Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Water polo at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
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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
Competitors	260 from 20 nations

Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Tournaments
men  women
Rosters
men  women

The water polo tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro are scheduled to take 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) will compete in the tournament. Games that end in ties in elimination rounds are decided by shootouts, as overtime has been abolished since 2013.

Qualification

Men's qualification

Main article: Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 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	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

Main article: Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

Qualification	Date	Host	Berths	Qualified
Host nation	2 October 2009	Copenhagen	1	Brazil
Oceanian Continental Selection	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

Main article: Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The competition consists of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.

Group stage

Teams are divided into two groups of six countries, playing every team in their group once. Two points for a victory, one - for a draw. Top four teams per group qualify for the quarterfinals.

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Gold medal
	16 August
	Winners Group A
					18 August
	Fourth-placed team Group B
	16 August
	Runners-up Group B
									20 August
	Third-placed team Group A
	16 August
	Runners-up Group A
					18 August
	Third-placed team Group B
	16 August
									Bronze medal
	Winners Group B
									20 August
	Fourth-placed team Group A

Women's competition

Main article: Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The competition consists of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.

Group stage

Teams are divided into two groups of four countries, playing every team in their group once. Two points for a victory, one - for a draw. All teams qualify for the quarterfinals.

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Gold medal
	15 August
	Winners Group A
					17 August
	Fourth-placed team Group B
	15 August
	Runners-up Group B
									19 August
	Third-placed team Group A
	15 August
	Runners-up Group A
					17 August
	Third-placed team Group B
	15 August
									Bronze medal
	Winners Group B
									19 August
	Fourth-placed team Group A

Medal summary

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1		0	0	0	0
Total		2	2	2	6

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men
Women

See also

• Water polo at the 2015 Pan American Games

External links

• Water polo at Rio2016.com