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…mehr

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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.