Fists flew and blood flowed": Symbolic Resistance and International Response in Hungarian Water Polo at the Melbourne
Waterpolo - Ervin Zádor Hungarian waterpolo player after the Hungary defeated the USSR in the "Blood in the Water" polo game in 1956. The Hungarian team won the game 4–0 and later
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In Memoriam 1956 - Hungary's Legendary Water Polo Team Spill Blood To Defeat Soviet Union - Video! - Hungary Today
![Aus., Melbourne, Olympics, 1956: Ervin Zador of the Hungarian water polo team leaves the water after his clash with USSR Stock Photo - Alamy Aus., Melbourne, Olympics, 1956: Ervin Zador of the Hungarian water polo team leaves the water after his clash with USSR Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/WH96MX/aus-melbourne-olympics-1956-ervin-zador-of-the-hungarian-water-polo-team-leaves-the-water-after-his-clash-with-ussr-WH96MX.jpg)
Aus., Melbourne, Olympics, 1956: Ervin Zador of the Hungarian water polo team leaves the water after his clash with USSR Stock Photo - Alamy
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120 years, 120 stories (Part 25) : "Blood in the water" - Story of Hungary's epic 1956 Water polo gold
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In Memoriam 1956 – Hungary's Legendary Water polo team spill blood to defeat Soviet Union | BP Walk™
![Aus., Melbourne, Olympics, 1956: Ervin Zador (Hungary) gets some medical attention from a team mate, Miklos Martin, after a water polo match against USSR Stock Photo - Alamy Aus., Melbourne, Olympics, 1956: Ervin Zador (Hungary) gets some medical attention from a team mate, Miklos Martin, after a water polo match against USSR Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/WH96J6/aus-melbourne-olympics-1956-ervin-zador-hungary-gets-some-medical-attention-from-a-team-mate-miklos-martin-after-a-water-polo-match-against-ussr-WH96J6.jpg)
Aus., Melbourne, Olympics, 1956: Ervin Zador (Hungary) gets some medical attention from a team mate, Miklos Martin, after a water polo match against USSR Stock Photo - Alamy
![Ervin Zador of Hungary injured in the water polo match against the Russian team at the Olympic pool. | 1956 olympics, Olympics, Water polo players Ervin Zador of Hungary injured in the water polo match against the Russian team at the Olympic pool. | 1956 olympics, Olympics, Water polo players](https://i.pinimg.com/474x/c9/fb/f3/c9fbf3ebec396abe451f50960fe9157b.jpg)
Ervin Zador of Hungary injured in the water polo match against the Russian team at the Olympic pool. | 1956 olympics, Olympics, Water polo players
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