Water polo at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
Tournament details | |
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Venue(s) | ![]() |
Dates | 19 – 29 July |
Teams | 16 (from 4 confederations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 60 |
Goals scored | 822 (13.7 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (18 goals) |
The 2001 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the ninth 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 19 to 29 July 2001, and was incorporated into the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.[1]
Participating teams
Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
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Groups formed
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Squads
Preliminary round
Qualified for the Second round | |
Will play for places 13–16 in a round robin group. (Group G) |
Group A
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 9 | +11 |
2. | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 14 | +9 |
3. | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 23 | –5 |
4. | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 27 | –16 |
- July 19, 2001
Slovakia ![]() | 6 – 7 | ![]() |
Italy ![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() |
- July 21, 2001
Yugoslavia ![]() | 3 – 3 | ![]() |
Slovakia ![]() | 8 – 5 | ![]() |
- July 22, 2001
Yugoslavia ![]() | 13 – 5 | ![]() |
Slovakia ![]() | 5 – 11 | ![]() |
Group B
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 20 | +12 |
2. | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 24 | –1 |
3. | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 16 | –3 |
4. | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 28 | –8 |
- July 19, 2001
Germany ![]() | 9 – 8 | ![]() |
Hungary ![]() | 7 – 3 | ![]() |
- July 21, 2001
Greece ![]() | 10 – 11 | ![]() |
Germany ![]() | 4 – 6 | ![]() |
- July 22, 2001
Greece ![]() | 5 – 4 | ![]() |
Germany ![]() | 7 – 14 | ![]() |
Group C
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 22 | +11 |
2. | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 18 | +5 |
3. | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 19 | +1 |
4. | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 30 | –17 |
- July 19, 2001
United States ![]() | 9 – 10 | ![]() |
Netherlands ![]() | 10 – 4 | ![]() |
- July 21, 2001
United States ![]() | 6 – 3 | ![]() |
Russia ![]() | 9 – 7 | ![]() |
- July 22, 2001
Russia ![]() | 14 – 6 | ![]() |
United States ![]() | 5 – 6 | ![]() |
Group D
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | +20 |
2. | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | +6 |
3. | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 21 | –8 |
4. | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 26 | –18 |
- July 19, 2001
Croatia ![]() | 8 – 2 | ![]() |
Spain ![]() | 8 – 1 | ![]() |
- July 21, 2001
Croatia ![]() | 8 – 6 | ![]() |
Japan ![]() | 1 – 12 | ![]() |
- July 22, 2001
Japan ![]() | 5 – 6 | ![]() |
Croatia ![]() | 4 – 6 | ![]() |
Second round
Qualified for the Semi finals | |
Will play for places 5–8 in a Knockout system | |
Will play for places 9–12 in a Knockout system |
Group E
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | ![]() | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 25 | +13 |
2. | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 21 | +16 |
3. | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 32 | +4 |
4. | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 28 | +2 |
5. | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 48 | –22 |
6. | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 41 | –13 |
Preliminary round results apply.
- July 24, 2001
Italy ![]() | 13 – 3 | ![]() |
Slovakia ![]() | 8 – 9 | ![]() |
Yugoslavia ![]() | 4 – 3 | ![]() |
- July 25, 2001
Yugoslavia ![]() | 8 – 7 | ![]() |
Slovakia ![]() | 7 – 10 | ![]() |
Italy ![]() | 7 – 8 | ![]() |
- July 26, 2001
Slovakia ![]() | 2 – 4 | ![]() |
Yugoslavia ![]() | 16 – 6 | ![]() |
Italy ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() |
Group F
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | ![]() | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 22 | +21 |
2. | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 35 | +8 |
3. | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 28 | +14 |
4. | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 42 | –13 |
5. | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 35 | –14 |
6. | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 42 | –16 |
Preliminary round results apply.
- July 24, 2001
Russia ![]() | 8 – 3 | ![]() |
United States ![]() | 4 – 10 | ![]() |
Netherlands ![]() | 3 – 12 | ![]() |
- July 25, 2001
Netherlands ![]() | 5 – 10 | ![]() |
United States ![]() | 6 – 5 | ![]() |
Russia ![]() | 8 – 7 | ![]() |
- July 26, 2001
United States ![]() | 5 – 11 | ![]() |
Netherlands ![]() | 5 – 6 | ![]() |
Russia ![]() | 8 – 9 | ![]() |
Group G
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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13. | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 14 | +14 |
14. | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 17 | +4 |
15. | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 25 | –4 |
16. | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 35 | –14 |
- July 24, 2001
Germany ![]() | 6 – 6 | ![]() |
Brazil ![]() | 13 – 6 | ![]() |
- July 25, 2001
Brazil ![]() | 5 – 5 | ![]() |
Canada ![]() | 12 – 9 | ![]() |
- July 26, 2001
Germany ![]() | 10 – 6 | ![]() |
Brazil ![]() | 10 – 3 | ![]() |
Final round
9th-12th place
9th - 12th place | 9th place | |||||
2001-07-28 – Fukuoka | ||||||
![]() | 6 | |||||
2001-07-29 – Fukuoka | ||||||
![]() | 7 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
2001-07-28 – Fukuoka | ||||||
![]() | 8 | |||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
![]() | 9 | |||||
11th place | ||||||
2001-07-29 – Fukuoka | ||||||
![]() | 12 | |||||
![]() | 6 |
- July 28, 2001
Slovakia ![]() | 6 – 7 | ![]() |
Kazakhstan ![]() | 5 – 9 | ![]() |
- July 29, 2001 — 9th place
![]() | 3 – 8 | Netherlands ![]() |
- July 29, 2001 — 11th place
Slovakia ![]() | 12 – 6 | ![]() |
5th-8th place
5th - 8th place | 5th place | |||||
2001-07-28 – Fukuoka | ||||||
![]() | 12 | |||||
2001-07-29 – Fukuoka | ||||||
![]() | 11 | |||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
2001-07-28 – Fukuoka | ||||||
![]() | 8 | |||||
![]() | 9 | |||||
![]() | 7 | |||||
7th place | ||||||
2001-07-29 – Fukuoka | ||||||
![]() | 9 | |||||
![]() | 10 |
- July 28, 2001
Greece ![]() | 12 – 11 | ![]() |
Hungary ![]() | 9 – 7 | ![]() |
- July 29, 2001 — 5th place
Greece ![]() | 5 – 8 | ![]() |
- July 29, 2001 — 7th place
Croatia ![]() | 9 – 10 | ![]() |
1st-4th place
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
July 28, 2001 – Fukuoka | ||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
July 29, 2001 – Fukuoka | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
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July 28, 2001 – Fukuoka | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 9 | |||||
![]() | 8 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
July 29, 2001 – Fukuoka | ||||||
![]() | 7 | |||||
![]() | 6 |
Semi finals
- July 28, 2001
Spain ![]() | 4 – 2 | ![]() |
Yugoslavia ![]() | 9 – 8 | ![]() |
Finals
- July 29, 2001 —
Bronze Medal Match
Russia ![]() | 7 – 6 | ![]() |
- July 29, 2001 —
Gold Medal Match
Spain ![]() | 4 – 2 | ![]() |
Final ranking
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Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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![]() Angel Andreo Daniel Ballart Salvador Gomez Gabriel Hernandez Gustavo Marcos Guillermo Molina Daniel Moro Ivan Moro Sergi Pedrerol Ivan Perez Jesus Rollan Javier Sánchez Carlos Sanz Head coach: Juan Jané | ![]() Aleksandar Ćirić | ![]() Ilya Smirnov |
Individual awards
- Best Goalkeeper
Jesús Rollán (ESP)
- Topscorer
Aleksandar Šapić (SCG) — 18 goals
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
- 9th FINA World Championships 2001 FINA Water Polo website
- Men Water Polo World Championship 2001 Fukuoka www.todor66.com
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