Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

The 2004 Men's Olympic Water Polo Qualifying Tournament was a tournament to decide the remaining three competing teams at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Teams

GROUP A

GROUP B

Preliminary round

GROUP A TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff1.1055004814+342.753113413+213.753113818+204.452032937–85.251041536–216.050031258–46

January 25, 2004 7 – 58 – 413 – 3

January 26, 2004 9 – 33 – 25 – 9

January 27, 2004 2 – 24 – 124 – 2

January 28, 2004 8 – 38 – 214 – 1

January 29, 2004 5 – 82 – 918 – 1

GROUP B TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff1.844004517+282.643013719+183.442023325+84.241031720–35.040041061–51

January 25, 2004 11 – 79 – 2

January 26, 2004 2 – 204 – 10

January 27, 2004 7 – 67 – 3

January 28, 2004 3 – 150 – 3

January 29, 2004 17 – 35 – 8

Second round January 30, 2004 5 – 48 – 56 – 3

Third round January 31, 2004 11 – 27 – 512 – 08 – 9

Finals February 1, 2004 — Ninth place 3 – 8

February 1, 2004 — Seventh place 6 – 7

February 1, 2004 — Fifth place 6 – 5

February 1, 2004 — Third place 4 – 8

February 1, 2004 — First place 6 – 1

Final ranking Rank Team1. 2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.

Croatia, Germany and Russia qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece

Individual awards Most Valuable Player

Best Goalkeeper

Best Scorer — 13 goals

See also 2004 Women's Water Polo Olympic Qualifier

References Results CDBA