1999 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
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The 1999 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
was the eleventh edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation
(FINA). The event took place in the Sydney International Aquatic Centre
in Sydney, Australia from 28 September to 3 October 1999. Participating teams were the eight best teams from the last World Championships
in Perth, Australia
(1998).
The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney, Australia. The first three teams qualified for the Sydney Games. The other teams, with the exception of the Australia
n team which qualified automatically as the team from the host country, had to qualify at the 2000 Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament
, held from 6 May to 14 May 2000 in Hanover, Germany.
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*Hungary, Italy and Spain qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney, Australia. Croatia also qualified, although the team was not even at the World Cup, having finished ninth at last year's World Swimming Championships in Perth, Australia, missing the eight-team cut-off for the World Cup. But by finishing second at the recent European Championship
and the fact that Hungary downed Olympic and World Champion Spain 8-4 in the medal semifinal, Croatia claimed the European continental berth.
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FINA Water Polo World Cup
The FINA Water Polo World Cup is an international water polo competition among the top men's national water polo teams of the members of FINA. It was established in 1979 and was held every two years, but it has been contested every four years since 2002....
was the eleventh edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation
International Swimming Federation
Fédération Internationale de Natation is the International Federation recognized by the International Olympic Committee for administering international competition in the aquatic sports...
(FINA). The event took place in the Sydney International Aquatic Centre
Sydney International Aquatic Centre
The Sydney International Aquatic Centre is a swimming venue in Sydney, Australia. For the 2000 Summer Olympics, it hosted the swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, the medal events for water polo, and the swimming portion of the modern pentathlon competitions...
in Sydney, Australia from 28 September to 3 October 1999. Participating teams were the eight best teams from the last World Championships
1998 World Aquatics Championships
The 1998 World Aquatics Championships or the 8th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Perth, Western Australia, Australia between 8 January and 17 January 1998....
in Perth, Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
(1998).
The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney, Australia. The first three teams qualified for the Sydney Games. The other teams, with the exception of the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n team which qualified automatically as the team from the host country, had to qualify at the 2000 Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament
2000 Men's Water Polo Olympic Qualifier
The 2000 Men's Olympic Water Polo Qualifying Tournament was held at the Stadionbad indoor-pool in Hanover, Germany, from May 6 to May 14, 2000. The competition decided the remaining five competing teams at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Fifteen teams entered the competition...
, held from 6 May to 14 May 2000 in Hanover, Germany.
- Péter BirosPeter BirosPéter Biros is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics, which makes him one of few water polo players who have three olympic gold medals...
- Rajmund FodorRajmund FodorRajmund Fodor is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. He is nicknamed Rajmi, and made his debut for the national team in 1993...
- Tamás KásásTamas KasasTamás Kásás is a Hungarian water polo player, with a height of 200 cm and a weight of 90 kg....
- Gergely KissGergely KissGergely Kiss is a Hungarian water polo player. Kiss stands two meters tall and weighs 110 kg. He plays on the right side, but moves to 2-meters on offense sometimes...
- Zoltan KoszZoltan KoszZoltán Kósz is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Kosz also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Hungarian team placed 4th....
- Tamás MarczTamas MarczTamás Marcz is a Hungarian water polo player who played on the gold medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics.He has played in the Italian Water polo Serie A and has played in Malta with Sirens winning a knockout title-References:...
- Tamás MolnárTamas MolnarTamás Molnár is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Olympics. He was named Hungarian Water Polo Player of the Year in 1998, and made his debut for the national team in 1997.He won the Malta Waterpolo Summer...
- Barnabás SteinmetzBarnabás SteinmetzBarnabás Steinmetz is a Hungarian water polo player who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. He is nicknamed Barney and Sema, and made his debut for the national team in 1993, at the an international tournament in Moscow, Russia...
- Zoltán SzécsiZoltan SzecsiZoltán Szécsi is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. He made his international debut for the men's national team in 1998.He is currently living in Eger.-External links:* *...
- Frank Toth
- Zsolt VargaZsolt VargaZsolt Varga is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the golden medals squad at the 2000. He also participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Hungarian team placed 4th. He made his debut for the national side in 1990, at the European Nations Cup in Rome, Italy.-References:*...
- Attila VáriAttila VariAttila Vári is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics....
- Balazs Vincze
Head Coach:
- Denes KemenyDénes KeményDénes Kemény is a former Hungarian water polo player and present trainer and president of the Hungarian National Men Water Polo Team since 1997....
- Alberto AngeliniAlberto AngeliniAlberto Angelini is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 . He was a member of the men's national team that claimed the bronze medal in 1996.-Notes and references:...
- Alessandro CalcaterraAlessandro CalcaterraAlessandro Calcaterra is an Italian water polo player, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 . He was a member of the men's national team that claimed the bronze medal in 1996.-References:*...
- Roberto CalcaterraRoberto CalcaterraRoberto Calcaterra is a retired water polo defense player from Italy, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the bronze medal with the men's national team. Calcaterra also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:*...
- Leonardo Binchi
- Marco Gerini
- Alberto Ghibellini
- Enrico Mammarella
- Andrei Mangiante
- Franco Postiglione
- Stefano Tempesti
- Carlo SilipoCarlo SilipoCarlo Silipo is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at three Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996 and 2004. After having won the gold medal in Barcelona, Spain he claimed bronze with the men's national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-References:*...
- Leonardo SottaniLeonardo SottaniLeonardo Sottani is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There the attacking forward was a member of the men's national team that claimed the bronze medal.-References:*...
- Antonio Vittorosio
Head Coach:
- Ratko RudićRatko RudićRatko Rudić is a Croatian water polo coach and a former water polo player. , he has won 34 medals as a coach at major events, making him the most successful water polo coach ever.- Playing career :...
- Daniel BallartDaniel BallartDaniel Ballart Sans is a water polo player from Spain. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier, when his home town of Barcelona hosted the Games, he was on the side that captured the silver medal...
- Manuel EstiarteManuel EstiarteManuel Estiarte Duocastella is a former water polo player from Spain. He is considered by many the best of all time.Estiarte has played 578 times for the Spanish team...
- Carlos GarcíaCarlos GarcíaCarlos Jesús García Guerrero is a former Major League Baseball second baseman and right-handed batter who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates , Toronto Blue Jays , Anaheim Angels and San Diego Padres .-Playing career:García signed as an amateur free agent with the Pirates in 1987...
- Pedro Francisco GarcíaPedro Francisco GarcíaPedro Francisco García Aguado is a former water polo player from Spain. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier, when Barcelona hosted the Games, he was on the side that captured the silver medal...
- Salvador Gómez
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- Gabriel Hernández Paz
- Gustavo Marcos
- Iván MoroIvan MoroIván Moro Fernández is a water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
- Sergi PedrerolSergi PedrerolSergi Pedrerol Cavallé is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia....
- Iván PérezIván PérezIván Ernesto Pérez Vargas is a water polo player from Spain. He was born in Cuba, but became a Spanish citizen...
- Jesús Rollán
- Jordi SansJordi SansJordi "Chiqui" Sans Juan is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
Head Coach:
- Juan Jane
GROUP A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 17 | ||
| 2. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 | |
| 3. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 20 | –1 | |
| 4. | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 26 | –13 |
- Tuesday 28 September 1999
10 – 8 8 – 4
- Wednesday 29 September 1999
11 – 3 6 – 5
- Thursday 30 September 1999
8 – 5 12 – 4
GROUP B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 25 | ||
| 2. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 22 | ||
| 3. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 20 | ||
| 4. | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 22 | –4 |
- Tuesday 28 September 1999
9 – 6 10 – 9
- Wednesday 29 September 1999
9 – 8 6 – 4
- Thursday 30 September 1999
8 – 7 6 – 5
Semifinals
- Saturday 2 October 1999
7 – 5 10 – 4
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| 7 – 5 |
Finals
- Sunday 3 October 1999 — Seventh place
10 – 9
- Sunday 3 October 1999 — Fifth place
8 – 4
- Sunday 3 October 1999 — Bronze Medal
9 – 8
- Sunday 3 October 1999 — Gold Medal
5 – 3
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*Hungary, Italy and Spain qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics
Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The water polo competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia saw Hungary’s return to the gold medal platform and the introduction of the women’s tournament...
in Sydney, Australia. Croatia also qualified, although the team was not even at the World Cup, having finished ninth at last year's World Swimming Championships in Perth, Australia, missing the eight-team cut-off for the World Cup. But by finishing second at the recent European Championship
1999 Men's European Water Polo Championship
The 1999 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 24th edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation...
and the fact that Hungary downed Olympic and World Champion Spain 8-4 in the medal semifinal, Croatia claimed the European continental berth.
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
- ???
- Best Goalkeeper
- ???
- Topscorer
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