Water polo at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

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{{Infobox International Handball Competition

| tourney_name =

| image =

| size =

| caption =

| country =

| dates = 20 July – 8 August

| num_teams = 16

| confederations = 5

| venues = {{flag|Ecuador}}

| cities = Guayaquil

| champion_other = {{Wp|URS}}

| count = 2

| second_other = {{Wp|HUN}}

| third_other = {{Wp|FRG}}

| fourth_other = {{Wp|NED}}

| matches = 56

| goals = 981

| attendance =

| top_scorer =

| player =

| previous = Water polo at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

| next = Water polo at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament

}}

The 1982 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the fourth 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 29 July to 8 August 1982, and was incorporated into the 1982 World Aquatics Championships in Guayaquil, Ecuador.{{Cite HistoFINA wp |page=mwch|format=dmy }}

Participating teams

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width=13% | Africa

! width=13% | Americas

! width=13% | Asia

! width=13% | Europe

! width=13% | Oceania

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| {{Wp|EGY}}

| {{Wp|CAN}}
{{Wp|CUB}}
{{Wp|USA}}

| {{Wp|CHN}}

| {{Wp|FRA}}
{{Wp|GRE}}
{{Wp|HUN}}
{{Wp|ITA}}
{{Wp|NED}}
{{Wp|URS}}
{{Wp|ESP}}
{{Wp|FRG}}
{{Wp|YUG}}

| {{Wp|AUS}}
{{Wp|NZL}}

=Groups formed=

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{{col-4}}

;Group A

  • {{wp|ITA}}
  • {{wp|NZL}}
  • {{wp|ESP}}
  • {{wp|FRG}}

{{col-4}}

;Group B

  • {{wp|AUS}}
  • {{wp|EGY}}
  • {{wp|URS}}
  • {{wp|USA}}

{{col-4}}

;Group C

  • {{wp|CHN}}
  • {{wp|CUB}}
  • {{wp|GRE}}
  • {{wp|HUN}}

{{col-4}}

;Group D

  • {{wp|CAN}}
  • {{wp|FRA}}
  • {{wp|NED}}
  • {{wp|YUG}}

{{col-end}}

First round

class="wikitable"
width=10px bgcolor=#aaffaa|Qualified for places 1–8, separated in 2 round robin groups of 4 teams each. (Group E and F)
width=10px bgcolor=#ddffdd|Qualified for places 9–16, separated in 2 round robin groups of 4 teams each. (Group G and H)

=Group A=

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bgcolor="#DCDCDC"

!width="25" |

!width="200"|Team

!width="60"|Points

!width="60"|G

!width="60"|W

!width="60"|D

!width="60"|L

!width="60"|GF

!width="60"|GA

!width="60"|Diff

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|1.

|align=left|{{wp|FRG}}

|6

33003319+14
bgcolor=#AAFFAA

|2.

|align=left|{{wp|ESP}}

|4

32013618+18
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|3.

|align=left|{{wp|ITA}}

|2

31023623+13
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|4.

|align=left|{{wp|NZL}}

|0

30031257–45

  • 29 July 1982

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! width=100 |

! width=200 |

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| 9 – 8

| align=left | {{wp|ITA}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|ESP}}

| 21 – 2

| align=left | {{wp|NZL}}

  • 30 July 1982

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! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|FRG}}

| 8 – 6

| align=left | {{wp|ESP}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|ITA}}

| 20 – 5

| align=left | {{wp|NZL}}

  • 31 July 1982

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width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|FRG}}

| 16 – 5

| align=left | {{wp|NZL}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|ESP}}

| 9 – 8

| align=left | {{wp|ITA}}

=Group B=

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bgcolor="#DCDCDC"

!width="25" |

!width="200"|Team

!width="60"|Points

!width="60"|G

!width="60"|W

!width="60"|D

!width="60"|L

!width="60"|GF

!width="60"|GA

!width="60"|Diff

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|1.

|align=left|{{wp|URS}}

|6

33003514+21
bgcolor=#AAFFAA

|2.

|align=left|{{wp|USA}}

|4

32013615+21
bgcolor=#ddffdd

|3.

|align=left|{{wp|AUS}}

|2

31023620+16
bgcolor=#ddffdd

|4.

|align=left|{{wp|EGY}}

|0

3003563–58

  • 29 July 1982

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width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|USA}}

| 24 – 2

| align=left | {{wp|EGY}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|URS}}

| 11 – 8

| align=left | {{wp|AUS}}

  • 30 July 1982

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width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|URS}}

| 8 – 5

| align=left | {{wp|USA}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|AUS}}

| 23 – 2

| align=left | {{wp|EGY}}

  • 31 July 1982

style="text-align:center"
width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|URS}}

| 16 – 1

| align=left | {{wp|EGY}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|USA}}

| 7 – 5

| align=left | {{wp|AUS}}

=Group C=

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bgcolor="#DCDCDC"

!width="25" |

!width="200"|Team

!width="60"|Points

!width="60"|G

!width="60"|W

!width="60"|D

!width="60"|L

!width="60"|GF

!width="60"|GA

!width="60"|Diff

bgcolor=#AAFFAA

|1.

|align=left|{{wp|HUN|1957}}

|6

33003819+19
bgcolor=#AAFFAA

|2.

|align=left|{{wp|CUB}}

|4

32012823+5
bgcolor=#ddffdd

|3.

|align=left|{{wp|CHN}}

|2

31022635–9
bgcolor=#ddffdd

|4.

|align=left|{{wp|GRE}}

|0

30032035–15

  • 29 July 1982

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width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|CUB}}

| 9 – 5

| align=left | {{wp|GRE}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|HUN}}

| 14 – 6

| align=left | {{wp|CHN}}

  • 30 July 1982

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width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|HUN}}

| 14 – 5

| align=left | {{wp|GRE}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|CUB}}

| 11 – 8

| align=left | {{wp|CHN}}

  • 31 July 1982

style="text-align:center"
width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|HUN}}

| 10 – 8

| align=left | {{wp|CUB}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|CHN}}

| 12 – 10

| align=left | {{wp|GRE}}

=Group D=

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bgcolor="#DCDCDC"

!width="25" |

!width="200"|Team

!width="60"|Points

!width="60"|G

!width="60"|W

!width="60"|D

!width="60"|L

!width="60"|GF

!width="60"|GA

!width="60"|Diff

bgcolor=#AAFFAA

|1.

|align=left|{{wp|YUG}}

|6

33003326+7
bgcolor=#AAFFAA

|2.

|align=left|{{wp|NED}}

|4

32012617+9
bgcolor=#ddffdd

|3.

|align=left|{{wp|FRA}}

|2

31022636–10
bgcolor=#ddffdd

|4.

|align=left|{{wp|CAN}}

|0

30032733–6

  • 29 July 1982

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width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|YUG}}

| 13 – 9

| align=left | {{wp|FRA}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|NED}}

| 8 – 5

| align=left | {{wp|CAN}}

  • 30 July 1982

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width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|YUG}}

| 7 – 6

| align=left | {{wp|NED}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|FRA}}

| 12 – 11

| align=left | {{wp|CAN}}

  • 31 July 1982

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width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|YUG}}

| 13 – 11

| align=left | {{wp|CAN}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|NED}}

| 12 – 5

| align=left | {{wp|FRA}}

Second round

class="wikitable"
width=10px bgcolor=#aaffaa|Qualified for places 1–4 in a round robin group. (Group L)
width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc|Will play for places 5–8 in a round robin group. (Group I)
width=10px bgcolor=#eeffee|Will play for places 9–12 in a round robin group. (Group J)
width=10px|Will play for places 13–16 in a round robin group (Group K)

=Group E=

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bgcolor="#DCDCDC"

!width="25" |

!width="200"|Team

!width="60"|Points

!width="60"|G

!width="60"|W

!width="60"|D

!width="60"|L

!width="60"|GF

!width="60"|GA

!width="60"|Diff

bgcolor=#AAFFAA

|1.

|align=left|{{wp|URS}}

|6

33002720+7
bgcolor=#AAFFAA

|2.

|align=left|{{wp|FRG}}

|4

320124240
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|3.

|align=left|{{wp|USA}}

|2

310221210
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|4.

|align=left|{{wp|ESP}}

|0

30031825–7

First round results apply.

  • 3 August 1982

style="text-align:center"
width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|FRG}}

| 8 – 7

| align=left | {{wp|USA}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|URS}}

| 8 – 7

| align=left | {{wp|ESP}}

  • 4 August 1982

style="text-align:center"
width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|USA}}

| 9 – 5

| align=left | {{wp|ESP}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|URS}}

| 11 – 8

| align=left | {{wp|FRG}}

=Group F=

class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
bgcolor="#DCDCDC"

!width="25" |

!width="200"|Team

!width="60"|Points

!width="60"|G

!width="60"|W

!width="60"|D

!width="60"|L

!width="60"|GF

!width="60"|GA

!width="60"|Diff

bgcolor=#AAFFAA

|1.

|align=left|{{wp|HUN|1957}}

|6

33002824+4
bgcolor=#AAFFAA

|2.

|align=left|{{wp|NED}}

|2

310221210
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|3.

|align=left|{{wp|YUG}}

|2

31022526–1
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|4.

|align=left|{{wp|CUB}}

|2

31022427–3

First round results apply.

  • 3 August 1982

style="text-align:center"
width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|NED}}

| 9 – 7

| align=left | {{wp|CUB}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|HUN}}

| 11 – 10

| align=left | {{wp|YUG}}

  • 4 August 1982

style="text-align:center"
width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|HUN}}

| 7 – 6

| align=left | {{wp|NED}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|CUB}}

| 9 – 8

| align=left | {{wp|YUG}}

=Group G=

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bgcolor="#DCDCDC"

!width="25" |

!width="200"|Team

!width="60"|Points

!width="60"|G

!width="60"|W

!width="60"|D

!width="60"|L

!width="60"|GF

!width="60"|GA

!width="60"|Diff

bgcolor=#ddffdd

|1.

|align=left|{{wp|ITA}}

|6

33004618+28
bgcolor=#ddffdd

|2.

|align=left|{{wp|AUS}}

|4

32014614+32
3.

|align=left|{{wp|EGY}}

|2

31021646–30
4.

|align=left|{{wp|NZL}}

|0

30031444–30

First round results apply.

  • 3 August 1982

style="text-align:center"
width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|ITA}}

| 16 – 4

| align=left | {{wp|EGY}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|AUS}}

| 14 – 2

| align=left | {{wp|NZL}}

  • 4 August 1982

style="text-align:center"
width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|ITA}}

| 10 – 9

| align=left | {{wp|AUS}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|EGY}}

| 10 – 7

| align=left | {{wp|NZL}}

=Group H=

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bgcolor="#DCDCDC"

!width="25" |

!width="200"|Team

!width="60"|Points

!width="60"|G

!width="60"|W

!width="60"|D

!width="60"|L

!width="60"|GF

!width="60"|GA

!width="60"|Diff

bgcolor=#ddffdd

|1.

|align=left|{{wp|CHN}}

|4

32013532+3
bgcolor=#ddffdd

|2.

|align=left|{{wp|GRE}}

|3

31112827+1
3.

|align=left|{{wp|FRA}}

|3

31113134–3
4.

|align=left|{{wp|CAN}}

|2

31022930–1

First round results apply.

  • 3 August 1982

style="text-align:center"
width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|CAN}}

| 12 – 9

| align=left | {{wp|CHN}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|GRE}}

| 9 – 9

| align=left | {{wp|FRA}}

  • 4 August 1982

style="text-align:center"
width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|GRE}}

| 9 – 6

| align=left | {{wp|CAN}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|CHN}}

| 14 – 10

| align=left | {{wp|FRA}}

Final round

=13th – 16th places (Group K)=

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bgcolor="#DCDCDC"

!width="25" |

!width="200"|Team

!width="60"|Points

!width="60"|G

!width="60"|W

!width="60"|D

!width="60"|L

!width="60"|GF

!width="60"|GA

!width="60"|Diff

13.

|align=left|{{wp|FRA}}

|5

32103122+9
14.

|align=left|{{wp|CAN}}

|4

32013826+12
15.

|align=left|{{wp|EGY}}

|2

31021938–19
16.

|align=left|{{wp|NZL}}

|1

30122025–5

Results of previous rounds apply.

  • 6 August 1982

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! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|FRA}}

| 6 – 6

| align=left | {{wp|NZL}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|CAN}}

| 18 – 4

| align=left | {{wp|EGY}}

  • 7 August 1982

style="text-align:center"

! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|FRA}}

| 13 – 5

| align=left | {{wp|EGY}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|CAN}}

| 9 – 7

| align=left | {{wp|NZL}}

=9th – 12th places (Group J)=

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bgcolor="#DCDCDC"

!width="25" |

!width="200"|Team

!width="60"|Points

!width="60"|G

!width="60"|W

!width="60"|D

!width="60"|L

!width="60"|GF

!width="60"|GA

!width="60"|Diff

bgcolor=#ddffdd

|9.

|align=left|{{wp|ITA}}

|6

33003425+9
bgcolor=#ddffdd

|10.

|align=left|{{wp|CHN}}

|4

320131310
bgcolor=#ddffdd

|11.

|align=left|{{wp|AUS}}

|2

31022527–2
bgcolor=#ddffdd

|12.

|align=left|{{wp|GRE}}

|0

30032431–7

Results of previous rounds apply.

  • 6 August 1982

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! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|CHN}}

| 9 – 7

| align=left | {{wp|AUS}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|ITA}}

| 10 – 6

| align=left | {{wp|GRE}}

  • 7 August 1982

style="text-align:center"

! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|ITA}}

| 14 – 10

| align=left | {{wp|CHN}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|AUS}}

| 9 – 8

| align=left | {{wp|GRE}}

=5th – 8th places (Group I)=

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bgcolor="#DCDCDC"

!width="25" |

!width="200"|Team

!width="60"|Points

!width="60"|G

!width="60"|W

!width="60"|D

!width="60"|L

!width="60"|GF

!width="60"|GA

!width="60"|Diff

bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|5.

|align=left|{{wp|CUB}}

|4

32012523+2
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|6.

|align=left|{{wp|USA}}

|4

32012421+3
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|7.

|align=left|{{wp|YUG}}

|2

31022223–1
bgcolor=#CCFFCC

|8.

|align=left|{{wp|ESP}}

|2

31021923–4

Results of previous rounds apply.

  • 6 August 1982

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! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|CUB}}

| 9 – 7

| align=left | {{wp|USA}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|YUG}}

| 7 – 6

| align=left | {{wp|ESP}}

  • 7 August 1982

style="text-align:center"

! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|ESP}}

| 8 – 7

| align=left | {{wp|CUB}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|USA}}

| 8 – 7

| align=left | {{wp|YUG}}

=1st - 4th places Final standings (Group L)=

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bgcolor="#DCDCDC"

!width="25" |

!width="200"|Team

!width="60"|Points

!width="60"|G

!width="60"|W

!width="60"|D

!width="60"|L

!width="60"|GF

!width="60"|GA

!width="60"|Diff

bgcolor=gold

|1.

|align=left|{{wp|URS}}

|5

32102520+5
bgcolor=silver

|2.

|align=left|{{wp|HUN|1957}}

|4

31202120+1
bgcolor=#cc9966

|3.

|align=left|{{wp|FRG}}

|3

31112021–1
bgcolor=aaffaa

|4.

|align=left|{{wp|NED}}

|0

30031419–5

Results of previous rounds apply.

  • 6 August 1982

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! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|URS}}

| 7 – 5

| align=left | {{wp|NED}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|HUN}}

| 7 – 7

| align=left | {{wp|FRG}}

  • 7 August 1982

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! width=200 |

! width=100 |

! width=200 |

align=right | {{wp-rt|FRG}}

| 5 – 3

| align=left | {{wp|NED}}

align=right | {{wp-rt|URS}}

| 7 – 7

| align=left | {{wp|HUN}}

Final ranking

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{{col-2}}

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!RANK

!align="left" style="width: 17em"|TEAM

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|align="center"|{{gold1}}

|{{wp|URS}}

bgcolor=silver

|align="center"|{{silver2}}

|{{wp|HUN|1957}}

bgcolor=cc9966

|align="center"|{{bronze3}}

|{{wp|FRG}}

align="center"|4.

|{{wp|NED}}

align="center"|5.

|{{wp|CUB}}

align="center"|6.

|{{wp|USA}}

align="center"|7.

|{{wp|YUG}}

align="center"|8.

|{{wp|ESP}}

align="center"|9.

|{{wp|ITA}}

align="center"|10.

|{{wp|CHN}}

align="center"|11.

|{{wp|AUS}}

align="center"|12.

|{{wp|GRE}}

align="center"|13.

|{{wp|FRA}}

align="center"|14.

|{{wp|CAN}}

align="center"|15.

|{{wp|EGY}}

align="center"|16.

|{{wp|NZL}}

{{col-2}}

{{winners|wp|1982 FINA Men's World champions|URS|Second}}

width=95%
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|

|Team Roster

Vladimir Akimov, Mikhail Ivanov, Aleksandr Kabanov, Alexander Kleymenov, Sergei Kotenko, Nurlan Mendigaliev, Georgy Mshevenieradze, Erkin Shagaev, Yevgeny Sharonov, Nicola Smirnov, Aleksei Vdovin
Head coach: Boris Popov[http://www.waterpololegends.com/2016/06/1982-guayaquil-golden-team-of-ussr.html 1982, Guayaquil: The golden team of USSR] www.waterpololegends.com

{{col-end}}

Medalists

class="wikitable"
style="text-align:center; width:15em; background-color:gold;" | Gold

! style="text-align:center; width:15em; background-color:silver;" | Silver

! style="text-align:center; width:15em; background-color:#CC9966;" | Bronze

style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" | {{wp|URS}} [https://www.fina.org/competitions/1091/4th-fina-world-championships-1982/results?disciplines=WP&event=6f825ba9-47a6-4abc-9807-f605bd5425d5 4th FINA World Championships 1982, Guayaquil - Water polo Men] www.fina.org

Vladimir Akimov
Mikheil Giorgadze
Yevgeny Grishin
Mikhail Ivanov
Aleksandr Kabanov
Alexander Kleymenov
Sergey Kotenko
Nurlan Mendygaliyev
Giorgi Mshvenieradze
Erkin Shagaev
Yevgeny Sharonov
Nikolai Smirnov
Aleksey Vdovin

Head coach:
Boris Popov

| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" | {{wp|HUN}}


László Bors
Imre Budavári
Gábor Csapó
Tibor Cservenyák
György Gerendás
György Horkai
György Kenéz
István Kiss
László Kuncz
Gábor Schmiedt
Attila Sudár
Sándor Tóth
János Varga

Head coach:
Mihály Mayer[http://www.waterpololegends.com/2016/06/1982-guayaquil-silver-team-of-hungary.html 1982, Guayaquil: The silver team of Hungary] www.waterpololegends.com

| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" | {{wp|FRG}}


Frank Blümlein
Roland Freund
Rainer Hoppe
Günter Kilian
Thomas Loebb
Ralf Obschernikat
Werner Obschernikat
Rainer Osselmann
Frank Otto
Peter Röhle
Jürgen Schröder
Hagen Stamm
Bernd Weyer

Head coach:
Nicolae Firoiu[http://www.waterpololegends.com/2016/06/1982-guayaquil-bronze-team-of-west.html 1982 Guayaquil: The bronze team of West Germany] www.waterpololegends.com

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