U.S. males’s polo workforce wins Olympic bronze after knocking off Hungary

It’s the primary medal for the U.S. males because the workforce misplaced to Hungary within the last of the 2008 Olympics. The U.S. additionally received bronze the final time Paris hosted the Summer Games in 1924.

Ben Hallock had two objectives for the U.S., which bounced again after dropping to Serbia within the semifinals.

Gergo Zalanki and Denes Varga every had two objectives for Hungary, the winningest males’s water polo program in historical past. Hungary took residence the bronze on the Tokyo Games.

Hungary opened an 8-6 lead on Daniel Angyal’s purpose with 3:22 left. But the U.S. rallied with man-up objectives by Alex Bowen and Hannes Daube.

Daube, Max Irving and Bowen transformed their alternatives within the penalty shootout, and Hungary was shut out within the tiebreaker. Varga hit the cage earlier than Vigvári was turned away by Weinberg. When Gergo Zalanki hit the cage once more, it was over.

As the U.S. coaches and gamers celebrated wildly — on the sideline and within the pool — Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the united statesA.” performed on the sound system at Paris La Defense Arena. U.S. coach Dejan Udovicic waved his arms within the air to fireside up the American followers within the crowd.