Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The water polo competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia saw Hungary’s return to the gold medal platform and the introduction of the women’s tournament.[1] The Australian women had lobbied the IOC hard for the inclusion of women’s water polo in the Olympics, including showing up at the airport dressed only in their swimsuits during one pre-Olympic visit by members of the IOC.
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| Venue | Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Sydney International Aquatic Centre |
| Dates | 16 to 27 September 2000 |
| Competitors | 231 from 13 nations |
Six nations competed in the women’s tournament with home team Australia winning the gold medal over the United States. Twelve nations competed in the men’s tournament and played a total of 48 matches. Spain was unable to follow up their 1996 gold medal performance with a medal. Hungary defeated Russia for the gold medal. All matches were held in Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre.[2]
Men's medallists
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Participants: Russia, Italy, Spain, Australia, Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Fmr Yugoslavia, Croatia, Hungary, USA, Netherlands and Greece.
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Women's medallists
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References
- "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 56. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- "Water Polo at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
Sources
- PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:
- Water polo on the Olympedia website
- Water polo on the Sports Reference website
External links
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