Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics (original) (raw)

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Water poloat the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Tournament details
Host country Brazil
City Rio de Janeiro
Venue(s) Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre,Olympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates 6–20 August 2016
Events 2 (men's, women's)
Teams 12 (men's), 8 (women's)(from 4 confederations)
Competitors 154 men, 104 women
Final positions
Champions Serbia (men) United States (women)
Runners-up Croatia (men) Italy (women)
Third place Italy (men) Russia (women)
Fourth place Montenegro (men) Hungary (women)
Tournament statistics (men, women)
Matches 66
Goals scored 1,139 (17.26 per match)
Multipleappearances 5-time Olympian(s): 2 players4-time Olympian(s): 8 players
Multiple medalists 3-time medalist(s): 6 players
MVPs Serbia Filip Filipović (men's)United States Maggie Steffens (women's)
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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 Aquatics Centre in Barra da Tijuca. Twenty teams (twelve for men and eight for women) competed in the tournament.[1][2] Games that ended in ties in elimination rounds were decided by shootouts, as overtime has been abolished since 2013.

Men's qualification

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Qualification Date Host Berths Qualified
Host nation 2 October 2009 Denmark Copenhagen 1 Brazil
2015 FINA World League 23–28 June 2015 Italy Bergamo 1 Serbia
2015 Pan American Games 7–15 July 2015 Canada Toronto 1 United States
2015 FINA World Championships 27 July – 8 August 2015 Russia Kazan 2 Croatia
Greece
Oceanian Continental Selection[3] 19 October 2015 Australia Perth 1 Australia
2015 Asian Championship 16–20 December 2015 China Foshan 1 Japan
2016 European Championships 10–23 January 2016 Serbia Belgrade 1 Montenegro
World Qualification Tournament 3–10 April 2016 Italy Trieste 4 Hungary
Italy
Spain
France
Total 12

Women's qualification

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Qualification Date Host Berths Qualified
Host nation 2 October 2009 Denmark Copenhagen 1 Brazil
Oceanian Continental Selection[3] 19 October 2015 Australia Perth 1 Australia
2015 Asian Championship 16–17 December 2015 China Foshan 1 China
2016 European Championships 10–22 January 2016 Serbia Belgrade 1 Hungary
World Qualification Tournament 21–28 March 2016 Netherlands Gouda 4 United States
Italy
Russia
Spain
Total 8

Competition schedule

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G Group stage QF Quarter-finals SF Semi-finals B Bronze medal match F Final
DateEvent 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
Men G G G G G QF SF B F
Women G G G QF SF B F

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

Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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) Hosts

Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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.

| 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

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

Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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) Hosts

Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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.

| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A1 | Italy | 12 | | | | | | | B4 | China | 7 | | | | | | | A3 | Russia | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A1 | Italy | 12 | | | | | | | A3 | Russia | 12 | | | | | | | B2 | Spain | 10 | | | | | | | | United States | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Italy | 5 | | | | | | | A2 | Australia | 11 | | | | | | | B3 | Hungary | 13 | | | | | | | B3 | Hungary | 10 | Bronze medal match | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B1 | United States | 14 | | | | | | | A4 | Brazil | 3 | 4 | Hungary | 18 | | | | B1 | United States | 13 | | Russia (PSO) | 19 | | |

  1. ^ a b c "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 56. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Rio 2016 – FINA Water Polo Qualification System" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Breakdown of anticipated athletes by sport". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 January 2016.