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Water polo at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Field	Value
year	1996
image	Georgia Tech Aquatic Center (1996).JPEG
image_size	250px
country	United States
city	Atlanta
venue	Georgia Tech Aquatic Center
dates	–
num_teams	12
confederations	2
competitors	153
champion	ESP
count	1
second	CRO
third	ITA
fourth	HUN
matches	48
multiple_appearances	5-time Olympian(s): 1
4-time Olympian(s): 3
top_scorer	HUN Tibor Benedek (19 goals)
most_saves	NED Arie van de Bunt (81 saves)
top_sprinter
mvp
previous	1992
next	2000

4-time Olympian(s): 3 The water polo tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 20 to 28 July 1996, in Atlanta, United States.

Qualification

Qualification	Date	Host	Berths
Host nation	18 September 1990	JPN Tokyo	1
[1995 World Cup](1995-fina-men-s-water-polo-world-cup)	12-17 September 1995	USA Atlanta	3
1994 World Championships	2-10 September 1994	ITA Rome	2
Intercontinental qualification	10-18 February 1996	GER Berlin	6

Teams

;GROUP A

;GROUP B

Squads

Main article: Water polo at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Classification round

Team	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
9.	6	3	3	0	0	29	16
10.	3	3	1	1	1	25	26
11.	2	3	1	0	2	25	28
12.	1	3	0	1	2	21	30

Final round

|||12||8 |||5||4 ||**|6||**8''' |||9||11 |||6||7 |||7||6 |||7||5 |||18|****|20

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

5th/8th place

1st/4th place

Finals

7th place match

5th place match

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

RANK	TEAM
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Multi-time Olympians

Five-time Olympian(s): 1 player

: Manuel Estiarte

Four-time Olympian(s): 3 players

: George Mavrotas, Anastasios Papanastasiou
: Jordi Sans

Medallists

Men's tournament

References

Sources

PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:
- Official Report of the 1996 Olympic Games, v.3 (download, archive) (pp. 56–73)
Water polo on the Olympedia website
- Water polo at the 1996 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
Water polo on the Sports Reference website
- Water polo at the 1996 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)

References

{{Cite HistoFINA wp
"Water Polo at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Sports Reference.
"Manuel Estiarte". Olympedia.
"George Mavrotas". Olympedia.
"Anastasios Papanastasiou". Olympedia.
"Jordi Sans". Olympedia.

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