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Water Polo At The 1956 Summer Olympics
Ten nations competed in water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Medallists Participating nations For the team rosters see: '' Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads''. * * * * * * * * * * Results 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne Sports And Entertainment Centre
The Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre (originally known as the Swimming and Diving Stadium and now known commercially as the AIA Vitality Centre) is a sports administration and training facility located in the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct in Melbourne, Australia. The facility opened in 1956 as an aquatic centre for the 1956 Olympic Games. In 1983, the Olympic-sized pool was replaced with a parquetry floor and the facility became Melbourne's home of numerous basketball events until 1998, most notably as the home venue for several National Basketball League teams including the North Melbourne Giants and Melbourne Tigers. The venue served as Melbourne's primary indoor concert arena from 1984 to 1988, until completion of the Rod Laver Arena. The centre is the administrative and training headquarters of the Collingwood Football Club, who also train on the adjacent Olympic Park Oval. History 1956 Olympic Games Known originally as the Swimming and Diving St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomislav Franjković
Tomislav Franjković (Томислав Фрањковић, 19 May 1931 – 11 October 2010) was a Croat water polo player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December .... He was part of the Yugoslav team which won the silver medal in the 1956 tournament. He played six matches. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) References Tomislav Franjković's obituary External links * * * * 1931 births 2010 deaths People from Korčula Croatian male water polo players Yugoslav male water polo players Olympic water polo players for Yugoslavia Water polo players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic medalists in water polo Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
P'et're Mshveniyeradze
Petre Mshvenieradze ( ka, პეტრე მშვენიერაძე; 24 March 1929 – 3 June 2003) was a Georgian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952, 1956 Summer Olympics, 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, and died in Moscow, Russia. He is the father of water polo players Giorgi Mshvenieradze, Giorgi and Nuzgari Mshvenieradze, Nuzgari. In 1952, he was a member of the Soviet team which finished seventh in the Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics, Olympic water polo tournament. He played all nine matches and scored at least one goal (not all scorers are known). Four years later at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, he won the bronze medal with the Soviet team. He played all seven matches. However, that year there was an incident that became known as the Blood in the Water match. The semi-final against the Hungarian team took place on the same days as the Hungarian Revolution of 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Markarov
Boris Nikitich Markarov (, 12 March 1935 – 23 April 2023) was a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Summer Olympics. Markarov was part of the Soviet team which won the bronze medal in the 1956 tournament. He played four matches and scored one goal. Markarov died on 23 April 2023, at the age of 88. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Olympic medals, becoming the most successful country in men's tournament. There are fifty-nine male athletes who hav ... References External links * 1935 births 2023 deaths People from Volkhov Russian male water polo players Soviet male water polo players Olympic water polo players for the Soviet Union Water polo players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in water polo Medalists at the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vyacheslav Kurennoy
Vyacheslav Grigorevich Kurennoy (, 10 December 1932 – 23 December 1992) was a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Moscow. Career In 1956 he was a member of the Soviet team which won the bronze medal. He played all seven matches and scored three goals. Four years later he won the silver medal with the Soviet team in the water polo competition at the 1960 Games. He played all seven matches and scored nine goals. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Olympic medals, becoming the most successful country in men's tournament. There are fifty-nine male athletes who hav ... External links * 1932 births 1992 deaths Russian male water polo players Soviet male water polo players Olympic water polo players for the Soviet U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nodar Gvakhariya
Nodar Gvakharia ( ka, ნოდარ გვახარია, 3 February 1932 – 14 November 1996) was a Georgian water polo player, born in Tbilisi. retrieved 30 July 2010 who competed for the in the . He was part of the Soviet team which won the bronze medal in the 1956 tournament. He played three matches and scored four goals. See also * |
Boris Goykhman
Boris Abramovich Goykhman (, 28 April 1919 – 28 October 2005) was a Soviet water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics, in the 1956 Summer Olympics, and in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was Jewish, and was born in Voznesensk, Ukrainian SSR. In 1952 he was a member of the Soviet team which finished seventh in the Olympic water polo tournament. He played all nine matches as a goalkeeper. Four years later he won the bronze medal with the Soviet team in the water polo competition at the 1956 Games. He played six matches as a goalkeeper. At the 1960 Games he was part of the Soviet team which competed in the Olympic water polo tournament. He played four matches as a goalkeeper. On 3 September 1960, he won an Olympic silver medal at the age of 41 years and 128 days, becoming the oldest Olympic silver medalist in water polo. See also * Soviet Union men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of Olympic medalists in water polo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyotr Breus
Pyotr Pavlovich Breus , (December 2, 1927 – February 25, 2000) was a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Summer Olympics, part of the team which won the bronze medal. He played in all seven matches and scored two goals. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Olympic medals, becoming the most successful country in men's tournament. There are fifty-nine male athletes who hav ... ReferencesPyotr Breus' profile at Sport-Strana.ru External links * 1927 births 2000 deaths Water polo players from Moscow Russian male water polo players Soviet male water polo players Olympic water polo players for the Soviet Union Water polo players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in water polo Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics 20th-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Ageev
Viktor Ivanovich Ageev (, 29 April 1936 – 30 January 2023) was a Soviet water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Biography Ageyev was born in Moscow on 29 April 1936. He died on 30 January 2023, at the age of 86. Career In 1956 he was a member of the Soviet team which won the bronze medal. He played two matches. Four years later he won the silver medal with the Soviet team in the water polo competition at the 1960 Games. He played two matches again. At the 1964 Games he was part of the Soviet team which won again a bronze medal in the Olympic water polo tournament. He played all six matches and scored two goals. See also * Soviet Union men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marijan Žužej
Marijan Žužej (8 February 1934 – 18 December 2011) was a Croatian water polo player of Slovenian origin. He was part of the Yugoslavia teams that won a silver medal at the 1956 Olympics and placed fourth in 1960. Žužej was born in Maribor to Slovenian parents and lost his father at early age. His mother and stepfather were doctors and fought with Yugoslav partisans during World War II. Žužej took up swimming and water polo in 1946, and in 1954 was included to the Yugoslav national team that won a bronze medal at European championships. In late 1957 he had a serious car accident. He recovered by the 1960 Olympics, but retired from competitions after that to become a water polo coach and administrator at his club HAVK Mladost. Besides water polo he worked as an architect An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovro Radonjić
Lovro is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: *Lovro Artuković (born 1959), Croatian painter and graphic artist who primarily paints large scale figurative canvases * Lovro Cvek (born 1995), Croatian footballer *Lovro Dobričević (1420–1478), Croatian painter from Kotor * Lovro Iločki or Lawrence of Ilok (1459–1524), Croatian nobleman, very wealthy and powerful in the Kingdom of Hungary-Croatia * Lovro Jotić (born 1994), Croatian handball player * Lovro Karaula (1800–1875), Croatian friar from Bosnia and Herzegovina * Lovro Kuhar, pen name Prežihov Voranc, (1893–1950), Slovene writer and Communist political activist * Lovro Majer (born 1998), Croatian footballer *Lovro von Matačić (1899–1985), Croatian conductor and composer * Lovro Mazalin (born 1997), Croatian professional basketball player * Lovro Medić (born 1990), Croatian professional footballer * Lovro Mihačević (1856–1920), Croatian Catholic priest, author, albanologist and epi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |