Water polo at the 1979 Mediterranean Games

Water polo
at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
Dates24 – 29 September 1979
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Water polo was one of several sports at the 1979 Mediterranean Games. The 8th Mediterranean Games was held in Split, Yugoslavia. Only men's teams participated in the water polo tournament.[1]

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Competition  Yugoslavia  Italy  Spain

Teams

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Italy 6 3 3 0 0 31 9 +22
2.  Spain 4 3 2 0 1 37 15 +22
3.  Turkey 2 3 1 0 2 17 35 –18
4.  Egypt 0 3 0 0 3 7 33 –26
Turkey  7 – 18  Spain
Italy  12 – 1  Egypt
Spain  5 – 7  Italy
Turkey  7 – 5  Egypt
Italy  12 – 3  Turkey
Spain  14 – 1  Egypt

Group B

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Yugoslavia 4 2 2 0 0 23 5 +18
2.  Greece 1 2 0 1 1 9 13 –4
3.  Malta 1 2 0 1 1 6 20 –14
Malta  5 – 5  Greece
Yugoslavia  8 – 4  Greece
Yugoslavia  15 – 1  Malta

Final round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Italy14
 
 
 
 Greece4
 
 Yugoslavia7
 
 
 
 Italy4
 
 Yugoslavia6
 
 
 Spain5
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Spain11
 
 
 Greece0

Semi finals

Italy  14 – 4  Greece
Yugoslavia  6 – 5  Spain

Classification matches

Malta  4 – 4  Egypt
Turkey  7 – 3  Malta

Finals

  • September 29, 1979 — Bronze Medal Match[10][11]
Spain  11 – 0  Greece
  • September 29, 1979 — Gold Medal Match[10][11]
Yugoslavia  7 – 4  Italy

Standings

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Yugoslavia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Spain
4  Greece
5  Turkey
6  Egypt
7  Malta

References

  1. ^ El Mundo Deportivo archive, September 1979
  2. ^ a b Delo (newspaper), 25.09.1979, p. 11
  3. ^ a b Primorski dnevnik, 25.09.1979, p. 5
  4. ^ a b Delo (newspaper), 26.09.1979, p. 11
  5. ^ a b Primorski dnevnik, 26.09.1979, p. 5
  6. ^ a b Delo (newspaper), 27.09.1979, p. 11
  7. ^ a b Primorski dnevnik, 27.09.1979, p. 5
  8. ^ a b Delo (newspaper), 28.09.1979, p. 11
  9. ^ a b Primorski dnevnik, 28.09.1979, p. 5
  10. ^ a b c Delo (newspaper), 01.10.1979, p. 12
  11. ^ a b c Primorski dnevnik, 30.09.1979, p. 5


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