2001 Men's European Water Polo Championship
The 2001 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 25th edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The event took place in Budapest, Hungary from June 15 to June 24, 2001.
Teams
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Preliminary round
[edit]GROUP A
[edit]| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Yugoslavia
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10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 32 | +15 |
| 2. |  Hungary
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8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 30 | +14 |
| 3. |  Spain
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6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 28 | +2 |
| 4. |  Italy
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4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 35 | +4 |
| 5. |  Netherlands
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1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 40 | −16 |
| 6. |  Romania
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1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 44 | −19 |
- Friday June 15, 2001
| Yugoslavia
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9–7 | Spain
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| Romania
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5–12 | Hungary
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| Netherlands
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4–10 | Italy
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- Saturday June 16, 2001
| Spain
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5–7 | Hungary
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| Italy
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9–4 | Romania
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| Yugoslavia
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10–7 | Netherlands
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- Sunday June 17, 2001
| Hungary
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10–5 | Italy
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| Netherlands
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0–4 | Spain
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| Yugoslavia
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11–5 | Romania
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- Monday June 18, 2001
| Spain
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8–7 | Italy
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| Yugoslavia
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8–5 | Hungary
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| Netherlands
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6–6 | Romania
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- Tuesday June 19, 2001
| Italy
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8–9 | Yugoslavia
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| Hungary
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10–7 | Netherlands
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| Romania
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5–6 | Spain
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GROUP B
[edit]| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Greece
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9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 35 | +13 |
| 2. |  Croatia
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6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 31 | +10 |
| 3. |  Russia
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6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 36 | +11 |
| 4. |  Slovakia
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5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 52 | −4 |
| 5. |  Germany
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4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 33 | +2 |
| 6. |  France
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0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 59 | −32 |
- Friday June 15, 2001
| Germany
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4–7 | Greece
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| France
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4–13 | Russia
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| Slovakia
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10–9 | Croatia
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- Saturday June 16, 2001
| Greece
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10–7 | Russia
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| Croatia
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12–3 | France
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| Germany
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9–9 | Slovakia
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- Sunday June 17, 2001
| Russia
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6–8 | Croatia
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| Slovakia
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8–14 | Greece
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| France
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3–11 | Germany
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- Monday June 18, 2001
| Greece
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7–7 | Croatia
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| Germany
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6–9 | Russia
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| Slovakia
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13–8 | France
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- Tuesday June 19, 2001
| Croatia
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5–5 | Germany
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| Russia
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12–8 | Slovakia
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| France
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9–10 | Greece
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Quarterfinals
[edit]- Thursday June 21, 2001
| Croatia
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7–6 | Spain
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| Hungary
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10–9 | Russia
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| Italy
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7–6 | Greece
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| Yugoslavia
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8–7 | Slovakia
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Semifinals
[edit]- Friday June 22, 2001
| Italy
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8–7 | Hungary
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| Yugoslavia
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8–6 | Croatia
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Finals
[edit]- Saturday June 23, 2001 — Seventh place
| Greece
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8–4 | Slovakia
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- Saturday June 23, 2001 — Fifth place
| Russia
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8–5 | Spain
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- Sunday June 24, 2001 —
Bronze Medal
| Hungary
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12–9 | Croatia
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- Sunday June 24, 2001 —
Gold Medal
| Yugoslavia
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8–5 | Italy
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Final ranking
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Individual awards
[edit]- Most Valuable Player
Vladimir Vujasinović (YUG)
- Best Goalkeeper
Francesco Attolico (ITA)
- Best Scorer
Aleksandr Yeryshov (RUS) — 21 goals