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Water polo at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament Tournament details Venue(s) West Germany (in West Berlin host cities)Dates 19 – 27 August Teams 16 (from 4 confederations) Final positions Champions Italy (1st title)Runner-up Hungary Third place Yugoslavia Fourth place Soviet Union Tournament statistics Matches played 64 Goals scored 638 (9.97 per match) ← Previous Next →
The 1978 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the third edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships , organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA . The tournament was held from 19 to 27 August 1978, and was incorporated into the 1978 World Aquatics Championships in West Berlin , West Germany .
Participating teams
For the complete team rosters, see Water polo at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Men's team rosters .
Groups formed
GROUP A
GROUP B
GROUP C
GROUP D
First round
Qualified for places 1–8, separated in 2 round robin groups of 4 teams each. (Group E and F)
Qualified for places 9–16, separated in 2 round robin groups of 4 teams each. (Group G and H)
Group A
Group B
Team
Points
G
W
D
L
GF
GA
Diff
1.
Romania
5 3
2
1
0
17
11
+6
2.
United States
4 3
2
0
1
18
7
+11
3.
Cuba
3 3
1
1
1
9
11
-2
4.
Mexico
0 3
0
0
3
9
24
-15
Group C
Group D
Team
Points
G
W
D
L
GF
GA
Diff
1.
Hungary
6 3
3
0
0
19
10
+9
2.
Yugoslavia
4 3
2
0
1
18
9
+9
3.
Greece
2 3
1
0
2
11
22
-11
4.
Spain
0 3
0
0
3
14
21
-7
Second round
Qualified for places 1–4 in a round robin group. (Group L)
Will play for places 5–8 in a round robin group. (Group I)
Will play for places 9–12 in a round robin group. (Group J)
Will play for places 13–16 in a round robin group (Group K)
Group E
First round results apply.
Group F
First round results apply.
Group G
Team
Points
G
W
D
L
GF
GA
Diff
1.
Cuba
6 3
3
0
0
19
8
+11
2.
Australia
4 3
2
0
1
15
18
–3
3.
Mexico
2 3
1
0
2
11
12
–1
4.
Canada
0 3
0
0
3
11
18
–7
First round results apply.
Group H
Team
Points
G
W
D
L
GF
GA
Diff
1.
Spain
4 3
2
0
1
24
12
+12
2.
Greece
4 3
2
0
1
20
15
+5
3.
Netherlands
4 3
2
0
1
18
13
+5
4.
Israel
0 3
0
0
3
6
18
–22
First round results apply.
Final round
13th – 16th places (Group K)
Team
Points
G
W
D
L
GF
GA
Diff
13.
Netherlands
6 3
3
0
0
17
8
+9
14.
Canada
4 3
2
0
1
15
10
+5
15.
Mexico
2 3
1
0
2
18
15
+3
16.
Israel
0 3
0
0
3
4
21
–17
9th – 12th places (Group J)
Team
Points
G
W
D
L
GF
GA
Diff
9.
Australia
6 3
3
0
0
23
15
+8
10.
Cuba
3 3
1
1
1
21
15
+6
11.
Spain
3 3
1
1
1
22
19
+3
12.
Greece
0 3
0
0
3
9
26
–17
5th – 8th places (Group I)
1st - 4th places Final standings (Group L)
Final ranking
1978 FINA Men's World champions
Italy
Team Roster
Alberto Alberani , Silvio Baracchini , Romeo Collina , Gianni De Magistris , Massimo Fondelli , Marco Galli , Sante Marsili , Alessandro Ghibellini , Paolo Ragosa , Mario Scotti-Galletta , Rolando Simeoni Head coach : Gianni Lonzi
Medalists
References
^ "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org . FINA . September 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ 3rd FINA World Championships 1978, West Berlin - Water polo Men www.fina.org
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West Germany (in West Berlin host cities)
Italy (1st title)
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
Canada
Cuba
Mexico
United States
Bulgaria
Greece
Israel
Netherlands
Romania
Spain
Australia
Romania
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