2008_Men's_Water_Polo_Olympic_Qualifier

Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Olympic qualification tournament


The 2008 Men's Olympic Water Polo Qualifying Tournament was a tournament to decide the remaining four competing teams, out of twelve, to attend the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. Eight teams were already qualified, including China as the host country. The tournament was held at the "Ioan Alexandrescu" Pool, newly built in Oradea, Romania from March 2 to March 9, 2008s.

Teams

Preliminary round

GROUP A

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  • Sunday March 2, 2008
Brazil  6 15  Greece
Russia  19 4  Kazakhstan
Romania  7 6  Slovakia
  • Monday March 3, 2008
Kazakhstan  6 9  Brazil
Romania  11 8  Russia
Slovakia  9 11  Greece
  • Tuesday March 4, 2008
Kazakhstan  8 18  Greece
Brazil  4 13  Romania
Slovakia  3 12  Russia
  • Wednesday March 5, 2008
Slovakia  18 5  Kazakhstan
Russia  11 3  Brazil
Romania  7 8  Greece
  • Thursday March 6, 2008
Brazil  6 12  Slovakia
Greece  8 6  Russia
Romania  19 2  Kazakhstan

GROUP B

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  • Sunday March 2, 2008
Mexico  9 18  North Macedonia
Iran  2 20  Italy
Germany  11 6  Canada
  • Monday March 3, 2008
Italy  14 5  North Macedonia
Canada  15 5  Iran
Mexico  1 29  Germany
  • Tuesday March 4, 2008
Italy  7 7  Canada
Germany  9 4  North Macedonia
Mexico  8 8  Iran
  • Wednesday March 5, 2008
North Macedonia  7 12  Canada
Mexico  4 25  Italy
Germany  18 2  Iran
  • Thursday March 6, 2008
Italy  5 5  Germany
Mexico  6 18  Canada
Iran  6 11  North Macedonia

Quarter finals

  • Friday March 7, 2008
Kazakhstan  4 6  Iran
Brazil  8 7  Mexico
  • Friday March 7, 2008
Russia  10 11  Italy
Romania  8 9  Canada

Semi finals

  • Saturday March 8, 2008 7th/10th place
Slovakia  18 4  Iran
North Macedonia  10 8  Brazil
  • Saturday March 8, 2008 1st/4th place
Greece  8 9  Italy
Germany  8 6  Canada

Finals

  • Saturday March 8, 2008 Eleventh place
Kazakhstan  9 11  Mexico
  • Sunday March 9, 2008 Ninth place
Iran  1 10  Brazil
  • Sunday March 9, 2008 Seventh place
Slovakia  9 7  North Macedonia
  • Sunday March 9, 2008 Fifth place
Russia  9 10  Romania
  • Sunday March 9, 2008 Third place
Greece  13 4  Canada
  • Sunday March 9, 2008 First place
Italy  9 10  Germany



Final ranking

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  • Germany, Italy, Greece and Canada qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China, joining Australia, China, Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia, Spain, and the United States.

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player
  • Best Goalkeeper

See also

References


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