Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's tournament of water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney, Australia, began on September 16 and ended on September 23, 2000.[1] Games were held at the Ryde Aquatic Centre and the Sydney Olympic Aquatic Centre.

Women's water polo
at the XXVII Olympiad
Tournament details
Host country Australia
Dates16–23 September 2000
Teams6 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runner-up United States
Third place Russia
Fourth place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches20
Goals scored245 (12.25 per match)
Top scorer(s) Daniëlle de Bruijn, Sofia Konukh, Bridgette Gusterson
(11 goals)
Next

Australia won the gold medal by defeating the United States 4–3 in the final. Russia captured bronze, beating the Netherlands 4–3.

Preliminary round

[2]

Qualified for the SF
Will play for 5th-6th places

Group A

All times are AEST (UTC+10).

Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
 Australia54103520+158
 United States53113630+67
 Netherlands53202726+16
 Russia52213629+75
 Canada51223334-14
 Kazakhstan50502351-280
16 September 2000
13:00
 Kazakhstan 29  Australia Ryde Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Melliar (RSA), Ludecke (GER)
Score by quarters: 1-2, 1-2, 0-1, 0-4
16 September 2000
18:00
 Canada 77  Russia Ryde Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Tulga (TUR), Clemenson (FRA)
Score by quarters: 2-3, 0-1, 2-2, 3-1
16 September 2000
19:15
 Netherlands 46  United States Ryde Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Moliner (ESP), Csaszar (HUN)
Score by quarters: 0-2, 1-1, 2-1, 1-2

17 September 2000
13:00
 Australia 63  Russia Ryde Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Chasekioglou (GRE), Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 2-1, 1-1, 2-1, 1-0
17 September 2000
18:00
 United States 88  Canada Ryde Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Margeta (SLO), Kratochvil (SVK)
Score by quarters: 3-3, 2-3, 0-2, 3-0
17 September 2000
19:15
 Kazakhstan 68  Netherlands Ryde Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Rajevic (YUG), Menéndez (CUB)
Score by quarters: 2-2, 2-2, 1-2, 1-2

18 September 2000
13:00
 Netherlands 54  Australia Ryde Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Klaric (CRO), Tulga (TUR)
Score by quarters: 2-1, 1-1, 0-2, 2-0
18 September 2000
18:00
 Russia 57  United States Ryde Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Dani (ITA), Clemencon (FRA)
Score by quarters: 1-1, 2-2, 1-3, 1-1
18 September 2000
19:15
 Canada 103  Kazakhstan Ryde Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Ludecke (GER), Moradi (IRI)
Score by quarters: 3-1, 3-0, 1-2, 3-0

19 September 2000
13:00
 United States 67  Australia Ryde Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Chasekioglou (GRE), Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 2-2, 1-0, 2-4, 1-1
19 September 2000
18:00
 Kazakhstan 615  Russia Ryde Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Schwartz (ISR), Kratochvil(SVK)
Score by quarters: 1-5, 1-5, 3-3, 1-2
19 September 2000
19:15
 Netherlands 74  Canada Ryde Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Moliner (ESP), Dani (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3-0, 0-2, 2-2, 2-0

20 September 2000
13:00
 Canada 49  Australia Ryde Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Ludecke (GER), Clemencon (FRA)
Score by quarters: 0-1, 2-4, 1-2, 1-2
20 September 2000
18:00
 Russia 63  Netherlands Ryde Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Tulga (TUR), Csaszar (HUN)
Score by quarters: 1-2, 1-1, 3-0, 1-0
20 September 2000
19:15
 Kazakhstan 69  United States Ryde Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Klaric (CRO), Moradi (IRI)
Score by quarters: 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 2-1

Final round

5th place match

All times are AEST (UTC+10). [3]

22 September 2000
18:00
 Canada 98  Kazakhstan Ryde Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Andrew Jay Takata (USA), Phillip Bower (AUS)
Score by quarters: 1-1, 3-3, 2-3, 2-1  OT: 1-0, 0–0
Bracket

[3]


 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Australia 7
 
 
 
 Russia 6
 
 Australia 4
 
 
 
 United States 3
 
 United States 6
 
 
 Netherlands 5
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
 
 
 
 Russia 4
 
 
 Netherlands 3

Semifinals

All times are AEST (UTC+10).

22 September 2000
13:00
 Australia 76  Russia Ryde Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Rolf Helmut Ludecke (GER), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 2-3, 1-1, 1-2, 3-0
Mayer 3
Gusterson 2
Castle, Watson 1
Goals Tokoun 2
Tolkounova, Smurova, Konoukh, Koutouzova 1

22 September 2000
19:15
 United States 65  Netherlands Ryde Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Renato Dani (ITA), Patrick Clemencon (FRA)
Score by quarters: 3-2, 1-3, 1-0, 1-0
Simmons, O'Toole 2
Moody, Beauregard 1
Goals de Bruijn, op den Velde 2
Kuipers 1

Bronze medal match

All times are AEST (UTC+10).

23 September 2000
20:00
 Russia 43  Netherlands Sydney Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Ahmet Erhan Tulga (TUR), Paraskevas Chasekioglou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 0-2, 1-0, 1-1, 2-0
Konoukh 2
I. Petrova, Kouzina 1
Goals Kuipers 2
Leijendekker 1

Gold medal match

All times are AEST (UTC+10).
[4]

23 September 2000
21:15
 Australia 43  United States Sydney Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Renato Dani (ITA), Vladimir Prikhodko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 1-1, 0-1, 1-0, 2-1
Higgins, Castle, Mayer, Mills 1 Goals Villa 2
Lorenz 1

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

Medallists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Australia (AUS)[1]
Liz Weekes
Yvette Higgins
Gail Miller
Naomi Castle
Bronwyn Mayer
Simone Hankin
Danielle Woodhouse
Kate Hooper
Debbie Watson
Taryn Woods
Bridgette Gusterson (C)
Joanne Fox
Melissa Mills

Head Coach: István Görgényi
 United States (USA)
Bernice Orwig
Heather Petri
Ericka Lorenz
Brenda Villa
Ellen Estes
Coralie Simmons
Maureen O'Toole
Julie Swail (C)
Heather Moody
Robin Beauregard
Nicolle Payne
Kathy Sheehy
Courtney Johnson

Head Coach: Guy Baker
 Russia (RUS)
Marina Akobia
Galina Rytova
Irina Tolkounova
Ekaterina Anikeeva
Svetlana Kouzina
Elena Tokoun
Maria Koroleva
Elena Smurova
Tatiana Petrova
Ioulia Petrova
Sofia Konoukh
Ekaterina Vassilieva
Natalia Koutouzova

Head Coach: Serguei Frolov

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Goals Shots %
1 Daniëlle de Bruijn 11 19 58
Sofia Konukh 26 42
Bridgette Gusterson 30 37
4 Karin Kuipers 10 43 23
5 Brenda Villa 9 22 41

References

  1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 56. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. Water Polo. Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad - Results (PDF). Digitally published by the LA84 Foundation. 2001.
  3. Water Polo. Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad - Results (PDF). Digitally published by the LA84 Foundation. 2001.
  4. Selena Roberts (September 24, 2000). "Australia Stuns U.S. With a Last-Second Score". The New York Times.

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