Water Polo, Women

Competition 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournaments for Water Polo - Women
Venue Imperia ITA
Held 17 – 24 February 2008
Status Consolation
Competitors 155
Countries 12

Participants:

  • ITA (host; [also placed third at the European Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament])

  • RUS (placed second at the European Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament)
  • ESP (placed fourth at the European Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament)
  • HUN (placed fifth at the European Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament)
  • GRE (placed sixth at the European Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament)
  • GER (placed seventh at the European Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament)
  • CZE (placed eighth at the European Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament)

  • CAN (placed second at the 2007 Pan American Games)
  • CUB (placed third at the 2007 Pan American Games)
  • BRA (placed fourth at the 2007 Pan American Games)
  • PUR (placed fifth at the 2007 Pan American Games)

  • KAZ (Asian representative)

ITA, RUS, HUN, and GRE qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Pos Athlete(s) Country Wins Ties Losses
1 Italy ITA 7 1 0
Elena Gigli / Martina Miceli / Elisa Casanova / Silvia Bosurgi / Erzsébet Valkay / Emanuela Zanchi / Tania Di Mario / Cinzia Ragusa / Marta Colaiocco / Federica Rocco / Maddalena Musumeci / Teresa Frassinetti / Chiara Brancati
2 Russia RUS 5 1 1
Valentina Vorontsova / Nataliya Shepelina / Yekaterina Prokofyeva / Sofya Konukh / Alyona Vylegzhanina / Nadezhda Glyzina / Yekaterina Pantyulina / Yevgeniya Soboleva / Anna Timofeyeva / Olga Belyayeva / Yelena Smurova / Anastasiya Zubkova / Yevgeniya Protsenko
3 Hungary HUN 5 1 1
Patrícia Horváth / Krisztina Szremkó / Barbara Bujka / Dóra Kisteleki / Mercédesz Stieber / Orsolya Takács / Rita Drávucz / Krisztina Zantleitner / Anett Györe / Anikó Pelle / Ágnes Valkai / Ágnes Primász / Ildikó Sós Zirigh
4 Greece GRE 4 0 4
Anthi Mylonaki / Christina Tsoukala / Angeliki Gerolymou / Sofia Iosifidou / Kiki Liosi / Voula Kozompoli / Katerina Oikonomopoulou / Antigoni Roumpesi / Evi Moraitidou / Alkisti Avramidou / Stavroula Antonakou / Georgia Lara / Maria Tsouri
5 Canada CAN 5 0 2
Rachel Riddell / Krystina Alogbo / Sandra Lizé / Emily Csikos / Johanne Bégin / Katrina Monton / Rosanna Tomiuk / Dominique Perreault / Alison Braden / Christine Robinson / Tara Campbell / Marina Radu / Whynter Lamarre
6 Spain ESP 3 1 3
Patricia del Soto / Blanca Gil / Cristina Pardo / Irene Hagen / Miriam López-Escribano / Jenny Pareja / Cristina López / Anna Pardo / Pili Peña / Laura López / Maica García / Laura López / Ana Copado
7 Kazakhstan KAZ 4 0 3
Galina Rytova / Darya Vassilyeva / Tatyana Gubina / Anastasiya Limarenko / Nataliya Krasilnikova / Anna Zubkova / Irina Tolkunova / Yekaterina Gariyeva / Asel Dzhakayeva / Marina Gritsenko / Yekaterina Shishova / Nataliya Ignatyeva / Nataliya Bibikova
8 Germany GER 3 0 4
Simone Budde / Lina Rohe / Claudia Kern / Mareike Kreuzner / Katrin Dierolf / Claudia Blomenkamp / Monika Kruszona / Jasmin Krieter / Theresa Klein / Nina Wengst / Carmen Gelse / Mandy Zöllner / Hanna Hanholz
9 Cuba CUB 3 0 5
Mairelis Zunzunegui / Yunieska Diago / Yadira Oms / Hirovis Hernández / Danay Gutiérrez / Yamira Caballero / Yeliana Bravo / Olga Soler / Yanelis Andreu / Lisandra Frómeta / Leyanis Gutiérrez / Neldys Truffin / Cheila Gómez
10 Puerto Rico PUR 2 0 6
Estefanía Laboy / Paola Medina / Angélica Ortiz / Amanda Ortiz / Carla Martínez / Osmarie Quiñones / Angélica García / Alejandra Ortiz / Mairim Rosario / Anaid Ralat / Cristina Ortiz / Caroline Matos / Reina López
11 Brazil BRA 1 0 6
Tess Oliveira / Luiza Jordi / Flávia Fernandes / Marina Canetti / Marina Zablith / Carolina Mello / Amanda Oliveira / Luíza Carvalho / Fernanda Lissoni / Flavia Vinha / Maria Amaro / Gabi Mantellato / Cláudia Graner
12 Czech Republic CZE 0 0 7
Martina Chvalová / Natálie Sejkorová / Karolína Faměrová / Lenka Havrlantová / Lucie Votavová / Zdena Šperlová / Aneta Hendrychová / Michaela Brožová / Barbora Krásová / Marie Zámyslická / Petra Krásová / Tereza Hálová / Barbora Bodnárová

Preliminary Round

Group A

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Russia RUS 4 1 0 9
2 Italy ITA 4 1 0 9
3 Greece GRE 3 0 2 6
4 Germany GER 2 0 3 4
5 Puerto Rico PUR 1 0 4 2
6 Brazil BRA 0 0 5 0

Matches

Italy ITA 7-7 Russia RUS
Greece GRE 15-6 Puerto Rico PUR
Germany GER 11-7 Brazil BRA
Italy ITA 16-4 Puerto Rico PUR
Russia RUS 12-8 Germany GER
Greece GRE 13-7 Brazil BRA
Italy ITA 19-5 Brazil BRA
Russia RUS 23-1 Puerto Rico PUR
Greece GRE 7-5 Germany GER
Italy ITA 15-7 Greece GRE
Russia RUS 12-7 Brazil BRA
Germany GER 15-7 Puerto Rico PUR
Italy ITA 13-9 Germany GER
Russia RUS 17-8 Greece GRE
Puerto Rico PUR 5-4 Brazil BRA

Group B

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Hungary HUN 4 1 0 9
2 Canada CAN 4 0 1 8
3 Spain ESP 3 1 1 7
4 Kazakhstan KAZ 2 0 3 4
5 Cuba CUB 1 0 4 2
6 Czech Republic CZE 0 0 5 0

Matches

Hungary HUN 22-1 Czech Republic CZE
Canada CAN 9-5 Cuba CUB
Spain ESP 13-9 Kazakhstan KAZ
Hungary HUN 11-5 Canada CAN
Spain ESP 29-4 Czech Republic CZE
Kazakhstan KAZ 14-11 Cuba CUB
Hungary HUN 10-0 Kazakhstan KAZ
Canada CAN 21-5 Czech Republic CZE
Spain ESP 13-8 Cuba CUB
Hungary HUN 16-7 Cuba CUB
Canada CAN 8-7 Spain ESP
Kazakhstan KAZ 21-6 Czech Republic CZE
Hungary HUN 9-9 Spain ESP
Canada CAN 6-4 Kazakhstan KAZ
Cuba CUB 17-10 Czech Republic CZE

Quarter-Finals

Italy ITA 10-7 Spain ESP
Greece GRE 5-2 Canada CAN
Cuba CUB 6-3 Brazil BRA
Puerto Rico PUR 13-8 Czech Republic CZE

Semi-Finals

Italy ITA 15-14
Penalty Shoot Out
Hungary HUN
Russia RUS 13-10 Greece GRE
Kazakhstan KAZ 13-5 Puerto Rico PUR
Germany GER 9-8 Cuba CUB

Final

Italy ITA 10-9 Russia RUS
Hungary HUN 11-10
After Extra Time
Greece GRE
Canada CAN 10-8 Spain ESP
Kazakhstan KAZ 13-12 Germany GER
Cuba CUB 9-2 Puerto Rico PUR
Brazil BRA 15-5 Czech Republic CZE