Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Water polo
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Water Polo, Tokyo 2020.svg
Water polo pictogram
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
City Tokyo
Venue(s) Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Dates24 July – 8 August 2021
Events2 (men's, women's)
Teams12 (men's), 10 (women's)
(from 5 confederations)
Competitors286
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (men)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (women)
Runners-upFlag of Greece.svg  Greece (men)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (women)
Third placeFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (men)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (women)
Fourth placeFlag of Spain.svg  Spain (men)
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC (women)
Tournament statistics (men, women)
Matches74
Goals scored1,650 (22.3 per match)
Multiple
medalists
4-time medalist(s): 3 players
3-time medalist(s): 6 players
MVPs Flag of Serbia.svg Filip Filipović (men's)
Flag of the United States.svg Maddie Musselman (women's)
2016
2024

The water polo tournaments at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Kōtō. Twenty-two teams (twelve for men and ten for women) competed in the tournament, an increase of two from the previous editions. [1] Men's Water polo was also the last final played before the closing ceremony.

It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

Schedule

The match schedule as of 9 March 2021. [3] [4] [5]

Legend
GGroup stage¼Quarterfinals½SemifinalsBBronze medal matchFGold medal match
Date
Event
Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4Thu 5Fri 6Sat 7Sun 8
Men GGGGG¼½BF
Women GGGGG¼½BF

Qualification

Qualification summary

NationMen'sWomen'sAthletes
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Yes check.svgYes check.svg26
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Yes check.svg13
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Yes check.svg13
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Yes check.svg13
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Yes check.svg13
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Yes check.svgYes check.svg26
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Yes check.svg13
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Yes check.svgYes check.svg26
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Yes check.svg13
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Yes check.svg13
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Yes check.svg13
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC Yes check.svg13
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Yes check.svgYes check.svg26
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Yes check.svg13
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Yes check.svgYes check.svg26
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Yes check.svgYes check.svg26
Total: 16 NOCs1210286

Men's qualification

EventDatesHostsQuotaQualifier(s)
Host nation1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2019 FINA World League 18–23 June 2019 Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade 1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
2019 FINA World Championships 15–27 July 2019 Flag of South Korea.svg Gwangju 2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2019 Pan American Games 4–10 August 2019 Flag of Peru.svg Lima 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Oceanian Continental Selection1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
African Continental Selection1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2020 European Championships 14–26 January 2020 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest 1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
2018 Asian Games [6] [7] 25 August – 1 September 2018 Flag of Indonesia.svg Jakarta 1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
World Qualification Tournament 14–21 February 2021 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam 3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Total12

Women's qualification

EventDatesHostsQuotaQualifier(s)
Host nation1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2019 FINA World League 4–9 June 2019 Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2019 FINA World Championships 14–26 July 2019 Flag of South Korea.svg Gwangju 1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2019 Pan American Games 4–10 August 2019 Flag of Peru.svg Lima 1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Oceanian Continental Selection1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
African Continental Selection1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2020 European Championships 12–25 January 2020 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest 1Russian Olympic Committee flag.png ROC
2018 Asian Games [8] [9] [10] 16–21 August 2018 Flag of Indonesia.svg Jakarta 1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
World Qualification Tournament 19–24 January 2021 [11] Flag of Italy.svg Trieste 2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Total10

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1001
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1001
3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0101
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0101
5Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0022
Totals (5 entries)2226

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men
details
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Milan Aleksić
Nikola Dedović
Filip Filipović
Nikola Jakšić
Đorđe Lazić
Dušan Mandić
Branislav Mitrović
Stefan Mitrović
Duško Pijetlović
Gojko Pijetlović
Andrija Prlainović
Sava Ranđelović
Strahinja Rašović
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Stylianos Argyropoulos
Georgios Dervisis
Ioannis Fountoulis
Konstantinos Galanidis
Konstantinos Genidounias
Konstantinos Gkiouvetsis
Marios Kapotsis
Christodoulos Kolomvos
Konstantinos Mourikis
Alexandros Papanastasiou
Dimitrios Skoumpakis
Angelos Vlachopoulos
Emmanouil Zerdevas
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Dániel Angyal
Balázs Erdélyi
Balázs Hárai
Norbert Hosnyánszky
Szilárd Jansik
Krisztián Manhercz
Tamás Mezei
Viktor Nagy
Mátyás Pásztor
Márton Vámos
Dénes Varga
Soma Vogel
Gergő Zalánki
Women
details
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Rachel Fattal
Aria Fischer
Makenzie Fischer
Kaleigh Gilchrist
Stephania Haralabidis
Paige Hauschild
Ashleigh Johnson
Amanda Longan
Maddie Musselman
Jamie Neushul
Melissa Seidemann
Maggie Steffens
Alys Williams
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Marta Bach
Anni Espar
Clara Espar
Laura Ester
Judith Forca
Maica García
Irene González
Paula Leitón
Beatriz Ortiz
Pili Peña
Elena Ruiz
Elena Sánchez
Roser Tarragó
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Edina Gangl
Krisztina Garda
Gréta Gurisatti
Anikó Gyöngyössy
Anna Illés
Rita Keszthelyi
Dóra Leimeter
Alda Magyari
Rebecca Parkes
Nataša Rybanská
Dorottya Szilágyi
Gabriella Szűcs
Vanda Vályi

Men's tournament

Preliminary round

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 54106834+349 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 53206032+288
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 53116435+297
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 52035953+64
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (H)5104656612
6Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 500520116960
Source: Tokyo 2020 and FINA
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 55006131+3010 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 53026246+166 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 53027046+246 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 5203545624 [lower-alpha 2]
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 52034960114 [lower-alpha 2]
6Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 50053592570
Source: Tokyo 2020 and FINA
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.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Croatia 14–12 Serbia
  2. 1 2 Australia 10–15 Montenegro

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal
 
          
 
4 August
 
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 10
 
6 August
 
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 4
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 9
 
4 August
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 6
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 11
 
8 August
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 15
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 10
 
4 August
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 13
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 6
 
6 August
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 10
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 10
 
4 August
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 9 Bronze medal
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 12
 
8 August
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5
 

Final standings

RankTeam [12]
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
5Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
6Flag of the United States.svg  United States
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
8Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
9Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
10Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
11Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
12Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

Women's tournament

Preliminary round

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 43017137+346 [lower-alpha 1] Quarterfinals
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 43014633+136 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 43017541+346 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 41034839+92
5Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4004797900
Source: Tokyo 2020 and FINA
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.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Spain 2 Pts, +5 GD; Netherlands 2 Pts, −2 GD; Australia 2 Pts, −3 GD. Spain first and after that the head-to head results between Australia and Netherlands (15–12) came into effect.

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 43016426+386 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 42114643+35 [lower-alpha 1]
3Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC 4211536185 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 42025150+14
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (H)40044478340
Source: Tokyo 2020 and FINA
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
Notes:
  1. 1 2 ROC10–10 Hungary

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal
 
          
 
3 August
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 11
 
5 August
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8
 
3 August
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 6
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11
 
7 August
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 14
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5
 
3 August
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 14
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8
 
5 August
 
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC 9
 
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC 11
 
3 August
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15 Bronze medal
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5
 
7 August
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 16
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 11
 
 
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC 9
 

Final standings

RankTeam [13]
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
4Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
9Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
10Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

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