The

2002 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup The 2002 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup was the thirteenth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Perth, Western Australia from 10 to 1 ...

was the thirteenth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

, Western Australia from 10 to 15 December 2002. Participating teams were the eight best teams from the last

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, Japan (2001). The top-five qualified for the

2003 World Aquatics Championships The 10th FINA World Aquatics Championships were held July 12–27, 2003 in Barcelona, Spain. The championships featured competition in all 5 of FINA's disciplines: Swimming, Diving, Synchronised swimming, Water Polo, and Open Water Swimming. ...

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, Spain.

Teams

;GROUP A * * * * ;GROUP B * * * *

Preliminary round

GROUP A

*10 December 2002 *11 December 2002 *12 December 2002

GROUP B

*10 December 2002 *11 December 2002 *12 December 2002

Quarterfinals

*13 December 2002

Semifinals

*14 December 2002

Finals

*13 December 2002 – Seventh place *14 December 2002 – Fifth place *15 December 2002 – Bronze Medal *15 December 2002 – Gold Medal
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Final ranking

''The top-five qualified for the 2003 World Water Polo Championship in

, Spain.''

Individual awards

*Most Valuable Player **??? *Best Goalkeeper **??? *Top Scorer **???

References

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Results
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