The 2004 Men's Olympic Water Polo Qualifying Tournament was a tournament to decide the remaining three competing teams at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Teams
editPreliminary round
editGROUP A
edit| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Croatia
|
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 14 | +34 |
| 2. |  Germany
|
7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 13 | +21 |
| 3. |  Romania
|
7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 18 | +20 |
| 4. |  Canada
|
4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 37 | –8 |
| 5. |  Poland
|
2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 36 | –21 |
| 6. |  Puerto Rico
|
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 58 | –46 |
- January 25, 2004
| Croatia
|
7 – 5 | Romania
|
| Canada
|
8 – 4 | Poland
|
| Germany
|
13 – 3 | Puerto Rico
|
- January 26, 2004
| Romania
|
9 – 3 | Poland
|
| Croatia
|
3 – 2 | Germany
|
| Puerto Rico
|
5 – 9 | Canada
|
- January 27, 2004
| Germany
|
2 – 2 | Romania
|
| Canada
|
4 – 12 | Croatia
|
| Poland
|
4 – 2 | Puerto Rico
|
- January 28, 2004
| Germany
|
8 – 3 | Canada
|
| Croatia
|
8 – 2 | Poland
|
| Romania
|
14 – 1 | Puerto Rico
|
- January 29, 2004
| Canada
|
5 – 8 | Romania
|
| Poland
|
2 – 9 | Germany
|
| Croatia
|
18 – 1 | Puerto Rico
|
GROUP B
edit| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Russia
|
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 17 | +28 |
| 2. |  Slovakia
|
6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 19 | +18 |
| 3. |  Netherlands
|
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 25 | +8 |
| 4. |  Brazil
|
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 20 | –3 |
| 5. |  Argentina
|
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 61 | –51 |
- January 25, 2004
| Russia
|
11 – 7 | Slovakia
|
| Brazil
|
9 – 2 | Argentina
|
- January 26, 2004
| Argentina
|
2 – 20 | Slovakia
|
| Netherlands
|
4 – 10 | Russia
|
- January 27, 2004
| Slovakia
|
7 – 6 | Netherlands
|
| Russia
|
7 – 3 | Brazil
|
- January 28, 2004
| Argentina
|
3 – 15 | Netherlands
|
| Brazil
|
0 – 3 | Slovakia
|
- January 29, 2004
| Russia
|
17 – 3 | Argentina
|
| Brazil
|
5 – 8 | Netherlands
|
Second round
edit- January 30, 2004
| Puerto Rico
|
5 – 4 | Argentina
|
| Romania
|
8 – 5 | Slovakia
|
| Germany
|
6 – 3 | Netherlands
|
Third round
edit- January 31, 2004
| Canada
|
11 – 2 | Puerto Rico
|
| Brazil
|
7 – 5 | Poland
|
| Croatia
|
12 – 0 | Romania
|
| Russia
|
8 – 9 | Germany
|
Finals
edit- February 1, 2004 — Ninth place
| Puerto Rico
|
3 – 8 | Poland
|
- February 1, 2004 — Seventh place
| Canada
|
6 – 7 | Brazil
|
- February 1, 2004 — Fifth place
| Netherlands
|
6 – 5 | Slovakia
|
- February 1, 2004 — Third place
| Romania
|
4 – 8 | Russia
|
- February 1, 2004 — First place
| Croatia
|
6 – 1 | Germany
|
Final ranking
edit| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1. | Croatia
|
| 2. | Germany
|
| 3. | Russia
|
| 4. | Romania
|
| 5. | Netherlands
|
| 6. | Slovakia
|
| 7. | Brazil
|
| 8. | Canada
|
| 9. | Poland
|
| 10. | Puerto Rico
|
| 11. | Argentina
|
- Croatia, Germany and Russia qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece
Individual awards
edit- Most Valuable Player
Igor Hinić (CRO)
- Best Goalkeeper
André Cordeiro (BRA)
- Best Scorer
Cosmin Radu (ROM) — 13 goals