Water polo at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

The 1991 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the sixth edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 3 to 13 January 1991, and was incorporated into the 1991 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Western Australia.[1]

1991 World Water Polo Championship
6th FINA World Aquatics Championships
Location Australia
Date(s)3–13 January
Category1991 World Aquatics Championships
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Qualification

Squads

First round

Group A
Team Points G W D L
1.  Italy 63300
2.  Soviet Union 43201
3.  Greece 23102
4.  New Zealand 03003

Group B
Team Points G W D L
1.  Yugoslavia 63300
2.  Spain 43201
3.  Romania 23102
4.  China 03003

Group C
Team Points G W D L
1.  Hungary 63300
2.  Germany 43201
3.  Cuba 23102
4.  Egypt 03003

Group D
Team Points G W D L
1.  United States 63300
2.  Australia 43201
3.  France 23102
4.  Canada 03003

Second round

Group E
Team Points G W D L
1.  Yugoslavia 43201
2.  Spain 43201
3.  Italy 23102
4.  Soviet Union 23102

Group F
Team Points G W D L
1.  Hungary 53210
2.  United States 33111
3.  Australia 23102
4.  Germany 23102

Semi finals
  • 12 January 1991
Hungary  8 – 9  Spain
United States  6 – 7  Yugoslavia

Finals
  • 13 January 1991 – Bronze Medal Match
Hungary  13 – 12  United States
  • 13 January 1991 – Gold Medal Match
Yugoslavia  8 – 7  Spain

Final ranking

 Yugoslavia

Mislav Bezmalinović, Perica Bukić, Viktor Jelenić, Igor Milanović, Vitomir Padovan, Dušan Popović, Renco Posinković, Goran Rađenović, Dubravko Šimenc, Aleksandar Šoštar, Vaso Subotić, Anto Vasović, Mirko Vičević.[1] Head coach: Nikola Stamenić

References
  1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.


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