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

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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[edit]

Preliminary round[edit]

GROUP A[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

GROUP E[edit]

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[edit]

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[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
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[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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