Water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Water polo
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
	Water polo pictogram
Tournament details
Host country	Japan
City	Tokyo
Venue(s)	Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Dates	24 July – 8 August 2021
Events	2 (men's, women's)
Teams	12 (men's), 10 (women's); (from 5 confederations)
Competitors	286
Final positions
Champions	Serbia (men); United States (women)
Runners-up	Greece (men); Spain (women)
Third place	Hungary (men); Hungary (women)
Fourth place	Spain (men) ; ROC (women)
Tournament statistics (men, women)
Matches	74
Goals scored	1,650 (22.3 per match)
Multiple; medalists	4-time medalist(s): 3 players; 3-time medalist(s): 6 players
MVPs	Filip Filipović (men's); Maddie Musselman (women's)
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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
G	Group stage	¼	Quarter-finals	½	Semi-finals	B	Bronze medal match	F	Gold medal match

Date Event	Sat 24	Sun 25	Mon 26	Tue 27	Wed 28	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4	Thu 5	Fri 6	Sat 7		Sun 8
Men		G		G		G		G		G		¼		½			B	F
Women	G		G		G		G		G		¼		½		B	F

Qualification

Qualification summary

Nation	Men's	Women's	Athletes
Australia			26
Canada			13
China			13
Croatia			13
Greece			13
Hungary			26
Italy			13
Japan			26
Kazakhstan			13
Montenegro			13
Netherlands			13
ROC			13
South Africa			26
Serbia			13
Spain			26
United States			26
Total: 16 NOCs	12	10	286

Men's qualification

Event	Dates	Hosts	Quota	Qualifier(s)
Host nation	—	—	1	Japan
2019 FINA World League	18–23 June 2019	Belgrade	1	Serbia
2019 FINA World Championships	15–27 July 2019	Gwangju	2	Italy
2019 FINA World Championships	15–27 July 2019	Gwangju	2	Spain
2019 Pan American Games	4–10 August 2019	Lima	1	United States
Oceanian Continental Selection	—	—	1	Australia
African Continental Selection	—	—	1	South Africa
2020 European Championships	14–26 January 2020	Budapest	1	Hungary
2018 Asian Games^[6]^[7]	25 August – 1 September 2018	Jakarta	1	Kazakhstan
World Qualification Tournament	14–21 February 2021	Rotterdam	3	Croatia
				Greece
				Montenegro
Total			12

Women's qualification

Event	Dates	Hosts	Quota	Qualifier(s)
Host nation	—	—	1	Japan
2019 FINA World League	4–9 June 2019	Hungary	1	United States
2019 FINA World Championships	14–26 July 2019	Gwangju	1	Spain
2019 Pan American Games	4–10 August 2019	Lima	1	Canada
Oceanian Continental Selection	—	—	1	Australia
African Continental Selection	—	—	1	South Africa
2020 European Championships	12–25 January 2020	Budapest	1	ROC
2018 Asian Games^[8]^[9]^[10]	16–21 August 2018	Jakarta	1	China
World Qualification Tournament	19–24 January 2021^[11]	Trieste	2	Hungary
World Qualification Tournament	19–24 January 2021^[11]	Trieste	2	Netherlands
Total			10

Medal summary

Medal table

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men details	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	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	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	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	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	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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Greece	5	4	1	0	68	34	+34	9	Quarterfinals
2	Italy	5	3	2	0	60	32	+28	8
3	Hungary	5	3	1	1	64	35	+29	7
4	United States	5	2	0	3	59	53	+6	4
5	Japan (H)	5	1	0	4	65	66	−1	2
6	South Africa	5	0	0	5	20	116	−96	0

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	5	5	0	61	31	+30	10	Quarterfinals
2	Croatia	5	3	2	62	46	+16	6^[a]
3	Serbia	5	3	2	70	46	+24	6^[a]
4	Montenegro	5	2	3	54	56	−2	4^[b]
5	Australia	5	2	3	49	60	−11	4^[b]
6	Kazakhstan	5	0	5	35	92	−57	0

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:

^ ^a ^b Croatia 14–12 Serbia
^ ^a ^b Australia 10–15 Montenegro

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Gold medal

4 August

Greece	10
		6 August
Montenegro	4
		Greece	9
4 August
		Hungary	6
Croatia	11
				8 August
Hungary	15
				Greece	10
4 August
				Serbia	13
Italy	6
		6 August
Serbia	10
		Serbia	10
4 August
		Spain	9	Bronze medal
Spain	12
				8 August
United States	8
				Hungary	9

				Spain	5

Final standings

Rank	Team^[12]
	Serbia
	Greece
	Hungary
4	Spain
5	Croatia
6	United States
7	Italy
8	Montenegro
9	Australia
10	Japan
11	Kazakhstan
12	South Africa

Women's tournament

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	4	3	1	71	37	+34	6^[a]	Quarterfinals
2	Australia	4	3	1	46	33	+13	6^[a]
3	Netherlands	4	3	1	75	41	+34	6^[a]
4	Canada	4	1	3	48	39	+9	2
5	South Africa	4	0	4	7	97	−90	0

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:

^ ^a ^b ^c 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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	4	3	0	1	64	26	+38	6	Quarterfinals
2	Hungary	4	2	1	1	46	43	+3	5^[a]
3	ROC	4	2	1	1	53	61	−8	5^[a]
4	China	4	2	0	2	51	50	+1	4
5	Japan (H)	4	0	0	4	44	78	−34	0

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:

^ ^a ^b ROC10–10 Hungary

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Gold medal

3 August

Spain	11
		5 August
China	7
		Spain	8
3 August
		Hungary	6
Netherlands	11
				7 August
Hungary	14
				Spain	5
3 August
				United States	14
Australia	8
		5 August
ROC	9
		ROC	11
3 August
		United States	15	Bronze medal
Canada	5
				7 August
United States	16
				Hungary	11

				ROC	9

Final standings

Rank	Team^[13]
	United States
	Spain
	Hungary
4	ROC
5	Australia
6	Netherlands
7	Canada
8	China
9	Japan
10	South Africa

References

^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Water Polo Qualification System" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. 16 March 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ "Water Polo Competition Schedule". tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^ "Competition Schedule – FINA Official". fina.org. FINA. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^ Curcic, Ivan (9 March 2021). "Schedule of Olympic water polo tournaments". total-waterpolo.com. Total Waterpolo. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^ Ivan Curcic (30 January 2020). "Problems on road to Tokyo: Kazakhstan refuses to host Asian Championships". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
^ Ivan Curcic (14 February 2020). "Asian Federation decides: Kazakhstan and China go to Tokyo". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
^ Ivan Curcic (30 January 2020). "Problems on road to Tokyo: Kazakhstan refuses to host Asian Championships". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
^ Ivan Curcic (14 February 2020). "Asian Federation decides: Kazakhstan and China go to Tokyo". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
^ Ivan Curcic (19 February 2020). "Women's qualifications for Tokyo: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are seeking Olympic berth". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
^ "Women's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament 2020 - (ITA)". fina.org. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
^ "Tournament Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^ "Tournament Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

Sources

External links

Water Polo | Tokyo 2020 Olympics Archived 12 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine
Tokyo 2020 | FINA

[table_hth_CRO0.30326875220205-12] Croatia 14–12 Serbia

[table_hth_MNE0.30326875220205-13] Australia 10–15 Montenegro

[table_hth_ESP0.19912943905179-15] 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.

[table_hth_HUN0.0098363570914773-16] ROC10–10 Hungary

[fina-1] "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Water Polo Qualification System" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. 16 March 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

[2] "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

[Schedule_Tokyo2020-3] "Water Polo Competition Schedule". tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

[Schedule_FINA-4] "Competition Schedule – FINA Official". fina.org. FINA. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

[Schedule_TWP-5] Curcic, Ivan (9 March 2021). "Schedule of Olympic water polo tournaments". total-waterpolo.com. Total Waterpolo. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

[6] Ivan Curcic (30 January 2020). "Problems on road to Tokyo: Kazakhstan refuses to host Asian Championships". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

[7] Ivan Curcic (14 February 2020). "Asian Federation decides: Kazakhstan and China go to Tokyo". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.

[Kazakhstan-8] Ivan Curcic (30 January 2020). "Problems on road to Tokyo: Kazakhstan refuses to host Asian Championships". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

[Asia-9] Ivan Curcic (14 February 2020). "Asian Federation decides: Kazakhstan and China go to Tokyo". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.

[FINA-Asia-10] Ivan Curcic (19 February 2020). "Women's qualifications for Tokyo: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are seeking Olympic berth". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.

[11] "Women's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament 2020 - (ITA)". fina.org. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

[14] "Tournament Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[17] "Tournament Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

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