Water Polo, Men

Competition 1981 European Aquatics Championships
Venue Split YUG
Held 5 – 12 September 1981
Status Medal
Competitors 157
Countries 19
Pos Athlete(s) Country Wins Ties Losses
🥇 Germany GER 6 1 0
Roland Freund / Günter Kilian / Thomas Loebb / Ralf Obschernikat / Werner Obschernikat / Rainer Osselmann / Frank Otto / Peter Röhle / Jürgen Schröder / Hagen Stamm / Jürgen Stiefel / Michael Wendel / Bernd Weyer
🥈 Soviet Union URS 5 1 1
Mikheil Giorgadze / Vladimir Akimov / Yerlan Ayapbergenov / Obotkov / Sergey Nikiforov / Aleksandr Kabanov / Sergey Kotenko / Erkin Shagayev / Nurlan Mendygaliyev / Mikhail Ivanov / Nikolay Smirnov / Tretyakov / Yevgeny Sharonov
🥉 Hungary HUN 4 2 1
Tibor Cservenyák / György Heltai / Attila Sudár / György Gerendás / György Horkai / László Kuncz / József Somossy / István Kiss / György Kenéz / András Fehér / Gábor Schmiedt
4 Yugoslavia YUG 3 0 4
Milorad Krivokapić / Zoran Gopčević / Damir Polić / Ratko Rudić / Zoran Mustur / Zoran Roje / Milivoj Bebić / Slobodan Trifunović / Boško Lozica / Stanko Zloković / Andrija Popović / Veselin Marković / Mirsad Galijaš
5 Spain ESP 1 3 3
José Alcázar / Manuel Delgado / Alberto Canal / Alberto Girbal / Jorge Carmona / Félix Fernández / Manuel Estiarte / Antonio Esteller / Alfons Esteller / Ramón Pascual / Alberto Aguilar / José Morillo / Antonio Aguilar
6 Italy ITA 1 2 4 *
Umberto Panerai / Alfio Misaggi / Andrea Pisano / Antonello Steardo / Mario Fiorillo / Marco Baldineti / Marco Galli / Romeo Collina / Stefano Postiglione / Virgilio Crovetto / Gianfranco Bertolini / Marco Jervasutti / Roberto Gandolfi
7 Romania ROU 2 0 5 *
Doru Spînu / Mihai Simion / Cornel Gordan / Eugen Ionescu / Viorel Rus / Liviu Răducanu / Ivan Fejer / Șerban Popescu / Adrian Schervan / Dorin Costraș / Cătălin Moiceanu
8 Netherlands NED 1 1 5
Aad van Mil / Dick Nieuwenhuizen / Stan van Belkum / Ton Buunk / Eric Noordegraaf / Anton Heiden / Ed van Es / Arco Verboom / Hans Blankenstijn / Roald van Noort / Wouly de Bie / Dick Nonnekes / Ruud Misdorp
9 Czechoslovakia TCH 4 3 0
10 Greece GRE 4 1 1
11 Bulgaria BUL 4 3 0
12 France FRA 2 3 1
Armand Mikaelian / Marc Brisfer / Pierre-Marie Lincheneau / Marc Simon / Bruno Boyadjian / Philippe Hervé / Michel Idoux / Marc Crousillat / Erick Lefert / Jean-Luc Noens / Dominique Delon / Philippe Jouanny / Serge Devemy
13 Poland POL 4 2 1
Piotr Diakonów / Bogusław Roguś / Jacek Osiński / Marek Osiński / Wojciech Jeruzal / Piotr Bukowski / Janusz Michalski
14 Sweden SWE 3 1 2
Anders Flodqvist / Per-Arne Andersson / Tommy Danielson / Kenneth Eriksson / Gunnar Johansson / Kenth Karlsson / Hans Lundén / Anders Nyby / Stefan Tredahl / Sören Wallgren / Hans Öberg
15 Denmark DEN 2 0 4
Kim Færgemann / Jan Lauritsen / Torben Pedersen / Jan Nielsen / Carsten Storm / Jimmy Andersen / Søren Andreasen / Søren Lehn / Lars Tryggedsson / Keld Pedersen / Lars Hyllested / Ib Hartvig / Jan Sterobo
16 Switzerland SUI 2 0 5
Hans-Rudolph Kern / Andreas Schmid / Rolf Streit / Marcel Beerli / Richard Moor / Dieter Randegger / Alex Hirt / Manfred Hirt / Heinz Macher / Hansjoerg Spalinger / Peter Frey / Hans Boegli / Michel Perroud
17 Great Britain GBR 2 1 3
18 Malta MLT 1 0 5
19 Finland FIN 0 0 6

Round 1

Group B1

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Greece GRE 4 0 0 8
2 France FRA 2 1 1 5
3 Sweden SWE 2 1 1 5
4 Denmark DEN 1 0 3 2
5 Malta MLT 0 0 4 0

Matches

Greece GRE 17-5 Malta MLT
Sweden SWE 15-4 Denmark DEN
Greece GRE 10-4 Denmark DEN
France FRA 8-8 Sweden SWE
Greece GRE 10-5 France FRA
Denmark DEN 10-8 Malta MLT
France FRA 14-6 Denmark DEN
Sweden SWE 13-3 Malta MLT
Greece GRE 4-3 Sweden SWE
France FRA 25-3 Malta MLT

Group B2

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Bulgaria BUL 4 1 0 9
2 Czechoslovakia TCH 3 2 0 8
3 Poland POL 2 2 1 6
4 Switzerland SUI 2 0 3 4
5 Great Britain GBR 1 1 3 3
6 Finland FIN 0 0 5 0

Matches

Czechoslovakia TCH 10-10 Poland POL
Bulgaria BUL 14-3 Finland FIN
Switzerland SUI 9-8 Great Britain GBR
Czechoslovakia TCH 6-6 Bulgaria BUL
Poland POL 11-11 Great Britain GBR
Switzerland SUI 12-4 Finland FIN
Czechoslovakia TCH 6-5 Great Britain GBR
Bulgaria BUL 12-4 Switzerland SUI
Poland POL 15-6 Finland FIN
Czechoslovakia TCH 14-2 Switzerland SUI
Bulgaria BUL 9-8 Poland POL
Great Britain GBR 12-5 Finland FIN
Czechoslovakia TCH 16-0 Finland FIN
Bulgaria BUL 7-4 Great Britain GBR
Poland POL 15-7 Switzerland SUI

Final

Group A

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Germany GER 6 1 0 13
2 Soviet Union URS 5 1 1 11
3 Hungary HUN 4 2 1 10
4 Yugoslavia YUG 3 0 4 6
5 Spain ESP 1 3 3 5
6 Italy ITA 1 2 4 4
7 Romania ROU 2 0 5 4
8 Netherlands NED 1 1 5 3

Matches

Germany GER 7-7 Italy ITA
Soviet Union URS 8-8 Hungary HUN
Yugoslavia YUG 8-11 Spain ESP
Romania ROU 6-5 Netherlands NED
Germany GER 7-4 Hungary HUN
Soviet Union URS 9-5 Yugoslavia YUG
Spain ESP 6-7 Romania ROU
Italy ITA 6-11 Netherlands NED
Germany GER 10-7 Netherlands NED
Soviet Union URS 10-7 Spain ESP
Hungary HUN 7-6 Yugoslavia YUG
Italy ITA 8-3 Romania ROU
Germany GER 10-7 Soviet Union URS
Hungary HUN 12-10 Italy ITA
Yugoslavia YUG 12-10 Romania ROU
Spain ESP 7-7 Netherlands NED
Germany GER 11-10 Romania ROU
Soviet Union URS 9-8 Italy ITA
Hungary HUN 7-7 Spain ESP
Yugoslavia YUG 9-8 Netherlands NED
Germany GER 12-8 Spain ESP
Soviet Union URS 10-7 Netherlands NED
Hungary HUN 9-5 Romania ROU
Yugoslavia YUG 8-7 Italy ITA
Germany GER 10-6 Yugoslavia YUG
Soviet Union URS 9-8 Romania ROU
Hungary HUN 7-2 Netherlands NED
Spain ESP 9-9 Italy ITA

Group FB1

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
9 Czechoslovakia TCH 1 2 0 4
10 Greece GRE 1 1 1 3
11 Bulgaria BUL 0 3 0 3
12 France FRA 0 2 1 2

Matches

Czechoslovakia TCH 8-7 Greece GRE
Bulgaria BUL 7-7 France FRA
Czechoslovakia TCH 8-8 France FRA
Greece GRE 8-8 Bulgaria BUL

Group FB2

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
13 Poland POL 3 0 0 6
14 Sweden SWE 2 0 1 4
15 Denmark DEN 1 0 2 2
16 Switzerland SUI 0 0 3 0

Matches

Poland POL 10-8 Denmark DEN
Sweden SWE 14-5 Switzerland SUI
Poland POL 7-6 Sweden SWE
Denmark DEN 7-6 Switzerland SUI

Group FB3

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
17 Great Britain GBR 2 0 0 4
18 Malta MLT 1 0 1 2
19 Finland FIN 0 0 2 0

Matches

Malta MLT 7-5 Finland FIN
Great Britain GBR 8-3 Malta MLT