Water polo at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

Water polo at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
Tournament details
Venue(s)	Colombia (in Cali host cities)
Dates	19 – 26 July
Teams	16 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union (1st title)
Runner-up	Hungary
Third place	Italy
Fourth place	Cuba
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64
Goals scored	661 (10.33 per match)
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The 1975 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the second 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 19 to 26 July 1975, and was incorporated into the 1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali, Colombia.^[1]

It was the second edition of the event.^[2]

Participating teams

Americas	Asia	Europe	Oceania
Canada Colombia Cuba Mexico United States	Iran	Bulgaria Hungary Italy Netherlands Romania Soviet Union Spain West Germany Yugoslavia	Australia

Groups formed

GROUP A

GROUP B

GROUP C

GROUP D

Preliminary 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	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	West Germany	4	3	2	1	13	8	+5
2.	Cuba	4	3	2	1	17	14	+3
3.	Yugoslavia	4	3	2	1	15	12	+3
4.	Bulgaria	0	3	0	3	9	20	–11

19 July 1975


Yugoslavia	8 – 3	Bulgaria
Cuba	5 – 4	West Germany

20 July 1975


Yugoslavia	7 – 4	Cuba
West Germany	4 – 3	Bulgaria

21 July 1975


Cuba	8 – 3	Bulgaria
West Germany	5 – 0	Yugoslavia [disqualified]

Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Hungary	6	3	3	0	28	15	+13
2.	Romania	4	3	2	1	30	18	+12
3.	Australia	2	3	1	2	16	21	–5
4.	Colombia	0	3	0	3	9	29	–20

19 July 1975


Hungary	8 – 7	Romania
Australia	6 – 1	Colombia

20 July 1975


Romania	14 – 5	Colombia
Hungary	11 – 5	Australia

21 July 1975


Romania	9 – 5	Australia
Hungary	9 – 3	Colombia

Group C

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Soviet Union	5	3	2	1	0	24	10	+14
2.	United States	4	3	2	0	1	22	9	+13
3.	Spain	3	3	1	1	1	20	13	+7
4.	Iran	0	3	0	0	3	5	39	–34

19 July 1975


Spain	12 – 2	Iran
Soviet Union	4 – 4	United States

20 July 1975


United States	4 – 4	Spain
Soviet Union	13 – 2	Iran

21 July 1975


Soviet Union	7 – 4	Spain
United States	14 – 1	Iran

Group D

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Italy	6	3	3	0	16	12	+4
2.	Netherlands	4	3	2	1	17	10	+7
3.	Mexico	2	3	1	2	12	15	–3
4.	Canada	0	3	0	3	12	20	–8

19 July 1975


Netherlands	9 – 4	Canada
Italy	6 – 5	Mexico

20 July 1975


Italy	6 – 4	Canada
Netherlands	5 – 2	Mexico

21 July 1975


Mexico	5 – 4	Canada
Italy	4 – 3	Netherlands

Second round

	Qualified for places 1–4 in a round robin group. (Group L)
	Will play for places 5–8 in a round robin group. (Group I)
	Will play for places 9–12 in a round robin group. (Group J)
	Will play for places 13–16 in a round robin group (Group K)

Group E

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Hungary	6	3	3	0	23	18	+5
2.	Cuba	4	3	2	1	13	12	+1
3.	West Germany	2	3	1	2	15	16	–1
4.	Romania	0	3	0	3	11	16	–5

Preliminary round results apply.

22 July 1975


Hungary	8 – 6	Cuba

23 July 1975


Cuba	4 – 2	Romania
Hungary	9 – 7	West Germany

24 July 1975


West Germany	4 – 2	Romania

Group F

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Soviet Union	5	3	2	1	0	11	8	+3
2.	Italy	4	3	2	0	1	16	10	+6
3.	United States	3	3	1	1	1	12	16	–4
4.	Netherlands	0	3	0	0	3	7	12	–5

Preliminary round results apply.

22 July 1975


Soviet Union	3 – 2	Italy
United States	4 – 2	Netherlands

23 July 1975


Soviet Union	4 – 2	Netherlands
Italy	10 – 4	United States

Group G

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Australia	4	3	2	1	15	7	+8
2.	Bulgaria	4	3	2	1	21	14	+7
3.	Yugoslavia	4	3	2	1	11	8	+3
4.	Colombia	0	3	0	3	3	21	–18

Preliminary round results apply.

22 July 1975


Bulgaria	6 – 4	Australia

23 July 1975


Bulgaria	12 – 2	Colombia
Australia	5 – 0	Yugoslavia [forfeit]

24 July 1975


Yugoslavia	3 – 0	Colombia

Group H

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Spain	6	3	3	0	28	12	+16
2.	Mexico	4	3	2	1	17	14	+3
3.	Canada	2	3	1	2	15	18	–3
4.	Iran	0	3	0	3	9	26	–17

Preliminary round results apply.

22 July 1975


Spain	7 – 5	Mexico
Canada	6 – 4	Iran

23 July 1975


Spain	9 – 5	Canada
Mexico	7 – 3	Iran

Final round

13th – 16th places (Group K)

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
13.	Yugoslavia	6	3	3	0	27	12	+15
14.	Canada	4	3	2	1	24	15	+9
15.	Iran	2	3	1	2	11	24	–13
16.	Colombia	0	3	0	3	10	21	–11

25 July 1975


Yugoslavia	13 – 2	Iran
Canada	10 – 3	Colombia

26 July 1975


Yugoslavia	6 – 3	Colombia
Canada	7 – 4	Iran

27 July 1975


Yugoslavia	8 – 7	Canada
Iran	5 – 4	Colombia

9th – 12th places (Group J)

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
9.	Mexico	5	3	2	1	0	15	10	+5
10.	Spain	4	3	1	2	0	18	15	+3
11.	Australia	2	3	1	0	2	12	12	0
12.	Bulgaria	1	3	0	1	2	9	17	–8

25 July 1975


Mexico	4 – 1	Australia
Spain	5 – 5	Bulgaria

26 July 1975


Mexico	5 – 5	Spain
Australia	6 – 0	Bulgaria

27 July 1975


Mexico	6 – 4	Bulgaria
Spain	8 – 5	Australia

5th – 8th places (Group I)

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
5.	Romania	4	3	2	1	15	12	+3
6.	West Germany	4	3	2	1	18	17	+1
7.	Netherlands	4	3	2	1	12	11	+1
8.	United States	0	3	0	3	14	19	–5

25 July 1975


Romania	6 – 3	United States
Netherlands	5 – 3	West Germany

26 July 1975


West Germany	7 – 5	Romania
Netherlands	5 – 4	United States

27 July 1975


Romania	4 – 2	Netherlands
West Germany	8 – 7	United States

1st - 4th places Final standings (Group L)

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Soviet Union	5	3	2	1	0	18	12	+6
2.	Hungary	4	3	2	0	1	17	14	+3
3.	Italy	2	3	0	2	1	14	16	–2
4.	Cuba	1	3	0	1	2	11	18	–7

25 July 1975


Soviet Union	8 – 3	Cuba
Hungary	7 – 5	Italy

26 July 1975


Soviet Union	5 – 5	Italy
Hungary	6 – 4	Cuba

27 July 1975


Soviet Union	5 – 4	Hungary
Italy	4 – 4	Cuba

Final ranking

RANK^[1]	TEAM
	Soviet Union
	Hungary
	Italy
4.	Cuba
5.	Romania
6.	West Germany
7.	Netherlands
8.	United States
9.	Mexico
10.	Spain
11.	Australia
12.	Bulgaria
13.	Yugoslavia
14.	Canada
15.	Iran
16.	Colombia

1975 FINA Men's World champions
Soviet Union First title

Team Roster ^[1]

Alexei Barkalov, Aleksandr Dreval, Aleksandr Dolgushin, Sergey Gorshkhov, Aleksandr Kabanov, Anatoly Klebanov, Nicolai Melnikov, Aleksandr Rodionov, Vitaly Romanchuk, Vitali Rozkov, Aleksandr Zakharov
Head coach: Anatoly Blumental

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Soviet Union ^[3] Aleksei Barkalov Aleksandr Dreval Aleksandr Dolgushin Sergey Gorshkhov Aleksandr Kabanov Anatoly Klebanov Nikolay Melnikov Aleksandr Rodionov Vitaly Romanchuk Vitaly Rozkov Aleksandr Zakharov Head coach: Anatoly Blumental	Hungary ^[3] Endre Molnár Tamás Faragó Gábor Csapó István Szívós András Bodnár Ferenc Konrád István Magas László Sarosi György Horkai Tibor Cservenyák István Görgényi Head coach: Dezső Gyarmati	Italy ^[3] Alberto Alberani Roldano Simeoni Silvio Baracchini Sante Marsili Roberto Castagnola Gianni De Magistris Alessandro Ghibellini Luigi Castagnola Marcello Del Duca Vincenzo D'Angelo Mario Scotti-Galletta Head coach: Gianni Lonzi

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ Production, bücher de IT and. "Water Polo at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships - Mens Tournament". bücher.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-01.
^ ^a ^b ^c 2nd FINA World Championships 1975, Cali - Water polo Men www.fina.org

External links

World Championships 1975, Cali - Water polo Men's Tournament www.fina.org
Men Water Polo World Championship 1975 Cali www.todor66.com
Results^{[dead link‍]}

[HistoFINA_PDF-1] "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[2] Production, bücher de IT and. "Water Polo at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships - Mens Tournament". bücher.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-01.

[Cali1975-3] 2nd FINA World Championships 1975, Cali - Water polo Men www.fina.org

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