Water polo at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
| 2001 World Water Polo Championship | |||
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| 9th FINA World Aquatics Championships | |||
| Location |  Japan | ||
| Date(s) | 19–29 July | ||
| Category | 2001 World Aquatics Championships | ||
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The 2001 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the ninth edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 19 to 29 July 2001, and was incorporated into the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.[1]
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
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5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 9 | +11 |
| 2. |  FR Yugoslavia
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5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 14 | +9 |
| 3. |  Slovakia
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 24 | –5 |
| 4. |  Brazil
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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
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 20 | +12 |
| 2. |  Greece
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 24 | –1 |
| 3. |  Kazakhstan
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 16 | –3 |
| 4. |  Germany
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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
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 22 | +11 |
| 2. |  Netherlands
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 18 | +5 |
| 3. |  United States
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 19 | +1 |
| 4. |  Canada
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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
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | +20 |
| 2. |  Croatia
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4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | +6 |
| 3. |  Australia
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2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 21 | –8 |
| 4. | Japan
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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. | FR Yugoslavia
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9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 25 | +13 |
| 2. | Italy
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7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 21 | +16 |
| 3. | Hungary
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6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 32 | +4 |
| 4. | Greece
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6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 28 | +2 |
| 5. | Kazakhstan
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2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 48 | –22 |
| 6. | Slovakia
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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
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10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 22 | +21 |
| 2. | Russia
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8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 35 | +8 |
| 3. | Croatia
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6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 28 | +14 |
| 4. | United States
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2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 42 | –13 |
| 5. | Australia
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2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 35 | –14 |
| 6. | Netherlands
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2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 42 | –16 |
Semi finals[]
- July 28, 2001
| Spain
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4 – 2 | Italy
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| FR Yugoslavia
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9 – 8 | Russia
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Finals[]
- July 29, 2001 —
Bronze Medal Match
| Russia
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7 – 6 | Italy
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- July 29, 2001 —
Gold Medal Match
| Spain
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4 – 2 | FR Yugoslavia
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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 Sánchez Carlos Sanz |
FR 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[]
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Categories:
- Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournaments
- Water polo at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships