What is your favourite international Olympic water polo moment
At Sydney 2000, the Australian women’s team surprises powerhouses Russia, the Netherlands, and the United States en route to winning the gold medal in home waters.
Having been on the podium at all three Games that women’s water polo was included, the United States finally wins its first gold medal at London 2012.
Hungarian Olivér Halassy, who had his lower left leg amputated as a child, wins two gold medals and one silver medal from Amsterdam 1928 to Berlin 1936.
At Barcelona 1992, the gold medal match goes to a sixth overtime period, in which Italy’s Ferdinando Gandolfi scores the winning goal against Spain with just 32 seconds to play.
At Tokyo 1964, Dezsö Gyarmati wins his record-setting fifth straight Olympic water polo medal dating back to London 1948 as Hungary wins gold.
At Melbourne 1956, just three weeks after an invasion by Soviet troops into Hungary to crush a revolt against Communist rule, the match between the two nations turns into a brawl and is halted with Hungary leading 4-0. It is later dubbed the “Blood in the Water” match, as Hungary went on to win gold.
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