Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
Appearance
The 2000 Women's Olympic Water Polo Qualifying Tournament was a tournament in which three places were available for teams to qualify for the first Olympic women's polo competition.
Teams
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Preliminary round
[edit]GROUP A
[edit]Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Italy | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | +8 |
2. | Greece | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
3. | Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 21 | –10 |
- April 22, 2000
Italy | 5 – 4 | Greece |
- April 23, 2000
Italy | 13 – 4 | Germany |
- April 24, 2000
Greece | 8 – 7 | Germany |
GROUP B
[edit]Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | United States | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | +14 |
2. | Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | +6 |
3. | Czech Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 27 | –20 |
- April 22, 2000
United States | 9 – 4 | Kazakhstan |
- April 23, 2000
Kazakhstan | 15 – 4 | Czech Republic |
- April 24, 2000
United States | 12 – 3 | Czech Republic |
GROUP C
[edit]Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Hungary | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | +18 |
2. | Spain | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
3. | France | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 27 | –18 |
- April 22, 2000
Spain | 12 – 7 | France |
- April 23, 2000
France | 2 – 15 | Hungary |
- April 24, 2000
Spain | 5 – 10 | Hungary |
GROUP D
[edit]Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Russia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 11 | +34 |
2. | Brazil | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 21 | +2 |
3. | Japan | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 29 | –6 |
4. | Great Britain | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 42 | –30 |
- Only Great Britain did not contest the semifinal and final rounds, having finished fourth in its group.
- April 22, 2000
Japan | 12 – 6 | Great Britain |
Russia | 12 – 3 | Brazil |
- April 23, 2000
Japan | 6 – 7 | Brazil |
Great Britain | 3 – 17 | Russia |
- April 24, 2000
Great Britain | 3 – 13 | Brazil |
Japan | 5 – 16 | Russia |
Second round
[edit]GROUP E
[edit]Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Italy | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 22 | +40 |
2. | United States | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 24 | +25 |
3. | Kazakhstan | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 38 | 0 |
4. | Greece | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 37 | +9 |
5. | Germany | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 46 | –11 |
6. | Czech Republic | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 77 | –63 |
- April 26, 2000
Italy | 18 – 2 | Czech Republic |
Germany | 6 – 14 | United States |
Greece | 4 – 7 | Kazakhstan |
- April 27, 2000
Greece | 1 – 6 | United States |
Germany | 13 – 3 | Czech Republic |
Italy | 16 – 4 | Kazakhstan |
- April 28, 2000
Germany | 5 – 8 | Kazakhstan |
Greece | 19 – 2 | Czech Republic |
Italy | 10 – 8 | United States |
GROUP F
[edit]Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Hungary | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 25 | +43 |
2. | Russia | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 26 | +58 |
3. | Brazil | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 42 | –3 |
4. | Japan | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 57 | –16 |
5. | Spain | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 36 | –9 |
6. | France | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 63 | –43 |
- April 26, 2000
Hungary | 18 – 5 | Japan |
France | 1 – 21 | Russia |
Spain | 3 – 4 | Brazil |
- April 27, 2000
Spain | 4 – 9 | Russia |
France | 7 – 7 | Japan |
Hungary | 15 – 4 | Brazil |
- April 28, 2000
France | 3 – 8 | Brazil |
Spain | 3 – 6 | Japan |
Hungary | 10 – 9 | Russia |
Play-Offs
[edit]- April 29, 2000 — 9th/12th place
Spain | 13 – 5 | Czech Republic |
Germany | 12 – 3 | France |
- April 29, 2000 — 5th/8th place
Greece | 9 – 4 | Brazil |
Kazakhstan | 9 – 4 | Japan |
- April 29, 2000 — 1st/4th place
United States | 6 – 5 | Hungary |
Russia | 8 – 7 | Italy |
Finals
[edit]- April 30, 2000 — Eleventh place
France | 10 – 5 | Czech Republic |
- April 30, 2000 — Ninth place
Spain | 10 – 9 | Germany |
- April 30, 2000 — Seventh place
Japan | 4 – 2 | Brazil |
- April 30, 2000 — Fifth place
Greece | 10 – 8 | Kazakhstan |
- April 30, 2000 — Third place
Hungary | 8 – 4 | Italy |
- April 30, 2000 — First place
Russia | 9 – 6 | United States |
Final ranking
[edit]RANK | TEAM |
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1. | Russia |
2. | United States |
3. | Hungary |
4. | Italy |
5. | Greece |
6. | Kazakhstan |
7. | Japan |
8. | Brazil |
9. | Spain |
10. | Germany |
11. | France |
12. | Czech Republic |
- Russia, United States and Kazakhstan qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia
Individual awards
[edit]- Most Valuable Player
- Yuliya Petrova (RUS)
- Best Goalkeeper
- Francesca Conti (ITA)
- Best Scorer
- Mercedes Stieber (HUN)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- (in English) FINA[permanent dead link ]