Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
The women's water polo tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London was held from 30 July to 9 August at the Water Polo Arena.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | |
Dates | 30 July – 9 August |
Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runner-up | |
Third place | |
Fourth place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches | 24 |
Goals scored | 468 (19.5 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | (21 goals) |
Best player | |
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Teams from eight nations competed in the tournament and have been seeded into two groups for the preliminary round. A total of 24 games were played, 12 of them in the preliminary round.
Format
The tournament featured eight teams, separated into two groups of four teams.[1] Each team played the other three teams in its pool once in a round-robin format. All eight teams advanced to the quarterfinal stage where they were seeded and played against a team from the other group.[2]
The winners of the quarterfinal games moved on to the semifinals, while the quarterfinal losers played a series of classification games. The semifinal winners played in the gold medal game, while the losers played each other for the bronze.
Preliminary round
Group A
Team |
GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 5 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 2 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 0 |
30 July 2012 14:10 |
Report | Spain |
11–6 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Alan Balfanbayev (KAZ), Cory Williams (NZL) | |
Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–2, 4–2, 1–0 | |||||
Espar 3 | Goals | Ma Huanhuan 3 |
30 July 2012 19:40 |
Report | Hungary |
13–14 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Brian Littlejohn (GBR), Denis Danelon (BRA) | |
Score by quarters: 3–4, 4–4, 2–3, 4–3 | |||||
Bujka 4 | Goals | Steffens 7 |
1 August 2012 14:10 |
Report | Hungary |
11–10 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Svetlana Dreval (RUS) | |
Score by quarters: 1–3, 4–4, 4–3, 2–0 | |||||
Szűcs 4 | Goals | four players 2 |
1 August 2012 18:20 |
Report | Spain |
9–9 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Marie Deslieres (CAN), Anton Bervoets (NED) | |
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–2, 1–4, 3–2 | |||||
Pareja 4 | Goals | Craig 4 |
3 August 2012 14:10 |
Report | Spain |
13–11 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Svetlana Dreval (RUS) | |
Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–2, 3–2, 3–4 | |||||
Espar 3 | Goals | Antal 4 |
3 August 2012 19:40 |
Report | China |
6–7 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Marijo Brguljan (MNE) | |
Score by quarters: 1–0, 2–2, 0–3, 3–2 | |||||
Sun Yating, Ma Huanhuan 2 | Goals | Steffens 3 |
Group B
Team |
GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 6 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 0 |
30 July 2012 15:30 |
Report | Italy |
8–10 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Steven Rotsart (USA), Gyorgy Juhasz (HUN) | |
Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–2, 0–4, 4–2 | |||||
Di Mario, Radicchi 2 | Goals | Gynther 3 |
30 July 2012 18:20 |
Report | Great Britain |
6–7 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Marie Deslieres (CAN), Ni Shiwei (CHN) | |
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–2, 0–1, 1–1 | |||||
Winstanley-Smith 3 | Goals | Beliaeva, Prokofyeva 2 |
1 August 2012 15:30 |
Report | Italy |
4–7 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), German Moller (ARG) | |
Score by quarters: 0–1, 1–1, 1–4, 2–1 | |||||
Di Mario 2 | Goals | Lisunova 3 |
1 August 2012 19:40 |
Report | Great Britain |
3–16 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Gus Pinker (RSA), Denis Danelon (BRA) | |
Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–3, 1–5, 0–5 | |||||
Wilcox 2 | Goals | Webster 5 |
3 August 2012 15:30 |
Report | Russia |
8–11 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Dragan Stampalja (CRO), Marie Deslieres (CAN) | |
Score by quarters: 4–6, 1–2, 1–0, 2–3 | |||||
Lisunova 3 | Goals | Gynther 2 |
3 August 2012 18:20 |
Report | Great Britain |
5–10 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: German Moller (ARG), Kazuhiko Makita (JPN) | |
Score by quarters: 2–4, 1–2, 1–2, 1–2 | |||||
Gibson-Byrne 2 | Goals | Emmolo, Di Mario 3 |
Final round
- Final bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||||||||
A1 | 9 | ||||||||||||
B4 | 7 | ||||||||||||
A1 | 10 | ||||||||||||
A3 | 9 | ||||||||||||
A3 | 11 | ||||||||||||
B2 | 10 | ||||||||||||
5 | |||||||||||||
8 | |||||||||||||
A2 | 9 | ||||||||||||
B3 | 6 | ||||||||||||
A2 | 11 | Bronze medal match | |||||||||||
B1 | 9 | ||||||||||||
A4 | 18 | 13 | |||||||||||
B1 | 20 | 4 | 11 |
- 5th place bracket
5th–8th place classification | 5th place match | |||||
11 | ||||||
9 | ||||||
16 | ||||||
15 | ||||||
10 | ||||||
14 | ||||||
7th place match | ||||||
11 | ||||||
7 |
Quarterfinals
5 August 2012 14:50 |
Report | Hungary |
11–10 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), Marijo Mrguljan (MNE) | |
Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–2, 1–3, 3–2 | |||||
four players 2 | Goals | Ivanova 4 |
5 August 2012 16:10 |
Report | China |
18–20 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Dragan Stampalija (CRO) | |
Score by quarters: 5–5, 3–3, 4–2, 2–4 OT: 1–2, 1–0 PSO: 2–4 | |||||
Ma Huanhuan 4 | Goals | Ralph, Zagame 3 |
5 August 2012 19:00 |
Report | United States |
9–6 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB) | |
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–0, 0–1, 3–2 | |||||
Seidemann 3 | Goals | Di Mario 3 |
5 August 2012 20:20 |
Report | Spain |
9–7 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Cory Williams (NZL), Gus Pinker (RSA) | |
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–0, 2–3, 1–2 | |||||
Miranda, Espar 2 | Goals | Painter-Snell 3 |
5th–8th place classification
7 August 2012 14:10 |
Report | Italy |
10–14 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Svetlana Dreval (RUS), Anton Bervoets (NED) | |
Score by quarters: 2–5, 2–5, 2–2, 4–2 | |||||
Di Mario 4 | Goals | six players 2 |
7 August 2012 18:20 |
Report | Russia |
11–9 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Denis Danelon (BRA), German Moller (ARG) | |
Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–2, 4–2, 3–2 | |||||
Prokofyeva 4 | Goals | Wilcox, Painter-Snell 3 |
Semifinals
7 August 2012 15:30 |
Report | United States |
11–9 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Ulrich Spiegel (GER), Marie Deslieres (CAN) | |
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–2, 1–1, 2–3 OT: 2–0, 0–0 | |||||
Steffens 4 | Goals | Southern 4 |
7 August 2012 19:40 |
Report | Hungary |
9–10 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Dragan Stampalija (CRO), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) | |
Score by quarters: 1–2, 4–5, 2–2, 2–1 | |||||
three players 2 | Goals | Espar 4 |
7th place match
9 August 2012 14:30 |
Report | Italy |
11–7 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Gyorgy Juhasz (HUN) | |
Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–0, 3–2, 2–2 | |||||
Di Mario 4 | Goals | McCann, Clayton 2 |
5th place match
9 August 2012 15:50 |
Report | China |
16–15 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Brian Littlejohn (GBR), Steven Rotsart (USA) | |
Score by quarters: 3–3, 5–6, 3–2, 3–3 OT: 1–0, 1–1 | |||||
Ma Huanhuan 6 | Goals | Fedotova, Antonova 4 |
Bronze medal match
9 August 2012 18:40 |
Report | 13–11 | Water Polo Arena, London Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Dragan Stampalija (CRO) | ||
Score by quarters: 2–1, 5–3, 3–4, 1–3 OT: 1–0, 1–0 | |||||
Beadsworth 4 | Goals | Keszthelyi 3 |
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
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Medallists
Top goalscorers
Rank | Name | Goals | Shots | % |
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1 | 21 | 27 | 78 | |
2 | 19 | 53 | 36 | |
3 | 18 | 45 | 40 | |
4 | 15 | 41 | 37 | |
5 | 12 | 16 | 75 | |
12 | 26 | 46 | ||
12 | 32 | 37 | ||
12 | 32 | 37 | ||
12 | 32 | 37 | ||
12 | 34 | 35 | ||
12 | 42 | 29 | ||
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Best Goalscorer
Maggie Steffens – 21 goals
- Olympic All-Star Team
Elizabeth Armstrong (USA) — Goalkeaper Barbara Bujka (HUN) — Center Forward Holly Lincoln-Smith (AUS) Anni Espar (ESP) Jennifer Pareja (ESP) Maggie Steffens (USA) Nicola Zagame (AUS)
References
- Draw announced for Olympic Water Polo competition
- "London 2012 – Water Polo Competition Schedule". FINA. Archived from the original on 2012-06-27. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
- "USA Women Win GOLD! Team USA Tops Spain 8-5 In Olympic Games Final". USAwaterpolo.org. August 9, 2012.
Sources
- PDF documents on the FINA website:
- Water polo on the Olympedia website
- Water polo on the Sports Reference website
- Water polo at the 2012 Summer Games (women's tournament) (archived)