The 2008 Men's

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was the 28th edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the

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. The event took place in the Aquatic Centre Málaga in

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from July 4 to July 13, 2008. The gold medal was won by

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, the silver medal by

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and the bronze medal by

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Teams

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Preliminary round

Group A

July 4, 2008
July 5, 2008
July 6, 2008
July 7, 2008
July 8, 2008

Group B

July 4, 2008
July 5, 2008
July 6, 2008
July 7, 2008
July 8, 2008

Final round

Places 7/12

July 9, 2008 July 11, 2008

Places 11 / 12

July 11, 2008

Places 9 / 10

July 12, 2008

Places 7 / 8

July 12, 2008

Quarterfinals

July 9, 2008

Semifinals

July 11, 2008

Finals

Places 5 / 6

July 12, 2008

Bronze Medal

July 13, 2008

Gold Medal

July 13, 2008 – Malaga, Spain

Final ranking

Individual awards

*Most Valuable Player ** *Best Goalkeeper ** *Topscorer ** (23)

References

Official site

LEN website
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