Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from 10 August to 24 August 2008 at the Ying Tung Natatorium in Beijing, People's Republic of China.[1]
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
City | Beijing |
Venue(s) | Ying Tung Natatorium |
Dates | 10–24 August 2008 |
Events | 2 (men's, women's) |
Teams | 12 (men's), 8 (women's) (from 4 confederations) |
Competitors | 153 men, 103 women |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() ![]() |
Third place | ![]() ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() ![]() |
Tournament statistics (men, women) | |
Matches | 64 |
Multiple appearances | 5-time Olympian(s): 1 4-time Olympian(s): 10 |
Multiple medalists | 3-time medalist(s): 12 |
Medalists
editMen's medalists
editWomen's medalists
editQualification
editMen
editAfrica | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
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Canada United States |
China | Croatia Germany Greece Hungary Italy Montenegro Serbia Spain |
Australia |
Women
editAfrica | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania |
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United States | China | Greece Hungary Italy Netherlands Russia |
Australia |
References
edit- ^ Jump up to: a b c "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 56. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
Sources
edit- PDF documents in the LA84 Foundation Digital Library:
- Water polo on the Olympedia website
- Water polo on the Sports Reference website