Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Olympic Aquatic Centre where women competed for only the second time in the event at the Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Greece |
| City | Athens |
| Venue(s) | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre |
| Dates | 15–29 August 2004 |
| Events | 2 (men's, women's) |
| Teams | 12 (men's), 8 (women's) (from 5 confederations) |
| Competitors | 154 men, 101 women |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Hungary (men) Italy (women) |
| Runners-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Serbia and Montenegro (men) Greece (women) |
| Third place |  Russia (men) United States (women) |
| Fourth place | Greece (men).svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia (women) |
| Tournament statistics (men, women) | |
| Matches | 64 |
| Multiple appearances | 5-time Olympian(s): 2 4-time Olympian(s): 8 |
| Multiple medalists | 3-time medalist(s): 2 |
| MVPs | Gergely Kiss (men's) Tania Di Mario (women's) |
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Olympic Aquatic Centre at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Twelve teams competed in the men's event, where Russia was trying to avenge their defeat by Hungary at the Sydney Olympics. There were eight teams in the women's event, where holders Australia were hoping to retain the title.
Qualification
| Nation | Men's | Women's | Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |  | | 26 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | | 13 | |
 Croatia | | 13 | |
 Egypt | | 13 | |
| Greece | | | 26 |
| Hungary | | | 26 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Italy | | | 26 |
 Kazakhstan | | | 26 |
| Russia | | | 26 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | | 13 | |
 Spain | | 13 | |
| United States | | | 26 |
| Total: 16 NOCs | 12 | 8 | 260 |
Men`s
| Water Polo Men | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 5 September 1997 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Laussane |
1 | Greece |
| 2003 World League | 27 June-24 August 2003 | Various | 1 | Hungary |
| 2003 FINA World Championships | 14-26 July 2003 | Barcelona |
3 | Italy |
| Serbia and Montenegro | ||||
| Spain | ||||
| 2003 Pan American Games | 2-10 August 2003 |  Santo Domingo |
1 | United States |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | 22-24 September 2003 | Almaty |
1 | Kazakhstan |
| African Qualification Tournament | — | — | 1 | Egypt |
| Oceania Qualification Tournament | — | — | 1 | Australia |
| Olympic Qualification Tournament | 25 January - 1 February |  Rio de Janeiro |
3 | Croatia |
 Germany | ||||
| Russia | ||||
| TOTAL | 12 | |||
Women`s
| Water Polo Women | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 5 September 1997 | Laussane |
1 | Greece |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | 22-24 September 2003 | Almaty |
1 | Kazakhstan |
| 2003 Pan American Games | 2-10 August 2003 | Santo Domingo |
1 | United States |
| Oceanian Qualification Tournament | — | — | 1 | Australia |
| Olympic Qualification Tournament | 23-29 February 2004 | Imperia |
4 | Hungary |
| Italy | ||||
| Russia | ||||
| Canada * | ||||
| TOTAL | 8 |
- Canada took the place of the African team.
Medalists
Men's
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Hungary[1] Tibor Benedek Péter Biros Rajmund Fodor István Gergely Tamás Kásás Gergely Kiss Norbert Madaras Tamás Molnár Ádám Steinmetz Barnabás Steinmetz Zoltán Szécsi Tamás Varga Attila Vári Head coach: Dénes Kemény |
Serbia and Montenegro Aleksandar Ćirić Vladimir Gojković Danilo Ikodinović Viktor Jelenić Predrag Jokić Nikola Kuljača Slobodan Nikić Aleksandar Šapić Dejan Savić Denis Šefik Petar Trbojević Vanja Udovičić Vladimir Vujasinović Head coach: Nenad Manojlović |
Russia Roman Balashov Revaz Chomakhidze Alexander Yerishev Aleksandr Fyodorov Serguei Garbouzov Dmitry Gorshkov Nikolay Kozlov Nikolai Maximov Andrei Reketchinski Dmitri Stratan Vitaly Yurchik Marat Zakirov Irek Zinnurov Head coach: Alexander Kabanov |
Women's
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Italy[1] Francesca Conti Martina Miceli Carmela Allucci Silvia Bosurgi Elena Gigli Manuela Zanchi Tania di Mario Cinzia Ragusa Giusi Malato Alexandra Araujo Maddalena Musumeci Melania Grego Noémi Tóth Head coach: Pierluigi Formiconi |
Greece Georgia Ellinaki Dimitra Asilian Antiopi Melidoni Angeliki Karapataki Kyriaki Liosi Stavroula Kozompoli Aikaterini Oikonomopoulou Antigoni Roumpesi Evangelia Moraitidou Eftychia Karagianni Georgia Lara Antonia Moraiti Anthoula Mylonaki Head coach: Kyriakos Iosifidis |
United States Jacqueline Frank Heather Petri Ericka Lorenz Brenda Villa Ellen Estes Natalie Golda Margaret Dingeldein Kelly Rulon Heather Moody Robin Beauregard Amber Stachowski Nicolle Payne Thalia Munro Head coach: Guy Baker |
Teams
See also
- 2004 Men's Water Polo Olympic Qualifier
References
- "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 56. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
Sources
- PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:
- Water polo on the Olympedia website
- Water polo on the Sports Reference website
External links
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