Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Water Polo at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |
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Venue | Water Polo Arena |
Dates | 29 July - 12 August 2012 |
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Tournaments | ||
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The water polo tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the London 2012 Water Polo Arena in the Olympic Park from 29 July to 12 August. The venue's capacity held 5,000 spectators. Twelve teams competed in the men's tournament and eight teams in the women's tournament.
Qualification
Both of Great Britain's teams automatically qualified, while the African qualification tournament was cancelled due as no teams entered, increasing the available spots at each final qualification tournament to four.[1][2]
Men
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Number of berths | Nation(s) qualified |
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Host nation | – | – | 1 | |
2011 World League Super-Final | 21–26 June 2011 | 1 | ||
2011 FINA World Championships | 16–31 July 2011 | 3 | ||
2011 Pan American Games | 23–29 October 2011 | 1 | ||
2012 Asian Water Polo Championships | 23–29 January 2012 | 1 | ||
Oceania | – | – | 1 | |
World Qualification Tournament | 1–8 April 2012 | 4 | ||
Total | 12 |
Women
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Number of berths | Nation(s) qualified |
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Host nation | – | – | 1 | |
2011 Pan American Games | 23–28 October 2011 | 1 | ||
2012 Asian Water Polo Championships | 23–29 January 2012 | 1 | ||
Oceania | – | – | 1 | |
World Qualification Tournament | 15–22 April 2012 | 4 | ||
Total | 8 |
Draw
The draw for the Olympic tournament took place in May 2012. The men were drawn into two groups of six teams, the women were drawn into two groups of four teams.[4]
Men's competition
Group A | Group B |
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Women's competition
Group A | Group B |
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Medal summary
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Totals (6 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Events
References
External links
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- Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics (London2012.com) at the UK Government Web Archive (archived 2013-02-28)
- Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics
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