Water polo at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

The 1973 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the first 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 1 to 9 September 1973, and was incorporated into the inaugural 1973 World Aquatics Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

Participating teams Americas Asia Europe Oceania

Groups formed

GROUP A

GROUP B

GROUP C

Preliminary round Qualified for places 1–6 in a round robin group. (Group D) Will play for places 7–12 in a round robin group. (Group E) Will play for places 13–16 in a round robin group. (Group F)

Group A

1 September 1973 5 – 3 9 – 0 9 – 3

2 September 1973 4 – 1 5 – 4 6 – 5

3 September 1973 5 – 3 14 – 1 8 – 5

4 September 1973 10 – 6 8 – 1 7 – 4

5 September 1973 5 – 3 4 – 2 6 – 2

Group B

1 September 1973 11 – 3 5 – 4

2 September 1973 12 – 1 7 – 3

3 September 1973 5 – 2 15 – 0

4 September 1973 6 – 4 10 – 4

5 September 1973 11 – 2 8 – 4

Group C

1 September 1973 1 – 1 4 – 3

2 September 1973 7 – 2 6 – 5

3 September 1973 3 – 3 3 – 0

4 September 1973 6 – 5 8 – 5

5 September 1973 6 – 5 9 – 8

Final round

13th – 16th places (Group F)

Preliminary round results apply.

6 September 1973 3 – 2 10 – 5

7 September 1973 8 – 3

8 September 1973 5 – 5 12 – 1

7th – 12th places (Group E)

Preliminary round results apply.

6 September 1973 11 – 6 5 – 4 7 – 6

7 September 1973 6 – 5 4 – 4 6 – 5

8 September 1973 5 – 4 9 – 3 3 – 3

9 September 1973 5 – 3 5 – 3' 7 – 2

1st – 6th places (Group D)

Preliminary round results apply.

6 September 1973 6 – 2 6 – 2 8 – 3

7 September 1973 6 – 5 6 – 3 5 – 4

8 September 1973 6 – 5 3 – 3 6 – 2

9 September 1973 8 – 4 5 – 4 8 – 5

Final ranking

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Team roster Balazs Balla, Andrá Bodner, Gabor Csapo, Tibor Czervengak, Tamas Farago, István Görgenyi, Zoltán Kasas, Ferenc Konrad, Endre Molnar, László Sarosi, István Szivos Jr. Head coach: Dezső Gyarmati

Medalists Gold Silver Bronze Balazs Balla András Bodnár Gábor Csapó Tibor Cservenyák Tamás Faragó István Görgényi Zoltán Kásás Ferenc Konrád Endre Molnár László Sárosi István Szívós Jr.Head coach: Dezső Gyarmati Anatoly Akimov Aleksei Barkalov Aleksandr Dreval Andrey Frolov Aleksandr Kabanov Yuri Mityanin Nuzgari Mshvenieradze Leonid Osipov Vitaly Romanchuk Sergey Shevernyov Vladimir ZhmudskyHead coach: Anatoly Blumental Siniša Belamarić Ozren Bonačić Milan Franković Boško Lozica Predrag Manojlović Miloš Marković Đorđe Perišić Damir Polić Ratko Rudić Đuro Savinović Nikola StamenićHead coach: Ratko Rudić

References

External links World Championships 1973, Belgrade - Water polo Men's Tournament www.fina.org Men Water Polo I World Championship 1973 Beograd www.todor66.com Results