International handball competition
The 2003 Women's European Water Polo Championship was the tenth 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 Ljubljana, Slovenia from June 7 to June 14, 2003.
There were two qualification tournaments ahead of the event, held from April 11 to April 13, 2003 in Hamburg, Germany (with Greece, Germany, France, and Ukraine competing) and Eindhoven , Netherlands (Netherlands, Spain, Czech Republic and Great Britain).
Qualification
Teams
Preliminary round
Group A
Team
Points
G
W
D
L
GF
GA
Diff
1.
Italy
6
3
3
0
0
33
24
+9
2.
Russia
4
3
2
0
1
30
27
+3
3.
Greece
2
3
1
0
2
16
20
−4
4.
Germany
0
3
0
0
3
22
30
−8
Group B
Team
Points
G
W
D
L
GF
GA
Diff
1.
Hungary
6
3
3
0
0
45
14
+31
2.
Netherlands
4
3
2
0
1
43
17
+26
3.
Spain
2
3
1
0
2
32
19
+13
4.
Slovenia
0
3
0
0
3
3
73
−70
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
June 14, 2003 — Bronze Medal
June 14, 2003 — Gold Medal
Final ranking
2003 Women's European champion
Italy Fourth title
Individual awards
Most Valuable Player
Best Goalkeeper
Best Scorer
References
Men's
Tournaments Level II (Defunct) Qualification Squads
Women's
Tournaments Level II (Defunct) Qualification Squads