The
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 th ...
tournament at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 ...
was held from 18 to 27 July 1976 in
Montreal, Quebec
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,
Canada
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.
Qualification
Medalists
Participating teams
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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
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See also
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1975 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship
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Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. Ha ...
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1978 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
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References
Sources
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PDF
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documents in the
LA84 Foundation
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Digital Library
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Official Report of the 1976 Olympic Games, v.3downloadarchive
(pp. 446–447, 484–497)
* Water polo on the Olympedi
website
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Water polo at the 1976 Summer Olympicsmen's tournament
* Water polo on the Sports Reference
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Water polo at the 1976 Summer Games
(archived)
External links
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1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 ...
1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 ...