ACOG - Aquatics: Water Polo - IBM

Detailed Information
  • Olympic Water Polo Overview
  • Spectator's Guide to Water Polo
  • Who to Watch in Water Polo
  • History of Water Polo
  • Olympic Medals in Water Polo
  • Competition Dates
    20 to 24 Jul and 26 to 28 Jul 1996

    Results of Water Polo Draw -- now with game times!

    Venue
    Georgia Tech Aquatic Center
    Capacity:
    14,600 main stadium (finals and semifinals)
    4,000 water polo pool

    Events/Disciplines
    One Event
    Men's Team

    Number of Athletes
    156 men (12 teams of 13)

    Changes Since Barcelona
    None

    Qualifications
    Teams qualify based on their finish at the IX Water Polo World Cup in September 1995, or at the Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament. The host country automatically qualified.

    Who Has Qualified
    CRO, ESP, GER, GRE, HUN, ITA, NED, ROM, RUS, UKR, YUG

    Competition Format
    Pool play determines the eight quarterfinal teams, whose winners advance to medal rounds. Each game consists of four 7-minute periods.

    Internation Federation
    Federation Internationale de Natation Amateur
    Avenue de Beaumont 9
    Rez-de-Chaussee
    1012 Lausanne, Switzerland
    Tel: (41-21) 312-6602
    Fax: (41-21) 312-6610

    Olympic Debut
    1900



    Olympic Factoid
    An estimated 5.3 million visted Centennial Olympic Park between opening day - 13 July - and closing day - 4 August, making the park the most single most visited Olympic site during the Games.