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was contested between August 16 and August 26 at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in the

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. Eight teams qualified for the Games, with

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defeating the host nation

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for the gold medal. The

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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) * (

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champions)

Squads

Preliminary round

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Final round

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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 (14 goals, 7 sprints won) ;Media All-Star Team * Goalkeeper ** Georgia Ellinaki (40 saves) * Field players ** Tania Di Mario (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 the ...

(7 goals, 6 sprints won) ** Kyriaki Liosi (9 goals, 21 sprints won) **

Martina Miceli Martina Miceli (born 22 October 1973 in Rome) is a female water polo defense (sport), 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 wate ...

(9 goals) ** Evangelia Moraitidou (7 goals) ** Brenda Villa (7 goals)

References

Sources

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