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
FINA (french: Fédération internationale de natation, en, International Swimming Federation, link=yes) (to be renamed as World Aquatics by ) is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administer ...
. The tournament was held from 19 to 29 July 2001, and was incorporated into the
2001 World Aquatics Championships
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The 2001 World Aquatics Championships or the 9th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Fukuoka, Japan between 16 July and 29 July 2001.
The opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the swimming and synchronised swimming events, ...
in
Fukuoka
is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since anc ...
, Japan.
Participating teams
Groups formed
;Group A
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;Group B
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;Group C
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;Group D
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Squads
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Preliminary round
Group A
* July 19, 2001
* July 21, 2001
* July 22, 2001
Group B
* July 19, 2001
* July 21, 2001
* July 22, 2001
Group C
* July 19, 2001
* July 21, 2001
* July 22, 2001
Group D
* July 19, 2001
* July 21, 2001
* July 22, 2001
Second round
Group E
Preliminary round results apply.
* July 24, 2001
* July 25, 2001
* July 26, 2001
Group F
Preliminary round results apply.
* July 24, 2001
* July 25, 2001
* July 26, 2001
Group G
* July 24, 2001
* July 25, 2001
* July 26, 2001
Final round
9th-12th place
* July 28, 2001
* July 29, 2001 — 9th place
* July 29, 2001 — 11th place
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5th-8th place
* July 28, 2001
* July 29, 2001 — 5th place
* July 29, 2001 — 7th place
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1st-4th place
Semi finals
* July 28, 2001
Finals
* July 29, 2001 — Bronze Medal Match
* July 29, 2001 — Gold Medal Match
Final ranking
Medalists
Individual awards
* Best Goalkeeper
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* Topscorer
:* — 18 goals
References
External links
9th FINA World Championships 2001FINA Water Polo website
www.todor66.com
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Men
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