Water polo at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament explained

Dates:	20 July – 8 August
Num Teams:	16
Confederations:	5
Venues:	Ecuador
Cities:	Guayaquil
Count:	2
Matches:	56
Goals:	981
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The 1982 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the fourth 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 29 July to 8 August 1982, and was incorporated into the 1982 World Aquatics Championships in Guayaquil, Ecuador.^[1]

Participating teams

width=13%	Africa	width=13%	Americas	width=13%	Asia	width=13%	Europe	width=13%	Oceania

Groups formed

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

First round

width=10px bgcolor=#aaffaa		Qualified for places 1–8, separated in 2 round robin groups of 4 teams each. (Group E and F)
width=10px bgcolor=#ddffdd		Qualified for places 9–16, separated in 2 round robin groups of 4 teams each. (Group G and H)

Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		6	3	3	0	0	33	19	+14
2.		4	3	2	0	1	36	18	+18
3.		2	3	1	0	2	36	23	+13
4.		0	3	0	0	3	12	57	–45

• 29 July 1982

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• 30 July 1982

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• 31 July 1982

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Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		6	3	3	0	0	35	14	+21
2.		4	3	2	0	1	36	15	+21
3.		2	3	1	0	2	36	20	+16
4.		0	3	0	0	3	5	63	–58

• 29 July 1982

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• 30 July 1982

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• 31 July 1982

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Group C

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		6	3	3	0	0	38	19	+19
2.		4	3	2	0	1	28	23	+5
3.		2	3	1	0	2	26	35	–9
4.		0	3	0	0	3	20	35	–15

• 29 July 1982

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• 30 July 1982

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• 31 July 1982

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Group D

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		6	3	3	0	0	33	26	+7
2.		4	3	2	0	1	26	17	+9
3.		2	3	1	0	2	26	36	–10
4.		0	3	0	0	3	27	33	–6

• 29 July 1982

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• 30 July 1982

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• 31 July 1982

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Second round

width=10px bgcolor=#aaffaa		Qualified for places 1–4 in a round robin group. (Group L)
width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc		Will play for places 5–8 in a round robin group. (Group I)
width=10px bgcolor=#eeffee		Will play for places 9–12 in a round robin group. (Group J)
width=10px		Will play for places 13–16 in a round robin group (Group K)

Group E

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		6	3	3	0	0	27	20	+7
2.		4	3	2	0	1	24	24	0
3.		2	3	1	0	2	21	21	0
4.		0	3	0	0	3	18	25	–7

First round results apply.

• 3 August 1982

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• 4 August 1982

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Group F

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		6	3	3	0	0	28	24	+4
2.		2	3	1	0	2	21	21	0
3.		2	3	1	0	2	25	26	–1
4.		2	3	1	0	2	24	27	–3

First round results apply.

• 3 August 1982

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• 4 August 1982

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Group G

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		6	3	3	0	0	46	18	+28
2.		4	3	2	0	1	46	14	+32
3.		2	3	1	0	2	16	46	–30
4.		0	3	0	0	3	14	44	–30

First round results apply.

• 3 August 1982

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• 4 August 1982

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Group H

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		4	3	2	0	1	35	32	+3
2.		3	3	1	1	1	28	27	+1
3.		3	3	1	1	1	31	34	–3
4.		2	3	1	0	2	29	30	–1

First round results apply.

• 3 August 1982

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• 4 August 1982

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Final round

13th – 16th places (Group K)

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
13.		5	3	2	1	0	31	22	+9
14.		4	3	2	0	1	38	26	+12
15.		2	3	1	0	2	19	38	–19
16.		1	3	0	1	2	20	25	–5

Results of previous rounds apply.

• 6 August 1982

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• 7 August 1982

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9th – 12th places (Group J)

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
9.		6	3	3	0	0	34	25	+9
10.		4	3	2	0	1	31	31	0
11.		2	3	1	0	2	25	27	–2
12.		0	3	0	0	3	24	31	–7

Results of previous rounds apply.

• 6 August 1982

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• 7 August 1982

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5th – 8th places (Group I)

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
5.		4	3	2	0	1	25	23	+2
6.		4	3	2	0	1	24	21	+3
7.		2	3	1	0	2	22	23	–1
8.		2	3	1	0	2	19	23	–4

Results of previous rounds apply.

• 6 August 1982

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• 7 August 1982

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1st - 4th places Final standings (Group L)

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		5	3	2	1	0	25	20	+5
2.		4	3	1	2	0	21	20	+1
3.		3	3	1	1	1	20	21	–1
4.		0	3	0	0	3	14	19	–5

Results of previous rounds apply.

• 6 August 1982

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• 7 August 1982

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Final ranking

RANK	TEAM
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Team Roster Vladimir Akimov, Mikhail Ivanov, Aleksandr Kabanov, Alexander Kleymenov, Sergei Kotenko, Nurlan Mendigaliev, Georgy Mshevenieradze, Erkin Shagaev, Yevgeny Sharonov, Nicola Smirnov, Aleksei Vdovin Head coach: Boris Popov^[2]

References

1. mwch. dmy .
2. http://www.waterpololegends.com/2016/06/1982-guayaquil-golden-team-of-ussr.html 1982, Guayaquil: The golden team of USSR
3. https://www.fina.org/competitions/1091/4th-fina-world-championships-1982/results?disciplines=WP&event=6f825ba9-47a6-4abc-9807-f605bd5425d5 4th FINA World Championships 1982, Guayaquil - Water polo Men
4. http://www.waterpololegends.com/2016/06/1982-guayaquil-silver-team-of-hungary.html 1982, Guayaquil: The silver team of Hungary
5. http://www.waterpololegends.com/2016/06/1982-guayaquil-bronze-team-of-west.html 1982 Guayaquil: The bronze team of West Germany

External links

• 4th FINA World Championships 1982, Guayaquil - Water polo Men's Tournament www.fina.org
• Men Water Polo World Championship 1982 Guyaquil www.todor66.com