Water polo at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
Tournament details | |
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Venue(s) | ![]() |
Dates | 14 – 26 July |
Teams | 16 (from 4 confederations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 48 |
Goals scored | 659 (13.73 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player | ![]() |
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]
Participating teams
Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
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Groups formed
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Preliminary round
Qualified for the quarterfinals | |
Qualified for the playoff round | |
Will play for places 13–16 |
Group A
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 15 | +14 |
2. | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 19 | +13 |
3. | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
4. | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 36 | –27 |
- July 14, 2003
Canada ![]() | 3 – 10 | ![]() |
Croatia ![]() | 7 – 7 | ![]() |
- July 16, 2003
Hungary ![]() | 9 – 5 | ![]() |
Canada ![]() | 3 – 13 | ![]() |
- July 18, 2003
Canada ![]() | 3 – 13 | ![]() |
Croatia ![]() | 12 – 9 | ![]() |
Group B
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 16 | +16 |
2. | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 18 | +9 |
3. | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 22 | +9 |
4. | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 39 | –26 |
- July 14, 2003
Australia ![]() | 10 – 2 | ![]() |
Serbia and Montenegro ![]() | 5 – 5 | ![]() |
- July 16, 2003
United States ![]() | 14 – 4 | ![]() |
Australia ![]() | 6 – 7 | ![]() |
- July 18, 2003
Australia ![]() | 7 – 13 | ![]() |
Serbia and Montenegro ![]() | 15 – 7 | ![]() |
Group C
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 17 | +19 |
2. | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 22 | +5 |
3. | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 21 | +8 |
4. | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 42 | –32 |
- July 14, 2003
China ![]() | 4 – 15 | ![]() |
Greece ![]() | 7 – 9 | ![]() |
- July 16, 2003
Germany ![]() | 8 – 11 | ![]() |
China ![]() | 2 – 17 | ![]() |
- July 18, 2003
China ![]() | 4 – 10 | ![]() |
Greece ![]() | 5 – 10 | ![]() |
Group D
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16 | +14 |
2. | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 18 | +8 |
3. | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 22 | –5 |
4. | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 27 | –17 |
- July 14, 2003
Russia ![]() | 8 – 5 | ![]() |
Spain ![]() | 10 – 3 | ![]() |
- July 16, 2003
Slovakia ![]() | 7 – 4 | ![]() |
Spain ![]() | 10 – 8 | ![]() |
- July 18, 2003
Russia ![]() | 10 – 3 | ![]() |
Spain ![]() | 10 – 5 | ![]() |
Playoff round
- July 20, 2003
Croatia ![]() | 6 – 10 | ![]() |
Romania ![]() | 3 – 11 | ![]() |
Germany ![]() | 6 – 7 | ![]() |
Greece ![]() | 15 – 14 | ![]() |
Final round
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
July 22 – Barcelona | ||||||||||
![]() | 13 | |||||||||
July 24 – Barcelona | ||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||
![]() | 9 | |||||||||
July 22 – Barcelona | ||||||||||
![]() | 8 | |||||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||||
July 26 – Barcelona | ||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
![]() | 11 | |||||||||
July 22 – Barcelona | ||||||||||
![]() | 9 | |||||||||
![]() | 7 | |||||||||
July 24 – Barcelona | ||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||
![]() | 6 | |||||||||
July 22 – Barcelona | ||||||||||
![]() | 5 | Third place | ||||||||
![]() | 7 | |||||||||
July 26 – Barcelona | ||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||
Quarter finals
- July 22, 2003
Hungary ![]() | 13 – 5 | ![]() |
United States ![]() | 2 – 4 | ![]() |
Spain ![]() | 3 – 7 | ![]() |
Italy ![]() | 7 – 3 | ![]() |
Semi finals
- July 24, 2003
Hungary ![]() | 9 – 8 | ![]() |
Serbia and Montenegro ![]() | 5 – 6 | ![]() |
Finals
- July 26, 2003 —
Bronze Medal Match
Greece ![]() | 3 – 5 | ![]() |
- July 26, 2003 —
Gold Medal Match
Hungary ![]() | 11 – 9 | ![]() |
13th-16th place
13th - 16th place | 13th place | |||||
2003-07-20 – Barcelona | ||||||
![]() | 6 | |||||
2003-07-22 – Barcelona | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
2003-07-20 – Barcelona | ||||||
![]() | 6 | |||||
![]() | 8 | |||||
![]() | 6 | |||||
15th place | ||||||
2003-07-22 – Barcelona | ||||||
![]() | 10 | |||||
![]() | 9 |
- July 20, 2003
Canada ![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() |
Brazil ![]() | 8 – 6 | ![]() |
- July 22, 2003
Japan ![]() | 10 – 9 | ![]() |
Brazil ![]() | 6 – 5 | ![]() |
9th-12th place
9th - 12th place | 9th place | |||||
2003-07-22 – Barcelona | ||||||
![]() | 7 | |||||
2003-07-24 – Barcelona | ||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 8 | |||||
2003-07-22 – Barcelona | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 9 | |||||
![]() | 6 | |||||
11th place | ||||||
2003-07-24 – Barcelona | ||||||
![]() | 7 | |||||
![]() | 6 |
- July 22, 2003
Croatia ![]() | 7 – 3 | ![]() |
Russia ![]() | 9 – 6 | ![]() |
- July 24, 2003
Germany ![]() | 7 – 6 | ![]() |
Croatia ![]() | 8 – 3 | ![]() |
5th-8th place
5th - 8th place | 5th place | |||||
2003-07-24 – Barcelona | ||||||
![]() | 11 | |||||
2003-07-26 – Barcelona | ||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
![]() | 7 | |||||
2003-07-24 – Barcelona | ||||||
![]() | 9 | |||||
![]() | 10 | |||||
![]() | 8 | |||||
7th place | ||||||
2003-07-26 – Barcelona | ||||||
![]() | 8 | |||||
![]() | 11 |
- July 24, 2003
United States ![]() | 11 – 5 | ![]() |
Spain ![]() | 10 – 8 | ![]() |
- July 26, 2003
Slovakia ![]() | 8 – 11 | ![]() |
United States ![]() | 7 – 9 | ![]() |
Final ranking
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Medalists
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
Roberto Calcaterra (ITA)
- Best Goalkeeper
Denis Sefik (SCG)
- Topscorer
Aleksandar Sapic (SCG)
References
- ^ a b c d "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
External links
- 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
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