Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
The men's tournament of water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics at London, Great Britain, began on 29 July and lasted until 12 August 2012.[1] All games were held at the Water Polo Arena.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United Kingdom |
| City | London |
| Venue(s) | Water Polo Arena |
| Dates | 29 July 2012– 12 August 2012 |
| No. of teams | 12 (from 4 confederations) |
| No. of venues | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Croatia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Third place |  Serbia |
| Fourth place |  Montenegro |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 42 |
| Goals scored | 763 (18.17 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Andrija Prlainović (22 goals) |
| Most saves | Stefano Tempesti (87 saves) |
| Top sprinter(s) | Pietro Figlioli.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Rhys Howden(19 sprints won) |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Josip Pavić |
| Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Tournaments | ||
| men | women | |
| Rosters | ||
| men | women | |
Teams from twelve nations competed in the tournament and were seeded into two groups for the preliminary round. A total of 42 games were played, 30 of them in the preliminary round.
Format
The format of water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics:[2]
- Twelve teams were divided into two preliminary groups,[3] composed of six teams each, and played a single round robin in each group.
- The top 4 teams from each group played against each other in a cross-group format in the Quarterfinals.
- Winners from the Quarterfinal progressed to the Semifinals and played against another winner from the Quarterfinal round. Losers went on to play classification games.
- Winners of the Semifinals contested the gold medal game and the losers the bronze medal game.
Preliminary round
Group A
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Team |
GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 10 |
| Italy | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 7 |
 Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 6 |
| Australia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 4 |
 Greece | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 3 |
 Kazakhstan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 53 | −29 | 0 |
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
| 29 July 2012 10:00 |
Report | Greece |
6–8 | Croatia |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), György Juhász (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–2, 2–2, 1–3 | |||||
| Fountoulis, Mourikis 2 | Goals | three players 2 | |||
| 29 July 2012 11:20 |
Report | Kazakhstan |
6–14 | Spain |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Marijo Brguljan (MNE), Ulrich Spiegel (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 2–4, 1–5, 1–3, 2–2 | |||||
| Gubarev, Ushakov 2 | Goals | Perrone 5 | |||
| 29 July 2012 14:10 |
Report | Italy |
8–5 | Australia |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Radoslaw Koryzna (POL) |
| Score by quarters: 3–0, 2–2, 0–1, 3–2 | |||||
| Felugo, Giorgetti 2 | Goals | five players 1 | |||
| 31 July 2012 11:20 |
Report | Croatia |
8–7 | Spain |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Radoslaw Koryzna (POL) |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–2, 2–4, 1–0 | |||||
| Sukno, Dobud 2 | Goals | Español 4 | |||
| 31 July 2012 14:10 |
Report | Australia |
7–4 | Kazakhstan |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Ulrich Spiegel (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–0, 2–2, 1–1 | |||||
| Howden 2 | Goals | four players 1 | |||
| 31 July 2012 15:30 |
Report | Greece |
7–7 | Italy |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Marijo Brguljan (MNE), Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–2, 2–3, 2–1 | |||||
| Fountoulis, Afroudakis 2 | Goals | Presciutti 2 | |||
| 2 August 2012 10:00 |
Report | Spain |
13–9 | Australia |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB), Steven Rotsart (USA) |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–3, 4–1, 4–4 | |||||
| three players 2 | Goals | Miller 5 | |||
| 2 August 2012 19:40 |
Report | Italy |
6–11 | Croatia |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Gyorgy Juhasz (HUN), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 1–1, 1–3, 1–3 | |||||
| Figlioli, Gallo 2 | Goals | Bošković, Sukno 3 | |||
| 2 August 2012 11:20 |
Report | Kazakhstan |
4–11 | Greece |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Ulrich Spiegel (GER), Brian Littlejohn (GBR) |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–4, 1–3, 2–2 | |||||
| Ukumanov 2 | Goals | Fountoulis 5 | |||
| 4 August 2012 11:20 |
Report | Croatia |
11–6 | Australia |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Ulrich Spiegel (GER), Gyorgy Juhasz (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–1, 3–2, 3–2 | |||||
| Joković 3 | Goals | Whalan 3 | |||
| 4 August 2012 14:10 |
Report | Greece |
9–11 | Spain |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Marijo Brguljan (MNE), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–4, 2–1, 2–2 | |||||
| Delakas 3 | Goals | three players 3 | |||
| 4 August 2012 15:30 |
Report | Italy |
9–6 | Kazakhstan |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Anton Bervoets (NED), Cory Williams (NZL) |
| Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–2, 1–1, 0–1 | |||||
| four players 2 | Goals | Shmider, Zhilyayev 2 | |||
| 6 August 2012 10:00 |
Report | Kazakhstan |
4–12 | Croatia |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: German Moller (ARG), Brian Littlejohn (GBR) |
| Score by quarters: 0–4, 1–1, 2–4, 1–3 | |||||
| Zhilyayev 2 | Goals | Dobud 5 | |||
| 6 August 2012 11:20 |
Report | Greece |
8–13 | Australia |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB), Sergi Sanchez (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–5, 1–3, 2–2 | |||||
| Chatzitheodorou 3 | Goals | Howden 3 | |||
| 6 August 2012 19:40 |
Report | Spain |
7–10 | Italy |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Dragan Stampalija (CRO) |
| Score by quarters: 0–2, 3–4, 1–2, 3–2 | |||||
| Español 3 | Goals | Premuš 3 | |||
Group B
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Team |
GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 38 | +31 | 9 |
| Montenegro | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 7 |
 Hungary | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 6 |
 United States | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 6 |
 Romania | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 2 |
 Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 77 | −49 | 0 |
| 29 July 2012 15:30 |
Report | Hungary |
10–14 | Serbia |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–3, 3–5, 4–4 | |||||
| three players 2 | Goals | Prlainović 5 | |||
| 29 July 2012 18:20 |
Report | Romania |
13–4 | Great Britain |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: German Moller (ARG), Anton Bervoets (NED) |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–0, 3–2, 4–1 | |||||
| Diaconu 4 | Goals | Parker 2 | |||
| 29 July 2012 19:40 |
Report | Montenegro |
7–8 | United States |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
| Score by quarters: 1–1, 1–3, 2–2, 3–2 | |||||
| Ivović 3 | Goals | Varellas 3 | |||
| 31 July 2012 10:00 |
Report | Hungary |
10–11 | Montenegro |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–4, 3–3, 2–2 | |||||
| Biros 3 | Goals | Brguljan 3 | |||
| 31 July 2012 18:20 |
Report | Serbia |
21–7 | Great Britain |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Gus Pinker (RSA), Kazuhiko Makita (JPN) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 7–2, 6–1, 5–1 | |||||
| Prlainović 5 | Goals | Figes 3 | |||
| 31 July 2012 19:40 |
Report | United States |
10–8 | Romania |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Dragan Stampalija (CRO), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–2, 3–0, 3–3 | |||||
| Varellas, Bailey 3 | Goals | Radu 4 | |||
| 2 August 2012 14:10 |
Report | Montenegro |
11–11 | Serbia |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–1, 5–4, 3–3 | |||||
| Ivović 3 | Goals | Prlainović 5 | |||
| 2 August 2012 15:30 |
Report | Romania |
15–17 | Hungary |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Massimiliano Balfanbayev (KAZ), Sergi Sanchez (ESP) |
| Score by quarters: 4–5, 5–4, 2-5, 4-3 | |||||
| Bușilă, Ghiban 3 | Goals | Madaras 5 | |||
| 2 August 2012 18:20 |
Report | Great Britain |
7–13 | United States |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Cory Williams (NZL), Ni Shiwei (CHN) |
| Score by quarters: 0–5, 3–3, 3–2, 1–3 | |||||
| Parker 3 | Goals | Azevedo 4 | |||
| 4 August 2012 10:00 |
Report | Montenegro |
12–8 | Romania |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ) |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–1, 3–2, 4–4 | |||||
| Ivović 3 | Goals | Diaconu 3 | |||
| 4 August 2012 18:20 |
Report | Hungary |
17–6 | Great Britain |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: German Moller (ARG), Denis Danelon (BRA) |
| Score by quarters: 6–1, 5–4, 4–0, 2–1 | |||||
| Kásás, Madaras 3 | Goals | six players 1 | |||
| 4 August 2012 19:40 |
Report | Serbia |
11–6 | United States |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 4–1, 1–2, 3–1, 3–2 | |||||
| Udovičić 3 | Goals | Bailey 2 | |||
| 6 August 2012 14:10 |
Report | Romania |
4–12 | Serbia |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Ulrich Spiegel (GER), Steven Rotsart (USA) |
| Score by quarters: 0–3, 1–3, 0–4, 3–2 | |||||
| four players 1 | Goals | Nikić, Mitrović 3 | |||
| 6 August 2012 15:30 |
Report | Hungary |
11–6 | United States |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Score by quarters: 1–0, 5–2, 4–1, 1–3 | |||||
| Hosnyánszky 3 | Goals | six players 1 | |||
| 6 August 2012 18:20 |
Report | Great Britain |
4–13 | Montenegro |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Ni Shiwei (CHN), Kazuhiko Makita (JPN) |
| Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–4, 1–2, 0–3 | |||||
| four players 1 | Goals | Zloković 3 | |||
Medal round
- Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||||||||
| A1 | Croatia |
8 | |||||||||||
| B4 | United States |
2 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Croatia |
7 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Montenegro |
5 | |||||||||||
| A3 | Spain |
9 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Montenegro |
11 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Croatia |
8 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Italy |
6 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Italy |
11 | |||||||||||
| B3 | Hungary |
9 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Italy |
9 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||||
| B1 | Serbia |
7 | |||||||||||
| A4 | Australia |
8 | B2 | Montenegro |
11 | ||||||||
| B1 | Serbia |
11 | B1 | Serbia |
12 | ||||||||
Quarter-finals
| 8 August 2012 14:30 |
Report | Spain |
9–11 | Montenegro |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Ulrich Spiegel (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 4–4, 1–3, 1–3, 3–1 | |||||
| Vallès, Minguell 2 | Goals | Zloković 4 | |||
| 8 August 2012 15:50 |
Report | Australia |
8–11 | Serbia |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Steven Rotsart (USA) |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–2, 1–2, 0–5 | |||||
| Campbell, Beadsworth 2 | Goals | Filipović 3 | |||
| 8 August 2012 18:40 |
Report | Italy |
11–9 | Hungary |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–2, 3–1, 3–4 | |||||
| three players 3 | Goals | Madaras 3 | |||
| 8 August 2012 20:00 |
Report | Croatia |
8–2 | United States |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), György Juhász (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 2–0, 3–0, 2–2, 1–0 | |||||
| Bošković, Obradović 2 | Goals | Bailey, Varellas 1 | |||
Semi-finals
| 10 August 2012 15:40 |
Report | Croatia |
7–5 | Montenegro |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–0, 2–2, 0–2 | |||||
| Sukno 2 | Goals | Ivović, Gojković 2 | |||
| 10 August 2012 19:50 |
Report | Italy |
9–7 | Serbia |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–2, 2–1, 1–2 | |||||
| Gallo 3 | Goals | Udovičić 3 | |||
Bronze medal match
| 12 August 2012 14:30 |
Report | Montenegro |
11–12 | Serbia  |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–1, 5–4, 1–4 | |||||
| Ivović 3 | Goals | Filipović 3 | |||
Classification
- Bracket
| Semi-finals | 5th–6th place | |||||
| United States | 7 | |||||
| Spain | 8 | |||||
| Spain | 8 | |||||
| Hungary | 14 | |||||
| Hungary | 10 | |||||
| Australia | 9 | |||||
| 7th–8th place | ||||||
| United States | 9 | |||||
| Australia | 10 | |||||
5th–8th place semi-finals
| 10 August 2012 14:20 |
Report | United States |
7–8 | Spain |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Marijo Brguljan (CRO), Gyorgy Juhasz (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–2, 2–1, 3–2 | |||||
| Powers, Beaubien 2 | Goals | Perrone 3 | |||
| 10 August 2012 18:30 |
Report | Hungary |
10–9 | Australia |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB), German Moller (ARG) |
| Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–4, 1–0, 3–3 | |||||
| Madaras, Biros 3 | Goals | three players 2 | |||
7th–8th place match
| 12 August 2012 10:20 |
Report | United States |
9–10 | Australia |
Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Dragan Stampalija (CRO), Ulrich Spiegel (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–2, 1–3, 5–2 | |||||
| four players 2 | Goals | Miller, Campbell 3 | |||
Ranking and statistics
Final rankings
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Leading goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Matches played | Goals per match | Shots | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrija Prlainović | Serbia | 22 | 8 | 2.750 | 40 | 55.0% |
| 2 | Aleksandar Ivović | Montenegro | 19 | 8 | 2.375 | 43 | 44.2% |
| 3 | Filip Filipović | Serbia | 18 | 8 | 2.250 | 42 | 42.9% |
| Norbert Madaras | Hungary | 8 | 2.250 | 37 | 48.6% | ||
| 5 | Péter Biros | Hungary | 16 | 8 | 2.000 | 38 | 42.1% |
| Felipe Perrone | Spain | 8 | 2.000 | 33 | 48.5% | ||
| 7 | Miho Bošković | Croatia | 15 | 8 | 1.875 | 33 | 45.5% |
| Vanja Udovičić | Serbia | 8 | 1.875 | 41 | 36.6% | ||
| 9 | Albert Español | Spain | 14 | 8 | 1.750 | 30 | 46.7% |
| Norbert Hosnyánszky | Hungary | 8 | 1.750 | 23 | 60.9% | ||
| Marc Minguell | Spain | 8 | 1.750 | 31 | 45.2% | ||
| Sandro Sukno | Croatia | 8 | 1.750 | 30 | 46.7% | ||
| Boris Zloković | Montenegro | 8 | 1.750 | 30 | 46.7% |
Source: Official Results Book (page 466)[4]
Leading goalkeepers
| Rank | Goalkeeper | Team | Saves | Matches played | Saves per match | Shots | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefano Tempesti | Italy | 87 | 8 | 10.875 | 147 | 59.2% |
| 2 | Josip Pavić | Croatia | 85 | 8 | 10.625 | 121 | 70.2% |
| 3 | Slobodan Soro | Serbia | 75 | 8 | 9.375 | 135 | 55.6% |
| 4 | Merrill Moses | United States | 72 | 8 | 9.000 | 135 | 53.3% |
| 5 | Miloš Šćepanović | Montenegro | 59 | 8 | 7.375 | 122 | 48.4% |
| 6 | Iñaki Aguilar | Spain | 52 | 8 | 6.500 | 98 | 53.1% |
| 7 | Joel Dennerley | Australia | 51 | 8 | 6.375 | 104 | 49.0% |
| 8 | Nikolay Maksimov | Kazakhstan | 50 | 5 | 10.000 | 103 | 48.5% |
| 9 | Dragoș Stoenescu | Romania | 48 | 5 | 9.600 | 97 | 49.5% |
| 10 | Nikolaos Deligiannis | Greece | 45 | 5 | 9.000 | 83 | 54.2% |
Source: Official Results Book (page 462)[4]
Leading sprinters
| Rank | Sprinter | Team | Sprints won | Matches played | Sprints won per match | Sprints contested | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pietro Figlioli | Italy | 19 | 8 | 2.375 | 21 | 90.5% |
| Rhys Howden | Australia | 8 | 2.375 | 24 | 79.2% | ||
| 3 | Albert Español | Spain | 15 | 8 | 1.875 | 25 | 60.0% |
| 4 | Sandro Sukno | Croatia | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 16 | 68.8% |
| 5 | Deni Fiorentini | Italy | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | 10 | 100% |
| Peter Varellas | United States | 8 | 1.250 | 15 | 66.7% | ||
| 7 | Vjekoslav Pasković | Montenegro | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | 17 | 47.1% |
| 8 | Maro Joković | Croatia | 7 | 8 | 0.875 | 13 | 53.8% |
| Tamás Kásás | Hungary | 8 | 0.875 | 9 | 77.8% | ||
| Aleksa Šaponjić | Serbia | 8 | 0.875 | 11 | 63.6% |
Source: Official Results Book (page 465)[4]
Medalists
Awards
The men's all-star team was announced on 12 August 2012.[5][6]
- Most Valuable Player
- Josip Pavić[7] (85 saves)
- Media All-Star Team
- Goalkeeper
- Josip Pavić (85 saves)
- Field players
- Nikša Dobud (centre forward, 12 goals)
- Maurizio Felugo (12 goals)
- Filip Filipović (left-handed, 18 goals, 2 sprints won)
- Aleksandar Ivović (centre back, 19 goals)
- Felipe Perrone (16 goals)
- Andrija Prlainović (22 goals)
References
- "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.
- "London 2012 – Water Polo Competition Schedule". FINA. Archived from the original on 2012-06-27. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
- Draw announced for Olympic Water Polo competition
- "Official Results Book – 2012 Olympic Games – Diving, Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. 2012. pp. 284–507. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- "2012 London Olympics, Water Polo: Croatia Upends Italy for Gold". swimmingworldmagazine.com. Swimming World. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- "2012 Mens Olympic Water Polo Schedule and Results". waterpoloplanet.com. Water Polo Planet. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- "Josip PAVIC". fina.org. FINA. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
Sources
- PDF documents on the FINA website:
- Water polo on the Olympedia website
- Water polo on the Sports Reference website
- Water polo at the 2012 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)
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