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

The men's tournament of water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney, Australia, began on September 23 and lasted until October 1, 2000.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Hungary Attila Vári Zoltán Szécsi Bulcsú Székely Zsolt Varga Tamás Märcz Tamás Molnár Barnabás Steinmetz Tamás Kásás Gergely Kiss Zoltán Kósz Tibor Benedek Péter Biros Rajmund Fodor Head Coach: Dénes Kemény	Russia Irek Zinnourov Dmitri Stratan Revaz Tchomakhidze Marat Zakirov Nikolay Kozlov Nikolai Maximov Andrei Reketchinski Serguei Garbouzov Dmitry Gorshkov Yuri Yatsev Roman Balachov Dmitri Douquine Alexandre Erychov Head Coach: Aleksandr Kabanov	Yugoslavia Pedrag Zimonjić Jugoslav Vasović Vladimir Vujasinović Nenad Vukanić Aleksandar Šoštar Petar Trbojević Veljko Uskoković Nikola Kuljača Aleksandar Šapić Dejan Savić Aleksandar Ćirić Danilo Ikodinović Viktor Jelenić Head Coach: Nenad Manojlović

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Russia	5	4	0	1	51	28	+23	9
Italy	5	4	0	1	43	32	+11	9
Spain	5	2	2	1	32	34	-2	5
Australia	5	1	2	2	38	36	+2	4
Kazakhstan	5	1	3	1	41	46	-5	3
Slovakia	5	0	5	0	30	59	-29	0

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

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

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	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	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	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	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	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

Medal round bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold medal

A1

Russia

11

B4

United States

10

A1

Russia

8

A3

Spain

7

B2

Croatia

8

A3

Spain

9

Hungary

13

Russia

6

B1

Yugoslavia

7

A4

Australia

3

B3

Hungary

8

Third place

B1

Yugoslavia

7

A2

Italy

5

Yugoslavia

8

B3

Hungary

8

Spain

3

	Classification				5-6th place
	United States	9
	Croatia	8
					Italy	10
					United States	8
					7-8th place
	Italy	8		Croatia	10
	Australia	4			Australia	8

Classification 9th-12th

Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kazakhstan	3	2	0	1	23	18	+5	5
Greece	3	1	0	2	24	20	+4	4
Netherlands	3	1	1	1	19	20	-1	3
Slovakia	3	0	3	0	24	32	-8	0

29 September 2000 09:30	Kazakhstan	6–6	Greece	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Schwartz (ISR), Menendez Betancourt (CUB)
	Score by quarters: 0-3, 3-1, 1-2, 2-0

29 September 2000 10:45	Slovakia	8–9	Netherlands	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Bower (AUS), Moradi Shahpar (IRI)
	Score by quarters: 1-1, 2-2, 3-4, 2-2

30 September 2000 10:00	Kazakhstan	11–8	Slovakia	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Boyer (USA), Melliar (RSA)
	Score by quarters: 4-1, 3-1, 2-2, 2-4

30 September 2000 11:15	Netherlands	6–6	Greece	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Klaric (CRO), Csaszar (HUN)
	Score by quarters: 0-2, 2-1, 1-3, 3-0

1 October 2000 9:00	Slovakia	8–12	Greece	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Takata (USA) , Moradi Shahpar (IRI)
	Score by quarters: 2-3, 4-3, 1-1, 1-5

1 October 2000 10:15	Kazakhstan	6–4	Netherlands	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Menendez Betancourt (CUB) , Margeta (SLO)
	Score by quarters: 1-2, 2-0, 2-1, 1-1

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	Yugoslavia	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Ludecke (GER), Turcotte (CAN)
	Score by quarters: 1-2, 0-2, 1-2, 1-1

Classification 5th-8th

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	Yugoslavia	Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Referees: Kerr (AUS), Ludecke (GER)
	Score by quarters: 3-2, 2-3, 2-2, 1-0

Classification 7th-8th

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

Classification 5th-6th

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 match

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

Gold medal match

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

Final Rankings

Rank Team Hungary Russia 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

References

• Official Olympic Report

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