Date | 15 – 29 August 2004 | |
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Status | Olympic | |
Location | Olympiako Kentro Ugrou Stivou, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Athina (Main Pool) | |
Participants | 154 from 12 countries | |
Format | Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches. |
Hungary, traditionally the strongest water polo power, came into Athens as the clear favorite. They were the defending champions, the 2003 World Champions, the 2002 World Cup Champions, and earlier in 2004, had won the World League Superfinal, defeating Serbia & Montenegro in the final match. The two teams met again in group play, Hungary prevailing 6-4. Both teams would move into the single-elimination tournament, Hungary going undefeated in group play, and moving directly to the semi-finals.
The final saw Hungary and Serbia & Montenegro meet again. The former Yugoslavia moved out to an early 3-0 lead, but Hungary tied the match 5-5 at halftime. Serbia & Montenegro again led 7-5 at the end of three quarters, but Hungary scored the only three goals of the final period to win the gold medal, 8-7, and confirm their status as the world’s top water polo team.
But for the second consecutive Olympics, Serbia & Montenegro had the leading scorer of the Olympic tournament, this being Aleksandar Šapić, who led the goalscoring in both Sydney and Athens with 18 goals.
Date | 15 – 23 August 2004 |
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Date | 15 – 23 August 2004 |
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Format | Round-robin pool. |
Pos | Competitors | NOC | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | Goals | |||||
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1 | Hungary | HUN | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 44-27 | |||||
2 | Serbia and Montenegro | SCG | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 37-26 | |||||
3 | Russian Federation | RUS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 32-28 | |||||
4 | United States | USA | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 32-37 | |||||
5 | Croatia | CRO | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 35-41 | |||||
6 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21-42 | |||||
Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
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Match #1 | 15 Aug 10:45 | Main Pool | Russian Federation | RUS | 5 – 2 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | |
Match #2 | 15 Aug 16:30 | Main Pool | Hungary | HUN | 6 – 4 | Serbia and Montenegro | SCG | |
Match #3 | 15 Aug 22:15 | Main Pool | United States | USA | 7 – 6 | Croatia | CRO | |
Match #4 | 17 Aug 16:30 | Main Pool | United States | USA | 9 – 6 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | |
Match #5 | 17 Aug 17:45 | Main Pool | Serbia and Montenegro | SCG | 4 – 3 | Russian Federation | RUS | |
Match #6 | 17 Aug 22:15 | Main Pool | Hungary | HUN | 10 – 8 | Croatia | CRO | |
Match #7 | 19 Aug 9:30 | Main Pool | Serbia and Montenegro | SCG | 9 – 5 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | |
Match #8 | 19 Aug 10:45 | Main Pool | Hungary | HUN | 7 – 5 | United States | USA | |
Match #9 | 19 Aug 22:15 | Main Pool | Russian Federation | RUS | 9 – 8 | Croatia | CRO | |
Match #10 | 21 Aug 9:30 | Main Pool | Hungary | HUN | 14 – 4 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | |
Match #11 | 21 Aug 21:00 | Main Pool | Serbia and Montenegro | SCG | 11 – 8 | Croatia | CRO | |
Match #12 | 21 Aug 22:15 | Main Pool | Russian Federation | RUS | 9 – 7 | United States | USA | |
Match #13 | 23 Aug 10:45 | Main Pool | Croatia | CRO | 5 – 4 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | |
Match #14 | 23 Aug 18:15 | Main Pool | Hungary | HUN | 7 – 6 | Russian Federation | RUS | |
Match #15 | 23 Aug 21:00 | Main Pool | Serbia and Montenegro | SCG | 9 – 4 | United States | USA |
Date | 15 – 23 August 2004 |
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Format | Round-robin pool. |
Pos | Competitors | NOC | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | Goals | |||||
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1 | Greece | GRE | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 43-27 | |||||
2 | Germany | GER | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 40-28 | |||||
3 | Italy | ITA | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 39-24 | |||||
4 | Spain | ESP | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 35-31 | |||||
5 | Australia | AUS | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 37-35 | |||||
6 | Egypt | EGY | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18-67 | |||||
Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
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Match #1 | 15 Aug 9:30 | Main Pool | Australia | AUS | 14 – 3 | Egypt | EGY | |
Match #2 | 15 Aug 17:45 | Main Pool | Spain | ESP | 5 – 4 | Italy | ITA | |
Match #3 | 15 Aug 21:00 | Main Pool | Germany | GER | 5 – 4 | Greece | GRE | |
Match #4 | 17 Aug 9:30 | Main Pool | Italy | ITA | 8 – 4 | Australia | AUS | |
Match #5 | 17 Aug 10:45 | Main Pool | Germany | GER | 13 – 3 | Egypt | EGY | |
Match #6 | 17 Aug 21:00 | Main Pool | Greece | GRE | 8 – 5 | Spain | ESP | |
Match #7 | 19 Aug 16:30 | Main Pool | Spain | ESP | 8 – 4 | Australia | AUS | |
Match #8 | 19 Aug 17:45 | Main Pool | Italy | ITA | 10 – 5 | Germany | GER | |
Match #9 | 19 Aug 21:00 | Main Pool | Greece | GRE | 15 – 4 | Egypt | EGY | |
Match #10 | 21 Aug 10:45 | Main Pool | Italy | ITA | 13 – 4 | Egypt | EGY | |
Match #11 | 21 Aug 16:30 | Main Pool | Germany | GER | 11 – 5 | Spain | ESP | |
Match #12 | 21 Aug 17:45 | Main Pool | Greece | GRE | 10 – 9 | Australia | AUS | |
Match #13 | 23 Aug 9:30 | Main Pool | Australia | AUS | 6 – 6 | Germany | GER | |
Match #14 | 23 Aug 17:00 | Main Pool | Spain | ESP | 12 – 4 | Egypt | EGY | |
Match #15 | 23 Aug 22:15 | Main Pool | Greece | GRE | 6 – 4 | Italy | ITA |
Date | 25 August 2004 |
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Format | Single-elimination. |
Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
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Match #1 | 25 Aug 17:00 | Main Pool | Russian Federation | RUS | 12 – 5 | Germany | GER | |
Match #2 | 25 Aug 18:15 | Main Pool | Serbia and Montenegro | SCG | 7 – 5 | Spain | ESP |
Date | 27 August 2004 |
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Format | Single-elimination. |
Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
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Match #1 | 27 Aug 18:15 | Main Pool | Hungary | HUN | 7 – 5 | Russian Federation | RUS | |
Match #2 | 27 Aug 21:00 | Main Pool | Serbia and Montenegro | SCG | 7 – 3 | Greece | GRE |
Date | 25 August 2004 |
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Format | Classification matches. |
Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
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Match #1 | 25 Aug 9:30 | Main Pool | Australia | AUS | 10 – 5 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | |
Match #2 | 25 Aug 10:45 | Main Pool | Croatia | CRO | 12 – 1 | Egypt | EGY |
Date | 27 August 2004 |
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Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
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Match #1 | 27 Aug 10:45 | Main Pool | United States | USA | 6 – 5 | Australia | AUS | |
Match #2 | 27 Aug 17:00 | Main Pool | Italy | ITA | 11 – 7 | Croatia | CRO |
Date | 27 – 29 August 2004 |
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Format | Medal round. |
Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
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Match 1/2 | 29 Aug 17:30 | Main Pool | Hungary | HUN | 8 – 7 | Serbia and Montenegro | SCG | |
Match 3/4 | 29 Aug 16:00 | Main Pool | Russian Federation | RUS | 6 – 5 | Greece | GRE | |
Match 5/6 | 29 Aug 12:00 | Main Pool | Germany | GER | 6 – 4 | Spain | ESP | |
Match 7/8 | 29 Aug 10:45 | Main Pool | United States | USA | 9 – 8 | Italy | ITA | |
Match 9/10 | 29 Aug 9:30 | Main Pool | Australia | AUS | 8 – 7 | Croatia | CRO | |
Match 11/12 | 27 Aug 9:30 | Main Pool | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 15 – 7 | Egypt | EGY |