Water polo at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament explained

Dates:	1 – 11 September
Num Teams:	16
Confederations:	5
Venues:	Italy
Cities:	Rome
Count:	2
Matches:	56
Goals:	945
Top Scorer:	Manuel Estiarte (25 goals)
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The 1994 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the seventh 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 11 September 1994, and was incorporated into the 1994 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy.^[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

Preliminary 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.		4	3	2	0	1	25	22	+3
2.		4	3	2	0	1	25	22	+3
3.		4	3	2	0	1	24	23	+1
4.		0	3	0	0	3	19	26	–7

• September 2, 1994

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• September 3, 1994

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• September 4, 1994

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Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		6	3	3	0	0	47	13	+34
2.		4	3	2	0	1	49	18	+31
3.		2	3	1	0	2	39	22	+17
4.		0	3	0	0	3	7	89	–82

• September 2, 1994

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• September 3, 1994

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• September 4, 1994

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Group C

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		5	3	2	1	0	27	14	+13
2.		5	3	2	1	0	24	11	+13
3.		2	3	1	0	2	18	13	+5
4.		0	3	0	0	3	6	37	–31

• September 2, 1994

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• September 3, 1994

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• September 4, 1994

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Group D

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		6	3	3	0	0	33	19	+14
2.		4	3	2	0	1	35	18	+17
3.		2	3	1	0	2	24	29	–5
4.		0	3	0	0	3	6	32	–26

• September 2, 1994

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• September 3, 1994

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• September 4, 1994

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Second round

width=10px bgcolor=#aaffaa		Qualified for places 1–4 in a knockout system with 3rd place game.
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.		4	3	2	0	1	36	23	+13
2.		4	3	2	0	1	26	28	–2
3.		2	3	1	0	2	25	34	–9
4.		2	3	1	0	2	24	26	–2

Preliminary round results apply.

• September 6, 1994

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• September 7, 1994

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Group F

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		6	3	3	0	0	25	20	+5
2.		3	3	1	1	1	24	24	0
3.		2	3	1	0	2	33	30	+3
4.		1	3	0	1	2	15	23	–8

Preliminary round results apply.

• September 6, 1994

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• September 7, 1994

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Group G

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		5	3	2	1	0	42	16	+26
2.		5	3	2	1	0	30	15	+15
3.		2	3	1	0	2	24	18	+6
4.		0	3	0	0	3	9	56	–47

Preliminary round results apply.

• September 6, 1994

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• September 7, 1994

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Group H

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		6	3	3	0	0	24	15	+9
2.		4	3	2	0	1	33	15	+18
3.		2	3	1	0	2	24	26	–2
4.		0	3	0	0	3	12	37	–25

Preliminary round results apply.

• September 6, 1994

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• September 7, 1994

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Final round

13th – 16th places (Group K)

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
13.		6	3	3	0	0	34	17	+17
14.		4	3	2	0	1	16	17	+9
15.		2	3	1	0	2	14	23	–9
16.		0	3	0	0	3	7	24	–17

Results of previous rounds apply.

• September 9, 1994

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• September 10, 1994

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9th – 12th places (Group J)

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
9.		5	3	2	1	0	33	21	+12
10.		5	3	2	1	0	28	23	+5
11.		2	3	1	0	2	19	26	–7
12.		0	3	0	0	3	20	30	–10

Results of previous rounds apply.

• September 9, 1994

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• September 10, 1994

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5th – 8th places (Group I)

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
5.		5	3	2	1	0	32	23	+9
6.		3	3	1	1	1	26	26	0
7.		2	3	1	0	2	20	25	–5
8.		2	3	1	0	2	20	24	–4

Results of previous rounds apply.

• September 9, 1994

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• September 10, 1994

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Semi finals

• September 10, 1994

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	8 – 5
	9 – 6

Finals

• September 11, 1994 - Bronze Medal Match

• September 11, 1994 - Gold Medal Match

Final ranking

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Team Roster Alesandro Bovo, Roberto Calcaterra, Alessandro Campagna, Marco D'Altrui, Massimiliano Ferretti, Mario Fiorillo, Ferdinando Gandolfi, Amedeo Pomillio, Franco Porzio, Giuseppe Porzio, Carlo Silipo. Head coach: Ratko Rudić

Top goalscorers

!Rank!Name!Goals

1	Manuel Estiarte	25
2	Vlad Hagiu	21
3	Dubravko Šimenc	19
4	Rod Owen-Jones	15
	Juan Hernández Silveira
	Askar Orazalinov
	Chris Humbert
	Tibor Benedek

External links

• 7th FINA World Championships 1994, Roma - Water polo Men's Tournament www.fina.org
• Results
• Men Water Polo VII World Championship 1994 Roma

Notes and References

1. mwch. dmy .
2. https://www.fina.org/competitions/1028/7th-fina-world-championships-1994/results?disciplines=WP&event=a26f3011-d742-402f-9c72-3068f9e68f9d 7th FINA World Championships 1994 - Roma Water polo Men