Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification explained
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
- GROUP A
- GROUP B
- GROUP C
- GROUP D
Preliminary round
GROUP A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
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| 1. | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | +8 |
| 2. | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 3. | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 21 | - 10 | |
GROUP B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
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| 1. | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | +14 |
| 2. | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | +6 |
| 3. | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 27 | - 20 | |
GROUP C
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
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| 1. | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | +18 |
| 2. | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 3. | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 27 | - 18 | |
GROUP D
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
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| 1. | | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 11 | +34 |
| 2. | | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 21 | +2 |
| 3. | | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 29 | - 6 |
| 4. | | 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
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Second round
GROUP E
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
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| 1. | | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 22 | +40 |
| 2. | | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 24 | +25 |
| 3. | | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 38 | 0 |
| 4. | | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 37 | +9 |
| 5. | | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 46 | - 11 |
| 6. | | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 77 | - 63 | |
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GROUP F
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
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| 1. | | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 25 | +43 |
| 2. | | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 26 | +58 |
| 3. | | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 42 | - 3 |
| 4. | | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 57 | - 16 |
| 5. | | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 36 | - 9 |
| 6. | | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 63 | - 43 | |
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Play-Offs
- April 29, 2000 - 9th/12th place
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- April 29, 2000 - 5th/8th place
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- April 29, 2000 - 1st/4th place
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Finals
- April 30, 2000 - Eleventh place
- April 30, 2000 - Ninth place
- April 30, 2000 - Seventh place
- April 30, 2000 - Fifth place
- April 30, 2000 - Third place
- April 30, 2000 - First place
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Final ranking
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Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Best Goalkeeper
- Best Scorer
See also
References
