The water polo tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 20 August at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre in Barra da Tijuca. Twenty teams (twelve for men and eight for women) competed in the tournament. Games that ended in ties in elimination rounds were decided by shootouts, as overtime has been abolished since 2013.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Brazil |
| City | Rio de Janeiro |
| Venue(s) | Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre, Olympic Aquatics Stadium |
| Dates | 6–20 August 2016 |
| Events | 2 (men's, women's) |
| Teams | 12 (men's), 8 (women's) (from 4 confederations) |
| Competitors | 154 men, 104 women |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Serbia (men) United States (women) |
| Runners-up | Croatia (men) Italy (women) |
| Third place | Italy (men) Russia (women) |
| Fourth place | Montenegro (men) Hungary (women) |
| Tournament statistics (men, women) | |
| Matches | 66 |
| Goals scored | 1,139 (17.26 per match) |
| Multiple appearances | 5-time Olympian(s): 2 players 4-time Olympian(s): 8 players |
| Multiple medalists | 3-time medalist(s): 6 players |
| MVPs | Filip Filipović (men's) Maggie Steffens (women's) |
← 2012 2020 → | |
Qualification
Men's qualification
| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 2 October 2009 | Copenhagen | 1 | Brazil |
| 2015 FINA World League | 23–28 June 2015 | Bergamo | 1 | Serbia |
| 2015 Pan American Games | 7–15 July 2015 | Toronto | 1 | United States |
| 2015 FINA World Championships | 27 July – 8 August 2015 | Kazan | 2 | Croatia |
| Greece | ||||
| Oceanian Continental Selection | 19 October 2015 | Perth | 1 | Australia |
| 2015 Asian Championship | 16–20 December 2015 | Foshan | 1 | Japan |
| 2016 European Championships | 10–23 January 2016 | Belgrade | 1 | Montenegro |
| World Qualification Tournament | 3–10 April 2016 | Trieste | 4 | Hungary |
| Italy | ||||
| Spain | ||||
| France | ||||
| Total | 12 | |||
Women's qualification
| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 2 October 2009 | Copenhagen | 1 | Brazil |
| Oceanian Continental Selection | 19 October 2015 | Perth | 1 | Australia |
| 2015 Asian Championship | 16–17 December 2015 | Foshan | 1 | China |
| 2016 European Championships | 10–22 January 2016 | Belgrade | 1 | Hungary |
| World Qualification Tournament | 21–28 March 2016 | Gouda | 4 | United States |
| Italy | ||||
| Russia | ||||
| Spain | ||||
| Total | 8 | |||
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | G | G | G | G | G | QF | SF | B | F | ||||||||
| Women | G | G | G | QF | SF | B | F | ||||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Greece | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Brazil (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Serbia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 6 | |
| 5 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 5 | |
| 6 | Japan | 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) Hosts
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) Hosts
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Montenegro | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 5 | |
| 5 | United States | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | France | 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.
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal | ||||||||
| 16 August | ||||||||||
| Hungary | 9 (2) | |||||||||
| 18 August | ||||||||||
| Montenegro (pen.) | 9 (4) | |||||||||
| Montenegro | 8 | |||||||||
| 16 August | ||||||||||
| Croatia | 12 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 6 | |||||||||
| 20 August | ||||||||||
| Croatia | 10 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 7 | |||||||||
| 16 August | ||||||||||
| Serbia | 11 | |||||||||
| Greece | 5 | |||||||||
| 18 August | ||||||||||
| Italy | 9 | |||||||||
| Italy | 8 | |||||||||
| 16 August | ||||||||||
| Serbia | 10 | Bronze medal | ||||||||
| Serbia | 10 | |||||||||
| 20 August | ||||||||||
| Spain | 7 | |||||||||
| Montenegro | 10 | |||||||||
| Italy | 12 | |||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 4 | |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 2 | |
| 4 | Brazil (H) | 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) Hosts
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) Hosts
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 | China | 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.
Knockout stage
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Italy | 12 | ||||||||||||
| B4 | China | 7 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Russia | 9 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Italy | 12 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Russia | 12 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Spain | 10 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 5 | |||||||||||||
| A2 | Australia | 11 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Hungary (PSO) | 13 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Hungary | 10 | Bronze medal match | |||||||||||
| B1 | United States | 14 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | Brazil | 3 | 4 | Hungary | 18 | |||||||||
| B1 | United States | 13 | Russia (PSO) | 19 | ||||||||||
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Serbia Gojko Pijetlović Dušan Mandić Živko Gocić Sava Ranđelović Miloš Ćuk Duško Pijetlović Slobodan Nikić Milan Aleksić Nikola Jakšić Filip Filipović Andrija Prlainović Stefan Mitrović Branislav Mitrović | Croatia Josip Pavić Damir Burić Antonio Petković Luka Lončar Maro Joković Luka Bukić Xavier García Andro Bušlje Sandro Sukno Ivan Krapić Anđelo Šetka Marko Macan Marko Bijač | Italy Stefano Tempesti Francesco Di Fulvio Niccolò Gitto Pietro Figlioli Alessandro Velotto Michaël Bodegas Andrea Fondelli Valentino Gallo Christian Presciutti Nicholas Presciutti Matteo Aicardi Alessandro Nora Marco Del Lungo |
| Women | United States Samantha Hill Madeline Musselmann Melissa Seidemann Rachel Fattal Aria Fischer Maggie Steffens Courtney Mathewson Kiley Neushul Caroline Clark Kaleigh Gilchrist Makenzie Fischer Kami Craig Ashleigh Johnson | Italy Giulia Gorlero Chiara Tabani Arianna Garibotti Elisa Queirolo Federica Radicchi Rosaria Aiello Tania Di Mario Roberta Bianconi Giulia Enrica Emmolo Francesca Pomeri Aleksandra Cotti Teresa Frassinetti Laura Teani | Russia Anna Ustyukhina Maria Borisova Ekaterina Prokofyeva Elvina Karimova Nadezhda Fedotova Olga Belova Ekaterina Lisunova Anastasia Simanovich Anna Timofeeva Evgenia Soboleva Evgeniya Ivanova Anna Grineva Anna Karnaukh |
See also
- Water polo at the 2014 Asian Games
- Water polo at the 2015 European Games
- Water polo at the 2015 Pan American Games
Sources
- PDF documents in the Olympic World Library:
- Official Results Book – 2016 Olympic Games – Water Polo (archive)
- Water polo on the Olympedia website
- Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics Archived 3 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine (men's tournament, women's tournament)
- Water polo on the Sports Reference website
- Water polo at the 2016 Summer Games (men's tournament, women's tournament) (archived)
wikipedia, wiki, encyclopedia, book, library, article, read, free download, Information about Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics, What is Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics? What does Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics mean?