Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Olympic Aquatic Centre where women competed for only the second time in the event at the Summer Olympics.^[1]

Water polo
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad

Tournament details
Host country	Greece
City	Athens
Venue(s)	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Dates	15–29 August 2004
Events	2 (men's, women's)
Teams	12 (men's), 8 (women's) (from 5 confederations)
Competitors	154 men, 101 women
Final positions
Champions	Hungary (men)  Italy (women)
Runners-up	Serbia and Montenegro (men)  Greece (women)
Third place	Russia (men)  United States (women)
Fourth place	Greece (men)  Australia (women)
Tournament statistics (men, women)
Matches	64
Multiple appearances	5-time Olympian(s): 2 4-time Olympian(s): 8
Multiple medalists	3-time medalist(s): 2
MVPs	Gergely Kiss (men's) Tania Di Mario (women's)
← 2000 2008 →

Olympic Aquatic Centre at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Twelve teams competed in the men's event, where Russia was trying to avenge their defeat by Hungary at the Sydney Olympics. There were eight teams in the women's event, where holders Australia were hoping to retain the title.

Qualification

Nation	Men's	Women's	Athletes
Australia			26
Canada			13
Croatia			13
Egypt			13
Greece			26
Hungary			26
Italy			26
Kazakhstan			26
Russia			26
Serbia and Montenegro			13
Spain			13
United States			26
Total: 16 NOCs	12	8	260

Men`s

Water Polo Men	Date	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	5 September 1997	Laussane	1	Greece
2003 World League	27 June-24 August 2003	Various	1	Hungary
2003 FINA World Championships	14-26 July 2003	Barcelona	3	Italy
				Serbia and Montenegro
				Spain
2003 Pan American Games	2-10 August 2003	Santo Domingo	1	United States
Asian Qualification Tournament	22-24 September 2003	Almaty	1	Kazakhstan
African Qualification Tournament	—	—	1	Egypt
Oceania Qualification Tournament	—	—	1	Australia
Olympic Qualification Tournament	25 January - 1 February	Rio de Janeiro	3	Croatia
				Germany
				Russia
TOTAL			12

Women`s

Water Polo Women	Date	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	5 September 1997	Laussane	1	Greece
Asian Qualification Tournament	22-24 September 2003	Almaty	1	Kazakhstan
2003 Pan American Games	2-10 August 2003	Santo Domingo	1	United States
Oceanian Qualification Tournament	—	—	1	Australia
Olympic Qualification Tournament	23-29 February 2004	Imperia	4	Hungary
				Italy
				Russia
				Canada *
TOTAL			8

• Canada took the place of the African team.

Medalists

Men's

Main article: Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Hungary[1] Tibor Benedek Péter Biros Rajmund Fodor István Gergely Tamás Kásás Gergely Kiss Norbert Madaras Tamás Molnár Ádám Steinmetz Barnabás Steinmetz Zoltán Szécsi Tamás Varga Attila Vári Head coach: Dénes Kemény	Serbia and Montenegro Aleksandar Ćirić Vladimir Gojković Danilo Ikodinović Viktor Jelenić Predrag Jokić Nikola Kuljača Slobodan Nikić Aleksandar Šapić Dejan Savić Denis Šefik Petar Trbojević Vanja Udovičić Vladimir Vujasinović Head coach: Nenad Manojlović	Russia Roman Balashov Revaz Chomakhidze Alexander Yerishev Aleksandr Fyodorov Serguei Garbouzov Dmitry Gorshkov Nikolay Kozlov Nikolai Maximov Andrei Reketchinski Dmitri Stratan Vitaly Yurchik Marat Zakirov Irek Zinnurov Head coach: Alexander Kabanov

Women's

Main article: Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Italy[1] Francesca Conti Martina Miceli Carmela Allucci Silvia Bosurgi Elena Gigli Manuela Zanchi Tania di Mario Cinzia Ragusa Giusi Malato Alexandra Araujo Maddalena Musumeci Melania Grego Noémi Tóth Head coach: Pierluigi Formiconi	Greece Georgia Ellinaki Dimitra Asilian Antiopi Melidoni Angeliki Karapataki Kyriaki Liosi Stavroula Kozompoli Aikaterini Oikonomopoulou Antigoni Roumpesi Evangelia Moraitidou Eftychia Karagianni Georgia Lara Antonia Moraiti Anthoula Mylonaki Head coach: Kyriakos Iosifidis	United States Jacqueline Frank Heather Petri Ericka Lorenz Brenda Villa Ellen Estes Natalie Golda Margaret Dingeldein Kelly Rulon Heather Moody Robin Beauregard Amber Stachowski Nicolle Payne Thalia Munro Head coach: Guy Baker

Teams

Men's rosters

Main article: Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters

Women's rosters

Main article: Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

See also

• 2004 Men's Water Polo Olympic Qualifier