The men's water polo tournament at the

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was held from 1 to 10 August 1992, in

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. Reigning world champion

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had qualified for the tournament, but as it had formally dissolved in the interim, it did not participate. The successor countries did not participate for several reasons. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) could not participate due to the UN sanctions due to their aggression on

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and

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. Croatia, which was the strongest among them at the time (the Croatian club was champion of Yugoslavia and European Champions' Cup winner), also did not participate in the water polo tournament. The position of Yugoslavia was replaced by

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Qualification

Teams

;GROUP A * * * * * * ;GROUP B * * * * * *

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

*1 August 1992 *2 August 1992 *3 August 1992 *5 August 1992 *6 August 1992

Group B

*1 August 1992 *2 August 1992 *3 August 1992 *5 August 1992 *6 August 1992

Final round

Group D

*8 August 1992 *9 August 1992

Group E

*8 August 1992 *9 August 1992

Semi finals

*8 August 1992

Bronze medal match

*9 August 1992

Gold medal match

*9 August 1992

Final ranking

Medallists

References

Sources

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documents in the

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External links

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