The 1986 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the fifth 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 13 to 23 August 1986, and was incorporated into the 1986 World Aquatics Championships in Madrid, Spain.
This was the only men's world championship to have featured fifteen teams instead of the usual sixteen. Yugoslavia won its first title by defeating Italy in the final. The Soviet Union, the defending champion, came third.
Participating teams Americas Europe Oceania
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
14 August 1986 16 – 2 8 – 7
15 August 1986 9 – 8 21 – 6
16 August 1986 7 – 5 7 – 5
Group B
14 August 1986 12 – 4
15 August 1986 12 – 10
16 August 1986 11 – 11
Group C
14 August 1986 8 – 3 5 – 4
15 August 1986 8 – 4 10 – 4
16 August 1986 9 – 6 8 – 7
Group D
14 August 1986 16 – 10 13 – 3
15 August 1986 15 – 6 12 – 7
16 August 1986 10 – 8 9 – 9
Second round Qualified for places 1–4 in a knockout system with 3rd place game. 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
Preliminary round results apply.
18 August 1986 10 – 6 9 – 7
19 August 1986 8 – 5 12 – 11
Group F
Preliminary round results apply.
18 August 1986 13 – 4 10 – 9
19 August 1986 6 – 6 9 – 8
Group G
Preliminary round results apply.
18 August 1986 11 – 1
19 August 1986 7 – 6
Group H
Preliminary round results apply.
18 August 1986 5 – 3 9 – 4
19 August 1986 7 – 5 6 – 4
Final round
13th – 15th places (Group L)
Results of previous rounds apply.
21 August 1986 8 – 6
22 August 1986 8 – 8
9th – 12th places (Group K)
Results of previous rounds apply.
21 August 1986 11 – 9 10 – 5
22 August 1986 11 – 4 11 – 10
5th – 8th places (Group J)
Results of previous rounds apply.
21 August 1986 15 – 8 7 – 7
22 August 1986 11 – 4 11 – 8
Semifinals Team #1Res.Team #2Yugoslavia 9–8 Soviet UnionItaly 8–7 United States
Bronze match Team #1Res.Team #2Soviet Union 8–6 United States
Final Team #1Res.Team #2Yugoslavia 12–11 Italy
Final ranking
RANKTEAM4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.
Team roster Dragan Andrić, Perica Bukić, Veselin Đuho, Milorad Krivokapić, Deni Lušić, Igor Milanović, Tomislav Paškvalin, Zoran Petrović, Andrija Popović, Dubravko Šimenc, Aleksandar Šoštar, Anto Vasović, Mirko Vičević. Head coach: Ratko Rudić
Medalists Gold Silver Bronze 5th FINA World Championships 1986, Madrid - Water polo Men www.fina.org Dragan Andrić Perica Bukić Veselin Đuho Milorad Krivokapić Deni Lušić Igor Milanović Tomislav Paškvalin Zoran Petrović Andrija Popović Dubravko Šimenc Aleksandar Šoštar Anto Vasović Mirko VičevićHead coach: Ratko Rudić Gianni Averaimo Antonello Steardo Sandro Campagna Andrea Pisano Paolo Trapanese Massimiliano Ferretti Marco D'Altrui Paolo Caldarella Mario Fiorillo Ricardo Tempestini Francesco Porzio Stefano Postiglione Alfio MissagiHead coach: Federico "Fritz" Dennerlein Serghei Marcoci Nikolai Smirnov Yevgeny Sharonov Nikolay Sharafeyev Mikhail Ivanov Sergey Kotenko Dmitry Apanasenko Viktor Berendyuha Pavel Prokopchuk Yevgeny Grishin Sergey Naumov Giorgi Mshvenieradze Nurlan MendygaliyevHead coach: Aleksandr Kabanov
References
External links 5th FINA World Championships 1986, Madrid - Water polo Men's Tournament www.fina.org Men Water Polo V World Championship 1986 Madrid www.todor66.com