Water polo at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
The 1998 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the eighth 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 7 to 18 January 1998 in the Challenge Stadium, and was incorporated into the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Western Australia.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 7 – 18 January |
Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
Venue(s) | ![]() |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches | 60 |
Goals scored | 923 (15 per match) |
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1998 FINA World Championships | ||
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Diving | ||
Individual | ||
1 m | men | women |
3 m | men | women |
10 m | men | women |
Open water swimming | ||
Single | ||
5 km | men | women |
5 km | team rating | |
25 km | men | women |
25 km | team rating | |
Swimming | ||
Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
4×200 m | men | women |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
Synchronised swimming | ||
Solo | women | |
Duet | women | |
Team | women | |
Water polo | ||
Tournament | men | women |
Participating teams
Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
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Groups formed
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Preliminary round
Group A
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 12 | +26 |
2. | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 13 | +29 |
3. | ![]() |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 38 | –11 |
4. | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 53 | –44 |
- January 9, 1998
Kazakhstan ![]() |
15 – 6 | ![]() |
Russia ![]() |
6 – 4 | ![]() |
- January 10, 1998
Russia ![]() |
13 – 8 | ![]() |
Croatia ![]() |
19 – 3 | ![]() |
- January 11, 1998
Russia ![]() |
19 – 0 | ![]() |
Croatia ![]() |
19 – 4 | ![]() |
Group B
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 14 | +20 |
2. | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 21 | +13 |
3. | ![]() |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 23 | +9 |
4. | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 49 | –42 |
- January 9, 1998
Italy ![]() |
15 – 1 | ![]() |
Hungary ![]() |
7 – 5 | ![]() |
- January 10, 1998
Hungary ![]() |
11 – 7 | ![]() |
FR Yugoslavia ![]() |
18 – 4 | ![]() |
- January 11, 1998
Hungary ![]() |
16 – 2 | ![]() |
FR Yugoslavia ![]() |
11 – 10 | ![]() |
Group C
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 12 | +17 |
2. | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 18 | +8 |
3. | ![]() |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 22 | –6 |
4. | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 32 | –19 |
- January 9, 1998
Greece ![]() |
9 – 5 | ![]() |
Spain ![]() |
13 – 3 | ![]() |
- January 10, 1998
Spain ![]() |
7 – 6 | ![]() |
Brazil ![]() |
8 – 4 | ![]() |
- January 11, 1998
Spain ![]() |
9 – 3 | ![]() |
Greece ![]() |
11 – 6 | ![]() |
Group D
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | +7 |
2. | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 13 | +11 |
3. | ![]() |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 20 | +2 |
4. | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 29 | –20 |
- January 9, 1998
Slovakia ![]() |
9 – 3 | ![]() |
Australia ![]() |
7 – 6 | ![]() |
- January 10, 1998
United States ![]() |
8 – 5 | ![]() |
Australia ![]() |
10 – 5 | ![]() |
- January 11, 1998
United States ![]() |
10 – 1 | ![]() |
Australia ![]() |
9 – 8 | ![]() |
Second round
Group E
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | ![]() |
8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 35 | +20 |
2. | ![]() |
7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 35 | +12 |
3. | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 40 | +4 |
4. | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 40 | +7 |
5. | ![]() |
4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 34 | +12 |
6. | ![]() |
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 78 | –55 |
Preliminary round results apply.
- January 13, 1998
Italy ![]() |
8 – 6 | ![]() |
Hungary ![]() |
17 – 3 | ![]() |
Croatia ![]() |
6 – 6 | ![]() |
- January 14, 1998
Hungary ![]() |
9 – 8 | ![]() |
Italy ![]() |
13 – 3 | ![]() |
FR Yugoslavia ![]() |
9 – 7 | ![]() |
- January 15, 1998
FR Yugoslavia ![]() |
16 – 5 | ![]() |
Croatia ![]() |
9 – 9 | ![]() |
Russia ![]() |
12 – 11 | ![]() |
Group F
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 25 | +16 |
2. | ![]() |
8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 24 | +10 |
3. | ![]() |
4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 25 | +8 |
4. | ![]() |
4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 0 |
5. | ![]() |
4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 49 | –8 |
6. | ![]() |
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 49 | –26 |
Preliminary round results apply.
- January 13, 1998
Spain ![]() |
15 – 8 | ![]() |
Greece ![]() |
3 – 2 | ![]() |
Australia ![]() |
9 – 2 | ![]() |
- January 14, 1998
Slovakia ![]() |
9 – 8 | ![]() |
Spain ![]() |
5 – 4 | ![]() |
- January 15, 1998
United States ![]() |
15 – 5 | ![]() |
Slovakia ![]() |
11 – 9 | ![]() |
Australia ![]() |
5 – 3 | ![]() |
- January 16, 1998
Spain ![]() |
5 – 4 | ![]() |
Group G
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 18 | +11 |
2. | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17 | +3 |
3. | ![]() |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 21 | –6 |
4. | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 20 | –8 |
- January 13, 1998
South Africa ![]() |
6 – 3 | ![]() |
Canada ![]() |
7 – 5 | ![]() |
- January 14, 1998
Iran ![]() |
6 – 5 | ![]() |
Canada ![]() |
12 – 7 | ![]() |
- January 15, 1998
Canada ![]() |
10 – 6 | ![]() |
South Africa ![]() |
7 – 2 | ![]() |
Final round
9th-12th place
9th - 12th place | 9th place | |||||
1998-01-17 – Perth | ||||||
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1998-01-18 – Perth | ||||||
![]() | 7 | |||||
![]() | 12 | |||||
1998-01-17 – Perth | ||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 17 | |||||
![]() | 6 | |||||
11th place | ||||||
1998-01-18 – Perth | ||||||
![]() | 7 | |||||
![]() | 6 |
- January 17, 1998
Slovakia ![]() |
8 – 7 | ![]() |
Croatia ![]() |
17 – 6 | ![]() |
- January 18, 1998 — 9th place
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12 – 3 | Slovakia ![]() |
- January 18, 1998 — 11th place
Kazakhstan ![]() |
7 – 6 | ![]() |
5th-8th place
5th - 8th place | 5th place | |||||
1998-01-17 – Perth | ||||||
![]() | 10 | |||||
1998-01-18 – Perth | ||||||
![]() | 8 | |||||
![]() | 14 | |||||
1998-01-17 – Perth | ||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 12 | |||||
![]() | 8 | |||||
7th place | ||||||
1998-01-18 – Perth | ||||||
![]() | 8 | |||||
![]() | 4 |
- January 17, 1998
Italy ![]() |
10 – 8 (aet) | ![]() |
Russia ![]() |
12 – 8 | ![]() |
- January 18, 1998 — 5th place
Italy ![]() |
14 – 3 | ![]() |
- January 18, 1998 — 7th place
United States ![]() |
8 – 4 | ![]() |
1st-4th place
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
January 18, 1998 – Perth | ||||||
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January 19, 1998 – Perth | ||||||
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![]() | 6 | |||||
January 18, 1998 – Perth | ||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
![]() | 10 | |||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
January 19, 1998 – Perth | ||||||
![]() | 9 | |||||
![]() | 5 |
Finals
- 18 January 1998 –
Bronze Medal Match
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9 – 5 | ![]() |
- 18 January 1998 –
Gold Medal Match
Spain ![]() |
6 – 4 | ![]() |
Final ranking
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Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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![]() Sergi Pedrerol Pedro García Carlos Sanz Miguel González Daniel Ballart Salvador Gómez Iván Moro Manuel Estiarte (c) Gustavo Marcos Iván Pérez Jesús Rollán Jordi Sans Rubén Michavila Head coach: Juan Jané |
![]() Zoltán Kovacs |
![]() Aleksandar Ćirić |
References
- "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- 8th FINA World Championships 1998 - Perth Water polo Men www.fina.org
External links
- 8th FINA World Championships 1998, Perth - Water polo Men's Tournament www.fina.org
- Results
- Men Water Polo World Championship 1998 Perth www.todor66.com