Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's tournament of water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, Greece, began on August 13 and lasted until August 29, 2004.[1]

Men's water polo
at the XXVIII Olympiad
Tournament details
Host countryGreece
CityAthens
Venue(s)Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Dates13 August 2004 (2004-08-13)
29 August 2004 (2004-08-29)
No. of teams12 (from 5 confederations)
No. of venues1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Hungary (8th title)
Runners-up Serbia and Montenegro
Third place Russia
Fourth place Greece
Tournament statistics
Matches played44
Top scorer(s) Aleksandar Šapić
(18 goals)
Most saves Nikolay Maksimov
(62 saves)
Top sprinter(s) Pietro Figlioli
(24 sprints won)
Tournament awards
MVP Gergely Kiss

Squads

Preliminary round

All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)

Group A

Qualified for the semifinals
Qualified for the quarterfinals
Team
GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hungary55004427+1710
 Serbia and Montenegro54013726+118
 Russia53023228+46
 United States52033237-54
 Croatia51043541-62
 Kazakhstan50052142-210

15 August 2004
16:30
Russia  52  Kazakhstan Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Koratochvil (SVK), Koryzna (POL)
Score by quarters: 0-0, 1-0, 2-1, 2-1
Chomakhidze, Gorshkov 2 Goals 2 players with 1

15 August 2004
10:45
Serbia and Montenegro  46  Hungary Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Borrell (ESP), Petronilli (ITA)
Score by quarters: 1-0, 2-3, 1-0, 0-3
Trbojević 2 Goals Kiss 2

15 August 2004
22:15
Croatia  67  United States Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Tulga (TUR), Bookelman (NED)
Score by quarters: 0-0, 0-3, 2-1, 4-3
Štritof 3 Goals Azevedo 3

17 August 2004
16:30
Kazakhstan  69  United States Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Patelli (BRA), Bock (GER)
Score by quarters: 1-1, 3-4, 0-1, 2-3
Drozdov 3 Goals Wigo 4

17 August 2004
17:45
Russia  34  Serbia and Montenegro Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Tulga (TUR), Petronilli (ITA)
Score by quarters: 1-1, 1-1, 0-1, 1-1
3 players with 1 Goals Trbojević 2

17 August 2004
22:15
Hungary  108  Croatia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Borrell (ESP), Bookelman (NED)
Score by quarters: 1-0, 4-2, 4-4, 1-2
Kásás, Biros 3 Goals Burić, Štritof 2

19 August 2004
09:30
Serbia and Montenegro  95  Kazakhstan Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Legare (CAN), Sayed Mahmoud (EGY)
Score by quarters: 3-1, 2-1, 1-1, 3-2
Šapić 3 Goals Zhilyayev 3

19 August 2004
10:45
United States  57  Hungary Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Margeta (SLO), Tulga (TUR)
Score by quarters: 2-2, 2-3, 0-1, 1-1
Azevedo 2 Goals Varga, Madaras 2

19 August 2004
22:15
Croatia  89  Russia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Stavropoulos (GRE), Kratochvil (SVK)
Score by quarters: 2-2, 2-3, 1-1, 3-3
Franković, Fatović 2 Goals Zinnourov 2

21 August 2004
09:30
Kazakhstan  414  Hungary Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Koryzna (POL), Patelli (BRA)
Score by quarters: 1-3, 0-4, 2-4, 1-3
4 players with 1 Goals Kásás, Kiss 3

21 August 2004
21:00
Serbia and Montenegro  118  Croatia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Petronilli (ITA), Bookelman (NED)
Score by quarters: 2-1, 4-2, 3-3, 2-2
Šapić 5 Goals 3 players with 2

21 August 2004
22:15
Russia  97  United States Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Borrell (ESP), Bock (GER)
Score by quarters: 3-1, 3-3, 2-0, 1-3
Eryshov, Chomakhidze 3 Goals Beaubien, Azevedo 2

23 August 2004
10:45
Croatia  54  Kazakhstan Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Matache (ROU), Rezek (CZE)
Score by quarters: 2-2, 2-0, 0-0, 1-2
Smodlaka 2 Goals 4 players with 1

23 August 2004
18:15
Russia  67  Hungary Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Margeta (SLO), Stavropoulos (GRE)
Score by quarters: 1-2, 1-1, 1-3, 3-1
Eryshov, Garbuzov 2 Goals Kiss 2

23 August 2004
21:00
United States  49  Serbia and Montenegro Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Tulga (TUR), Borrell (ESP)
Score by quarters: 1-2, 1-2, 1-3, 1-2
4 players with 1 Goals Šapić 3

Group B

Qualified for the semifinals
Qualified for the quarterfinals
Team
GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Greece54014327+168
 Germany53114028+127
 Spain53023531+46
 Italy53023924+156
 Australia51133735+24
 Egypt50051867-490

15 August 2004
09:30
Egypt  314  Australia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Kiszelly (HUN), Valcarce (ARG)
Score by quarters: 1-3, 0-5, 1-4, 1-2
3 players with 1 Goals Miller 3

15 August 2004
17:45
Italy  45  Spain Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Margeta (SLO), Tomic (CRO)
Score by quarters: 1-2, 1-3, 0-0, 2-0
4 players with 1 Goals 5 players with 1

15 August 2004
21:00
Germany  54  Greece Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Brguljan (SCG), Afanasiev (RUS)
Score by quarters: 2-2, 0-1, 2-1, 1-0
5 players with 1 Goals 4 players with 1

17 August 2004
09:30
Australia  48  Italy Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Tomic (CRO), Chaney (USA)
Score by quarters: 1-1, 2-2, 0-3, 1-2
Whalan 2 Goals Postiglione 3

17 August 2004
10:45
Germany  133  Egypt Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Rezek (CZE), Pinker (RSA)
Score by quarters: 4-0, 5-0, 2-0, 2-3
Politze 5 Goals 3 players with 1

17 August 2004
21:00
Greece  154  Spain Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Kratochvil (SVK), Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 2-1, 4-1, 1-2, 1-1
Chatzitheodorou, Schizas 2 Goals Five players with 1

19 August 2004
16:30
Spain  84  Australia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Balfanbayev (KAZ), Tomic (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2-1, 3-1, 1-1, 2-1
3 players with 2 Goals 4 players with 1

19 August 2004
17:45
Italy  105  Germany Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Brguljan (SCG), Afanasiev (RUS)
Score by quarters: 2-0, 1-2, 3-2, 4-1
Postiglione 4 Goals Nossek 3

19 August 2004
21:00
Egypt  415  Greece Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Matache (ROU), Zhong (CHN)
Score by quarters: 0-5, 0-2, 2-3, 2-5
4 players with 1 Goals Thomakos 5

21 August 2004
10:45
Egypt  413  Italy Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Rezek (CZE), Pinker (RSA)
Score by quarters: 1-3, 1-0, 2-5, 0-5
El-Sammany 2 Goals Calcaterra, Angelini 3

21 August 2004
16:30
Germany  115  Spain Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Tulga (TUR), Brguljan (SCG)
Score by quarters: 3-2, 2-0, 4-3, 2-0
Wollthan 3 Goals 5 players with 1

21 August 2004
17:45
Greece  109  Australia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Balfanbayev (KAZ), Kiszelly (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2-2, 3-2, 3-2, 2-3
Chatzitheodorou 3 Goals 3 players with 2

23 August 2004
09:30
Germany  66  Australia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Kratochvil (SVK), Brguljan (SCG)
Score by quarters: 1-3, 2-1, 1-0, 2-2
Politze, Nossek 2 Goals Woods 3

23 August 2004
17:00
Spain  124  Egypt Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Valcarce (ARG), Zhong (CHN)
Score by quarters: 4-1, 3-0, 2-1, 3-2
Hernández, Gómez 3 Goals El-Helw 2

23 August 2004
22:15
Greece  64  Italy Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Balfanbayev (KAZ), Bookelman (NED)
Score by quarters: 1-0, 1-2, 2-1, 2-1
6 players with 1 Goals Bencivenga 2

Medal round bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal
                           
A1  Hungary 7  
B2  Germany 5  
A3  Russia 5  
A3  Russia 12  
   Hungary 8
   Serbia and Montenegro 7
B1  Greece 3
A2  Serbia and Montenegro 7  
A2  Serbia and Montenegro 7  
B3  Spain 5  
5th & 6th Bronze medal
5  Germany 6  Russia 6
6  Spain 5 4  Greece 5
  9th - 12th 7th - 10th 7th & 8th
                           
A4  United States 6  
B5  Australia 10  
B5  Australia 5  
A6  Kazakhstan 5  
  8  United States 9
  7  Italy 8
B4  Italy 11
A5  Croatia 12  
A5  Croatia 7  
B6  Egypt 1  
11th & 12th 9th & 10th
11  Kazakhstan 15 9  Australia 8
12  Egypt 7 10  Croatia 7

Classification 7th-12th

25 August 2004
09:30
Kazakhstan  510  Australia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Matache (ROU), Patelli (BRA)
Score by quarters: 2-2, 1-4, 1-3, 1-1
Elke 2 Goals Figlioli, Thomas 2

25 August 2004
10:45
Croatia  121  Egypt Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Zhong (CHN), Pinker (RSA)
Score by quarters: 4-0, 2-0, 4-0, 2-1
Burić 3 Goals Rezk 1

Quarterfinals

25 August 2004
17:00
Russia  125  Germany Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Petronilli (ITA), Bookelman (NED)
Score by quarters: 2-1, 2-1, 5-0, 3-3
3 players with 3 Goals 5 players with 1

25 August 2004
18:15
Serbia and Montenegro  75  Spain Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Tulga (TUR), Chaney (USA)
Score by quarters: 3-2, 2-0, 0-2, 2-1
Šapić 3 Goals 5 players with 1

Classification 11th-12th

27 August 2004
09:30
Kazakhstan  157  Egypt Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Rezek (CZE), Patelli (BRA)
Score by quarters: 6-0, 1-2, 5-3, 3-2
Zaitsev 7 Goals Mashhour, Khalil 2

Classification 7th-10th

27 August 2004
10:45
United States  65  Australia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Matache (ROU), Legare (CAN)
Score by quarters: 2-0, 1-1, 2-2, 1-2
Azevedo 3 Goals Figlioli 3

27 August 2004
17:00
Italy  117  Croatia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Afanasiev (RUS), Koryzna (POL)
Score by quarters: 2-1, 3-4, 1-1, 5-1
Bencivenga 3 Goals Franković 3

Semifinals

27 August 2004
18:15
Hungary  75  Russia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Chaney (USA), Bock (GER)
Score by quarters: 2-2, 3-3, 2-0, 0-0
Kásás 3 Goals Garbuzov 2

27 August 2004
21:00
Greece  37  Serbia and Montenegro Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Petronilli (ITA), Tulga (TUR)
Score by quarters: 1-2, 1-3, 1-1, 0-1
Three players with 1 Goals Jokić 2

Classification 9th-10th

Aug 29, 2004
09:30
Australia  87  Croatia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Kiszelly (HUN), Sayed Mahmoud (EGY)
Score by quarters: 2-0, 3-4, 1-1, 2-2
Whalan 5 Goals Franković 3

Classification 7th-8th

29 August 2004
10:45
United States  98  Italy Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Afanasiev (RUS), Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 2-2, 2-0, 2-3, 3-3
Azevedo, Smith 3 Goals Angelini 3

Classification 5th-6th

29 August 2004
12:00
Germany  64  Spain Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Stavropoulos (GRE), Bookelman (NED)
Score by quarters: 2-2, 3-1, 0-0, 1-1
Nossek 2 Goals Hernández 2

Bronze medal match

August 29
16:00
Russia  65  Greece Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Borrell (ESP), Brguljan (SCG)
Score by quarters: 1-1, 3–1, 1–2, 1–1
Tchomakhidze 4 Goals Afroudakis 3

Gold medal match

29 August 2004
17:30
Hungary  87  Serbia and Montenegro Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Balfanbayev (KAZ), Petronilli (ITA)
Score by quarters: 2-3, 3-2, 0-2, 3-0
Kiss 4 Goals Šapić 2

Ranking and statistics

Final Rankings

Leading goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoalsMatches
played
Goals
per match
Shots%
1Aleksandar Šapić Serbia and Montenegro1882.2505433.3%
2Tony Azevedo United States1572.1433148.4%
Revaz Chomakhidze Russia81.8752560.0%
4Tamás Kásás Hungary1472.0003046.7%
Gergely Kiss Hungary72.0003145.2%
Thomas Whalan Australia81.7503638.9%
7Nikola Franković Croatia1281.5002744.4%
Heiko Nossek Germany71.7142842.9%
Marc Politze Germany71.7143336.4%
10Alberto Angelini Italy1171.5713234.4%
Elvis Fatović Croatia81.3752642.3%
Ratko Štritof Croatia81.3753234.4%
Ivan Zaitsev Kazakhstan71.5712250.0%

Source: Official Results Book (page 184)[2][3]

Leading goalkeepers

RankGoalkeeperTeamSavesMatches
played
Saves
per match
Shots%
1Nikolay Maksimov Russia6287.75010459.6%
2Denis Šefik Serbia and Montenegro6087.50010258.8%
3Brandon Brooks United States5878.28610853.7%
4James Stanton Australia5787.12510852.8%
5Alexandr Shvedov Kazakhstan5477.71411148.6%
6Ángel Andreo Spain5077.1439254.3%
Stefano Tempesti Italy77.1438658.1%
8Amr Mohamed Egypt4175.85713530.4%
Frano Vićan Croatia85.1258150.6%
10Zoltán Szécsi Hungary4075.7147553.3%

Source: Official Results Book (page 180)[2][3]

Leading sprinters

RankSprinterTeamSprints
won
Matches
played
Sprints won
per match
Sprints
contested
%
1Pietro Figlioli Australia2483.0002788.9%
2Sergey Garbuzov Russia2082.5002195.2%
3Tobias Kreuzmann Germany1772.4292277.3%
4Goran Fiorentini Italy1572.1432268.2%
5Aleksandar Ćirić Serbia and Montenegro1481.7502070.0%
6Tihomil Vranješ Croatia981.1252437.5%
7Tamás Kásás Hungary771.000977.8%
8Christos Afroudakis Greece670.8571540.0%
Tony Azevedo United States70.8571060.0%

Source: Official Results Book (page 183)[2][3]

Awards

The men's all-star team was announced on 29 August 2004.[4]

Most Valuable Player
Media All-Star Team

References

  1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. "Official Results Book – 2004 Olympic Games – Water Polo" (PDF). la84.org. LA84 Foundation. 2004. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. "Official Results Book – 2004 Olympic Games – Water Polo (Download)" (PDF). la84.org. LA84 Foundation. 2004. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  4. "Men's and Womens MVPs and All-Tourney Teams Announced". swimmingworldmagazine.com. Swimming World. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 16 December 2020.

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