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Water Polo At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament
The women's water polo tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from 11 August to 21 August at the Ying Tung Natatorium. Teams from eight nations competed, seeded into two groups for the preliminary round. 20 games were played, 12 of them in the preliminary round (each team played the other teams in the group). Eight games were played in the final round. Format The tournament featured eight teams, separated into two groups of four teams. Each team played the other three teams in its pool once in a round-robin format. The first-place team in each pool qualified directly for the semifinal, the second- and third-place teams moved on to the quarterfinal round, and the fourth-place teams played each other in a seventh place game. The winners of the quarterfinal games moved on to the semifinals to face the top teams from each pool, while the quarterfinal losers played a fifth place classification game. The semifinal winners played in the gold medal game, while the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing
} Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 million residents. It has an administrative area of , the third in the country after Guangzhou and Shanghai. It is located in Northern China, and is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the State Council with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts.Figures based on 2006 statistics published in 2007 National Statistical Yearbook of China and available online at archive. Retrieved 21 April 2009. Beijing is mostly surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin to the southeast; together, the three divisions form the Jingjinji megalopolis and the national capital region of China. Beijing is a global city and one of the world's leading centres for culture, diplomacy, politics, finance, busi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronwen Knox
Bronwen Knox (born 16 April 1986) is an Australian water polo centre back/centre forward. She attended Hartwick College and Griffith University, earning a Bachelor of Biomedical Science, and works as a laboratory assistant. She started playing water polo when she was fourteen. She played for the National Water Polo League's Queensland Breakers before switching to the Victorian Tigers for the 2012 season. In 2013–14 season she played for the Greek powerhouse Olympiacos in the European competitions, winning the LEN Trophy. Knox has represented Australia as a member of Australia women's national water polo team on both the junior and senior levels. She has won the gold medal at the 2006 FINA World Cup, the silver medal at the 2007 World Championship, the 2010 FINA World Cup and the 2010 FINA World League, and the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2008 FINA World League. She was a member of the Australia women's Olympic team that won a bronze medal in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biurakn Hakhverdian
Biurakn Hakhverdian ( hy, Բյուրակն Հախվերդյան; born 4 October 1985 in Leiden) is a Dutch water polo player who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions. She is of Iranian Armenian descent.Athlete biography: Biurakn Hakhverdian , beijing2008.cn, ret: 16 August 2008. Life Hakhverdian was born in , where she began her water polo career playing for . In 2000, she rose to national level as she was selected for the national Dutch junior women's team. Two years later, she became the captain ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasemin Smit
Miloushka Yasemin Smit (born 21 November 1984 in Amsterdam) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represented the Dutch national team in international competitions.Athlete biography: Yasemin Smit beijing2008.cn, ret: 16 August 2008. Smit was part of the team that became 10th at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in . At the |
Ilse Van Der Meijden
Ilse Suzanne van der Meijden (born 22 October 1988 in Baarn) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.Athlete biography: Ilse van der Meijden beijing2008.cn, ret: 16 August 2008. Van der Meijden was part of the team that became fifth at the 2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World League in Cosenza. With her i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antigoni Roumpesi
Antigoni Roumpesi or Antigoni Roumbesi ( gr, Αντιγόνη Ρουμπέση, born 19 July 1983 in Athens) is a Greek water polo player, World Aquatics gold champion and Olympic silver medalist with the Greece women's national water polo team. She received a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She received a gold medal with the Greece women's national water polo team at the 2005 FINA Women's Water Polo World League in Kirishi, where she also was top scorer with 31 goals. At the 2007 FINA Women's Water Polo World League Roumpesi scored 21 goals and was ranked number 3 on the top scoring list, while the Greek team finished 4th in the competition. At the 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship in Zagreb Croatia, she scored 9 goals with the Greek team that won the silver medal. At the water polo championship at the 2011 World Aquatics championships in Shanghai, China, Roumpesi scored 15 goals with the Greek team that won the gold medal. At the 2012 Women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marieke Van Den Ham
Marieke van den Ham (born 21 January 1983 in Wierden, Overijssel) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.Athlete biography: Marieke van den Ham beijing2008.cn, ret: 16 August 2008. Van den Ham was part of the team that became 10th at the in . At the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Golda
Natalie Golda (now Benson, born December 28, 1981) is a former American water polo player and currently the head coach of the newly formed Fresno State Bulldogs water polo team to begin competition in 2018. Considered one of the greatest women's water polo players of all time, her senior leadership helped guide the 2005 UCLA Bruins to their seventh national championship. In May 2005 Golda received the Peter J. Cutino Award, given to the best player in women's collegiate water polo. She was also a member of the US Water Polo Team that won the bronze medal at the Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004 Athens Olympics and the silver medal at the Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics. In 2015, she was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame. She was born in Lakewood, California. UCLA Prior to entering college, Golda played varsity water polo for all four years at Rosary Academy (Fullerton, California), Rosary High School under head coach Todd Sprag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemma Beadsworth
Gemma Jane Beadsworth (born 17 July 1987) is an Australian water polo centre forward. She has had scholarships for water polo from the Australian Institute of Sport and the Western Australian Institute of Sport. She plays for the Fremantle Marlins in the National Water Polo League. She has represented Australia on a junior and national level. She won bronze medals at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, and was chosen as a member of the 2012 Summer Olympics Australia women's national water polo training team. She has also won a silver medal at the 2007 World Championship, a gold medal at the 2006 World Cup and a silver medal at the 2010 World Cup. Personal Gemma Beadsworth was born on 17 July 1987 in Perth, Western Australia. She attended St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls, and helped officially open an Olympic size pool at the school in August 2011. She has a brother, Jamie Beadsworth, who also represented Australia in water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics as centre for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tania Di Mario
Tania Di Mario (born 4 May 1979) is an Italian female water polo forward, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and the silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She was also part of the Italian team at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Di Mario is one of four female players who competed in water polo at four Olympics. She was the top goalscorer at the 2004 Olympics, with 14 goals. She ranks first on the all-time scoring list in Olympic history, with 47 goals. Biography Di Mario was born in Rome. She started her sport career as a swimmer, moving to water polo aged 15. After playing for Vis Nova Roma, in 1997-1998 she moved to Orizzonte Catania for which, , she is still playing. With Catania she won a total of fifteen Italian national titles, five European Champions Cups and one European Super Cup. She debuted with Italian national team in 1999 in the European Games held in Prato, where Italy won the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Drávucz
Rita Drávucz (born 14 April 1980 in Szolnok) is a water polo player from Hungary, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China and the 2012 Summer Olympics in the London, Great Britain. Drávucz was a member of the Hungary women's national team that claimed the title at the 2001 Women's European Water Polo Championship in Budapest, Hungary, and 2002 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup Since 2011 she plays for Italian top division side Pro Recco. See also * Hungary women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of players who have appeared in multiple women's Olympic water polo tournaments * List of women's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers * List of world champions in women's water polo * 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 legen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieke Cabout
Frederike Jacobie "Mieke" Cabout (born 30 March 1986 in Gouda) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.Athlete biography: Mieke Cabout beijing2008.cn, ret: 16 August 2008. Cabout was part of the team that finished 10th at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in , Quebec, Canada. At the |
