The 2000 Men's Olympic Water Polo Qualifying Tournament was held at the Stadionbad indoor-pool in Hanover, Germany, from May 6 to May 14, 2000. The competition decided the remaining five competing teams at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Fifteen teams entered the competition. Africa did not send a team.
Teams
GROUP A
GROUP B
GROUP C
GROUP D
Preliminary round GROUP A TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff1.432012710+172.432012717+103.432012315+84.030031449–35
May 6, 2000 3 – 815 – 6
May 7, 2000 3 – 418 – 5
May 8, 2000 16 – 36 – 4
GROUP B TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff1.633003713+242.432012825+33.231022136–154.030032335–12
May 6, 2000 4 – 1312 – 6
May 7, 2000 10 – 510 – 11
May 8, 2000 14 – 49 – 11
GROUP C TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff1.422002312+112.120111416–23.120111221–9
May 6, 2000 9 – 7
May 7, 2000 5 – 14
May 8, 2000 7 – 7
GROUP D TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff1.633003420+142.432013619+173.231021925–64.030031439–25
May 6, 2000 2 – 89 – 7
May 7, 2000 6 – 165 – 22
May 8, 2000 7 – 95 – 7
Second round GROUP E TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff1.95410———2.75311———3.65302———4.45203———5.25104———6.25104———
May 10, 2000 6 – 48 – 811 – 10
May 11, 2000 8 – 49 – 77 – 6
May 12, 2000 6 – 311 – 85 – 12
GROUP F TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff1.105500———2.85401———3.65302———4.35113———5.35113———6.05005———
May 10, 2000 11 – 711 – 412 – 8
May 11, 2000 10 – 47 – 510 – 7
May 12, 2000 3 – 67 – 310 – 4
GROUP G TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff13.422003010+2014.221011820–215.020021230–18
May 10, 2000 11 – 9
May 11, 2000 19 – 3
May 12, 2000 11 – 7
Play-Offs May 13, 2000 — 9th/12th place 9 – 78 – 7
May 13, 2000 — 5th/8th place 10 – 88 – 7
May 13, 2000 — 1st/4th place 11 – 514 – 5
Finals May 14, 2000 — Eleventh place 9 – 6
May 14, 2000 — Ninth place 9 – 4
May 14, 2000 — Seventh place 13 – 6
May 14, 2000 — Fifth place 7 – 5
May 14, 2000 — Third place 9 – 7
May 14, 2000 — First place 10 – 7
Final ranking Rank Team1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.
Yugoslavia, Russia, Greece, Slovakia and the Netherlands qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia
Individual awards Most Valuable Player
Best Goalkeeper
Best Scorer
See also 2000 Women's Water Polo Olympic Qualifier
References FINA