1976: The Champions of Rari Nantes Florentia

The team of Rari Nantes Florentia (Algida) winner of the Italian Championship in 1976.  This was the 8th National title, twenty-eight years after the last one in 1948. Standing L-R: Claudio Rossi, Riccardo De Magistris, Luca Pierantini, Furio Ferri, Gianni De Magistris, Gianni Versari. Squatting L-R: Franco Goggioli, Andrea Bruschini, Leonardi Cecchi, Maurizio Sorbetti, Umberto Panerai.

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1932, Los Angeles: The National team of Japan

The National team of Japan, prior to departing for the Los Angeles 1932 Olympic Games. Seating L-R: Shuji Doi, Yatsuro Sakauye, Akira Fujita, Takashige Matsumoto and Ryuji Takebayashi. Standing L-R: Kiyoshi Murai, Iwao Tokitoh, Seibei Kimura and Toksuke Sawumi.  The Japanese  team was ranked 4^th in Los Angeles 1932 Olympics.
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1977: Hungary winner in Jonkoping

The team of Hungary winner in Jonkoping, Sweden 1977 European Championships. The team: Gabor Csapo, Tamas Farago, Gyurgy Gernedas, Gyorgy Kenez, Istvan Magas, Endre Molnar, Miklos Somossy, Janos Steunmetz, Attila Sudar, Istvan Szivos, Piter Wolf and Tamas Wiesner. Coach of the team Dezso Gyarmanti assisted by Gyorgy Karpati. Source: personal collection

1955: The team of Dynamo Moscow

The team of Dynamo Moscow in 1955. First row L-R: Vasily Karmanov, Pyotr Mshvenieradze (captain), N. Malin (Head Coach) and Mikhail Ryzhak, Nador Gvakharia; Second row L-R: Yuri Shlyapin Anatoliy Kartashov, Vladimir Arkhipov, Nikolai Malin, L.A. Pushchinskiy (Coach), Georgy Kharebov and Zurab Chachava.
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1959: The team of Dynamo Moscow

The team of Dynamo Moscow in 1959. From R-L: coach N. Malin, Pyotr Mshvenieradze, Georgy Kharebov, Michael Ryzhak , Boris Grishin, Yuri Shlyapin, Anatoliy Kartashov, Yuri Grigorovskiy, Vladimir Novikov, Vasiliy and Nikolai Maltsev
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1955: The legendary Cesare Rubini in action

The technical skills of Cesare Rubini, gold winner with Italy in London 1948 Olympics analysed by the Soviets in 1955.
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1968, Mexico: Ivo Trumbic in action

Ivo Trumbic the legendary player of Yugoslavia, in action, during Mexico 1968 Olympic Games

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1959: The team Moscow, winner of Spartakiade

The team of Moscow winner of the 1959 Sparatakiad, composed by players of Dynamo Moscow, CSK Moscow and Torpedo Moscow. First row L-R: Boris Goikhman Anatoliy Kartashov, Vladimir Novikov Vyacheslav Kurennoj. Second row L-R: Michael Ryzhak Peter Mshvenieradze, Vladimir Semyonov, Boris Grishin, Coach Nikolay Malin, Victor Ageev, Valentin and Yuri Prokopov Grigorovskiy.

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