Water polo at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament

1991 World Water Polo Championship
1991 World Water Polo Championship
6th FINA World Aquatics Championships
Location	Australia
Date(s)	3–13 January
Category	1991 World Aquatics Championships
← 1986	1994 →

The 1991 Women's World Water Polo Championship was the second edition of the women's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 3 to 13 January 1991, and was incorporated into the 1991 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Western Australia.^[1]

Teams

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Netherlands	8	4	4	0	49	35	+14
2.	Canada	6	4	3	1	40	25	+15
3.	Germany	4	4	2	2	38	33	+5
4.	New Zealand	2	4	1	3	29	42	–13
5.	France	0	4	0	4	28	49	–21

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Hungary	6	3	3	0	40	18	+22
2.	United States	4	3	2	1	30	17	+13
3.	Australia	2	3	1	2	27	19	+8
4.	Brazil	0	3	0	3	3	46	–43

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Netherlands	4	3	2	0	1	22	12	+10
2.	Canada	3	3	1	1	1	14	20	–6
3.	United States	3	3	1	1	1	17	18	–1
4.	Hungary	2	3	1	0	2	16	19	–3

1991 FINA Women's World champion
Netherlands First title

Netherlands^[1]

Karla van der Boon (goal),
Hellen Boering (goal),
Irma Brander,
Edmée Hiemstra,
Monique Kranenburg,
Karin Kuipers,
Patricia Libregts,
Alice Lindhout,
Lilian Ossendrijver,
Janny Spijker,
Esmeralda van den Water,
Marjan op den Velde,
Hedda Verdam.
Head Coach: Peter van den Biggelaar.

United States

Amber Drury
Sandy Vessey-Schneider