Water polo at the 2015 European Games

Water polo
at the 2015 European Games
Venue Baku Aquatics Centre
Dates 12–21 June 2015
Competitors 364 (208 men, 156 women) from 16(men), 12(women) nations

The water polo tournaments at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan will be held at the Baku Aquatics Centre in the Baku Games Cluster from 12 to 21 June 2015. 16 teams will compete in the men's tournament and 12 teams in the women's tournament.[1]

Water polo was not included in the earliest list of sports confirmed for the 2015 Games, as the European swimming authorities at that stage were minded not to take part. However, following negotiations with the organising authorities, a compromise was reached whereby, in 2015, these events will be for junior players only - in effect, athletes between the ages of 16 and 17 for both men and women.

Qualification

Both of Azerbaijan's teams automatically qualify. The 2013 European Junior Championships will qualify automatically, as well as the qualification tournaments for the 2015 European Junior Championships will serve as qualification tournaments for the Games. Each qualifying team will be allowed to select 13 athletes for their team.[2]

Men

Means of qualification Date Venue Number
of berths
Nation(s)
qualified
Host nation 1  Azerbaijan
2013 European Junior Water Polo Championships 8–15 September 2013 Malta Gżira7  Montenegro
 Serbia
 Italy
 Hungary
 Croatia
 Russia
 Spain
2015 European Games Qualification Tournament A12–15 March 2015 Netherlands Nijverdal 2  Greece
 Ukraine
2015 European Games Qualification Tournament B Austria Graz 2  Slovakia
 Turkey
2015 European Games Qualification Tournament C Poland Szczecin 2  France
 Romania
2015 European Games Qualification Tournament D Malta Gżira 2  Germany
 Malta
Total 16

Women

Means of qualification Date Venue Number
of berths
Nation(s)
qualified
Host nation 1  Azerbaijan
2013 European Junior Water Polo Championships 1–8 September 2013 Turkey Istanbul6  Greece
 Spain
 Netherlands
 Italy
 Hungary
 Russia
2015 European Games Qualification Tournament A 12–15 March 2015 France Nice 2  France
 Great Britain
2015 European Games Qualification Tournament B12–14 March 2015 Slovakia Bratislava 2  Slovakia
 Israel
2015 European Games Qualification Tournament C Serbia Belgrade 2  Germany
 Serbia
Total 12

Medal summary

Events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men Serbia Spain Greece
Women Russia Spain Greece

References

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