2003 Women's European Water Polo Championship

2003 Women's European Water Polo Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Slovenia
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	7 – 14 June
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Italy (4th title)
Runner-up	Hungary
Third place	Russia
Fourth place	Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Daniëlle de Bruijn (NED) (15)
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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).

Qualification

Teams

Group A

Group B

Preliminary round

Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Italy	6	3	3	0	33	24	+9
2.	Russia	4	3	2	1	30	27	+3
3.	Greece	2	3	1	2	16	20	−4
4.	Germany	0	3	0	3	22	30	−8

Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Hungary	6	3	3	0	45	14	+31
2.	Netherlands	4	3	2	1	43	17	+26
3.	Spain	2	3	1	2	32	19	+13
4.	Slovenia	0	3	0	3	3	73	−70

Quarterfinals


Netherlands	6–5	Greece
Russia	12–10	Spain

Semifinals


Hungary	7–6	Russia
Italy	7–5	Netherlands

Finals

June 14, 2003 — Bronze Medal


Netherlands	6–7	Russia

June 14, 2003 — Gold Medal


Italy	6–5	Hungary

Final ranking

RANK	TEAM
	Italy
	Hungary
	Russia
4.	Netherlands
5.	Greece
6.	Spain
7.	Germany
8.	Slovenia

2003 Women's European champion
Italy Fourth title

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player
- ???
Best Goalkeeper
- ???
Best Scorer
- Daniëlle de Bruijn (NED) 15 goals

References

"Results". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. sports123.com