Water Polo, Women

Competition 2012 Olympic Qualification Tournaments for Water Polo - Women
Venue Trieste ITA
Held 15 – 22 April 2012
Status Consolation
Competitors 117
Countries 9

Participants:

  • ITA (host; [also placed first at the 2012 European Championship])

  • GRE (placed second at the 2012 European Championship)
  • HUN (placed third at the 2012 European Championship)
  • RUS (placed fourth at the 2012 European Championship)

  • ESP (placed fifth at the 2012 European Championship)

  • CAN (placed second at the 2011 Pan American Games)
  • BRA (placed third at the 2011 Pan American Games)

CUB (placed fourth at the 2011 Pan American Games) withdrew.

  • KAZ (placed second at the 2012 Asian Water Polo Championship)

JPN (placed third at the 2012 Asian Water Polo Championship) withdrew.

As there have been no entries from Africa and Oceania and also no other entries from other continents the field should have been filled up with European teams. Only NED accepted the invitation.

  • NED (placed sixth at the 2012 European Championship)

ESP, ITA, RUS, and HUN qualified for the 2012 London Olympics.

Pos Athlete(s) Country Wins Ties Losses
1 Spain ESP 4 0 2
Laura Ester / Marta Bach / Anna Espar / Roser Tarragó / Mati Ortiz / Jenny Pareja / Lorena Miranda / Pili Peña / Andrea Blas / Ona Meseguer / Maica García / Laura López / Ana Copado
2 Italy ITA 3 0 3
Elena Gigli / Simona Abbate / Elisa Casanova / Rosaria Aiello / Martina Savioli / Allegra Lapi / Tania Di Mario / Roberta Bianconi / Giulia Emmolo / Giulia Rambaldi / Aleksandra Cotti / Teresa Frassinetti / Giulia Gorlero
3 Russia RUS 4 0 2
Mariya Kovtunovskaya / Nadezhda Fedotova / Yekaterina Prokofyeva / Sofya Konukh / Aleksandra Antonova / Olga Belova / Yekaterina Lisunova / Yevgeniya Khokhriakova / Yekaterina Tankeyeva / Olga Belyayeva / Yevgeniya Ivanova / Diana Antonova / Anna Karnaukh
4 Hungary HUN 3 0 3
Flóra Bolonyai / Dóra Csabai / Dóra Antal / Hanna Kisteleki / Gabriella Szűcs / Orsolya Takács / Rita Drávucz / Rita Keszthelyi / Ildikó Tóth / Barbara Bujka / Dóra Czigány / Kata Menczinger / Edina Gangl
5 Netherlands NED 5 1 1
Ilse van der Meijden / Yasemin Smit / Mieke Cabout / Biurakn Hakhverdian / Sabrina van der Sloot / Nomi Stomphorst / Iefke van Belkum / Robbin Remers / Vivian Sevenich / Nienke Vermeer / Lieke Klaassen / Harriet Cabout / Anne Heinis
6 Greece GRE 4 0 3
Elena Kouvdou / Christina Tsoukala / Antiopi Melidoni / Ilektra Psouni / Kiki Liosi / Alkisti Avramidou / Alexandra Asimaki / Antigoni Roumpesi / Angeliki Gerolymou / Triantafyllia Manolioudaki / Stavroula Antonakou / Georgia Lara / Chrysi Diamantopoulou
7 Canada CAN 3 1 3
Rachel Riddell / Krystina Alogbo / Katrina Monton / Emily Csikos / Joëlle Békhazi / Carmen Eggens / Rosanna Tomiuk / Dominique Perreault / Monika Eggens / Christine Robinson / Tara Campbell / Marina Radu / Serena Bredin
8 Kazakhstan KAZ 0 1 6
Galina Rytova / Lyudmila Chegodayeva / Aizhan Akilbayeva / Anna Turova / Darya Vassilyeva / Anna Zubkova / Nataliya Aleksandrova / Yekaterina Gariyeva / Asel Dzhakayeva / Marina Gritsenko / Aleksandra Rozhentseva / Kamila Marina / Kristina Krasikova
9 Brazil BRA 0 1 3
Manuela Canetti / Cecilia Canetti / Marina Zablith / Marina Canetti / Luh Barroncas / Izabella Chiappini / Melani Dias / Luíza Carvalho / Viviane Bahia / Flávia Vigna / Mirella Coutinho / Diana Abla / Camila Gomes

Preliminary Round

Group A

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Hungary HUN 2 0 1 4
2 Spain ESP 1 0 2 3
2 Russia RUS 2 0 1 4
4 Italy ITA 1 0 2 2

Matches

Spain ESP 10-9 Italy ITA
Russia RUS 12-13 Hungary HUN
Spain ESP 11-12 Russia RUS
Italy ITA 11-9 Hungary HUN
Spain ESP 9-10 Hungary HUN
Italy ITA 13-15 Russia RUS

Group B

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Netherlands NED 3 1 0 7
2 Greece GRE 3 0 1 6
3 Canada CAN 2 1 1 5
4 Kazakhstan KAZ 0 1 3 1
5 Brazil BRA 0 1 3 1

Matches

Netherlands NED 23-4 Brazil BRA
Canada CAN 15-4 Kazakhstan KAZ
Netherlands NED 11-11 Canada CAN
Greece GRE 23-4 Brazil BRA
Netherlands NED 15-7 Kazakhstan KAZ
Greece GRE 10-2 Canada CAN
Greece GRE 16-8 Kazakhstan KAZ
Canada CAN 11-4 Brazil BRA
Netherlands NED 13-6 Greece GRE
Kazakhstan KAZ 7-7 Brazil BRA

Quarter-Finals

Spain ESP 9-7 Greece GRE
Italy ITA 7-6 Netherlands NED
Russia RUS 7-6 Canada CAN
Hungary HUN 18-5 Kazakhstan KAZ

Semi-Finals

Spain ESP 10-8 Hungary HUN
Italy ITA 14-13 Russia RUS
Netherlands NED 16-13 Canada CAN
Greece GRE 21-9 Kazakhstan KAZ

Final

Spain ESP 9-5 Italy ITA
Russia RUS 18-13 Hungary HUN
Netherlands NED 11-10
After Extra Time 		Greece GRE
Canada CAN 17-2 Kazakhstan KAZ