The 2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup was the fourteenth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Tianjin, PR China from August 8 to August 13, 2006.[1] Participating teams were the eight best teams from the last World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (2005). The top-five qualified for the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, Australia.
| 2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup | |
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Teams edit
Squads edit
Australia
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- Gemma Beadsworth
- Nicole Dyson
- Suzie Fraser
- Taniele Gofers
- Kate Gynther
- Fiona Hammond
- Bronwen Knox
- Emma Knox
- Alicia McCormack
- Patrice O'Neill
- Melissa Rippon
- Rebecca Rippon
- Mia Santoromito
Head coach:
China
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- Gao Ao
- He Jin
- Li Shuwei
- Liu Ping
- Ma Huanhuan
- Mo Fengmin
- Qiao Leiying
- Sun Huizi
- Sun Yating
- Sun Yujun
- Wang Yi
- Yang Jun
- Xu Zheng
Head coach:
Greece
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- Alexandra Asimaki
- Alkisti Avramidou
- Christina Dimitrokali
- Angeliki Gerolymou
- Sofia Iosifidou
- Kelina Kantzou
- Konstantina Kouteli
- Stavroula Kozompoli
- Georgia Lara
- Vasileia Mavrelou
- Triantafyllia Manolioudaki
- Stella Mitsani
- Maria Tsouri
Head coach:
Hungary
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- Timea Benkő
- Fruzsina Brávik
- Barbara Bujka
- Rita Drávucz
- Patricia Horváth
- Anikó Pelle
- Ágnes Primász
- Mercédesz Stieber
- Orsolya Takacs
- Eszter Tomaskovics
- Andrea Tóth
- Ágnes Valkai
- Krisztina Zantleitner
Head coach:
Italy
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- Silvia Bosurgi
- Teresa Frassinetti
- Eleonora Gay
- Elena Gigli
- Tania di Mario
- Martina Miceli
- Maddelena Musumeci
- Francesca Pavan
- Cinzia Ragusa
- Federica Rocco
- Daria Starace
- Erzsébet Valkai
- Manuela Zanchi
Head coach:
Russia
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- Olga Fomicheva
- Yulia Gaufler
- Nadezda Glyzina
- Sofia Konukh
- Marina Mazepova
- Ekaterina Pantyulina
- Evgeniya Protsenko
- Natalia Ryzhova-Alenicheva
- Natalya Shepelina
- Elena Smurova
- Evgenia Soboleva
- Alena Vylegzhanina
- Anastasia Zubkova
Head coach:
United States
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Preliminary round edit
GROUP A edit
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  United States
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 24 | +18 |
| 2. |  Russia
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 26 | +16 |
| 3. |  Greece
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 38 | –13 |
| 4. |  China
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 42 | –21 |
- August 8, 2006
| United States
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11 – 10 | Russia
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| China
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7 – 10 | Greece
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- August 9, 2006
| United States
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17 – 7 | Greece
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| China
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7 – 18 | Russia
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- August 10, 2006
| Russia
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14 – 8 | Greece
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| United States
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14 – 7 | China
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GROUP B edit
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Australia
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 19 | +9 |
| 2. |  Italy
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 23 | +1 |
| 3. |  Hungary
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 26 | –3 |
| 4. |  Canada
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 33 | –7 |
- August 8, 2006
| Hungary
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7 – 8 | Italy
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| Australia
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12 – 8 | Canada
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- August 9, 2006
| Hungary
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10 – 9 | Canada
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| Australia
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7 – 5 | Italy
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- August 10, 2006
| Italy
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11 – 9 | Canada
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| Hungary
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6 – 9 | Australia
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Quarterfinals edit
- August 11, 2006
| Greece
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7 – 11 | Italy
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| Russia
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7 – 5 | Hungary
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Semifinals edit
- August 12, 2006
| United States
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7 [4] – 7 [5] | Italy
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| Australia
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10 – 9 | Russia
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Finals edit
- August 11, 2006 — Seventh place
| China
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7 – 11 | Canada
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- August 12, 2006 — Fifth place
| Greece
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7 – 16 | Hungary
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- August 13, 2006 — Bronze Medal
| United States
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8 – 9 | Russia
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- August 13, 2006 — Gold Medal
| Australia
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10 – 7 | Italy
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Final ranking edit
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The top-five qualified for the 2007 World Water Polo Championship in Melbourne, Australia.
Individual awards edit
Most Valuable Player
- ???
Best Goalkeeper
- ???
Top Scorer
Tania di Mario
References edit
- ^ a b "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 67. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- (in English) FINA