The 1998 Women's World Water Polo Championship was the fourth edition of the women's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organized by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 8 to 16 January 1998 in the Challenge Stadium, and was incorporated into the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Western Australia.
Teams Group A
Group B
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Quarter finals Wednesday January 14, 1998 5 – 8 9 – 12 9 – 5 8 – 6
Semi finals Thursday January 15, 1998 10 – 9 7 – 5
Finals
Placing matches Thursday January 15, 1998 — 11th place 9 – 7
Thursday January 15, 1998 — 9th place 8 – 4
Friday January 16, 1998 — 7th place 10 – 7
Friday January 16, 1998 — 5th place 10 – 9
Bronze medal match Friday January 16, 1998 8 – 5
Final Friday January 16, 1998 7 – 6
Final ranking
RANKTEAM 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Medalists
Gold Silver Bronze
Individual awards
Most Valuable Player ???
Best Goalkeeper ???
Topscorer Karin Kuipers – Netherlands
References