Water polo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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Women's water polo
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Olympic rings without rims.svg
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of France.svg  France
City Paris
Venue(s) Paris Aquatic Centre
Paris La Défense Arena
Dates27 July – 10 August
Teams 10 (from 4 confederations)
Competitors120
Final positions
Champions Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Third placeFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Fourth placeFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Tournament statistics
Matches32
Goals scored638 (19.94 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alice Williams
(21 goals)
2020
2028

The women's tournament of water polo at the 2024 Summer Olympics at Paris, France was held from 27 July to 10 August 2024. It was held at the Paris Aquatic Centre and Paris La Défense Arena. [1] It is the seventh official appearance of the tournament.

Spain won their first title after defeating Australia in the final. The Netherlands won against the United States for the bronze medal. [2]

Qualification

QualificationDateHostBerthsQualified team
Host country1Flag of France.svg  France
2023 World Aquatics Championships 16–28 July 2023 Flag of Japan.svg Fukuoka 2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2023 Oceanian Qualifier Series 11–12 August 2023 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland 1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2022 Asian Games 25 September – 1 October 2023 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hangzhou 1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2023 Pan American Games 30 October – 4 November 2023 Flag of Chile.svg Santiago 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2024 European Championships 5–13 January 2024 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eindhoven 1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
2024 World Aquatics Championships 4–16 February 2024 Flag of Qatar.svg Doha 2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2024 World Aquatics Championships – Africa1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2024 World Aquatics Championships – Reallocation1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada [lower-alpha 1]
Total10
  1. South Africa withdrew from the tournament after the 2024 World Aquatics Championships. Canada, as the best non-qualified team, took their spot. [3]

Competition format

The ten teams were seeded into two groups for a preliminary round. The teams in each group played a round-robin. The top four teams in each group advanced to the knockout round while the fifth placed teams was eliminated. The fifth placed teams was ranked ninth and tenth based on win–loss record, then goal average. The knockout round began with quarterfinals and the winners advanced to the semifinals, while the quarterfinal losers played in the fifth- to eighth- place classification. The two semifinal winners played in the gold medal match, while the two semifinal losers played in the bronze medal match. [4]

Schedule

The competition began on 27 July, and matches were held every other day. [5]

Legend
GGroup stage¼Quarter-finals½Semi-finalsBBronze medal matchFGold medal match
Sat 27Sun 28Mon 29Tue 30Wed 31Thu 1Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8Fri 9Sat 10
GGGGG¼½BF

Draw

The draw took place on 17 February 2024 in Doha, Qatar. [6]

Seeding

The ten teams in the women's tournament were drawn into two groups of five teams. The teams were seeded into five pots. [7]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of France.svg  France (hosts)

Rosters

Referees

The following 24 referees were selected for the tournament. [8]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

PosTeamPldWPSWPSLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 422003328+510 [lower-alpha 1] Quarterfinals
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 430105237+1510 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 420114637+97
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 410033749123
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 400043451170
Source: Olympics
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 Netherlands 14–15 Australia

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
14:00
v
Report Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg108Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters:4–2, 0–1, 2–3, 4–2
B. Rogge 3Goals Vályi 3

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
20:05
v
Report Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg75Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Aurélie Blanchard (FRA)
Score by quarters:3–2, 2–1, 0–0, 2–2
Andrews 3Goals Wang H. 2

29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
18:30
v
Report China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg1115Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters:4–1, 4–4, 1–5, 2–5
three players 2Goals Keuning, Van der Sloot 3

29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
20:05
v
Report Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg127Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), Marta Cabañas (ESP)
Score by quarters:4–1, 3–3, 1–1, 4–2
Gurisatti, Keszthelyi 3Goalsthree players 2

31 July 2024 (2024-07-31)
14:00
v
Report Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1415Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
Score by quarters:3–1, 1–2, 1–3, 2–1   PSO: 7–8
Van de Kraats, Van der Sloot 2Goals Green, Williams 2

31 July 2024 (2024-07-31)
15:35
v
Report Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg127Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters:4–0, 1–3, 4–1, 3–3
four players 2Goals Deng 3

2 August 2024 (2024-08-02)
14:00
v
Report Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg107Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 3–1, 5–2, 1–3
Halligan, Williams 3Goals Wright 3

2 August 2024 (2024-08-02)
20:05
v
Report China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg1117Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Marta Cabañas (ESP), Aurélie Blanchard (FRA)
Score by quarters:4–3, 3–5, 2–4, 2–5
Deng, Lu 3Goals Keszthelyi 7

4 August 2024 (2024-08-04)
14:00
v
Report Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1214Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Marta Cabañas (ESP), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–2, 2–3, 4–3   PSO: 3–5
Keszthelyi, Szilágyi 2Goals Williams 4

4 August 2024 (2024-08-04)
18:30
v
Report Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1120Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Aurélie Blanchard (FRA)
Score by quarters: 4–5, 2–6, 3–4, 2–5
Bakoc 3Goals L. Rogge 5

Group B

PosTeamPldWPSWPSLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 440005136+1512 Quarterfinals
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 430015327+269
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 41003344063 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 41003334183 [lower-alpha 1]
5Flag of France.svg  France (H)410032451273 [lower-alpha 1]
Source: Olympics
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
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Greece 3 Pts, +3 GD; Italy 3 Pts, +3 GD; France 3 Pts, −6 GD. Italy ranked above Greece due to more goals scored.

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
15:35
v
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg615Flag of the United States.svg  United States Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 2–6, 2–3, 2–3
six players 1Goals Flynn 4

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
18:30
v
Report Spain  Flag of Spain.svg156Flag of France.svg  France Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters:6–3, 3–1, 3–1, 3–1
Ruiz 4Goals Dhalluin 3

29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
14:00
v
Report France  Flag of France.svg98Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Nicholas Hodgers (AUS)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–3, 2–1, 3–1
Dhalluin 3Goals Bianconi 2

29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
15:35
v
Report United States  Flag of the United States.svg1113Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Andrej Franulović (CRO)
Score by quarters:3–2, 2–4, 4–5, 2–2
Raney 2Goals Ortiz 5

31 July 2024 (2024-07-31)
18:30
v
Report Italy  Flag of Italy.svg310Flag of the United States.svg  United States Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–3, 0–2, 1–2
Marletta 2Goals Musselman 3

31 July 2024 (2024-07-31)
20:05
v
Report Spain  Flag of Spain.svg108Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–3, 4–2, 1–1
Forca 4Goals Eleftheriadou, Plevritou 2

2 August 2024 (2024-08-02)
15:35
v
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg812Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Andrej Franulović (CRO), Nóra Debreceni (HUN)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 0–2, 2–2, 3–4
Eleftheriadou, Plevritou 3Goals Palmieri 4

2 August 2024 (2024-08-02)
18:30
v
Report United States  Flag of the United States.svg175Flag of France.svg  France Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Veselin Mišković (MNE), Nicholas Hodgers (AUS)
Score by quarters:3–1, 4–2, 6–2, 4–0
Musselman 4Goals Hertzka 2

4 August 2024 (2024-08-04)
15:35
v
Report Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1113Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Andrej Franulović (CRO), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 4–3, 3–4, 4–4
Marletta 3Goals Espar 3

4 August 2024 (2024-08-04)
20:05
v
Report France  Flag of France.svg411Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–1, 1–3, 0–5
Vernoux 2Goals Plevritou, Xenaki 3

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal
 
          
 
6 August
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9
 
8 August
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 6
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (PSO)8 (6)
 
6 August
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8 (5)
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 4
 
10 August
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5
 
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9
 
6 August
 
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 11
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11
 
8 August
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 14 (4)
 
6 August
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (PSO)14 (5) Bronze medal
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 8
 
10 August
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 18
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10
 
 
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11
 
Fifth place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
8 August
 
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 9
 
10 August
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 12
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (PSO)11 (4)
 
8 August
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11 (1)
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5
 
Seventh place
 
 
10 August
 
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 19
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10

Quarterfinals

6 August 2024 (2024-08-06)
14:00
v
Report Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg818Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
Aurely Blanchard (FRA), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 3–4, 0–3, 4–5
Bakoc 5Goals Ruiz 4

6 August 2024 (2024-08-06)
15:35
v
Report Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg118Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Nóra Debreceni (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–2, 1–1, 5–3
four players 2Goals Marletta 3

6 August 2024 (2024-08-06)
19:00
v
Report Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg96Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
Alessia Ferrari (ITA), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA)
Score by quarters:1–0, 3–3, 2–1, 3–2
Williams 5Goals Xenaki 2

6 August 2024 (2024-08-06)
20:35
v
Report Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg45Flag of the United States.svg  United States Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Zhang Liang (CHN)
Score by quarters:2–1, 0–2, 2–1, 0–1
four players 1Goals Steffens 2

5–8th place semifinals

8 August 2024 (2024-08-08)
13:00
v
Report Italy  Flag of Italy.svg105Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–1, 1–3, 4–0
Bianconi, Marletta 2Goalsfive players 1

8 August 2024 (2024-08-08)
18:00
v
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg912Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
Marta Cabañas (ESP), Michiel Zwart (NED)
Score by quarters:2–1, 2–3, 3–4, 2–4
three players 2Goals Keszthelyi 4

Semifinals

8 August 2024 (2024-08-08)
14:35
v
Report Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1819Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Alessia Ferrari (ITA)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 4–4, 6–1, 3–3   PSO: 4–5
Van de Kraats 4Goals Forca 5

8 August 2024 (2024-08-08)
19:35
v
Report Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1413Flag of the United States.svg  United States Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Tamás Kovács (HUN)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–3, 4–2, 2–1   PSO:6–5
Andrews 4Goals Flynn, Musselman 2

Seventh place game

10 August 2024 (2024-08-10)
09:00
v
Report Greece  Flag of Greece.svg1910Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
Aurélie Blanchard (FRA), Jennifer McCall (USA)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–3, 5–2, 7–3
three players 3Goals Crevier 3

Fifth place game

10 August 2024 (2024-08-10)
14:00
v
Report Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1512Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
Natalia Markopoulou (GRE), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 5–4, 0–2, 3–2   PSO:4–1
Gurisatti 3Goals Bianconi, Marletta 3

Bronze medal game

10 August 2024 (2024-08-10)
10:35
v
Report United States  Flag of the United States.svg1011Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
Marta Cabañas (ESP), Rafaele Colombo (ITA)
Score by quarters:3–2, 4–1, 2–3, 1–5
three players 2Goals Van der Sloot 6

Gold medal game

10 August 2024 (2024-08-10)
15:35
v
Report Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg911Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Paris La Défense Arena, Paris
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), Andrej Franulović (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 0–1, 3–4, 4–4
Williams 5Goals Ortiz 4

Final ranking

RankTeam [9]
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
7Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
9Flag of France.svg  France
10Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

Top goalscorers

RankNameGoals [10] Shots%
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alice Williams 214844
2 Flag of Hungary.svg Rita Keszthelyi 194641
Flag of Spain.svg Beatriz Ortiz 3456
4 Flag of Spain.svg Elena Ruiz 184045
5 Flag of Italy.svg Claudia Marletta 163941
6 Flag of Spain.svg Judith Forca 143639
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sabrina van der Sloot 2361
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Abby Andrews 133735
Flag of the United States.svg Jenna Flynn 2846
Flag of the United States.svg Maddie Musselman 3438
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Simone van de Kraats 3636

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