Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The water polo tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 20 August at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center in Barra da Tijuca. Twenty teams (twelve for men and eight for women) competed in the tournament.[1] Games that ended in ties in elimination rounds were decided by shootouts, as overtime has been abolished since 2013.
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| Venue | Maria Lenk Aquatic Center (preliminaries) Olympic Aquatics Stadium (men's last preliminary round, play-off matches) |
| Dates | 6–20 August 2016 |
| No. of events | 2 |
| Competitors | 260 from 20 nations |
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Competition schedule
| G | Group stage | QF | Quarter-finals | SF | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
Date Event | 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 | ||
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| Men | G | G | G | G | G | QF | SF | B | F | ||||||||
| Women | G | G | G | QF | SF | B | F | ||||||||||
Qualification
Men's qualification
| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified |
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| Host nation | 2 October 2009 |  | 1 |  |
| 2015 FINA World League | 23–28 June 2015 |  | 1 |  |
| 2015 Pan American Games | 7–15 July 2015 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1 |  |
| 2015 FINA World Championships | 27 July – 8 August 2015 |  | 2 |  |
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| Oceanian Continental Selection[2] | 19 October 2015 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1 | |
| 2015 Asian Championship | 16–20 December 2015 |  | 1 |  |
| 2016 European Championships | 10–23 January 2016 | | 1 |  |
| World Qualification Tournament | 3–10 April 2016 | | 4 |  |
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| Total | 12 | |||
Women's qualification
| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified |
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| Host nation | 2 October 2009 | | 1 | |
| Oceanian Continental Selection[2] | 19 October 2015 | | 1 | |
| 2015 Asian Championship | 16–17 December 2015 | | 1 | |
| 2016 European Championships | 10–22 January 2016 | | 1 | |
| World Qualification Tournament | 21–28 March 2016 |  | 4 | |
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| Total | 8 | |||
Men's competition
The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.
Group 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.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 6 | |
| 5 | |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 5 | |
| 6 | |
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) Host.
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) Host.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 5 | |
| 5 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | |
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.
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.
Women's competition
The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.
Group 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.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 4 | |
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 2 | |
| 4 | |
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) Host.
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) Host.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 | |
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.
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.
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 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists
See also
References
- "Rio 2016 – FINA Water Polo Qualification System" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- "Breakdown of anticipated athletes by sport". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
Sources
- PDF documents in the Olympic World Library:
- Water polo on the Olympedia website
- Water polo on the Sports Reference website
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics. |
- "The Olympic Games: Water Polo (Rio2016.com)". Archived from the original on 22 November 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- "Water Polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio2016.com)". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2018.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- Water Polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics
- Results Book – Water Polo
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