{"history":[],"article":{"id":"6f0866ac-d668-477f-bb85-e91d6b9060ef","title":"Water polo at the 1996 Summer Olympics","slug":"water-polo-at-the-1996-summer-olympics","content":":::summary\n**Year:** 1996 \n**Country:** United States \n**City:** [Atlanta](https://bliptext.com/articles/atlanta) \n**Venue:** [Georgia Tech Aquatic Center](https://bliptext.com/articles/georgia-tech-campus-recreation-center) \n**Dates:** July 20, 1996 – July 28, 1996 \n**Num Teams:** 12 \n**Confederations:** 3 \n**Competitors:** 153 \n**Champion:** ESP \n**Count:** 1 \n**Second:** CRO \n**Third:** ITA \n**Fourth:** HUN \n**Matches:** 48 \n**Multiple Appearances:** 5-time Olympian(s): 1 · 4-time Olympian(s): 3 \n**Top Scorer:** [🇭🇺](https://bliptext.com/articles/hungary) [Tibor Benedek](https://bliptext.com/articles/tibor-benedek) (19 goals) \n**Most Saves:** [Arie van de Bunt](https://bliptext.com/articles/arie-van-de-bunt) (81 saves) \n**Previous:** 1992 \n**Next:** 2000 \n:::\n\n# \nThe **water polo tournament** at the **[1996 Summer Olympics](https://bliptext.com/articles/1996-summer-olympics)** was held from 20 to 28 July 1996, in [Atlanta, United States](https://bliptext.com/articles/atlanta-united-states).\n\n# Qualification\n\n# Teams\n\n# Squads\n\n# Preliminary round\n\n## Group A\n

\n\n## Group B\n

\n\n# Classification round\n

\n\n# Final round\n\n## Quarterfinals\n

\n\n## Semifinals\n**5th/8th place**\n

\n**1st/4th place**\n

\n\n## Finals\n\n### 7th place match\n\n### 5th place match\n\n### Bronze medal match\n\n### Gold medal match\n\n# Ranking and statistics\n\n## Final ranking\n\n## Multi-time Olympians\nFive-time Olympian(s): 1 player\nFour-time Olympian(s): 3 players\n\n# Medallists\n\n# Sources","current_revision":null,"created_by":"kACnuQmH5k9Nr5VNVEpVeg7XpvUmMctD","created_at":"2025-01-26T07:13:24.066Z","updated_at":"2025-01-26T07:13:24.066Z","search_vector":"'1996':5 'olymp':7 'polo':2 'summer':6 'water':1","search_content":" \n**Year:** 1996 \n**Country:** United States \n**City:** [Atlanta](https://bliptext.com/articles/atlanta) \n**Venue:** [Georgia Tech Aquatic Center](https://bliptext.com/articles/georgia-tech-campus-recreation-center) \n**Dates:** July 20, 1996 – July 28, 1996 \n**Num Teams:** 12 \n**Confederations:** 3 \n**Competitors:** 153 \n**Champion:** ESP \n**Count:** 1 \n**Second:** CRO \n**Third:** ITA \n**Fourth:** HUN \n**Matches:** 48 \n**Multiple Appearances:** 5-time Olympian(s): 1 · 4-time Olympian(s): 3 \n**Top Scorer:** [🇭🇺](https://bliptext.com/articles/hungary) [Tibor Benedek](https://bliptext.com/articles/tibor-benedek) (19 goals) \n**Most Saves:** [Arie van de Bunt](https://bliptext.com/articles/arie-van-de-bunt) (81 saves) \n**Previous:** 1992 \n**Next:** 2000 \n \n\n# \nThe **water polo tournament** at the **[1996 Summer Olympics](https://bliptext.com/articles/1996-summer-olympics)** was held from 20 to 28 July 1996, in [Atlanta, United States](https://bliptext.com/articles/atlanta-united-states).\n\n# Qualification\n\n# Teams\n\n# Squads\n\n# Preliminary round\n\n## Group A\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n## Group B\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n# Classification round\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n# Final round\n\n## Quarterfinals\n \n \n \n \n\n## Semifinals\n**5th/8th place**\n \n \n**1st/4th place**\n \n \n\n## Finals\n\n### 7th place match\n\n### 5th place match\n\n### Bronze medal match\n\n### Gold medal match\n\n# Ranking and statistics\n\n## Final ranking\n\n## Multi-time Olympians\nFive-time Olympian(s): 1 player\nFour-time Olympian(s): 3 players\n\n# Medallists\n\n# Sources","revisionCount":0},"hasMore":false,"nextCursor":null}

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