Water Polo, Men
The original score of the round 2 Group E match Soviet Union vs. Romania was 8-7, which was changed to 5-0 after the Romanian players left the pool at 7-7 with about eight seconds left to play to protest a referee decision allowing the Soviet Union to score an empty net winner.
ITA, HUN, YUG, USA (later withdrawn), ROU, and FRG (later withdrawn) qualified for the 1980 Moskva Olympics. URS as host of the 1980 Olympics was qualified automatically.
Preliminary Round
Group A
Standings
Pos |
Team |
|
Wins |
Ties |
Losses |
Points |
1 |
Soviet Union |
URS |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
Italy |
ITA |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
Australia |
AUS |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
Canada |
CAN |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Matches
Group B
Standings
Pos |
Team |
|
Wins |
Ties |
Losses |
Points |
1 |
Romania |
ROU |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
United States |
USA |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
Cuba |
CUB |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
Mexico |
MEX |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Matches
Group C
Standings
Pos |
Team |
|
Wins |
Ties |
Losses |
Points |
1 |
Germany |
GER |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
Netherlands |
NED |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
Israel |
ISR |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Matches
Germany |
GER |
9-2
|
Bulgaria |
BUL |
Netherlands |
NED |
7-1
|
Israel |
ISR |
Germany |
GER |
11-1
|
Israel |
ISR |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
4-3
|
Netherlands |
NED |
Germany |
GER |
7-4
|
Netherlands |
NED |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
6-2
|
Israel |
ISR |
Group D
Standings
Pos |
Team |
|
Wins |
Ties |
Losses |
Points |
1 |
Hungary |
HUN |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
Yugoslavia |
YUG |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
Greece |
GRE |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
Spain |
ESP |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Matches
Round 2
Group E
Standings
Pos |
Team |
|
Wins |
Ties |
Losses |
Points |
1 |
Italy |
ITA |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
Soviet Union |
URS |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
United States |
USA |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
Romania |
ROU |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Matches
Italy |
ITA |
7-2
|
Romania |
ROU |
Soviet Union |
URS |
2-3
|
United States |
USA |
Italy |
ITA |
4-4
|
United States |
USA |
Soviet Union |
URS |
5-0
|
Romania |
ROU |
Group F
Standings
Pos |
Team |
|
Wins |
Ties |
Losses |
Points |
1 |
Hungary |
HUN |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
Yugoslavia |
YUG |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
Germany |
GER |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Matches
Hungary |
HUN |
6-6
|
Germany |
GER |
Yugoslavia |
YUG |
10-3
|
Bulgaria |
BUL |
Hungary |
HUN |
11-6
|
Bulgaria |
BUL |
Yugoslavia |
YUG |
4-3
|
Germany |
GER |
Group G
Standings
Pos |
Team |
|
Wins |
Ties |
Losses |
Points |
1 |
Cuba |
CUB |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
Australia |
AUS |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
Mexico |
MEX |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
Canada |
CAN |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Matches
Group H
Standings
Pos |
Team |
|
Wins |
Ties |
Losses |
Points |
1 |
Spain |
ESP |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
Greece |
GRE |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
Netherlands |
NED |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
Israel |
ISR |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Matches
Final
Group 1
Standings
Pos |
Team |
|
Wins |
Ties |
Losses |
Points |
1 |
Italy |
ITA |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
Hungary |
HUN |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
Yugoslavia |
YUG |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
Soviet Union |
URS |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
Matches
Italy |
ITA |
6-5
|
Yugoslavia |
YUG |
Hungary |
HUN |
4-4
|
Soviet Union |
URS |
Italy |
ITA |
5-4
|
Soviet Union |
URS |
Hungary |
HUN |
5-3
|
Yugoslavia |
YUG |
Italy |
ITA |
4-4
|
Hungary |
HUN |
Yugoslavia |
YUG |
6-4
|
Soviet Union |
URS |
Group 2
Standings
Pos |
Team |
|
Wins |
Ties |
Losses |
Points |
5 |
United States |
USA |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
Romania |
ROU |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
Germany |
GER |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Matches
United States |
USA |
12-2
|
Bulgaria |
BUL |
Romania |
ROU |
6-5
|
Germany |
GER |
United States |
USA |
2-1
|
Romania |
ROU |
Germany |
GER |
15-3
|
Bulgaria |
BUL |
United States |
USA |
6-3
|
Germany |
GER |
Romania |
ROU |
6-3
|
Bulgaria |
BUL |
Group 3
Standings
Pos |
Team |
|
Wins |
Ties |
Losses |
Points |
9 |
Australia |
AUS |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
Cuba |
CUB |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
Spain |
ESP |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
Greece |
GRE |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Matches
Group 4
Standings
Pos |
Team |
|
Wins |
Ties |
Losses |
Points |
13 |
Netherlands |
NED |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
14 |
Canada |
CAN |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
15 |
Mexico |
MEX |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
Israel |
ISR |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Matches