Water polo at the 1979 Mediterranean Games

Water polo
at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
Dates24 – 29 September 1979

Water polo was one of several sports at the 1979 Mediterranean Games. The 8th Mediterranean Games was held in Split, Yugoslavia. Only men's teams participated in the water polo tournament.[1]

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Competition  Yugoslavia  Italy  Spain

Teams

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Italy 6 3 3 0 0 31 9 +22
2.  Spain 4 3 2 0 1 37 15 +22
3.  Turkey 2 3 1 0 2 17 35 –18
4.  Egypt 0 3 0 0 3 7 33 –26
Turkey  7 – 18  Spain
Italy  12 – 1  Egypt
Spain  5 – 7  Italy
Turkey  7 – 5  Egypt
Italy  12 – 3  Turkey
Spain  14 – 1  Egypt

Group B

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Yugoslavia 4 2 2 0 0 23 5 +18
2.  Greece 1 2 0 1 1 9 13 –4
3.  Malta 1 2 0 1 1 6 20 –14
Malta  5 – 5  Greece
Yugoslavia  8 – 4  Greece
Yugoslavia  15 – 1  Malta

Final round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Italy14
 
 
 
 Greece4
 
 Yugoslavia7
 
 
 
 Italy4
 
 Yugoslavia6
 
 
 Spain5
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Spain11
 
 
 Greece0

Semi finals

Italy  14 – 4  Greece
Yugoslavia  6 – 5  Spain

Classification matches

Malta  4 – 4  Egypt
Turkey  7 – 3  Malta

Finals

  • September 29, 1979 — Bronze Medal Match[10][11]
Spain  11 – 0  Greece
  • September 29, 1979 — Gold Medal Match[10][11]
Yugoslavia  7 – 4  Italy

Standings

Rank Team
 Yugoslavia
 Italy
 Spain
4  Greece
5  Turkey
6  Egypt
7  Malta

References

  1. ^ El Mundo Deportivo archive, September 1979
  2. ^ a b Delo (newspaper), 25.09.1979, p. 11
  3. ^ a b Primorski dnevnik, 25.09.1979, p. 5
  4. ^ a b Delo (newspaper), 26.09.1979, p. 11
  5. ^ a b Primorski dnevnik, 26.09.1979, p. 5
  6. ^ a b Delo (newspaper), 27.09.1979, p. 11
  7. ^ a b Primorski dnevnik, 27.09.1979, p. 5
  8. ^ a b Delo (newspaper), 28.09.1979, p. 11
  9. ^ a b Primorski dnevnik, 28.09.1979, p. 5
  10. ^ a b c Delo (newspaper), 01.10.1979, p. 12
  11. ^ a b c Primorski dnevnik, 30.09.1979, p. 5


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