Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	5	5	0	0	44	27	+17	10	Qualified for the semifinals
2	Serbia and Montenegro	5	4	0	1	37	26	+11	8	Qualified for the quarterfinals
3	Russia	5	3	0	2	32	28	+4	6
4	United States	5	2	0	3	32	37	−5	4
5	Croatia	5	1	0	4	35	41	−6	2
6	Kazakhstan	5	0	0	5	21	42	−21	0

15 August 2004 16:30	[1]	Russia	5–2	Kazakhstan	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Koratochvil (SVK), Koryzna (POL)
		Score by quarters: 0-0, 1-0, 2-1, 2-1
		Chomakhidze, Gorshkov 2	Goals	2 players with 1

15 August 2004 10:45	[2]	Serbia and Montenegro	4–6	Hungary	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Borrell (ESP), Petronilli (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 1-0, 2-3, 1-0, 0-3
		Trbojević 2	Goals	Kiss 2

15 August 2004 22:15	[3]	Croatia	6–7	United States	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Tulga (TUR), Bookelman (NED)
		Score by quarters: 0-0, 0-3, 2-1, 4-3
		Štritof 3	Goals	Azevedo 3

17 August 2004 16:30	[4]	Kazakhstan	6–9	United States	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Patelli (BRA), Bock (GER)
		Score by quarters: 1-1, 3-4, 0-1, 2-3
		Drozdov 3	Goals	Wigo 4

17 August 2004 17:45	[5]	Russia	3–4	Serbia and Montenegro	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Tulga (TUR), Petronilli (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 1-1, 1-1, 0-1, 1-1
		3 players with 1	Goals	Trbojević 2

17 August 2004 22:15	[6]	Hungary	10–8	Croatia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Borrell (ESP), Bookelman (NED)
		Score by quarters: 1-0, 4-2, 4-4, 1-2
		Kásás, Biros 3	Goals	Burić, Štritof 2

19 August 2004 09:30	[7]	Serbia and Montenegro	9–5	Kazakhstan	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Legare (CAN), Sayed Mahmoud (EGY)
		Score by quarters: 3-1, 2-1, 1-1, 3-2
		Šapić 3	Goals	Zhilyayev 3

19 August 2004 10:45	[8]	United States	5–7	Hungary	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Margeta (SLO), Tulga (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 2-2, 2-3, 0-1, 1-1
		Azevedo 2	Goals	Varga, Madaras 2

19 August 2004 22:15	[9]	Croatia	8–9	Russia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Stavropoulos (GRE), Kratochvil (SVK)
		Score by quarters: 2-2, 2-3, 1-1, 3-3
		Franković, Fatović 2	Goals	Zinnourov 2

21 August 2004 09:30	[10]	Kazakhstan	4–14	Hungary	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Koryzna (POL), Patelli (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 1-3, 0-4, 2-4, 1-3
		4 players with 1	Goals	Kásás, Kiss 3

21 August 2004 21:00	[11]	Serbia and Montenegro	11–8	Croatia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Petronilli (ITA), Bookelman (NED)
		Score by quarters: 2-1, 4-2, 3-3, 2-2
		Šapić 5	Goals	3 players with 2

21 August 2004 22:15	[12]	Russia	9–7	United States	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Borrell (ESP), Bock (GER)
		Score by quarters: 3-1, 3-3, 2-0, 1-3
		Eryshov, Chomakhidze 3	Goals	Beaubien, Azevedo 2

23 August 2004 10:45	[13]	Croatia	5–4	Kazakhstan	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Matache (ROU), Rezek (CZE)
		Score by quarters: 2-2, 2-0, 0-0, 1-2
		Smodlaka 2	Goals	4 players with 1

23 August 2004 18:15	[14]	Russia	6–7	Hungary	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Margeta (SLO), Stavropoulos (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 1-2, 1-1, 1-3, 3-1
		Eryshov, Garbuzov 2	Goals	Kiss 2

23 August 2004 21:00	[15]	United States	4–9	Serbia and Montenegro	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Tulga (TUR), Borrell (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 1-2, 1-2, 1-3, 1-2
		4 players with 1	Goals	Šapić 3

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Greece	5	4	0	1	43	27	+16	8	Qualified for the semifinals
2	Germany	5	3	1	1	40	28	+12	7	Qualified for the quarterfinals
3	Spain	5	3	0	2	35	31	+4	6
4	Italy	5	3	0	2	39	24	+15	6
5	Australia	5	1	1	3	37	35	+2	4
6	Egypt	5	0	0	5	18	67	−49	0

15 August 2004 09:30	[16]	Egypt	3–14	Australia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Kiszelly (HUN), Valcarce (ARG)
		Score by quarters: 1-3, 0-5, 1-4, 1-2
		3 players with 1	Goals	Miller 3

15 August 2004 17:45	[17]	Italy	4–5	Spain	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Margeta (SLO), Tomic (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 1-2, 1-3, 0-0, 2-0
		4 players with 1	Goals	5 players with 1

15 August 2004 21:00	[18]	Germany	5–4	Greece	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Brguljan (SCG), Afanasiev (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 2-2, 0-1, 2-1, 1-0
		5 players with 1	Goals	4 players with 1

17 August 2004 09:30	[19]	Australia	4–8	Italy	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Tomic (CRO), Chaney (USA)
		Score by quarters: 1-1, 2-2, 0-3, 1-2
		Whalan 2	Goals	Postiglione 3

17 August 2004 10:45	[20]	Germany	13–3	Egypt	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Rezek (CZE), Pinker (RSA)
		Score by quarters: 4-0, 5-0, 2-0, 2-3
		Politze 5	Goals	3 players with 1

17 August 2004 21:00	[21]	Greece	8–5	Spain	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Kratochvil (SVK), Margeta (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 2-1, 4-1, 1-2, 1-1
		Chatzitheodorou, Schizas 2	Goals	Five players with 1

19 August 2004 16:30	[22]	Spain	8–4	Australia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Tomic (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 2-1, 3-1, 1-1, 2-1
		3 players with 2	Goals	4 players with 1

19 August 2004 17:45	[23]	Italy	10–5	Germany	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Brguljan (SCG), Afanasiev (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 2-0, 1-2, 3-2, 4-1
		Postiglione 4	Goals	Nossek 3

19 August 2004 21:00	[24]	Egypt	4–15	Greece	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Matache (ROU), Zhong (CHN)
		Score by quarters: 0-5, 0-2, 2-3, 2-5
		4 players with 1	Goals	Thomakos 5

21 August 2004 10:45	[25]	Egypt	4–13	Italy	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Rezek (CZE), Pinker (RSA)
		Score by quarters: 1-3, 1-0, 2-5, 0-5
		El-Sammany 2	Goals	Calcaterra, Angelini 3

21 August 2004 16:30	[26]	Germany	11–5	Spain	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Tulga (TUR), Brguljan (SCG)
		Score by quarters: 3-2, 2-0, 4-3, 2-0
		Wollthan 3	Goals	5 players with 1

21 August 2004 17:45	[27]	Greece	10–9	Australia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Kiszelly (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 2-2, 3-2, 3-2, 2-3
		Chatzitheodorou 3	Goals	3 players with 2

23 August 2004 09:30	[28]	Germany	6–6	Australia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Kratochvil (SVK), Brguljan (SCG)
		Score by quarters: 1-3, 2-1, 1-0, 2-2
		Politze, Nossek 2	Goals	Woods 3

23 August 2004 17:00	[29]	Spain	12–4	Egypt	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Valcarce (ARG), Zhong (CHN)
		Score by quarters: 4-1, 3-0, 2-1, 3-2
		Hernández, Gómez 3	Goals	El-Helw 2

23 August 2004 22:15	[30]	Greece	6–4	Italy	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Bookelman (NED)
		Score by quarters: 1-0, 1-2, 2-1, 2-1
		6 players with 1	Goals	Bencivenga 2

Final rankings

2004 Men's Olympic champions
Hungary Eighth title

Multi-time Olympians

Five-time Olympian(s): 2 players

•  Spain: Salvador Gómez,^[2] Jesús Rollán (GK)^[3]

Four-time Olympian(s): 8 players

•  Croatia: Dubravko Šimenc^[4]
•  Greece: Konstantinos Loudis^[5]
•  Hungary: Tibor Benedek^[6]
•  Italy: Carlo Silipo^[7]
•  Russia: Dmitry Gorshkov,^[8] Nikolay Kozlov^[9]
•  Spain: Daniel Ballart,^[10] Sergi Pedrerol^[11]

Multiple medalists

Three-time Olympic medalist(s): 2 players

•  Russia: Dmitry Gorshkov,^[8] Nikolay Kozlov^[9]

Leading goalscorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals	Matches played	Goals per match	Shots	%
1	Aleksandar Šapić	Serbia and Montenegro	18	8	2.250	54	33.3%
2	Tony Azevedo	United States	15	7	2.143	31	48.4%
	Revaz Chomakhidze	Russia		8	1.875	25	60.0%
4	Tamás Kásás	Hungary	14	7	2.000	30	46.7%
	Gergely Kiss	Hungary		7	2.000	31	45.2%
	Thomas Whalan	Australia		8	1.750	36	38.9%
7	Nikola Franković	Croatia	12	8	1.500	27	44.4%
	Heiko Nossek	Germany		7	1.714	28	42.9%
	Marc Politze	Germany		7	1.714	33	36.4%
10	Alberto Angelini	Italy	11	7	1.571	32	34.4%
	Elvis Fatović	Croatia		8	1.375	26	42.3%
	Ratko Štritof	Croatia		8	1.375	32	34.4%
	Ivan Zaitsev	Kazakhstan		7	1.571	22	50.0%

Source: Official Results Book (page 184)^[12][13]

Leading goalkeepers

Rank	Goalkeeper	Team	Saves	Matches played	Saves per match	Shots	%
1	Nikolay Maksimov	Russia	62	8	7.750	104	59.6%
2	Denis Šefik	Serbia and Montenegro	60	8	7.500	102	58.8%
3	Brandon Brooks	United States	58	7	8.286	108	53.7%
4	James Stanton	Australia	57	8	7.125	108	52.8%
5	Alexandr Shvedov	Kazakhstan	54	7	7.714	111	48.6%
6	Ángel Andreo	Spain	50	7	7.143	92	54.3%
	Stefano Tempesti	Italy		7	7.143	86	58.1%
8	Amr Mohamed	Egypt	41	7	5.857	135	30.4%
	Frano Vićan	Croatia		8	5.125	81	50.6%
10	Zoltán Szécsi	Hungary	40	7	5.714	75	53.3%

Source: Official Results Book (page 180)^[12][13]

Leading sprinters

Rank	Sprinter	Team	Sprints won	Matches played	Sprints won per match	Sprints contested	%
1	Pietro Figlioli	Australia	24	8	3.000	27	88.9%
2	Sergey Garbuzov	Russia	20	8	2.500	21	95.2%
3	Tobias Kreuzmann	Germany	17	7	2.429	22	77.3%
4	Goran Fiorentini	Italy	15	7	2.143	22	68.2%
5	Aleksandar Ćirić	Serbia and Montenegro	14	8	1.750	20	70.0%
6	Tihomil Vranješ	Croatia	9	8	1.125	24	37.5%
7	Tamás Kásás	Hungary	7	7	1.000	9	77.8%
8	Christos Afroudakis	Greece	6	7	0.857	15	40.0%
	Tony Azevedo	United States		7	0.857	10	60.0%

Source: Official Results Book (page 183)^[12][13]

The men's all-star team was announced on 29 August 2004.^[14]

Most Valuable Player

• Gergely Kiss (left-handed, 14 goals)

Media All-Star Team

• Goalkeeper
  • Denis Šefik (60 saves)
• Field players
  • Theodoros Chatzitheodorou (8 goals)
  • Revaz Chomakhidze (centre forward, 15 goals)
  • Tamás Kásás (14 goals, 7 sprints won)
  • Gergely Kiss (left-handed, 14 goals)
  • Aleksandar Šapić (18 goals)
  • Vladimir Vujasinović (centre back, 3 goals)

• PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:
  • Official Results Book – 2004 Olympic Games – Water Polo (download, archive)
• Water polo on the Olympedia website
  • Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics (men's tournament)
• Water polo on the Sports Reference website
  • Water polo at the 2004 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived)

• BBC Men's water polo results
• BBC match schedule