Water polo at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament

The 2001 Women's World Water Polo Championship was the fifth edition of the women's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 18 to 27 July 2001 in the Nishi Civic Pool, and was incorporated into the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.[1]

2001 World Water Polo Championship
9th FINA World Aquatics Championships
Location Japan
Date(s)18–27 July
Category2001 World Aquatics Championships
 1998 2003 

The draw for the water polo tournament took place on 16 April 2001 in Fukuoka. Prior to the start of the competition, Australia were ranked number one in the world.

Teams

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  United States 954105016+34
2.  Russia 854015517+38
3.  Italy 753115835+22
4.  Kazakhstan 452033039–9
5.  Brazil 251042251–29
6.  New Zealand 050051673–57

Group B

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Hungary 1055003519+16
2.  Australia 653023222+10
3.  Canada 653022823+5
4.  Greece 653022827+1
5.  Netherlands 251042134–13
6.  Japan 050051938–19

Final round

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
July 25 – Fukuoka
 
 
 United States10
 
July 26 – Fukuoka
 
 Greece3
 
 United States6
 
July 25 – Fukuoka
 
 Italy8
 
 Italy4
 
July 27 – Fukuoka
 
 Australia1
 
 Italy7
 
July 25 – Fukuoka
 
 Hungary3
 
 Russia8
 
July 26 – Fukuoka
 
 Canada9
 
 Canada3
 
July 25 – Fukuoka
 
 Hungary4 Third place
 
 Kazakhstan5
 
July 27 – Fukuoka
 
 Hungary12
 
 United States5
 
 
 Canada6
 

Final ranking

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Italy [1]
Carmella Alluci
Alexandra Araujo
Silvia Bosurgi
Cristina Consoli
Francesca Conti
Tania Di Mario
Melania Grego
Giusi Malato
Martina Miceli
Maddalena Musumeci
Paola Sabbatini
Gabriella Sciolti
Monica Vaillant
 Hungary
 Canada

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player
  • ???
  • Best Goalkeeper
  • ???
  • Topscorer
  • ???

References

  1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 57. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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