Water polo at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

The 2000 Men's Olympic Water Polo Qualifying Tournament was held at the Stadionbad indoor-pool in Hanover, Germany, from May 6 to May 14, 2000. The competition decided the remaining five competing teams at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Fifteen teams entered the competition. Africa did not send a team.

Teams

 * GROUP A


 * GROUP B


 * GROUP C


 * GROUP D

GROUP A

 * May 6, 2000


 * May 7, 2000


 * May 8, 2000

GROUP B

 * May 6, 2000


 * May 7, 2000


 * May 8, 2000

GROUP C

 * May 6, 2000


 * May 7, 2000


 * May 8, 2000

GROUP D

 * May 6, 2000


 * May 7, 2000


 * May 8, 2000

GROUP E

 * May 10, 2000


 * May 11, 2000


 * May 12, 2000

GROUP F

 * May 10, 2000


 * May 11, 2000


 * May 12, 2000

GROUP G

 * May 10, 2000


 * May 11, 2000


 * May 12, 2000

Play-Offs

 * May 13, 2000 &mdash; 9th/12th place


 * May 13, 2000 &mdash; 5th/8th place


 * May 13, 2000 &mdash; 1st/4th place

Finals

 * May 14, 2000 &mdash; Eleventh place


 * May 14, 2000 &mdash; Ninth place


 * May 14, 2000 &mdash; Seventh place


 * May 14, 2000 &mdash; Fifth place


 * May 14, 2000 &mdash; Third place


 * May 14, 2000 &mdash; First place

Final ranking

 * Yugoslavia, Russia, Greece, Slovakia and the Netherlands qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia

Individual awards

 * Most Valuable Player


 * Best Goalkeeper


 * Best Scorer