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Water polo at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournamentTournament details |
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Venue(s) | Spain (in Barcelona host cities) |
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Dates | 14 – 26 July |
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Teams | 16 (from 4 confederations) |
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Final positions |
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Champions | Hungary (2nd title) |
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Runner-up | Italy |
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Third place | Serbia and Montenegro |
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Fourth place | Greece |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 48 |
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Goals scored | 659 (13.73 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Aleksandar Šapić |
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Best player | Roberto Calcaterra |
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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
- Group A
| - Group B
| - Group C
| - Group D
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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 |
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 |
Group B
Group C
| 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 |
Group D
| 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 |
Playoff round
Final round
Quarter finals
Semi finals
Finals
- July 26, 2003 —
Bronze Medal Match
- July 26, 2003 —
Gold Medal Match
13th-16th place
9th-12th place
5th-8th place
Final ranking
| 2003 FINA Men's World champions | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/45px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png) Hungary Second title | | Team Roster [1] Tibor Benedek, Péter Biros, Rajmund Fodor, István Gergely, Tamás Kásás, Gergely Kiss, Norbert Madaras, Tamás Molnár, Barnabás Steinmetz, Zoltán Szécsi, Tamás Varga, Zsolt Varga, Attila Vári Head coach: Dénes Kemény | |
Medalists
Individual awards
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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