The 2000 Women's Olympic Water Polo Qualifying Tournament was a tournament in which three places were available for teams to qualify for the first Olympic women's polo competition.
Teams
GROUP A
GROUP B
GROUP C
GROUP D
Preliminary round
GROUP A TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff1.42200188+82.22101121203.020021121–10
April 22, 2000 5 – 4
April 23, 2000 13 – 4
April 24, 2000 8 – 7
GROUP B TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff1.42200217+142.221011913+63.02002727–20
April 22, 2000 9 – 4
April 23, 2000 15 – 4
April 24, 2000 12 – 3
GROUP C TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff1.42200257+182.22101171703.02002927–18
April 22, 2000 12 – 7
April 23, 2000 2 – 15
April 24, 2000 5 – 10
GROUP D TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff1.633004511+342.432012321+23.231022329–64.030031242–30 Only Great Britain did not contest the semifinal and final rounds, having finished fourth in its group. April 22, 2000 12 – 612 – 3
April 23, 2000 6 – 73 – 17
April 24, 2000 3 – 135 – 16
Second round
GROUP E TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff1.1055006222+402.854014924+253.65302383804.452033637+95.251043546–116.050051477–63
April 26, 2000 18 – 26 – 144 – 7
April 27, 2000 1 – 613 – 316 – 4
April 28, 2000 5 – 819 – 210 – 8
GROUP F TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff1.1055006825+432.854018426+583.552123942–34.351134157–165.251042736–96.150142063–43
April 26, 2000 18 – 51 – 213 – 4
April 27, 2000 4 – 97 – 715 – 4
April 28, 2000 3 – 83 – 610 – 9
Play-Offs April 29, 2000 — 9th/12th place 13 – 512 – 3
April 29, 2000 — 5th/8th place 9 – 49 – 4
April 29, 2000 — 1st/4th place 6 – 58 – 7
Finals April 30, 2000 — Eleventh place 10 – 5
April 30, 2000 — Ninth place 10 – 9
April 30, 2000 — Seventh place 4 – 2
April 30, 2000 — Fifth place 10 – 8
April 30, 2000 — Third place 8 – 4
April 30, 2000 — First place 9 – 6
Final ranking RANKTEAM1. 2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.
Russia, United States and Kazakhstan qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia
Individual awards Most Valuable Player
Best Goalkeeper
Best Scorer
See also 2000 Men's Water Polo Olympic Qualifier
References FINA