The water polo tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris were held from 27 July to 11 August.[1][2] Preliminary water polo matches occurred at Paris Aquatic Centre, with the final playoffs staged at the iconic Paris La Défense Arena. Similar to the previous edition, twenty-two teams (twelve for men and ten for women) competed against each other in their respective tournaments.[3][4]
| Water polo at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 Water polo pictogram for the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
| Venue | Paris Aquatic Centre (prelims phase) Paris La Défense Arena (final phase) |
| Dates | 27 July – 11 August 2024 |
| No. of events | 2 (1 men, 1 women) |
| Competitors | 285777 from 15 nations |
Qualification
editThe International Olympic Committee and World Aquatics (AQUA) had ratified and released the qualification criteria for Paris 2024. The host nation France reserved a direct quota place each in the men's and women's tournament with the remainder of the total quota attributed to the eligible NOCs through a tripartite qualification pathway.[4][5]
The 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, produced the winners and runners-up of the men's and women's water polo tournament, qualifying for Paris 2024. Five further quota places were awarded to the highest-ranked eligible NOC at each of the continental meets (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania) approved by World Aquatics. If any of the continental meets did not occurred within the qualifying period, the vacant spot was entitled to the highest-ranked eligible NOC from a respective continent at the succeeding edition of the Worlds.[4]
To complete the water polo roster for the Games, the final batch of quota places were assigned to the four highest-ranked eligible NOCs for men and two for women at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.[3][4][6]
Qualification summary
edit| Nation | Men's | Women's | Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 26 | ||
| Canada | — | 13 | |
| China | — | 13 | |
| Croatia | — | 13 | |
| France | 26 | ||
| Greece | 26 | ||
| Hungary | 26 | ||
| Italy | 26 | ||
| Japan | — | 13 | |
| Montenegro | — | 13 | |
| Netherlands | — | 13 | |
| Romania | — | 13 | |
| Serbia | — | 13 | |
| Spain | 26 | ||
| United States | 26 | ||
| Total: 15 NOCs | 156 | 130 | 286 |
Men's qualification
edit| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | — | 1 | France | |
| 2023 World Aquatics Championships | 17–29 July 2023 | Fukuoka | 2 | Hungary |
| Greece | ||||
| 2022 Asian Games | 2–7 October 2023 | Hangzhou | 1 | Japan |
| 2023 Pan American Games | 30 October – 4 November 2023 | Santiago | 1 | United States |
| 2024 European Championships | 4–16 January 2024 | Dubrovnik/Zagreb | 1 | Spain |
| 2024 World Aquatics Championships | 5–17 February 2024 | Doha | 4 | Croatia |
| Italy | ||||
| Serbia | ||||
| Montenegro | ||||
| 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Africa | ||||
| 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Oceania | 1 | Australia | ||
| 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Reallocation | 1 | Romania[a] | ||
| Total | 12 | |||
- ^ South Africa withdrew from the tournament after the 2024 World Aquatics Championships. Romania, as the best non-qualified team, took their spot.[7]
Women's qualification
edit| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | — | 1 | France | |
| 2023 World Aquatics Championships | 16–28 July 2023 | Fukuoka | 2 | Netherlands |
| Spain | ||||
| 2023 Oceanian Qualifier Series | 11–12 August 2023 | Auckland | 1 | Australia |
| 2022 Asian Games | 25 September – 1 October 2023 | Hangzhou | 1 | China |
| 2023 Pan American Games | 30 October – 4 November 2023 | Santiago | 1 | United States |
| 2024 European Championships | 5–13 January 2024 | Eindhoven | 1 | Greece |
| 2024 World Aquatics Championships | 4–16 February 2024 | Doha | 2 | Hungary |
| Italy | ||||
| 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Africa | ||||
| 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Reallocation | 1 | Canada[a] | ||
| Total | 10 | |||
- ^ South Africa withdrew from the tournament after the 2024 World Aquatics Championships. Canada, as the best non-qualified team, took their spot.[8]
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit* Host nation (France)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists
editMen's tournament
editPreliminary round
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 11[a] | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 43 | +17 | 11[a] | |
| 3 | United States | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 9[b] | |
| 4 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 9[b] | |
| 5 | Montenegro | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 5 | |
| 6 | Romania | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 67 | −30 | 0 |
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:
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:
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 15 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 9[a] | |
| 3 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 9[a] | |
| 4 | Serbia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 6 | |
| 5 | France (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 3 | |
| 6 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 83 | −23 | 3 |
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:
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:
Knockout stage
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal | ||||||||
| 7 August | ||||||||||
| Greece | 11 | |||||||||
| 9 August | ||||||||||
| Serbia | 12 | |||||||||
| Serbia | 10 | |||||||||
| 7 August | ||||||||||
| United States | 6 | |||||||||
| United States (PSO) | 7 (4) | |||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||
| Australia | 7 (3) | |||||||||
| Serbia | 13 | |||||||||
| 7 August | ||||||||||
| Croatia | 11 | |||||||||
| Italy | 9 (1) | |||||||||
| 9 August | ||||||||||
| Hungary (PSO) | 9 (3) | |||||||||
| Hungary | 8 | |||||||||
| 7 August | ||||||||||
| Croatia | 9 | Bronze medal | ||||||||
| Croatia | 10 | |||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||
| Spain | 8 | |||||||||
| United States (PSO) | 8 (3) | |||||||||
| Hungary | 8 (0) | |||||||||
Final standings
edit| Rank | Team[9] |
|---|---|
| Serbia | |
| Croatia | |
| United States | |
| 4 | Hungary |
| 5 | Greece |
| 6 | Spain |
| 7 | Italy |
| 8 | Australia |
| 9 | Montenegro |
| 10 | France |
| 11 | Japan |
| 12 | Romania |
Women's tournament
editPreliminary round
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 10[a] | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 10[a] | |
| 3 | Hungary | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 7 | |
| 4 | Canada | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 3 | |
| 5 | China | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 0 |
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:
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:
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 12 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 9 | |
| 3 | Italy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 3[a] | |
| 4 | Greece | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 3[a] | |
| 5 | France (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 51 | −27 | 3[a] |
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:
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:
Knockout stage
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal | ||||||||
| 6 August | ||||||||||
| Australia | 9 | |||||||||
| 8 August | ||||||||||
| Greece | 6 | |||||||||
| Australia (PSO) | 8 (6) | |||||||||
| 6 August | ||||||||||
| United States | 8 (5) | |||||||||
| Hungary | 4 | |||||||||
| 10 August | ||||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||||
| Australia | 9 | |||||||||
| 6 August | ||||||||||
| Spain | 11 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 11 | |||||||||
| 8 August | ||||||||||
| Italy | 8 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 14 (4) | |||||||||
| 6 August | ||||||||||
| Spain (PSO) | 14 (5) | Bronze medal | ||||||||
| Canada | 8 | |||||||||
| 10 August | ||||||||||
| Spain | 18 | |||||||||
| United States | 10 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 11 | |||||||||
Final standings
edit| Rank | Team[10] |
|---|---|
| Spain | |
| Australia | |
| Netherlands | |
| 4 | United States |
| 5 | Hungary |
| 6 | Italy |
| 7 | Greece |
| 8 | Canada |
| 9 | France |
| 10 | China |
See also
editReferences
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