Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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| Venue |
Maria Lenk Aquatic Center (preliminaries) Olympic Aquatics Stadium (men's last preliminary round, play-off matches) |
| Dates | 6–20 August 2016 |
| No. of events | 2 |
| Competitors | 260 from 20 nations |
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The water polo tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 20 August at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center in Barra da Tijuca. Twenty teams (twelve for men and eight for women) competed in the tournament.[1] Games that ended in ties in elimination rounds were decided by shootouts, as overtime has been abolished since 2013.
Competition schedule
| G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
Date Event | Sat 6 | Sun 7 | Mon 8 | Tue 9 | Wed 10 | Thu 11 | Fri 12 | Sat 13 | Sun 14 | Mon 15 | Tue 16 | Wed 17 | Thu 18 | Fri 19 | Sat 20 | ||
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| Men | G | G | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F | ||||||||
| Women | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F | ||||||||||
Qualification
Men's qualification
| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 2 October 2009 |  Copenhagen | 1 |  Brazil |
| 2015 FINA World League | 23–28 June 2015 |  Bergamo | 1 |  Serbia |
| 2015 Pan American Games | 7–15 July 2015 |  Toronto | 1 |  United States |
| 2015 FINA World Championships | 27 July – 8 August 2015 |  Kazan | 2 |  Croatia |
 Greece | ||||
| Oceanian Continental Selection[2] | 19 October 2015 |  Perth | 1 | Australia |
| 2015 Asian Championships | 16–20 December 2015 |  Foshan | 1 |  Japan |
| 2016 European Championships | 10–23 January 2016 | Belgrade | 1 |  Montenegro |
| World Qualification Tournament | 3–10 April 2016 | Trieste | 4 |  Hungary |
| Italy | ||||
 Spain | ||||
 France | ||||
| Total | 12 | |||
Women's qualification
| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified |
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| Host nation | 2 October 2009 | Copenhagen | 1 | Brazil |
| Oceanian Continental Selection[2] | 19 October 2015 | Perth | 1 | Australia |
| 2015 Asian Championships | 16–17 December 2015 | Foshan | 1 | China |
| 2016 European Championships | 10–22 January 2016 | Belgrade | 1 | Hungary |
| World Qualification Tournament | 21–28 March 2016 |  Gouda | 4 | United States |
| Italy | ||||
| Russia | ||||
| Spain | ||||
| Total | 8 | |||
Men's competition
The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.
Group stage
The teams were divided into two groups of six countries, playing every team in their group once. Two points were awarded for a victory, one point for a draw. The top four teams per group qualified for the quarterfinals.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Hungary |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Greece |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Brazil (H) |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Serbia |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 6 | |
| 5 | Australia |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 5 | |
| 6 | Japan |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 61 | −25 | 0 |
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Host.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Host.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Spain |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Croatia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Italy |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Montenegro |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 5 | |
| 5 | United States |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | France |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 2 |
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal | ||||||||
| 16 August | ||||||||||
| Hungary | 9 (2) | |||||||||
| 18 August | ||||||||||
| Montenegro (pen.) | 9 (4) | |||||||||
| Montenegro | 8 | |||||||||
| 16 August | ||||||||||
| Croatia | 12 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 6 | |||||||||
| 20 August | ||||||||||
| Croatia | 10 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 7 | |||||||||
| 16 August | ||||||||||
| Serbia | 11 | |||||||||
| Greece | 5 | |||||||||
| 18 August | ||||||||||
| Italy | 9 | |||||||||
| Italy | 8 | |||||||||
| 16 August | ||||||||||
| Serbia | 10 | Bronze medal | ||||||||
| Serbia | 10 | |||||||||
| 20 August | ||||||||||
| Spain | 7 | |||||||||
| Montenegro | 10 | |||||||||
| Italy | 12 | |||||||||
Women's competition
The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.
Group stage
The teams were divided into two groups of four countries, playing every team in their group once. Two points were awarded for a victory, one for a draw. All teams qualified for the quarterfinals.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Italy |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 4 | |
| 3 | Russia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 2 | |
| 4 | Brazil (H) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 33 | −20 | 0 |
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Host.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Host.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Spain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Hungary |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 | China |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 0 |
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal | ||||||||
| 15 August | ||||||||||
| Australia | 8 (3) | |||||||||
| 17 August | ||||||||||
| Hungary (pen.) | 8 (5) | |||||||||
| Hungary | 10 | |||||||||
| 15 August | ||||||||||
| United States | 14 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||
| 19 August | ||||||||||
| United States | 13 | |||||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||||||
| 15 August | ||||||||||
| Italy | 5 | |||||||||
| Russia | 12 | |||||||||
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| Spain | 10 | |||||||||
| Russia | 9 | |||||||||
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| Italy | 12 | Bronze medal | ||||||||
| Italy | 12 | |||||||||
| 19 August | ||||||||||
| China | 7 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 12 (6) | |||||||||
| Russia (pen.) | 12 (7) | |||||||||
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total 5 NOCs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists
See also
- Water polo at the 2014 Asian Games
- Water polo at the 2015 European Games
- Water polo at the 2015 Pan American Games
References
- ↑ "Rio 2016 – FINA Water Polo Qualification System" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- 1 2 "Breakdown of anticipated athletes by sport". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
External links
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- Water polo at Rio2016.com
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