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Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

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The 2008 Women's Olympic Water Polo Qualifying Tournament was a tournament to decide the remaining four competing teams at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. Four teams were already qualified: Australia, China (host country), the Netherlands and the United States. The tournament was held at the new Olympic Swimming Pool (2005) in Imperia, Italy from February 17 to February 24, 2008 with twelve competing teams.

Teams

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Preliminary round

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Group A

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Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Russia 9 5 4 1 0 71 31 +40
2.  Italy 9 5 4 1 0 70 32 +38
3.  Greece 6 5 3 0 2 50 50 0
4.  Germany 4 5 2 0 3 48 46 +2
5.  Puerto Rico 2 5 1 0 4 23 73 –50
6.  Brazil 0 5 0 0 5 30 60 –30
  • February 17, 2008
Brazil  7 – 11  Germany
Greece  15 – 6  Puerto Rico
Italy  7 – 7  Russia
  • February 18, 2008
Brazil  7 – 13  Greece
Puerto Rico  4 – 16  Italy
Germany  8 – 12  Russia
  • February 19, 2008
Russia  23 – 1  Puerto Rico
Italy  19 – 5  Brazil
Greece  7 – 5  Germany
  • February 20, 2008
Germany  15 – 7  Puerto Rico
Greece  7 – 15  Italy
Brazil  7 – 12  Russia
  • February 21, 2008
Russia  17 – 8  Greece
Brazil  4 – 5  Puerto Rico
Italy  13 – 9  Germany

Group B

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Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Hungary 9 5 4 1 0 68 22 +46
2.  Canada 8 5 4 0 1 49 32 +17
3.  Spain 7 5 3 1 1 71 38 +33
4.  Kazakhstan 4 5 2 0 3 48 46 +2
5.  Cuba 2 5 1 0 4 48 62 –14
6.  Czech Republic 0 5 0 0 5 26 110 –84
  • February 17, 2008
Kazakhstan  9 – 13  Spain
Hungary  22 – 1  Czech Republic
Cuba  5 – 9  Canada
  • February 18, 2008
Kazakhstan  14 – 11  Cuba
Spain  29 – 4  Czech Republic
Canada  5 – 11  Hungary
  • February 19, 2008
Czech Republic  5 – 21  Canada
Cuba  8 – 13  Spain
Hungary  10 – 0  Kazakhstan
  • February 20, 2008
Spain  7 – 8  Canada
Kazakhstan  21 – 6  Czech Republic
Cuba  7 – 16  Hungary
  • February 21, 2008
Czech Republic  10 – 17  Cuba
Kazakhstan  4 – 6  Canada
Hungary  9 – 9  Spain

Quarter finals

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  • February 22, 2008
Brazil  3 – 6  Cuba
Puerto Rico  13 – 8  Czech Republic


Italy  10 – 7  Spain
Canada  2 – 5  Greece

Semi finals

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  • February 23, 2008
Germany  9 – 8  Cuba
Kazakhstan  13 – 5  Puerto Rico


Russia  13 – 10  Greece
Hungary  14 – 15  Italy

Finals

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  • February 23, 2008 — 11th place
Brazil  15 – 5  Czech Republic
  • February 24, 2008 — 9th place
Cuba  9 – 2  Puerto Rico
  • February 24, 2008 — 7th place
Germany  12 – 13  Kazakhstan
  • February 24, 2008 — 5th place
Canada  10 – 8  Spain
  • February 24, 2008 — 3rd place
Hungary  11 – 10  Greece
  • February 24, 2008 — 1st place
Russia  9 – 10  Italy

Final ranking

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RANK TEAM
1.  Italy
2.  Russia
3.  Hungary
4.  Greece
5.  Canada
6.  Spain
7.  Kazakhstan
8.  Germany
9.  Cuba
10.  Puerto Rico
11.  Brazil
12.  Czech Republic

Individual awards

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  • Most Valuable Player
  • Best Goalkeeper
  • Best Scorer

See also

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References

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