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2003 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
The 2003 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the second edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After two preliminary rounds, held in São Paulo, Brazil and Budapest, Hungary, the ''Super Final'' was held in New York, United States from August 22 to August 24, 2003. Preliminary round Group A *Held in São Paulo, Brazil *June 27, 2003 *June 28, 2003 *June 29, 2003 Group B *Held in Budapest, Hungary *June 27, 2003 *June 28, 2003 *June 29, 2003 ---- Super Final Play-Offs *August 22, 2003 Semi finals *August 23, 2003 Fifth Place Match *August 23, 2003 Bronze medal match *August 24, 2003 Gold Medal Match *August 24, 2003 Final ranking Individual awards *Most Valuable Player *Best Goalkeeper Statistics *Total goals: 331 *Total matches: 19 *Goals per match: 17.4 *Total of scorers: 83 References FINA [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FINA Water Polo World League
The FINA Water Polo World League was an international water polo league organized by FINA, which plays annually, typically from winter through to June. League play featured continental tournaments for men and women, from which the top teams emerged to play in the championship tournament (the "Super Final") where the league champion team is crowned. Men's league play began in 2002, to capitalize on increased worldwide popularity of water polo created by the 2000 Olympic Games, especially in Europe, North America and Australia. The women’s league was added in 2004, based on growing interest in women's play. In October 2022, FINA announced that the tournament would be replaced with the FINA Water Polo World Cup and FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup from 2023 on. Play format Matches consisted of four eight-minute quarters, with a five-minute half-time break. Tie games were decided by an immediate penalty shootout. The game venues had television requirements to bring the sport to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Postiglione
Francesco Postiglione (born 29 April 1972 in Naples) is a former swimmer and water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at four Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004. At his Olympic debut he competed as a breaststroke swimmer (1992). Four years later he claimed the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) * List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo This is a list of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo. Men Medalists by tournament ;Abbreviation and legend * * – Host team * † – ''Defunct team'' * (C) – Captain * (GK) – Goalkeeper * (LH) – Left-handed Multiple ... References RAI Profile External links * 1972 births Living people Swimmers from Naples Italian male swimmers Italian male water polo players Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1996 Summer Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 In Water Polo
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Vladimir Gojkovic
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Vanja Udovicic
Vanja is a given name. It was originally a nickname for Ivan. People with this name include: *Vanja Blomberg (born 1929), Swedish gymnast and Olympic champion *Vanja Džaferović (born 1983), Bosnian and Croatian footballer *Vanja Drach (1932–2009), Croatian actor *Vanja Ejdus (born 1976), Serbian actress *Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova (born 1960), Bulgarian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s *Vanja Grubač (born 1971), Montenegrin footballer *Vanja Iveša (born 1977), Croatian football goalkeeper, currently playing for Eskişehirspor *Vanja Milinković-Savić (born 1997), Serbian footballer *Vanja Rogulj (born 1982), 3-time Olympics breaststroke swimmer from Croatia *Vanja Sutlić (1925–1989), Croatian philosopher *Vanja Udovičić (born 1982), professional water polo player from Serbia See also *Vanya (other) *Wanja __NOTOC__ Wanja is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: First name * Astrid Wanja Brune Olsen (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamás Molnár
Tamás Molnár (born August 2, 1975) is a Hungarian former water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. He is one of ten male athletes who won three Olympic gold medals in water polo. He made his debut for the national team in 1997, and was named ''Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year'' in 1998. He won the Malta Waterpolo Summer League title with Neptunes Emirates (St. Julians, MALTA) in 2010-14. With this he earned a national record of winning 5 leagues in succession for the club previously unachieved by any other team, making him one of the most successful foreign players for the club as well as to play in the country in the sports local history. Honours National * Olympic Games: Gold medal - 2000, 2004, 2008 * World Championships: Gold medal - 2003; Silver medal - 1998, 2005, 2007 * European Championship: Gold medal - 1997, 1999; Silver medal - 2006; Bronze medal - 2001, 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Predrag Jokic
Predrag ( sr-cyr, Предраг) is a Slavic masculine given name, predominantly borne by ethnic Slavs, derived from ''pre-'' ("very, much") and ''-drag'' ("dear, beloved"), both common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "very beloved". The usual nickname is Peđa (Pedja). It may refer to: * Predrag Balašević, ethnic Romanian politician from Serbia * Predrag Cvitanović, Croatian physicist and academic * Predrag Danilović, Serbian basketball player * Peđa Grbin Peđa Grbin (born 24 May 1979) is a Croatian lawyer and politician serving as President of the Social Democratic Party since 2020. He was also Leader of the Opposition from 2020 until 2022, when he was replaced by Davorko Vidović, the leader of t ..., Croatian lawyer and politician * Predrag Krunić, Bosnia and Herzegovina basketball coach * Predrag Lazić, Serbian professional footballer * Predrag Marković, Serbian politician, author, and historian * Predrag Matvejević, Yugoslav writer and scholar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Smith (water Polo)
Jesse Smith (born April 27, 1983) is an American water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ... utility player. He was an All-American at Pepperdine University. Smith is a 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 Olympic silver medalist and a List of men's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics#Multiple appearances (five-time Olympians), five-time Olympian (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020). He played for Panathinaikos Water Polo Club, Panathinaikos in Greece. Career High school Smith played water polo for Coronado High School (Coronado, California), Coronado High School. He helped the team win three San Diego Section California Interscholastic Federation, CIF Division II titles from 1998 to 2000. He was named the San Diego Union Tribune Player of the Year in 1999 and 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goran Fiorentini
Goran Fiorentini (born 21 November 1981) is a Croatian-Italian former water polo player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the elder brother of Deni Fiorentini and son of Yugoslavia player Branko Jovanović. Like his brother he holds dual Croatian-Italian citizenship. See also * Italy men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo This is a list of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo. Men Medalists by tournament ;Abbreviation and legend * * – Host team * † – ''Defunct team'' * (C) – Captain * (GK) – Goalkeeper * (LH) – Left-handed Multipl ... References External links * 1981 births Living people Croatian male water polo players Italian male water polo players Olympic water polo players of Italy Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo Water polo players from Split, Croatia {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felipe Perrone
Felipe Perrone Rocha (born 27 February 1986 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Spanish-Brazilian water polo player. He competed for Spain from 2003 until 2013, including in the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics. Afterwards he competed for his birth country in the 2016 Summer Olympics, as Brazil earned its first qualifying spot in 32 years as hosts. He helped Spanish water polo club CN Atlètic-Barceloneta win the LEN Champions League in 2013–14 season. His brother Ricardo Perrone also competed for Spain in water polo. Personal life While playing for Jug Dubrovnik, Perrone married Marija Pecotić from Brna on the island of Korčula. Honours Club CN Barcelona * LEN Euro Cup: 2003–04 * Spanish Championship: 2003–04, 2004–05 *Copa del Rey: 2002–03 CN Atlètic-Barceloneta *LEN Champions League: 2013–14 *LEN Super Cup: 2014 * Spanish Championship: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabio Bencivenga
Fabio Bencivenga (born 20 January 1976 in Curti) is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 ( Mars, Sol). He was a member of the Men's National Team that claimed the bronze medal in 1996. See also * Italy men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) * List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments * List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo This is a list of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo. Men Medalists by tournament ;Abbreviation and legend * * – Host team * † – ''Defunct team'' * (C) – Captain * (GK) – Goalkeeper * (LH) – Left-handed Multiple ... References Profile External links * 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from the Province of Caserta Italian male water polo players Water polo players at the 1996 Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Bailey (water Polo)
Ryan Bailey (born August 28, 1975) is an American water polo player and Olympic silver medallist. School Bailey went to Millikan High School in Long Beach, California, and attended UC Irvine in Irvine, California. In college he was a four-time All-American, tallied 104 goals in his senior season, and was awarded the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Player of the Year in 1998. Olympics He was a member of the United States men's national water polo team for the 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics. In the 2004 Athens Olympics he scored two goals. He was part of the team for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where in the championship game the USA team won the silver medal, ultimately defeated by Hungary. This is the highest finish ever in the Summer Olympics for USA Water Polo. He was the leading scorer for the US team at the 2012 London Olympics with 13 goals. Professional Bailey has played professionally for a number of European water polo clubs, and played in two European Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
