2007 European Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament
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The 2007 Men's European Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
in Beijing
2008 was held in Bratislava
, Slovakia
from September 2 to September 9, 2007. Croatia, Hungary, Spain and Serbia had already qualified for the Olympics, so they did not participate. Montenegro defeated Romania in the final and so earned a berth for the 2008 Summer Olympics Water Polo Competition
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2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
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2008 was held in Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
from September 2 to September 9, 2007. Croatia, Hungary, Spain and Serbia had already qualified for the Olympics, so they did not participate. Montenegro defeated Romania in the final and so earned a berth for the 2008 Summer Olympics Water Polo Competition
Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from 10 August to 24 August 2008 at the Ying Tung Natatorium in Beijing, People's Republic of China.-Men's medalists:-Women's medalists:-Men:-Women:-External links:**...
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Group A
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 39 | ||
2. | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 45 | ||
3. | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 42 | ||
4. | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 53 | –8 | |
5. | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 44 | –3 | |
6. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 68 | –31 |
- September 2, 2007
19 – 5 14 – 9 9 – 8
- September 3, 2007
8 – 14 10 – 8 7 – 10
- September 4, 2007
7 – 11 13 – 8 10 – 8
- September 5, 2007
11 – 9 9 – 6 11 – 13
- September 6, 2007
14 – 7 9 – 7 9 – 8
Group B
Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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1. | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 22 | ||
2. | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 26 | ||
3. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 34 | 0 | |
4. | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 47 | –22 | |
5. | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 49 | –28 |
- September 2, 2007
13 – 4 8 – 12
- September 3, 2007
19 – 4 10 – 4
- September 4, 2007
9 – 5 9 – 5
- September 5, 2007
8 – 10 15 – 7
- September 6, 2007
5 – 15 10 – 6
Finals
5th-8th
9th-11th
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Final ranking
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- Montenegro qualified for the 2008 Summer OlympicsWater polo at the 2008 Summer OlympicsWater polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from 10 August to 24 August 2008 at the Ying Tung Natatorium in Beijing, People's Republic of China.-Men's medalists:-Women's medalists:-Men:-Women:-External links:**...
in BeijingBeijingBeijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
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