A water polo superstar broke her nose mid-match, gushed blood into the pool, and returned days later to set an Olympic record
A water polo superstar broke her nose mid-match, gushed blood into the pool, and returned days later to set an Olympic record
Olympic scandals: 1956 Melbourne 'Blood in the Water' match reveals how politics can impinge on the Games
![6th December 1956: 'Blood in the Water' Olympic water polo match between the USSR and Hungary - YouTube 6th December 1956: 'Blood in the Water' Olympic water polo match between the USSR and Hungary - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HifAFvCKZJw/maxresdefault.jpg)