Yugoslavia - Hungary 5-3

Bari, ITALY, August 10 - Yugoslav national junior water polo team won the European title for the fourth time in a row. In the gold medal match of the 2002 Men's European Junior Water Polo Championships in Bari, Yugoslavia, coached by Dejan Udovicic, beat Hungary 5-3 (2-1, 2-0, 0-0, 1-2) to capture the gold medal. Before 1000 spectators Yugoslavia finally proved as the more patient team, which could also rely on its good defence line.

City Swimming Pool in Bari. Attendance: 1,000. Goals in man-up: Yugoslavia 3/9, Hungary 3/9.

Scorers for Yugoslavia: Marko Cuk (2), Filip Filipovic (1), Mladen Janovic (1) and Vjekoslav Paskovic (1).

Scorers for Hungary: Krisztian Letay (1), Dániel Varga (1) and Denes Varga (1).

Final standings

FINAL: Yugoslavia - Hungary 5-3
3rd place match: Italy - Croatia 5-3
5th place match: Greece - Russia 10-7
7th place match: Spain - Turkey 15-3

All champions at the men's European junior water polo championships

1970: USSR
1971: Hungary
1973: Hungary
1975: USSR
1976: Italy
1978: USSR
1980: Spain
1982: Italy
1984: Italy
1986: Germany
1988: Yugoslavia
1990: Yugoslavia
1992: Hungary
1994: Hungary
1996: Yugoslavia
1998: Yugoslavia
2000: Yugoslavia
2002: Yugoslavia