Water polo at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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| 286 from 15 nations

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Water polo at the
2024 Summer Olympics

Qualification
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Tournament
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Rosters
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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 occured 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]

## Qualification

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The 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 occured 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

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Nation | Men's | Women's | Athletes

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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

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Main article: Water polo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team

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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  | ~~1~~ | ~~South Africa~~
2024 World Aquatics Championships – Oceania | 1  |  Australia
2024 World Aquatics Championships – Reallocation  | 1  |  Romania[a]
Total | 12 |

1. ^ 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

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Main article: Water polo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team

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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  | ~~1~~ | ~~South Africa~~
2024 World Aquatics Championships – Reallocation  | 1  |  Canada[a]
Total | 10 |

1. ^ 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

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### Medal table

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* Host nation (France)

Rank| NOC| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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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

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men's tournament
details |  Serbia
Radoslav Filipović
Dušan Mandić
Strahinja Rašović
Sava Ranđelović
Miloš Ćuk
Nikola Dedović
Radomir Drašović
Nikola Jakšić
Nemanja Ubović
Nemanja Vico
Petar Jakšić
Viktor Rašović
Vladimir Mišović |  Croatia
Marko Bijač
Rino Burić
Loren Fatović
Luka Lončar
Maro Joković
Luka Bukić
Ante Vukičević
Marko Žuvela
Jerko Marinić Kragić
Josip Vrlić
Matias Biljaka
Konstantin Kharkov
Nikolay Bonev
Toni Popadić |  United States
Alex Bowen
Luca Cupido
Hannes Daube
Chase Dodd
Ryder Dodd
Ben Hallock
Drew Holland
Johnny Hooper
Max Irving
Alex Obert
Marko Vavic
Adrian Weinberg
Dylan Woodhead
Women's tournament
details |  Spain
Paula Camus
Paula Crespí
Anni Espar
Laura Ester
Judith Forca
Maica García Godoy
Paula Leitón
Beatriz Ortiz
Pili Peña
Nona Pérez
Isabel Piralkova
Elena Ruiz
Martina Terré |  Australia
Abby Andrews
Charlize Andrews
Zoe Arancini
Elle Armit
Keesja Gofers
Sienna Green
Bronte Halligan
Sienna Hearn
Danijela Jackovich
Matilda Kearns
Genevieve Longman
Gabriella Palm
Alice Williams |  Netherlands
Laura Aarts
Sarah Buis
Kitty-Lynn Joustra
Maartje Keuning
Lola Moolhuijzen
Bente Rogge
Lieke Rogge
Vivian Sevenich
Brigitte Sleeking
Nina ten Broek
Simone van de Kraats
Sabrina van der Sloot
Iris Wolves

## Men's tournament

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Main article: Water polo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

### Preliminary round

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#### Group A

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Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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:

1. ^ a b Greece 9–8 Italy
2. ^ a b Croatia 11–14 United States

#### Group B

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Pos | Team

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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:

1. ^ a b Australia 9–8 Hungary

### Knockout stage

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| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Gold medal

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| 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

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Rank | Team[9]

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|  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

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

### Preliminary round

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#### Group A

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Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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:

1. ^ a b Netherlands 14–15 Australia

#### Group B

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Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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:

1. ^ a b c Greece 3 Pts, +3 GD; Italy 3 Pts, +3 GD; France 3 Pts, −6 GD. Italy ranked above Greece due to more goals scored.

### Knockout stage

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| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Gold medal

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| 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

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Rank | Team[10]

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|  Spain
|  Australia
|  Netherlands
4 |  United States
5 |  Hungary
6 |  Italy
7 |  Greece
8 |  Canada
9 |  France
10 |  China

## See also

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* Water polo at the 2023 Pan American Games

## References

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1. ^ "Paris 2024 – Water Polo". Paris 2024. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
2. ^ Iannaconi, Emily (29 August 2022). "Water polo at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
3. ^ a b "Paris 2024 – Water Polo Info". World Aquatics. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
4. ^ a b c d Depasse, Guillaume (2 November 2022). "How to qualify for water polo at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
5. ^ "FINA rebrands as World Aquatics ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics". ESPN. 12 December 2022. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
6. ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Water Polo" (PDF). World Aquatics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
7. ^ "Vis la Paris – Uluitor cum au primit tricolorii vestea că vor juca la Jocurile Olimpice! Prioteasa: "N-am știut nimic"". eurosport.ro. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
8. ^ "In last-second reversal, Canada's women's water polo team qualifies for Olympics". cbc.ca. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
9. ^ "Final Standing" (PDF). Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
10. ^ "Tournament Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.

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Women|

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