Water Polo, Men

Competition 1978 European Junior Water Polo Championships
Venue Budapest HUN
Held 22 – 30 July 1978
Status Medal
Competitors 38
Countries 17
Pos Athlete(s) Country Wins Ties Losses
🥇 Soviet Union URS 4 3 0
Mikheil Giorgadze / Sergey Bekrenev / Ashot Piloyan / Igor Perepelkin / Yerlan Ayapbergenov / Sergey Aleksakhin / Mikhail Ivanov / Giorgi Mshvenieradze / David Sulakadze / Gela Tukvadze / Andrey Starusev / Sergey Nikiforov / Nikolay Reznik
🥈 Hungary HUN 6 2 0
Tamás Márton / Ferenc Szakonyi / Attila Dankó / Tibor Keszthelyi / István Kiss / Imre Kohán / László Kun / Ferenc Magyari / András Müller / Csaba Tóth / István Tóth / Gusztáv Varga / János Varga
🥉 Germany GER 6 1 1
Michael Lutter / Bernd Seidensticker / Hagen Stamm / Frank Brauer / Michael Wendel / Rainer Osselmann / Andreas Steller / Karl Osselmann / Ralf Obschernikat / Frank Herberger / Jürgen Schröder / Klaus Riedel
4 Spain ESP 4 0 3
5 Yugoslavia YUG 5 1 1
6 Czechoslovakia TCH 4 0 3
7 Bulgaria BUL 1 2 4
8 Romania ROU 1 3 3
9 Italy ITA 4 3 0
10 Poland POL 3 1 3
11 Netherlands NED 3 0 4
12 Austria AUT 2 1 4
13 France FRA 2 2 3
14 Sweden SWE 2 1 4
15 Great Britain GBR 2 0 6
16 Switzerland SUI 1 0 7
17 Denmark DEN 0 0 4

Preliminary Round

Group A

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Hungary HUN 4 0 0 8
2 Germany GER 3 0 1 6
3 Great Britain GBR 2 0 2 4
4 Switzerland SUI 1 0 3 2
5 Denmark DEN 0 0 4 0

Matches

Hungary HUN 11-2 Great Britain GBR
Switzerland SUI 5-3 Denmark DEN
Hungary HUN 15-2 Denmark DEN
Germany GER 24-1 Switzerland SUI
Hungary HUN 9-6 Germany GER
Great Britain GBR 9-6 Denmark DEN
Hungary HUN 13-1 Switzerland SUI
Germany GER 11-2 Great Britain GBR
Germany GER 11-3 Denmark DEN
Great Britain GBR 6-4 Switzerland SUI

Group B

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Soviet Union URS 3 0 0 6
2 Spain ESP 2 0 1 4
3 Poland POL 1 0 2 2
4 France FRA 0 0 3 0

Matches

Soviet Union URS 15-5 France FRA
Spain ESP 6-5 Poland POL
Soviet Union URS 8-5 Poland POL
Spain ESP 9-7 France FRA
Soviet Union URS 5-4 Spain ESP
Poland POL 10-5 France FRA

Group C

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Yugoslavia YUG 3 0 0 6
2 Czechoslovakia TCH 2 0 1 4
3 Austria AUT 1 0 2 2
4 Sweden SWE 0 0 3 0

Matches

Yugoslavia YUG 15-11 Sweden SWE
Czechoslovakia TCH 6-3 Austria AUT
Yugoslavia YUG 10-3 Austria AUT
Czechoslovakia TCH 4-2 Sweden SWE
Yugoslavia YUG 10-4 Czechoslovakia TCH
Austria AUT 5-3 Sweden SWE

Group D

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Bulgaria BUL 1 2 0 4
2 Romania ROU 1 2 0 4
3 Italy ITA 1 2 0 4
4 Netherlands NED 0 0 3 0

Matches

Bulgaria BUL 5-5 Romania ROU
Italy ITA 6-5 Netherlands NED
Bulgaria BUL 8-2 Netherlands NED
Romania ROU 4-4 Italy ITA
Bulgaria BUL 2-2 Italy ITA
Romania ROU 6-2 Netherlands NED

Round 2

Group 1

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Hungary HUN 2 1 0 5
2 Germany GER 2 0 1 4
3 Romania ROU 0 2 1 2
4 Bulgaria BUL 0 1 2 1

Matches

Hungary HUN 4-4 Romania ROU
Germany GER 6-3 Bulgaria BUL
Hungary HUN 9-5 Bulgaria BUL
Germany GER 9-7 Romania ROU

Group 2

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Soviet Union URS 2 1 0 5
2 Spain ESP 2 0 1 4
3 Yugoslavia YUG 1 1 1 3
4 Czechoslovakia TCH 0 0 3 0

Matches

Soviet Union URS 10-3 Czechoslovakia TCH
Spain ESP 11-9 Yugoslavia YUG
Soviet Union URS 5-5 Yugoslavia YUG
Spain ESP 12-3 Czechoslovakia TCH

Group 3

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Italy ITA 3 0 0 6
2 Netherlands NED 2 0 1 4
3 Great Britain GBR 1 0 2 2
4 Switzerland SUI 0 0 3 0

Matches

Italy ITA 8-1 Switzerland SUI
Netherlands NED 12-3 Great Britain GBR
Italy ITA 9-3 Great Britain GBR
Netherlands NED 5-0 Switzerland SUI

Group 4

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Poland POL 3 0 0 6
2 Austria AUT 1 1 1 3
3 France FRA 0 2 1 2
4 Sweden SWE 0 1 2 1

Matches

Poland POL 9-2 Sweden SWE
Austria AUT 6-6 France FRA
Poland POL 8-2 Austria AUT
France FRA 8-8 Sweden SWE

Final

Group FA

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Soviet Union URS 1 2 0 4
2 Hungary HUN 2 1 0 3
3 Germany GER 1 1 1 3
4 Spain ESP 0 0 3 2

Matches

Soviet Union URS 5-5 Germany GER
Hungary HUN 7-6 Spain ESP
Soviet Union URS 5-5 Hungary HUN
Germany GER 7-5 Spain ESP

Group FB

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
5 Yugoslavia YUG 3 0 0 6
6 Czechoslovakia TCH 2 0 1 4
7 Bulgaria BUL 0 1 2 1
8 Romania ROU 0 1 2 1

Matches

Yugoslavia YUG 8-4 Bulgaria BUL
Czechoslovakia TCH 4-2 Romania ROU
Yugoslavia YUG 8-4 Romania ROU
Czechoslovakia TCH 7-5 Bulgaria BUL

Group FC

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
9 Italy ITA 2 1 0 5
10 Poland POL 1 1 1 3
11 Netherlands NED 1 0 2 2
12 Austria AUT 1 0 2 2

Matches

Italy ITA 9-3 Austria AUT
Poland POL 4-7 Netherlands NED
Italy ITA 7-7 Poland POL
Netherlands NED 5-6 Austria AUT

Group FD

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
13 France FRA 2 1 0 5
14 Sweden SWE 2 1 0 5
15 Great Britain GBR 1 0 2 2
16 Switzerland SUI 0 0 3 0

Matches

France FRA 10-7 Switzerland SUI
Sweden SWE 8-5 Great Britain GBR
France FRA 10-7 Great Britain GBR
Sweden SWE 9-6 Switzerland SUI