Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification explained
The 2008 Women's Olympic Water Polo Qualifying Tournament was a tournament to decide the remaining four competing teams at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. Four teams were already qualified: Australia, China (host country), the Netherlands and the United States. The tournament was held at the new Olympic Swimming Pool (2005) in Imperia, Italy from February 17 to February 24, 2008 with twelve competing teams.
Teams
- GROUP A
- GROUP B
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
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| 1. | | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 31 | +40 |
| 2. | | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 32 | +38 |
| 3. | | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
| 4. | | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 46 | +2 |
| 5. | | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 73 | - 50 |
| 6. | | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 60 | - 30 | |
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Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
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| 1. | | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 22 | +46 |
| 2. | | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 32 | +17 |
| 3. | | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 38 | +33 |
| 4. | | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 46 | +2 |
| 5. | | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 62 | - 14 |
| 6. | | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 110 | - 84 | |
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Quarter finals
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Semi finals
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Finals
- February 23, 2008 - 11th place
- February 24, 2008 - 9th place
- February 24, 2008 - 7th place
- February 24, 2008 - 5th place
- February 24, 2008 - 3rd place
- February 24, 2008 - 1st place
Final ranking
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- Italy, Russia, Hungary and Greece qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China, joining Australia, PR China, Netherlands, and the United States.
Individual awards
See also
References
