Water polo at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
The 2001 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship was the ninth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from July 19 to July 29, 2001 and incorporated in the 2001 World Aquatics Championships, held in Fukuoka, Japan.
Qualification
Teams
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Squads
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Italy |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 9 | +11 |
| 2. |  Yugoslavia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 14 | +9 |
| 3. |  Slovakia |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 24 | –5 |
| 4. |  Brazil |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 27 | –16 |
Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Hungary |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 20 | +12 |
| 2. |  Greece |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 24 | –1 |
| 3. |  Kazakhstan |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 16 | –3 |
| 4. |  Germany |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 28 | –8 |
Group C
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Russia |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 22 | +11 |
| 2. |  Netherlands |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 18 | +5 |
| 3. |  United States |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 19 | +1 |
| 4. |  Canada |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 30 | –17 |
Group D
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Spain |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | +20 |
| 2. |  Croatia |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | +6 |
| 3. |  Australia |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 21 | –8 |
| 4. |  Japan |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 26 | –18 |
Second round
Group E
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. | Yugoslavia |
9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 25 | +13 |
| 2. | Italy |
7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 21 | +16 |
| 3. | Hungary |
6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 32 | +4 |
| 4. | Greece |
6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 28 | +2 |
| 5. | Kazakhstan |
2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 48 | –22 |
| 6. | Slovakia |
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 41 | –13 |
Group F
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. | Spain |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 22 | +21 |
| 2. | Russia |
8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 35 | +8 |
| 3. | Croatia |
6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 28 | +14 |
| 4. | United States |
2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 42 | –13 |
| 5. | Australia |
2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 35 | –14 |
| 6. | Netherlands |
2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 42 | –16 |
Semi finals
- July 28, 2001
| Spain |
4 – 2 | Italy |
| Yugoslavia |
9 – 8 | Russia |
Finals
- July 29, 2001 —
Bronze Medal Match
| Russia |
7 – 6 | Italy |
- July 29, 2001 —
Gold Medal Match
| Spain |
4 – 2 | Yugoslavia |
Final ranking
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Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Spain [1] Angel Andreo Daniel Ballart Salvador Gomez Gabriel Hernandez Gustavo Marcos Guillermo Molina Daniel Moro Ivan Moro Sergi Pedrerol Ivan Perez Jesus Rollan Javier Sanchez-Toril Carlos Sanz |
Yugoslavia Aleksandar Ćirić Danilo Ikodinović Viktor Jelenić Branko Peković Dejan Savić Aleksandar Šapić Denis Šefik Aleksandar Šoštar Petar Trbojević Veljko Uskoković Vladimir Vujasinović Nenad Vukanić Predrag Zimonjić |
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Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Best Goalkeeper
- Topscorer
References
- ↑ "HistoFINA, Volume III: Medallists & Statistics, Special Water Polo, Before 2008 Season" (PDF). FINA.org (2007/2008 ed.). 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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