Water Polo, Men

Competition 1981 World Junior Water Polo Championships
Venue Milano, Bergamo, and Como ITA
Held 14 – 21 September 1981
Status Medal
Competitors 39
Countries 15

Group A, Group B, Group F, Group G, Group FA, and Group FD played in Como; Group C, Group E, Group FB played in Bergamo; Group D, Group H, and Group FC played in Milano.

Pos Athlete(s) Country Wins Ties Losses
🥇 Soviet Union URS 6 1 0
Aleksey Vdovin / Sergey Markoch / Eduard Zhitkovsky / Mikhail Stepanov / Pavel Volkov / Yury Sidorovich / Sergej Charin / Zaza Akhvlediani / Vladimir Burkhanov / Anatoly Starostenko / Dmitry Shchederkin / Georgy Sergeyev / Eduard Vladimirov
🥈 Cuba CUB 4 3 0
V. Ramos / M. Bauza / R. Vásquez / E. Rovas / A. Martínez / L. Castillo / Miguel Núñez / M. Bermúdez / V. C. Barrera / V. Morina / D. Artiles / N. Lima / T. Urgeye
🥉 Hungary HUN 4 2 1
Csaba Mátéfalvy / Sándor Hegyvári / Róbert Deák / István Dóczi / György Hegmann / Gyula Matusek / Lajos Matusik / Zoltán Megyesi / Ferenc Pál / Zsolt Petőváry / Ferenc Sóskúti / Péter Szileczky / Jenő Tamás
4 Italy ITA 3 3 1
5 Spain ESP 5 1 1
6 Yugoslavia YUG 4 0 3
7 Germany GER 2 0 4
8 Brazil BRA 1 0 5
9 United States USA 5 0 2
10 Australia AUS 3 0 3
11 Israel ISR 3 0 4
12 New Zealand NZL 1 0 5
13 Japan JPN 2 0 4
14 Zimbabwe ZIM 0 1 5
15 India IND 0 1 5
DNS Mexico MEX 0 0 0

Preliminary Round

Group A

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Cuba CUB 2 1 0 5
2 Hungary HUN 2 1 0 5
3 Australia AUS 1 0 2 2
4 Zimbabwe ZIM 0 0 3 0

Matches

Cuba CUB 10-10 Hungary HUN
Australia AUS 13-2 Zimbabwe ZIM
Cuba CUB 13-8 Australia AUS
Hungary HUN 31-5 Zimbabwe ZIM
Cuba CUB 32-4 Zimbabwe ZIM
Hungary HUN 13-9 Australia AUS

Group B

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Germany GER 2 0 0 4
2 Brazil BRA 1 0 1 2
3 New Zealand NZL 0 0 2 0

Matches

Brazil BRA 18-9 New Zealand NZL
Germany GER 12-9 Brazil BRA
Germany GER 16-5 New Zealand NZL

Group C

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Italy ITA 2 1 0 5
2 Spain ESP 2 1 0 5
3 United States USA 1 0 2 2
4 Israel ISR 0 0 3 0

Matches

Italy ITA 7-7 Spain ESP
United States USA 18-10 Israel ISR
Italy ITA 20-4 Israel ISR
Spain ESP 12-10 United States USA
Italy ITA 11-7 United States USA
Spain ESP 13-4 Israel ISR

Group D

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Soviet Union URS 3 0 0 6
2 Yugoslavia YUG 2 0 1 4
3 Japan JPN 1 0 2 2
4 India IND 0 0 3 0

Matches

Soviet Union URS 26-3 Japan JPN
Yugoslavia YUG 33-1 India IND
Soviet Union URS 20-0 India IND
Yugoslavia YUG 18-6 Japan JPN
Soviet Union URS 7-1 Yugoslavia YUG
Japan JPN 28-5 India IND

Semi-Finals

Group E

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Cuba CUB 2 1 0 5
2 Hungary HUN 2 1 0 5
3 Germany GER 1 0 2 2
4 Brazil BRA 0 0 3 0

Matches

Cuba CUB 15-7 Brazil BRA
Hungary HUN 10-8 Germany GER
Cuba CUB 10-7 Germany GER
Hungary HUN 9-7 Brazil BRA

Group F

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Soviet Union URS 3 0 0 6
2 Italy ITA 1 1 1 3
3 Spain ESP 1 1 1 3
4 Yugoslavia YUG 0 0 3 0

Matches

Soviet Union URS 12-6 Spain ESP
Italy ITA 15-6 Yugoslavia YUG
Soviet Union URS 9-8 Italy ITA
Spain ESP 10-8 Yugoslavia YUG

Group G

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Australia AUS 2 0 0 4
2 New Zealand NZL 1 0 1 2
3 Zimbabwe ZIM 0 0 2 0

Matches

New Zealand NZL 14-5 Zimbabwe ZIM
Australia AUS 14-5 New Zealand NZL

Group H

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 United States USA 3 0 0 6
2 Israel ISR 2 0 1 5
3 Japan JPN 1 0 2 2
4 India IND 0 0 3 0

Matches

United States USA 25-1 India IND
Israel ISR 10-8 Japan JPN
United States USA 12-4 Japan JPN
Israel ISR 19-3 India IND

Final

Group FA

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Soviet Union URS 2 1 0 5
2 Cuba CUB 0 3 0 3
3 Hungary HUN 0 2 1 2
4 Italy ITA 0 2 1 2

Matches

Soviet Union URS 8-7 Hungary HUN
Cuba CUB 9-9 Italy ITA
Soviet Union URS 13-13 Cuba CUB
Hungary HUN 11-11 Italy ITA

Group FB

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
5 Spain ESP 3 0 0 6
6 Yugoslavia YUG 2 0 1 4
7 Germany GER 1 0 2 2
8 Brazil BRA 0 0 3 0

Matches

Spain ESP 12-10 Brazil BRA
Yugoslavia YUG 6-5 Germany GER
Spain ESP 12-4 Germany GER
Yugoslavia YUG 12-10 Brazil BRA

Group FC

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
9 United States USA 3 0 0 6
10 Australia AUS 2 0 1 4
11 Israel ISR 1 0 2 2
12 New Zealand NZL 0 0 3 0

Matches

United States USA 20-9 New Zealand NZL
Australia AUS 10-8 Israel ISR
United States USA 12-8 Australia AUS
Israel ISR 9-6 New Zealand NZL

Group FD

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
13 Japan JPN 2 0 0 4
14 Zimbabwe ZIM 0 1 1 1
15 India IND 0 1 1 1

Matches

Zimbabwe ZIM 11-11 India IND
Japan JPN 15-8 Zimbabwe ZIM