Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Water polo
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueJulio Lamare Aquatic Park, Olympic Aquatics Stadium (play-off matches)
Dates6–20 August
Competitors260 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 Julio Lamare Aquatic Park and the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Barra da Tijuca. Twenty teams (twelve for men and eight for women) will compete in the tournament.[1]

Qualification

Men's tournament

QualificationDateHostBerthsQualified
Host nation 2 October 2009 Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark 1  Brazil
2015 World League Super-Final 23–28 June 2015 Italy Bergamo, Italy 1
2015 FINA World Championships 27 July–8 August 2015 Russia Kazan, Russia 2
African Water Polo Championships TBD TBD 1
2015 Pan American Games 7–15 July 2015 Canada Toronto, Canada 1
Asian Water Polo Championships TBD TBD 1
2016 European Championships 10–23 January 2016 Serbia Belgrade, Serbia 1
Oceanian Water Polo Championships TBD TBD 1
World Qualification Tournament April 2016 Italy Florence, Italy3
Total 12

Women's tournament

QualificationDateHostBerthsQualified
Host nation 2 October 2009 Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark 1  Brazil
African Water Polo Championships TBD TBD 1
Asian Water Polo Championships TBD TBD 1
2016 European Championships 10–23 January 2016 Serbia Belgrade, Serbia 1
Oceanian Water Polo Championships TBD TBD 1
World Qualification Tournament21–28 March 2016 Netherlands Gouda, Netherlands 3
Total 8

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

References

  1. ↑ "Rio 2016 – FINA Water Polo Qualification System" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

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