2008 Women's European Water Polo Championship

none the men's tournament 2008 Men's European Water Polo Championship 2008 Women's European Water Polo Championship Spain 5 – 12 July 8 1 1 1 RUS 2 ESP HUN NED Ekaterina Pantyulina RUS (16) Blanca Gil ESP 2006 Women's European Water Polo Championship 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship The 2008 Women's European Water Polo Championship was the twelfth 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 the Aquatic Centre Málaga in Málaga, Spain from July 5 to July 12, 2008. Teams Group A NED ESP RUS GER Group B ITA GRE FRA HUN Preliminary round Group A TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff1.ESP732103326+72.RUS632013326+73.NED431112624+24.GER030032238−16 July 5, 2008 13:30ESP10 – 9 RUS(2–3, 4–1, 1–3, 3–2)15:00NED9 – 6 GER(3–0, 2–3, 2–2, 2–1) July 6, 2008 13:30NED10–10 ESP(5–3, 1–3, 2–3, 2–1)15:00GER9 – 16 RUS(0–3, 4–6, 4–2, 1–5) July 7, 2008 12:00NED7 – 8 RUS(2–3, 2–1, 2–2, 1–2)13:30ESP13 – 7 GER(2–4, 4–1, 3–0, 4–2) Group B TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff1.ITA732103216+162.HUN531202116+53.GRE431113119+124.FRA030031043−33 July 5, 2008 12:00ITA4–4 HUN(0–2, 1–1, 1–1, 2–0)16:30GRE15 – 2 FRA(2–0, 5–0, 3–1, 5–1) July 6, 2008 12:00ITA10 – 9 GRE(3–4, 1–1, 4–1, 2–3)16:30HUN10 – 5 FRA(3–1, 3–1, 2–3, 2–0) July 7, 2008 15:00FRA3 – 18 ITA(0–6, 0–6, 2–4, 1–2)16:30GRE7–7 HUN(2–0, 1–1, 3–4, 1–2) Quarterfinals July 8, 2008 13:30RUS9 – 7 GRE(2–1, 1–2, 3–1, 3–3)15:00NED7 – 9 HUN(1–1, 2–4, 2–3, 2–1) Semifinals July 10, 2008 19:30HUN7 – 8 ESP(2–0, 2–2, 2–2, 1–4)21:00RUS8 – 5 ITA(2–0, 0–0, 4–3, 2–2) Finals 7 / 8 places July 8, 2008 12:00GER8 – 6 FRA(2–2, 5–0, 1–3, 0–1) 5 / 6 places July 10, 2008 18:00 GRE10 – 11 NED(3–3, 4–2, 1–3, 2–3) Bronze Medal July 12, 2008 19:30HUN9 – 6 ITA(1–2, 2–2, 2–1, 4–1) Gold Medal July 12, 2008 21:00ESP8 – 9 RUS(2–3, 1–3, 3–2, 2–1) Final ranking RANKTEAMImage:Med 1.pngRUSImage:Med 2.pngESPImage:Med 3.pngHUN4.ITA5.NED6.GRE7.GER8.FRA wpw 2008 Women's European champion RUS Second Valentina Vorontsova, Natalia Shepelina, Ekaterina Prokofyeva, Sofia Konoukh, Alena Vylegzhanina, Nadezda Glyzina, Ekaterina Pantyulina, Evgenia Soboleva, Oleksandra Karpovich, Olga Belyaeva, Elena Smurova, Olga Turova, Evgeniya ProtsenkoHead coach: Alexander Kleymenov. Individual awards Most Valuable Player Blanca Gil ESP Best Goalkeeper Topscorer Ekaterina Pantyulina RUS (16) References Official site LEN website Women Category:Women's European Water Polo Championship Category:International water polo competitions hosted by Spain Category:Women's water polo in Spain E W Category:July 2008 sports events in Europe