2003 Women's European Water Polo Championship

For the men's tournament, see 2003 Men's European Water Polo Championship.

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.

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)
Runners-up	Hungary
Third place	Russia
Fourth place	Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Daniëlle de Bruijn (NED) (15)
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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

Further information: 2003 Women's European Water Polo Championship Qualifier

Teams

Group A  Greece  Germany  Italy  Russia

Group B  Hungary  Netherlands  Slovenia  Spain

Preliminary round

Group A

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

Group B

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

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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
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• Best Goalkeeper
  • ???
• Best Scorer
  • Daniëlle de Bruijn (NED) 15 goals

References

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