The women's
water polo
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tournament at the
2004 Summer Olympics
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was contested between August 16 and August 26 at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in the
Athens Olympic Sports Complex
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.
Eight teams qualified for the Games, with
Italy
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defeating the host nation
Greece
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for the gold medal. The
United States
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won the bronze medal.
Format
The eight qualifying teams were split into two groups of four for the preliminary round, which was played in a
round-robin format. The top teams in each group advanced directly to the semi-finals, while second and third place teams advanced to the quarter-finals. Classification matches were also played to determine the final ranking for all teams.
Participating nations
;Group A
* (Oceania champions)
* (host nation)
* (qualifying tournament second place)
* (Asia champions)
;Group B
* (qualifying tournament fourth place)
* (qualifying tournament first place)
* (qualifying tournament third place)
* (
2003 Pan American Games
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Al ...
champions)
Squads
Preliminary round
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Group A
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Group B
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Final round
;Bracket
7th place match
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Quarterfinals
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5th place match
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Semifinals
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Bronze medal match
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Gold medal match
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Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
Top goalscorers
Medallist
Awards
The women's all-star team was announced on 29 August 2004.
;Most Valuable Player
*
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 al ...
(14 goals, 7 sprints won)
;Media All-Star Team
* Goalkeeper
**
Georgia Ellinaki
Georgia Ellinaki ( el, Γεωργία Ελληνάκή, born 28 February 1974) is a female Greek water polo player and Olympic silver medalist with the Greece women's national water polo team.
She received a silver medal at the 2004 Summer ...
(40 saves)
* Field players
**
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 al ...
(14 goals, 7 sprints won)
**
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 ...
(7 goals, 6 sprints won)
**
Kyriaki Liosi
Kyriaki "Kiki" Liosi ( el, Κυριακή "Κική" Λιόση; born October 30, 1979) is a female Greek water polo player and Olympic silver medalist with the Greece women's national water polo team.
She received a silver medal at the ...
(9 goals, 21 sprints won)
**
Martina Miceli
Martina Miceli (born 22 October 1973 in Rome) is a female water polo defender from Italy, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
See also
* Italy women's Olympic water polo team reco ...
(9 goals)
**
Evangelia Moraitidou (7 goals)
**
Brenda Villa
Brenda Villa (born April 18, 1980) is an accomplished American water polo player. She is the most decorated athlete in the world of women’s water polo. Villa was named Female Water Polo Player of the Decade for 2000-2009 by the FINA Aquatics Wo ...
(7 goals)
References
Sources
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documents in the
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Digital Library
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Official Results Book – 2004 Olympic Games – Water Polodownloadarchive
* Water polo on the Olympedi
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