Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Water polo
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
No. of events 2
Competitors 242

The water polo tournaments at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo feature 22 teams (12 for men and 10 for women).[1] Games that ended in ties in elimination rounds were decided by shootouts, as overtime has been abolished since 2013.

Competition schedule

All times and dates use Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

GGroup stage ¼Quarter-finals ½Semi-finals BBronze medal match FFinal
Date
Event
Sat 25Sun 26Mon 27Tue 28Wed 29Thu 30Fri 31Sat 01Sun 02Mon 03Tue 04Wed 05Thu 06Fri 07Sat 08Sun 09
MenGGGGG¼½BF
WomenGGGGG¼½BF

Qualification

Men's qualification

QualificationDateHostBerthsQualified
Host nation1 Japan
2019 FINA World League1
2019 FINA World Championships12–28 July 2019South Korea Gwangju2
2019 Pan American Games26 July – 11 August 2019Peru Lima1
Oceanian Continental Selection1
2019 Asian Championships1
2020 European Championships1
African Qualification1
World Qualification Tournament3
Total12

Women's qualification

QualificationDateHostBerthsQualified
Host nation1 Japan
2019 FINA World League1
2019 FINA World Championships12–28 July 2018South Korea Gwangju1
2019 Pan American Games26 July – 11 August 2019Peru Lima1
Oceanian Continental Selection1
2019 Asian Championships1
2020 European Championships1
African Qualification1
World Qualification Tournament2
Total10

Medal summary

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
Women

See also

References

  1. "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Water Polo Qualification System". FINA. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
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