14
Italy
8
Serbia
11
Quarter - finals
9th July
Hungary
14
Germany
8
Croatia
8
Italy
7
5th - 6th place
12th July
Germany
7
Italy
9
7th - 8th place
Semi - finals 1st - 4th place
11th July
Croatia
7
Montenegro
9
Hungary
7
Serbia
8
12th July
Spain
15
Macedonia
5
9th - 10th place 12th July
Romania
11
Russia
6
Final 1st - 2nd place
13th July
Serbia
5
Montenegro
Bronze game
13th July
Hungary
6
11th - 12th place
11th July
46
15
Croatia
14
Greece
14
Slovakia
8
M
FINAL RANKING
Team
WINNING TEAM MONTENEGRO
E
1 Montenegro
Zdravko Radic, Drasko Brguljan, Vjekoslav Paskovic, Nikola Vukcevic, Nikola Janovik,
Milan Ticic, Mjadlan Janovic, Damian Danilvic, Aleksandar Ivovic, Boris Zlokovic,
4 Croatia
Vladimir Gojkovic, Predrag Jokic, Milos Scepanovic
N
2 Serbia
3 Hungary
5 Italy
6 Germany
7 Spain
8 Macedonia
9 Romania
10 Russia
11 Greece
12 Slovakia
1.29 2010 Zagreb
Preliminary Rounds
Group A
Group A
29th August
Turkey
6
Romania
12
Italy
7
Spain
6
1 Croatia
5
4
0
1
54:32
12
Montenegro
11
Croatia
9
2 Italy
5
4
0
1
42:35
12
30th August
Spain
10
Romania
11
Italy
11
Montenegro 10
Croatia
16
Turkey
3
5 Spain
5
1st September
Turkey
4
Italy
9
6 Turkey
5
Romania
7
Croatia
13
Montenegro
8
Spain
7
3rd September
Montenegro 22
Turkey
2
Italy
10
Romania
7
Spain
6
Croatia
8
5th September
Turkey
6
Spain
12
Romania
9
Montenegro
9
Italy
5
Croatia
8
Russia
9
Hungary
Serbia
30th August
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
3 Montenegro
5
3
1
1
38:22
10
4 Romania
5
2
1
2
46:48
7
1
0
4
41:40
3
0
0
5
21:71
0
Group B
Group B
29th August
Team
Plyd
Macedonia
10
10
Germany
8
1 Hungary
5
13
Greece
5
2 Serbia
5
Germany
7
Russia
6
3 Germany
5
Serbia
6
Hungary
9
4 Greece
5
W
D
L
GD
Pts
4
1
0
46:34
13
4
0
1
71:36
12
3
0
2
32:45
9
1
1
3
32:37
4
Greece
10
Macedonia
5
5 Macedonia
5
1
0
4
35:53
3
1st September
Russia
10
Serbia
16
6 Russia
5
1
0
4
42:53
3
Macedonia
7
Germany
8
Hungary
6
Greece
6
3rd September
Serbia
19
Macedonia
9
Hungary
14
Russia
10
Greece
5
Germany
6
5th September
Serbia
17
Germany
3
Russia
7
Greece
6
Hungary
7
Macedonia
4
Cont...
47
Quarter - finals
FINAL RANKING
7th-12th place
7th September
Spain
9
Russia
6
Turkey
9
Macedonia
6
1st-6th place
Team
1 Croatia
2 Italy
3 Serbia
7th September
Italy
6
Germany
2
4 Hungary
Montenegro
5
Serbia
6
5 Montenegro
6 Germany
11th-12th place
7 Romania
9th September
Russia
5
Macedonia
4
8 Spain
9 Greece
Semi - finals 7th-10th place
10 Turkey
Spain
12
Greece
11
11 Russia
Turkey
8
Romania
15
12 FYRO Macedonia
Semi-final Round
Serbia
9
Croatia
10
WINNING TEAM CROATIA
Italy
10
Hungary
8
Josip Pavic, Damir Buric, Miho Boskovic, Niksa Dobud,
Marco Jokovic, Petar Muslim, Frano Karac, Andro Buslje,
Final Round 9th-10th place
Sandro Sukno, Samir Barac, Igor Hinic, Paulo Obradovic,
Ivan Buljubasic
Greece
10
Turkey
7
7th-8th place
Spain
7
Romania
8
5th-6th Place
Germany
6
Montenegro 14
Bronze game
Serbia
10
Hungary
8
Final- 1st-2nd place
Croatia
7
Italy
3
Niccolo Figari (blue no. 7) from Italy battles for the ball with three times Olympic gold medal winning, Peter Biros (white cap no.10) of Hungary in
Eindhoven in 2012 (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
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1.28 2012 Eindhoven
Preliminary Rounds
Group A
Group A
16th January
Macedonia
16
Turkey
4
Greece
14
Netherlands 12
Hungary
12
Italy
8
17th January
Macedonia
6
Greece
10
Netherlands
6
Hungary
19
Turkey
7
Italy
24
19th January
Hungary
14
Macedonia
9
6 Turkey
Greece
20
Turkey
2
Italy
14
Netherlands 6
21st January
Macedonia
5
Italy
Turkey
7
Netherlands 12
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1 Hungary
5
5
0
0
76:32
15
2 Italy
5
4
1
0
71:37
12
3 Greece
5
3
2
0
58:39
9
4 Netherlands
5
2
3
0
46:62
6
5 Macedonia
5
1
4
0
44:53
3
5
0
5
0
22:94
0
15
Greece
7
Hungary
9
23rd January
Turkey
2
Hungary
22
Macedonia
8
Netherlands 10
Italy
10
Greece
7
Group B
Group B
16th January
Croatia
10
Romania
Germany
7
Montenegro 13
7
Team
1 Serbia
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
5
4
1
0
57:45
12
Serbia
7
Spain
5
2 Montenegro
5
3
1
1
53:42
10
17th January
Serbia
13
Germany
12
3 Germany
5
3
2
0
55:54
9
Spain
12
Romania
10
4 Croatia
5
3
2
0
52:50
9
Montenegro
8
Croatia
10
5 Spain
5
1
3
1
47:55
4
19th January
Germany
16
Spain
10
6 Romania
5
0
5
0
39:57
0
Croatia
12
Serbia
15
Romania
8
Montenegro 11
21st January
Serbia
14
Romania
Spain
10
Montenegro 10
Germany
10
Croatia
9
10
5
23rd January
Croatia
11
Spain
Serbia
7
Montenegro 11
Romania
9
Germany
10
Quarter - finals
7th-12th place
25th January
Macedonia
10
Romania
12
Turkey
4
Spain
16
Quarter - finals
1st-6th place
25th January
Italy
9
Germany
Greece
9
Montenegro 11
4
11th-12th place
27th January
Macedonia
9
Turkey
7
Semi - finals
7th-10th place
27th January
Romania
16
Croatia
Spain
14
Netherlands 9
15
Cont...
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Semi - final Round
27th January
Italy
Montenegro 14
8
Serbia
12
Hungary
13
Final Round
28th January Croatia
16
28th January Romania
5th - 6th place
28th January
Germany
9
Netherlands 4
7th-8th place
8
Spain
Greece
9
6
Bronze game
28th January
Italy
9
Final 1st-2nd place 28th January
Serbia
9
Hungary
Montenegro
12
8
FINAL RANKING
Team
1 Serbia
WINNING TEAM SERBIA
2 Montenegro
Slobodan Soro, Aleksa Saponijic, Zivko Gocic, Vanja Udovicic, Milos Cuk, Dusko Pijetlovic,
3 Hungary
Slobodan Nikic, Milan Aleksic, Nikola Radjen, Filip Filipovic, Andrja Prlainovic, Stefan Mitrovic,
4 Italy
Branislav Mitrovic
5 Germany
6 Greece
7 Spain
8 Romania
9 Croatia
10 Netherlands
11 Macedonia
12 Turkey
Slobodan Nikic of Montenegro struggles to get a shot in against Serbia in the final of the 2012 European
Men’s Championships in Eindhoven (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
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E
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Men’s LEADING SCORERS in the 2012
EUROPEAN WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIPS
Serbia celebrates its win in the 2012 European Men’s Championships in Eindhoven. Despite losing 11-7 in the preliminary round, Serbia turned the tables
on Montenegro in the final (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
2.1 The Top Goal Scorers - Eindhoven 2012- Men
Rank Cap No. Name
Team
1
9
Sandro Sukno
CRO
2=
7
Mladan Janovic
MNE
2=
3
Andreas Miralis
GRE
4=
10
Felipe Perrone
4=
2
6
7=
7=
7=
Matches
Preliminary Round Goals
Final Round Goals
Overall
7
13
11
24
8
12
8
20
7
17
3
20
ESP
8
10
7
17
Cosmin Radu
ROU
8
8
9
17
7
Gergely Kiss
HUN
7
10
6
16
10
Peter Biros
HUN
7
7
8
15
5
Guillermo Molina
ESP
8
11
4
15
6
Dusko Pijetlovic
SRB
7
14
1
15
7=
6
Marc Politze
GER
7
13
2
15
7=
4
Vanja Udovicic
SRB
7
11
4
15
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European Water Polo CHAMPIONSHIPS
Men’s Top Scorers
3.1 The Top Goal Scorers At Each Championship
1950
Vienna
1954
Turin
1958
Budapest
1962
Leipzig
1966
Utrecht
1970
Barcelona
1974
Vienna
1977
Jönköping
1981
Split
1983
Rome
1985
Sofia
1987
Strasbourg
1989
Bonn
1991
Athens
1993
Sheffield
1995
Vienna
1997
Seville
1999
Florence
2001
Budapest
2003
Kranj
2006
Belgrade
2008
Malaga
2010
Zagreb
2012
Eindhoven
Rudy Van Feggelen Terry C. Miller
Nodar Gvaharia
Zoltan Dömötör
Zoltan Dömötör
Nicolaus Dumont
Ferenc Konrad
Juan Jané
Gianni De Magistris
Manuel Estiarte
Manuel Estiarte
Milivoj Bebic
Hagen Stamm
Manuel Estiarte
Manuel Estiarte
Manuel Estiarte
Dmitriy Apanasenko
Manuel Estiarte
Salvador Gomez
Alexandre Erychov
Aleksandar Sapic
Aleksandar Sapic
Aleksandar Sapic
Vanja Udovicic
Sandro Sukno
Netherlands
Great Britain
USSR
Hungary
Hungary
Belgium
Hungary
Spain
Italy
Spain
Spain
Yugoslavia
Germany
Spain
Spain
Spain
Russia
Spain
Spain
Russia
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia Serbia Serbia
Croatia
35 goals
13 goals
13 goals
12 goals
10 goals
17 goals
20 goals
15 goals
20 goals
27 goals
27 goals
21 goals
21 goals
26 goals
36 goals
29 goals
24 goals
18 goals
16 goals
21 goals
24 goals
24 goals
23 goals
21 goals
24 goals
Mladan Janovic in action for Montenegro against Serbia in the final of the 2012 European Men’s Championships in Eindhoven (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
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European Water Polo CHAMPIONSHIPS
Men’s Medal table
Andrei Iosep, Romania, looks for the best pass in Romania’s game against Spain. Felipe Perrone, Spain, looks to defend (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
4.1 Men’s Medal Table
Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
HUN
12
5
5
22
USSR
5
3
2
10
ITA
3
2
5
10
YUG
2
7
5
14
SRB
2
1
1
4
FRG
2
1
3
CRO
1
2
3
1
MNE
1
NED
1
SCG
1
1
2
2
2
1
GER
3
5
SWE
3
3
ESP
1
3
4
FRA
1
1
GDR
1
1
BEL
3
3
AUT
1
1
RUS
30
30
1
1
30
90
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European Water Polo CHAMPIONSHIPS
MEN’s Referees
5.1 Officiating Referees 1947 - 2012
Name
47 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 77 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 06 08 10 12 Total
Adzic MNE
Afanasiev URS, RUS
4
Aglialoro ITA
2
2
3 4 5 5
21
4
4
8
Alexandrescu ROU
3
3
3
12
Angerhausen BEL 2 2 4
Andersen DEN
Angella FRA
3 4 5
3
Antsiferov RUS
Asencio ESP
3
4
5
1
1
12
Backlund SWE
2
Bajanaru ROM
Barradas POR
2
1
1
1
1
Batalle ESP 2 3 4
9
Bathurst GBR
3 4 2 2
15
18
1
1
Bauwens BEL 2 5 4 4 3
Becker FRG
4
Belevtsov UKR
1
Bender GER
Bervoets NED
2
Bianchi ITA
Bishop GBR
1
4
4 4
Blumenthal URS 2
Bock GER
5
1
8
1
2
3
Boer HUN 2
2
Bohat SVK
6
3
Bonev BUL
3
3
1
5
4 4 10
1
1
Blan FRG
Blazina YUG
3 2
3 2
Bonnay FRA
Bookelman NED
4
3
4 4 6
1
3
5
5 4
2
30
Borner GER
1
1
Borrell ESP
4
17
Brala CRO
Brandi HUN
5 3
6
3
4
3
Bras NED
6 2
4
Brguljan MNE
Brockmann FRG
8
4
16
2 4 5 4 3 18
3 2
Buch ESP
Burge GBR
3
3
5
4 5
9
3
6
Cabello ESP
Cachia V. MLT
54
3
4 3
3
7
47 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 77 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 06 08 10 12 Total
4
5
Cernik TCH
2
2
Chachava URS
Chernichev URS
4
1
Chirchulete ROM
Chirunas URS
4
1
2
2
4 5 2
11
Chmielewski POL
1 2
3
Cillero ESP
3 4 4 3
17
3
Ciric SRB
4 2
6
Clara ITA
5
5
10
Clemencon FRA
4 2
6
Coppola ITA 2
2
Costa ITA
10
6 4
Csaszar HUN
4
4 4 3 4
N
4
1 4
E
Caputi ITA
Caselli ITA
M
Name
19
Dahler FRG
3
Dalli MLT
Dani ITA
David FRA
3
4
3
4
3
4
6
10
4
10
De Kok NED
2 1 2
5
Delahaye BEL
2 2
4
Demey FRA
Deste TUR
De Stefano ITA
4
8
4
4
4
2 3
Detko GBR
Diathessopoulos GRE
2
5
2
3
3
Di Gennaro ITA 2
2
Dirnweber AUT
23
3 3 5 4 8
Donato ESP
Donnici ESP
1
1
3 4 3 2
12
Dragan ROM 2 2 2
6
Dreval RUS
2
2
4 2 2
8
2
2
Drobnjak YUG
Dujardin FRA
Dunford GBR
1
Dutilh NED
1
1
1
Elder GBR
Eleftheriadis GRE
3
8
2 2
2 2
8
Eveleigh GBR
Exerov BUL
3 5
4
3
4
Esaian URS
Falk SWE
1
Fangero GDR 2 1
2
Fekete HUN
3
9
7
Ferri ITA
4
4
Fjarrstad L. SWE
1
1
Fernandez ESP
Fjarrstad T. SWE
2
4 4
4 3
3 3
5 4
19
Cont...
55
Name
47 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 77 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 06 08 10 12 Total
Fogelstrom DEN
Foulon FRA
3
3
2
2
Franulovic CRO
4
4
1
1
Frey SUI
Fuchs BEL 2 4 7 5
4
22
2 4 5 5 4
20
Gamisans ESP 2 2 2
Galkin RUS
6
Geli ESP
3 2 4 2 3
14
1
1
Gerber FRA
Geurtsen NED
2 2
4
Golijanin SRB
Gombosh ISR
3
3
3
Gomez ITA
Goose NED
5
5 4 14
4 3 2 3
Gorinov BUL
8
3
1
1
2
Grilli ITA
4
1 2
3
Grimaldi ITA
4
Grosso ITA
Gutzwiller SUI
1
Grandin FRA
1
12
3
3
1
1
Hammarstrom SWE
2
1
3
Hantal TUR
4
5 3
13
Hargreaves GBR
1
1
1
Hassekioglou GRE
3 5 3 4
15
Hausche GER
3
11
1
1
2 2
Hodgson GBR
Houwaert BEL
4 4
Illiadis GRE
7
12
14
2 3
5
Indrelid NOR
Ivkovic YUG
4 5 5
3 2
Jakerson TCH
1 2 11
Janev BUL
3 2 4 3 2
14
Janssen NED
4
4
Jarochowski POL
2 4 2
8
4 4 2
10
Jones GBR
4 4
Juhasz HUN
3
3
Karlsson SWE 2
Kiss HUN
4
5
9
Kistyakovski URS 2 2
Kiszelly HUN
4 5 4
13
Klaric YUG, CRO
30
3
11
Klisovic YUG
3 4 4 3 2 3
4 4
4 3
Klopper NED
Knezevic YUG
4
5
3
3
Koenigh HUN 2 4 4 3 3
Koganov AZE
56
2
5 4
8
3
16
4 13
47 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 77 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 06 08 10 12 Total
Kossov RUS
3
5
6 14
2 2
3 3 5 2 4 4
5
26
1
Kratochvil SVK
2
4 4 3 4
Kun HUN
N
Kosztolanczy HUN
Krajczewski POL
E
Koryzna POL
M
Name
1
4 21
4 4 8
Lalov BUL
Laundon GBR
5 3 4
1
13
1
1
Laurent FRA 2 4 6
Lehn GER
Levin ISR
Lochon FRA
3 2 5
3 5
7
7 22
3
Ludecke FRG, GER
2
5
3
3 5 4 19
Maggio ITA
Manguillot ESP
3
3
4 4 5 3 16
Marculescu ROM
3 2 4
Margeta SVK, SLO
5 5 6
Matache ROM, ROU
9
5 21
4 2 6
Mauss GER
1 1
Merola ITA
3
Minartowicz POL
3
3
Moine FRA
5
5
3 6
Moliner ESP
Monay SUI
1
2 5 4 11
1
Naumov RUS
Nicolaescu ROM
5 5 5 15
1
Nielsen DEN
3 4 4
1
11
Njegovan SRB
2 2
Nonnekes NED
1
1
Novotny TCH
1
1
Paggi ITA
4
Panagakos GRE
Papazian FRA
4
Parrini ITA
4
3 4 2 4
4 2
7
6 6 29
1 5 2
Peris CRO
Perniklijski SWE
4 3
Petrasovits AUT
3 4
4
2 3
4
3
5
4
5 6 6 26
4 4
3 6
4
Pollmann FRG, GER 2 3 4 3
Prelovsky TCH
2 4
5
6 6 24
3 4 2 4 13
Prikhodko URS
Prostjakov URS
4 4
18
Petrovic YUG
Picchetto ITA
Pizzorno ITA
8
5 4 3 3 15
Petronilli ITA
Polic YUG
8
13
4 3
7
3 3 12
Cont...
57
Name
47 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 77 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 06 08 10 12 Total
Racine SUI
Radjenovic YUG
1
3
3
4
Raiton FRA
6
Rajevic YUG
Rajki HUN
3 3
4
13
6
4
4
3
3
Rakovec SLO
Rashmadjan URS
3
4
7
4 5 3
15
Reemnet NED
Rezek CZE
3
2
3
2 1
Riccitelli ITA
2
5
3
2
Rogione ITA 2 3
5
Rohbeck GER
2
2
1
13
1
Rosmann AUT
Roth GDR
1
3 4 3 2
Rotunno ITA
4
9
2
2
Rulf FRG 2
2
Rowse GBR
5
Sadekov RUS
Salamon HUN
3
4
4
3 11
Salino ITA
Samu HUN
4
4
3
3
Sapara GER
3
3
Scheepers BEL 2
2
Scheuermann FRG
5
9
1
Schlenker HUN
1
4
Schmuck TCH
Schmudermeyer AUT
Schneider FRG
3 3
3
4
2 2
7
6
Schwartz ISR
Scott GBR
3
2 1
Seifert YUG
4 2
Selzsam FRA
Semenov URS
6
2
Simion ROU
5
5
22
3
3
Skaal SWE
4 4
Soumelidis GRE
5 4
2
8
3
Simons BEL
Sjd SWE
1
1
4
3
1
Spiegel GER
1 3
Stajkovic MKD
Stavridis GRE
Stavropoulos GRE
3
6
3
5 3
3
3
2
Silha ROM
Sturm GDR
4
3
2 3
5
9
3 2 1
6
5 6 6 4 21
3 5 3 4
1
20
1
Tarodi HUN
1
Taylan TUR
Taylor GBR
1
Teixido ESP
Tellegen NED
58
5
1
5
1
5
5
3
3
47 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 77 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 06 08 10 12 Total
Theodorakopoulos GRE
3
3
4
4
3
3
Thibou BEL
6
3 4
13
Timoc ROM
3 4 3 2 3 3
4 4 3
Tomic CRO
Toygarli TUR
4 3
29
6
6
4 5
Troitsky URS, RUS
4
Tsantas GRE
6 4
5 4
4 4
Tulga TUR
5 4 5
6 5 7 6
N
Thepaut FRA
E
Teule ESP
M
Name
16
12
19
38
Ucansu TUR
Ulrich GDR
3
2
2
3
Van De Laak NED
Van De Vreken BEL
Van Dorp NED
4 3
2 4
4 5 5
3
3
13
5
25
6
Van Hems FRA
Van Zenderen NED
4 3
1 3
3
Vasileiou GRE
Venturini ITA
2
6
1
Vogel HUN
Vuletic CRO
7
8
1
4
4
3
3
1
1
Vlasic CRO
Vuletic YUG
7
Vuszek HUN
4
3 5
12
3 4 4 5
4
20
Weghofer AUT 2 1 1
Wengenroth SUI
Witzke FRG
4
1
1
4
4
Zimny POL
Zucherman SWE
2 3
4
3
7
5
Moritz Oeler, Germany, fires in a shot in the match between Germany and Greece. Oeler scored one of Germany’s goals in its 9-6 win at the 2012
European Championships (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
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European Water Polo
club competitions - Men’s
6.1 Men’s European Club Competitions
Year
60
European Super Cup
Cup Winners Cup
1974-1975
Ferencvarosi TC 1975-1976
Mladost Zagreb
Mladost Zagreb
1976-1977
CSKA Moscow
MGU Moscow
1977-1978
Ferencvarosi
Ferencvarosi TC 1978-1979
Orvosegyetem SC
KPK Korcula 1979-1980
Ferencvarosi
Ferencvarosi TC 1980-1981
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow 1981-1982
CN Barcelona
POSK Split 1982-1983
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow
1983-1984
POSK Split
POSK Split 1984-1985
Dinamo Moscow
Dynamo Moscow 1985-1986
Spandau 04 Berlin
Vasas SC 1986-1987
Spandau 04 Berlin
HJK Mornar Split 1987-1988
Pescara
Posillipo Napoli 1988-1989
RN Arenzano
LEN Trophy
1989-1990
Mladost Zagreb
Pescara 1990-1991
Partizan Beograd
Partizan Beograd 1991-1992
CN Catalunya
CN Catalunya 1992-1993
Pescara
Pescara
Ujpesti TE
1993-1994
Ujpesti TE
Pescara
Roma
1994-1995
CN Catalunya
Vasas SC
CN Barcelona
1995-1996
Mladost Zagreb
Roma Pescara
1996-1997
Vouliagmeni Athens Ujpesti TE
1997-1998
Ferencvarosi TC Partizan Beograd
1998-1999
Miadost Zagreb
Ujpesti TE
1999-2000
Dynamo Moscow JUG Dubrovnik
2000-2001
RN Florentia
Mladost Zagreb
2001-2002
Olympiakos Piraeus
Vasas SC Brescia
2002-2003
Pro Recco
Posillipo Napoli Brescia
2003-2004
Budapest Honved SE
CN Barcelona
2004-2005
Posillipo
RN Savona
2005-2006
JUG Dubrovnik
Brescia
2006-2007
Pro Recco
Sintez Kazan
2007-2008
Pro Recco
Sturm 2002 Chehov
2008-2009
Primorac Kotor
Szeged Beton VE
2009-2010
Pro Recco
Vaterpolo Akademija Cattaro
2010-2011
Partizan Belgrade
Savona
2011-2012
ASD Pro Recco
RN Savona
2012-2013
BVK Crvena Zvezda
VK Radnicki Kragujevac
M
6.2 Men’s Champion’s League/Final Six
E
Club
Country
1963-1964
Partizan Belgrade
Yugoslavia
1964-1965
Recco
Italy
1965-1966
Partizan Belgrade
Yugoslavia
1966-1967
Partizan Belgrade
Yugoslavia
1967-1968
Mladost Zagreb
Yugoslavia
1968-1969
Mladost Zagreb
Yugoslavia
1969-1970
Mladost Zagreb
Yugoslavia
1970-1971
Partizan Belgrade
Yugoslavia
1971-1972
Mladost Zagreb
Yugoslavia
1972-1973
OSC Budapest
Hungary
1973-1974
MGU Moscow
Soviet Union
1974-1975
Partizan Belgrade
Yugoslavia
1975-1976
Partizan Belgrade
Yugoslavia
1976-1977
CSK Moscow
Soviet Union
1977-1978
Canottierei Naples
Italy
1978-1979
OSC Budapest
Hungary
1979-1980
Vasas Budapest
Hungary
1980-1981
Jug Dubrovnik
Yugoslavia
1981-1982
CN Barcelona
Spain
1982-1983
Spandau Berlin
GDR
1983-1984
Stefanel Recco
Italy
1984-1985
Vasas Budapest
Hungary
1985-1986
Spandau Berlin
GDR
1986-1987
Spandau Berlin
GDR
1987-1988
Sisley Pescara
Italy
1988-1989
Spandau Berlin
GDR
1989-1990
Mladost Zagreb
Yugoslavia
1990-1991
Mladost Zagreb
Yugoslavia
1991-1992
Jadran Koteks Split
Yugoslavia
1992-1993
Jadran Koteks Split
Yugoslavia
1993-1994
Ujpesti Budapest
Hungary
1994-1995
Catalunya Barcelona
Spain
1995-1996
Mladost Zagreb
Yugoslavia
1996-1997
Themis Posillipo Naples
Italy
1997-1998
CN Posillipo Naples
Italy
1998-1999
Splitska Banka Split
Croatia
1999-2000
VK Becej Nis Naftagas
Yugoslavia
2000-2001
Jug Dubrovnik
Croatia
2001-2002
Olympiakos Piraeus
Greece
2002-2003
Pro Recco
Italy
2003-2004
Domino BHSE Budapest
Hungary
2004-2005
CN Posillipo Naples
Italy
2005-2006
Jug Dubrovnik
Croatia
2006-2007
Pro Recco
Italy
2007-2008
Pro Recco
Italy
2008-2009
Primorac Kotor
Montenegro
2009-2010
Pro Recco
Italy
2010-2011
Partizan Belgrade
Serbia
2011-2012
Ferla Pro Recco
Italy
2012-2013
BVK Crvena Zvezda
Serbia
2013-2014 Club Natacio Atletic
Spain
N
Year
(Euro League introduced in 2003-4 season;
named changed to Champion’s League in 2010)
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European Water Polo Results
WOMEN 1985-2012
7.1 1985 Oslo
12th August
Norway
15
Sweden
3
FINAL RANKING
Netherlands
26
France
0
Belgium
7
F.R.Germany 7
1 Netherlands
7
7
175:14
14
Hungary
18
Great Britain
2 Hungary
7
6
1
93:43
12
5
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
13th August
Netherlands
18
Belgium
1
3 F.R.Germany
7
4
1
2
83:67
9
Hungary
18
France
1
4 Norway
7
4
3
63:66
8
Norway
10
Great Britain
4
5 Belgium
7
3
1
3
58:59
7
F.R.Germany 25
Sweden
6
6 Great Britain
7
2
5
36:90
4
14th August
F.R.Germany 13
Great Britain
4
7 France
7
1
6
29:101
2
Hungary
Belgium
5
8 Sweden
7
7
30:127
0
Norway
15
France
4
Netherlands
37
Sweden
1
10
15th August
Netherlands
27
F.R.Germany 6
WINNING TEAM NETHERLANDS
Belgium
13
Sweden
5
Madeline Van Heemstra, Marion Van Der Mark,
Hungary
12
Norway
5
Janet Heljnert, Ineke Pesman, Belinda Hibbel,
Great Britain
9
France
6
Lieneke Van Den Heuvel, Anita Bibo, Alice Lindhout,
16th August
F.R.Germany 13
France
5
Monique Kranenburg, Patricia Libregts, Lilian Ossendrijver,
Netherlands
25
Great Britain
0
Hedda Verdam, Marian Walthie
Norway
10
Belgium
8
Hungary
19
Sweden
1
6
17th August
Great Britain
9
Sweden
Hungary
12
F.R.Germany 7
Netherlands
23
Norway
2
Belgium
12
France
4
18th August
France
9
Sweden
8
Belgium
12
Great Britain
5
F.R.Germany 12
Norway
6
Netherlands
Hungary
4
19
Carmen Gelse, Germany, passes the ball in Germany’s Preliminary
Group B match against Greece. Gelse scored one of her side’s goals
but Greece went on to in 12-6 (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
62
w
7.2 1987 Strasbourg
o
Norway
8
FINAL RANKING
Netherlands
22
Belgium
2
Hungary
16
F.R.Germany 5
17th August
Netherlands
16
Norway
France
7
F.R.Germany 6
4
Team
1 Netherlands
Plyd
6
W
GD
Pts
6
D
L
100:29
12
2 Hungary
6
5
1
80:40
10
3 France
6
4
2
46:50
8
Hungary
12
Great Britain
3
4 F.R.Germany
6
3
3
54:54
6
18th August
F.R.Germany 11
Great Britain
5
5 Norway
6
2
4
50:68
4
Hungary
20
Belgium
7
6 Belgium
6
1
5
36:82
2
Netherlands
18
France
4
7 Great Britain
6
6
30:73
0
20th August
F.R.Germany 11
Belgium
6
Hungary
Norway
9
14
France
8
Great Britain
3
21st August
Netherlands
11
Hungary
8
F.R.Germany 11
Norway
8
WINNING TEAM NETHERLANDS
Belgium
9
Great Britain
8
Madeline Van Heemstra, Hellen Boering,
22nd August
France
12
Belgium
5
Lieneke Van Den Heuvel, Anita Bibo, Lilian Ossendrijver,
Norway
12
Great Britain 10
Irma Brander, Greet Van Den Veen, Monique Kranenburg,
Netherlands
12
F.R.Germany 10
Patricia Libregts, Esmeralda Van Den Water, Ilse Sindorf,
23rd August
Norway
9
Belgium
7
Anita Nijenhuis, Hedda Verdam, Janny Spijker
Netherlands
21
Great Britain
1
Hungary
10
France
5
N
10
E
France
m
16th August
7.3 1989 Bonn
Preliminary Rounds
Group C
Group C
16th August
Hungary
20
Sweden
5
Team
Plyd
GD
Pts
France
12
Norway
8
1 Hungary
3
W
3
D
L
52:14
6
17th August
Norway
6
Sweden
4
2 France
3
2
1
31:26
4
Hungary
10
France
6
3 Norway
3
1
2
17:38
2
18th August
France
13
Sweden
8
4 Sweden
3
3
17:39
0
Hungary
22
Norway
3
Group D
Group D
14th August
F.R.Germany 14
Greece
1
Netherlands
26
Belgium
2
1 Netherlands
Team
Plyd
4
W
D
L
4
GD
Pts
80:11
8
15th August
Netherlands
26
Greece
2
2 Italy
4
3
1
34:37
6
Italy
12
Belgium
8
3 F.R.Germany
4
2
2
36:28
4
5
4 Greece
4
1
3
15:55
2
5 Belgium
4
4
20:54
0
16th August
Italy
9
Greece
Netherlands
13
F.R.Germany 4
17th August
Greece
7
Belgium
Italy
10
F.R.Germany 9
18th August
Netherlands
15
Italy
3
F.R.Germany 9
Belgium
4
6
Semi - finals
19th August
Hungary
8
Italy
6
Netherlands
20
France
5
Cont...
63
Final 1st - 2nd place
FINAL RANKING
20th August
Netherlands
14
Hungary
11
Team
1 Netherlands
Bronze game
20th August
2 Hungary
France
10
Italy
9
3 France
4 Italy
5th - 6th place
19th August
5 F.R.Germany
F.R.Germany 16
Norway
4
6 Norway
7 Greece
7th - 8th place
19th August
Greece
5
Sweden
8 Sweden
4
9 Belgium
WINNING TEAM NETHERLANDS
Hermine Perik, Hellen Boering, Lieneke Van Den Heuvel, Greet Van Den Veen, Esmeralda Van Den Water, Patricia Libregts,
Anita Nijenhuis, Monique Kranenburg, Ilse Sindorf, Janny Spijker, Hedda Verdam, Irma Brander, Alice Lindhout, Astrid Van Den Meer
7.4 1991 Athens
Preliminary Rounds
Group C
Group C
18th August
Hungary
8
Italy
8
USSR
10
Greece
7
1 Hungary
3
2
1
33:11
5
19th August
Hungary
15
USSR
3
2 Italy
3
2
1
29:20
5
Italy
11
Greece
4
3 USSR
3
1
2
21:32
2
20th August
Italy
10
USSR
8
4 France
3
3
11:31
0
Hungary
10
Greece
0
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
Group D
Group D
18th August
Netherlands
11
Germany
3
L
GD
Pts
France
4
Great Britain
2
1 Netherlands
Team
Plyd
3
W
3
D
46:9
6
19th August
France
8
Germany
4
2 France
3
2
1
16:21
4
Netherlands
20
Great Britain
2
3 Germany
3
1
2
17:24
2
20th August
Germany
10
Great Britain
5
4 Great Britain
3
3
9:34
0
Netherlands
15
France
4
FINAL RANKING
Semi - finals
22nd August
Hungary
10
France
3
1 Hungary
Team
Netherlands
12
Italy
8
2 Netherlands
3 Italy
Final 1st - 2nd place
4 France
25th August
5 USSR
Hungary
11
Netherlands
8
6 Germany
Bronze game
25th August
Italy
9
France
5
7 Greece
WINNING TEAM HUNGARY
8 Great Britain
Orsolya Szalkay, Laura Gruber,
Katalin Dancsa, Noemi Toth,
Mercedesz Stieber, Edit Vincze,
5th - 6th place
22nd August
USSR
13
Germany
5
Ildiko Takacs, Iren Rafael,
Katalin Nagy, Zsuzsanna Kertesz,
Ildiko Ronaszeki, Ildiko Kokai,
7th - 8th place
22nd August
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Greece
6
Great Britain
2
Zsuzsanna Huff, Csilla Szamosi
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7.5 1993 Leeds
o
m
Preliminary Rounds
Group A
20 Switzerland
3
France
21
Czech Republic
4
Russia
8
Great Britain
6
1st August
Hungary
22 Czech Republic
5
France
11
Russia
10
Great Britain
13
Switzerland
2nd August
Russia
24 Czech Republic
Hungary
13
Great Britain
7
France
21
Switzerland
6
3rd August
Russia
12
Hungary
7
Switzerland
7
Czech Republic
5
France
6
Great Britain
4th August
Russia
23 Switzerland
3
N
Hungary
E
31st July
3
5
1
Great Britain
14
Czech Republic
6
Hungary
12
France
6
Group A
Team
1 Russia
Plyd
5
W
D
4
L
GD
Pts
1
77:32
8
2 Hungary
5
4
1
74:33
8
3 France
5
4
1
65:33
8
4 Great Britain
5
2
3
41:36
4
5 Switzerland
5
1
4
22:82
2
6 Czech Republic
5
5
25:88
0
Group B
31st July
Germany
6
Greece
5
Italy
7
Spain
6
Netherlands
24 Slovakia
1
1st August
Italy
7
6
Germany
Spain
14
Slovakia
1
Netherlands
15
Greece
8
2nd August
Italy
23 Slovakia
2
Netherlands
20 Germany
8
Greece
9
2
3rd August
Germany
24 Slovakia
Spain
1
Italy
6
Greece
4
Netherlands
18
Spain
2
4th August
Greece
19
Slovakia
2
Netherlands
13
Italy
7
Germany
9
Spain
1
Cont...
Allegra Lapi, Italy, forms the first line of defence in the final
of the 2012 European Women’s Championships against Greece.
The attacking player with the ball in hand (no.9) is Greece’s
Angeliki Gerolymou (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
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Group B
Team
1 Netherlands
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
90:26
10
5
5
2 Italy
5
4
1
50:31
8
3 Germany
5
3
2
53:34
6
4 Greece
5
2
3
45:31
4
5 Spain
5
1
4
25:44
2
6 Slovakia
5
5
7:104
0
Semi - finals
6th August
Russia
8
Italy
6
Netherlands
9
Hungary
8
Netherlands
13
Russia
8
Hungary
8
Italy
7
Final 1st - 2nd place
7th August
Bronze game
7th August
FINAL RANKING
Team
1 Netherlands
5th - 6th place
6th August
France
2 Russia
7
Germany
4
3 Hungary
4 Italy
7th - 8th place
6th August
Greece
5 France
8
Great Britain
7
6 Germany
7 Greece
9th - 10th place
6th August
Spain
8 Great Britain
11
Switzerland
6
9 Spain
10 Switzerland
11th - 12th place 6th August
Czech Republic
11 Czech Republic
10
Slovakia
7
12 Slovakia
WINNING TEAM NETHERLANDS
Karla Van Der Boon, Janny Spijker, Edmee Hiemstra, Carla Quint, Ingrid Leijendekker, Alice Lindhout, Karin Kuipers, Ellen Bast,
Gillian Van De Berg, Rianne Schram, Hellen Boering, Sandra Scherrenburg, Hedda Verdam
Kyriaki Liosi of Greece in the white cap wins the swim off for the ball at the start of a quarter in the 2012 European Women’s Championships
against Italy (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
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w
7.6 1995 Vienna
o
m
Preliminary Rounds
Group A
19
Portugal
1
19th August
Russia
16
France
7
20th August
France
13
Portugal
2
N
Russia
E
18th August
Group A
Team
L
GD
Pts
2
2
35:8
4
2 France
2
1
1
20:18
2
3 Portugal
2
2
3:32
0
1 Russia
Plyd
W
D
Group B
18th August
Hungary
10
Czech Republic
1
19th August
Hungary
12
Great Britain
2
20th August
Great Britain
12
Czech Republic
8
Group B
Team
Plyd
L
GD
Pts
1 Hungary
2
W
2
D
22:3
4
2 Great Britain
2
1
1
14:20
2
3 Czech Republic 2
2
9:22
0
Group C
18th August
Greece
11
Spain
4
19th August
Netherlands
17
Spain
6
20th August
Netherlands
7
Greece
6
Group C
Team
1 Netherlands
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
24:12
4
2
2
2 Greece
2
1
1
17:11
2
3 Spain
2
2
10:28
0
Group D
18th August
Italy
19
Switzerland
1
19th August
Germany
14
Switzerland
0
20th August
Italy
8
Germany
4
Group D
Team
L
GD
Pts
2
2
27:5
4
2 Germany
2
1
1
18:8
2
3 Switzerland
2
2
1:33
0
1 Italy
Plyd
W
D
Quarter - finals
Group E
21st August
Russia
16
Germany
8
Greece
9
Hungary
7
22nd August
Greece
12
Germany
11
Hungary
11
Russia
8
23rd August
Hungary
9
Germany
6
Greece
5
Russia
3
Cont...
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Group E
Team
1 Greece
Plyd
GD
Pts
3
W
3
D
L
26:21
6
2 Hungary
3
2
1
27:23
4
3 Russia
3
1
2
27:24
2
4 Germany
3
3
25:37
0
Group F
21st August
Netherlands
16
Great Britain
4
Italy
7
France
4
22nd August
France
12
Great Britain
11
Italy
9
Netherlands
9
23rd August
Italy
17
Great Britain
6
Netherlands
14
France
8
Group F
Team
1 Netherlands
Plyd
W
D
3
2
1
1
3
2
33:19
5
1
2
24:32
2
4 Great Britain
3
3
21:45
0
6
Netherlands
5
Italy
8
Greece
4
Semi - finals 5th - 8th place
Germany
Russia
20 Great Britain
7
3
Final 1st - 2nd place
27th August
Italy
7
Hungary
5
Bronze game
26th August
Netherlands
8
Greece
3
5th - 6th place
26th August
France
8
Russia
6
7th - 8th place
26th August
Germany
18
Great Britain
7
FINAL RANKING
Team
Final 9th - 12th place
1 Italy
21st August
2 Hungary
Portugal
9
Switzerland
4
Spain
14
Czech Republic
2
3 Netherlands
22nd August
Spain
17
Switzerland
5
4 Greece
Czech Republic
13
Portugal
4
5 France
23rd August
Czech Republic
7
Switzerland
7
6 Russia
Spain
21
Portugal
0
7 Germany
8 Great Britain
9 Spain
10 Czech Republic
11 Portugal
12 Switzerland
68
5
3
Hungary
8
Pts
2 Italy
25th August
France
GD
39:21
3 France
Semi - finals 1st - 4th place
25th August
L
Team
Plyd
3
W
L
GD
Pts
3
D
52:7
6
1
1
22:25
3
1
2
13:38
2
12 Switzerland
3
2
16:33
1
1
E
1
3
m
10 Czech Republic 3
11 Portugal
o
9 Spain
w
FINAL RANKING
N
WINNING TEAM ITALY
Francesca Conti, Martina Miceli, Carmela Allucci, Stefania Lariucci, Milena Virzi, Monica Vaillant, Antonella Di Giacinto, Cristina Consoli,
Giusi Malato, Francesca Romano, Marica Carrozzi, Melania Grego, Daria Starace, Maddalena Musumeci, Paola Sabbatini
7.7 1997 Seville
Preliminary Rounds
Group A
13th August
Germany
8
Yugoslavia
5
Hungary
13
France
2
Greece
12
Czech Republic
2
14th August
Germany
4
Czech Republic
4
Greece
7
Hungary
6
France
9
Yugoslavia
5
15th August
Greece
8
Yugoslavia
2
Hungary
26 Czech Republic
2
Germany
7
France
5
16th August
Hungary
10
Germany
2
Greece
9
France
4
Yugoslavia
11
Czech Republic
10
17th August
Greece
7
Germany
5
France
14
Czech Republic
7
Hungary
15
Yugoslavia
1
Group A
Team
1 Greece
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
43:19
10
5
5
2 Hungary
5
4
1
70:14
8
3 Germany
5
3
2
30:31
6
4 France
5
2
3
34:41
4
5 Yugoslavia
5
1
4
24:50
2
6 Czech Republic 5
5
25:71
0
Quarter finals
19th August
Russia
9
Germany
5
Italy
8
Hungary
7
Netherlands
13
France
2
Spain
7
Greece
6
Semi finals 1st-4th place
20th August
Italy
8
Netherlands
7
Russia
11
Spain
6
Cont...
69
Semi finals 5th-8th place
20th August
Hungary
13
France
2
FINAL RANKING
Germany
10
Greece
9
Team
1 Italy
Final 1st-2nd place
2 Russia
22nd August
Italy
6
Russia
5
3 Netherlands
4 Spain
Bronze medal game
5 Hungary
22nd August
6 Germany
Netherlands
10
Spain
5
7 Greece
5th-6th place
8 France
21st August
Hungary
10
Germany 5
9 Yugoslavia
10 Great Britain
7th-8th place
11 Czech Republic
21st August
12 Portugal
Greece
9
France
6
9th-10th place
19th August
Yugoslavia
5
Great Britain
4
11th-12th place
19th August
Czech Republic
9
Portungal
8
WINNING TEAM ITALY
Francesca Conti, Martina Miceli, Carmela Allucci, Stefania Lariucci, Milena Virzi, Monica Vaillant, Antonella Di Giacinto, Cristina Consoli,
Giusi Malato, Alexandra Araujo, Maddalena Musumeci, Melania Grego, Daniela Lavorini, Cinzia Ragusa, Silvia Moriconi
Ildiko Toth (number 9) leads the Hungarian defence against Russia in Eindhoven in 2012.
The Russian player with the ball is Sofya Konukh (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
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7.8 1999 Prato
o
m
Preliminary Rounds
Group A
Group A
7
Germany
6
Team
Plyd
GD
Pts
Hungary
11
Russia
10
1 Hungary
3
3
37:24
6
5th September
Russia
16
Spain
7
2 Russia
3
2
1
34:22
4
Hungary
16
Germany
10
3 Spain
3
1
2
18:32
2
6th September
Russia
8
Germany
4
4 Germany
3
3
20:31
0
Hungary
10
Spain
4
W
D
L
N
Spain
E
4th September
Group B
Group B
4th September
Greece
13
France
5
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
Italy
6
Netherlands
6
1 Netherlands
3
2
1
43:14
5
5th September
Italy
19
France
3
2 Italy
3
2
1
32:14
5
Netherlands
10
Greece
5
3 Greece
3
1
2
23:22
2
6th September
Netherlands
27
France
3
4 France
3
3
11:59
0
Italy
7
Greece
5
Quarter finals
8th September
Italy
8
Spain
2
Russia
6
Greece
3
Semi finals 9th September
Italy
6
Hungary
5
Netherlands
8
Russia
7
Netherlands
9
Final 1st-2nd place
10th September
Italy
10
Bronze medal game
10th September
Russia
7
Hungary
5
5th-6th place
9th September
Greece
10
Spain
4
FINAL RANKING
7th-8th place
1 Italy
8th September
Germany
12
France
6
Team
2 Netherlands
3 Russia
4 Hungary
5 Greece
6 Spain
7 Germany
8 France
WINNING TEAM ITALY
Francesca Conti, Martina Miceli, Carmela Allucci, Tania Truden Baianova, Gabriella Sciolti, Monica Vaillant, Tania Di Mario,
Cristina Consoli, Giusi Malato, Alexandra Araujo, Maddalena Musumeci, Melania Grego, Silvia Bosurgi, Martina Schiavon,
Silvia Moriconi
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7.9 2001 Budapest
Preliminary Rounds
Group A
Group A
16th June
Italy
9
Germany
7
GD
Pts
Russia
7
Greece
6
1 Italy
3
3
21:16
6
17th June
Russia
14
Germany
5
2 Russia
3
2
1
27:18
4
Italy
5
Greece
6
3 Greece
3
2
2
17:19
2
18th June
Greece
8
Germany
7
4 Germany
3
3
19:31
0
Italy
7
Russia
6
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
Group B
Group B
16th June
Netherlands
10
Hungary
17th June
Spain
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
2
14
Spain
4
1 Hungary
3
2
1
38:19
5
9
France
5
2 Netherlands
3
2
1
29:20
5
Netherlands
12
Hungary
12
3 Spain
3
1
2
19:26
2
18th June
Netherlands
7
Spain
6
4 France
3
3
10:31
0
Hungary
12
France
3
Quarter finals
19th June
Russia
11
Spain
5
Greece
7
Netherlands
5
Semi finals 21st June
Italy
7
Greece
1
Hungary
7
Russia
6
Final 1st-2nd place
23rd June
Hungary
10
Italy 5
Bronze medal game
23rd June
Russia
8
Greece
5
5th-6th place
21st June
Netherlands
10
Spain
9
19th June
Germany
7
FINAL RANKING
Team
1 Hungary
7th-8th place
France
6
2 Italy
3 Russia
4 Greece
5 Netherlands
6 Spain
7 Germany
8 France
WINNING TEAM HUNGARY
Ildiko Sos, Zsuzsanna Tiba, Edit Sipos, Katalin Kisne Dancsa, Mercedesz Steiber, Kata Redei, Rita Dravucz, Erzsebet Valkay,
Krisztina Szremko, Aniko Pelle, Agnes Valkay, Agnes Primasz, Andrea Toth, Anett Gyore, Brigitta Szep
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Group A
Group A
11
Germany
9
Italy
7
Greece
5
1 Italy
8th June
Greece
7
Germany
4
Italy
14
Russia
10
9th June
Russia
9
Greece
4
4 Germany
Germany
9
Italy
12
Team
Plyd
GD
Pts
3
W
3
D
L
33:24
6
2 Russia
3
2
1
30:27
4
3 Greece
3
1
2
16:20
2
3
3
22:30
0
N
Russia
E
7th June
Group B
Group B
7th June
Hungary
10
Netherlands
9
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
Slovenia
1
Spain
22
1 Hungary
3
3
45:14
6
8th June
Slovenia
1
Hungary
27
2 Netherlands
3
2
1
43:17
4
Spain
6
Netherlands
10
3 Spain
3
1
2
32:19
2
9th June
Netherlands
24
Slovenia
1
4 Slovenia
3
3
3:73
0
Hungary
8
Spain
4
Quarter finals
10th June
Netherlands
6
Greece
5
Russia
12
Spain
10
Semi finals 12th June
Hungary
7
Russia
6
Italy
7
Netherlands
5
Final 1st-2nd place
14th June
Italy
6
Hungary
5
Bronze medal game
14th June
Russia
7 Netherlands 6
5th-6th place
12th June
Spain
5
Greece
6
Germany
21
Team
1 Italy
7th-8th place
10th June
FINAL RANKING
Slovenia
1
2 Hungary
3 Russia
4 Netherlands
5 Greece
6 Spain
7 Germany
8 Slovenia
WINNING TEAM ITALY
Francesca Conti, Martina Miceli, Carmela Allucci, Silvia Bosurgi, Gabriella Sciolti, Manuela Zanchi, Tania Di Mario, Cinzia Ragusa,
Giusi Letzia Malato, Alexandra Araujo, Maddalena Musumeci, Melania Grego, Noemi Toth, Daniela Lavorini, Erika Lava
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Preliminary Rounds
Group A
Group A
2nd September
Serbia
4
Spain 17
Team
Plyd
W
D
Netherlands 6
Hungary 11
1 Hungary
3
2
1
3rd September
Serbia
6
Netherlands
16
2 Spain
3
2
1
37:23
7
Spain
8
Hungary 8
3 Netherlands
3
1
2
33:29
3
4th September
Netherlands 11
Spain 12
4 Serbia
3
3
14:55
0
Serbia
Hungary 22
4
L
GD
Pts
41:18
7
Group B
Group B
2nd September
Russia
15
Greece
6
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Italy
17
Germany
8
1 Italy
3
3
39:27
9
3rd September
Greece
13
Germany
9
2 Russia
3
2
1
45:31
6
Russia
12
Italy
14
3 Greece
3
1
2
26:32
3
4th September
Germany
11
Russia
18
4 Germany
3
3
28:48
0
Italy
8
Greece
7
Quarter finals
6th September
Russia
17
Netherlands
11
Spain
10
Greece
9
Semi finals 7th September
Italy
15
Spain
10
Russia
12
Hungary
11
Final 1st-2nd place
9th September
Russia
12
Italy 10
Bronze medal game
9th September
Hungary
12
Spain
11
5th-6th place
7th September
Greece
11
Netherlands
12
6th September
Serbia
6
FINAL RANKING
Team
1 Russia
7th-8th place
Germany
15
2 Italy
3 Hungary
4 Spain
5 Netherlands
6 Greece
7 Germany
8 Serbia
WINNING TEAM RUSSIA
Olga Fomicheva, Yulia Gaufler, Nadezda Glyzina, Ebgeniya Ivanova, Sofya Konukh, Ekaterina Kuzbetsova, Ekaterina Pantyulina,,
Evgenia Protsenko, Natalya Ryzhova-Alenicheva, Natalya Shepelina, Elena Smurova, Ekaterina Tankeyeva, Aleksandra Vorobeva,
Alena Vylegzhanina, Anastasia Zubkova
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Group A
Spain
10
Russia
9
Team
Plyd
D
1
Netherlands
9
Germany
6
1 Spain
3
2
6th July
Netherlands
10
Spain
10
2 Russia
3
2
1
L
1
GD
Pts
33:26
7
33:26
6
Germany
9
Russia
16
3 Netherlands
3
1
1
26:24
4
7th July
Netherlands
7
Russia
8
4 Germany
3
3
22:38
0
Spain
13
Germany
7
N
W
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m
Preliminary Rounds
Group B
Group B
5th July
Italy
4
Hungary
4
Greece
15
France
2
1 Italy
6th July
Italy
10
Greece
9
2 Greece
Hungary
10
France
5
3 Hungary
7th July
France
3
Italy
18
4 France
Greece
7
Hungary
7
Team
Plyd
W
D
GD
Pts
3
2
1
L
32:16
7
3
1
2
21:16
5
3
1
1
1
31:19
4
3
3
10:43
0
Quarter finals
8th July
Russia
9
Greece
7
FINAL RANKING
Netherlands
7
Hungary
9
Team
1 Russia
Semi finals 2 Spain
10th July
Hungary
7
Spain
8
3 Hungary
Russia
8
Italy
5
4 Italy
5 Netherlands
Final 1st-2nd place
6 Greece
12th July
8
Spain
Russia
9
7 Germany
8 France
Bronze medal game
12th July
Hungary
9
Italy 6
5th-6th place
10th July
Greece
10
Netherlands
11
7th-8th place
8th July
Germany
8
France
6
WINNING TEAM RUSSIA
Valentina Vorontsova, Natalia Shepelina, Ekaterina Prokofyeva, Sofya Konukh, Alena Vylegzhanina, Nadezda Glyzina, Ekaterina
Pantyulina, Evenia Soboleva, Oleksandra Karpovich, Olga Belyaeva, Elena Smurova, Olga Turova, Evgenia Protsenko
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Preliminary Rounds
Group A
Group A
31st August
Croatia
3
Russia
28
Greece
7
Italy 5
1 Greece
2nd September
Greece
7
Russia
7
2 Russia
Croatia
3
Italy 22
3 Italy
4th September
Croatia
4
Greece
29
4 Croatia
3
Russia
12
Italy 12
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
3
2
1
0
43:16
7
3
1
2
0
47:22
5
3
1
1
1
39:22
4
0
0
3
10:79
0
Group B
Group B
31st August
Spain
12
Germany
10
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Netherlands
8
Hungary
9
1 Netherlands
3
2
0
1
33:26
6
2nd September
Netherlands
17
Germany
10
2 Spain
3
2
0
1
32:28
6
Spain
13
Hungary
10
3 Hungary
3
1
1
1
29:31
4
4th September
Germany
10
Hungary
10
4 Germany
3
0
1
2
30:39
1
Spain
7
Netherlands
8
7th-8th Place
6th September
Croatia
7
Germany
23
Quarterfinal Round for 1st - 6th Place 6th September
Russia
12
Hungary 9
Spain
9
Italy
10
5th-6th place
8th September
Hungary
10
Spain
7
Semi finals 8th September
Italy
5
Greece
10
Russia
10
Netherlands
7
Netherlands
14
Bronze Medal Game
10th September
Italy
12
10th September
Greece
6
FINAL RANKING
Team
1 Russia
Gold Medal Game
Russia
11
2 Greece
3 Netherlands
4 Italy
5 Hungary
6 Spain
7 Germany
8 Croatia
WINNING TEAM RUSSIA
Evgenia Protsenko, Nadezda Glyzina, Ekaterina Prokofyeva, Sofya Konukh, Evgenia Pustynnikova, Natalia Ryzhova-Alenicheva,
Ekaterina Tankeeva, Evgenia Soboleva, Alexandra Antonova, Olga Belyaeva, Evgenia Ivanova, Yulia Gaufler, Maria Kovtunovskaya
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Preliminary Rounds
Group A
Group A
9
Hungary
19
Netherlands
10
Russia
11
1 Russia
20th January
Russia
15
Great Britain 10
Hungary
9
Netherlands
8
22nd January
Netherlands
12
Great Britain
6
4 Great Britain
Hungary
9
Russia
12
Team
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
3
3
0
0
38:29
9
2 Hungary
3
2
1
0
37:29
6
3 Netherlands
3
1
2
0
30:26
3
3
0
3
0
25:46
0
N
Great Britain
E
18th January
Group B
Group B
18th January
Germany
12
Team
Spain
22
Greece
10
Italy
9
1 Greece
20th January
Germany
6
Greece
12
2 Italy
Plyd
W
D
L
GD
Pts
3
3
0
0
30:21
9
3
2
1
0
42:33
6
Italy
15
Spain
11
3 Spain
3
1
2
0
39:35
3
22nd January
Germany
12
Italy
18
4 Germany
3
0
3
0
30:52
0
Greece
8
Spain
6
7th-8th Place
24th January
Great Britain 13
Germany
11
Quarterfinal Round for 1st - 6th Place 24th January
Hungary
11
Spain
9
Italy
17
Netherlands
15
5th-6th place
26th January
Spain
11
Netherlands
10
Semi finals 26th January
Hungary
12
Greece
14
Italy
13
Russia
12
Russia
8
Bronze Medal Game
28th January
Hungary
9
Greece
10
Team
1 Italy
Gold Medal Game
28th January
FINAL RANKING
Italy
13
2 Greece
3 Hungary
4 Russia
5 Spain
6 Netherlands
7 Great Britain
8 Germany
WINNING TEAM ITALY
Elena Gigli, Simona Abbate, Elisa Casanova, Rosario Aiello, Elisa Queirolo, Allegra Lapi, Tania di Mario, Roberta Bianconi, Giulia Enrica
Emmolo, Giulia Rambaldi Guidasci, Aleksandra Cotti, Teresa Frassinetti, Giulia Gorlero
77
Angeliki Gerolymou of Greece fires in a shot against Germany in the 2012 European Women’s Championships. Greece finished 12-6 winners and ended the
tournament in the runners up position after going down to Italy 13-10 (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
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Barbara Bujka, Hungary, blue 10, fires in a shot which Francesca Snell, Great Britain, tries to defend against. Hungary won the match 19-9 with Bujka
scoring a hat-trick (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
8.1 The Top Goal Scorers - Eindhoven 2012 - Women
Rank Cap No. Name
Team
Matches
Preliminary Round Goals
Final Round Goals
Overall
1
8
Rita Keszthelyi
HUN
6
11
8
19
2
7
Iefke van Belkum
NED
5
14
4
18
3=
8
Roberta Bianconi
ITA
6
8
8
16
3=
7
Tania di Mario
ITA
6
5
11
16
5
6
Jennifer Pareja
ESP
5
8
7
15
6=
2
Simona Abbate
ITA
6
5
7
12
6=
10
Barbara Bujka
HUN
6
5
7
12
6=
2
Nadezhda Fedotova
RUS
5
9
3
12
6=
8
Antigoni Roumpesi
GRE
5
4
8
12
10=
9
Giulia Enrica Emmolo
ITA
6
6
5
11
10=
7
Ekaterina Lisunova
RUS
5
6
5
11
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Women’s Top scorers
9.1 The Top Goal Scorers at each Championship
80
1985
Oslo
Patricia Libregts
Netherlands
28 goals
1987
Strasbourg
Patricia Libregts
Netherlands
22 goals
1989
Bonn
Andrea Eke
Hungary
20 goals
1991
Athens
Alice Lindhout
Netherlands
22 goals
1993
Leeds
Alice Lindhout
Netherlands
31 goals
1995
Vienna
Laure Gauthreau
France
29 goals
1997
Seville
Giusi Malato
Italy
26 goals
1999
Prato
Karin Kuipers
Netherlands
14 goals
Giusi Malato
Italy
14 goals
Krisztina Szremko
Hungary
14 goals
2001
Budapest
Danielle De Bruijn
Netherlands
13 goals
2003
Ljubljana
Danielle De Bruijn
Netherlands
15 goals
2006
Belgrade
Ekaterina Pantyulina
Russia
18 goals
2008
Malaga
Ekaterina Pantyulina
Russia
16 goals
2010
Zagreb
Angelika Gerolymou
Greece
17 goals
2012
Eindhoven
Rita Keszthelyi
Hungary
19 goals
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Women’s Medal table
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Despite strong defence from the Italians, it is left to goalie, Elena Gigli, to keep the ball out in the 2012 European Women’s Championship final against
Greece. In the final, she saved 11 out of 21 shots (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
10.1 Women’s Medal Table
Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
ITA
5
2
1
8
NED
4
2
3
9
RUS
3
2
3
8
HUN
2
5
4
11
GRE
2
2
ESP
1
1
FRA
2
2
FRG
1
1
14
42
14
14
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European Water Polo CHAMPIONSHIPS
Women’s Referees
11.1 Officiating Referees 1985 - 2012
Name
85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 06 08 10 12 Total
Abrahamson NOR
5
Adzic MNE
Afanasiev URS, RUS
Aglialoro ITA
2
2
2
1
9
2
3
1
2
3
Alexandrescu ROU
Andersen DEN
5
5
2
2
2
2
Bajanaru ROM
3
3
4
4
5
11
4
7
Barradas POR
Bathurst GBR
1
1
Belevtsov UKR
4
3
Bender GER
Bervoets NED
1
3
4
3
1
4
Bianchi ITA
Bock GER
Bohat SVK
4
4
2
1
5
2
Bonnay FRA
Bookelman NED
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
12
3
2
5
1
10
Borner GER
5
5
Borrell ESP
4
2
Brala CRO
Bras NED
1
4
1
Brguljan MNE
2
10
2
2
1
7
3
2
3
1
Buch ESP
2
4 13
1
1
2
2
1
1
Cabello ESP
Cachia V. MLT
Caputi ITA
Chirculete ROM
3
3
5
5
Chirunas URS
2
2
Chmielewski POL
3
6
Cillero ESP
2
3
3
3
2
Ciric SRB
Clara ITA
2
3
10
5
1
3
3
3
6
6
Clemencon FRA
Crombags BEL
2
Csaszar HUN
1
3
1
2
1
8
Dahler FRG
1
Dalli MLT
2
2
2
2
4
4
Dani ITA
Decoyere FRA
82
1
Donnici ESP
2
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
5
Dutilh NED
3
N
Drobnjak YUG
E
Dreval RUS
m
Donato ESP
2
o
Detko GBR
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Name
85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 06 08 10 12 Total
Demey FRA 1 1
3
Elder GBR
1
Eleftheriadis GRE
1
1
1
2
Esaian URS
2
2
Eveleigh GBR
2
2
Fekete HUN
2
3
1
6
Fernandez ESP
3
2
5
Fjarrstad T. SWE
3
5
2
Franulovic CRO
Frey SUI
1
1
1
1
Galkin RUS
3
Geli ESP
4
3
2
3
1
1
Golijanin SRB
Gombosh ISR
3
Gomez ITA
Gordon GBR
5
2
2
Gorinov BUL
4
Grandin FRA
Grilli ITA
2
3
9
2
3
2
5
4
3
6
2
Grosso ITA
8
2
2
Hammarstrom SWE
5
3
8
2
2
4
2
2
Hantal TUR
Hargreaves GBR
Hassekioglou GRE
1
1
3
3
Hausche GER
8
3
1
1
1
Iliadis GRE
3
7
Indrelid NOR
1
6
5
4
Jakerson TCH
1
2
3
Janev BUL
1
3
4
Jarochowski POL
2
2
Juhasz HUN
2
2
1
9
Kiss HUN
6
2
Kiszelly HUN
Klaric YUG, CRO
2
1
3
1
1
1
3
3
2
11
Klopper NED
1
1
2
1
Koganov AZE
Koryzna POL
3
1
3
1
1
3
7
Cont...
83
Name
85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 06 08 10 12 Total
Kossov RUS
4 4
Kosztolanczy HUN
1
Kratochvil SVK
1
1
5
2
4
3
1
14
4
4
3
20
1
2
2
3
Kun HUN
1 Lalov BUL
1
1
4
Lehn GER
Levin ISR
Ludecke FRG, GER
2
5
2
3
3
2
2
6
3
5
2
2
6
17
1
1
Maggio ITA
2
Margeta SLO
2
2
1
Matache ROU
1
4
Mauss GER
Merola ITA
4
1
Moliner ESP
Monay SUI
2
2
6
4
4
1
2
4
2
2
Naumov RUS
Nielsen DEN
1
2
1
1
2
5
Njegovan SRB
2
2
Paggi ITA
1
1
Panagakos GRE
2
1
3
Papazian FRA
1
3
1
Peris CRO
Petronilli ITA
Petrovic YUG
Picchetto ITA
Pollmann GER
1
2
1
1
3
3
1
6
2
2
1
5
1
1
1
Prelovsky TCH
1
1
Prikhodko URS
1
3
2
Racine SUI
3
Radjenovic YUG
Raiton FRA
2
2
2
2
8
2
Rajevic YUG
4
2
Rakovec SLO
Ranz FRG
2
1
5
Reemnet NED
Rezek CZE
3
4
2
3
Riccitelli ITA
1
2
2
3
5
6
6
2
2
2
2
4
7
Rohbeck GER
Rosmann AUT
5
Rotunno ITA
1
1
Sadekov RUS
1
Salino ITA
2
4
4
1
1
Sapara GER
Schmuck TCH
Schmudermeyer AUT 84
2
1
2
2
3
7
1
Simons BEL
2
2
3
6
2
3
6
3
5
1
4
Spiegel GER
4
2
1
7
Stajkovic MKD
1
2
3
6
Stavridis GRE
1
1
1
1
4
Stavropoulos GRE
2
1
3
1
15
2
2
5
3
N
3
E
Skaal SWE
Soumelidis GRE
m
Simion ROU
1
o
Selzsam FRG
w
Name
85 87 89 91 93 95 97 99 01 03 06 08 10 12 Total
Schwartz ISR 2 2
Teule ESP
Teixido ESP
Thepaut FRA
5
1
1
1
6
Thibou BEL
1
1
Timoc ROM
2
1
13
2
3
3
2
Tomic CRO
Toygarli TUR
Troitsky URS, RUS
1
2
2
2
3
2
4
5
8
2
Tulga TUR
1
1
1
Ucansu TUR
2
2
Van De Laak NED
5
3
8
Van De Vreken BEL
1
1
Van Dorp NED
1
1
Van Hems FRA Van Zenderen NED
2
7
1
1
Vassiliou GRE
3
2
2
Vlasic CRO
2
Vogel HUN
Vuletic CRO
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
8
Wenghenroth-MartinelliSUI
5
5
10
This is the moment -as the Italians celebrate their victory over Greece in Eindhoven in the 2012 final (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
85
European Water Polo
club competitions - Women’s
The imposing figure of Elisa Casanova, Italy, during her team’s final against Greece in the 2012 European Women’s Championships
(Photo: Giorgio Scala)
12.1 Women’s European Club Competitions
Year
86
European Super Cup
LEN Trophy
1999-2000
Gifa Palermo
2000-2001
Skif Moscow
2001-2002
Gifa Palermo
2002-2003
Naftikos Omilos Vouliagmeni
2003-2004
Circolo Canottieri Ortigia
2004-2005
Circolo Canottieri Ortigia
2005-2006
Domino Polo Budapest
Domino Polo Budapest
2006-2007
Fiorentina
ASD Roma
2007-2008
Orizzonte Catania
Ecofim Roma
2008-2009
Vouilagmeni Nautical Club Sportscar
Sturm 2002 Chekhov
2009-2010
Vouilagmeni Nautical Club
Ethnikos Piraeus
2010-2011
Pro Recco (Rapallo)
Rapallo
2011-2012
Mediterranea Imperia
Mediterranea Imperia
2012-2013
Club Natacio Sabadell
Shturm 2002 Ruza
w
12.2 Women’s Champions Cup
o
Netherlands
1988-1989
Donk Gouda
Netherlands
1989-1990
Nereus Zaandam
Netherlands
1990-1991
Donk Diana Gouda
Netherlands
1991-1992
Branderburg
Netherlands
1992-1993
Hungerit Szentes
Hungary
1993-1994
Orizzonte Catania
Italy
1994-1995
Nereus Zaandam
Netherlands
1995-1996
Nereus Zaandam
Netherlands
1996-1997
Skif Moscow
Russia
1997-1998
Orizzonte Catania
Italy
1998-1999
Skif Moscow
Russia
1999-2000
ANO Glyfada
Greece
2000-2001
Orizzonte Catania
Italy
2001-2002
Orizzonte Catania
Italy
2002-2003
ANO Glyfada
Greece
2003-2004
Orizzonte Catania
Italy
2004-2005
Orizzonte Catania
Italy
2005-2006
Orizzonte Catania
Italy
2006-2007
Fiorentina
Italy
2007-2008
Orizzonte Catania
Italy
2008-2009
Vouilagmeni Nautical Club Sportscar
Greece
2009-2010
Vouilagmeni Nautical Club Sportscar
Greece
2010-2011
Club Natacio Sabadell
Spain
2011-2012
GMG Pro Recco
Italy
2012-2013
Club Natacio Sabadell
Spain
N
Country
Donk Gouda
E
Club
1987-1988
m
Year
A clash of two number 7’s. Rita Dravucz, Hungary, in the white cap takes on Evgeniia Khokhriakova, Russia, in Russia’s 9-8 bronze medal winning
match (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
87
World Water Polo
CHAMPIONships
13.1 Men’s World Championships
Year
Venue
Gold
Silver
Bronze
1973
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Hungary
USSR
Yugoslavia
1975
Cali, Columbia
USSR
Hungary
Italy
1978
Berlin, Germany
Italy
Hungary
Yugoslavia
1982
Guayaquil, Ecuador
USSR
Hungary
Germany
1986
Madrid, Spain
Yugoslavia
Italy
USSR
1991
Perth, Australia
Yugoslavia
Spain
Hungary
1994
Rome, Italy
Italy
Spain
Russia
1998
Perth, Australia
Spain
Hungary
FR Yugoslavia
2001
Fukuoka, Japan
Spain
FR Yugoslavia
Russia
2003 Barcelona, Spain
Hungary
Italy
Serbia & Montenegro
2005 Montreal, Canada
Serbia & Montenegro
Hungary
Greece
2007 Melbourne, Australia
Croatia
Hungary
Spain
2009 Rome, Italy
Serbia
Spain
Croatia
2011
Shanghai, China
Italy
Serbia
Croatia
2013
Barcelona, Spain
Hungary
Montenegro
Croatia
Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Hungary
3
6
1
Italy
3
2
1
Spain 2
3
1
USSR/Russia
2
1
3
Yugoslavia
2
1
3
Serbia
1
1
0
Croatia
1
0
3
Serbia & Montenegro
1
0
1
Montenegro
0
1
0
Germany
0
0
1
Greece
0
0
1
Total
15
15
15
13.2 Women’s World Championships
88
Year
Venue
Gold
Silver
Bronze
1986
Madrid, Spain
Australia
Netherlands
United States
1991
Perth, Australia
Netherlands
Canada
United States
1994
Rome, Italy
Hungary
Netherlands
Italy
1998
Perth, Australia
Italy
Netherlands
Australia
2001
Fukuoka, Japan
Italy
Hungary
Canada
2003 Barcelona, Spain
United States
Italy
Russia
2005 Montreal, Canada
Hungary
United States
Canada
2007 Melbourne, Australia
United States
Australia
Russia
2009 Rome, Italy
United States
Canada
Russia
2011
Shanghai, China
Greece
China
Russia
2013
Barcelona, Spain
Spain
Australia
Hungary
United States
3
1
2
Hungary
2
1
1
Italy
2
1
1
Netherlands
1
3
0
Australia
1
2
1
Greece 1
0
0
Spain 1
0
0
Canada
0
2
2
China 0
1
0
Russia
0
0
4
Total
11
11
11
c
Bronze
s
Silver
i
Gold
m
Country
13.3 FINA World Water Polo Cup - Men
Year
Venue
Gold
Silver
Bronze
1979
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Hungary
United States
Yugoslavia
1981
Long Beach, United States
USSR
Yugoslavia
Cuba
1983
Malibu, California
USSR
Germany
Italy
1985
Duisburg, Germany
Germany
United States
Spain
1987
Thessalonika, Greece
Yugoslavia
USSR
Germany
1989
Berlin, Germany
Yugoslavia
Italy
Hungary
1991
Barcelona, Spain
United States
Yugoslavia
Spain
1993
Athens, Greece
Italy
Hungary
Australia
1995
Atlanta, Georgia
Hungary
Italy
Russia
1997
Athens, Greece
United States
Greece
Hungary
1999
Sydney, Australia
Hungary
Italy
Spain
Russia
Hungary
FR Yugoslavia
2006 Budapest, Hungary
Serbia & Montenegro
Hungary
Spain
2010
Serbia
Croatia
Spain
Gold
Silver
Bronze
2002 Belgrade, Serbia
Oradea, Romania
Country
Hungary
3
3
2
USSR/Russia
3
1
1
Yugoslavia
2
2
2
USA
2
2
0
Italy
1
3
1
West Germany/Germany
1
1
1
Serbia
1
0
0
Serbia & Montenegro
1
0
0
Croatia
0
1
0
Greece 0
1
0
Spain
0
0
5
Australia
0
0
1
Cuba
0
0
1
Total
14
14
14
89
13.4 FINA World Water Polo Cup - Women
Year
Venue
Gold
Silver
Bronze
1979
Mercedes, USA
United States
Netherlands
Australia
1980
Breda, Netherlands
Netherlands
United States
Canada
1981
Brisbane, Australia
Canada
Netherlands
Australia
1983
Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada
Netherlands
United States
Australia
1984
Irvine, USA
Australia
United States
Netherlands
1988
Christchurch, New Zealand
Netherlands
Hungary
Canada
1989
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Netherlands
United States
Hungary
1991
Long Beach, USA
Netherlands
Australia
United States
1993
Catania, Italy
Netherlands
Italy
Hungary
1995
Sydney, Australia
Australia
Netherlands
Hungary
1997
Nancy, France
Netherlands
Russia
Australia
1999
Winnipeg, Canada
Netherlands
Australia
Italy
2002 Perth, Australia
Hungary
United States
Canada
2006 Tianjin, China
Australia
Italy
Russia
2010
United States
Australia
China
Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Netherlands
8
3
1
Australia
3
3
4
United States
2
5
1
Hungary
1
1
3
Canada
1
0
3
Christchurch, New Zealand
Italy
0
2
1
Russia
0
1
1
China
0
0
1
Total
15
15
15
13.5 FINA World Water Polo League - Men
Year
90
Venue
Gold
Silver
Bronze
2002 Patras, Greece
Russia
Spain
Hungary
2003 New York, United States
Hungary
Italy
United States
2004 Long Beach, United States
Hungary
Serbia & Montenegro
Greece
2005 Belgrade, Serbia
Serbia & Montenegro
Hungary
Germany
2006 Athens, Greece
Serbia & Montenegro
Spain
Greece
2007 Berlin, Germany
Serbia
Hungary
Australia
2008 Genoa, Italy
Serbia
United States
Australia
2009 Podgorica, Montenegro
Montenegro
Croatia
Serbia
2010
Nis, Serbia
Serbia
Montenegro
Croatia
2011
Florence, Italy
Serbia
Italy
Croatia
2012
Almaty, Kazakstan
Croatia
Spain
Italy
2013
Chelyabinsk, Russia
Serbia
Hungary
Montenegro
Gold
Silver
Bronze
1
3
1
Serbia & Montenegro
2
1
0
Croatia 1
1
2
Montenegro
1
1
1
Russia 1
0
0
Spain
0
3
0
Italy
0
2
1
United States
0
1
1
Australia
0
0
2
Greece
0
0
2
Germany
0
0
1
Total
12
12
12
c
0
s
5
2
i
Serbia
Hungary
m
Country
13.6 FINA World Water Polo League- Women
Year
Venue
Gold
Silver
Bronze
2004 Long Beach, United States
United States
Hungary
Italy
2005 Kirishi, Russia
Greece
Russia
Australia
2006 Athens, Greece
United States
Italy
Russia
2007 Montreal, Canada
United States
Australia
Greece
2008 Santa Cruiz, Spain
Russia
United States
Australia
2009 Kirishi, Russia
United States
Canada
Australia
2010
La Jolla, United States
United States
Australia
Greece
2011
Kirishi, Russia
United States
Canada
Australia
2013
Beijing, China
China
Russia
United States
Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
United States
6
1
1
Russia
1
2
1
Greece 1
0
2
China
1
0
0
Australia
0
2
4
Canada
0
2
0
Italy
0
1
1
Hungary
0
1
0
Total
9
9
9
91
Olympic Water Polo Results
1900-2012
14.1 1900 Paris
W
L
F
A
1
GBR Osborne Swimming Club, Manchester
3
0
29
3
2
BEL
Swimming & Water Polo Club, Brussels
2
1
9
8
3
FRA
Libellule de Paris
1
1
4
12
4
FRA
Pupilles de Neptune de Lilie
0
1
1
5
Final: GBR 7 – 2 BEL
1. GBR
Arthur Robertson, Thomas Coe, Eric Robinson, Peter Kemp, George Wilkinson, John Henry Derbyshire, William Lister,
William Henry, Robert Cranshaw, John Jarvis, F Stapleton, Victor Lindberg
2. BEL
Albert Michant, Fernand Fayaerts, Henri Cohen, Victor de Behr, Oscar Grégoire, Victor Sonnemans, Jean de Backer, Guillaume
Séron, Georges Romas, A R Upton
3. FRA
Henri Peslier, Thomas Burgess, Alphonse Decuyper, Pesloy, Paul Vasseur, Jules Clévenot, Louis Laufray
14.2 1904 St Louis
1. USA (New York Athletic Club)
David Bratton, George Van Cleaf, Leo Goodwin, Louis Handley, David Hesser, Joseph Ruddy, James Steen
2. USA (Chicago Athletic Association)
Rex Beach, Jerome Steever, Edwin Paul Swatek, Charles Healy, Frank Kehoe, David Hammond, William Tuttle
3. USA (Missouri Athletic Association)
John Meyers, Manfred Toeppen, Gwynne Evans, Amedee Reyburn, Fred Schreiner, Augustus Goessling, William Orthwein
92
m
14.3 1908 London
i
W
L
F
A
1
0
9
2
GBR BEL
2
1
18
14
SWE
0
1
4
8
4
NED
0
1
1
8
c
2
3
s
1
Final: GBR 9 – 2 BEL
1. GBR
Charles Smith, George Nevinson, George Cornet, Thomas Thould, George Wilkinson, Paul Radmilovic, Charles Forsyth
2. BEL
Albert Michant, Herman Meyboom, Victor Boin, Joseph Pietincx, Fernand Feyaerts, Oscar Grégoire, Herman Donners
3. SWE
Torsten Kumfeldt, Axel Runström, Harald Julin, Pontus Hansen, Gunnar Wennerström, Robert Andersson, Erik Bengvall
14.4 1912 Stockholm
W
L
F A
1
3
0
21 8
GBR 2
SWE
3
1
22 11
3
BEL
3
2
22 21
4
AUT
1
3
10 25
5
HUN
0
2
9 11
6
FRA
0
2
3 11
Final: GBR 8 – 0 AUT
1. GBR
Charles Smith, George Cornet, Charles Bugbee, Arthur Hill, George Wilkinson, Paul Radmilovic, Isaac Bentham
2. SWE
Torsten Kumfeldt, Harald Julin, Max Gumpel, Pontus Hanson, Wilhelm Andersson, Robert Andersson, Erik Bergqvist
3. BEL
Albert Durant, Herman Donners, Victor Boin, Joseph Pletinckx, Oscar Grégoire, Herman Meyboom, Félicien Courbet, Jean
Hoffman, Pierre Nijs
93
14.5 1920 Antwerp
W
L
F
A
1
3
0
19
4
GBR & GBR/IRL
2
BEL
4
1
27
9
3
SWE
4
1
35
9
4
USA
2
3
16
19
Final: GBR 3 – 2 BEL
1. GBR & GBR/IRL
Charles Smith, Noel Purcell, Christopher Jones, Charles Bugbee, William Dean, Paul Radmilovic, William Peacock
2. BEL
Albert Durant, Paul Gailly, Pierre Nijs, Joseph Pletinckx, Maurice Blitz, René Bauwens, Gérard Blitz, Pierre de Win
3. SWE
Theodor Nauman, Pontus Hansson, Max Gumpel, Torsten Kumfeldt, Viihelm Anderson, Nils Backlund, Robert Andersson,
Erik Andersson, Harald Julin, Enik Bergqvist
14.6 1924 Paris
W
L
F
A
1
FRA
4
0
16
6
2
BEL
4
1
18
10
3
USA
3
2
13
11
4
SWE
3
3
27
12
5
HUN
2
2
17
17
6
CZE
2
2
11
15
7
NED
1
2
12
10
Final: FRA 3 – 0 BEL
1. FRA
Paul Dujardin, Noël Delberghe, Georges Rigal, Henri Padou, Robert Desmettre, Albert Mayaud, Albert Delborgies
2. BEL
Albert Durant, Joseph Pietincx, Pierre Dewin, Gerard Blitz, Joseph Cludts, Georges Fleurix, Paul Gailly, Jules Thiry,
Pierre Vermetten, Joseph de Combe, Maurice Blitz
3. USA
Frederick Lauer, Oliver Horn, George Mitchell, George Schroth, Herbert Vollmer, P “Johnny” Weissmuller, Arthur Austin,
John Norton, J Wallace O’Connor
94
m
14.7 1928 Amsterdam
i
W
L
F A
3
0
18 10
GER
HUN
3
1
26 8
FRA
5
1
4 7
4
GBR 2
2
15 21
5
BEL
1
1
14 6
5
NED
1
1
14 6
c
2
3
s
1
Final: GER 5 – 2 HUN (extra time)
1. GER
Erich Rademacher, Otto Cordes, Emil Benecke, Fritz Gunst, Joachim Rademacher, Karl Bähre, Max Amann, Johannes Blank
2. HUN
István Barta, Sánder Ivády, Alajos Keserü, Márten Homonnai, Ferenc Keserü, József Vértesy, Olivér Halassy
3. FRA
Paul Dujardin, Jules Keignaert, Henri Padou, Emile Bulteel, Achille Tribouillet, Henri Cuvelier, Albert Vandeplancke, Ernest Rogez,
Albert Thévenon
14.8 1932 Los Angeles
W
L
D
F
A
1
HUN
3
0
0
31
2
2
GER
2
1
1
23
13
3
USA
2
1
1
20
12
4
JPN
0
3
0
0
38
Final: Played on a league basis with Hungary beating Germany 6-2 to win title
1. HUN
György Bródy, Sándor Ivády, Márton Homonnai, Olivér Halassy, József Vértesy, Janös Németh, Ferenc Keserü, Alajos Keserü,
István Barta, Miklós Sárkány
2. GER
Erich Rademacher, Otto Cordes, Emil Benecke, Fritz Gunst, Joachim Rademacher, Heiko Schwartz, Hans Schulze, Hans Eckstein
3. USA
Herbert Wildman, F Calvert Strong, Charles Finn, C Harold McAllister, Philip Daubenspeck, Austin Clapp, Wallace O’Connor
95
14.9 1936 Berlin
W
L
D F
A
1
8
0
1 57
5
HUN
2
GER
8
0
1 56
10
3
BEL
4
3
2 17
17
4
FRA
4
5
0 21
37
5
NED
3
1
5 23
28
6
AUT
5
3
1 31
18
7
SWE
3
6
0 29
18
8
GBR 2
4
3 28
46
Final: Championship decided on round robin basis with HUN and GER on 5 points, Hungary winning on goal difference
1. HUN
György Bródy, Kálmán Hazai, Márten Homonnai, Olivér Halassy, Jenö Brandi, Janös Németh, Mihály Bozsi, György Kutasi, Miklós
Sárkány, Sándor Tarics, István Molnár
2. GER
Paul Klingenburg, Bernhard Baier, Gustav Schürger, Fritz Gunst, Josef Hauser, Hans Schneider, Hans Schulze, Fritz Stolze,
Heinrich Krug, Alfred Kienzle, Helmuth Schwenn
3. BEL
Henri Disy, Joseph de Combe, Henri Stoelen, Fernand Isselé, Albert Castelyns, Gérard Blitz, Pierre Coppieters, Henri de Pauw,
Edmond Michiels
14.10 1948 London
W
L
D F
A
1
8
0
2 47
24
ITA
2
HUN
6
3
1 45
27
3
NED
6
1
3 65
23
4
BEL
2
2
6 32
25
5
SWE
6
3
1 31
14
6
FRA
4
2
4 32
24
7
EGY
1
4
5 26
35
8
ESP 2
8
0 26
33
Final: Championship decided on round robin basis with ITA defeating Hungary 4-3
1. ITA
Pasquale Buonocore, Emilio Bulgarelli, Cesare Rubini, Geminio Ognio, Ermenegildo Arena, Aldo Ghira, Gianfranco Pandolfini,
Mario Maioni, Tullio Pandolfini
2. HUN
Endre Györffi, Miklós Holop, Dezsö Gyarmati, Károly Szittya, Oszkár Csuvik, István Szivós, Dezsö Lemhényi, László Jeney,
Deszö Fábián, Jenö Brandi
3. NED
Johannes Rohner, Cornelis Korevaar, Cornelius Braasem, Hans Stam, Albert Ruimschotel, Rudolph van Feggelen, Fritz Smol,
Pieter Salomons, Hendrikus Keetelaar
96
14.11 1952 Helsinki
m
i
W
L
D F
A
7
0
3 60
21
HUN
YUG
7
0
3 46
16
ITA
8
2
0 53
29
4
USA
5
6
0 43
41
5
NED
7
2
1 45
22
6
BEL
6
3
1 37
35
7
URS 4
4
2 43
34
8
ESP 3
7
0 33
41
c
2
3
s
1
Final: Championship decided on round robin basis with HUN winning on goal difference after drawing 2-2 with Yugoslavia
1. HUN
László Jeney, György Vizvári, Dezsö Gyarmati, Kálmán Markovits, Antal Bolváni, István Szivós, György Kárpáti, Róbert Antal, Dezsö
Fábián, Károly Szittya, Dezsö Lemhényi, István Hasznos, Miklós Martin
2. YUG
Zdravko Kovacic, Velijko Bakašun, Ivo Štakula, Ivo Kurtini, Boško Vuksanovic, Zdravko Ježic, Lovro Radonjic, Marko Brainovic,
Vlado Ivkovic
3. ITA
Raffaello Gambino, Vincenzo Polito, Cesare Rubini, Carlo Peretti, Ermenegildo Arena, Maurizio Mannelli, Renato De Sanzuane,
Renato Traiolo, Geminio Ognio, Salvatore Gionta, Lucio Ceccarini
14.12 1956 Melbourne
W
L
D F
A
1
HUN
7
0
0 32
6
2
YUG
6
1
1 28
13
3
URS 5
3
0 23
20
4
ITA
4
3
0 21
16
5
USA
2
5
1 18
25
6
GER
1
5
1 18
25
7
GBR 3
2
0 25
20
8
ROM
3
3
0 30
17
Final: Championship decided on round robin basis with HUN winning after defeating YUG 2-1
1. HUN
Ottó Boros, István Hevesi, Dezsö Gyarmati, Kálmán Markovits, Antal Bolvári, Mihály Mayer, György Kárpáti, László Jeney,
István Szivós, Tivadar Kanizsa, Ervin Zádor
2. YUG
Zdravko Kovacic, Ivo Cipci, Hrvoje Kacic, Marjan Žurej, Zdravko Ježic, Lovro Radonjic, Tomislav Franjkovic, Vladimir Ivkovic
3. URS
Boris Goikhman, Viktor Ageyev, Yuri Schlyapin, Vyacheslav Kurennoi, Pyotr Breus, Pyotr Mshvenieradze, Nodar Gvakharia,
Mikhail Ryzhak, Valentin Prokopov, Boris Markarov
97
14.13 1960 Rome
W
L
D F
A
1
ITA
8
0
1 37
15
2
URS 6
2
1 35
26
3
HUN
5
2
2 45
22
4
YUG
7
2
0 31
15
5
ROM
4
3
2 34
26
6
GER
4
5
0 42
48
Final: Championship decided on round robin basis with ITA
7
USA
4
5
0 42
48
winning after defeating URS 2-0 in the semi finals round 1
8
NED
1
7
1 32
38
(they therefore did not meet URS in the final group round robin)
1. ITA
Dante Rossi, Giuseppe D’Aitrui, Eraldo Pizzo, Gianni Lonzi, Franco Lavoratori, Rosario Parmegiani, Danio Bardi, Brunella Spinelli,
Salvatore Gionta, Amadeo Ambron, Giancarlo Guerrini
2. URS
Leri Gogoladze, Givi Chikvanaya, Vyacheslav Kurennoi, Anatoly Kartashov, Yuri Grigorovshy, Pyotr Mshvenieradze, Vladimir
Semyonov, Boris Goikhman, Yevgeny Salzyn, Viktor Ageyev, Vladimir Novikov
3. HUN
Ottó Boros, István Hevesi, Mihály Mayer, Dezsö Gyarmati, Tivadar Konizsa, Zoltán Dömötör, László Felkai, László Jeney, András
Katona, Kálmán Markovits, Péter Rusorán, György Kárpáti, János Konrád, András Bodnár
14.14 1964 Tokyo
W
L
D F
A
1
HUN
6
0
2 43
17
2
YUG
7
0
2 42
16
3
URS 5
2
1 20
13
4
ITA
4
4
0 17
19
5
ROM
4
3
1 36
28
6
GDR
3
5
0 26
26
Final Championship decided on round robin basis with HUN
7
BEL
2
6
0 28
43
drawing 4-4 with YUG but winning on the basis of a better goal
8
NED
4
5
0 37
47
difference in the final 3 matches in the final group
1. HUN
Miklos Ambrus, László Felkai, János Konrád, Zoltán Dömötör, Tivadan Kanizsa, Péter Rusorán, György Kárpáti, Ottó Boros,
Mihály Mayer, Dénes Pócsik, András Bodnár, Dezsö Gyarmati
2. YUG
Milan Muškatirovic, Ivo Trumbic, Vinka Rosic, Zlatko Šimenc, Božidar Stanišic, Ante Nardeli, Zoran Jankovic, Mirko Sandic,
Ozren Bonacic, Frane Nonkovic, Kanlo Stipanic
3. URS
Igor Grabovsky, Vladimir Kuznetsov, Boris Grishin, Boris Popov, Nikolai Kaleshnikov, Zenon Bortkevich, Nikolai Kuznetsov,
Viktor Ageyev, Leonid Osipov, Vladimir Semyonov, Eduard Yegorov
98
14.15 1968 Mexico City
m
i
W
L
D F
A
7
1
1 86
35
YUG
URS 6
2
0 62
36
HUN
6
2
0 54
26
4
ITA
6
2
1 57
38
5
USA
5
2
1 49
43
6
GDR
6
2
1 78
30
7
NED
5
3
1 53
39
8
CUB 3
4
1 38
51
c
2
3
s
1
Final: YUG defeated URS 13-11 to win the gold medal in the final
1. YUG
Karlo Stipanic, Ivo Trumbic, Ozren Bonacic, Uroš Marovic, Ronald Lapatny, Zoran Jankovic, Miroslav Poljak, Dejan Dabovic,
Djordje Perišic, Mirko Sandic, Zdravko Hebel
2. URS
Vadim Gulyayev, Givi Chikvanaya, Boris Grishin, Aleksandr Dolgushin, Oleksei Barkalov, Yuri Grigorovsky, Vladimir Semyonov,
Aleksandr Shidiovsky, Vyacheslav Skok, Leonid Osipov, Oleg Bovin
3. HUN
Endre Molnár, Mihály Mayer, Istvan Szivós, János Konrád, László Felkai, Ferenc Konrád, Dénes Pócsik, Andrós Bodnár, Zoltán
Dömötör, János Steinmetz
14.16 1972 Munich
W
L
D F
A
1
URS 7
0
2 52
25
2
HUN
6
0
3 45
24
3
USA
7
1
2 55
41
4
GER
2
2
5 36
31
5
YUG
5
4
1 55
48
6
ITA
3
4
2 48
42
7
NED
6
1
2 43
31
Final: URS beat HUN on goal difference in the final round robin
8
ROM
5
4
1 62
45
group after drawing 3-3 with one another
1. URS
Vadim Gulyayev, Anatoly Akimov, Aleksandr Dreval, Aleksandr Dolgushin, Vladimir Shmudsky, Aleksandr Kabanov,
Oleksei Barkalov, Aleksandr Shidlovsky, Nikolai Meinikov, Leonid Osipov, Vyacheslav Sobchenko
2. HUN
Endre Molnár, Andras Bodnár, István Görgényi, Zoltán Kásás, Tamás Faragó, Lászlo Sárosi, Istvan Szivós, István Magas,
Dénes Pócsik, Ferenc Konrád, Tibor Cservenyák
3. USA
James Slatton, Stanley Cole, Russell Webb, Barry Weitzenberg, Gary Sheerer, Bruce Bradley, Peter Asch, James Ferguson,
Steven Barnett, John Parker, Eric Lindroth
99
14.17 1976 Montreal
W
L
D F
A
1
HUN
7
0
1 45
32
2
ITA
4
1
3 47
33
3
NED
5
1
2 32
27
4
ROM
2
2
4 44
39
5
YUG
1
2
5 46
34
6
GER
2
5
1 24
28
7
CUB 5
1
2 56
31
Final: HUN finished with 9 points ahead of ITA, 6 points in the
8
URS 4
2
2 47
28
final round robin group after defeating ITA 6-5 in the group
1. HUN
Endre Molnár, Tamás Faragó, Lászlo Sárosi, Istvan Szivós Jr., Ferenc Konrád, Tibor Cservenyák, György Horkai, Gábor Csapó,
Attila Sudár, György Kenéz, György Gerendás
2. ITA
Alberto Alberani, Roldano Simeoni, Allessandro Ghibellini, Gianni De Magistris, Silvio Baracchini, Sante Marsili, Marcello Del Duca,
Luigi Castagnola, Ricardo De Magistris, Vincenzo D’Angelo, Umberto Panerai
3. NED
Evert Kroon, Jan Evert Veer, Ton Buunk, Gyze Stroboer, Nicolaas Landeweerd, Hans van Zeeland, Piet de Zwarte, Hans Smits,
Rik Toonen, Andy Hoepelman, Alex Boegschoten
14.18 1980 Moscow
W
L
D F
A
1
URS 8
0
0 58
31
2
YUG
5
1
2 58
42
3
HUN
5
2
1 51
44
4
ESP 4
4
0 43
42
5
CUB 2
3
3 50
49
6
NED
2
5
1 42
48
7
AUS
5
2
1 45
39
Final: URS finished with 10 points ahead of YUG, 7 points in the
8
ITA
4
3
1 40
35
final round robin group after defeating YUG, 8-7, in the group
1. URS
Aleksandr Kabanov, Oleksei Barkalov, Sergei Kotenko, Georgy Mshvenieradze, Yevgeny Sharonov, Vladimir Akimov, Yevgeny
Grishin, Mait Riisman, Erkin Shagayev, Mikhail Ivanov, Vyacheslav Sobchenko
2. YUG
Predrag Manojlovic, Damir Polic, Boško Lozica, Luka Vezilic, Zoran Gopcevic, Ratko Rudic, Zoran Mustur, Zoran Roje, Milivoj Bebic,
Slobodan Trifunovic, Milorad Krivokapic
3. HUN
Andre Molnár, Tamás Faragó, Istvan Szivós Jr., György Horkai, Gábor Csapó, Attila Sudár, György Gerendás, István Kiss, István
Udvardi, László Kuncz, Karoly Hauszler
100
m
i
s
c
Miho Boskovic, Croatia, who scored 3 of his side’s goals in its 10-7 victory of Croatia over Romania in the Preliminary Group B Match at the 2012
European Championships. The Romanian defender is Ramiro Georgescu (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
14.19 1984 Los Angeles
W
L
D F
A
1
YUG
6
0
1 72
44
2
USA
6
0
1 65
43
3
GER
4
2
1 74
46
4
ESP 3
2
2 73
67
5
AUS
2
3
2 58
58
6
NED
2
5
0 45
65
7
ITA
4
1
2 75
52
8
GRE
3
2
2 66
65
Final: YUG finished ahead of USA in the final round robin group
1. YUG
Milorad Krivokapic, Deni Lušic, Zoran Petrovic, Božo Vuletic, Veselin Djuho, Zoran Roje, Milivoj Bebic, Perica Bukic, Goran Sukno,
Tomislav Paskvalin, Igor Milanovic, Dragan Andric
2. USA
Craig Wilson, Kevin Robertson, Gary Figueroa, Peter Campbell, Douglas Burke, Joseph Vargas, Jon Svendsen, John Siman,
Andrew McDonald, Terry Schroeder, Jody Campbell, Timothy Shaw
3. GER
Peter Röhle, Thomas Loebb, Frank Otto, Rainer Hoppe, Armando Fernandez, Thomas Huber, Jürgen Schröder, Rainer Osselmann,
Hagen Stamm, Roland Freund, Dirk Theismann, Santiago Chalmovsky, Werner Obschernikat
101
14.20 1988 Seoul
W
L
D F
A
1
6
1
0 83
55
YUG
2
USA
5
2
0 71
56
3
URS 4
2
1 84
51
4
GER
5
2
0 83
65
5
HUN
3
2
2 72
57
6
ESP 4
2
1 66
55
7
ITA
3
2
2 66
53
8
AUS
3
4
0 53
59
FINAL: YUG defeated USA 9-7 in the final match
1. YUG
Aleksandar Šoštar, Deni Lušic, Dubravko Šimenc, Perica Bukic, Veselin Djuho, Dragon Andric, Mirco Vicevic, Igor Gocanin,
Mislav Bezmalinovic, Tomislav Paškvalin, Igor Milanovic, Goran Radjenovic, Renco Posinkovic
2. USA
Craig Wilson, Kevin Robertson, James Bergeson, George Campbell, Douglas Kimball, Craig Klass, Alan Mouchawar, Jeffrey
Campbell, Gregory Bower, Terry Schroeder, Jody Campbell, Christopher Duplanty, Michael Evans
3. URS
Yevgeny Sharonov, Nurlan Mendygaliev, Yevgeny Grishin, Aleksandr Kolotov, Sergei Naumov, Viktor Berendyuha, Sergei Kotenko,
Dmitri Apanasenko, Georgy Mshvenieradze, Mikhail Ivanov, Sergei Markoch, Mykola Smyrnov, Mikhail Giorgadze
14.21 1992 Barcelona
W
L
D F
A
1
ITA
5
0
2 59
50
2
ESP 5
1
1 67
48
3
EUN 6
1
0 66
45
4
USA
4
2
1 48
38
5
HUN
4
1
2 69
64
6
GER
1
3
3 52
56
7
CUB 2
5
0 66
72
FINAL: : ITA, 9 points finished ahead of ESP, 8 points,
8
AUS
3
2
2 58
53
after beating ESP 9-8 in the final
1. ITA
Francesco Attolico, Alessandro Bovo, Alessandro Campagna, Paolo Caldarella, Mario Fiorillo, Francesco Porzio,
Massimiliano Ferretti, Marco D’Altrui, Ferdinando Gandolfi, Amedeo Pomillo, Giuseppe Porzio, Carlo Silipo, Gianni Averaimo
2. ESP
Daniel Ballart Sans, Manuel Estiarte Ducocastella, Pedro García Aguado, Salvador Gómez Aguera, Marco Antonio González,
Rubén Michavila Jover, Miguel Oca Gaia, Sergio Pedrerol Cavallé, José Picó Llado, Jesús Rollán Prada, Ricardo Sánchez Alarcón,
]ordi Sans Juan, Manuel Silvestre Sánchez
3. EUN
Yevgeny Sharonov, Sergei Naumov, Dmitri Apanasenko, Sergei Markoch, Andrei Belofastov, Dmitri Gorshkov, Vladimir Karabutov,
Aleksandr Kolotov, Andrei Kovalenko, Nikolai Kozlov, Aleksandr Ogorodnikov, Aleksandr Chigir, Aleksei Vdovin
102
14.22 1996 Atlanta
m
i
L
D F
A
6
2
0 58
48
2
CRO
5
3
0 71
58
3
ITA
7
1
0 85
72
4
HUN
6
2
0 83
73
5
RUS 4
3
1 77
72
6
GRE
3
5
0 60
66
7
USA
5
3
0 67
57
8
YUG
3
4
1 75
80
c
W
ESP s
1
FINAL: ESP defeated CRO 7-5 in the gold medal match
1. ESP
Daniel Ballart Sans, Manuel Estiarte Ducocastella, Pedro García Aguado, Salvador Gómez Aguera, Miguel Oca Gaia,
Sergi Pedrerol Cavallé, Jesús Rollán Prada, Jordi Sans Juan, José María Abarca Platas, Angel Andreo Gabán,
Iván Moro Fernández, Jorge Paya Rodriguez, Carlos Sanz López
2. CRO
Maro Balic, Perica Bukic, Damir Glavan, Igor Hinic, Vjekoslav Kobešcak, Joško Krekovic, Ognjen Kržic, Dubravko Šimenc,
Siniša Skolnekovic, Ratko Štritof, Tino Vegar, Renato Vrbicic, Zdeslav Vrdoljak
3. ITA
Francesco Attolico, Alessandro Bovo, Amedeo Pomillo, Carlo Silipo, Alberto Angelini, Fabio Bencivenga, Alessandro Calcaterra,
Roberto Calcaterra, Marco Gerini, Alberto Ghibellini, Luca Giustolisi, Francesco Postiglione, Leonardo Sottani
14.23 2000 Sydney
W
L
D F
A
1
6
2
0 78
57
HUN
2
RUS 6
1
1 76
58
3
YUG
6
1
1 63
36
4
ESP 3
4
1 51
58
5
ITA
6
1
1 66
52
6
USA
3
5
0 69
68
7
CRO
5
2
1 68
56
8
AUS
1
5
2 53
61
FINAL: HUN defeated URS 13-6 in the gold medal match
1. HUN
Tibor Benedek, Zsolt Varga, Rajmund Fodor, Tamás Kásás, Zoltán Kósz, Péter Biros, Gergely Kiss, Tamás Márcz, Tamás Molnár,
Barnabas Steinmetz, Zoltán Szécsi, Bulcsú Székely, Attila Vári
2. RUS
Dmitri Gorshkov, Nikolai Kozlov, Dmitri Dugin, Sergey Garbuzov, Nikolai Maksimov, Aleksandr Yeryshov, Dmitry Stratan,
Irek Zinnurov, Marat Zakirov, Revaz Chomakhidze, Roman Balashov, Yury Yatsev
3. YUG
Aleksandar Šoštar, Aleksandar Ciric, Viktor Jelenic, Aleksandar Šapic, Dejan Savic, Petar Trbojevic, Veljko Uskokovic,
Vlada Vujasinovic, Nenad Vukanic, Predrag Zimonjic, Danilo Ikodinovic, Jugoslav Vasovic, Nikola Kuljaca
103
14.24 2004 Athens
W
L
D F
A
1
HUN
7
0
0 59
39
2
SCG 6
2
0 58
42
3
RUS
5
3
0 55
45
4
GRE 4
3
0 51
40
5
GER
4
2
1 51
44
6
ESP
3
4
0 44
44
7
USA
4
3
0 47
50
Final: Hungary defeated Serbia Montenegro 8-7
8
ITA
4
3
0 58
40
in the gold medal match
1. Hungary
HUN def. SCG (8-7)
2. Serbia & Montenegro
3. Russia
RUS def. GRE (6-5)
4. Greece
5. Germany
GER def. ESP (6-4)
6. Spain
7. USA
USA def. ITA (9-8)
8. Italy
1. HUN
Tibor Benedek, Rajmund Fodor, Tamás Kásás, Péter Biros, Gergely Kiss, Tamás Molnár, Barnabas Steinmetz, Zoltan Szecsi,
Attila Vári, Istvan Gergely, Norbert Madaras, Adam Steinmetz, Tamas Varga
2. SCG
Aleksandar Ciric, Viktor Jelenic, Aleksandar Šapic, Dejan Savic, Petar Trbojevic, Vladimir Vujasinovic, Danilo Ikodinovic,
Nikola Kuljaca, Vladimir Gojkovic, Predrag Jokic, Slobodan Nikic, Denis Šefik, Vanja Udovicic
3. RUS
Dmitri Gorshkov, Nikolai Kozlov, Sergey Garbuzov, Nikolai Maksimov, Alexander Yeryshov, Dmitry Stratan, Irek Zinnurov,
Marat Zakirov, Revaz Chomakhidze, Roman Balashov, Alexander Fedorov, Andrei Reketchinski, Vitaly Yurchik
14.25 2008 Beijing
W
L
D F
1
HUN
6
0
1
2
USA 5
2
0
3
SRB
5
3
0
4
MNE 3
3
2
5
ESP
5
2
0
6
CRO
4
3
0
7
GRE
4
4
0
8
AUS
3
3
1
1. Hungary
A
HUN def. USA (14-10)
2. USA
3. SRB
4. Montenegro
104
SRB def. MNE (6-4)
Final: Hungary defeated USA 14-10 in the final
m
1. HUN
Tibor Benedek, Tamás Kásás, Péter Biros, Gergely Kiss, Tamás Molnár, Zoltan Szecsi, Istvan Gergely, Norbert Madaras,
i
Tamas Varga, Gabor Kiss, Norbert Hosnyanszky, Denes Varga, Daniel Varga
s
2. USA
c
Merrill Moses, Peter Varellas, Peter Hudnut, Jeff Powers, Adam Wright, Rick Merlo, Layne Beaubien, Tony Azevedo, Ryan Bailey,
Tim Hutten, Jesse Smith, J.W.Krumpholz, Brandon Brooks
3. SRB
Denis Šefik, Zivko Gocic, Andrija Prlainovic, Vanja Udovicic, Dejan Savic, Dusko Pijetlovic, Nikola Radden, Filip Filipovic,
Aleksandar Ciric, Aleksandar Šapic, Vladimir Vujasinovic, Brank Pekovic, Slobodan Soro
14.26 2012 London
1. Croatia
CRO def. ITA (8-6)
2. Italy
3. Serbia
SRB def. MNE (12-11)
4. Montenegro
5. Hungary
HUN def. ESP (14-8)
6. Spain
7. Australia
AUS defeated USA (14-8)
8. United States
Final: Croatia defeated Italy 8-6
Quarter finals:
Spain
9
Montenegro 11
Australia
8
Serbia
Italy
11
Hungary
9
Croatia
8
USA
2
11
Semi finals:
Croatia
7
Montenegro
5
Italy
9
Serbia
7
1. CRO
Josip Pavic, Damir Buric, Miho Boskovic, Niksa Dobud, Maro Jokovic, Ivan Buljubasic, Petar Muslim, Andro Buslje, Sabdro Sukno,
Samir Barac, Igor Hinic, Paulo Obradovic, Frano Vican
2. ITA
Stefano Tempesti, Amaurys Perez, Niccolo Gitto, Pietro Figlioli, Alex Giorgetti, Maurizio Felugo, Massimo Giacoppo, Valentino Gallo,
Christian Presciutti, Deni Fiorentini, Matteo Aicardi, Danijel Premus, Giacomo Pastorino
3. SRB
Slobodan Soro, Aleksa Saponjic, Zivko Gocic, Vanja Udovicic, Dusan Mandic, Dusko Pijetlovic, Slobodan Nikic, Nikola Raden, Milan
Aleksic, Filip Filipovic, Andrija Prlainovic, Stefan Mitrovic, Gojko Pijetlovic
105
WOMEN
14.27 2000 Sydney
W
L
D F
A
1
AUS
6
1
0 46
29
2
USA
4
2
1 45
39
3
RUS 3
3
1 46
39
4
NED
3
4
0 35
36
5
CAN
2
2
2 42
42
6
KAZ
0
6
0 31
60
Final: AUS defeated USA 4-3 in the final match
1. AUS
Naomi Castle, Joanne Fox, Bridgette Gusterson, Simone Hankin, Yvette Higgins, Kate Hooper, Bronwyn Mayer, Gail Miller,
Melissa Mills, Debbie Watson, Liz Weeks, Danielle Woodhouse, Taryn Woods
2. USA
Robin Beauregard, Ellen Estes, Courtney Johnson, Ericka Lorenz, Heather Moody, Maureen O’Toole, Bernice Orwig, Nicolle Payne,
Heather Petri, Kathy Sheehy, Coralie Simmons, Julie Swail, Brenda Villa
3. RUS
Galina Rytova, Irina Tolkunova, Maria Koroleva, Marina Akobia, Nataliya Kutuzova, Sofia Konukh, Svetlana Kuzina, Tatyana Petrova,
Yekaterina Anikeyeva, Yekaterina Vasilyeva, Yelena Smurova, Yelena Tokun, Yuliya Petrova
14.27 2004 Athens
W
L
D F
A
1
5
1
0 44
33
ITA
2
GRE 3
2
1 39
36
3
USA
3
2
0 31
27
4
AUS 2
2
1 29
28
5
RUS
3
2
0 37
40
6
HUN
1
4
0 35
40
7
CAN
2
2
0 26
22
8
KAZ
0
4
0 20
35
1. Italy
Final: ITA defeated GRE 10-9
ITA def. GRE (10-9)
2. Greece
3. USA
USA def. AUS (6-5)
4. Australia
1. ITA
Carmela Allucci, Alexandra Araujo, Silvia Bosurgi, Francesca Conti, Tania di Mario, Elena Gigli, Melania Grego, Martina Miceli,
Giusy Malato, Maddalena Musumeci, Cinzia Ragusa, Noemi Toth, Manuela Zanchi
2. GRE
Georgia Ellinaki, Dimitra Asilian, Antiopi Melidoni, Angeliki Karapataki, Kyriaki Liosi, Stavroula Kozompoli, Katarina Oikonomopoulou,
Antigoni Roumpesi, Evangelia Moraitidou, Eftykhia Karagianni, Georgia Lara, Antonia Moraiti, Anthoula Mylonaki
3. USA
Robin Beauregard, Ellen Estes, Ericka Lorenz, Heather Moody, Nicolle Payne, Heather Petri, Brenda Villa, Jacqueline Frank,
Natalie Golda, Margaret Dingeldein, Kelly Rulon, Amber Stachowski, Thalia Munro
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14.28 2008 Bejing
m
i
1. Netherlands
NED def. USA (9-8)
s
2. USA
AUS def. HUN (12-11)
4. Hungary
Final: NED defeated USA 9-8 in the gold medal match
c
3. Australia
1. NED
Ilse van der Meijden, Yesemin Smit, Mieke Cabout, Biurakn Hakhverdian, Marieke van den Ham, Danielle de Bruijn,
Iefke van Belkum, Noeki Klein, Gillian van den Berg, Alette Sijbring, Rianne Guichelaar, Simone Koot, Meike de Nooy
2. USA
Elizabeth Armstrong, Heather Petri, Brittany Hayes, Brenda Villa, Lauren Wenger, Natalie Golda, Patty Cardenas, Jessica
Steffens, Elsie Windes, Alison Gregorka, Moriah van Norman, Kami Craig, Jaime Hipp
3. AUS
Emma Knox, Gemma Beadsworth, Nikita Cuffe, Rebecca Rippon, Suzie Fraser, Bronwen Knox, Taniele Gofers, Kate Gynther,
Jenna Santoromito, Mia Santoromito, Melissa Rippon, Amy Hetzel, Alicia Mc Cormack
14.29 2012 London
1. USA
USA def. ESP 8-5
2. Spain
3. Australia
AUS def. HUN 13-11
4. Hungary
5. China
CHN def. RUS 16-15
6. Russia
7. Italy
ITA def. GBR 11-7
Final: USA defeated Spain 8-5 in the gold medal match
8. Great Britain
Quarter finals:
Hungary
11
Russia
10
China
18
Australia
20
6
USA
9
Italy
Spain
9
Great Britain 7
Semi finals:
Croatia
7
Montenegro
5
Italy
9
Serbia
7
1. USA
Elizabeth Armstrong, Heather Petri, Melissa Seidemann, Brenda Villa, Lauren Wenger, Maggie Steffens, Courtney Mathewson,
Jessica Steffens, Elsie Windes, Kelly Rulon, Annika Dries, Kami Craig, Tumua Anae
2. ESP
Laura Ester Ramos, Marta Bach Pascual, Anni Espar Llaquet, Roser Tarrago Aymerich, Matilde Ortiz Reyes, Jennifer Pareja,
Lorena Miranda Dorado, Maria del Pilar Peña Carrasco, Andrea Blas Martinez, Ona Meseguer Flaque, Maica Garcia Godoy,
Laura Lopez Ventosa, Ana Copado Amoros
3. AUS
Victoria Brown, Gemma Beadsworth, Sophie Smith, Holly Lincoln-Smith, Jane Moran, Bronwen Knox, Rowena Webster, Kate
Gynther, Glencora Ralph, Ashleigh Southern, Melissa Rippon, Nicola Zagame, Alicia McCormack
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Most gold medals won at European
Championships by individual players
15.1 Most Gold Medals - Men
No.
Name
Country
Year
4
Jozsef Vertesy
Hungary
1926,1927, 1931 & 1934
4
Marton Homonnai
Hungary
1926,1927, 1931 & 1934
3
Istvan Barta
Hungary
1926, 1927 & 1931
3
Mihaly Bozsi
Hungary
1931, 1934 & 1938
3
Aleksandar Ciric
Yugoslavia¹
2001, 2003 & 2006
3
Filip Filipovic
Serbia & Montenegro²
2003, 2006 & 2012
3
Mikhail Giorgadze
USSR
1983, 1985 & 1987
3
Zivko Gocic
Serbia ²
2003, 2006 & 2012
3
Oliver Halassy
Hungary
1931, 1934 & 1938
3
Ferenc Keseru
Hungary
1926, 1927 & 1931
3
Danilo Ikodinovic
Yugoslavia¹
2001, 2003 & 2006
3
Viktor Jelenic
Yugoslavia³
1991
3
Gyorgy Karpati
Hungary
1954, 1958 & 1962
3
Sergej Kotenko
USSR
1983, 1985 & 1987
3
Kalman Markovits
Hungary
1954, 1958 & 1962
3
Georgyj Mshvenieradze
USSR
1983, 1985 & 1987
3
Sergej Naumov
USSR
1983, 1985 & 1987
3
Janos Nemeth
Hungary
1931, 1934 & 1938
3
Slobodan Nikic
Serbia & Montenegro²
2003, 2006 & 2012
3
Aleksandar Sapic
Yugoslavia¹
2001, 2003 & 2006
3
Miklos Sarkany
Hungary
1931, 1934 & 1938
3
Dejan Savic
Yugoslavia¹
2001, 2003 & 2006
3
Denis Sefik
Yugoslavia¹
2001, 2003 & 2006
3
Evgenij Sharonov
USSR
1983,1985 & 1987
3
Vanja Udovicic
Serbia & Montenegro²
2003, 2006 & 2012
3
Vladimir Vujasinovic
Yugoslavia¹
2001, 2003 & 2006
¹ Played for Yugoslavia in 2001, Serbia & Montenegro in 2003 and Serbia in 2006
² Played for Serbia & Montenegro in 2003 and Serbia in 2006 and 2012
³ Played for Yugoslavia in 1991 & 2001 and Serbia & Montenegro in 2003
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Russia’s goalkeeper, Maria Kovtunovskaya, covers in case a shot comes in during the 2012 European Women’s Championships (Photo: Giorgio Scala)
15.2 Most Gold Medals - Women
No.
Name
Country
Year
4
Francesca Conti
Italy
1995,1997, 1999 & 2003
4
Melania Grego
Italy
1995,1997, 1999 & 2003
4
Giusi Malato
Italy
1995, 1997,1999 & 2003
4
Martina Miceli
Italy
1995,1997, 1999 & 2003
4
Maddalena Musumeci
Italy
1995,1997, 1999 & 2003
4
Hedda Verdam
Netherlands
1983,1987, 1989 & 1993
3
Carmela Allucci
Italy
1995,1997 & 2003
3
Alexandra Araujo
Italy
1997,1999 & 2003
3
Hellen Boering
Netherlands
1987, 1989 & 1993
3
Cristina Consoli
Italy
1995, 1997 & 1999
3
Nadezda Glyzina
Russia
2006, 2008 & 2010
3
Lieneke Van Den Heuvel
Netherlands
1983, 1987 & 1989
3
Sofia Konukh
Russia
2006, 2008 & 2010
3
Monique Kranenburg
Netherlands
1983, 1987 & 1989
3
Patricia Libregts
Netherlands
1983, 1987 & 1989
3
Alice Lindhout
Netherlands
1983,1989 & 1993
3
Tania Di Mario
Italy
1999, 2003 & 2012
3
Evgenia Protsenko
Russia
2006, 2008 & 2010
3
Janny Spijker
Netherlands
1987, 1989 & 1993
3
Monica Vaillant
Italy
1995, 1997 & 1999
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Attendances at the European
Championships in Einhoven in 2012
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16.1 Match Attendances - Men
Game
Match
Spectators
Game
Match
Prelim Group A
Macedonia v Turkey
150
Semi final round
Montenegro v Hungary 1,900
Prelim Group B
Croatia v Romania
250
Classification matches Croatia v Netherlands 1,200
Prelim Group B
Germany v Montenegro
350
7th-8th place
Romania v Spain
Spectators
900
Prelim Group B
Serbia v Spain
500
5th-6th place
Germany v Greece
1,200
Prelim Group A
Greece v Netherlands
800
3rd-4th place
Italy v Hungary
2,000
Prelim Group A
Hungary v Italy
750
Final
Serbia v Montenegro
2,300
Prelim Group A
Macedonia v Greece
250
Total
36,650
Prelim Group B
Serbia v Germany
550
Prelim Group B
Spain v Romania
400
Prelim Group B
Macdeonia v Croatia
650
Prelim Group A
Netherlands v Hungary
900
Prelim Group A
Turkey v Italy
300
Prelim Group A
Hungary v Macedonia
350
Prelim Group A
Greece v Turkey
250
Prelim Group B
Germany v Spain
650
16.2 Match Attendances - Women
Prelim Group B
Croatia v Serbia
1,200
Prelim Group A
Italy v Netherlands
1,200
Game
Match
Spectators
Prelim Group A
Romania v Montenegro
400
Prelim Group A
Great Britain v Hungary
350
Prelim Group B
Serbia v Romania
700
Prelim Group B
Spain v Germany
500
Prelim Group A
Madeconia v Italy
950
Prelim Group A
Netherlands v Russia
1,500
Prelim Group A
Turkey v Netherlands
1,500
Prelim Group A
Greece v Italy
600
Prelim Group B
Spain v Montenegro
1,100
Prelim Group A
Russia v Great Briatin
400
Prelim Group A
Greece v Hungary
1,200
Prelim Group B
Germany v Greece
800
Prelim Group B
Germany v Croatia
900
Prelim Group A
Hungary v Netherlands
1,250
Prelim Group B
Croatia v Spain
450
Prelim Group B
Italy v Spain
500
Prelim Group A
Turkey v Hungary
250
Prelim Group A
Netherlands v Great Britain 1,700
Prelim Group B
Serbia v Montenegro
750
Prelim Group A
Hungary v Russia
1,500
Prelim Group B
Romania v Germany
800
Prelim Group B
Germany v Italy
700
Prelim Group A
Macedonia v Netherlands
1,200
Prelim Group B
Greece v Spain
NR
Prelim Group B
Italy v Greece
1,000
Classification 7th-8th place Great Britain v Greece
300
Quarter finals
Macedonia v Romania
200
Quarter-finals
Hungary v Spain
900
Italy v Netherlands
Quarter finals
Turkey v Spain
500
Quarter-finals
Quarter finals
Italy v Germany
1,000
Classification 5th-6th place Spain v Netherlands
900
Quarter finals
Greece v Montenegro
750
Semi-final
Hungary v Greece
750
11th-12th place
Macedonia v Turkey
200
Semi-final
Italy v Russia
900
1,000
Semi final round Romania v Croatia
500
Classification 3rd-4th place Hungary v Russia
1,500
Semi final round Spain v Netherlands
1,500
Final
1,800
Semi final round Italy v Serbia
1,800
Total
Greece v Italy
17,850
Serbia celebrates after winning the 2012 European Men’s Water Polo Championship(Photo: Giorgio Scala)
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