2003 Women's European Water Polo Championship
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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).
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European Water Polo Championship
The European Water Polo Championship is a sport competition for national water polo teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation , the governing European aquatics federation. There are both men's and women's competitions.The first European Water Polo...
was the tenth edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation
Ligue Européenne de Natation
Ligue Européenne de Natation or LEN is the European governing body for aquatic sports affiliated to FINA—it is the Continental Association for Europe. It was founded in 1927 in Bologna, Italy....
. 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
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
(Netherlands, Spain, Czech Republic and Great Britain).
GROUP A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 24 | ||
| 2. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 27 | ||
| 3. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 20 | –4 | |
| 4. | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 30 | –8 |
GROUP B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 14 | ||
| 2. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 17 | ||
| 3. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 19 | ||
| 4. | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 73 | –70 |
Quarterfinals
| 6 – 5 | ||
| 12 – 10 |
Semifinals
| 7 – 6 | ||
| 7 – 5 |
Finals
- June 14, 2003 —
Bronze Medal
6 – 7
- June 14, 2003 —
Gold Medal
6 – 5
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Final ranking
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Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
- ???
- Best Goalkeeper
- ???
- Best Scorer
- Daniëlle de BruijnDaniëlle de BruijnDaniëlle de Bruijn is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions....
(NED) 15 goals
- Daniëlle de Bruijn