Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Tournament details | |
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Host country | China |
City | Beijing |
Venue(s) | Ying Tung Natatorium |
Dates | 10–24 August 2008 |
Events | 2 (men's, women's) |
Teams | 12 (men's), 8 (women's) (from 4 confederations) |
Competitors | 153 men, 103 women |
Final positions | |
Champions | Hungary (men) Netherlands (women) |
Runners-up | United States (men) United States (women) |
Third place | Serbia (men) Australia (women) |
Fourth place | Montenegro (men) Hungary (women) |
Tournament statistics (men, women) | |
Matches | 64 |
Multiple appearances | 5-time Olympian(s): 1 4-time Olympian(s): 10 |
Multiple medalists | 3-time medalist(s): 12 |
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Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from 10 August to 24 August 2008 at the Ying Tung Natatorium in Beijing, People's Republic of China.[1]
Medalists[]
Men's medalists[]
Women's medalists[]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Ilse van der Meijden Yasemin Smit Mieke Cabout Biurakn Hakhverdian Marieke van den Ham Daniëlle de Bruijn Iefke van Belkum Noeki Klein Gillian van den Berg Alette Sijbring Rianne Guichelaar Simone Koot Meike de Nooy Head coach: |
Elizabeth Armstrong Heather Petri Brittany Hayes Brenda Villa Lauren Wenger Natalie Golda Patty Cardenas Jessica Steffens Elsie Windes Alison Gregorka Moriah van Norman Kami Craig Jaime Hipp Head coach: Guy Baker |
Emma Knox Gemma Beadsworth Nikita Cuffe Rebecca Rippon Suzie Fraser Bronwen Knox Taniele Gofers Kate Gynther Jenna Santoromito Mia Santoromito Melissa Rippon Amy Hetzel Alicia McCormack Head coach: Greg McFadden |
Qualification[]
Men[]
Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
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Canada United States |
China | Croatia Germany Greece Hungary Italy Montenegro Serbia Spain |
Australia |
Women[]
Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
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United States | China | Greece Hungary Italy Netherlands Russia |
Australia |
References[]
- ^ a b c "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 56. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
Sources[]
- PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:
- Water polo on the Olympedia website
- Water polo on the Sports Reference website
External links[]
Categories:
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