Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

The 2004 Men's Olympic Water Polo Qualifying Tournament was a tournament to decide the remaining three competing teams at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Teams

Preliminary round

GROUP A

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Croatia 10 5 5 0 0 48 14 +34
2.  Germany 7 5 3 1 1 34 13 +21
3.  Romania 7 5 3 1 1 38 18 +20
4.  Canada 4 5 2 0 3 29 37 –8
5.  Poland 2 5 1 0 4 15 36 –21
6.  Puerto Rico 0 5 0 0 3 12 58 –46
  • January 25, 2004
Croatia  7 – 5  Romania
Canada  8 – 4  Poland
Germany  13 – 3  Puerto Rico
  • January 26, 2004
Romania  9 – 3  Poland
Croatia  3 – 2  Germany
Puerto Rico  5 – 9  Canada
  • January 27, 2004
Germany  2 – 2  Romania
Canada  4 – 12  Croatia
Poland  4 – 2  Puerto Rico
  • January 28, 2004
Germany  8 – 3  Canada
Croatia  8 – 2  Poland
Romania  14 – 1  Puerto Rico
  • January 29, 2004
Canada  5 – 8  Romania
Poland  2 – 9  Germany
Croatia  18 – 1  Puerto Rico

GROUP B

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Russia 8 4 4 0 0 45 17 +28
2.  Slovakia 6 4 3 0 1 37 19 +18
3.  Netherlands 4 4 2 0 2 33 25 +8
4.  Brazil 2 4 1 0 3 17 20 –3
5.  Argentina 0 4 0 0 4 10 61 –51
  • January 25, 2004
Russia  11 – 7  Slovakia
Brazil  9 – 2  Argentina
  • January 26, 2004
Argentina  2 – 20  Slovakia
Netherlands  4 – 10  Russia
  • January 27, 2004
Slovakia  7 – 6  Netherlands
Russia  7 – 3  Brazil
  • January 28, 2004
Argentina  3 – 15  Netherlands
Brazil  0 – 3  Slovakia
  • January 29, 2004
Russia  17 – 3  Argentina
Brazil  5 – 8  Netherlands

Second round

  • January 30, 2004
Puerto Rico  5 – 4  Argentina
Romania  8 – 5  Slovakia
Germany  6 – 3  Netherlands

Third round

  • January 31, 2004
Canada  11 – 2  Puerto Rico
Brazil  7 – 5  Poland
Croatia  12 – 0  Romania
Russia  8 – 9  Germany

Finals

  • February 1, 2004 — Ninth place
Puerto Rico  3 – 8  Poland
  • February 1, 2004 — Seventh place
Canada  6 – 7  Brazil
  • February 1, 2004 — Fifth place
Netherlands  6 – 5  Slovakia
  • February 1, 2004 — Third place
Romania  4 – 8  Russia
  • February 1, 2004 — First place
Croatia  6 – 1  Germany


Final ranking

Rank Team
1.  Croatia
2.  Germany
3.  Russia
4.  Romania
5.  Netherlands
6.  Slovakia
7.  Brazil
8.  Canada
9.  Poland
10.  Puerto Rico
11.  Argentina

Individual awards

See also

  • 2004 Women's Water Polo Olympic Qualifier

References

  • (in Polish) Results
  • CDBA
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