Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

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

Preliminary round

GROUP A

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
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

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
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

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
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

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
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

GROUP E

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
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

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
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

  • 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

  • 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

RANK TEAM
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

Individual awards

See also

References

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