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France Men's Olympic Water Polo Team Records And Statistics
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the France men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics. The France men's national water polo team has participated in 11 of 27 official men's water polo tournaments. Abbreviations Team statistics Comprehensive results by tournament Notes: * Results of Olympic qualification tournaments are not included. Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games. * At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested, but only American contestants participated. Currently the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Swimming Federation (FINA) consider water polo event as part of unofficial program in 1904. * Last updated: 5 May 2021. ;Legend * – Champions * – Runners-up * – Third place * – Fourth place * – The nation did not participate in the Games * – Qualified for forthcoming tournament * – Hosts Number of appearances La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the most goals at the end of the game wins the match. Each team is made up of six field players and one goalkeeper. Excluding the goalkeeper, players participate in both offensive and defensive roles. It is typically played in an all-deep pool where players cannot touch the bottom. A game consists mainly of the players swimming to move about the pool, treading water (mainly using the eggbeater kick), passing the ball, and shooting at the goal. Teamwork, tactical thinking and awareness are also highly important aspects. Water polo is a highly physical and demanding sport and has frequently been cited as one of the most difficult to play. Special equipment for water polo includes a water polo ball, a ball of varying colors which floats on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 1920 Summer Olympics
Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics. All medals were decided by using the Bergvall system. Squads Medal summary Results Gold medal round Silver medal round Bronze medal round Notes References Sources * PDF documents in the LA84 Foundationbr>Digital Library *Official Report of the 1920 Olympic Games (p. 130) * Water polo on the Olympedi website * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 1980 Summer Olympics
Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics as usual was a part of the ''swimming sport'', other two parts were swimming and diving. They were not three separate sports, because they all were governed by one federation — FINA. Water Polo discipline consisted of one event: men's team. In the preliminary round 12 teams were divided into three groups. Two best teams from each group (shaded ones) advanced to Group A of the final round to determine places 1 through 6. The rest of teams played in Group B of the final round to determine places 7 through 12. The event was held between 20 and 29 July in two venues: *the ''Swimming Pool'' of the ''Olimpiysky Sports Complex'' (central part of Moscow) *the '' Outdoor Swimming Pool of the Central Lenin Stadium'' at Luzhniki (south-western part of Moscow) Medals Qualification Results Preliminary round Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Final round Group A ---- ---- ---- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 1976 Summer Olympics
The water polo tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics was held from 18 to 27 July 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Qualification Medalists Participating teams ;Group A * * * * ;Group B * * * * ;Group C * * * * Squads Preliminary round Group A *18 July 1976 *19 July 1976 *20 July 1976 Group B *18 July 1976 *19 July 1976 *20 July 1976 Group C *18 July 1976 *19 July 1976 *20 July 1976 Classification round Group D *22 July 1976 *23 July 1976 *24 July 1976 *26 July 1976 *27 July 1976 1 The Soviet Union forfeited the match due to player illness. Group E *22 July 1976 *23 July 1976 *24 July 1976 *26 July 1976 *27 July 1976 Final ranking # # # # # # # # # # # # See also *1975 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship *1978 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship References Sources * PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation]Digital Library *Official Report of the 1976 Olympic Games, v.3 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 1972 Summer Olympics
Final results for the water polo competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich. Qualification Medalists Squads Preliminary round Pool A Pool B Pool C Final round Group II (Classification 7th – 12th) ;Results taken from Preliminary Round Group I (Classification Gold – 6th) ;Results taken from Preliminary Round Final ranking # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Top goalscorers See also * 1973 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship References Sources * PDF documents in the LA84 Foundationbr>Digital Library *Official Report of the 1972 Olympic Games, v.3 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 1968 Summer Olympics
The water polo tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics was held from 14 to 25 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. Qualification Groups ;GROUP A * (''excluded'') * * * * * * * ;GROUP B * * * * * * * * While Australia had been accepted as one of the 16 teams, the Australian Olympic Committee, considering it a waste of money to send a team, did not endorse them. The players responded by paying their own way to travel to Mexico City, but after the AOC informed the organisers, the team were barred from competing. Squads Preliminary round Group A *14 October 1968 *15 October 1968 *16 October 1968 *17 October 1968 *19 October 1968 *20 October 1968 *21 October 1968 *22 October 1968 Group B *14 October 1968 *15 October 1968 *16 October 1968 *17 October 1968 *19 October 1968 *20 October 1968 *21 October 1968 *22 October 1968 Classification round *24 October 1968 — 13th/15th place *24 October 1968 — 9th/12th place *24 October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 1964 Summer Olympics
Water polo at the 1964 Summer Olympics was held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Shibuya, Tokyo. The gymnasium was built in 1961-1964 as the first indoor pool for Olympic water polo; it also hosted all swimming and diving events and could accommodate over 13,000 people. In the water polo tournament, two teams from each of the four preliminary groups advanced to two semi-finals, and their four winners competed for the medals. The scores from preliminary rounds were taken into account in the semifinals, and the scores from the semifinals were taken into account in the finals. Squads Medal summary Results First round Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Semifinals Semifinal AB ---- ---- Semifinal CD ---- ---- Final round Classification 5–8 ---- ---- Final ---- ---- References Sources * PDF documents in the LA84 Foundationbr>Digital Library *Official Report of the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 1960 Summer Olympics
Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Qualification Medal summary Results For the team rosters see: '' Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads''. Group A Group B Group C Group D Semi-finals Group A Group B Final round Final standings References Sources * PDF documents in the LA84 Foundationbr>Digital Library *Official Report of the 1960 Olympic Games (pp. 552–555, 617–634) * Water polo on the Olympedi website * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 1956 Summer Olympics
Ten nations competed in water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Medallists Results For the team rosters see: ''Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads''. Preliminary round The preliminary round consisted of a round-robin tournament held in three groups. Each team played the other teams in its group once. Group A 28 November * 14:00 - Romania def. Australia, 4-2 * 19:30 - Yugoslavia def. Soviet Union, 3-2 29 November * 21:15 - Soviet Union def. Romania, 4-3 * 22:15 - Yugoslavia def. Australia, 9-1 30 November * 10:30 - Yugoslavia def. Romania, 3-2 * 16:00 - Soviet Union def. Australia, 3-0 Group B 28 November * 20:30 - United States def. Great Britain, 5-3 29 November * 15:45 - Hungary def. Great Britain, 6-1 30 November * 11:30 - Hungary def. United States, 6-2 Group C 28 November * 15:00 - Germany def. Singapore, 5-1 29 November * 16:45 - Italy def. Singapore, 7-1 30 November * 22:10 - Italy def. Germany, 4-2 Final round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 1952 Summer Olympics
Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Medal summary Team squads For the team rosters see: ''Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads''. Results Eliminating rounds In order to reduce the field from 21 teams to 16 for the round-robin pools, two eliminating rounds were used. The teams were drawn into 10 pairs, with one team (Argentina) drawing a bye through the eliminating rounds. The 10 winners of the first eliminating round advanced to the round robins, while the 10 losers were paired again for a second eliminating round. Again the winners advanced to the round robins; the 5 losers of this second eliminating round, however, were eliminated from competition.Official Report, p. 565. First eliminating round Second eliminating round First round The first round consisted of the remaining 16 teams divided into 4 pools of 4 teams each. Each pool played a round robin. For wins, 2 standings points were awarded; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 1948 Summer Olympics
Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics played at Finchley Lido. Medal summary Team squads Results Round One In the first round each team in a group played each other team in the same group. The placings were determined on points. If the points were equal, then the better goal average decided. The first two teams of each group were qualified for the second round, while the third placed team was eliminated. Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Round Two In the second round each team in a group played each other team in the same group unless they had met in a previous round. In this case the previous result stood and was carried forward to this group. So in each group only three matches had to be played. The placings were determined on points. If the points were equal, then the better goal average decided. The first two teams of each group were qualified for the semi-finals, while the third placed team was eliminat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 1936 Summer Olympics
Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics: Medal summary Results Elimination rounds In the first round each team in a group played each other team in the same group. The placings were determined on points. If the points were equal, then the better goal average decided. The first two teams of each group were qualified for the semi-finals, while the third and fourth placed team was eliminated. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Semi-finals As in the elimination round each team in a group played each other team in the same group unless they had met in the previous round. In this case the previous result stood and was carried forward to this group. So in each group only four matches had to be played. The placings were determined on points. If the points were equal, then the better goal average decided. The first two teams of each group were qualified for the final round, while the third and fourth placed team were eliminated and took part i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
