Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Group A

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	5	4	1	0	51	28	+23	9	Quarter Finals
2	Italy	5	4	1	0	43	32	+11	9
3	Spain	5	2	1	2	32	34	−2	5
4	Australia (H)	5	1	2	2	38	36	+2	4
5	Kazakhstan	5	1	1	3	41	46	−5	3
6	Slovakia	5	0	0	5	30	59	−29	0

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23 September 2000 10:45	Slovakia	8–11	Italy	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Boyer (USA), Ludecke (GER)
	Score by quarters: 0-3, 2-3, 3-2, 3-3

23 September 2000 15:00	Kazakhstan	7–8	Spain	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Klaric (CRO), Margeta (SLO)
	Score by quarters: 1-2, 3-2, 1-3, 2-1

23 September 2000 17:30	Australia	4–6	Russia	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Bookelman (NED), Rajevic (YUG)
	Score by quarters: 1-2, 0-1, 1-2, 2-1

24 September 2000 10:45	Russia	7–7	Italy	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Tulga (TUR), Margeta (SLO)
	Score by quarters: 2-1, 3-3, 2-1, 0-2

24 September 2000 15:45	Spain	7–6	Slovakia	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Clemencon (FRA), Janseen (NED)
	Score by quarters: 1-3, 2-1, 2-2, 2-0

24 September 2000 20:30	Australia	11–11	Kazakhstan	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Ludecke (GER), Takata (USA)
	Score by quarters: 2-4, 3-2, 4-3, 2-2

25 September 2000 10:45	Italy	6–5	Spain	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Klaric (CRO), Chasekioglou (GRE)
	Score by quarters: 2-1, 1-2, 2-1, 1-1

25 September 2000 15:45	Kazakhstan	7–9	Russia	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Csaszar (HUN), Moradi Shahpar (IRI)
	Score by quarters: 1-1, 1-4, 2-2, 3-2

25 September 2000 20:30	Slovakia	6–11	Australia	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Bookelman (NED), Boyer (USA)
	Score by quarters: 1-4, 1-3, 2-3, 2-1

26 September 2000 10:45	Russia	8–5	Spain	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Margeta (SLO), Schwartz (ISR)
	Score by quarters: 4-3, 1-0, 1-1, 2-1

26 September 2000 15:45	Kazakhstan	9–5	Slovakia	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Rajevic (YUG), Mendendez Betancourt (CUB)
	Score by quarters: 4-0, 1-0, 1-2, 3-3

26 September 2000 20:30	Australia	5–6	Italy	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Turcotte (CAN), Clemencon (FRA)
	Score by quarters: 1-0, 1-2, 3-2, 0-2

27 September 2000 10:45	Slovakia	5–21	Russia	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Klaric (CRO), Janseen van de Laak (NED)
	Score by quarters: 1-7, 1-5, 1-6, 2-3

27 September 2000 15:45	Italy	13–7	Kazakhstan	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Boyer (USA), Csaszar (HUN)
	Score by quarters: 2-1, 2-1, 5-3, 4-2

27 September 2000 20:30	Australia	7–7	Spain	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Bookelman (NED), Chasekioglou (GRE)
	Score by quarters: 0-2, 2-1, 3-2, 2-2

Group B

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FR Yugoslavia	5	4	1	0	41	22	+19	9	Quarter Finals
2	Croatia	5	4	1	0	42	30	+12	9
3	Hungary	5	3	0	2	49	39	+10	6
4	United States	5	2	0	3	42	39	+3	4
5	Netherlands	5	1	0	4	34	55	−21	2
6	Greece	5	0	0	5	22	45	−23	0

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23 September 2000 09:30	Greece	4–7	Hungary	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Kratochvil (SVK), Balfanbayev (KAZ)
	Score by quarters: 0-3, 1-2, 2-0, 1-2

23 September 2000 12:00	FR Yugoslavia	9–1	Netherlands	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Moliner Molins (ESP), Turcotte (CAN)
	Score by quarters: 3-0, 3-1, 2-0, 1-0

23 September 2000 16:15	Croatia	10–7	United States	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Kerr (AUS), Galkine (RUS)
	Score by quarters: 3-1, 4-1, 1-2, 2-3

24 September 2000 9:30	Hungary	16–8	Netherlands	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Prikhodko (KAZ), Melliar (RSA)
	Score by quarters: 5-3, 3-2, 3-2, 5-1

24 September 2000 14:30	United States	5–8	FR Yugoslavia	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Moliner Molins (ESP), Schwartz (ISR)
	Score by quarters: 1-3, 2-2, 1-2, 1-1

24 September 2000 19:15	Greece	5–9	Croatia	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Turcotte (CAN), Afanasiev (RUS)
	Score by quarters: 2-3, 1-2, 1-1, 1-3

25 September 2000 9:30	Netherlands	8–12	United States	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Afanasiev (RUS), Menendez Betancourt (CUB)
	Score by quarters: 2-4, 3-3, 1-3, 2-2

25 September 2000 14:30	Croatia	8–7	Hungary	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Ludecke (GER), Kratochvil (SVK)
	Score by quarters: 2-3, 1-1, 3-1, 2-2

25 September 2000 19:15	FR Yugoslavia	10–3	Greece	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Kerr (AUS), Balfanbayev (KAZ)
	Score by quarters: 4-2, 2-1, 3-0, 1-0

26 September 2000 09:30	Hungary	10–9	United States	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Tulga (TUR), Galkine (RUS)
	Score by quarters: 3-1, 2-3, 3-4, 2-1

26 September 2000 14:30	Greece	7–10	Netherlands	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Prikhodko (KAZ), Bower (AUS)
	Score by quarters: 2-3, 2-3, 1-2, 2-2

26 September 2000 19:15	Croatia	4–4	FR Yugoslavia	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Dani (ITA), Afanasiev (RUS)*
	Score by quarters: 1-2, 0-0, 2-1, 1-1

27 September 2000 09:30	FR Yugoslavia	10–9	Hungary	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Kerr (AUS), Ludecke (GER)
	Score by quarters: 3-3, 2-3, 3-2, 2-1

27 September 2000 14:30	Netherlands	7–11	Croatia	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Melliar (RSA)
	Score by quarters: 1-1, 1-4, 3-3, 2-3

27 September 2000 19:15	Greece	3–9	United States	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Clemencon (FRA), Tulga (TUR)
	Score by quarters: 0-2, 0-3, 0-2, 3-2

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Gold medal
	29 September
	Russia	11
					30 September
	United States	10
					Russia	8
	29 September
					Spain	7
	Croatia	8
									1 October
	Spain	9
									Russia	6
	29 September
									Hungary	13
	Italy	5
					30 September
	Hungary	8
					Hungary	8
	29 September
					FR Yugoslavia	7			Bronze medal
	FR Yugoslavia	7
									1 October
	Australia	3
									FR Yugoslavia	8
									Spain	3

Fifth place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place
	30 September
	United States	9
					1 October
	Croatia	8
					United States	8
	30 September
					Italy	10
	Italy	8
	Australia	4
					Seventh place
					1 October
					Croatia	10
					Australia	8

Quarterfinals

29 September 2000 14:30	Russia	11–10	United States	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Bookelman (NED), Margeta (SLO)
	Score by quarters: 3-0, 2-4, 4-3, 2-3

29 September 2000 15:45	Italy	5–8	Hungary	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Tulga (TUR), Chasekioglou (GRE)
	Score by quarters: 0-2, 3-3, 2-2, 0-1

29 September 2000 19:15	Spain	9–8	Croatia	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Prikhodko (KAZ), Clemencon (FRA)
	Score by quarters: 1-1, 3-1, 2-3, 3-3

29 September 2000 20:30	Australia	3–7	FR Yugoslavia	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Ludecke (GER), Turcotte (CAN)
	Score by quarters: 1-2, 0-2, 1-2, 1-1

5–8th place semifinals

30 September 2000 19:00	United States	9–8	Croatia	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Moliner Molins (ESP), Clemencon (FRA)
	Score by quarters: 1-0, 2-2, 2-2, 2-3,1-1,1-0

30 September 2000 20:15	Italy	8–4	Australia	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Bookelman (NED), Prikhodko (KAZ)
	Score by quarters: 2-2, 2-2, 2-0, 2-0

Semifinals

30 September 2000 14:30	Russia	8–7	Spain	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Dani (ITA), Katochvil (SVK)
	Score by quarters: 3-3, 2-1, 1-1, 1-2, 0-0, 0-0, 1-0

30 September 2000 15:45	Hungary	8–7	FR Yugoslavia	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Kerr (AUS), Ludecke (GER)
	Score by quarters: 3-2, 2-3, 2-2, 1-0

Seventh place game

1 October 2000 11:30	Croatia	10–8	Australia	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Boyer (USA), Turcotte (CAN)
	Score by quarters: 2-2, 2-2, 4-2, 2-2

Fifth place game

1 October 2000 12:45	United States	8–10	Italy	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Rajevic (YUG), Ludecke (GER)
	Score by quarters: 2-4, 1-3, 3-1, 2-2

Bronze medal game

1 October 2000 15:00	Spain	3–8	FR Yugoslavia	Sydney International Aquatic Centre Referees: Tulga (TUR), Afanasiev (RUS)
	Score by quarters: 1-2, 1-2, 1-2, 0-2

Gold medal game

1 October 2000 16:15	Russia	6–13	Hungary	Sydney International Aquatic Centre Referees: Bookelman (NED), Chasekioglou (GRE)
	Score by quarters: 1-3, 1-5, 2-2, 2-3

Final rankings

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Rank[1] Team  Hungary  Russia  FR Yugoslavia 4.  Spain 5.  Italy 6.  United States 7.  Croatia 8.  Australia 9.  Kazakhstan 10.  Greece 11.  Netherlands 12.  Slovakia

2000 Men's Olympic champions  Hungary Seventh title

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Multi-time Olympians

Six-time Olympian(s): 1 player

•  Spain: Manuel Estiarte^[2]

Five-time Olympian(s): 2 players

•  Greece: George Mavrotas^[3]
•  Spain: Jordi Sans^[4]

Four-time Olympian(s): 4 players

•  Greece: Filippos Kaiafas^[5]
•  Spain: Pedro García,^[6] Salvador Gómez,^[7] Jesús Rollán (GK)^[8]

Leading goalscorers

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Rank	Player	Team	Goals	Matches played	Goals per match	Shots	%
1	Aleksandar Šapić	FR Yugoslavia	18	8	2.250	50	36.0%
2	Aleksandr Yeryshov	Russia	17	8	2.125	51	33.3%
3	Chris Humbert	United States	16	8	2.000	39	41.0%
	Harry van der Meer	Netherlands		8	2.000	44	36.4%
	Wolf Wigo	United States		8	2.000	25	64.0%
6	Ioannis Thomakos	Greece	15	8	1.875	30	50.0%
7	Revaz Chomakhidze	Russia	14	8	1.750	32	43.8%
	Gergely Kiss	Hungary		8	1.750	24	58.3%
9	Tony Azevedo	United States	13	8	1.625	40	32.5%
10	Tamás Kásás	Hungary	12	8	1.500	33	36.4%
	Daniel Marsden	Australia		8	1.500	40	30.0%

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Source: Official Results Book (page 45–92)^[9][10]

Leading goalkeepers

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Rank	Goalkeeper	Team	Saves	Matches played	Saves per match	Shots	%
1	Dan Hackett	United States	70	8	8.750	135	51.9%
2	Arie van de Bunt	Netherlands	65	8	8.125	140	46.4%
3	Zoltán Kósz	Hungary	58	8	7.250	112	51.8%
	Nikolay Maksimov	Russia		8	7.250	99	58.6%
	Jesús Rollán	Spain		8	7.250	116	50.0%
6	Eddie Denis	Australia	56	8	7.000	107	52.3%
7	Konstantin Chernov	Kazakhstan	52	8	6.500	96	54.2%
8	Aleksandar Šoštar	FR Yugoslavia	49	8	6.125	85	57.6%
9	Nikolaos Deligiannis	Greece	48	8	6.000	97	49.5%
10	István Gergely	Slovakia	44	8	5.500	110	40.0%

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Source: Official Results Book (page 45–92)^[9][10]

Leading sprinters

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Rank	Sprinter	Team	Sprints won	Matches played	Sprints won per match	Sprints contested	%
1	Brad Schumacher	United States	20	8	2.500	34	58.8%
2	Aleksandar Ćirić	FR Yugoslavia	17	8	2.125	24	70.8%
3	Tamás Kásás	Hungary	15	8	1.875	29	51.7%
	Nathan Thomas	Australia		8	1.875	19	78.9%
5	Róbert Káid	Slovakia	12	8	1.500	16	75.0%
	Ioannis Thomakos	Greece		8	1.500	18	66.7%
7	Roman Balashov	Russia	11	8	1.375	15	73.3%
8	Milan Cipov	Slovakia	10	8	1.250	12	83.3%
	Alberto Ghibellini	Italy		8	1.250	16	62.5%
	Sergi Pedrerol	Spain		8	1.250	27	37.0%

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Source: Official Results Book (page 44)^[9][10]