Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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The water polo competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia saw Hungary’s return to the gold medal platform and the introduction of the women’s tournament. The Australian women had lobbied the IOC hard for the inclusion of women’s water polo in the Olympics, including showing up at the airport dressed only in their swimsuits during one pre-Olympic visit by members of the IOC.

Six nations competed in the women’s tournament with home team Australia winning the gold medal over the United States.

Twelve nations competed in the men’s tournament and played a total of 48 matches. Spain was unable to follow up their 1996 gold medal performance with a medal. Hungary defeated Russia for the gold medal.

[edit] Men's Medallists

• For details see Men's Competition

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Hungary Attila Vari Zoltan Szecsi Bulcsu Szekely Zsolt Varga Tamás Marcz Tamás Molnár Barnabas Steinmetz Tamás Kásás Gergely Kiss Zoltan Kosz Tibor Benedek Peter Biros Rajmund Fodor Head Coach: Denes Kemeny	Russia Irek Zinnourov Dmitri Stratan Revaz Tchomakhidze Marat Zakirov Nikolay Kozlov Nikolai Maximov Andrei Reketchinski Serguei Garbouzov Dmitry Gorshkov Iouri Iatsev Roman Balachov Dmitri Douquine Alexandre Erychov Head Coach: —	Yugoslavia Pedrag Zimonjic Jugoslav Vasovic Vladimir Vujasinovic Nenad Vukanic Aleksandar Sostar Petar Trbojevic Veljko Uskokovic Nikola Kuljaca Alexandar Sapic Dejan Savic Aleksandar Ciric Danilo Ikodinovic Viktor Jelenic Head Coach: —

[edit] Women's Medallists

• For details see Women's Competition

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Australia Taryn Woods Debbie Watson Liz Weekes Danielle Woodhouse Bronwyn Mayer Gail Miller Melissa Mills Simone Hankin Yvette Higgins Kate Hooper Naomi Castle Joanne Fox Bridgette Gusterson Head Coach: István Görgényi	United States Brenda Villa Kathy Sheehy Coralie Simmons Julie Swail Courtney Johnson Maureen O'Toole Nicolle Payne Heather Petri Ericka Lorenz Heather Moody Bernice Orwig Robin Beauregard Ellen Estes Head Coach: —	Russia Ekaterina Vassilieva Elena Smurova Elena Tokoun Irina Tolkounova Ioulia Petrova Tatiana Petrova Galina Rytova Maria Koroleva Natalia Koutouzova Svetlana Kouzina Marina Akobia Ekaterina Anikeeva Sofia Konoukh Head Coach: —

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