2003 Women's European Water Polo Championship

The 2003 Women's European Water Polo Championship was the tenth edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The event took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia from June 7 to June 14, 2003.

2003 Women's European Water Polo Championship
Tournament details
Host country Slovenia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates7 – 14 June
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Italy (4th title)
Runner-up Hungary
Third place Russia
Fourth place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Daniëlle de Bruijn (NED) (15)
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There were two qualification tournaments ahead of the event, held from April 11 to April 13, 2003 in Hamburg, Germany (with Greece, Germany, France, and Ukraine competing) and Eindhoven, Netherlands (Netherlands, Spain, Czech Republic and Great Britain).

Qualification edit

Teams edit

Preliminary round edit

Group A edit

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.   Italy 6 3 3 0 0 33 24 +9
2.   Russia 4 3 2 0 1 30 27 +3
3.   Greece 2 3 1 0 2 16 20 −4
4.   Germany 0 3 0 0 3 22 30 −8

Group B edit

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.   Hungary 6 3 3 0 0 45 14 +31
2.   Netherlands 4 3 2 0 1 43 17 +26
3.   Spain 2 3 1 0 2 32 19 +13
4.   Slovenia 0 3 0 0 3 3 73 −70

Quarterfinals edit

Netherlands   6–5   Greece
Russia   12–10   Spain

Semifinals edit

Hungary   7–6   Russia
Italy   7–5   Netherlands

Finals edit

  • June 14, 2003 —   Bronze Medal
Netherlands   6–7   Russia
  • June 14, 2003 —   Gold Medal
Italy   6–5   Hungary



Final ranking edit

Individual awards edit

References edit

  • "Results". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. sports123.com