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Water polo at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) |  Ecuador (in Guayaquil host cities) |
| Dates | 20 July – 8 August |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (2nd title) |
| Runner-up |  Hungary |
| Third place |  West Germany |
| Fourth place |  Netherlands |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 981 (17.52 per match) |
The 1982 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the fourth edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 29 July to 8 August 1982, and was incorporated into the 1982 World Aquatics Championships in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[1]
Participating teams
| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
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 Egypt
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 Canada Cuba  United States
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 China |
 France Greece Hungary Italy Netherlands Soviet Union Spain West Germany Yugoslavia
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 Australia New Zealand
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Groups formed
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First round
| Qualified for places 1–8, separated in 2 round robin groups of 4 teams each. (Group E and F) | |
| Qualified for places 9–16, separated in 2 round robin groups of 4 teams each. (Group G and H) |
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | West Germany
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 19 | +14 |
| 2. | Spain
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 18 | +18 |
| 3. | Italy
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 23 | +13 |
| 4. | New Zealand
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 57 | –45 |
- 29 July 1982
| West Germany
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9 – 8 | Italy
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| Spain
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21 – 2 | New Zealand
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- 30 July 1982
| West Germany
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8 – 6 | Spain
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| Italy
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20 – 5 | New Zealand
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- 31 July 1982
| West Germany
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16 – 5 | New Zealand
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| Spain
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9 – 8 | Italy
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Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Soviet Union
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 14 | +21 |
| 2. | United States
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 15 | +21 |
| 3. | Australia
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 20 | +16 |
| 4. | Egypt
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 63 | –58 |
- 29 July 1982
| United States
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24 – 2 | Egypt
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| Soviet Union
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11 – 8 | Australia
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- 30 July 1982
| Soviet Union
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8 – 5 | United States
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| Australia
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23 – 2 | Egypt
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- 31 July 1982
| Soviet Union
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16 – 1 | Egypt
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| United States
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7 – 5 | Australia
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Group C
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. | Hungary
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19 | +19 |
| 2. | Cuba
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 23 | +5 |
| 3. | China
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 35 | –9 |
| 4. | Greece
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 35 | –15 |
- 29 July 1982
| Cuba
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9 – 5 | Greece
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| Hungary
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14 – 6 | China
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- 30 July 1982
| Hungary
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14 – 5 | Greece
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| Cuba
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11 – 8 | China
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- 31 July 1982
| Hungary
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10 – 8 | Cuba
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| China
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12 – 10 | Greece
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Group D
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. | Yugoslavia
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 26 | +7 |
| 2. | Netherlands
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 17 | +9 |
| 3. | France
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 36 | –10 |
| 4. | Canada
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 33 | –6 |
- 29 July 1982
| Yugoslavia
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13 – 9 | France
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| Netherlands
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8 – 5 | Canada
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- 30 July 1982
| Yugoslavia
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7 – 6 | Netherlands
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| France
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12 – 11 | Canada
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- 31 July 1982