2003 Women's European Water Polo Championship

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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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.

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

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Teams

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Preliminary round

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Group A

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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

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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

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Netherlands  6–5  Greece
Russia  12–10  Spain

Semifinals

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Hungary  7–6  Russia
Italy  7–5  Netherlands

Finals

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



Final ranking

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Individual awards

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References

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