Water polo at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
The 2001 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the ninth edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 19 to 29 July 2001, and was incorporated into the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
Qualification
Teams
;Group C
Squads
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Second round
Group E
Group F
Semi finals
- July 28, 2001
Finals
- July 29, 2001 — Bronze Medal Match
- July 29, 2001 — Gold Medal Match
Final ranking
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Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| ' | ' Aleksandar Ćirić Danilo Ikodinović Viktor Jelenić Branko Peković Dejan Savić Aleksandar Šapić Denis Šefik Aleksandar Šoštar Petar Trbojević Veljko Uskoković Vladimir Vujasinović Nenad Vukanić Predrag Zimonjić | |
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Best Goalkeeper
- Topscorer