the game was called off in the final minute to prevent angry spectators, many of them Hungarian immigrants to Australia, reacting to Valentin Prokopov punching Ervin Zádor's eye open. The Hungarians went on to win the gold medal by defeating Yugoslavia 2-1 in the final. Half of the Hungarian Olympic delegation defected after the Games. 1 December 14:40 - Soviet Union def. Italy, 3-2 22:40 - Yugoslavia def. United States, 5-1 3 December 16:50 - United States def. Germany, 4-3 21:30 - Hungary def. Italy, 4-0 4 December 15:40 - Yugoslavia tied Germany, 2-2 21:00 - Italy def. United States, 3-2 5 December 16:40 - Soviet Union def. United States, 3-1 22:20 - Hungary def. Germany, 4-0 6 December 15:25 - Hungary def. Soviet Union, 4-0 21:55 - Yugoslavia def. Italy, 2-1 7 December 14:00 - Soviet Union def. Germany, 6-4 21:20 - Hungary def. Yugoslavia, 2-1 Consolation Great Britain def. Singapore, 11-5 Great Britain def. Australia, 5-2 Romania def. Singapore, 15-1 Great Britain def. Romania, 5-2 Australia def. Singapore, 3-2 Romania def. Australia, 4-2 See also Blood in the Water match References Sources PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library: Official Report of the 1956 Olympic Games (download, archive) (pp. 592–594, 624–627) Water polo on the Olympedia website Water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics (men's tournament) Water polo on the Sports Reference website Water polo at the 1956 Summer Games (men's tournament) (archived) External links International Olympic Committee medal database 1956 in water polo 1956 Summer Olympics events 1956 1956