The 2003 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the tenth edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 14 to 26 July 2003, and was incorporated into the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Venue(s) | Spain (in Barcelona host cities) |
Dates | 14 – 26 July |
Teams | 16 (from 4 confederations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Hungary (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Italy |
Third place | Serbia and Montenegro |
Fourth place | Greece |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 48 |
Goals scored | 659 (13.73 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Aleksandar Šapić |
Best player | Roberto Calcaterra |
Participating teams edit
Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
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Brazil Canada United States |
China Japan |
Croatia Germany Greece Hungary Italy Romania Russia Serbia and Montenegro Slovakia Spain |
Australia |
Groups formed edit
Preliminary round edit
Qualified for the quarterfinals | |
Qualified for the playoff round | |
Will play for places 13–16 |
Group A edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 15 | +14 |
2. | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 19 | +13 |
3. | Romania | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
4. | Canada | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 36 | –27 |
- July 14, 2003
Canada | 3 – 10 | Romania |
Croatia | 7 – 7 | Hungary |
- July 16, 2003
Hungary | 9 – 5 | Romania |
Canada | 3 – 13 | Croatia |
- July 18, 2003
Canada | 3 – 13 | Hungary |
Croatia | 12 – 9 | Romania |
Group B edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | United States | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 16 | +16 |
2. | Serbia and Montenegro | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 18 | +9 |
3. | Australia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 22 | +9 |
4. | Japan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 39 | –26 |
- July 14, 2003
Australia | 10 – 2 | Japan |
Serbia and Montenegro | 5 – 5 | United States |
- July 16, 2003
United States | 14 – 4 | Japan |
Australia | 6 – 7 | Serbia and Montenegro |
- July 18, 2003
Australia | 7 – 13 | United States |
Serbia and Montenegro | 15 – 7 | Japan |
Group C edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Italy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 17 | +19 |
2. | Germany | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 22 | +5 |
3. | Greece | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 21 | +8 |
4. | China | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 42 | –32 |
- July 14, 2003
China | 4 – 15 | Italy |
Greece | 7 – 9 | Germany |
- July 16, 2003
Germany | 8 – 11 | Italy |
China | 2 – 17 | Greece |
- July 18, 2003
China | 4 – 10 | Germany |
Greece | 5 – 10 | Italy |
Group D edit
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | Spain | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16 | +14 |
2. | Russia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 18 | +8 |
3. | Slovakia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 22 | –5 |
4. | Brazil | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 27 | –17 |
- July 14, 2003
Russia | 8 – 5 | Slovakia |
Spain | 10 – 3 | Brazil |
- July 16, 2003
Slovakia | 7 – 4 | Brazil |
Spain | 10 – 8 | Russia |
- July 18, 2003
Russia | 10 – 3 | Brazil |
Spain | 10 – 5 | Slovakia |
Playoff round edit
- July 20, 2003
Croatia | 6 – 10 | Australia |
Romania | 3 – 11 | Serbia and Montenegro |
Germany | 6 – 7 | Slovakia |
Greece | 15 – 14 | Russia |
Final round edit
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
July 22 – Barcelona | ||||||||||
Hungary | 13 | |||||||||
July 24 – Barcelona | ||||||||||
Slovakia | 5 | |||||||||
Hungary | 9 | |||||||||
July 22 – Barcelona | ||||||||||
Greece | 8 | |||||||||
Greece | 4 | |||||||||
July 26 – Barcelona | ||||||||||
United States | 2 | |||||||||
Hungary | 11 | |||||||||
July 22 – Barcelona | ||||||||||
Italy | 9 | |||||||||
Italy | 7 | |||||||||
July 24 – Barcelona | ||||||||||
Australia | 3 | |||||||||
Italy | 6 | |||||||||
July 22 – Barcelona | ||||||||||
Serbia and M. | 5 | Third place | ||||||||
Serbia and M. | 7 | |||||||||
July 26 – Barcelona | ||||||||||
Spain | 3 | |||||||||
Greece | 3 | |||||||||
Serbia and M. | 5 | |||||||||
Quarter finals edit
- July 22, 2003
Hungary | 13 – 5 | Slovakia |
United States | 2 – 4 | Greece |
Spain | 3 – 7 | Serbia and Montenegro |
Italy | 7 – 3 | Australia |
Semi finals edit
- July 24, 2003
Hungary | 9 – 8 | Greece |
Serbia and Montenegro | 5 – 6 | Italy |
Finals edit
Greece | 3 – 5 | Serbia and Montenegro |
Hungary | 11 – 9 | Italy |
13th-16th place edit
13th - 16th place | 13th place | |||||
2003-07-20 – Barcelona | ||||||
Canada | 6 | |||||
2003-07-22 – Barcelona | ||||||
Japan | 1 | |||||
Canada | 5 | |||||
2003-07-20 – Barcelona | ||||||
Brazil | 6 | |||||
Brazil | 8 | |||||
China | 6 | |||||
15th place | ||||||
2003-07-22 – Barcelona | ||||||
Japan | 10 | |||||
China | 9 |
- July 20, 2003
Canada | 6 – 1 | Japan |
Brazil | 8 – 6 | China |
- July 22, 2003
Japan | 10 – 9 | China |
Brazil | 6 – 5 | Canada |
9th-12th place edit
9th - 12th place | 9th place | |||||
2003-07-22 – Barcelona | ||||||
Croatia | 7 | |||||
2003-07-24 – Barcelona | ||||||
Germany | 3 | |||||
Croatia | 8 | |||||
2003-07-22 – Barcelona | ||||||
Russia | 2 | |||||
Russia | 9 | |||||
Romania | 6 | |||||
11th place | ||||||
2003-07-24 – Barcelona | ||||||
Germany | 7 | |||||
Romania | 6 |
- July 22, 2003
Croatia | 7 – 3 | Germany |
Russia | 9 – 6 | Romania |
- July 24, 2003
Germany | 7 – 6 | Romania |
Croatia | 8 – 3 | Russia |
5th-8th place edit
5th - 8th place | 5th place | |||||
2003-07-24 – Barcelona | ||||||
United States | 11 | |||||
2003-07-26 – Barcelona | ||||||
Slovakia | 5 | |||||
United States | 7 | |||||
2003-07-24 – Barcelona | ||||||
Spain | 9 | |||||
Spain | 10 | |||||
Australia | 8 | |||||
7th place | ||||||
2003-07-26 – Barcelona | ||||||
Slovakia | 8 | |||||
Australia | 11 |
- July 24, 2003
United States | 11 – 5 | Slovakia |
Spain | 10 – 8 | Australia |
- July 26, 2003
Slovakia | 8 – 11 | Australia |
United States | 7 – 9 | Spain |
Final ranking edit
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Medalists edit
Individual awards edit
- Most Valuable Player
- Roberto Calcaterra (ITA)
- Best Goalkeeper
- Denis Sefik (SCG)
- Topscorer
- Aleksandar Sapic (SCG)
References edit
External links edit
- Barcelona 2003 FINA World Championships
- 10th FINA World Championships 2003 FINA Water Polo website
- Men Water Polo X World Championship 2003 Barcelona www.todor66.com