1979 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  United States |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | United States (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Netherlands |
| Third place |  Australia |
| Fourth place |  Canada |
| Official website | |
| FINA event site | |
The 1979 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup was the first edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Merced, United States, from June 29 to July 1, 1979.[1] The five participating teams played a round robin to decide the first ever winner of the event.
Results Matrix
[edit]| USA
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NED
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AUS
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CAN
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 NZL
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 United States |
6 – 6 | 8 – 7 | 7 – 4 | 12 – 2 | |
 Netherlands |
6 – 6 | 5 – 3 | 3 – 7 | 13 – 2 | |
 Australia |
7 – 8 | 3 – 5 | 15 – 4 | 12 – 1 | |
 Canada |
4 – 7 | 7 – 3 | 4 – 15 | 6 – 1 | |
 New Zealand |
2 – 12 | 2 – 13 | 1 – 12 | 1 – 6 |
Final standings
[edit]| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. | United States
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7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 19 | +14 |
| 2. | Netherlands
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5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 18 | +9 |
| 3. | Australia
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4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 18 | +19 |
| 4. | Canada
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4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 26 | -5 |
| 5. | New Zealand
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0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 43 | -37 |
Final ranking
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 67. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
Categories:
- World Aquatics Women's Water Polo World Cup
- 1979 in women's water polo
- 1979 in American sports
- International water polo competitions hosted by the United States
- Women's water polo in the United States
- 1979 in sports in California
- June 1979 sports events in the United States
- July 1979 sports events in the United States