2003_FINA_Men's_World_Water_Polo_Championship
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]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Venue(s) ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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More information Americas, Asia ...
| Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil  Canada United States |
 China Japan |
 Croatia Germany Greece Hungary Italy Romania Russia Serbia and Montenegro Slovakia Spain |
 Australia |
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Groups formed
| Qualified for the quarterfinals | |
| Qualified for the playoff round | |
| Will play for places 13–16 |
Group A
More information Team, Points ...
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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- 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
More information Team, Points ...
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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- 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
More information Team, Points ...
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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- 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
More information Team, Points ...
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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- 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 |
- July 20, 2003
| Croatia |
6 – 10 | Australia |
| Romania |
3 – 11 | Serbia and Montenegro |
| Germany |
6 – 7 | Slovakia |
| Greece |
15 – 14 | Russia |
| 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
- July 22, 2003
| Hungary |
13 – 5 | Slovakia |
| United States |
2 – 4 | Greece |
| Spain |
3 – 7 | Serbia and Montenegro |
| Italy |
7 – 3 | Australia |
Semi finals
- July 24, 2003
| Hungary |
9 – 8 | Greece |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
5 – 6 | Italy |
Finals
- July 26, 2003 —
Bronze Medal Match
| Greece |
3 – 5 | Serbia and Montenegro |
- July 26, 2003 —
Gold Medal Match
| Hungary |
11 – 9 | Italy |
13th-16th place
| 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
| 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
| 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 |
More information Rank, Team ...
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More information Gold, Silver ...
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- Most Valuable Player
Roberto Calcaterra (ITA)
- Best Goalkeeper
Denis Sefik (SCG)
- Topscorer
- Aleksandar Sapic (SCG)
- "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.
- 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