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Water Polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics




Events - Water Polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Water Polo Men
• Water Polo Women

Competition Format - Water Polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Water Polo Men
Teams: 12
Rounds: 2 (Group Stage and knockout stage)
Group Stage - 2 groups of 6 teams each - 3 teams from both groups qualify for the knockout stage
Knockout stage - Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal game | Gold medal game

• Water Polo Women
Teams: 8
Rounds: 2 (Group Stage and knockout stage)
Group Stage - 2 groups of 4 teams each - 3 teams from both groups qualify for the knockout stage
Knockout stage - Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal game | Gold medal game

Competition Schedule - Water Polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sunday, August 10 - Sunday, August 24, 2008

Competition Venue - Water Polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Beijing's Ying Tung Pool

Countries - Water Polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Water Polo Men
Australia | Canada | China | Croatia | Germany | Greece | Hungary | Italy | Montenegro | Serbia | Spain | United States

• Water Polo Women
Australia | China | Greece | Hungary | Italy | Netherlands | Russia | United States

Group Stage - Water Polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Water Polo Men - Group A
P Country Pts Pld W L T GF GA
1 Australia Australia - - - - - - -
2 Canada Canada - - - - - - -
3 Greece Greece - - - - - - -
4 Hungary Hungary - - - - - - -
5 Montenegro Montenegro - - - - - - -
6 Spain Spain - - - - - - -

Water Polo Men - Group B
P Country Pts Pld W L T GF GA
1 China China - - - - - - -
2 Croatia Croatia - - - - - - -
3 Germany Germany - - - - - - -
4 Italy Italy - - - - - - -
5 Serbia Serbia - - - - - - -
6 United States USA - - - - - - -

Water Polo Women - Group A
P Country Pts Pld W L T GF GA
1 China China - - - - - - -
2 Italy Italy - - - - - - -
3 Russia Russia - - - - - - -
4 United States USA - - - - - - -

Water Polo Women - Group B
P Country Pts Pld W L T GF GA
1 Australia Australia - - - - - - -
2 Greece Greece - - - - - - -
3 Hungary Hungary - - - - - - -
4 Netherlands Netherlands - - - - - - -

Match dates - Water Polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Water Polo Men - Group Stage
• Group A - Matches
August 10 - 09:30 - Spain vs. Canada
August 10 - 10:50 - Hungary vs. Montenegro
August 10 - 12:10 - Australia vs. Greece
August 12 - 09:30 - Greece vs. Hungary
August 12 - 10:50 - Spain vs. Australia
August 12 - 16:40 - Canada vs. Montenegro
August 14 - 09:30 - Hungary vs. Spain
August 14 - 15:20 - Montenegro vs. Greece
August 14 - 16:40 - Australia vs. Canada
August 16 - 14:00 - Canada vs. Greece
August 16 - 15:20 - Spain vs. Montenegro
August 16 - 16:40 - Australia vs. Hungary
August 18 - 12:10 - Hungary vs. Canada
August 18 - 14:00 - Montenegro vs. Australia
August 18 - 15:20 - Spain vs. Greece

• Group B - Matches
August 10 - 14:00 - Serbia vs. Germany
August 10 - 15:20 - United States vs. China
August 10 - 16:40 - Croatia vs. Italy
August 12 - 12:10 - Germany vs. China
August 12 - 14:00 - Italy vs. United States
August 12 - 15:20 - Serbia vs. Croatia
August 14 - 10:50 - China vs. Italy
August 14 - 12:10 - Croatia vs. Germany
August 14 - 14:00 - United States vs. Serbia
August 16 - 09:30 - Germany vs. Italy
August 16 - 10:50 - Serbia vs. China
August 16 - 12:10 - Croatia vs. United States
August 18 - 09:30 - China vs. Croatia
August 18 - 10:50 - Serbia vs. Italy
August 18 - 16:40 - United States vs. Germany

Water Polo Men - Knockout Stage
Classification 7-12
August 20 - 09:30 - Game 31
Group A 6th vs. Group B 5th
August 20 - 10:50 - Game 32
Group A 5th vs. Group B 6th

Quarterfinals
August 20 - 16:00 - Game 33
Group A 3rd vs. Group B 2nd
August 20 - 17:20 - Game 34
Group A 2nd vs. Group B 3rd

Classification 11-12
August 22 - 09:30 - Game 35
Game 31 Loser vs. Game 32 Loser

      

Classification 7-10
August 22 - 10:50 - Game 36
Group A 4th vs. Game 31 Winner
August 22 - 17:00 - Game 37
Group B 4th vs. Game 32 Winner

Semifinals
August 22 - 18:20 - Game 38
Group A 1st vs. Game 33 Winner
August 22 - 19:40 - Game 39
Group B 1st vs. Game 34 Winner

Classification 9-10
August 24 - 09:30 - Game 40 - Game 36 Loser vs. Game 37 Loser

Classification 7-8
August 24 - 10:50 - Game 41
Game 36 Winner vs. Game 37 Winner

Classification 5-6
August 24 - 13:00 - Game 42
Game 33 Loser vs. Game 34 Loser

Bronze Medal Match
August 24 - 14:20 - Game 43
Game 38 Loser vs. Game 39 Loser

Final - Gold Medal Match
August 24 - 15:40 - Game 44
Game 38 Winner vs. Game 39 Winner

Water Polo Women - Group Stage
• Group A - Matches
August 11 - 14:20 - Russia vs. Italy
August 11 - 17:00 - United States vs. China
August 13 - 14:20 - Russia vs. China
August 13 - 17:00 - United States vs. Italy
August 15 - 13:00 - Italy vs. China
August 15 - 15:40 - Russia vs. United States

• Group B - Matches
August 11 - 13:00 - Hungary vs. Netherlands
August 11 - 15:20 - Greece vs. Australia
August 13 - 13:00 - Hungary vs. Australia
August 13 - 15:40 - Greece vs. Netherlands
August 15 - 14:20 - Netherlands vs. Australia
August 15 - 17:00 - Hungary vs. Greece

Classification 7-8
August 17 - 13:00 - Game 13
Group A 4th vs. Group B 4th

Quarterfinals
August 17 - 14:20 - Game 14
Group A 3rd vs. Group B 2nd
August 17 - 15:40 - Game 15
Group A 2nd vs. Group B 3rd

Classification 5-6
August 19 - 13:00 - Game 16
Game 14 Loser vs. Game 15 Loser

Semifinals
August 19 - 14:20 - Game 17
Group A 1st vs. Game 14 Winner
August 19 - 15:40 - Game 18
Group B 1st vs. Game 15 Winner

Bronze Medal Match
August 21 - 17:00 - Game 19
Game 17 Loser vs. Game 18 Loser

Final - Gold Medal Match
August 21 - 18:20 - Game 20
Game 17 Winner vs. Game 18 Winner

* All times are local Beijing Time (GMT+8).

Athletes - Water Polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Water Polo Men
Australia | Canada | China | Croatia | Germany | Greece | Hungary | Italy | Montenegro | Serbia | Spain | United States

• Water Polo Women
Australia | China | Greece | Hungary | Italy | Netherlands | Russia | United States

Water Polo at the Summer Olympics
Debut: 1900 Summer Olympics - Paris / Women: 2000 Summer Olympics - Sydney
Olympiads: 24 (24 medal editions)
• Water Polo at the Summer Olympics

Medals Table - Water Polo at the Summer Olympics
Rank - Nation - Gold - Silver - Bronze - Total
1 - Hungary (HUN) - 8 - 3 - 3 - 14
2 - Italy (ITA) - 4 - 1 - 2 - 7
3 - Great Britain (GBR) - 4 - 0 - 0 - 4
4 - Yugoslavia (YUG) - 3 - 4 - 1 - 8
5 - Soviet Union (URS) - 2 - 2 - 3 - 7
6 - Germany (GER) - 1 - 2 - 0 - 3
7 - Spain (ESP) - 1 - 1 - 0 - 2
8 - France (FRA) - 1 - 0 - 3 - 4
9 - Australia (AUS) - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1
10 - Belgium (BEL) - 0 - 4 - 2 - 6
11 - United States (USA) - 1 - 3 - 4 - 7
12 - Russia (RUS) - 0 - 1 - 2 - 3
12 - Sweden (SWE) - 0 - 1 - 2 - 3
14 - Croatia (CRO) - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
14 - Greece (GRE) - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
14 - Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
17 - Netherlands (NED) - 0 - 0 - 2 - 2
18 - Unified Team (EUN) - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
18 - West Germany (FRG) - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1



  
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