Holiday Cup

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The Holiday Cup is a water polo competition held in the United States since 1998.

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It was established as a competition between four countries held in summer, and was expanded to six countries and moved to December. [1]

History

WOMEN'S HOLIDAY CUP
YearHostGoldSilverBronze
1998
Details
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Los Alamitos,
United States
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Australia
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United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
1999
Details
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Los Alamitos,
United States
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Australia
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
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United States
2000
Details
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Los Alamitos,
United States
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United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
2001
Details
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Los Alamitos,
United States
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United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
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Italy
2002
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Palo Alto,
United States
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United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
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Brazil
2003
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Los Alamitos,
United States
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United States
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
2004
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La Jolla,
United States
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United States
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
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Russia
2006
Details
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Los Alamitos,
United States
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United States
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Russia
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Australia
2007
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Long Beach,
United States
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Italy
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Netherlands
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United States
2009
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Newport Beach,
United States
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Australia
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United States
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Canada [2]
2012
Details [3]
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Los Alamitos,
United States
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United States
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Canada
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Italy

Medal summary

PlaceNationGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
1.Flag of the United States.svg  United States 72211
2.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3025
3.Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1214
4.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0549
5.Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0112
6.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0101
7.Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0011
Total11111133

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References

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  3. 2012 Holiday cup Archived 2012-02-23 at the Wayback Machine