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Serbia Clinches Third Consecutive Olympic Gold in Men's Water Polo

U.S. Men's Team Wins First Medal Since 2008 with Bronze Victory Over Hungary

  • Serbia defeated Croatia 13-11 to secure their third straight Olympic gold medal in men's water polo.
  • Nikola Dedovic and Nikola Jaksic each scored twice for Serbia, while Radoslav Filipovic made 10 saves.
  • The U.S. men's water polo team won bronze, overcoming Hungary 11-8 in a dramatic penalty shootout.
  • Adrian Weinberg's 16 saves were pivotal in the U.S. victory, marking their first medal since 2008.
  • The U.S. team's last Olympic medal in men's water polo was also a bronze, won in Paris in 1924.
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