The
2008 Women's European Water Polo Championship was the twelve edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the
Ligue Européenne de Natation
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. The event took place in the
Aquatic Centre Málaga in
Málaga
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,
Spain
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from July 5 to July 12, 2008.
Teams
;Group A
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;Group B
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Preliminary round
Group A
July 5, 2008
July 6, 2008
July 7, 2008
Group B
July 5, 2008
July 6, 2008
July 7, 2008
Quarterfinals
July 8, 2008
Semifinals
July 10, 2008
Finals
7 / 8 places
July 8, 2008
5 / 6 places
July 10, 2008
Bronze Medal
July 12, 2008
Gold Medal
July 12, 2008
Final ranking
Valentina Vorontsova,
Natalia Shepelina,
Ekaterina Prokofyeva
Ekaterina Valeryevna Prokofyeva (; born March 13, 1991) is a Russian water polo player. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics for the Russian national team in the Women's event winning the bronze medal. She had previously competed at the 20 ...
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Sofia Konoukh,
Alena Vylegzhanina
Alyona Viktorovna Vylegzhanina (Алёна Викторовна Вылегжанина, born 14 August 1987) is a Russian water polo player. She was a member of the Russia women's national water polo team, playing as a centre back. She was a par ...
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Nadezda Glyzina,
Ekaterina Pantyulina
Ekaterina Andreyevna Lisunova (; née ''Pantyulina'' on 6 October 1989) is a Russian water polo player. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics and finished in seventh and sixth place, respectively, and was part of ...
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Evgenia Soboleva,
Oleksandra Karpovich,
Olga Belyaeva,
Elena Smurova,
Olga Turova
Olga Gennadyevna Turova (Ольга Геннадьевна Турова, born 13 March 1983) is a Russian former female water polo player. She was a member of the Russia women's national water polo team, playing as a centre forward.
Career
S ...
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Evgeniya ProtsenkoHead coach:
Alexander Kleymenov.
Individual awards
*Most Valuable Player
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*Best Goalkeeper
*Topscorer
** (16)
References
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LEN website{{European Water Polo Championship
Women
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Typically, women are of the female sex and inherit a pair of X chromosomes, one from each parent, and women with functional u ...
Women's European Water Polo Championship
International water polo competitions hosted by Spain
Women's water polo in Spain
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July 2008 sports events in Europe