Blood in the Water match
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title:
Blood in the Water match
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The "Blood in the Water" match was a water polo match between Hungary and the USSR at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. The match took place on 6 December 1956 against the background of the recent Hungarian Revolution, and saw Hungary defeat the USSR 4–0. The name was coined after Hungarian player Ervin Zádor emerged during the last two minutes with blood pouring from above his eye after being punched by Soviet player Valentin Prokopov. Tensions were at an all time high between the competing teams; t
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Water polo match between Hungary and the USSR in 1956
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_in_the_Water_match
date created:
2006-09-13T12:08:10Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T21:39:12Z
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