Water polo at the 2018 Mediterranean Games – Women's tournament

Women's water polo
at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
Tournament details
Host country Spain
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates27–30 June 2018
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Spain (1st title)
Runner-up Italy
Third place Greece
Fourth place France
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored206 (22.89 per match)

The women's water polo tournament at the 2018 Mediterranean Games was held from 27 to 30 June 2018 at the Campclar Aquatic Center in Tarragona, Spain.[1] This was the first year to include women's teams in the water polo event.

Participating teams

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Preliminary round

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Group A

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All times are CEST (UTC+2).

Pos Team Pld W W+ L+ L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain (H) 2 2 0 0 0 36 14 +22 6 Final
2  Greece 2 1 0 0 1 37 9 +28 3 3rd place game
3  Portugal 2 0 0 0 2 6 56 −50 0 5th place game
Source: Tarragona 2018
(H) Host
27 June 2018
11:40
Report Spain  9–8  Greece Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–2, 2–4, 3–1
B. Ortiz 3 Goals Xenaki 3

28 June 2018
11:40
Report Spain  27–6  Portugal Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
Score by quarters: 11–0, 5–1, 4–3, 7–2
A. Espar, Leitón 5 Goals six players 1

29 June 2018
09:30
Report Greece  29–0  Portugal Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
Score by quarters: 7–0, 8–0, 7–0, 7–0
Chydirioti, Xenaki 4 Goals

Group B

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All times are CEST (UTC+2).

Pos Team Pld W W+ L+ L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 2 2 0 0 0 41 6 +35 6 Final
2  France 2 1 0 0 1 16 17 −1 3 3rd place game
3  Turkey 2 0 0 0 2 9 43 −34 0 5th place game
27 June 2018
09:30
Report Italy  11–3  France Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
Score by quarters: 3–0, 2–3, 3–0, 3–0
Bianconi 4 Goals three players 1

28 June 2018
09:30
Report Italy  30–3  Turkey Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
Score by quarters: 6–1, 8–1, 8–0, 8–1
five players 4 Goals Kuş 3

29 June 2018
11:40
Report France  13–6  Turkey Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
Score by quarters: 3–2, 6–0, 1–2, 3–2
Paillat 4 Goals Kuş 4

Final round

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5th place match

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All times are CEST (UTC+2).

30 June 2018
09:30
Report Portugal  16–8  Turkey Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–1, 4–2, 5–2
Braga 4 Goals Kuş 4

Bronze medal match

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All times are CEST (UTC+2).

30 June 2018
17:20
Report Greece  15–5  France Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
Score by quarters: 6–0, 3–3, 4–1, 2–1
Asimaki, Xenaki 3 Goals Valverde 3

Gold medal match

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All times are CEST (UTC+2).

30 June 2018
19:30
Report Spain  9–8  Italy Campclar Aquatic Center, Tarragona, Spain
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–0, 4–3, 1–3
A. Espar, Leitón 2
Bach, B. Ortiz, M. Ortiz, Forca, García 1
Goals Emmolo 3
Garibotti 2
Bianconni, Tabani, Avegno 1

Final standings

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Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Spain
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Greece
4  France
5  Portugal
6  Turkey

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Mediterranean Games – Water polo schedule" (PDF). Tarragona2018.cat. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Spain, the first women's waterpolo winners in the Mediterranean Games". Tarragona2018.cat. July 1, 2018.
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