1999 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup
The 1999 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup was the twelfth edition of the event, organised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada from May 24 to May 29, 1999.[1] Participating teams were the eight leading teams from the World Championships. The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Automatically the first ranked teams from Europe and the Americas, plus one team from the host country, qualified. Other teams could qualify at the 2000 Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, held from April 22 to April 30 in Palermo, Italy.
Teams
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Preliminary round
GROUP A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Italy |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | +10 |
| 2. |  Hungary |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 12 | +1 |
| 3. |  Russia |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 17 | +2 |
| 4. |  Greece |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 22 | –13 |
- May 24, 1999
| Hungary |
1 – 1 | Italy |
| Greece |
4 – 7 | Russia |
- May 25, 1999
| Hungary |
8 – 7 | Russia |
| Greece |
1 – 11 | Italy |
- May 26, 1999
| Italy |
5 – 5 | Russia |
| Hungary |
4 – 4 | Greece |
GROUP B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 17 | +4 |
| 2. |  Netherlands |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 22 | +7 |
| 3. |  United States |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 20 | –2 |
| 4. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 27 | –9 |
- May 24, 1999
| United States |
4 – 4 | Australia |
| Netherlands |
12 – 6 | Canada |
- May 25, 1999
| Netherlands |
6 – 8 | Australia |
| United States |
6 – 5 | Canada |
- May 26, 1999
| United States |
8 – 11 | Netherlands |
| Australia |
9 – 7 | Canada |
Semifinals
- May 28, 1999
| Russia |
6 – 8 | Canada |
| United States |
9 – 7 | Greece |
| Italy |
4 – 7 | Netherlands |
| Australia |
6 – 3 | Hungary |
Finals
- May 29, 1999 — Seventh place
| Russia |
13 – 4 | Greece |
- May 29, 1999 — Fifth place
| Canada |
6 – 4 | United States |
- May 29, 1999 — Bronze Medal
| Italy |
6 – 5 [aet] | Hungary |
- May 29, 1999 — Gold Medal
| Netherlands |
7 – 6 | Australia |
Final ranking
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*The Netherlands and Canada qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Ingrid Leijendekker (NED)
- Best Goalkeeper
- ???
| RANK | TOPSCORERS | GOALS |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marjan op den Velde (NED) |
10 |
| 2. | Yuliya Petrova (RUS) |
9 |
| 3. | Ingrid Leijendekker (NED) |
8 |
| 4. | Karin Kuipers (NED) |
6 |
| Gillian van den Berg (NED) |
References
- "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 67. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- (in English) FINA
- (in Dutch) Zwemkroniek Actueel (June 5, 1999)
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