Water polo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Water polo
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Water Polo, Rio 2016.png
Tournament details
Host country Brazil
CityRio de Janeiro
Venue(s)Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre,
Olympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates6–20 August 2016
Events2 (men's, women's)
Teams12 (men's), 8 (women's)
(from 4 confederations)
Competitors154 men, 104 women
Final positions
Champions Serbia (men)
 United States (women)
Runners-up Croatia (men)
 Italy (women)
Third place Italy (men)
 Russia (women)
Fourth place Montenegro (men)
 Hungary (women)
Tournament statistics (men, women)
Matches66
Goals scored1,139 (17.26 per match)
Multiple
appearances
5-time Olympian(s): 2 players
4-time Olympian(s): 8 players
Multiple
medalists
3-time medalist(s): 6 players
MVPsSerbia Filip Filipović (men's)
United States Maggie Steffens (women's)
2012
2020

The water polo tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 20 August at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre in Barra da Tijuca. Twenty teams (twelve for men and eight for women) competed in the tournament.[1][2] Games that ended in ties in elimination rounds were decided by shootouts, as overtime has been abolished since 2013.

Qualification[]

Men's qualification[]

Qualification Date Host Berths Qualified
Host nation 2 October 2009 Denmark Copenhagen 1  Brazil
2015 FINA World League 23–28 June 2015 Italy Bergamo 1  Serbia
2015 Pan American Games 7–15 July 2015 Canada Toronto 1  United States
2015 FINA World Championships 27 July – 8 August 2015 Russia Kazan 2  Croatia
 Greece
Oceanian Continental Selection[3] 19 October 2015 Australia Perth 1  Australia
2015 Asian Championship 16–20 December 2015 China Foshan 1  Japan
2016 European Championships 10–23 January 2016 Serbia Belgrade 1  Montenegro
World Qualification Tournament 3–10 April 2016 Italy Trieste 4  Hungary
 Italy
 Spain
 France
Total 12

Women's qualification[]

Qualification Date Host Berths Qualified
Host nation 2 October 2009 Denmark Copenhagen 1  Brazil
Oceanian Continental Selection[3] 19 October 2015 Australia Perth 1  Australia
2015 Asian Championship 16–17 December 2015 China Foshan 1  China
2016 European Championships 10–22 January 2016 Serbia Belgrade 1  Hungary
World Qualification Tournament 21–28 March 2016 Netherlands Gouda 4  United States
 Italy
 Russia
 Spain
Total 8

Competition schedule[]

G Group stage QF Quarter-finals SF Semi-finals B Bronze medal match F Final
Date
Event
Sat 6 Sun 7 Mon 8 Tue 9 Wed 10 Thu 11 Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14 Mon 15 Tue 16 Wed 17 Thu 18 Fri 19 Sat 20
Men G G G G G QF SF B F
Women G G G QF SF B F

Men's competition[]

The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.

Group stage[]

The teams were divided into two groups of six countries, playing every team in their group once. Two points were awarded for a victory, one point for a draw. The top four teams per group qualified for the quarterfinals.

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 5 2 3 0 57 43 +14 7 Quarter-finals
2  Greece 5 2 2 1 41 40 +1 6
3  Brazil (H) 5 3 0 2 40 39 +1 6
4  Serbia 5 2 2 1 49 44 +5 6
5  Australia 5 2 1 2 44 40 +4 5
6  Japan 5 0 0 5 36 61 −25 0
Source: Rio2016
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

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 5 3 1 1 46 35 +11 7 Quarter-finals
2  Croatia 5 3 0 2 37 37 0 6
3  Italy 5 3 0 2 40 41 −1 6
4  Montenegro 5 2 1 2 36 32 +4 5
5  United States 5 2 0 3 35 35 0 4
6  France 5 1 0 4 28 42 −14 2
Source: Rio2016
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.

Knockout stage[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal
 
          
 
16 August
 
 
 Hungary9 (2)
 
18 August
 
 Montenegro (pen.)9 (4)
 
 Montenegro8
 
16 August
 
 Croatia12
 
 Brazil6
 
20 August
 
 Croatia10
 
 Croatia7
 
16 August
 
 Serbia11
 
 Greece5
 
18 August
 
 Italy9
 
 Italy8
 
16 August
 
 Serbia10 Bronze medal
 
 Serbia10
 
20 August
 
 Spain7
 
 Montenegro10
 
 
 Italy12
 

Women's competition[]

The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.

Group stage[]

The teams were divided into two groups of four countries, playing every team in their group once. Two points were awarded for a victory, one for a draw. All teams qualified for the quarterfinals.

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 27 15 +12 6 Quarter-finals
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 31 15 +16 4
3  Russia 3 1 0 2 23 31 −8 2
4  Brazil (H) 3 0 0 3 13 33 −20 0
Source: Rio2016
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

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 34 14 +20 6 Quarter-finals
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 27 29 −2 4
3  Hungary 3 1 0 2 29 33 −4 2
4  China 3 0 0 3 23 37 −14 0
Source: Rio2016
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.

Knockout stage[]

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
                           
  A1  Italy 12  
B4  China 7  
  A3  Russia 9  
  A1  Italy 12  
A3  Russia 12
  B2  Spain 10  
    Gold medal icon.svg  United States 12
  Silver medal icon.svg  Italy 5
  A2  Australia 11  
B3  Hungary 13  
  B3  Hungary 10 Bronze medal match
  B1  United States 14  
A4  Brazil 3 4  Hungary 18
  B1  United States 13   Bronze medal icon.svg  Russia (PSO) 19

Medal summary[]

Medal table[]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Serbia1001
 United States1001
3 Italy0112
4 Croatia0101
5 Russia0011
Totals (5 nations)2226

Medalists[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
details
 Serbia (SRB)[1]
Gojko Pijetlović
Dušan Mandić
Živko Gocić
Sava Ranđelović
Miloš Ćuk
Duško Pijetlović
Slobodan Nikić
Milan Aleksić
Nikola Jakšić
Filip Filipović
Andrija Prlainović
Stefan Mitrović
Branislav Mitrović
 Croatia (CRO)
Josip Pavić
Damir Burić
Antonio Petković
Luka Lončar
Maro Joković
Luka Bukić
Xavier García
Andro Bušlje
Sandro Sukno
Ivan Krapić
Anđelo Šetka
Marko Macan
Marko Bijač
 Italy (ITA)
Stefano Tempesti
Francesco Di Fulvio
Niccolò Gitto
Pietro Figlioli
Alessandro Velotto
Michaël Bodegas
Andrea Fondelli
Valentino Gallo
Christian Presciutti
Nicholas Presciutti
Matteo Aicardi
Alessandro Nora
Marco Del Lungo
Women
details
 United States (USA)[1]
Samantha Hill
Madeline Musselmann
Melissa Seidemann
Rachel Fattal
Aria Fischer
Maggie Steffens
Courtney Mathewson
Kiley Neushul
Caroline Clark
Kaleigh Gilchrist
Makenzie Fischer
Kami Craig
Ashleigh Johnson
 Italy (ITA)
Giulia Gorlero
Chiara Tabani
Arianna Garibotti
Elisa Queirolo
Federica Radicchi
Rosaria Aiello
Tania Di Mario
Roberta Bianconi
Giulia Enrica Emmolo
Francesca Pomeri
Aleksandra Cotti
Teresa Frassinetti
Laura Teani
 Russia (RUS)
Anna Ustyukhina
Maria Borisova
Ekaterina Prokofyeva
Elvina Karimova
Nadezhda Fedotova
Olga Belova
Ekaterina Lisunova
Anastasia Simanovich
Anna Timofeeva
Evgenia Soboleva
Evgeniya Ivanova
Anna Grineva
Anna Karnaukh

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 56. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Rio 2016 – FINA Water Polo Qualification System" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Breakdown of anticipated athletes by sport". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

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