LONDON (Reuters) - Water polo heavyweights Hungary hammered the United States 11-6 on Monday to end the group stage on a high and show their rivals they will not relinquish their Olympic title without a fight. Hungary, the most successful country in Olympic water polo and aiming for their fourth consecutive gold medal, opened the London tournament with losses to Serbia and then Montenegro, but recovered with wins over Britain and Romania, while defeat of the Americans showed there was plenty of life left. "This is definitely the Hungary team of old," said U.S. ...
Score Strip
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- CRO vs. ITA
- CRO vs. ITA
- F
- 8 CRO
- 6 ITA
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- MNE vs. SRB
- MNE vs. SRB
- F
- 11 MNE
- 12 SRB
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- ESP vs. HUN
- ESP vs. HUN
- F
- 8 ESP
- 14 HUN
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- AUS vs. USA
- AUS vs. USA
- F
- 10 AUS
- 9 USA
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- ITA vs. SRB
- ITA vs. SRB
- F
- 9 ITA
- 7 SRB
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- AUS vs. HUN
- AUS vs. HUN
- F
- 9 AUS
- 10 HUN
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- CRO vs. MNE
- CRO vs. MNE
- F
- 7 CRO
- 5 MNE
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- ESP vs. USA
- ESP vs. USA
- F
- 8 ESP
- 7 USA
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- ESP vs. USA
- ESP vs. USA
- F
- 5 ESP
- 8 USA
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- AUS vs. HUN
- AUS vs. HUN
- F
- 13 AUS
- 11 HUN
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- CHN vs. RUS
- CHN vs. RUS
- F
- 16 CHN
- 15 RUS
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- GBR vs. ITA
- GBR vs. ITA
- F
- 7 GBR
- 11 ITA
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- CRO vs. USA
- CRO vs. USA
- F
- 8 CRO
- 2 USA
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- HUN vs. ITA
- HUN vs. ITA
- F
- 9 HUN
- 11 ITA
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- AUS vs. SRB
- AUS vs. SRB
- F
- 8 AUS
- 11 SRB
- Symbol for Event results in medals
| Event Type | Event | Stage | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medal/Final | Men | Final | Croatia 8 - 6 Italy |
| Medal/Final | Men | Bronze Medal | Montenegro 11 - 12 Serbia |
| Men | Placements | Spain 8 - 14 Hungary | |
| Men | Placements | Australia 10 - 9 United States | |
| Men | Semifinal | Italy 9 - 7 Serbia | |
| Men | Semifinal | Australia 9 - 10 Hungary |
Schedule
- Symbol for Event results in medals
Dates and times are in EDT.
No events scheduled.
Water Polo News
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LONDON (AP) -- Winning the country's first Olympic water polo title was grueling enough. Celebrating the title might be more exhausting. More »
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- Croatia wins Olympic gold medal in men's water polo
LONDON (AP) -- Croatia wins Olympic gold medal in men's water polo. More »
- Serbia wins bronze in men's Olympic water polo
LONDON (AP) -- Vanja Udovicic scored with less than a minute to play and Serbia rallied from a three-goal fourth quarter deficit to beat Montenegro 12-11 on Sunday and win its second straight bronze medal … More »
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Latest Medals
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Headlines
- Azevedo scores 4 in US win
U.S. men's water polo captain Tony Azevedo wanted to take care of business early.
- Spain, Australia win top seeds
LONDON (AP) -- Aleksandar Ivovic scored three times Saturday to push Montenegro past Romania 12-8 and into the quarterfinals of men's Olympic water polo, while Maro Jokovic netted three goals for Croatia to secure an 11-6 win over Australia and the top seed out of Group A for the knockout stage.
- US women stay unbeaten in Olympic water …
LONDON (AP) -- Maggie Steffens scored three goals and the U.S. women's water polo beat China 7-6 in their final preliminary-stage game to remain undefeated at the London Olympics.
- Olympic water polo gets 2 first-time win …
LONDON (AP) -- For the first time in 12 years, Olympic water polo has a new king. There's a new queen, too.
- Now to Rio, full of Olympic 2016 jitters
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The snuffing out of the Olympic flame in London Sunday marked a conclusion for most, but for 2016 host city Rio de Janeiro it kicked off four years of pre-games jitters and a race against the clock to ready this notoriously laid-back beach city for the global sports showcase.
- Olympics 2012: Live Report
So that's it for this Live Report -- thanks for being with us during this momentous Games. LIVE REPORT ENDS.
- LeBron helps US beat Spain in tight Olympic …
LONDON (AP) -- Five things to know about Sunday, the last and 16th day of the London Olympics:
- A rocking end to the London Games
LONDON (AP) -- A rocking night of performances by Annie Lennox, Eric Idle, George Michael and others inside the Olympic Stadium on Sunday marked a triumphant end to the London Games, where the United States topped the medals chart and host country Britain surpassed expectations.
- Column: London, the Olympics of Us
LONDON (AP) -- Sebastian Coe, the organizer-in-chief who more than anyone made the London Games possible, is absolutely right. The Olympics really are the Greatest Show on Earth.
Things to know
Water Polo Medals
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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