Water polo at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships | |
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Host city | Fukuoka, Japan |
Date(s) | 16–29 July |
Venue(s) | Marine Messe Fukuoka |
Events | 2 |
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2023 World Aquatics Championships | |||
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Artistic swimming | |||
Solo | |||
Technical | men | women | |
Free | men | women | |
Duet | |||
Technical | women | mixed | |
Free | women | mixed | |
Team | |||
Technical | mixed | ||
Free | mixed | ||
Acrobatic | mixed | ||
Diving | |||
Individual | |||
1 m | men | women | |
3 m | men | women | |
10 m | men | women | |
Synchronised | |||
3 m | men | women | mixed |
10 m | men | women | mixed |
Individual & Synchronised | |||
Team | mixed | ||
High diving | |||
20 m | women | ||
27 m | men | ||
Open water swimming | |||
Individual | |||
5 km | men | women | |
10 km | men | women | |
Relay | |||
4×1.5 km | mixed | ||
Swimming | |||
Freestyle | |||
50 m | men | women | |
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
400 m | men | women | |
800 m | men | women | |
1500 m | men | women | |
Backstroke | |||
50 m | men | women | |
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
Breaststroke | |||
50 m | men | women | |
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
Butterfly | |||
50 m | men | women | |
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
Individual medley | |||
200 m | men | women | |
400 m | men | women | |
Freestyle relay | |||
4×100 m | men | women | mixed |
4×200 m | men | women | |
Medley relay | |||
4×100 m | men | women | mixed |
Water polo | |||
Tournament | men | women | |
Rosters | men | women | |
Two water polo competitions took place as part of the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, and were held between 16 and 29 July 2023 at the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan. [1] [2]
Two competitions were held. [3]
All times are local (UTC+9).
Date | Time | Round |
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16 July 2023 | 09:00 | Preliminary round |
17 July 2023 | ||
18 July 2023 | ||
19 July 2023 | ||
20 July 2023 | ||
21 July 2023 | ||
22 July 2023 | 09:00 | Play-offs/Placement matches |
23 July 2023 | ||
24 July 2023 | 09:00 | Quarterfinals/Placement matches |
25 July 2023 | ||
26 July 2023 | 09:00 | Semifinals/Placement matches |
27 July 2023 | ||
28 July 2023 | 11:30 | Women's finals |
29 July 2023 | 11:30 | Men's finals |
A total of 16 teams qualified for each tournament. [4]
Event | Dates | Hosts | Quota | Qualifier(s) |
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Host nation | — | — | 1 | ![]() |
2022 World League | 8 January – 27 July 2022 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
2022 World Championships | 21 June – 3 July 2022 | ![]() | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2022 European Championship | 29 August – 10 September 2022 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2022 Asian Championship | 7–14 November 2022 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
2023 Pan American Water Polo Championships | 3–8 April 2023 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
African Wildcard | — | — | 1 | ![]() |
Oceanian Wildcard | — | — | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 16 |
Due the limited budget and the proximity of the date of the championship with the 2023 Pan American Games, Brazil opted for the withdrawal before the tournament and was replaced by Argentina. [5] [6]
Event | Dates | Hosts | Quota | Qualifier(s) |
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Host nation | — | — | 1 | ![]() |
2022 World League | 25 January – 6 November 2022 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
2022 World Championships | 20 June – 2 July 2022 | ![]() | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2022 European Championship | 27 August – 10 September 2022 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2022 Asian Championship | 7–14 November 2022 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
2023 Pan American Water Polo Championships | 3–8 April 2023 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
African Wildcard | — | — | 1 | ![]() |
Oceanian Wildcard | — | — | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 16 |
Due the limited budget and the proximity of the date of the championship with the 2023 Pan American Games, Brazil withdrew before the tournament and was replaced by Argentina. [7] [8]
* Host nation (Japan)
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 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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