Water polo at the 2018 Mediterranean Games – Women's tournament

International handball competition
Women's water polo
at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
Tournament details
Host country Spain
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates27–30 June 2018
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Spain (1st title)
Runner-up Italy
Third place Greece
Fourth place France
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored206 (22.89 per match)
  • v
  • t
  • e

The women's water polo tournament at the 2018 Mediterranean Games was held from 27 to 30 June 2018 at the Campclar Aquatic Center in Tarragona, Spain.[1] This was the first year to include women's teams in the water polo event.

Participating teams

Preliminary round

Group A

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

Pos Team Pld W W+ L+ L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain (H) 2 2 0 0 0 36 14 +22 6 Final
2  Greece 2 1 0 0 1 37 9 +28 3 3rd place game
3  Portugal 2 0 0 0 2 6 56 −50 0 5th place game
Source: Tarragona 2018
(H) Host
27 June 2018
11:40
Report Spain  9–8  Greece Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–2, 2–4, 3–1
B. Ortiz 3 Goals Xenaki 3

28 June 2018
11:40
Report Spain  27–6  Portugal Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
Score by quarters: 11–0, 5–1, 4–3, 7–2
A. Espar, Leitón 5 Goals six players 1

29 June 2018
09:30
Report Greece  29–0  Portugal Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
Score by quarters: 7–0, 8–0, 7–0, 7–0
Chydirioti, Xenaki 4 Goals

Group B

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

Pos Team Pld W W+ L+ L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 2 2 0 0 0 41 6 +35 6 Final
2  France 2 1 0 0 1 16 17 −1 3 3rd place game
3  Turkey 2 0 0 0 2 9 43 −34 0 5th place game
Source: Tarragona 2018
27 June 2018
09:30
Report Italy  11–3  France Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
Score by quarters: 3–0, 2–3, 3–0, 3–0
Bianconi 4 Goals three players 1

28 June 2018
09:30
Report Italy  30–3  Turkey Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
Score by quarters: 6–1, 8–1, 8–0, 8–1
five players 4 Goals Kuş 3

29 June 2018
11:40
Report France  13–6  Turkey Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
Score by quarters: 3–2, 6–0, 1–2, 3–2
Paillat 4 Goals Kuş 4

Final round

5th place match

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

30 June 2018
09:30
Report Portugal  16–8  Turkey Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–1, 4–2, 5–2
Braga 4 Goals Kuş 4

Bronze medal match

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

30 June 2018
17:20
Report Greece  15–5  France Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
Score by quarters: 6–0, 3–3, 4–1, 2–1
Asimaki, Xenaki 3 Goals Valverde 3

Gold medal match

[2]
All times are CEST (UTC+2).

30 June 2018
19:30
Report Spain  9–8  Italy Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–0, 4–3, 1–3
A. Espar, Leitón 2
Bach, B. Ortiz, M. Ortiz, Forca, García 1
Goals Emmolo 3
Garibotti 2
Bianconni, Tabani, Avegno 1

Final standings

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Spain
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Greece
4  France
5  Portugal
6  Turkey

References

  1. ^ "2018 Mediterranean Games – Water polo schedule" (PDF). Tarragona2018.cat. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Spain, the first women's waterpolo winners in the Mediterranean Games". Tarragona2018.cat. July 1, 2018.
  • 2018 Mediterranean Games