Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's tournament

The women's water polo tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics was contested between August 16 and August 26 at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. Eight teams qualified for the Games, with Italy defeating the host nation Greece for the gold medal. The United States won the bronze medal.

Format

The eight qualifying teams were split into two groups of four for the preliminary round, which was played in a round-robin format. The top teams in each group advanced directly to the semi-finals, while second and third place teams advanced to the quarter-finals. Classification matches were also played to determine the final ranking for all teams.

Participating nations

;Group A
*wpw|Australia (Oceania champions)
*wpw|Greece (host nation)
*wpw|Italy (qualifying tournament second place)
*wpw|Kazakhstan (Asia champions);Group B
*wpw|Canada (qualifying tournament fourth place)
*wpw|Hungary (qualifying tournament first place)
*wpw|Russia (qualifying tournament third place)
*wpw|United States (2003 Pan American Games champions)

Preliminary round

Final rounds

Playoff bracket

6TeamBracket-with 3rd
RD1=Quarterfinals
RD2=Semifinals
RD3=Gold medal match
RD4=Bronze medal match

RD1-seed1=B2
RD1-team1=wpw|RUS
RD1-score1=4
RD1-seed2=A3
RD1-team2=wpw|GRE
RD1-score2=7

RD1-seed3=A2
RD1-team3=wpw|ITA
RD1-score3=8
RD1-seed4=B3
RD1-team4=wpw|HUN
RD1-score4=5

RD2-seed1=A1
RD2-team1=wpw|AUS
RD2-score1=2
RD2-seed2=A3
RD2-team2=wpw|GRE
RD2-score2=6

RD2-seed3=B1
RD2-team3=wpw|USA
RD2-score3=5
RD2-seed4=A2
RD2-team4=wpw|ITA
RD2-score4=6

RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=wpw|GRE
RD3-score1=9
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=wpw|ITA
RD3-score2=10

RD3-seed3=4
RD3-team3=wpw|AUS
RD3-score3=5
RD3-seed4=
RD3-team4=wpw|USA
RD3-score4=6

Classification 7th-8th place

waterpolobox
date=August 22
time=10:45
report=Match 13 ["Water polo Official Results Book", p. 28]
team1=wpw-rt|KAZ
score1=4
team2=wpw|CAN
score2=10
referees=Radosław Koryzna (POL) Elizabeth Burman (NZL)
Q1=0–2
Q2=1–4
Q3=3–3
Q4=0–1
goals1=Koroleva 4
goals2=Arpin 2 Bégin 2 Campbell 2 Gardiner 2 Dow 1 Illing 1

Quarterfinals

waterpolobox
date=August 22
time=17:00
report=Match 14 ["Water polo Official Results Book", p. 30]
team1=wpw-rt|GRE
score1=7
team2=wpw|RUS
score2=4
referees=Zoran Tomić (CRO) Mario Brguljan (SCG)
Q1=2–1
Q2=3–0
Q3=2–1
Q4=0–2
goals1=Liosi 2 Roumpesi 2 Asilian 1 Karagianni 1 Oikonomopoulou 1
goals2=Konukh 1 Salimova 1 Smurova 1 Yaina 1----waterpolobox
date=August 22
time=18:15
report=Match 15 ["Water polo Official Results Book", p. 32]
team1=wpw-rt|ITA
score1=8
team2=wpw|HUN
score2=5
referees=Sergio Borrell (ESP) Boris Margeta (SLO)
Q1=2–1
Q2=2–2
Q3=2–2
Q4=2–0
goals1=di Mario 3 Bosurgi 1 Grego 1 Malato 1 Miceli 1 Ragusa 1
goals2=Dravucz 2 Stieber 2 Pelle 1

Classification 5th-6th place

waterpolobox
date=August 24
time=10:45
report=Match 16 ["Water polo Official Results Book", p. 34]
team1=wpw-rt|RUS
score1=12
team2=wpw|HUN
score2=11
referees=Daniel Legare (CAN) Noel Harrod (AUS)
Q1=3–5
Q2=1–2
Q3=4–0
Q4=2–3
OT=1–0, 1–1
goals1=Salimova 4 Konukh 2 Yaina 2 Bogdanova 1 Smurova 1 Turova 1 Vasilieva 1
goals2=Dravucz 3 Stieber 3 Kisteleki 2 Györe 1 Pelle 1 Szremkó 1

emifinals

waterpolobox
date=August 24
time=18:15
report=Match 17 ["Water polo Official Results Book", p. 36]
team1=wpw-rt|AUS
score1=2
team2=wpw|GRE
score2=6
referees=Peter Bookelman (NED) Torsten Bock (GER)
Q1=1–4
Q2=0–1
Q3=1–1
Q4=0–0
goals1=Fox 1 Stuhmcke 1
goals2=Roumpesi 2 Karagianni 1 Kozompoli 1 Moraitidou 1 Oikonomopoulou 1----waterpolobox
date=August 24
time=17:00
report=Match 18 ["Water polo Official Results Book", p. 38]
team1=wpw-rt|USA
score1=5
team2=wpw|ITA
score2=6
referees=Gábor Kiszelly (HUN) Zoran Tomić (CRO)
Q1=2–1
Q2=1–1
Q3=1–0
Q4=1–4
goals1=Dingeldein 1 Estes 1 Munro 1 Petri 1 Villa 1
goals2=di Mario 2 Alexandra Araujo|Araujo] 1 Malato 1 Ragusa 1 Zanchi 1

Bronze medal match

waterpolobox
date=August 26
time=17:00
report=Match 19 ["Water polo Official Results Book", p. 40]
team1=wpw-rt|AUS
score1=5
team2=wpw|USA
score2=6
referees=Peter Bookelman (NED) Torsten Bock (GER)
Q1=0–0
Q2=0–4
Q3=3–1
Q4=2–1
goals1=Brooks 2 Fox 1 Gynther 1 Norwood 1
goals2=Estes 3 Beauregard 1 Golda 1 Stachowski 1

Gold medal match

waterpolobox
date=August 26
time=18:15
report=Match 20 ["Water polo Official Results Book", p. 42]
team1=wpw-rt|GRE
score1=9
team2=wpw|ITA
score2=10
referees=Boris Margeta (SLO) Gábor Kiszelly (HUN)
Q1=3–2
Q2=3–3
Q3=0–1
Q4=1–1
OT=2–2, 0–1
goals1=Liosi 5 Moraitidou 3 Oikonomopoulou 1
goals2=Grego 3 Miceli 3 Bosurgi 1 Malato 1 di Mario 1 Zanchi 1

Final ranking

#wpw|Italy
#wpw|Greece
#wpw|United States
#wpw|Australia
#wpw|Russia
#wpw|Hungary
#wpw|Canada
#wpw|Kazakhstan

References

*cite book |title=Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad |chapter=Water polo Official Results Book |publisher=Organising Committee for the Olympic Games Athens 2004 (ATHOC) |month=August |year=2004 |isbn=960-88101-7-5 |chapterurl=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2004/Results/Water%20Polo.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2008-06-03