Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Water polo
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad

Tournament details
Host country|  Greece
City| Athens
Venue(s)| Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Dates| 15–29 August 2004
Events| 2 (men's, women's)
Teams| 12 (men's), 8 (women's)
(from 5 confederations)
Competitors| 154 men, 101 women
Final positions
Champions|  Hungary (men)
Italy (women)
Runners-up|  Serbia and Montenegro (men)
Greece (women)
Third place|  Russia (men)
United States (women)
Fourth place|  Greece (men)
Australia (women)
Tournament statistics (men, women)
Matches| 64
Multiple
appearances| 5-time Olympian(s): 2
4-time Olympian(s): 8
Multiple
medalists| 3-time medalist(s): 2
MVPs|  Gergely Kiss (men's)
Tania Di Mario (women's)

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Olympic Aquatic Centre at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Olympic Aquatic Centre where women competed for only the second time in the event at the Summer Olympics.[1]

Twelve teams competed in the men's event, where Russia was trying to avenge their defeat by Hungary at the Sydney Olympics. There were eight teams in the women's event, where holders Australia were hoping to retain the title.

## Qualification

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Nation | Men's | Women's | Athletes

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Australia |  |  | 26
Canada |  |  | 13
Croatia |  |  | 13
Egypt |  |  | 13
Greece |  |  | 26
Hungary |  |  | 26
Italy |  |  | 26
Kazakhstan |  |  | 26
Russia |  |  | 26
Serbia and Montenegro |  |  | 13
Spain |  |  | 13
United States |  |  | 26
Total: 16 NOCs | 12 | 8 | 260

### Men`s

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Water Polo Men  | Date  | Host  | Vacancies  | Qualified

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Host nation  | 5 September 1997  |  Laussane | 1  |  Greece
2003 World League | 27 June-24 August 2003  | Various  | 1  |  Hungary
2003 FINA World Championships | 14-26 July 2003  |  Barcelona | 3  |  Italy
Serbia and Montenegro
Spain
2003 Pan American Games | 2-10 August 2003  |  Santo Domingo | 1  |  United States
Asian Qualification Tournament  | 22-24 September 2003  |  Almaty | 1  |  Kazakhstan
African Qualification Tournament  | —  | —  | 1  |  Egypt
Oceania Qualification Tournament  | —  | —  | 1  |  Australia
Olympic Qualification Tournament | 25 January - 1 February  |  Rio de Janeiro | 3  |  Croatia
Germany
Russia
TOTAL  |  | 12  |

### Women`s

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Water Polo Women  | Date  | Host  | Vacancies  | Qualified

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Host nation  | 5 September 1997  |  Laussane | 1  |  Greece
Asian Qualification Tournament  | 22-24 September 2003  |  Almaty | 1  |  Kazakhstan
2003 Pan American Games | 2-10 August 2003  |  Santo Domingo | 1  |  United States
Oceanian Qualification Tournament  | —  | —  | 1  |  Australia
Olympic Qualification Tournament  | 23-29 February 2004  |  Imperia | 4  |  Hungary
Italy
Russia
Canada *
TOTAL |  |  | 8 |

* Canada took the place of the African team.

## Medalists

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### Men's

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Main article: Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Gold | Silver | Bronze

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Hungary[1]

* * *

Tibor Benedek
Péter Biros
Rajmund Fodor
István Gergely
Tamás Kásás
Gergely Kiss
Norbert Madaras
Tamás Molnár
Ádám Steinmetz
Barnabás Steinmetz
Zoltán Szécsi
Tamás Varga
Attila Vári

Head coach:
Dénes Kemény |  Serbia and Montenegro

* * *

Aleksandar Ćirić
Vladimir Gojković
Danilo Ikodinović
Viktor Jelenić
Predrag Jokić
Nikola Kuljača
Slobodan Nikić
Aleksandar Šapić
Dejan Savić
Denis Šefik
Petar Trbojević
Vanja Udovičić
Vladimir Vujasinović

Head coach:
Nenad Manojlović |  Russia

* * *

Roman Balashov
Revaz Chomakhidze
Alexander Yerishev
Aleksandr Fyodorov
Serguei Garbouzov
Dmitry Gorshkov
Nikolay Kozlov
Nikolai Maximov
Andrei Reketchinski
Dmitri Stratan
Vitaly Yurchik
Marat Zakirov
Irek Zinnurov

Head coach:
Alexander Kabanov

### Women's

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Main article: Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Gold | Silver | Bronze

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Italy[1]

* * *

Francesca Conti
Martina Miceli
Carmela Allucci
Silvia Bosurgi
Elena Gigli
Manuela Zanchi
Tania di Mario
Cinzia Ragusa
Giusi Malato
Alexandra Araujo
Maddalena Musumeci
Melania Grego
Noémi Tóth

Head coach:
Pierluigi Formiconi |  Greece

* * *

Georgia Ellinaki
Dimitra Asilian
Antiopi Melidoni
Angeliki Karapataki
Kyriaki Liosi
Stavroula Kozompoli
Aikaterini Oikonomopoulou
Antigoni Roumpesi
Evangelia Moraitidou
Eftychia Karagianni
Georgia Lara
Antonia Moraiti
Anthoula Mylonaki

Head coach:
Kyriakos Iosifidis |  United States

* * *

Jacqueline Frank
Heather Petri
Ericka Lorenz
Brenda Villa
Ellen Estes
Natalie Golda
Margaret Dingeldein
Kelly Rulon
Heather Moody
Robin Beauregard
Amber Stachowski
Nicolle Payne
Thalia Munro

Head coach:
Guy Baker

## Teams

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### Men's rosters

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Main article: Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters

### Women's rosters

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Main article: Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

## See also

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* 2004 Men's Water Polo Olympic Qualifier

## References

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1. ^ a b c "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 56. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

## Sources

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* PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:
* Official Results Book – 2004 Olympic Games – Water Polo (download, archive)
* Water polo on the Olympedia website
* Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics (men's tournament, women's tournament)
* Water polo on the Sports Reference website
* Water polo at the 2004 Summer Games (men's tournament, women's tournament) (archived)

## External links

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* result book – Water Polo

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